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[–]wagesj45 267 points268 points ago

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I think most commenters here are missing the fact that the northeast is not prepared for huricanes. That is why it is a big deal and bad things are likely to happen. When these things happen and you're prepared and have the infrastructure for it, no big deal. But when California ices over or Florida has an earthquake, the infrastructure can't handle it and things break down.

/rant.

[–]U2_is_gay 33 points34 points ago

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Exactly. It's like when it snows in the south. They have no salt and like one plow truck for an entire county.

[–]Daimones 8 points9 points ago

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They have sand.. lots and lots of sand.

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[–]ratherzach 7 points8 points ago

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Everywhere I've been in Florida has sand instead of dirt. So Florida's got it covered, I think.

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[–]shuzumi 2 points3 points ago

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wet sand so still not a problem

[–]SpecialEd521 1 point2 points ago

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I hate when it snows in Texas! They have no ideal how to drive in it!

[–]rnicoll 11 points12 points ago*

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I think most commenters here are missing the fact that the northeast is not prepared for hurricanes.

This seems to happen for everything, alas. When the UK had a heatwave (last year I think, maybe 2009), everyone was like "Bah, Texas gets much hotter routinely, just turn up the AC", and we're "We don't have AC, because the UK doesn't get this hot, and did we mention our power lines and roads are melting because nothing was designed for this?"

Edit: It was 2006. Wow I'm bad with time: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5189734.stm

[–]Maverick144 9 points10 points ago*

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pennsylvania resident here. in the past week, we've had a bad rainstorm/hailstorm, an earthquake and now a hurricane. in addition, tornadoes (or tornadocanes, as i like to call them) have been popping up all over. i don't think people are really freaking out, but these certainly have been the big stories around here lately.

conversely, when i was a little kid, my family had a vacation in disney world in december. on the second to last day we were supposed to be there, it snowed, by which i mean there was a light dusting of snow. people were absolutely spazzing. disney world shut down. everything shut down.

[–]kckzi 6 points7 points ago

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Hailstorm, earthquake, and hurricane all in one week? God must be pissed at the Northeast.

[–]wilk 1 point2 points ago

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Wait wait, this is an area with a political orientation aligned with the hivemind, don't say that.

[–]Poonchow 2 points3 points ago

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The only time I remember it snowing here in Orlando was '95, and it was fucking awesome. I ran outside to see it but it melted the instant it touched anything :(

[–]SkepticalOrange 80 points81 points ago

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I live in Florida, and while I still find all the freaking out over a category 1 hurricane to be a bit humorous, I give this same exact response to people who criticize it. Houses in Florida are built to withstand hurricanes and I'm sure houses in the north-east aren't.

That being said, it's good to see nature attacking the north-east for a change.

[–]saucisse 58 points59 points ago

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We get Nor'easters every winter. I had eight feet of snow in my front yard this year.

[–]icculus420 14 points15 points ago

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where is this magical land?

[–]timewarp 34 points35 points ago

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Massachusetts.

[–]orionlady 2 points3 points ago

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What part? I'm just outside Boston and we didn't have no 8 feet

[–]problematic4tw 18 points19 points ago

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We had at least 8 feet accumulated last year, friend. They ran out of places to dump the snow, too. Are you SURE you were around?

[–]orionlady 8 points9 points ago

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im an idiot. i thought you meant in 1 day. i need to go to bed. thats not even possible LOL

[–]troubleondemand 1 point2 points ago

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I got snowed-in at Whistler, BC one night. Over 9 feet overnight and something like 13 feet in 24 hours.

[–]weebeasties 1 point2 points ago

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Mount Baker in Washington gets buried (literally the ski lodge gets burried) every once in awhile too.

[–]Shippoyasha 6 points7 points ago

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The North East got a rash of freakish weather this year overall. It had record breaking snow totals for many parts of the North Eastern seaboard, one of the hottest and tumultuous summers (including a gigantic hail storm in New York City) in a decade and now hurricanes are visiting. Give the area a few more hurricanes and let the boasting begin!

[–]onyxpup7 4 points5 points ago

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Dont forget tornadoes which are usually rare, the earthquake though minor, record rainfalls...I think Jersey or Manhattan may fall into the ocean before California does.

[–]sjdemers1 1 point2 points ago

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And you forgot that a huge earthquake is overdue for the region!

[–]Shippoyasha 1 point2 points ago

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Not to mention it could be way more catastrophic than anything in modern history considering that most buildings are not made to be Earthquake proof and the faultline is right down near Manhattan AND the ground isn't soft and has multiple small faults like in California. If it's going to come, it's going to be BIG and extremely dangerous.

[–]EinWindir 1 point2 points ago

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While I was impressed by the hailstorm (Queens checking in!) it was hardly considered big. Unfortunately the SE and the Mid-West eat that shit for breakfast.

[–]Fyreswing 10 points11 points ago

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Whats... "snow"?

In my land of Texas we do not have your "snow".

[–]scottstephenson 7 points8 points ago

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You've never been to the panhandle, have you?

[–]orionlady 1 point2 points ago

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[–]peter-pickle 5 points6 points ago

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The oldest houses in florida are wood with siding. My neighborhood is 100 years old and all those old houses are like that - and on the water. The concrete block is to fight termites and it's cheap, not to protect from hurricanes. These old wood houses weather hurricanes fine.

[–]Kazurik 5 points6 points ago

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We also have a lot of other little things like our shingles on our roofs can take extreme winds. We also have amazing water draining systems in place which work great because our state is flat as can be. In MA your basement can be at a higher elevation than your neighbors roof thanks to hills and that can cause really bad flooding issues.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Yep, my garage flooded in NJ, and I'm on a hill up the street, but below the woods which puts me below the water table here. Also, I found out today my house does not have a sump pump. After 4 hours of bailing water with a bucket, the storm finally died down enough to open the garage, dig out the asphalt to make a makeshift drain, and siphon all of the water that wasn't level throughout the rest of the bottom floor.

I mean, it wasn't scary or anything, and I think most people up here know that, but it does cause damage. Just about everyone I know in my town is pumping water out of their lowest floor.

Plus, people complaining about Manhattan - the real issue is the wind corridors that build up from the high buildings. I remember going to Chicago "the windy city" and laughing my ass off at that because nothing really beats the wind on a cliff overlooking the hudson river, which has knocked me down several times. This wind combined with the hurricane and the construction projects that can only withstand 65 mph winds can be extremely dangerous. Not to mention storm surges coming off of the Hudson, which the Northeast is not prepared for either.

[–]BlorfMonger 1 point2 points ago

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'many' but I would not say 'most'. I live in a bungalow house, for instance.

[–]jgeotrees 15 points16 points ago

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My house is what I'm most worried about. This morning I was helping my dad tie some stuff down and he said, "You know the story about the three little pigs? We're the house made of sticks."

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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I'm from Nova Scotia, Canada. It's a peninsula that sticks out into the north Atlantic, and as a result, it gets screwy, manic depressive weather all year round, including a fair share of tropical storms and "tail ends" of hurricanes.

Several years ago, Hurricane Juan was cruising straight for NS, and when people heard it was "just a Category 1 Hurricane" they laughed, rolled their eyes, and prepared for nothing more than a rainy day. I was sitting in my dorm in another province freaking out because I knew everybody was underestimating it.

"A Category 1 Hurricane is still a hurricane," I reasoned. "It's not just a tropical storm. It can still fuck shit up if you're not ready." And that's exactly what happened. NS still has issues with its electrical infrastructure because of Juan.

This time last year, Hurricane Earl struck NS, and everything was back to normal within a few days. People stayed indoors. People closed the shutters and tied things down. People bought emergency supplies. Things went better than expected because Earl was scraping the bottom end of Cateogry 1 (whereas Juan actually ended up on the cusp of Category 2 by the time it hit us), but things also went better because people played it safe.

I admit it's fun to smirk a bit at the expense of the sheltered souls who aren't used to extreme weather, but at the end of the day, it's sorta like X-games competitors laughing at a little kid on training wheels for wearing a helmet. So I'll keep it to myself, I think.

[–]llnnin 3 points4 points ago

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I'm from Houston and I been wishing for a hurricane to hit us since April.

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So that storm that hit us with so much snow last year that roofs were caving in all over (because, even though they're built for it, they're not built for THAT), that doesn't count as nature attacking?

[–]Epona666 1 point2 points ago

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houses in the north-east can't survive fallings trees or lightning strikes

wow, guess I learn something new everyday.

[–]weebeasties 1 point2 points ago

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Florida also doesn't have hills and valleys. This is what a hurricane can do inland. My whole neighborhood was under 8 feet of water and had clss 5 rapids (with cars + people) flowing thru the city.

http://homepage.mac.com/ken.weber/Historic_Flood_2004/Personal22.html

[–]sjdemers1 1 point2 points ago

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That being said, it's good to see nature attacking the north-east for a change.

... you clearly have misinterpreted what our 8 month winter is like, good sir or madam.

[–]BlorfMonger 1 point2 points ago

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"Houses in Florida are built to withstand hurricanes "

..What? You really thing those pressboard and drywall McMansions are hurricane proof?

[–]peter-pickle 1 point2 points ago

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I live and florida and the houses are not built to withstand hurricanes, except the ones on the water that are built on stilts to avoid storm surge - much more a problem in florida because it's extremely flat and susceptible. Houses that look more solid - cement block are just like that because they're cheap and less prone to termites. The oldest houses in florida are wood with siding like up north and they're doing fine... except for termites.

[–]Blacksheep01 1 point2 points ago

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Oh really? I was born and raised in New England and have lived through two hurricanes and countless tropical storms/epic blizzards/nor'easters in my life already.

For preparedness, my entire neighborhood and all surrounding ones are marked with hurricane evacuation route signs, the police and fire dept visits all homes in evac zones before major storms hit to warn people to leave. I can also tell you, having lived half a mile from the ocean or less most of my life, that most homes are designed to withstand up to 110 mph winds. My home has been here since 1977 and has never blown over, that is two full hurricanes and so many storms, tropical and blizzards (including the blizzard of '78 with its 12 foot+snow drifts) that I can't even remember them all.

And if this is some kind of pissing contest, we've been getting hit by hurricanes before most other states even existed - New England hurricane history

[–]concordefallacy 1 point2 points ago

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we've been getting hit by hurricanes before most other states even existed

Hipster New England :D

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[–]iamdan1 2 points3 points ago

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We aren't freaking out, the News organizations are, because that's what they do.

[–]SmokeDiverFF 6 points7 points ago

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Building on that, it's true of every part of the nation. Have an earthquake in the north east and people in California just roll their eyes. Have a heat wave for two weeks and those in the South West just laugh. Complain about humidity in the North East and those in the Southern states chuckle. Flip that coin though, it snows 2 inches in any state below Virginia and the Northerners are ROFL'ing at our mass hysteria and our rush to buy milk, bread and batteries.

[–]dtank 1 point2 points ago

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No one is prepared for 10+" of rain and hurricane force winds which knock trees into houses and cars, killing people. Even if you've been through it 100 times. How can you prepare? You evacuate, which apparently, according to you guys, means freaking out. What infrastructure can handle massive flooding? Providence already has a hurricane barrier, but you can only do so much. I live in New England, and absolutely no one here is "freaking out". Yeah, we never get cat 5 hurricanes up here, and I hope we never do. The media is overblowing it, which to me is always fine. Better than no one knowing what's going on. But if you tell me Californians don't shit their pants when a big quake hits, or Floridians don't run like hell as flood waters chase after them, just because they've been through it before, you're a fucking liar.

/rant

[–]redsox87 10 points11 points ago

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Exactly! I grew up in FL and live in New England now. Even though I have been through a nice number of hurricanes, I am still taking Irene seriously because I know the area is just not ready for it.

[–]annaqua 1 point2 points ago

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thank you! i've been through some big'ns too, but now in nyc and yeah, taking it seriously... context is everything!

[–]billin 2 points3 points ago

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It's not just the infrastructure, either. We have a lot of very tall trees that have grown up in the long intervals between wind-whippings. It seems to me that the downed trees and huge branches cause most of the damage around here in New York.

[–]otaia 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah, I live in Atlanta and everything shuts down when we get an inch of snow. It's all a matter of being prepared.

[–]DeeDerp 1 point2 points ago

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1 flake of snow? SHUT... DOWN... EVERYTHING!

[–]oneelectricsheep 1 point2 points ago

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I think for me it's not the general freak out it's the impulse everyone seems to have to buy all the milk out of the store. I saw people with 4 and 5 gallons in their cart. Seriously? Right before a big storm that might take out power you want to buy an expensive perishable that needs refrigeration?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Florida can't have an earth quake and last time we had a hurricane we got butt raped. It floods just as much here as it would in NYC.

[–]EinWindir 1 point2 points ago

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Spot on. It puzzles me why people do this. You know what happens when it begins to flurry in the SE United States? Fucking state of emergency. The entire state of SC has something like 20 salt spreader trucks (cannot provide source, this was a little 'fact' I heard on WMBF news last year during a snow shower) however almost every home is rated for hurricane force winds, oceanfront homes are elevated to protect from storm surges etc.

Point? Why would NYC, Jersey Shore, Philly, Albany invest billions in infrastructure to protect from a threat that happens once or twice a century.

And about the people overreacting? Thank the media not the people. The people are being responsible and heeding to warnings of their gov't officials. We're not overreacting, we are fucking preparing for a potentially deadly weather event. Don't sit there with a smug smile and trash human beings for taking care of themselves and their property.

[–]MateoLust 3 points4 points ago

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Florida err... cant have earthquakes

We're a sand bar.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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We had a small one a summer or two ago. Look it up. (West/Central Florida)

[–]pickupthesock 4 points5 points ago

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We have had earthquakes before. I remember we had one a couple years back in '06. It was out in the Gulf and shook us a little bit. I just slept right through it.

[–]douglasr007 1 point2 points ago

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No, houses in the Northeast are built to withstand minimal hurricanes. The hurricanes that hit the Gulf bring tons of rain to the Northeast so it's hard to say the Northeast is different when it comes to hurricanes. By the time a storm comes up to the Northeast, there's lot of wind shear and cooler temperatures compared to the Gulf and other Atlantic regions.

[–]vadergeek 1 point2 points ago

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I'm not sure if Florida can have earthquakes. Although last time Florida started getting ice, the farmers did seriously freak out, so that's a point.

[–]assumption_bulltron 50 points51 points ago

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This is bound to become a pissing contest. Here's how it is in the continental US: The gulf coast and tornado alley are the most dangerous disaster-wise. Summer is the most uncomfortable in Houston. The plains are the coldest/windiest/most variable. The northwest is the greyest. The southern California coast is annoyingly perfect and home to the biggest pussies.

[–]grizz281 26 points27 points ago

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All I hear when I see things like this is: "HAHA, MY CITY GOT DESTROYED HARDER THAN YOURS"

[–]yoda133113 7 points8 points ago

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It's more of, "My city just lived through what should have destroyed us better than yours!"

[–]yeoller 7 points8 points ago

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Home to the biggest douche-bags

FTFY

ps: if this offends you, guess what...

[–]assumption_bulltron 2 points3 points ago*

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It depends on the type of douche.
Southern California/Arizona: "Spends too much on appearances/pretends to be badass, but is a total pussy once they leave SoCal" douche.
Northwest: "Name-dropping faux intellectual who thinks they're such a free spirit but is the fucking same as everyone else there" douche
Northeast: "Everywhere else is nowhere" douche
South: Redneck douche
Florida: "Sunglasses inside" douche
Midwest: Frat douche
Mountain Time Zone: "Peer pressure you into shooting bottle rockets out of your asshole" douche
My place: "Equal opportunity asshole" douche

[–]MaritMonkey 1 point2 points ago

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Are you suggesting Floridians are Lost Boys' vampires? 'Cause I live in So FL and just finished watching that movie, and am a little creeped out.

[–]assumption_bulltron 3 points4 points ago

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That's exactly what I'm suggesting, but they've ground their teeth down while on ecstasy and have to use their rock-hard hair/stiletto heels to puncture the skin. It could be anyone!

[–]FOR_SClENCE 1 point2 points ago

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I live in southern California. It's almost always perfect, at 75/80F. It was 102 today, and it's been 100+ the last week or so, so it's not flawless. And I have no AC.

Then again people here consider 50F cold as hell, so there's that.

[–]5n47ch 122 points123 points ago

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40mph winds and 5" of rain... we call that Thursday in Tampa

[–]ChipWhip 10 points11 points ago

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I grew up near Tampa, and even though I still live in the Southeast, I'm amazed at how people treat storms. If there's lightning, which happens maybe once a month, they flip out and act like the world is ending. That shit happens three times a day eight months out of the year in Tampa.

[–]Poonchow 4 points5 points ago

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Lightning capital of the world. I remember visiting some cousins in Kansas and during a storm there was lightning and everyone was sitting by the window freaking out.

[–]cutlerchris 7 points8 points ago

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Exactly. A Cat 1 hurricane means "Hurricane Party" down here. We don't freak out and buy a bunch of water, we freak out to make sure that we can get a keg before they're all sold out.

[–]lichborne 30 points31 points ago

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We call that every day in Polk County

[–]Wingnut150 20 points21 points ago

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living in polk county, can confirm this. Matter of fact, it's raining at the moment

[–]lichborne 4 points5 points ago

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True that. I'm in Texas right now, but while I was home for the summer, it was every day ~4pm. You could set a freakin watch by it.

[–]Wingnut150 1 point2 points ago

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Dead on. Makes flying small planes for a living fun. Can't wait for December. Small world, I just escaped from Texas.

[–]ScizRGaming 2 points3 points ago

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Where in polk are you? Not raining over in lakeland

[–]Wingnut150 2 points3 points ago

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On the eastern edge just literally on the border with Osceola. Hey fellow Floridian redditor.

[–]Afrotalian8 2 points3 points ago

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Holy shit, someone else from lakeland.

[–]lichborne 2 points3 points ago*

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I had that same astonished feeling.

...did you make an account just to say that?

[–]Wingnut150 1 point2 points ago

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There seem to be four of us. How many others I wonder are out there?

[–]ScizRGaming 4 points5 points ago

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I live in polk!

[–]lichborne 5 points6 points ago

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So do a bunch of other people, haha. Where at? I'm from Lakeland.

EDIT: Oh shit, just saw your other post. Losertown FTW :D

[–]pineappleorangejuice 1 point2 points ago

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Got a burst of that for about fifteen minutes (conveniently on my lunch break) in Deland on Saturday.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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I miss the thunderstorms :-(

Talking about Hurricanes though, Tampa is due for the big one. If there is ever a direct hit to Tampa, the bay is going to flood like no tomorrow. I remember when I lived there seeing a sign on a telephone pole that said "This is will be the water level during a Catagory 5 Hurricane" It was 20 feet high, and this was at least 4-5 miles from the water.

[–]vadergeek 1 point2 points ago

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Exactly. We get storms of the kind that can steal our trash cans every day for a week and no one bats an eyelash.

[–]Noldz[S] 5 points6 points ago

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Forreal, Tampa gets so much rain it's not even funny.

I lived in Zephyrhills but now I'm up in Michigan and I'm like, "LUL, northerners thinking this hurricane is a big deal."

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points ago

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And yet you shit your pants the first time you tried to drive in the snow.

[–]Hoffspeaks 2 points3 points ago

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I call that my day at the beach!

[–]awesomeapple 8 points9 points ago

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As a Floridian, I was hoping the hurricane would hit us just so I would get out of having to help my dad move furniture.

[–]Unlucky13 8 points9 points ago

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True, some people, such as those living a 50+ miles inland are going a little overboard, but you should take into account that this hurricane is hitting every major city on the east coast and currently flooding said cities. These cities are not built to withstand hurricanes or the sheer amount of water falling from the sky over a 24+ hour time span.

That said, if it wasn't hitting New York, we probably wouldn't even be talking about it. I live in Virginia, and we got a pretty good shake out of the earthquake last week, but we probably wouldn't have been talking about it either had New York not sorta felt it.

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[–]GypsyChildren 29 points30 points ago

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I've been lurking on Reddit without an account for years now but created one just to applaud you.

As a Floridian who's been through a number of hurricanes in Florida and has now been living in New York City for a number of years, I'll say that most people here are being pretty blasé about the entire event...news media aside, that is.

However, you're absolutely correct. I've seen a day of hard rain shut this city down for two days back in 2007. People, we're talking about drainage systems developed 100 years ago and not meant to serve 8 million people. Add to that the location on the water and what the storm surge will do to the city (the storm hits us at high tide, as well) and I imagine the flooding will be intense. Hope I'm wrong.

This place simply wasn't built to withstand hurricanes.

[–]aguafiestas 5 points6 points ago

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It doesn't matter how this hurricane compares to the ones that hit Florida. It has the potential to cause major flooding in major metropolitan areas that aren't prepared to deal with it. It may or may not happen, but if it does, it'll be a big deal no matter what "category" it is.

[–]ShitMoneyAndTheWord 5 points6 points ago

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I'm a New Yorker who lived through "Blizzardgeddon," a.k.a. the massive snowstorm of December 2010. Municipal relief was woefully inept, streets sat three feet deep in snow for days, and entire neighborhoods were impassable. The reason people are freaking out is because of the possibility of the failure of the obtainability of basic needs like water, food, electricity, and natural gas. Most people I've spoken to in NYC are having fun with the hurricane issue whilst preparing for a worst case scenario. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has already shut down for the weekend, making the situation all the more a pain in the ass.

In conclusion, we're not pussies. Just wary of our ancient and highly susceptible infrastructure.

[–]SpeedGeek 12 points13 points ago

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Is it just me or is the media giving more attention to this Category 1 storm than they did to the tornadoes that devastated Alabama and Missouri earlier this year?

[–]carlosspicywe1ner 9 points10 points ago

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They've had 3-4 days to generate the hype for this. They didn't really know how bad those tornadoes were going to be for the day before. And having been through a Cat 1 hurricane and the tornado outbreak, the tornadoes were 100x scarier.

[–]DrAwesomeClaws 5 points6 points ago

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Tornado: Fuck you up unexpectedly without warning.
Hurricane: Sit inside and masturbate, hope a tree doesn't land on you.

[–]MrEli 17 points18 points ago

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Wow, you are really insensitive to the situation here. In nags head, NC there is record coastal flooding threatening many people. In my hometown, people have been killed by the storm (falling trees, etc.). Hurricanes are not to be taken lightly no matter what.

[–]compson1 4 points5 points ago

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I'm a Floridian now living in New York City, and from my experience, the preparation has not been overkill.

The urban sprawl hellscape that is Tampa/St. Pete (where I'm from) is essentially prepared for this. Toss the patio furniture in the pool, close the shutters, and make some drinks.

Here in the city though, the problem is flooding. Quite literally, the center of American industry is being covered in water right now. The subway will be closed for days. A very large percentage of the city's public housing is in the evacuation zone. All of these things, taken together, will cause a HUGE economic toll even if not 1 person is killed or 1 building damaged. Toss in the fact that we have 26 gigantic cranes that can't be lowered spread throughout Manhattan, and things get even more interesting.

The last thing we need is to pay the economic price AND have a bunch of hurricane newbies get hurt or swept out to sea.

[–]Raplesyrup1 10 points11 points ago

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[–]slow_toke 11 points12 points ago

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My new policy: Any posts bragging about how "badass" your state is when dealing with bad weather gets an automatic downvote.

[–]funkyskunk 3 points4 points ago

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I live in Miami and I knew we were 100% safe when the Weather Channel DIDN'T send Jim Cantore to Florida. I saw some bumbling new guy in West Palm Beach and was like "ahhhh, we will be fine."

[–]PrimusSucksOnThis 3 points4 points ago

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*insert comment about how much worse the weather is here

[–]ImInAGopherSuit 4 points5 points ago

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As a dominican, thats how I feel about YOU.

[–]ilikefries 3 points4 points ago

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Freaking out should be reserved for the really big ones but keep in mind a cat 1 can still be dangerous. We had Allison which was just a tropical storm and....

The storm dropped heavy rainfall along its path, peaking at over 40 inches (1,000 mm) in Texas. The worst flooding occurred in Houston, where most of Allison's damage occurred: 30,000 became homeless after the storm flooded over 70,000 houses and destroyed 2,744 homes. Downtown Houston was inundated with flooding, causing severe damage to hospitals and businesses. Twenty-three people died in Texas. Along its entire path, Allison caused $5.5 billion ($6.7 billion 2008 USD) in damage and 41 deaths. Aside from Texas, the places worst hit were Louisiana and southeastern Pennsylvania.

[–][deleted] 26 points27 points ago

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LOL! As a Canadian, that's how I feel when it gets cold/ snows in Florida!

[–]P4R4D0C5 39 points40 points ago

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snows in Florida

What is this "snow" you speak of?

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

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Not cocaine, Miami! ;-)

[–]Hoffspeaks 13 points14 points ago

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Its like rain. but when its cold. I thought i saw it once but i wasnt sure.

[–]stibbons 17 points18 points ago

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Isn't "cold" in Florida when it drops below 80?

[–]ScizRGaming 13 points14 points ago

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All bullshitting aside, when it gets into the 40's everyone here dresses up like it's a snowday. Huge jackets, long pants, hoods, beanies, you name it. It's pretty ridiculous.

[–]stibbons 2 points3 points ago*

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I'm Australian. Grew up in Canberra, where summer highs of 40C (100F) are common, and the temperature easily drops below freezing in winter. Been in Sydney for ten years, where people will behave much the same when it gets below 60F while I'm only just thinking about putting a jumper on. Yes, hilarious.

[–]lichborne 8 points9 points ago

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That's because 40 is FUCKING COLD. At least in the humidity it is. Actually, I become freezing when it's less than 75. I wear sweatshirts indoors. My brother is convinced that I'm reptilian.

[–]Poonchow 6 points7 points ago

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People don't realize that when you live in a swamp and it's near freezing it feels well below freezing.

[–]SlyScorpion 6 points7 points ago

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Florida winters are trolls. I remember when I lived in FL the winter days would follow a gradual cycle of getting warm enough to wear one layer of clothing. After about 2 weeks of the gradual warm-up it would rain and get freezing cold ALL OVER again.

[–]Poonchow 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah fuck 30/40 degree Fahrenheit thunderstorms. That shit is retarded.

[–]SlyScorpion 1 point2 points ago

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It's Florida's snow :P

[–]MLG_Droid 2 points3 points ago

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Humidity is what makes it so god damn cold. I went up to Alabama last year to visit my Grandma for X-mas, it was snowing a lot and it was only like 20~ degrees. That 20~ degrees felt warmer than 55 degrees in Florida.

[–]viper6575 1 point2 points ago

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The best part about it is that most people don't have too many jackets or cold clothes so everybody is dressed in all kinds of bad styles and half of the people ending up looking like a homeless person in DC.

[–]othersomethings 5 points6 points ago

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No, we keep the A/C at 70. Below 70? Out come the parkas.

(No idea why Floridians have Parkas. But they do.)

[–]Bowlingrl13 1 point2 points ago

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I think he meant "rain." Yeah, that must be it.

[–]russiangn 11 points12 points ago

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Yeah. East coast also doesnt shut down for 3" of snow.

[–]UFEngi88 4 points5 points ago

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If we get the slightest slush or flurry we go outside and act like kids. We don't evacuate and treat it as if the apocalypse is nigh.

However, when November rolls around and I have to finally wear something besides shorts, I am mildly disgruntled.

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That's awesome! It's kind of like when the temperature here goes over about 15C (I think that's about 60F) and we bust out our shorts!

Still... how is the driving when you get some slush or a flurry? ;-)

[–]rosenrot83 64 points65 points ago

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Okay, first you hipsters in California were teasing us about our earthquake, now Florida hipsters are teasing us about the hurricane. Can't the East coast catch a break? It has been a tough week.

[–][deleted] 17 points18 points ago

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Wait until Canada invades.

[–]Osthato 4 points5 points ago

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"Psh, quit complaining."

~Arizona

[–]RobertStack 3 points4 points ago

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Wait until Canada invades again

FTFY

[–]GophaKyorselv 34 points35 points ago

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We were laughing our asses off when they were crying about freezing oranges last year.

[–]MisterMean 17 points18 points ago

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Hey that effected the price of my OJ so I was crying too. But seriously, why are we arguing about who has the worst weather. I wanna live somewhere where none of that shit happens.

[–]Falcooon 11 points12 points ago

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[–]hiima 4 points5 points ago

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Earthquakes happen...

[–]Falcooon 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah, but thats not "weather."

[–]iampayette 1 point2 points ago

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it still fucks shit up.

[–]savageboredom 7 points8 points ago

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Ah yes, San Diego. Where our "heat wave" this past week never got over 85.

I love this city.

[–]squigglecakes 1 point2 points ago

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I live in south Florida and our regular weather is always over 85 :(

[–]allonymous 7 points8 points ago

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come to Ohio. Here our crappy weather is uniformly smeared out over the whole year instead of coming in big spikes.

[–]therealdohr 11 points12 points ago

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We're not Detroit

[–]iampayette 3 points4 points ago

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 TM

[–]steveotheguide 1 point2 points ago

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[–]diny1190 4 points5 points ago

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Shut up with your rationality.

[–]SlyScorpion 5 points6 points ago

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Because Florida doesn't just live off tourism. It's the state's cash crop.

[–]starfish_carousel 11 points12 points ago

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Citrus is a huge industry in Florida. Roughly 2/3 of the country's citrus is grown in Florida. Approximately 3/4 of the country's oranges are grown in Florida.

Now throw away a large chunk of 75% of the country's oranges. For you, prices go up. For Florida, the 2nd largest industry just had a year-long hiccup, and farmers aren't getting paid what they need to sustain their local economies. Trees get damaged to the point of needing to be replaced, which means a grove could take up to 3 years to get back to normal production levels. Given the state of Florida's economy, surely you can understand crying over a few frozen oranges?

[–][deleted] 61 points62 points ago

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So anyone who makes fun of a noob is a hipster?

[–]Ghenges 10 points11 points ago

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According to some Redditors, anyone who says anything is a hipster.

[–]h0lla88 9 points10 points ago

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Isn't Florida on the east cost?

[–]yoda133113 2 points3 points ago

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I was thinking that.

[–]ShinshinRenma 7 points8 points ago

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Technically, those of us in Japan were also teasing you about your earthquake. For the record.

[–]saucisse 8 points9 points ago

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Ain't no thang, the next time you get ice or snow and it wipes out your agricultural economy, we'll sit here and post witty pictures.

You'll be cool with that, right?

[–]wollawolla 2 points3 points ago

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Maybe it's because I've been playing a lot of TF2 lately, but I never realized how awesome Willy Wonka's hat is.

[–]SlyScorpion 2 points3 points ago

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Florida had Hurricane Ivan AKA the Double Punch Hurricane. It rolled through once and then rolled back through again just make sure it got ALL the houses in its path.

[–]theMethod 2 points3 points ago

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When I see shit like this it makes me think of someone living in the desert, scoffing at people experiencing a drought.

So you're used to the natural disasters of your area... Fuck you, because when it happens to places that don't experience it, they aren't ready for it.

[–]Railz 10 points11 points ago

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Give us a call when your town shuts down after 5 inches of snow.

[–]5n47ch 7 points8 points ago

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I can't speak for the rest of Florida, but its been 34 years since the last measurable amount of snow has fallen in Tampa.

I'll be sure to keep you on speed-dial.

[–]azajay 8 points9 points ago

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That's great. When it snows in florida and you start bitching about it i'll be sure to bring this up.

[–]TheMarksman 2 points3 points ago

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When it starts snowing (I'm not talking about the flakes we had in 1977) in Miami, you guys up north will be having bigger problems.

[–]zombie_apologist 8 points9 points ago

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as a Pennsylvanian, would it be wrong to create a meme mocking Floridians the next time they experience a storm complete with fatalities, tornadoes, strong wind, massive power outages, and flooding?

[–]kckzi 4 points5 points ago

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If we didn't mock everything that resulted in a fatality, we'd have no memes at all. The rest basically happens to Floridians either every year or every other year. Hell, 5 years ago, we had 3 hurricanes in the course of a month (basically didn't have AC/electricity for 2 months as a result, which in Florida is MISERABLE).

[–]zombie_apologist 5 points6 points ago

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so what you're telling me is that it wouldn't be wrong.

[–]Thorbinator 4 points5 points ago

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What he is telling you is "Don't move to Florida"

[–]CrypticDrumLord 2 points3 points ago

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I remember that. The part that sucked the most was trying to sleep at night with no a/c. Stupid Florida and its stupid humidity.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Ah, the 2004 Hurricane season. Great times had by all.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/2004_Atlantic_hurricane_season_map.png

For the record, I lived where X marks the spot in Florida. Good thing we had a generator!

[–]RogueRaven17 1 point2 points ago

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This is how I feel when people complain that "Life's not fair".

[–]iFrostyB 1 point2 points ago

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New Orleanian here! Welcome to Hurricanes :)

[–]Tubastard 1 point2 points ago

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big-up From Louisiana. Hurricane Alley!

[–]misfitx 1 point2 points ago

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As a Minnesotan, I am unaware of what hurricanes are. Carry on.

[–]The_Freeeman 1 point2 points ago

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hurricane party ! !

[–]Nithlack 1 point2 points ago

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Have the same feeling about Floridians moving to Minnesota and having to deal with their first snow storm.

[–]bobdoyle80 1 point2 points ago*

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Florida goes a long time without any hurricanes, then we get slammed like some cheap wh .... granted we had both Frances and Jeanne (billy?) in a limited time-frame in 2004. Both being a pain in the ass, from that perspective if it aint a cat 3 it's laughable in my view. It's like those people on the west coast laughing at you bitches making a shit storm over a 5.8 earthquake. 5.8 earthquake aint shit for those in japan bro. Get over it.

[–]D-mon 1 point2 points ago

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Hey! That's the exact same thing we think when you get snow. Get off your high horse.

[–]tejanabena 1 point2 points ago

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...You know, I get that people think the Northeast isn't 'prepared'; but, I'd like to paint a picture for people.

A while back a Cat 1 by the name of Hurricane Juan hit the Maritime Provinces of canada. Further North than NY for damn sure. It came in on the end of a front, hitting with the force of a Cat 3. A lot of change was brought by it; but, Halifax, Nova Scotia was up in relatively short order. I'm from Texas, have lived in Louisiana, so Hurricanes for me aren't new. My parents were living at the harbor. We were all fine. So were most of the folks.

I'd like to point out that the people in these provinces ignored the Hurricane and all of the warnings because in the past, they've veered off at the last minute.

The NE Coast (NC, NY, NJ) were far more prepared for this than Canada was. And there has been a substantial amount of fear mongering. It's not about infrastructure. It's about common goddamned sense and appreciating your life more than a house or a car.

BTW - My friends on the Island, in NYC area are fine. My friends in NYC are fine. Drinking Margaritas after tying things down. I think I'm more frustrated by the fear mongering by the people who aren't even there to experience it than really, anything else.

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 1 point2 points ago

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Great. First we catch shit from California for having an earthquake, now we're catching shit from Florida for getting a hurricane with tornados in it.

[–]SlyScorpion 1 point2 points ago

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[–]vadergeek 1 point2 points ago

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I live in the best part of Florida for hurricanes. We don't actually get flooding or anything, but we get rain and clouds, which is kind of wonderful in a Florida summer, and maybe a day off school.

[–]SeanGone 1 point2 points ago

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as a someone who spent 20 years in Florida i take this shit very seriously

[–]this_is_weird 1 point2 points ago

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I feel the same when a country shuts down every airport, highway, and public transportation for days because of 2cm of snow, while over here planes take off in the most hellish snow storms and nothing ever closes because of weather (except schools when they fear that making the kids walk to their bus stops is too dangerous).

It's just a matter of preparedness. We have the snowplows, the snow dumps, the training, and people are used to driving over the snow and ice.

[–]Dubzil 1 point2 points ago

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As a visitor to Florida during a tropical storm, I feel this is not very accurate. Locals were freaking out and it wasn't even a hurricane.

[–]dannydale 4 points5 points ago

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I'm from New Orleans. I moved out after Katrina to central Louisiana. Hayooooo Rita!

[–]BurnHerAnyway 3 points4 points ago

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Part of the problem is that hurricanes are rated according to wind speed rather than actual threat level which would encompass things like size and the type of geography about to be affected. I'm a Floridian who used to be a Pennsylvanian. Also note, Reddit, that I am a girl. Thank you! I'll be here all week!

[–]Scotty2tuff 2 points3 points ago*

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This just in: People freak out about stuff and other people gloat about how it's not a big deal and how they totally have it worse.

[–]kavalierorclay 4 points5 points ago

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Thank you! Fellow Floridian here and so so true.

[–]TehRhawb 7 points8 points ago

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Yeah, I was actually disappointed it shifted north, I love a good cat 2/3 hurricane.

[–]Poonchow 5 points6 points ago*

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Nothing like sitting on the porch with a few beers, bros, and the Trans(former)-Floridian orchestra lighting up the night.

Edit: Can't find a good youtube video of how fucking awesome it is to see the destruction of hundreds of transformers within a few minutes span, but it's like the best fireworks show on the planet. Seriously surreal moment watching nature fuck shit up in rainbows of wrath.

[–]SlyScorpion 5 points6 points ago

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Did someone say "hurricane party" ?

[–]blink-me 3 points4 points ago

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LOL I knew I wasn't the only one.

As a Floridian born and raised, I love a good hurricane. Maybe we'll get lucky in September! Until then, turn on the weather channel, grab some popcorn, and watch news footage of fat people pushing each other down for a weeks worth of bottled water and flashlights.

[–]myGRUDGE 2 points3 points ago

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we summon parties instead of evacuations

[–]Hoffspeaks 1 point2 points ago

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The only ones I've sympathized for are the Puerto Ricans. Mutha Fuckin Shark!

[–]for_the_record 4 points5 points ago

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New York City accounts for a sizable portion of the entire US's GDP and is also not prepared for hurricanes like Florida, so yes, it matters. Any disruption from storm surge flooding (note that Wall Street is in flood zone) will cost a metric fuck-ton of money.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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This hurricane will destory Wall Street you say? Hmmmm...

In all seriousness though, bummerific.

[–]for_the_record 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah, it's not gonna be something mega-catastrophic (there's redundancies for Wall Street away from the city BTW), but the stock exchange and NYC in general are gonna be disrupted. Basically expect a sizable loss of many billions of dollars (far more if we include the whole east coast) from this weekend. Just what a recession needs.

[–]idiogeckmatic 3 points4 points ago

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I feel the same way, then I look at how houston reacts whenever we get snow.

[–]clp321 1 point2 points ago

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Funny think is the yanks say the same thing about how we treat snow

[–]WasabiBomb 1 point2 points ago

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In one year, here in Maryland we've had a hurricane, an earthquake, and two feet of snow. Good day, sir!

I said, "Good day, sir!"

[–]Sturmvogel 2 points3 points ago

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But when Californians mock the East-coasters about freaking out about a measly 5.8 earthquake we're a bunch of cocky assholes.

Whatevs. Haters gonna hate.

[–]jessicatron 1 point2 points ago

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No, I was on board with you, then, too. Californians had every right to mock, because the east-coasters were being dramatic little babies about what apparently amounted to a little bit of beer-spilling rumbling.

[–]kr3wTraveLeR 1 point2 points ago

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Say the people who drive cars off the road during less than a mm of snow :p