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Hurricane Irma
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This is what I love about ECF.
We aren't JUST an e-cigarette forum...we are also a community with multiple resources !
Our members never cease to amaze me.
Hi all. Been away from Florida since August and have been trying to get as much information as possible. So frustrating when every article I found says all around sw citrus county to evacuate except my neighborhood of Sugarmill Woods. They all make a point of saying we are excluded but don't offer any reason. Finally found and signed up for sheriff alerts. The news channel only want to talk about the large cities. I need to get back to inspect my house. This is my first hurricane..
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We've also been away from our place in FL since mid-August. Originally, my wife and I had originally planned to be southbound again yesterday, with a one-day stop-over today, and arriving tomorrow. We're now putting it off until we hear that power is back on in our neighborhood. Until then, I see no point in being there, because it's going to be nearly impossible to fix anything that needs fixing...
I know you are right. Seen some looting stories. Just something else to worry about. Hopefully those that would go so low as to kick people already down are few and far between. So glad members of ecf are here to exchange info and offer a kind ear when one of us needs that.
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So I just got back to the house that has no power :0( from driving around half of Lakeland. Probably going to be a week or so without power. It sucks, plus tomorrow I have to go back to work ::thumbs down::
It seems as if the northside drew the short straw on this storm. Northside of Lakeland (country and country boys everywhere. The side of town I was born and raised) has trees down. Looks like we may have a tornado or 2 come through. Of course the strongest part of the eye came right over this side of town. Good thing the boys out here have trucks, tractors, chain saws and a get 'er done attitude. Places are flooded and there are trees laying on roofs and across the roads. Wooden power poles snapped like toothpicks. Here is a pic of a few of the poles.
Drove straight through the middle of town and the southside barely got touched. No power on the northside but the southside (rich side of town) has power, fast food places open with lines out the wazoo.
Needless to say we got hit hard along with other places in central Florida over to the west coast. I heard that this storm is a hurricane that will go down in the record books and they are retiring the name Irma from the list of hurricane names for the future.
#FloridaStrong #WeWillRebuild #Irmageddon
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It seems as if the northside drew the short straw on this storm. Northside of Lakeland (country and country boys everywhere. The side of town I was born and raised) has trees down. Looks like we may have a tornado or 2 come through. Of course the strongest part of the eye came right over this side of town. Good thing the boys out here have trucks, tractors, chain saws and a get 'er done attitude. Places are flooded and there are trees laying on roofs and across the roads. Wooden power poles snapped like toothpicks. Here is a pic of a few of the poles.
Drove straight through the middle of town and the southside barely got touched. No power on the northside but the southside (rich side of town) has power, fast food places open with lines out the wazoo.
Needless to say we got hit hard along with other places in central Florida over to the west coast. I heard that this storm is a hurricane that will go down in the record books and they are retiring the name Irma from the list of hurricane names for the future.
#FloridaStrong #WeWillRebuild #Irmageddon
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Been a top reviewer on Amazon for 19 years. At one point i was a top 100 reviewer before the professional reviewer grabbing free stuff came in.
I have written over 600 reviews there and still in the top 3000 reviewers.
I like to say the Yogi Bear punch line "i'm smarter than the average Bear"
I have written over 600 reviews there and still in the top 3000 reviewers.
I like to say the Yogi Bear punch line "i'm smarter than the average Bear"
Just got back from taking things MIL forgot to her. Lines for McD's going all the way through the parking lot of Walgreens next to the McD's.
We had pizza at a restaurant that had AC. They did not expect to be as busy as they were. Short staffed.
We have lunch, or breakfast, for tomorrow.
We saw a lot of power company trucks on the road....wish they were fixing the power instead of driving around....
Time....it all takes time....
Tick-tock ~ tick-tock
We had pizza at a restaurant that had AC. They did not expect to be as busy as they were. Short staffed.
We have lunch, or breakfast, for tomorrow.
We saw a lot of power company trucks on the road....wish they were fixing the power instead of driving around....
Time....it all takes time....
Tick-tock ~ tick-tock
We lost power around 4am but internet this afternoon so posting on my phone…tiny screenI am so relieved to see that everyone is reporting in and fine !
My power came back on about 30 minutes ago !
I was freaking at hearing it would be 7 - 10 days !!!
I think we may be on the same grid as the fire station tho...so that probably helped !
You could hear all the neighborhood cheering !
Ohmygosh it got intense last night ! Wowzer it did !
No power so no tv to drown it out...ugh !
No damage for us.
Three houses down had an oak tree go over and I can see several homes with screen sections missing from pool cages.
We got dang lucky.
I am thankful we are all still here
. I know what you mean about drowning out the sounds. I had my TV on pretty loud so it would drown them out. They were so scary.
I so agree with you. I have come to care for many wonderful people in ECF since I joined.
Love my Poweradd you recommended.
I'm relieved to here all of you fin people faired well in the storm. So grateful the human toll was not to great, lord knows it could have been a lot worse. My brother & his wife are in Naples. They are both State employees & had to stay & work the shelters. All is God with them as well. Their house only suffered minor damage. My parents live in Ft Myers in a retirement community. They stayed as well, because they couldn't decide whether to leave or not until Friday. Friday morning they texted me that they were going to leave. I had been watching the reports & suggested to them that by that point it was too late. They would be stuck in traffic & find the gas stations empty. They checked things out on the net & agreed. Their neighbors condo had storm shutters & the went over there & rode it out. They & all who stayed at their complex are fine with minimal damage to the buildings.
Never used Belkin. Had two Anker abd don't recommend them.
The Anker packs are OK. I JUST find Anker over priced and under powered.
I got three more Poweradd packs after testing the first. All four are great!
Each weighs about a pound. I paid $20.99 each, in my test on a full charge i pulled 21,908 mah out of a battery pack rated for 20,000 mah. A real treat when an item outperforms expectations. Check the price of a 10,000 mah Anker . you can't touch an Anker for $20.99.
You're right Amazon basics are LOUSY!
You cant imagine the amount of hate mail and negative feedback i get just telling the truth about peoples preferred brand.
The way i review. i test then tell the truth about the item.
One of these days i will tell what happened when i tested the Ultra Fire 9900 mah 40 amp batteries..
The Anker packs are OK. I JUST find Anker over priced and under powered.
I got three more Poweradd packs after testing the first. All four are great!
Each weighs about a pound. I paid $20.99 each, in my test on a full charge i pulled 21,908 mah out of a battery pack rated for 20,000 mah. A real treat when an item outperforms expectations. Check the price of a 10,000 mah Anker . you can't touch an Anker for $20.99.
You're right Amazon basics are LOUSY!
You cant imagine the amount of hate mail and negative feedback i get just telling the truth about peoples preferred brand.
The way i review. i test then tell the truth about the item.
One of these days i will tell what happened when i tested the Ultra Fire 9900 mah 40 amp batteries.
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McDonalds was the first place to open down here after Ike and Harvey.Just got back from taking things MIL forgot to her. Lines for McD's going all the way through the parking lot of Walgreens next to the McD's.
We had pizza at a restaurant that had AC. They did not expect to be as busy as they were. Short staffed.
We have lunch, or breakfast, for tomorrow.
We saw a lot of power company trucks on the road....wish they were fixing the power instead of driving around....
Time....it all takes time....
Tick-tock ~ tick-tock
(my husband says vaping is killing my memory,,,,,,,i didn't figure it out until after lunch today that ike anniversary isn't until the 13th..............time to up the nic
Glad to have helped.
I used to be a big fan of Kmashi then i got three Kmashi 15,000 mah packs that were DOA.
I GOT 5 Kmashi 10,000 mah packs 3.5 years ago, and three of them are still in service.
One could not hold a full charge.
The other had a power switch that failed and no longer safe.
I live off grid and have a total of 9 battery packs.
I used to be a big fan of Kmashi then i got three Kmashi 15,000 mah packs that were DOA.
I GOT 5 Kmashi 10,000 mah packs 3.5 years ago, and three of them are still in service.
One could not hold a full charge.
The other had a power switch that failed and no longer safe.
I live off grid and have a total of 9 battery packs.
We lost power around 4am but internet this afternoon so posting on my phone…tiny screen
I know what you mean about drowning out the sounds. I had my TV on pretty loud so it would drown them out. They were so scary.
I so agree with you. I have come to care for many wonderful people in ECF since I joined.
Love my Poweradd you recommended.
............time to up the nic
I did that recently, 24 and I'll probably go up again. @beckdg is a bad influence
Actually, there's a reason but that's an issue for its own thread.
How about the Waffle House Index?
They were open this morning while things were still pretty windy, amazing.
Powers back up now, ahhhhh AC and MNF
Hey there... back online for a little bit need some information and hopefully somebody can answer the question I have... Anybody up in Port Richey? Or anybody know how Port Richey fared during the hurricane?
Below is our Irma impacted list. If you would like to have your status updated that would be great for others looking out for you. Lets treat it like a report card,,,
A= good shape just a little clean up
B=minor damage/repairs needed
C=more than minor repairs
D= major repairs need
F= total loss, may need help
OK= ok, and you want to leave it at that
Of course you dont have to rate yourself until later.
Its quite possible you wont find your damage/needs until later. I dont want to assign a status to anyone,,so I leave that to you.
If someone needs help they can email of course to see what can be done to assist you. I know that I have some vape related items I can send you if need be.
Bea-FL,------B=minor damage/repairs needed
Iffy,
Splatnext-----A= good shape just a little clean up
Robino1,------B=minor damage/repairs needed
MattB101,
Burnie,
Uncle
MoonLit_Water
halfempty
classwife-------A= good shape just a little clean up
rob33
puffon,
Wuzznt Me,
JCinFLA
252chevyboyz
NicotineRush
leftyandsparky,---A= good shape just a little clean up
B2L
clnire,
pufZeppelin,
rbrylawski,
AG51
MacTechVpr,
FlowerSoul
Sugar_and_Spice
Rule62
HazyShades
OcalaFlGuy
Wheelin247
A= good shape just a little clean up
B=minor damage/repairs needed
C=more than minor repairs
D= major repairs need
F= total loss, may need help
OK= ok, and you want to leave it at that
Of course you dont have to rate yourself until later.
Its quite possible you wont find your damage/needs until later. I dont want to assign a status to anyone,,so I leave that to you.
If someone needs help they can email of course to see what can be done to assist you. I know that I have some vape related items I can send you if need be.
Bea-FL,------B=minor damage/repairs needed
Iffy,
Splatnext-----A= good shape just a little clean up
Robino1,------B=minor damage/repairs needed
MattB101,
Burnie,
Uncle
MoonLit_Water
halfempty
classwife-------A= good shape just a little clean up
rob33
puffon,
Wuzznt Me,
JCinFLA
252chevyboyz
NicotineRush
leftyandsparky,---A= good shape just a little clean up
B2L
clnire,
pufZeppelin,
rbrylawski,
AG51
MacTechVpr,
FlowerSoul
Sugar_and_Spice
Rule62
HazyShades
OcalaFlGuy
Wheelin247
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