Here comes Irma

[missmuffet]

16 minutes ago, other one said:

kind of a side step here, but last month we got a notice that Farmers is no longer writing earthquake insurance in Oklahoma.     Kind of irritating, but as soon as we start having earthquakes they stop writing insurance on it.

They did recommend another company out of California that does.   A little more expensive but much better coverage.

Earth quake insurance is not even available here any longer that I know of. It used to be years ago and my husband at the time had it. But it was very expensive.

[missmuffet]

I have tried to get a live cam to work on watching Irma come into Florida. Forget it they don't work. Not a good sign.

[missmuffet]

I got a live cam to Work of Irma coming into Florida. What in the heck are those people doing on the beach?? No wonder we hear about deaths.

[other one]

a lot of them are surfing...

if you want to see live footage go to Drudge report and they have several local tv station streaming feeds there.  I've been watching chanel 6

[missmuffet]

What happens underwater during a hurricane?

https://www.livescience.com/60354-how-hurricanes-impact-underwater-marine-life.html

[missmuffet]

15 minutes ago, other one said:

a lot of them are surfing...

if you want to see live footage go to Drudge report and they have several local tv station streaming feeds there.  I've been watching chanel 6

Thanks I saw a couple of those. A couple of people walking on the beach with their kids. Are they crazy???

[ayin jade]

I read last night that a 16 yr old expert surfer died surfing the waves of irma. Despite other expert surfers being around to get him out of the surf. 

A tragedy but really they shouldnt be there.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, ayin jade said:

I read last night that a 16 yr old expert surfer died surfing the waves of irma. Despite other expert surfers being around to get him out of the surf. 

A tragedy but really they shouldnt be there.

They have been warned over the last 4 days to evacuate much less surf.  Sixteen is not old enough to be considered an expert at anything is it?  Nevertheless, obviously even an expert surfer is not match for a brewing hurricane.   Stupid young people think they are bullet proof.

[ayin jade]

9 minutes ago, Blueyedjewel said:

They have been warned over the last 4 days to evacuate much less surf.  Sixteen is not old enough to be considered an expert at anything is it?  Nevertheless, obviously even an expert surfer is not match for a brewing hurricane.   Stupid young people think they are bullet proof.

He won competitions and was expected to represent his country in the olympics (which is the first time surfing will be in the olympics) so he is pretty much considered an expert surfer. 

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/07/pro-surfer-16-killed-by-irma-generated-wave-off-barbados.html

His last words are rather ironic. 

[heretoeternity]

9 minutes ago, Blueyedjewel said:

They have been warned over the last 4 days to evacuate much less surf.  Sixteen is not old enough to be considered an expert at anything is it?  Nevertheless, obviously even an expert surfer is not match for a brewing hurricane.   Stupid young people think they are bullet proof.

Seems we were all at that age and stage at one time or another....