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2019-08-29 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Florida Gov. DeSantis declares state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Dorian

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Posted by Fred 2019-08-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10326 views ] Top

#1 I have friends from where I used to live up north asking me if I'm "getting ready for the hurricane." I tell them of course I'm wary, but if I wet my pants every time the weathertainment idiot on teevee told me to, I'd have drown or died of dehydration by now...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-08-29 06:57|| 2019-08-29 06:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Florida Man(tm) may not like the after effects of these hurricanes but they're good training for what life is going to be like for everyone when the civil war hits. Florida Man(tm) will be far better prepared and experienced in dealing with extended shortages and outages then big blue urban anti-America.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-08-29 09:06|| 2019-08-29 09:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Florida man has lots of stored water, several ARs and lots of ammo. He will recognize many of the troublemakers from past trips to the local convenience store (the fact they sell cheap wine is a huge plus). Heeeeere kittykittykitty...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-08-29 09:11|| 2019-08-29 09:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Now, if we can catch the Ag secretary profiteering, the black cloud will have a platinum lining...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-08-29 09:15|| 2019-08-29 09:15|| Front Page Top

#5 #3 Alcohol, a natural disinfectant, can reduce microbial activity in water. As a result, it was common for Romans, Greeks and Jews—among other wine-drinking cultures–to drink a mix of 50% water and 50% wine.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-08-29 10:00|| 2019-08-29 10:00|| Front Page Top

#6 You'll be drunk in no time. Dilute 4:1, about 2% alcohol and let sit for 10 mins before drinking.

Don't try this when hiking. It's not strong enough to kill giardia.

Posted by Titus Glugum7307 2019-08-29 10:26|| 2019-08-29 10:26|| Front Page Top

#7 but if I wet my pants every time the weathertainment idiot on teevee told me to...

Too much pants-wetting also adds to the storm surge.

Posted by SteveS 2019-08-29 11:05|| 2019-08-29 11:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Florida Man(tm) also needs chainsaw and drag chain in his trunk so he can get home to his ARs and Alcohol(AA).

Posted by Skidmark 2019-08-29 14:15|| 2019-08-29 14:15|| Front Page Top

#9 but if I wet my pants every time the weathertainment idiot on teevee told me to, I'd have drown or died of dehydration by now...

Ain't that the truth. We are coming into Fall storm season; though not as vigorous as the Spring season, still need to keep an eye out.

System came through the other week. TV chucklehead made it sound like we should expect to lose 1000 feet of elevation pounded down by volleyball size hail or scooped up by a kaiju class tornado. There was some local heavy stuff, but we didn't wash out into the Ozarks.

Posted by swksvolFF 2019-08-29 16:41|| 2019-08-29 16:41|| Front Page Top

#10 And just to clarify: sales of cheap wine are a good identifier of potential miscreants. Florida Man endorses Wild Turkey 101 for medicinal and palliative purposes during all extreme weather events.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-08-29 21:59|| 2019-08-29 21:59|| Front Page Top

#11 sales of cheap wine are a good identifier of potential miscreants.

/me looks at the box of cheap Australian plonk sitting on the kitchen counter and wonders if he is sending the wrong message.

Posted by SteveS 2019-08-29 22:30|| 2019-08-29 22:30|| Front Page Top

#12 #11ditto

Posted by Bugs Sheremble5395 2019-08-29 22:51|| 2019-08-29 22:51|| Front Page Top

#13 box of cheap Australian plonk

"box"??

Yer a bettah man than I am, Gunga Din

Posted by Lex 2019-08-29 23:16|| 2019-08-29 23:16|| Front Page Top

#14 As of 2319 EDT, it's headed straight for Mar-a-Lago.

Posted by KBK 2019-08-29 23:19|| 2019-08-29 23:19|| Front Page Top

#15 is it YUGE?

Posted by Lex 2019-08-29 23:43|| 2019-08-29 23:43|| Front Page Top

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