to be specific waterproof flashlight i.e X80 30 meter :+1:
I was wondering… even with a high water-table, what about something like a surplus cargo-container laid on wooden skids (to prevent paint-scraping and subsequent rusting), lash steel cable across the top and using rebar driven into the ground at an angle to hold that bugger down like a carnival tent?
Wonder how much a surplus cargo-container goes for…
If I lived down there (or Tornado Alley), first thing I’d do is build a bunker… Poured-concrete slab with embedded rebar sticking up, cinderblocks laid over the rebar, mortared together, then once the walls are built, fill the internal holes with more poured-concrete, then an I-beam and cinderblock roof to match.
May not be pretty to look at, but if it could withstand Venusian windstorms, I’d be seriously happy.
Aww, man, my best wishes are out there for all those in Florida… I get the bad feeling they’re gonna need it.
I’m 150 miles off the coast just off interstate I-75. The evacuees are coming right through here on I-75, my advice would be to fill up all your vehicle and all your gas cans. A lot of the gas stations around here are out of gas, especially the ones right on the interstate. When looking for gas don’t stop at every exit, pick one and head toward a rural area 10 or 20 miles from an interstate to find gas. Our biggest concern will be the tornadoes than spin off from the Hurricane. Good luck to everyone in the path.
Yeah she is a big one…. 
It amazes me how accurate the forcasting has been. So far it is doing pretty much exactly what was said several days ago concerning the “turn”. They just were not sure when that would be, until this morning (Saturday morning)…. it was stated it would be late Saturday nite/early Sunday morning.
The end of the Penensula is only about 85 to 90 miles wide going across 41. So the forcast has been pretty darn accurate.
She’s leaving North Coast of Cuba now.
Eye wall replacement is all but done & starting to strengthen again.
Back up to CAT4.
Pressure dropping about 2 mg/hr.
The turn started about an hour ago, steered by upper level Jet Stream.
Moving NW now for a bit & that will slowly change to N NW.
First landfall on the Peninsula will be between Marco Island & Venice.
Probably closer to Venice than Marco.
But mostly skirting the West coast now till she leaves land again above Sarasota only to landfall again around Cedar Key.
It looked like it was gonna split the Peninsula right down the middle for the longest. But heck… the thing is over 400 miles wide…. middle or west coast… it is all bad.
I hope & pray it loses strength by some miracle very early on… right now would be just fine in fact.
I have friends hunkered down in Bonita Springs & Venice.
Anothet one who evacuated Marco Island got as far as Tarpon Springs before the gas ran out. So he is hunkered down in a hotel there.
My, my…. I sincerely hope it is not as bad as is very possible.
Good luck to anyone affected by this monster. . :+1:
All of the hotels here are full of evacuees. Not sure if gas is out but we live several miles away from I-75 and got filled up vehicle (36 gal) yesterday, as well as 60 gallons of gas in portable gas cans. So hopefully that will keep me in gas for a while if we can’t get fuel after storm. I’ve got enough supplies of food, water etc to hunker down for a year. I hope I never have to use the supplies, but it is nice feeling of security having that available.
Good luck SubSailorVet…… hope all goes well for you & yours. 
Thanks man. We’ll be biting our nails through tomorrow and see what it beings.
My younger brother lives in Tampa. There is no need to be nasty. I commented on your incorrect statement and provided factual information supporting my statement. I am REALLY trying hard not to respond in a manner that would offend, and have said NOTHING that could be considered rude but I guess some people just can’t stand when someone else corrects an inaccurate statement and feel a need to lash out. I’m done here. I won’t be back to this thread or any other where I see the author of the op is active.
Might not be hitting South Florida directly, but it’s pretty close to Key West and Marathon Key as a cat 4. Feeling the strong winds hammering the shutters, thunder storms and getting tornado warnings in this area, southern Dade County. Hopefully won’t get flooded, located in a surge evacuation area.
Sure thing my friend. . :+1: . I understand the nail biting too.
Good, because my statement WAS NOT INACCURATE, and you are wrong. The storm is running up the state and is large enough to cover west to east coast and will affect the entire state. Watch the news and you will see that the storm will affect the ENTIRE state of Florida. What you should really try hard is not to insist on correcting people. I guess some people can’t stand seeing something they don’t agree with and feel compelled to correct them when it is completely out of line and unnecessary to do so.
News shows storm is covering the state west coast to east. Stay safe there man.
Wow you are prepared man. I hope nothing bad will happen, but if anything bad happens you have a big advantage.
One advice from me: Do not lose time for praying. Instead spend time on scientific methods for improving preparations and gaining advantage.
All will be over in 48hrs, so stay safe until!
Very prepared Matthew, thoughts from across the pond with you and the rest who are effected by this monster. As said, stay safe :+1:
To those in its path, I hope you and your families have managed to find a safe refuge.
My thoughts are with you all
Sure, thanks. The storm ended up 20 miles further east than anticipated, so we’re getting hammered.
Exactly… thank you. :+1:
This storm is OVER 400 miles wide. It will & is now covering the entire Florida peninsula, east coast to west coast and will run up the entire state… Weakening a bit as it goes North…… but still BAD.
I am in Gadsden, AL (NE AL)…. We have Tropical Storm Warnings all the way up here for tomorrow!!
No big deal at all in the scheme of things, but that just shows what a MONSTER this storm is.
Hang tight SSV & all you people down there in the thick of it!! … :+1: …
PS…… Your “call” was never wrong SubSailorVet…… You said exactly what the storm was going to do…. “run up the middle of Florida”.
That is and has been for the last couple of days exactly what it was going to do.
That is what it is doing right this very moment… With about 100 or so miles ‘extra’ on each side of the state.
The eye will be making landfall right about where I said it would last night when it turned away from the North shore of Cuba.
So no sir… it was not, “to early to call” when you called it.
Good call…… 
Sorry to hear that. … Where are you cccpull??
Good luck….
Homestead Florida, just north of Key Largo.