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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 5, 2024 19:57:54 GMT -5
Read that the $750 is not the only amount folks will get from FEMA. Folks will receive additional forms of assistance for other needs such as support for temporary housing and home repair costs. This is the link
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Post by SUVFan on Oct 6, 2024 18:19:22 GMT -5
Right, they can submit applications and eventually get paid. I understand the $750 is pretty automatic. At one time, maybe it was enough to help but today it's pretty much nothing.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 6, 2024 18:43:33 GMT -5
Like that rent
for housing is
paid for. Not
sure for how
long. Am sure
a FEMA rep will
know the whole
story. Getting
any help after
a disaster has
to be a life
saver. Thankful
to not have any
disasters in my
neck of the woods.
Great to have the
gov't pay for the
rebuilding of your
home.
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Post by SUVFan on Oct 7, 2024 19:58:11 GMT -5
Really can't imagine what it would be like to be in that situation. Helene sped up but wasn't a total surprise -- I'd posted several times about it. There was enough time for FEMA to mobilize much better than they have. Now we have another storm heading toward Tampa. I'm hearing 10 to 15 foot storm surge -- it that thing hits at high tide, it's going to be devastating down to Sarasota and a bit south. I've spent some time on the barrier islands just off Sarasota and really wonder if there'll be anything left after the storm.
And while the warm winter weather attracts people, there's a reason there was so little development down there for centuries. It was a swamp. Mother Nature's gonna reclaim it.
Got out and walked 9 today. First time in a while. Played 2 balls and they were rarely close to each other. 3 miles.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 7, 2024 21:13:18 GMT -5
Hope the damage
is minimal and
everyone prepped
for it. Moved
here after checking
there would be few
disasters. Seems
road washouts are
the only issues
after monsoon rain.
Earthquakes are
rare in NH. Not
much else can
happen in my area.
The 3 main rivers
can and do flood.
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Post by SUVFan on Oct 9, 2024 20:12:43 GMT -5
Milton is pounding the western gulf coast. It just made landfall about a half hour ago at Siesta Key, a barrier island just south of Sarasota. I've been there -- it's totally flat, right at sea level. It will be interesting to see tomorrow what's left. The storm surge appears to be slightly lower than what they were saying the other day but still very damaging at 8 to 12 feet. It's complicated by a high tide that's supposed to roll in overnight and that will impede storm waters from receding. About 700k customers are already without power. The figure grows by 10k about every 5 minutes or so and will likely increase much faster as the storm pushes inland. Definitely not a place I'd want to live or own property -- glad I didn't buy anything when I considered it 20 years ago. A couple of buddies I spoke with today with places in Ft. Meyers and Naples are very concerned.
I did get out for 18 today. Took a cart but walked 2 miles.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 9, 2024 21:01:34 GMT -5
You described
Milton better
than all the
weather forecasters
in the Boston
area. I'll turn
on the 11 o'clock
news, see and
hear what is
happening. Sounds
like people had
to evacuate to
remain safe. Glad
folks left for
safer places.
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Post by SUVFan on Oct 11, 2024 20:09:13 GMT -5
Sounds like it was pretty bad but could have been even worse if it had hit Tampa as originally expected.
I walked 9 holes this morning, playing 2 balls again and walking 2.75 miles, and finding over 4 dozen balls.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 11, 2024 21:44:05 GMT -5
Looks like a
hurricane blew
thru the area.
Lots of floods
and lotsa wind
damage. CNN has
reported at least
17 died in the
storm, mostly due
to the tornadoes
afterwards. Also
a dam is to be
opened to release
water so it doesn't
break, angering
nearby residents.
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Post by SUVFan on Oct 12, 2024 17:00:16 GMT -5
I'd expect them to be even angrier (assuming they lived thru it) if the dam burst. 2 of my buddies' places are fine. Have not been able to get with the third whose place is/was in Ft. Meyers.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 13, 2024 0:55:19 GMT -5
The folks that
lost their homes
during the FL
floods must be
devastated over
their loss. Even
if FEMA pays for
a replacement,
the feeling of
losing things
must weight
heavy on their
minds. Know it
would for me.
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Post by SUVFan on Oct 13, 2024 20:01:10 GMT -5
There's no way to replace all the personal momentos that were lost.
I did hear one great tip. If you have to evacuate for a hurricane/flood and there are small things you can't take with you that would be destroyed by the water, put them in your dishwasher. It has a seal designed to keep water in but it would also keep water out and it locks. If you needed a lot of room, I suppose you could put it in the fridge and use tie downs to lock it shut.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 13, 2024 21:50:22 GMT -5
There are many
dishwashers here.
Many who own the
house are just
some of them. Can
see the fridge
doors would stay
closed w/the water
pressure all around
the door. Like the
idea if ever needed.
Am on a mtn side
so water would be
very deep if it were
to flood in my area.
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Post by SUVFan on Oct 14, 2024 18:23:12 GMT -5
They showed a lady from NC on the news whose home is still flooded. She was going in by boat to retrieve what she could. Hearbreaking.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 14, 2024 19:30:39 GMT -5
“Lived here for 14
years and it’s never
made it past our
porch. It actually
got in our house
through the front
door this time,”
one resident wrote
in a post. Sad to see
folks loosing their
dearest possessions
walking thru flood
waters carrying what
they hope to keep.
Shaking my head over
the damage.
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