Hurricane Irma - #2

[Greater Than]

(Oh shoot! You are in Miami?)

I am.

Local news said an hour or two ago that FPL will no longer be restoring power until the storm passes.

I am enjoying A/C and TV while I can.

 

[popsicle]

Direct link to Duval St cam in front of Sloppy Joe's from JerseyGirl's post:

https://youtu.be/PbAh78NvJZk

Already tree branches littering the road.

 

[Jax49]

[video=twitter;906696241798676481]https://twitter.com/yukonblizzard/status/906696241798676481[/video]

#Irma[FONT=&amp] latest satellite: a very tight, well defined inner eye on satellite after a lengthy replacement cycle. Irma should intensify onernight[/FONT]

Wow. That is scary.

 

[neesaki]

ha it just occurred to me

What goodis frozen raw chicken gonna do me ! I sure as heck aint grilling with there being nowhere to get cooled off after ha

I am implementing the cook stuff and freeze
for myself!!


I might as well die from heat stroke with a full belly !!

So you're staying Cariis? Godspeed to you too Websleuth friend! (((Hugs)))

ETA: do you have plenty of food you can eat without cooking?

 

[Gardener1850]

(Fires, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes...what's next, a volcano? (Knock on wood)

9 days ago the U.S. Embassy put out a Volcano danger warning in Vanuatu: https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=22385

:hills:

 

[KaaBoom]

[video=youtube;hGD1byu7gJc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGD1byu7gJc[/video]

This is the best one I've found, because it has sound.

You know it's serious when it's Saturday night and the bars in Key West are empty.

 

[popsicle]

hahaha

[video=twitter;906703323679555584]https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/906703323679555584[/video]

 

[JerseyGirl]

Chickens, Cats, Flamingos, they're all hunkering down!

Flamingos huddled in the men's room at Zoo Miami during Hurricane Andrew.

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/zoo-miami-moves-animals-before-hurricane-irma-9654779

More than 50 Caribbean flamingos take shelter in a men's restroom at Zoo Miami on Sept. 25, 1998. Zookeepers rounded up the birds to protect them from the effects of Hurricane Georges.

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/07/54898...room-how-zoos-and-aquariums-handle-hurricanes

 

[CARIIS]

The article linked for me... on the video the man said up to 145 mph was usually the max. I am just hoping for the best.

Its a problem! Wind speed increases the higher up one goes

The reason for that is because ground-floor objects like grass, trees and buildings create friction against the wind — the more friction against the wind, the slower the breeze blows. But at higher elevation, there are fewer obstacles to slow wind speeds. So when you’re 10 or more stories up, you’re going to feel a stronger gust than your first-floor neighbor, and your home is going to sway a little.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article106523087.html

 

[CARIIS]

Chickens, Cats, Flamingos, they're all hunkering down!

Flamingos huddled in the men's room at Zoo Miami during Hurricane Andrew.

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/zoo-miami-moves-animals-before-hurricane-irma-9654779

This is sexist what if there are some chick flamingoes

 

[Greater Than]

Local news:

The first hurricane force gust was just recorded in the Keys.

 

[CARIIS]

hahaha

[video=twitter;906703323679555584]https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/906703323679555584[/video][/QUOT

He is trying to steal the academy award for Gone With The WInd !!

 

[JerseyGirl]

This is sexist what if there are some chick flamingoes

Chicatmingoes!

 

[popsicle]

[video=twitter;906697462114603008]https://twitter.com/BrianEntin/status/906697462114603008[/video]

[FONT=&quot]Intense wind and rain on Miami Beach. Trees down. [/FONT]#HurricaneIrma[FONT=&quot] is here -- and we're not even getting the eye. Wind hasn't let up. [/FONT]@wsvn

 

[Greater Than]

Chickens, Cats, Flamingos, they're all hunkering down!

Flamingos huddled in the men's room at Zoo Miami during Hurricane Andrew.

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/zoo-miami-moves-animals-before-hurricane-irma-9654779

More than 50 Caribbean flamingos take shelter in a men's restroom at the Miami Metrozoo (now Zoo Miami) on Sept. 25, 1998. Zookeepers rounded up the birds to protect them from the effects of Hurricane Georges.

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/07/54898...room-how-zoos-and-aquariums-handle-hurricanes

The 2nd photo is displayed in the historical museum in downtown Miami.

 

[Lilibet]

Thanks, but it's still short on details. The chickens are safe at an undisclosed location in Key West. Which means they are still in the path of the hurricane. None of it makes any sense. Even if they are OK, it's still illegal for individuals to round up wild animals like that. Especially when they don't even have appropriate crates for the chickens. I hate to think that people are going to get the message that it's OK to capture wild animals like that.

Even staying in Key West the chickens are apparently in a safer place than they would have been running free, and they didn't have to ride far in the car. The few that he saved will form a foundation for a new flock of wild chickens, since the hundreds left outside will likely die.

Regarding legality vs humanitarian actions, I'm furious about the people who left their family pets behind...dogs and cats running free or tied to trees (certain death)...and I'm sure everyone on this thread is too. It's felony animal cruelty, but even if not illegal, it's certainly wrong. The message that it's OK to abandon animals is the one I hope people don't get. I really don't think there will be a sudden increase in capturing wild animals just based on this man's rescuing a few wild chickens. He did a kind deed and it's a heartwarming story IMO. :heartbeat: I hope the people who left their pets behind will feel guilty when they read it.
JMO

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/fl-pn-lost-animals-20170909-story.html

 

[CARIIS]

So you're staying Cariis? Godspeed to you too Websleuth friend! (((Hugs)))

ETA: do you have plenty of food you can eat without cooking?

I am the other day I thought if I got blown away and someone came in here and saw the refridge and freezer with 45 ziplocks of ice they would think the only thing we can think of is he had some sort intrigue making his fridge and freezer looking like a morgue!!

 

[JerseyGirl]

The 2nd photo is displayed in the historical museum in downtown Miami.

A print can be purchased: http://www.art.com/products/p459265...cbOtQ1UKxTj93n_Zo5RoClHsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[neesaki]

The general public shouldn't be dealing with it. Professionals should. If they are wild, it would be illegal for the general public to capture them anyway. Wild animals are supposed to be left alone.

But what professionals are available during this catastrophe to do that. I'm thankful someone cared enough to take the time to save their lives. They're not being harmed , they're just being restrained for a time for their own safety. At least that's how it appears to me. It's like swaddling a baby.

 

[CARIIS]

(Fires, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes...what's next, a volcano? (Knock on wood)

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