OT: A long night ahead
For those who are willing, it's going to be a long night and day ahead for us in eastern and central Florida. We'd appreciate your thoughts and prayers as hurricane Matthew is bearing down on the area.
Looking forward to cheering on Harbaugh and co. once we get through this mess.
Thanks and go blue!
ed: thanks for the well wishes already. My family and I are in Orlando. So yes any further east and we'd have gotten the heck outta town.
6:30 AM update:
So far so good in southeast Orlando. There's some blowing and gusting, but overall it's been tamer than expected.
We've had power all night, so coffee's on. I got about four hours of sleep, and wife and son are still sleeping soundly.
We aren't out of the woods yet, but thanks for the prayers and positive thoughts.
8:30 AM Update:
Still raining and blowing here, but no visible damage other than a few small limbs down. Nothing worse than a summer thunderstorm as far as that goes. The Atlantic coast has taken it pretty hard and there are lots w/o power. Daytona Beach is getting hammered by wind and rain all morning. Praying for similar positive reports from other MGoFloridians.
October 6th, 2016 at 11:28 PM ^
Good luck, and get out of there if you can!!!!
October 6th, 2016 at 11:28 PM ^
I have family in Orlando. Friends of friends in Miami. Stay safe!
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October 7th, 2016 at 12:19 AM ^
florida....... stay safe and "those who stay safe will be.....safe...."
GO BLUE!!!
October 6th, 2016 at 11:29 PM ^
Keep the midnight oil burning and stay safe my friend. Thoughts and prayers headed your way for you and yours!
October 6th, 2016 at 11:29 PM ^
Thoughts and prayers my brother. Be safe
October 6th, 2016 at 11:30 PM ^
Stay safe.
October 6th, 2016 at 11:32 PM ^
Stay safe and go blue!
October 6th, 2016 at 11:32 PM ^
Stay safe.
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October 6th, 2016 at 11:32 PM ^
Good luck. Jason of Michiganhockey.net is working tv in Jacksonville tonight. Tough ask for those down there.
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October 6th, 2016 at 11:35 PM ^
Why people hang out while a hurricane is bearing down on them is beyond me.
Spend $400 and get a hotel for 2 nights in Alabama.
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October 6th, 2016 at 11:39 PM ^
Unless you live on the coast people are told to stay at home. Otherwise the people in serious danger wouldn't be able to get out in time. I will be praying for my family and all others in Florida.
October 6th, 2016 at 11:43 PM ^
This is why I find is ridiculous to live in tornado alley, east coast, Cali etc.
I refuse to live in places where Mother Nature goes "fuck your house and everything you own."
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October 7th, 2016 at 12:15 AM ^
You are more likely to be killed by a deer in Michigan than an earthquake in California. I would stop worrying about your house and start worrying about the ruminant in the woodlot that wants to have you murdered.
October 7th, 2016 at 12:26 AM ^
Yea, lived in the east bay for 6 years. Earthquakes never bothered me to be honest.
Most people die from deer for 2 reasons. They swerve and hit a tree or the deer ends up going through the windshield. I drive large trucks (Ram 1500 or 2500) so the windshield issue is null and I don't swerve. Maybe slow a bit but yea, I've pegged a few deer. They are rampant vermin in SW Michigan and I wish more people hunted them. They taste terrific.
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October 7th, 2016 at 12:36 AM ^
Since you are purposely being difficult, I will give it right back to you. Why drive a Ram ? Are you aware that the Ford and GM are both superior products ?
October 7th, 2016 at 12:43 AM ^
Not being difficult. I drive a Ram because Dodge/Ram are the only brand of vehicles that never gave me a problem. Next question?
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October 7th, 2016 at 1:16 AM ^
I just don't understand why someone would intentionally use an inferior vehicle. Personally, I'd choose the highest quality and therefore safest option since my family is my first concern.
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October 7th, 2016 at 1:26 AM ^
When the "inferior vehicle" performs better than all the other vehicles, it's pretty obvious.
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October 7th, 2016 at 4:07 AM ^
It doesn't perform better. Just because you have had good luck with an incredibly small sample size doesn't make it more likely to continue. Reminds me of when people say Mike Hart wasn't highly recruited thus recruiting rankings don't matter.
October 7th, 2016 at 6:34 AM ^
My personal empirical evidence: every Chrysler product I've ever driven seemed weird and poorly made. Nevermind consumer reports worst car brands list for 2016; the top 6 include dodge, Chrysler, jeep and fiat (all the same company). I can't remember exactly when, but like 4 or 5 years ago that CR couldn't recommend a single car made by a Chrysler company. That's miserable.
October 7th, 2016 at 11:48 AM ^
I know someone very high up in Ford who has access to every test and number possible, and as far as trucks they feel they have the best followed closely by GM with Dodge a distant third. Any other truck is not even worth comparing. As far as personal experience goes, I love my Corvette.
October 7th, 2016 at 12:18 PM ^
Toyota Tundra
October 7th, 2016 at 4:34 PM ^
Not sure if you are saying that's a good or bad vehicle ? But just so you know it can't compare to the top trucks. Now if you want a cheaper vehicle with bed space and don't care about buying foreign; not a bad choice.
October 10th, 2016 at 10:27 AM ^
Toyota Tundra is not a cheap truck by any means, not sure where you're getting that from.
October 7th, 2016 at 10:57 PM ^
I've put 226K on a 2007 Tundra - best vehicle ever. My first car was a 1991 Taurus SHO, which was also nice.
October 7th, 2016 at 11:48 AM ^
Weird. My wife and I have only ever driven Dodge for the last 10+ years and have never had an issue. 2 trucks and 2 cars.
I have had to replace ball joints on one car with 107,000 miles on it. My old truck had rotors and bearings (hub) replaced at something like 135,000 miles or so.
Both newer vehicles (a 2012 and a 2011) have had no problems whatsoever.
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October 7th, 2016 at 4:36 PM ^
Not saying it's a bad vehicle. I wouldn't mind driving one at all. It still is in 3rd place though. I will give ou that it blows any of the Japanese trucks away.
October 7th, 2016 at 12:41 AM ^
Alright Im starting to think this might be a parody account at this point
October 7th, 2016 at 12:44 AM ^
No. Been on for a while and pretty logical. Check my posting history. I have lived all over the country and in Canada. I just do not understand why people live in places where natural disasters are a common occurrence.
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October 7th, 2016 at 2:06 AM ^
Just wait until Gozira comes for you
October 7th, 2016 at 9:04 AM ^
Earthquakes never bothered me to be honest
I guess we won't feel bad for you when the San Andreas fault swallows you whole. Or maybe you'll drive right out of that big ol' crack in your Ram 1500?
EDIT: I see you no longer live in CA. So strike this message from the records.
October 7th, 2016 at 10:21 AM ^
...but you're more likely to be killed by a tornado in tornado alley than a deer in Michigan, and you're more likely to die from flooding in the Missippi flood plain than a deer in Michigan.
Hurricanes and earthquakes in the US don't kill too many folks.
October 7th, 2016 at 12:27 AM ^
Intelligent reply. Thanks.
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October 7th, 2016 at 12:34 AM ^
Your asinine ramblings about why you live where you do doesn't warrant an intelligent reply.
drjaw dick
October 7th, 2016 at 12:46 AM ^
I'm intrigued. Tell me more.
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October 7th, 2016 at 12:24 AM ^
California? The last earthquake that did real damage out here was in 1994. 22 years ago. There have been dozens of deadly hurricanes/tornados/floods/blizzards in other parts of the country since then. I would hardly lump CA in with that group.
October 7th, 2016 at 12:29 AM ^
Correct. I lived in the east bay for 6 years and felt a number of them. Got to the point I wouldn't even wake up when the 4.0 hit. Apologies for the inclusion.
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October 7th, 2016 at 12:31 AM ^
Fair enough. Apology accepted.
October 7th, 2016 at 9:42 AM ^
The biggest probably being lack of water. In general, when factoring mother name into decisions on where to live, having water should rank pretty high.
October 7th, 2016 at 11:36 AM ^
It's an issue for sure, but it hasn't impacted anyone's personal life yet (unless they've chosen to make changes) in any meaningful way. It may down the road, but again I wouldn't throw that in this category.
October 7th, 2016 at 12:28 AM ^
Natural disasters happen everywhere so I'm very curious as to where you live.
October 7th, 2016 at 12:48 AM ^
SW Michigan. Kalamazoo got hit by a "deadly tornado" in 1980.
Obviously there is a chance for mother nature to hit anywhere. But there is a difference between living somewhere where natural disasters rarely happen and living somewhere where natural disasters happen every few years
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October 7th, 2016 at 1:11 AM ^
Enjoy your blizzards then.
October 7th, 2016 at 1:14 AM ^
Snow is awesome. How else do you ride a snowmobile? Go sledding?
I love winter.
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October 7th, 2016 at 2:48 AM ^
you enjoy your swampass
October 7th, 2016 at 11:20 AM ^
Kalamazoo? You're more likely to get run over on your bike by a mad man than die in these "common occurring hurricanes" in Florida.
Also, Kalamazoo is a shit hole, so enjoy your shit hole.
October 7th, 2016 at 11:54 AM ^
No, I don't live in Kalamazoo. But cool post even though it doesn't apply to me in the least.
Also, pretty much no one who has ever lived in Kalamazoo thinks it sucks. Actually pretty sweet town for only having 75,000 residents.
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October 7th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
"SW Michigan" is even worse.
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October 7th, 2016 at 4:26 AM ^
If you want to like someplace where mother nature can't get at you, you have very few options. Mother Nature can pretty much say that anywhere in the world. About your only option is to move to someplace like the Cheyenne Mountain Complex where you are insulated from just about anything.
Let's not pretend that anyplace is really safe from Mother Nature. Hell, Michigan gets tornadoes, it gets blizards, it gets floods, hell Michigan even gets earthquakes. That's pretty much every natural disaster that mother nature can throw out.