Pbutler97
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Bears Den wrote:It would really be nice if those parks that didn’t sustain damage would put up the Floridians who will be inconvenienced for months or years. I know it would be an inconvenience for you snowbirds to stay home one winter while we try to get our state back to the paradise you all like to winter in. There is a lot to be done and the less people getting in the way the easier the task will be.
Having been born and bred in Florida, I'm fairly certain that is not happening, especially so with today's me first mentality.
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Michelle.S
Western NY till fall, then Sebring, FL
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Many of the Florida Parks are booked in the Spring for the coming Winter season. The park we stay at, just about all the sites are booked in February for a November arrival. And some of us can't just stay home because our home is where we park it.
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charlestonsouthern
Summerville, SC
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Bears Den, hope you won’t worry so much about that; you guys and gals have enough to worry about already. FEMA and other government agencies will take care of that particular problem because of the size of their pocketbooks and authority. All I can do for you right now is donate money to the Red Cross and to the soup kitchens and meal stations. God bless you.
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Bears Den
Estero, Fl.
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Thank you Charlestonsouthern a lot of people will be hurting here for a very longtime. I have a 30 ft TT that I just put a family of 4 in so they can have a roof over their heads. It’s times like this when you have to put others before yourself. I was one of the lucky ones, roof damage, tree and limb damage but I’m thankful I still have a house. My brother and sister in law lost everything and they’re both in their 80s. Thank you again.
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thomasmnile
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Some of the collateral effects of old Ian and the biblical rainfall he visited on much of Central Florida:
Failure of a number of water and sewage infrastructure facilities around the area. The City of Orlando has a restrict water usage order in effect, meaning they pretty much don't want you putting any water down any drain that connects to the sewer system. A 36" sewage force main transporting wastewater from 3 pump stations around the city failed catastrophically early Sunday morning. We experienced an 8" water main and 30" stormwater drain failure directly in front of our apartment Friday night, complete with a car that drove into the hole because the lighting is so dim he couldn't tell what was in front of him; no water geyser.
Given that Florida is fundamentally atop a limestone "sponge" and the subsurface soils are currently like oatmeal (especially the interior), I fear as the groundwater table lowers and things dry out, there's gonna be a whole lot of sinkholes going on.....and more water/sewer/stormwater/ natural gas line failures; or simply the earth moving under our feet.
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bgum
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FEMA has been known to commander entire rv parks for more than a year. The power companies will come in and take over entire motels for their workers. Guess what location gets power first right up there with hospitals and wally world. Sleeping in comfort. First hand witness after Katrina. In a large city a federal agency needed several power connections to temporary trailers. They were told it would be several days before they could be made. The feds paid the permit fee and made the drops themselves. Power was on that afternoon. The feds have very capable people when necessary. If I had reservations in an affected area I would be nervous about them being canceled and given to a higher need.
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