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Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:36 pm to Tiger Prawn
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Eh, not likely. Florida has had much stricter building codes since Andrew. Anything built in the last 30 years was designed to hold up to a storm like this. Plenty of damage, but not going be close to the biggest ever in damages
Asa counter to this:
Talking about Sanibel/ Captiva
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:36 pm to John88
damn, that is horrible.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:37 pm to John88
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Dang, just saw this on a Florida Facebook group. quote: We're in Bonita Springs, a few blocks from the American Legion on Imperial Shores Blvd. The deceased body of an elderly woman in an orange shirt/dress washed up into our yard about 30 minutes ago and is now floating down the street away from our house. We called 911 and they said they can't respond to this anytime soon. They asked us if we were certain she's dead and we told them she is definitely dead, so they said this call would be lower on their priority list when they are finally able to respond. They asked us to stay away from the body, so we stayed inside and watched her float away. Idk what to do, we're in disbelief and can barely function. My phone is at 10% battery life. If anybody has any suggestions or can help, let me know soon before my phone dies. I don't think I'm gonna be able to sleep tonight, but I have no way to charge my phone.
Zebco 33
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:38 pm to tiger91
quote:If the damage was from rising water, then yes…the claim would the on the flood insurance, not homeowners.
If a roof is still on and walls/windows intact due to great codes, then damage would be from flood meaning flood insurance claim, right? Provided that a homeowner had it.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:38 pm to OU Guy
The image below is a historical photo of Cape Coral on March 1959. In 1957, the foundation of the Gulf American Land Corporation started to sell its estates north of the Caloosahatchee River into an authentic Venice of Florida.
Cape Coral developed a system with water channels, lakes, and roads in the whole area. At the end of the ‘50s, the construction of the first houses started. Today, Cape Coral has a vast network of water canals over 370 miles long.
Many canals also have direct access to the Gulf of Mexico; a true paradise for people who love boats and water. The problem, however, is that the buyers of these properties knew little about the disaster by design.
Or maybe they did, but the appearance of water access and closeness to the beach outweighed the risk. Overall, this is a classic example of building in an environment and making the situation worse by forcing water inland via a series of canals.
This demand for water access has only increased the value over time and has undoubtedly compounded the overall disaster impacts of a storm like Ian. Given Ian’s size and expected storm surge, sadly, these homes will genuinely turn into the Venice of south Florida for a few hours
LINK
Cape Coral developed a system with water channels, lakes, and roads in the whole area. At the end of the ‘50s, the construction of the first houses started. Today, Cape Coral has a vast network of water canals over 370 miles long.
Many canals also have direct access to the Gulf of Mexico; a true paradise for people who love boats and water. The problem, however, is that the buyers of these properties knew little about the disaster by design.
Or maybe they did, but the appearance of water access and closeness to the beach outweighed the risk. Overall, this is a classic example of building in an environment and making the situation worse by forcing water inland via a series of canals.
This demand for water access has only increased the value over time and has undoubtedly compounded the overall disaster impacts of a storm like Ian. Given Ian’s size and expected storm surge, sadly, these homes will genuinely turn into the Venice of south Florida for a few hours
LINK
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:39 pm to OMLandshark
Holy shite, four large boats being flooded down the street: Twitter
This post was edited on 9/28/22 at 10:45 pm
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:40 pm to PassingThrough
quote:
Asa counter to this:
Talking about Sanibel/ Captiva
Dude doesn't even know when andrew hit
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:40 pm to John88
Just awful
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:41 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
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AmosMosesAndTwins
You son-of-a......
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:42 pm to rds dc
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:42 pm to OMLandshark
That might be some of the craziest shite I’ve ever seen
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:43 pm to LegendInMyMind
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You son-of-a......
I couldn’t help myself.
But really, that’s awful.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:43 pm to OMLandshark
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HUNKERED DOWN A group of flamingos at Sunken Gardens in St. Pete had a "hurricane party" in the bathroom. The flamingos were "safe with staff on site to see them through the storm."
Finally some good news.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:46 pm to OMLandshark
Wonder which employee drew the short straw and had to spend a Cat 4 hurricane in the shitter taking care of a bunch of pissed off flamingos?
This post was edited on 9/28/22 at 10:47 pm
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:47 pm to OMLandshark
Gonna need a shitton of Chlorox to get that smell out of there after the flamingoes leave.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:47 pm to OMLandshark
Pretty cool Timelapse Video (Twitter) from Fort Myers.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:48 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
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in Bonita Springs, a few blocks from the American Legion on Imperial Shores Blvd. The deceased body of an elderly woman in an orange shirt/dress washed up into our yard
That location is less than a mile from the Gulf. It's unfortunate that either she didn't want to leave or couldn't leave on her own or didn't have a way to leave. I would hope that the local authorities checked on her before the storm.
This post was edited on 9/28/22 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:48 pm to LegendInMyMind
Man if you search Bonita Springs on facebook, you get a bunch of really bad photos and videos. If any one of you know Liz in real life, I'd try to reach her. That shite looks like a literal bomb went off there.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:49 pm to glassman
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Unreal. Biggest insurance disaster ever.
The insurance market in Florida was already starting to become broken, and a lot of insurers have completely left the state. I can't imagine what premiums are going to look like after Ian.
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