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ancianita

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22. I hear you.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #13)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 12:59 PM

Oct 9

Winter after a certain age, is just as risky as climate change; in winter there's no such thing as a minor slip and fall, and it only takes one.

I thought I'd never live full time in Florida and just summer in Chicago as we used to, but the needs of the kids change, one has to sell the extra house early and give them advance inheritance, etc.

Things change. One weighs the risks, I suppose. More importantly, we all have to commit to adapting, or climate will definitely force us to. We need to take notice and learn from the millions who wait too long to adapt, when it's too late.

Location will become more important to humans than ever. The way I look at climate adaptation and relocations, I can see that though America suffers, it still stands, as many climate experts have noted, at the top of the best relocation places on the planet. Just my opinion.

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This west coast Floridian is alive and well in Dothan, Alabama, and far from Milton. [View all] ancianita Oct 9 OP

Hoping for the best for you! (on your return) Solly Mack Oct 9 #1

Thanks, Solly. ancianita Oct 9 #3

It strikes me as funny, though not funny ha-ha, that a mind can hold elaborate conspiracy theories, but Solly Mack Oct 9 #24

Exactly. It's the heart (open or closed) that chooses what the mind goes with, imo. ancianita Oct 9 #26

And when both are closed....so tragic. Solly Mack Oct 10 #83

Critical Thinking. multigraincracker Oct 10 #76

It is. Solly Mack Oct 10 #84

Just as deadly even if "man spawned" IbogaProject Oct 9 #40

Sending hugs! alwaysinasnit Oct 9 #2

Awww, thanks! I'll take 'em! ancianita Oct 9 #5

Please keep us updated about what is going on, anecdotally or otherwise. Stay safe! alwaysinasnit Oct 9 #8

Will do! ancianita Oct 9 #10

I have experienced it. It's life changing in all ways. nolabear Oct 9 #4

Then you know. Yes, it is. ancianita Oct 9 #7

Smart move malaise Oct 9 #6

Right? Cuz I'm a boy scout inside an ol' lady's body. ancianita Oct 9 #9

I was a girl guide malaise Oct 9 #14

Cool... ancianita Oct 9 #19

So glad you're safe.. mountain grammy Oct 9 #11

Thank you, mountain grammy! Me, too. ancianita Oct 9 #12

I'm in dunedin and I,to, ran away. I've lived thru a few hurricanes and this one is not worth it for me to stay mitch96 Oct 9 #42

Glad you're safe, mitch, and have friends to help. Hope you'll be feeling back to normal soon. ancianita Oct 9 #50

Glad you've decided to leave. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 9 #13

I hear you. ancianita Oct 9 #22

I periodically fall and break something PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 9 #66

Understand. All fair points in weighing the cost/benefits of relocating. ancianita Oct 9 #68

I would take the NOLA offer. What better place to kill time? Lochloosa Oct 9 #15

Heh heh I hear ya, Lochloosa. He owes me, but I'll take him up on it if worse comes to worst. Besides, I'm set ancianita Oct 9 #17

Good for you to leave and be safe as you've paid your hurricane dues, for sure. Deuxcents Oct 9 #16

Well... ancianita Oct 9 #18

I imagine it's so difficult, but I really praise you phylny Oct 9 #20

Thank you, phylny! ancianita Oct 9 #23

I've been watching Ryan Hall, Y'all StarryNite Oct 9 #21

If you came to New Mexico, you could see the balloon fiesta, it's on until Sunday. Clouds Passing Oct 9 #25

I LOVE NM, Clouds Passing. I've planned to see that for years. But I'm afraid it'll have to wait until next year. ancianita Oct 9 #27

Stay safe, ancianata! Kid Berwyn Oct 9 #28

Thank you, Kid! ancianita Oct 9 #29

Damn BumRushDaShow Oct 9 #30

So you know, too. Downed trees, floods and streets as canals are likely the beginning of what we must see ahead of ancianita Oct 9 #31

In 2020, there were 30 named storms BumRushDaShow Oct 9 #36

I see. Thanks for the graphic. It's occurred to me that, ancianita Oct 9 #37

The GOM is literally a sauna now, more so because it is shallower than the Atlantic BumRushDaShow Oct 9 #46

Thanks for the GOM wind lesson. Looks like the usual Westerlies and the others were absent this time. ancianita Oct 9 #51

I called that little area (Bay of Campeche) BumRushDaShow Oct 9 #67

Yep! Good one! And I see no signs it will be different next "season," either. ancianita Oct 9 #69

What a graphic!!! wolfie001 Oct 9 #53

2020 was a wild year, pandemic aside BumRushDaShow Oct 9 #70

Glad you're safe. Scrivener7 Oct 9 #32

Thanks, Scrivener. ancianita Oct 9 #35

glad you're safe markie Oct 9 #33

Thank you, markie. ancianita Oct 9 #34

Glad you're in a safe place. ShazzieB Oct 9 #38

Thanks! You're smart to learn about hurricanes as cautionary tales. And I'd call your 'ingrained habit' more like ancianita Oct 9 #54

This native Floridian is living in the high desert in NM Warpy Oct 9 #39

Good for you, Warpy. If my recently deceased husband had been well, we'd still be just wintering in Florida. ancianita Oct 9 #55

Stay Safe ... aggiesal Oct 9 #41

Nice. ancianita Oct 9 #56

Their family are righties. I stopped dealing with them on the run up to 2020. n/t aggiesal Oct 9 #71

Very glad you are safe, hopefully your house will still be there. I really feel for those Floridians who can't leave. LoisB Oct 9 #43

Thank you, LoisB. ancianita Oct 9 #57

Very glad to hear DemonGoddess Oct 9 #44

Thanks, DemonGoddess. "Beast" is a great word for this hellish storm. ancianita Oct 9 #58

The tornadoes on the ground right now in FL are dangerous and life threatening! MontanaMama Oct 9 #45

Good lord. Horrible. ancianita Oct 9 #59

Sending energy to you make it through this... slightlv Oct 9 #47

Thank you, slightly! ancianita Oct 9 #60

We all have to do what we think is best for us. Glad you found a safe place to ride the storm out. Fla Dem Oct 9 #48

Indeed. We have to recognize that we don't know others' lives. Thanks for your thoughts, Fla Dem. ancianita Oct 9 #61

Hoping the best for you... MiHale Oct 9 #49

Thank you, MiHale. ancianita Oct 9 #62

Glad to hear... stay dry!! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 9 #52

Thanks, InAbLuEsTaTe. Will do just that! ancianita Oct 9 #63

So glad to hear that you are out of the path of that monster. Please take niyad Oct 9 #64

Thank you, niyad. ancianita Oct 9 #65

Will be thinking of you and all affected by Milton. Stay safe and well. HeartsCanHope Oct 9 #72

Thanks so much, HeartsCanHope! ancianita Oct 9 #73

Stay safe ....nt Figarosmom Oct 10 #74

Thanks, and good morning. So far, so good. ancianita Oct 10 #79

My sister in Sarasota is ok, power is back on. Easterncedar Oct 10 #75

Good for her! Glad to know the power is back on. I ancianita Oct 10 #80

Glad you are safe, ancianita gademocrat7 Oct 10 #77

Thanks, gademocrat7. ancianita Oct 10 #81

Very nice to hear. underpants Oct 10 #78

I'd choose New Mexico. That would make this hurricane a less terrible memory. jaxexpat Oct 10 #82