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re: Cat 4 Hurricane Ida enroute to Louisiana on Sunday; 140 mph winds forecast
Posted on 8/27/21 at 5:10 am to WhiskeyThief
Posted on 8/27/21 at 5:10 am to WhiskeyThief
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Posted on 8/27/21 at 5:41 am to paperwasp
Posted on 8/27/21 at 8:30 am to paperwasp
Could get pretty rough boys…going board up the camp and house and get the bottle of crown ready
Posted on 8/27/21 at 8:48 am to Damathe
Louisiana is an absolutely beautiful state. I got to spend my summers as a kid spending time with my Aunt and Uncle in Prairieville. The culture, the food, the history, and the scenery is something to really behold. Great place with great people.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 9:01 am to paperwasp
Posted on 8/27/21 at 9:51 am to SCgamecock2988
Not a cool thing to say!
Posted on 8/27/21 at 9:54 am to OilfieldSooner
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Louisiana is an absolutely beautiful state. Great place with great people.
There's a difference between being nice and outright lying.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 9:58 am to paperwasp
If it dead centers that track, the I-10 Atchafalaya bridge would be an interesting drive come Monday.
Prayers for all in the path.
Guessing LSU has generators for the indoor practice facility if power is out.
Prayers for all in the path.
Guessing LSU has generators for the indoor practice facility if power is out.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 10:00 am to VolsUberAlles
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There's a difference between being nice and outright lying.
You don't have to be an a-hole all the time, but I guess you are who you are.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 10:09 am to Mulkey Man
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You don't have to be an a-hole all the time, but I guess you are who you are.
Conversely, you don't have to live in a state that's a constant victim of catastrophic weather.
"We've barely finished recovering from the last calamity!" Well, have you considered that this might not be the best place to call home?
Posted on 8/27/21 at 10:15 am to VolsUberAlles
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Conversely, you don't have to live in a state that's a constant victim of catastrophic weather.
To be fair, it's tough for a lot of people to just leave their entire family and uproot to another state. Even so, Louisiana has taken it on the chin the last couple of years as far as storms are concerned. It seems they have been landing here much more often than anywhere else on the Gulf Coast and more than they generally have since the storms have been tracked.
If odds change and storms start pounding Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, or Florida as much as they have Louisiana, would you tell residents of those states to just leave too?
Posted on 8/27/21 at 10:23 am to spslayto
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To be fair, it's tough for a lot of people to just leave their entire family and uproot to another state.
100% agreed; similarly to how many New Yorkers were dealing with rapidly-rising costs a few years ago relative to stagnant wages, it's not feasible for everyone to just cut bait and leave for greener pastures given that doing so requires money.
That being said, I have no sympathy for the people who escape the storm to their second/third homes or batten down the hatches with generators and bunkers galore. At this point, offering coverage on these properties is absolutely insane on the part of large insurance providers.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 10:40 am to VolsUberAlles
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That being said, I have no sympathy for the people who escape the storm to their second/third homes or batten down the hatches with generators and bunkers galore. At this point, offering coverage on these properties is absolutely insane on the part of large insurance providers.
I can promise you a lot of us in Louisiana do not have second or third homes to escape to. Most who live on the coast or in mobile home ride out the storm with family and friends, in hotel rooms, or in shelters. Those who are fortunate enough to have multiple homes can be found on the OT.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 10:48 am to spslayto
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I can promise you a lot of us in Louisiana do not have second or third homes to escape to. Most who live on the coast or in mobile home ride out the storm with family and friends, in hotel rooms, or in shelters.
People saying people can just go north or escape to a second home are being ignorant. There are not enough hotel rooms or spaces in north LA or Ark to handle a mass evacuation. It takes like 4 hours to get from New Orleans to Baton Rouge on contra-flowed interstates. If they started today, they would not get 25% of the population out of the strike zone.
We are Louisiana and 95% of us will ride the storm out at home or with family and our teams will play football the following weekend. Have enough food and water for one week and do your best to survive.
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Louisiana is an absolutely beautiful state. I got to spend my summers as a kid spending time with my Aunt and Uncle in Prairieville. The culture, the food, the history, and the scenery is something to really behold. Great place with great people.
Sportsman's paradise.
This post was edited on 8/27/21 at 10:52 am
Posted on 8/27/21 at 12:48 pm to VolsUberAlles
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Conversely, you don't have to live in a state that's a constant victim of catastrophic weather.
You aren't very well informed. And I don't know 1 person from Florida who is looking to move because of hurricanes right now. But in 2004, Orlando had a bunch of people who thought about moving when 4 hurricanes hit them in 6 weeks.
Let’s take a look at the rest of the top 10. From the hurricanes seasons of 1851 to 2018, these are the top 10 hurricane states on record:
1. Florida: 120 hurricanes (37 were Category 3 through Category 5)
2. Texas 64 hurricanes (19 were Category 3 through Category 5)
3. North Carolina: 55 hurricanes (7 were Category 3 through Category 5)
4. Louisiana: 54 hurricanes (17 were Category 3 through Category 5)
5. South Carolina: 30 hurricanes (5 were Category 3 through Category 5)
6. Alabama 24 hurricanes (5 were Category 3 through Category 5)
7. Georgia 22 hurricanes (3 were Category 3 through Category 5)
8. Mississippi 19 hurricanes (8 were Category 3 through Category 5)
9. New York: 15 hurricanes (3 were Category 3 through Category 5)
10. Massachusetts 12 hurricanes (1 was a Category 3)
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Posted on 8/27/21 at 1:03 pm to bigDgator
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1. Florida: 120 hurricanes (37 were Category 3 through Category 5)
2. Texas 64 hurricanes (19 were Category 3 through Category 5)
3. North Carolina: 55 hurricanes (7 were Category 3 through Category 5)
4. Louisiana: 54 hurricanes (17 were Category 3 through Category 5)
5. South Carolina: 30 hurricanes (5 were Category 3 through Category 5)
6. Alabama 24 hurricanes (5 were Category 3 through Category 5)
7. Georgia 22 hurricanes (3 were Category 3 through Category 5)
8. Mississippi 19 hurricanes (8 were Category 3 through Category 5)
9. New York: 15 hurricanes (3 were Category 3 through Category 5)
10. Massachusetts 12 hurricanes (1 was a Category 3)
And that's just hurricanes. Now exclude states with devastating wildfires, earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, river flooding, etc. Wouldn't be too many places left to live.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 1:10 pm to paperwasp
I'm hoping I'm wrong, but this thing is shaping up to be a body blow to Louisiana. Projected to make landfall 16 years to the day after Katrina.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 1:12 pm to paperwasp
Hurricane practice LFG
Posted on 8/27/21 at 1:15 pm to Mulkey Man
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Posted on 8/27/21 at 1:18 pm to paperwasp
Some places, people just shouldn't live in.
Just wish the rest of us weren't going to have to pay for other people deciding living below sea level is a good idea.
Just wish the rest of us weren't going to have to pay for other people deciding living below sea level is a good idea.
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