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09-08-2017, 09:40 PM
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Been wanting to have a large pine tree limb that was partially hanging over the house removed. I called my guy that did some work for me previously, last week. They got here yesterday afternoon late and went to work on several trees.
When I heard them start to work on the pine tree limb, I came out of the house just in time to here the crack of the limb. The guy that was holding the 40 ft ladder almost get hit by the thick end of the branch and the ladder get moved. I looked up and saw the guy at the top,grasping the broken limb from last years storm(Mathew)and desperately trying to hold onto the ladder with his feet. The chainsaw was dangling on a rope attached to his waist. Some tense moments, but they managed to get the ladder back in place and nobody hurt. Close one. 
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#32
09-09-2017, 02:22 PM
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Ya know looking at the latest updates the eye of this stupid storm is going right over my house, or just to the east very, very close! I feel bad for the folks out to the east of me in that 1 o'clock to 2 o'clock position of the storm's wall as it passes through. My big concern is 6:00 am Monday at high tide, which is a normal 2.4 ft summer tide, at least it's past the full moon!! If I make it through that into daylight with no water in the house I should be good. Is it beer thirty yet??
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#33
09-09-2017, 04:07 PM
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With all the prep and anticipation I am ready for this thing to be over with !Good luck to the west coast of FLA. Had friends run up from Lauderdale yesterday to Tampa stayed the night found out the were now in a evacuation zone so the drove east to 95 and have almost gotten home where the started yesterday !
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#34
09-09-2017, 07:48 PM
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Fort 442 is in full shelter mode....
   Skip & Carla came up day before, her brother is due in early AM from Homosassa. Total of 9 here for the duration ! Every Floridian is not exempt from this monster.. Capt Chuck said his anxiety level is at Cat 6... Snookered boarding cruise ship to Alaska.. GFS looking for floating park benches... Finster checked in with mom's place in Astor... Everyone stay safe...
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09-09-2017, 08:11 PM
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Quote:
Our house was built by the third little pig. Oh look, there goes a flying monkey on a picnic table.
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#36
09-09-2017, 11:26 PM
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This is bad for our entire state.
I have spent many winter seasons in the US and British Virgin Islands. And the images from there are heartbreaking. Everyone stay safe! Lloyd
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09-10-2017, 09:29 AM
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So sorry to see what you people are going through.I hope you stay as safe as possible.Although those of us up north cant do mhch to help.Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.God bless you all.
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#38
09-10-2017, 08:25 PM
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Sitting here waiting for Irma is kinda' like waiting for your dad to come home from work to give you a whippen your mom promised you that you were gittin'. Long ass Florida is wearing it down some. Might be a Cat 2 when it gets to Tampa Bay. We'll try to knock some more edges off it before we send it up to Kmoose and Mel to deal with the aftermath. Both 1967's and Douggie's Safari are safe in the yard here at the shop.
Little concerned about Don V, Eric, Leland, Conner, Ter1 down on DPI and Vezo II coming through unscathed though.
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#40
09-10-2017, 08:47 PM
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Power out 3:03:05 PM this afternoon...
 Generac running smooth 3:03:21 PM  Dad gum tree on my road rubbed high feed wire the wrong way... 9 Brave souls clinging to life at Fort 442....  Can you say plop plop fizz fizz..... I know making light of a bad situation is wrong ! Hot dogs on the Coleman stove, not bad at all. Now till sun up will tell.. More later.....
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