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Quote:Why are newscasters using the death count in third world Haiti as a cautionary example for us? 

Because taking a 2x4 to the face at 60 mph has the same effect regardless of whether you have 1 dollar or 1 million dollars. 

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<div>hunker down
 
Hunker Down game is a game played at hurricane parties. You watch the weather report and everytime the weatherman or news guy says "hunker down" you take a shot. By the time the electricity is out, you don't even care any more.
 
During Hurricane Ike, i got so smashed playing Hunker Down that I missed the storm!
 
#hurricane #drinking games #houston #shots #weatherman
by kixette August 24, 2011
 

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23 people died "hunkering down" in the face of a mean [BAD WORD REMOVED] named Camille.

Quote:Because taking a 2x4 to the face at 60 mph has the same effect regardless of whether you have 1 dollar or 1 million dollars.

Quality of structures makes a huge difference.

Quote:Quality of structures makes a huge difference.

Quality is not the word I'd use to describe most Floridian homes. 

Quote:It basically means sticking to a decision despite any pressure to change, even to one's detriment. Google told me it was originally used to describe escaped convicts hiding in caves, refusing to surrender.

 

 

It's primarily used for one of two things... 1. for a convict to prepare to make his stand  .... 2. for someone to prepare shelter to ride out a potentially catastrophic weather situation.  


 

I suppose you could also use it to prepare a bomb shelter for a nuclear strike. You may need ot hunker down for several months until the radiation clears.


 

I'm also picturing front line soldiers hunkering down in their bunkers, and am thinking this may relate to its origin.

Quote:Because taking a 2x4 to the face at 60 mph has the same effect regardless of whether you have 1 dollar or 1 million dollars. 

 

The point being that the odds of being hit in the face with a 2x4 between here and Haiti is vastly different. I've lived in a third world country when typhoons came through. The greatest danger was being struck by corrugated metal sheeting ripped from the roofs of houses. Again, we don't face that danger so much here. 

This sucks

Quote:Quality is not the word I'd use to describe most Floridian homes. 

 

You're obviously not familiar with the building code standard improvements brought about by hurricane Andrew.

Quote:It's primarily used for one of two things... 1. for a convict to prepare to make his stand  .... 2. for someone to prepare shelter to ride out a potentially catastrophic weather situation.  


 

I suppose you could also use it to prepare a bomb shelter for a nuclear strike. You may need ot hunker down for several months until the radiation clears.


 

I'm also picturing front line soldiers hunkering down in their bunkers, and am thinking this may relate to its origin.

 

As others have stated, I've used the term as long as I can remember but never really thought about what it really means.

This possible tragedy is another illustration of the danger of this storm:

 

 

https://twitter.com/DawnANjax/status/784433548686229504

 

<a class="" href='https://twitter.com/DawnANjax'>DawnDLOLopez <span>Verified account </span> ‏@<b>DawnANjax</b> </a>

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<p class="">We're looking into this right now. We'll bring you answers as we get them. <a class="" href='https://t.co/OAX5pMSJ56' title="http://wjax.tv/live-stream">http://wjax.tv/live-stream<span> </span></a> <a class="" href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnjaxBreaking?src=hash'>#<b>AnjaxBreaking</b></a> <a class="" href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/Matthew?src=hash'>#<b>Matthew</b></a> <a class="" href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/FirstAlertWX?src=hash'>#<b>FirstAlertWX</b></a>


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Authorities in <a class="">#<b>StAugustine</b></a> responding to a POSSIBLE DROWNING. Wouldn't give any other info. <a class="">@<b>ActionNewsJax</b></a> <a class="">#<b>HurricaneMatthew</b></a> <a class="">#<b>firstalertwx</b></a>
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The road at st Aug in front of the fort is gone, underwater, knee deep and rising

Quote:The point being that the odds of being hit in the face with a 2x4 between here and Haiti is vastly different. I've lived in a third world country when typhoons came through. The greatest danger was being struck by corrugated metal sheeting ripped from the roofs of houses. Again, we don't face that danger so much here. 

 

Also, poorly constructed houses on hillsides and near waterways.

Goodbye power.

San Sebastian river at st Aug is rising.

Quote:Quality is not the word I'd use to describe most Floridian homes.

Welp.

Quote:Quality is not the word I'd use to describe most Floridian homes.

Lol my mobile home is more secure than most of the rest of the world's housing what are you talking about?

The following site has information on Power Outages:

 

http://www.fplmaps.com/

ive got the jax beach pier cam going here at work.  im surprised its still on.  the water hasnt risen to the level of the dunes but it does look like its starting to crash right in front and wash up over them.  And im sure the channels being the dunes are having water flush through.  

 

I thought htey were saying the storm surge would be at it's worst around 2-3pm as the tide would be at its highest and the onshore wind would be at its strongest.  

 

 

been hearing the same thing about st augustine.  that its flooded.  i saw a video on twitter of a family trapped at a bed and breakfast. water was running down the streets... couldnt tell how deep but probably close to knee high.  video was posted an hour ago.  sure it is worse now.

Quote:ive got the jax beach pier cam going here at work.  im surprised its still on.  the water hasnt risen to the level of the dunes but it does look like its starting to crash right in front and wash up over them.  And im sure the channels being the dunes are having water flush through.  

 

I thought htey were saying the storm surge would be at it's worst around 2-3pm as the tide would be at its highest and the onshore wind would be at its strongest.  

 

 

been hearing the same thing about st augustine.  that its flooded.  i saw a video on twitter of a family trapped at a bed and breakfast. water was running down the streets... couldnt tell how deep but probably close to knee high.  video was posted an hour ago.  sure it is worse now.

 

Trapped in a bed and breakfast? They had ample time to leave. If those morons volunteered to stay in the direct line of a storm surge, then they simply aren't bright. Probably didn't want to lose his deposit.

Quote:ive got the jax beach pier cam going here at work.  im surprised its still on.  the water hasnt risen to the level of the dunes but it does look like its starting to crash right in front and wash up over them.  And im sure the channels being the dunes are having water flush through.  

 

I thought htey were saying the storm surge would be at it's worst around 2-3pm as the tide would be at its highest and the onshore wind would be at its strongest.  

 

 

been hearing the same thing about st augustine.  that its flooded.  i saw a video on twitter of a family trapped at a bed and breakfast. water was running down the streets... couldnt tell how deep but probably close to knee high.  video was posted an hour ago.  sure it is worse now.

 

 

The following link provides the video you likely saw.    Downright scary.

 

https://twitter.com/RussellANjax/status/...1121251329

 


<div><a class="" href='https://twitter.com/RussellANjax'>Russell Colburn<span>Verified account </span>‏@<b>RussellANjax</b> </a> <a class="" href='https://twitter.com/RussellANjax/status/784413281121251329' title="8:21 AM - 7 Oct 2016">2h2 hours ago</a>
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<p class="">20 people, including children, stuck in <a class="" href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/StAugustine?src=hash'>#<b>StAugustine</b></a> bed & breakfast. They say they're getting worried, as the surge is about to come in.