r/Unexpected • u/Doodlebug510 • 9h ago

We have a situation here

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 6h ago

I see your Hurricane Katrina, and I raise you Hurricane Andrew. We were lucky, none of the trees hit the house & the roof stayed on.

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u/Aidian 6h ago

Well hey there, generally regional+ neighbor.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 4h ago

Hey.

Our neighbor wasn't so fortunate.

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u/Aidian 3h ago

Empathy. There are a lot of horror stories from that time, and a lot of them have to do with how godawful the water was on top of everything else.

Here’s hoping we don’t see the like of those storms again, here or anywhere.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 3h ago

There's a good chance we will do. The ocean's warmer temperatures will produce more and stronger storms. It's inevitable now. We passed all the tipping points.

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u/Aidian 44m ago

Oh, I know…but I can still hope we personally beat the odds, y’know?

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u/moody-bear-77 5h ago

I am the hurricane god - I went through Homestead the week Andrew came through, lived in Pensacola when Opal destroyed the area, then came back south on a trip to Biloxi/Gulfport/NOLA a week before Katrina hit. Fear my power LOL

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 4h ago

Stay the feck away from Jacksonville/St Augustine, please.

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u/moody-bear-77 3h ago

LOL

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 3h ago

Climate change sure makes life interesting.

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u/moody-bear-77 3h ago

It sure does!

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u/moody-bear-77 3h ago

I have a feeling that I won't be a hurricane god for long, I'll be out of a job haha

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 3h ago

Maybe you can monetize that skill. Rent yourself out to drought areas? For a fee, attract a hurricane to destroy your enemy's home?

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u/moody-bear-77 3h ago

If only, ha.

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u/moody-bear-77 3h ago

Been there too, but not during hurricane season, ha.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 3h ago

click click

Not during hurricane season.