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[SubTropicRay]

From the Florida Daily Weather Discussion Page

"Historically Florida has been very prone to hurricane strikes. Due to very unwise coastal over development, the Tampa Bay area megalopolis of 3+ million people will eventually become victim of the worst hurricane disaster in the history of the U.S., with dreadful loss of life of up to 20,000 due to drowning and up to $100 billion in property damage. In 2004 Hurricane Charlie almost became the storm for Tampa Bay."

I thought I was gloomy.

[gsn]

Ray,

Forget sending him  some of your medication, even combined with alcohol  it won't help. I would suggest some type of intervention, possibly hospitalization!!!  

[ZoneTenNut]

He must not have gotten in on the real estate boom and is hoping to influence the market to bring down prices and then buy.  

[epicure3]

(Ray, Tampa @ Jan. 17 2007,22:11)

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From the Florida Daily Weather Discussion Page

"Historically Florida has been very prone to hurricane strikes. Due to very unwise coastal over development, the Tampa Bay area megalopolis of 3+ million people will eventually become victim of the worst hurricane disaster in the history of the U.S., with dreadful loss of life of up to 20,000 due to drowning and up to $100 billion in property damage. In 2004 Hurricane Charlie almost became the storm for Tampa Bay."

I thought I was gloomy.

well, I'm in a good mood now. Let's think happy thoughts.

[Alan_Tampa]

Whoever said that needs puched in the throat.

Alan

[ZoneTenNut]

(Alan_Tampa @ Jan. 18 2007,14:48)

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Whoever said that needs puched in the throat.

Alan

Here, here. And after all, we have been learning these past few seasons and are hopefully getting better prepared and setting higher building standards, just to prevent such a disaster from happening. All isn't lost.

[SunnyFl]

(Ray @ Tampa,Jan. 17 2007,22:11)

QUOTE

From the Florida Daily Weather Discussion Page

"Historically Florida has been very prone to hurricane strikes. Due to very unwise coastal over development, the Tampa Bay area megalopolis of 3+ million people will eventually become victim of the worst hurricane disaster in the history of the U.S., with dreadful loss of life of up to 20,000 due to drowning and up to $100 billion in property damage. In 2004 Hurricane Charlie almost became the storm for Tampa Bay."

This is the sad truth.... one of these days...........

I remember watching tv - Charlie doing the "buzz saw" thing, even as they were saying a cat1, mayyyyyybe 2, would hit Tampa Bay, but it looked as if it was pulling itself into a tighter shape, and I thought - OMG.......

Then, mercifully for us, it turned.  And slammed into Pt. Charlotte.

There was a report in the St. Pete Times in the following days - a wx report given to TECO (Tampa's elec. co.) that it could have hit here as a 5.

I don't think people realize the danger here.  By the time it's apparent we're in serious trouble, there's not enough time to get out.

Alan, were you talking about the met who wrote the discussion?  Cause he actually deserves a commendation for trying to alert us to a real threat.

[BobbyinNY]

You guys are really depressing me.... My wife and I are coming down there in 2 weeks to look at some property