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[mistriTsquirrel]

I hope your friend is doing fine, @MarieIG.  Let us know how things are going when you hear from her.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@MarieIG wrote:
My friend move to Florida a year ago, and bought a mobile home on the West coast in Largo.  She is not on the beach, but is in a mandatory evacuation location, but refuses to evacuate, even for her granddaughter who begged her to go. My pleading did not help. There is a shelter a mile from her home. I am very scared.  It is going to be a long 48 hours.  She will call me after the storm if she can. 

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@MarieIG

Have you heard from your friend yet?

[Zhills]

She is probably without power!  That is the worse problem now unless you live on a river!

[Montana]

They were interviewing a mobile home owner this morning whose trailer was completely destroyed. He had just returned home.  Many other homes were either severely damaged or demolished too.

Except for being outside, a mobile home seems to be the deadliest place to be during a hurricane.

I would not have the nerve to stay. 

[Mominohio]

Let's face it, it's a free country, and people need to take responsibility for what they do,  as well as have the freedom to choose for themselves what to do.

As long as no minor children, and no adults that are unable to make decisions for and take actions themselves are involved, the perfectly capable adult in a matter like this is free to do as they choose.

It may not be what I'd do, or what the local powers tell them to do, or even fly in the face of what the 'experts' say will come and will happen, but as long as the person is willing to take the responsibility for their actions, not expect any help during the event, then let them do it.

Some people need to experience to learn, others have no fear of certain things, and still others just make poor decisions regularly and seem to come thorough it each time, and continue to do so.

[MarieIG]

No news yet.  When I tried calling I got a message from Verizon.

[homedecor1]

@MarieIG

if any comfort from what I understand the Tampa area was not hit as bad as other areas.  I live near Tampa (35 miles north) and we experienced just winds & rain, thank god.  Many of my friends stayed in Tampa & surrounding areas.

Your friend maybe experiencing the power outage as this seems to be the norm now in our area.  As for phone service if she has spectrum cable our internet, tv & cable are all bundled so if power out phone does not work.

We have Duke Energy you can go to website and it will tell you power outage areas. 

I hope she is OK perhaps she is with someone or in a shelter.  I haven't heard of any problems with Verizon cell service.

[Financialgrl]

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@homedecor1 wrote:

@MarieIG

if any comfort from what I understand the Tampa area was not hit as bad as other areas.  I live near Tampa (35 miles north) and we experienced just winds & rain, thank god.  Many of my friends stayed in Tampa & surrounding areas.

Your friend maybe experiencing the power outage as this seems to be the norm now in our area.  As for phone service if she has spectrum cable our internet, tv & cable are all bundled so if power out phone does not work.

We have Duke Energy you can go to website and it will tell you power outage areas. 

I hope she is OK perhaps she is with someone or in a shelter.  I haven't heard of any problems with Verizon cell service.

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I just sent a FB message - cousins in Tampa left the middle of the night before Irma was to hit.   Responded they returned home yesterday to an apt that was dry (and they are on bottom floor), they had electricity and things appeared good.  Got up this morning and lost their electricity today!  I told her maybe they are working on it in the area and needed to turn it off in surrounding areas?

[MarieIG]

My friend is fine.  The hurricane was weak when it got to her general location and veered a little away from her.  Her home was not damaged.  She lost power but got that back this evening.  

[Zhills]

This area was hit by the "comma" and very few mobile homes were damaged.  Some gutters and carports were down.  I have not seen or heard of any structural damage in the area.  Just no power.  They are trying to get it on again by tonight.  Publix in the area only had a short outage but the Winn Dixie had a long one.  (posted pictures in "Glad to be alive."  

Mobile homes are certainly not the deadliest place to be in a hurricane.  Many of my neighbors in the park near me stayed and were fine.  Many just went to the clubhouse, which is not an approved shelter.

Unfortunatly, the national news only covers the"dramatic news" and is not that reliable.  

When the Berlin wall fell, "There was dancing in the streets!"  Yeah, one couple dancing!  National news!

One man lost a mobile home!  Drama!  Many homes, yes, well built, regular homes were damaged as well.

If a 50 foot oak falls on your house...guess what happens.  Whatever that is under it is damages, house, car, mobile home, it will damage anything!