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EpicMegatrax
from Greatest Hits on 2023-08-30 15:06 [#02630083]
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2023-08-29T04:04:03 ~
“One word: Leave,” Colson said. “It’s not something to discuss.”
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Not everyone was heeding the warning. Andy Bair, owner of the Island Hotel, said he intended to “babysit” his bed-and-breakfast, which predates the Civil War. The building has not flooded in the almost 20 years he has owned it, not even when Hurricane Hermine flooded the city in 2016.
“Being a caretaker of the oldest building in Cedar Key, I just feel kind of like I need to be here,” Bair said. “We’ve proven time and again that we’re not going to wash away. We may be a little uncomfortable for a couple of days, but we’ll be OK eventually.”
2023-08-30 ~
Two videos posted by a man in Cedar Key showed water coming down side streets at around 5 a.m. local time.
"It's going to swallow up the whole town," said Michael Presley Bobbitt, the man filming.
poor stupid bastards. i genuinely hope they get off with merely a severe attitude adjustment
i also genuinely hope berkshire hathaway gets clobbered ~
“We have a very unbalanced portfolio,” Ajit Jain, vice chairman of insurance operations, said at the conglomerate’s May investor event. “What that means is, if there is a big hurricane in Florida, we will have a very substantial loss.”
... as warren buffet has repeatedly said "i have so much money i am unable to find anything more to invest in"
is this about the right attitude? balanced? i feel so
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umbroman3
from United Kingdom on 2023-08-30 15:15 [#02630084]
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-66640995
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EpicMegatrax
from Greatest Hits on 2023-08-30 18:19 [#02630086]
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Mr. Bobbitt seems to have made it thus far. impressive news coverage granularity
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ijonspeches
from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2023-08-31 07:46 [#02630088]
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disasters all over the world this year, europe has had multiple huge floods and record breaking wildfires,
as has canada. the fire in maui killed so many people. feels really shit. but hey, lets go on heat up the ocean some more and see what happens next.
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