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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Why does Florida still have above ground power lines? I live in Coastal Georgia and where I live all the power lines are under ground and we rarely lose power (and when we do it is because someone drove a car into a transformer, not because of weather). I was watching video of power lines all over Florida, bury them!
I would like to once again, thank Florida for taking the brunt of the storm and leaving us here in the great state of Georgia with some much-needed rain (my lawn was getting a little dry).
In all seriousness, I hope everyone in the storm's path is well and their property is undamaged.
Repair takes longer and there's also the vegetation that rapidly grows in that sandy soil since most of southern Florida is reclaimed swamp. Cripes, years ago, we're talking over 30 years ago, most of that what people now consider Naples was mangrove. The whole place is a series of moates surrounding the gated communities. The expansion that happened there and how quickly it happened likely made the plan risky too. Imagine dropping wire only to find out a few years later, there's an entire community going to be built right over where you laid the buried wire.... then you have to dig it up and move it. I'm just guessing but I can imagine lots of problems.The lines across from us are being buried soon, at a cost of $1M a mile. So there's that.
FPL controls most of Florida’s grid and they’re privatized. It costs a LOT of money to go UG.Why does Florida still have above ground power lines? I live in Coastal Georgia and where I live all the power lines are under ground and we rarely lose power (and when we do it is because someone drove a car into a transformer, not because of weather). I was watching video of power lines all over Florida, bury them!
I would like to once again, thank Florida for taking the brunt of the storm and leaving us here in the great state of Georgia with some much-needed rain (my lawn was getting a little dry).
In all seriousness, I hope everyone in the storm's path is well and their property is undamaged.
Moving to Florida in my twilight years is now off the menu.Downtown St. Augustine is once again under water, and they didn’t even get a direct hit.
904 Happy Hour on Instagram: "TRACKING IAN ⛈ The morning report from Downtown St. Augustine. Flooding is getting worse. Stay safe out there! Storm Chaser @yesthisiseli"
12K likes, 387 comments - 904happyhour on September 29, 2022: "TRACKING IAN ⛈ The morning report from Downtown St. Augustine. Flooding is getting wor..."www.instagram.com
Same here, I wonder if condor is a better choice.Moving to Florida in my twilight years is now off the menu.
Can you even put everything underground in areas at or below sea level?FPL controls most of Florida’s grid and they’re privatized. It costs a LOT of money to go UG.
How are things in Jacksonville ?Downtown St. Augustine is once again under water, and they didn’t even get a direct hit.
904 Happy Hour on Instagram: "TRACKING IAN ⛈ The morning report from Downtown St. Augustine. Flooding is getting worse. Stay safe out there! Storm Chaser @yesthisiseli"
12K likes, 387 comments - 904happyhour on September 29, 2022: "TRACKING IAN ⛈ The morning report from Downtown St. Augustine. Flooding is getting wor..."www.instagram.com
To put it in perspective, though...Moving to Florida in my twilight years is now off the menu.
I haven’t gone back home yet. Staying at my parents place in St. Augustine. My friends who don’t live on the beach have some downed trees and outages.How are things in Jacksonville ?
I would say don't rule out living in Florida, but we were just talking about it and I don't think, if it ever became a possibility, that we'd pursue something right on or near the beach. There's literally nothing you can do about a storm surge and that's the real risk.Moving to Florida in my twilight years is now off the menu.
Yeah, we have been talking about it. We love the location, but the insurance is already crazy (and rightfully so), the home value has gone up almost 200% from when I bought it, and the storm surge is always a lingering threat. It wasn’t fun during Matthew and Irma and I’m hoping I’m not coming back to more of the same. We’re thinking about putting the house on the market and moving to the west side of 3rd (A1A for you non-Jax Beach people here). Maybe something near Penman so we can still be at the beach, but not have to worry about storm surge.I would say don't rule out living in Florida, but we were just talking about it and I don't think, if it ever became a possibility, that we'd pursue something right on or near the beach. There's literally nothing you can do about a storm surge and that's the real risk.
This has just been unbelievable. Seeing what people in Fort Myers went through is just awful, and even on this side (as @Kontradiction pointed out) it's been bad. Just crossing my fingers for everybody who is on the shoreline because it's still going on here - albeit not to the extent it was when it made landfall - and the wind and rain has been unreal.
And downtown St. Augustine is - I believe - just below sea level and that's why they always get crushed. That being said, it's probably one of the most resilient areas I've ever seen, especially considering heavy rain oftentimes floods that area out and then the next day, it's like it never happened.Moving to Florida in my twilight years is now off the menu.