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10-09-2018, 04:59 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Montgomery, TX (Home Sweet Home)
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Hurricane Michael
Good Morning, I wanted to post an alert for our members who may have an interest in Gulf Coast weather.
Check your latest weather source for updates on Hurricane Michael, which is anticipated to make landfall on the Gulf Coast around 1PM Wednesday.
Be safe everyone,
-Matt
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2017 Entegra Aspire 44R (bunks) towing 2019 F-350 LB (Sold)
2012 Tiffin Phaeton 40QKH (Our Phaeton was so nice, we bought it twice)
2016 Open Range RF376FBH (Sold)
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10-09-2018, 06:33 AM
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Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: SW FL
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We watch these like a hawk and still prepare. Charlie was on basically the same path, but with a 45 minute warning it turned 90 degrees east and hit us head on. No time to evacuate, just had to ride it out. The aftermath is the worst part, I'll never be without a MH while living in FL. At least there is power, food and hot water, all portable.
Those in the Panhandle, God speed and have everything you think you will need. Once it hits, supplies cannot get in, no power and more people need it than what is available. Anyone in the cone should be gone by now. Irma was a Cat 3 and we are still recovering a year later, they are nothing to mess with.
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Digital 2021 Cornerstone "B"
A "Digital" 2019 Cornerstone "B" Traded
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10-09-2018, 06:53 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Florida
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we are staying( my wife refuses to leave) we have a 160mph rated building with the motorhome inside it hoping for the best. I am at work today...people come out of the wood work with emergencies at the last min.
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10-09-2018, 07:03 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Louisiana
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Some people move away from hurricanes, and some people move toward hurricanes. On this one, it appears that Louisiana is far enough away at this point that we are not in trouble and therefore, we will stay in the NorthEast (Canada today for a short visit). If it was heading more toward Louisiana, I would be pulling up stakes and heading back home. Would not want to saddle my neighbors with taking care of my property while I am away. The S&B is far enough inland to not worry too much about major damage, but a week without power and tree messes are certainly in the realm of possibility.
But this time, our best wishes to everyone in Michael's path. We hope that it runs out of gas and turns into nothing more than a tropical breeze before it gets to you..... Fingers are crossed, but be smart.
Gary
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2019 Cornerstone 45B, X15-605hp, Imperial, Spartan K3,
2013 Honda CR-V toad, Demco Excali-Bar II,
Demco Baseplate, Demco Toad Light system, 73 de W5FI
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10-09-2018, 07:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Port Charlotte , Fl
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Tom and all others in the path of what could be a very damaging storm be as safe as possible and let us all know how you make out. Our prayers are with all of you. Good Luck !
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10-09-2018, 09:16 AM
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Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2012
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We got back to Bella Terra in Gulf Shores, AL last Saturday ... just in time for Michael.  Looks like it is going to go east of us now .... so that is a good thing.
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Lynn & (Dan in spirit  ) Fur kids Carl & Alvin
Full time - home base is Myakka River Motorcoach Resort in Port Charlotte, FL
2015 Entegra Anthem 44B with HWH Active Air
2021 Grand Cherokee Summit
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10-09-2018, 09:54 AM
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Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Bayfield, Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DebbieMH
We got back to Bella Terra in Gulf Shores, AL last Saturday ... just in time for Michael. Looks like it is going to go east of us now .... so that is a good thing. |
Stay safe guys. 
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2014 Entegra Anthem 44B
2014 Honda CRV Touring
1300W Solar, 1200AH LiFePO4 FMCA F443497
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10-09-2018, 11:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DebbieMH
We got back to Bella Terra in Gulf Shores, AL last Saturday ... just in time for Michael. Looks like it is going to go east of us now .... so that is a good thing. |
I geographicly disagree....much further west would be a old thing lol. As Burt Reynolds said in the best movie ever(Smokey and the bandit)... your perspective depends on what part of this country you are from(or something like that)
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10-09-2018, 11:39 AM
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Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 3,915
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fla tom
I geographicly disagree....much further west would be a old thing lol. As Burt Reynolds said in the best movie ever(Smokey and the bandit)... your perspective depends on what part of this country you are from(or something like that)
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Yep ... depends upon where you are .... stay safe ... I've put the coach on both air (HWH) and jacks and it seems pretty stable. So, we will see how it does in the wind tonight. We are tired of moving, so we are going to sit still through this one.
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Lynn & (Dan in spirit ) Fur kids Carl & Alvin
Full time - home base is Myakka River Motorcoach Resort in Port Charlotte, FL
2015 Entegra Anthem 44B with HWH Active Air
2021 Grand Cherokee Summit
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10-09-2018, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: May 2017
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We are at MacDill AFB, in Tampa, probably 3-4 ft above sea level. No evacuation so far and don't expect any if it stays on projected course.
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10-09-2018, 02:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: The Bluegrass State
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Isn't is amazing how well they can predict these things? When I was a kid, the falling barometer and ships at sea radioing in weather conditions were our only forecast. Did you know the first satellite to photograph a hurricane was a fluke. When the pictures came back, the ground crew thought the cameras had malfunctioned. Remember, no one had ever seen a hurricane from above before. It was 1961, when a Tiros Satellite took hours to transmit a single picture. No one knew Hurricane Esther, a category 4 storm was even out there.
Side Note: My Dad worked on the building of the radios used in that satelliet. I remember him coming home all excited and telling us boys...."This is your future!"
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Good Luck, Be Safe and Above All, Don't Forget To Have Fun 
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Central Kentucky
2006 Fleetwood Discovery 35H, 2014 Honda CR-V, M&G Engineering Braking System
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10-09-2018, 03:43 PM
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Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigd9
Isn't is amazing how well they can predict these things? When I was a kid, the falling barometer and ships at sea radioing in weather conditions were our only forecast.
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Yes it is amazing. I remember, growing up in Satellite Beach, Florida ... that my dad would have this huge "hurricane tracking map" on the table and then would wait for the radio to give us coordinates that he would plot on there. I also remember hunkering down under the kitchen table during one that we stayed for ... not fun!
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Lynn & (Dan in spirit ) Fur kids Carl & Alvin
Full time - home base is Myakka River Motorcoach Resort in Port Charlotte, FL
2015 Entegra Anthem 44B with HWH Active Air
2021 Grand Cherokee Summit
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10-10-2018, 04:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012
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We were near Helen, GA up until yesterday morning but decided that we needed more space away from Michael so we moved to Crossville, TN . We are still supposed to get some rain tonight but not too much wind. Stay safe everyone. ....Alan.
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10-10-2018, 04:37 PM
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Junior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 26
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Please stay safe everyone. And Bigd9, that's a great story. I will have to share that one if you don't mind!
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Winnebago Outlook 22C
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