loady
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Has the hurricane passed coz, isla mujeres, tulum , Cancun? Any more info on damage in their areas, electricity, plumbing , roads out?
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Yup! Definitely has passed Cozumel. Seeing bands of blue sky/Sunset out of my rooms balcony now. Its been basically fine here since well before noon. Seas have calmed down significantly.
Most of the damage I saw on an evening walk into to town was downed branches; a couple uprooted trees in the extreme cases.
Basically more an annoying clean up chore for the towns folk it seemed.
Island is rapidly getting back into action. Lots of restaurants were gearing up for opening around 6PM.
cozcharlie
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Very little to post about, but the further south the likely hood goes up. Just small potatoes in Town and North. Our guests at the Villa Aldora had a sponsored hurricane party and can now say they SURVIVED a Cozumel hurricane. This was a bit like one early 2000 hurricane, the eye actually touched the south end…with no damage in town. Of course all the trees down south lost leaves.
Never lost power and just need to open the rest of the Hurricane shutters. The port remains closed but it looks good for diving tomorrow with boat lists already made up. Most Aldora boats are back in the water and ready to go.
Dave Dillehay
Never lost power and just need to open the rest of the Hurricane shutters. The port remains closed but it looks good for diving tomorrow with boat lists already made up. Most Aldora boats are back in the water and ready to go.
Dave Dillehay
gopbroek
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Can't really prove a negative, but:
Taping My Windows Will Save Me! And Other Hurricane Prep Myths Debunked
We're nearly two months into the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. And if you’ve lived in South Florida for any length of time, you’ve probably become...www.wusf.org
Nothing there but a blogger declaring something a "myth" and saying it has been debunked but still no DATA to back it.
"People have actually been killed after standing behind taped windows."
I bet more people have actually been killed after standing behind untaped windows.
It never seemed reasonable to me that a few strips of duct tape that I can easily tear apart with my bare hands could significantly strengthen a plate glass window, but I'm no "expert".
An even thinner film makes your windshield safer. Anyways, I don't think the taping is meant to keep the window from breaking but to keep the pieces from flying.
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And they will, too. I remember one night dining in Fort Worth when much of the city was bombarded by hail stones and lightning which took out my rental car's back window and cobwebbed the front one. Half of the people there huddled around a picture window!
Then there was the big meteorite that crashed in Russia a few years ago. The flash of light attracted scores of people to their windows right before the shock wave hit shattering them.
DO NOT WATCH STORMS OR EXPLOSIONS AT WINDOWS.
Well. It's not a blog. It's an interview with the former FL director of emergency management. Clearly neither reading comprehension nor media literacy are your strong suit.
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