Florida storm

[Jasper]

I don’t really know much about farming in America and was wondering if there is much livestock in Florida

 

[Speedstar]

I don’t really know much about farming in America and was wondering if there is much livestock in Florida

Yes there is a lot of Beef & dariry cattle in Florida in that are were it will make land fall

 

[Jasper]

Yes there is a lot of Beef cattle in Florida in that are were it will make land fall

Do you know if they are taking any steps to protect them

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Worst storm in 100 years, BBC reporter live on the street inTampa. How can it be safe for him to be there?!

 

[Speedstar]

Do you know if they are taking any steps to protect them

There will not be much they can do as the milk cows are all out side & there are some very big units on that west coast, Spoke to a few people I know out there & it sounds like its going to be very bad & its not first one to hit , East Tennessee & the Carolinas & parts of Georgia got a real kicking only a week or so ago , heading out there if a few weeks so will probably see the damage

 

[grainboy]

Son in laws. parents live in the eye of the storm, Nr Tampa,
Next day will be worrying,

 

[Jasper]

There will not be much they can do as the milk cows are all out side & there are some very big units on that west coast, Spoke to a few people I know out there & it sounds like its going to be very bad & its not first one to hit , East Tennessee & the Carolinas & parts of Georgia got a real kicking only a week or so ago , heading out there if a few weeks so will probably see the damage

Are you going to work or a holiday?

 

[Speedstar]

Are you going to work or a holiday?

Holiday & the see some people about some Projects & people we export things to

 

[Bongodog]

Lots of cattle roaming in the area between Orlando and the Everglades, they roam over a fair area so guess they will find what shelter they can.
The one big thing the locals have in their favour in the aftermath is a "can do" attitude that is just not present anymore in the UK. Head into their big DIY stores and Garden tractors, trailers, chain saws, generators are mainstream items, unlike here where I guess one in a hundred owns a chainsaw at best even in a village. Where most UK people expect the council to clear a fallen tree outside their house, US man goes outside and does it himself. Back in my early Parish Cllr days we had a council with practical skills, now they have none. A few years before I finished one new cllr heard the clerk asking me to put up a noticeboard, he thought I shouldn't be doing it for insurance reasons. After that she made sure no one was in earshot !!. Myself and another Cllr used to cut the overhanging branches, clear up the ones that fell during storms, now they pay out for the tree surgeons to do it.

Hopefully I'm off to Kissimmee later next week providing my holiday accommodation still has a roof. In regard to thoughts about whether its right to go in the aftermath of a hurricane, my thought is that prviding it is safe to do so, visiting and spending money with them will help rather than hinder, if people don't turn up staff get laid off with no pay.

 

[AftonShepherd]

Might complain a bit less about the next pissing wet day we get, this really should put it in perspective

 

[oil barron]

This Dairy Farm is right in the path.

Dropped Pin

maps.apple.com

 

[serf]

Major Hurricane Milton LIVE Tracker, Updates & Forecast | Zoom Earth https://zoom.earth/storms/milton-2024/

 

[box]

Major Hurricane Milton LIVE Tracker, Updates & Forecast | Zoom Earth https://zoom.earth/storms/milton-2024/

That's a pretty good site to pass a bit of time Almost as fun as sitting watching flightradar.

 

[Lowland1]

I loved in Homestead which is south of Miami on the edge of the Everglades. I left in 1991 in 1992 Hurricane Andrew came through and leveled it. However there'd been similar before and there's similar since. I think it's a recurring problem down there however the population keeps getting bigger so they'll be more property damage.

 

[jellybean]

I just looked on the BBC weather for Tavistock and it says Hurricane force winds here all day, I hope it's a mistake!

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Yeah same here? Not looking forward to the 15,000 mph wind!
Look at next week though

 

[carpenter1]

I just looked on the BBC weather for Tavistock and it says Hurricane force winds here all day, I hope it's a mistake!

Just looked at mine, due today and tomorrow
Winds now suppose to be 18203 mph

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Yeah same here? Not looking forward to the 15,000 mph wind!
Look at next week though

Same here.

Best to shop around for forecasts I find.

Met says 20 mph. It’s still outside

 

[Kidds]

I am planning to go spraying, forecast looks ideal.

 

[betternextyear]

Has the BBC weather forecast been hacked? Hurricane winds all day here.