Surviving Hurricane Milton: A Personal Update from Grey Hair Dave
Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida on October 9, 2024, and in this episode, Grey Hair Dave shares a firsthand account of the storm's impact on his community. Despite the hurricane's intensity, Dave's neighborhood experienced minimal damage and no power outages, which he considers fortunate. He describes the community spirit that emerged as neighbors, including children, came together to clean up debris left behind by the storm. Dave reflects on the unusual behavior of the hurricane, noting that most of the activity was on the north side, leaving his area relatively calm. As he updates listeners on the situation, he also expresses gratitude for those who prayed for safety during the storm, highlighting both the challenges and the resilience of the people in Florida.
Grey Hair Dave shares a comprehensive and personal update on Hurricane Milton, which struck Florida on October 9, 2024. He provides vivid descriptions of the hurricane's trajectory, emphasizing its unusual nature as it transitioned from a Category 2 storm to a more manageable system by the time it reached central Florida. Dave recounts his experience living just north of Disney World, where he and his family took necessary precautions but ultimately faced minimal damage compared to areas further south. Through heartfelt storytelling, he highlights the community spirit that emerged in the aftermath, with neighbors coming together to clean up debris and support each other during the recovery process. The sense of gratitude permeates his narrative as he reflects on how fortunate he was to be safe and without power interruptions, while also acknowledging the more severe impacts felt in other regions.
Takeaways:
- Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida on October 9, 2024, causing significant weather events.
- Central Florida experienced tornado warnings and high winds, but damage was minimal in my area.
- The community came together post-hurricane, with neighbors helping each other clean up debris.
- Despite the chaos, we were fortunate to maintain power and safety during the storm.
- I was impressed by how quickly the neighborhood organized to clean up after the hurricane.
- Prayers and community support played a crucial role in helping those affected by Hurricane Milton.
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Transcript
Welcome to five minutes with grey hair Dave.
Speaker A:He has grey hair.
Speaker A:He has a grey beard.
Speaker A:He wears glasses like the guy in the artwork.
Speaker A:Oh, and the guy in the artwork is better looking now.
Speaker A:Here is grey hair Dave.
Grey Hair Dave:Well, welcome, folks.
Grey Hair Dave:Welcome, welcome, welcome.
Grey Hair Dave: ,: Grey Hair Dave:The name of the storm was Milton.
Grey Hair Dave:Milton had been pounding the east coast, I'm sorry, the west coast in central Florida.
Grey Hair Dave:A good part of the day on Wednesday, which was the 9th part of the day, part of the evening on Tuesday, but really coming in on and strong on Wednesday.
Grey Hair Dave:And then during the mid afternoon, it started creating a lot of tornado warnings over on the east coast.
Grey Hair Dave:Mainly, yeah, mainly the east coast of Florida.
Grey Hair Dave:Over a hundred tornado warnings and there were a few sightings.
Grey Hair Dave:There's some that you've seen videos of online on the news.
Grey Hair Dave:They were real.
Grey Hair Dave:Now I'm lucky.
Grey Hair Dave:I'm real lucky.
Grey Hair Dave:None of them were close to me.
Grey Hair Dave:I live, as I've said before, just north of magic kingdom, Disney World.
Grey Hair Dave:And last night when it made.
Grey Hair Dave:Milton made ground with the eye around 830, quarter to nine.
Grey Hair Dave:And it was really kind of a weird hurricane if you're looking at it as it goes from west to east.
Grey Hair Dave:All of the activity was on the north side, or the majority in front of it and down a little bit to the south.
Grey Hair Dave:But once you hit, uh, the eye south of it was pretty quiet.
Grey Hair Dave:Now, you had decided to come in around Siesta Key, which is south of, uh, Tampa Bay and Sarasota St.
Grey Hair Dave:Pete area.
Grey Hair Dave:And it was quite devastating.
Grey Hair Dave:Huh.
Grey Hair Dave:I saw today on the news a giant construction dumpster, one of the big, the ones that are long and not real tall.
Grey Hair Dave: ft tall and about: Grey Hair Dave:Through the roof.
Grey Hair Dave:My God, it was, it was windy here last night.
Grey Hair Dave:Yesterday it rained a lot, a lot, a lot.
Grey Hair Dave:When it got here to central Florida, it was down around a category two, a low category two, around 230.
Grey Hair Dave:It was really, really weird.
Grey Hair Dave:But it, we got through it here where I live.
Grey Hair Dave:We, we, we were prepared.
Grey Hair Dave:We had, we didn't do sandbags because personally, I believe we're high enough from the road.
Grey Hair Dave:We're good just from the road.
Grey Hair Dave:We're a good 2ft up, a little bit of an angle.
Grey Hair Dave:Plus you got to step up and you know if something's going to happen, it's going to go into the garage first.
Grey Hair Dave:Well, we were repaired.
Grey Hair Dave:We were prepared for that, too.
Grey Hair Dave:We had brought all the outdoor furniture in and made sure that, you know, we were secure.
Grey Hair Dave:Extra water.
Grey Hair Dave:I had all kinds of Diet Coke in my refrigerator.
Grey Hair Dave:I had beer in my refrigerator.
Grey Hair Dave:I stayed up till 330 last night just watching things happen.
Grey Hair Dave:When I got out this morning.
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Grey Hair Dave:Was very surprised at the amount of damage that wasn't here at my house or in my neighborhood.
Grey Hair Dave:Yeah, some, some debris, like small branches, a couple of larger branches, a couple of shingles, lots of leaves, you know, and just that kind of debris around.
Grey Hair Dave:And the one, the one wonderful thing about where I live, this neighborhood I live in, there's quite a few, quite a few kids here, but most everybody was, it wasn't working today, so they were outside this afternoon cleaning up.
Grey Hair Dave:And they weren't just cleaning up their area, they were cleaning up everything.
Grey Hair Dave:They were raking up the streets, bringing it all into piles so they could get ready to get rid of it.
Grey Hair Dave:I went out to help, but by the time I got out there and realized what was going on, it was too late.
Grey Hair Dave:They already had all my house, you know, where I live, done.
Grey Hair Dave:It was wonderful.
Grey Hair Dave:And they were pretty much done in the neighborhood.
Grey Hair Dave:I didn't realize they were doing it, but it's, oh, that's what happens in Florida when, when you have a hurricane.
Grey Hair Dave:People come together as a community and they take care of each other.
Grey Hair Dave:I've never been more proud to be in Florida and in this neighborhood than I was today.
Grey Hair Dave:Seeing that kids I've never seen really close to the house out there with, with brooms and rakes, helping mom and dad or whoever rake up the garbage.
Grey Hair Dave:Gotta say, we got lucky.
Grey Hair Dave:I don't know if I mentioned this, but we did not lose power.
Grey Hair Dave:We were expecting it.
Grey Hair Dave:I think Orange county, where I live, was one of the, the least hit when it comes to power loss.
Grey Hair Dave:I don't think we went over a hundred thousand.
Grey Hair Dave:I think we were in the eighties where I think it was like 1.3 million across the state.
Grey Hair Dave:And it'll take a while for like the Tampa Bay area to get back on its feet, but, uh, not as bad for me.
Grey Hair Dave:Uh, and those around me, right around my area, uh, checked with my niece a little bit ago who lives a little further north, a little further west.
Grey Hair Dave:She says she's okay, which makes me very happy.
Grey Hair Dave:I have a chat that I'm involved in with a bunch of friends from work.
Grey Hair Dave:They're all okay, including one who lives over that way on the north side of Tampa.
Grey Hair Dave:And they were hunkered down and they were ready and they seemed to be all right.
Grey Hair Dave:Which I'm very, very grateful for.
Grey Hair Dave:As I tell you, I was praying last night and I know a lot of people were.
Grey Hair Dave:So if you were praying for us, thank you, God.
Grey Hair Dave:Thank you, too, for, for taking care of those of us who you took care of.
Grey Hair Dave:My understanding is so far there's only four fatalities and they were up over in Port St.
Grey Hair Dave:Lucie county and I don't know what happened there yet.
Grey Hair Dave:I, I've not been paying as much attention to the news because it's been the news since Monday.
Grey Hair Dave:These folks have stayed on the tv.
Grey Hair Dave:So I'm hoping tonight they all take a break for themselves and give us all a break, too.
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Grey Hair Dave:They would, you know, they give you the machine to play it and that way grandma could, could watch, you know, I mean, listen to books because she was an avid reader and you know, she, tv wasn't a thing back then.
Grey Hair Dave:So, you know this, somebody asks you to say, hey, it's kind of like books on table or an audiobook it's really not.
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Grey Hair Dave:If you live in Florida, I hope you're safe.
Grey Hair Dave:So, from gray hair, Dave, you all have a great day, and I will talk at you again next week.
Grey Hair Dave:Bye bye.
Grey Hair Dave:You have a great weekend.
