Reporting live from Englewood FL & Irma.

Ron Ortiz · 09-10-2017, 10:38 AM

JThomas, it is 4 miles up the coast. Located in downtown Englewood, just south of Dearborn St & Englewood Rd. It is like a little peninsula.
Still light rain and a strong breeze. All kinds of people leaving here today as they worried all night. Don't know where they are going. FL and GA has evacuation warnings. I-75 is open northbound in all lanes including southbound lanes.It is 300 miles to the state line from here, if I were to leave I would run out of gas about there. I believe all who left previously have probably bought it all up.
Being that I'm at 13 feet elevation and most of all Englewood is around 10 feet, I don't think it would be wise to leave here.
I am going to put on my Homer Simpson hat that says, "have no fear, have a beer"
I have heard that animals can sense things going on, my two dachshunds and big sheppard are laying around like it is siesta time. So much for them.
Power has flickered only once so far, but that is common during any storm. Talk at you later.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA wish I was racing

09-10-2017, 10:38 AM	#5
Ron Ortiz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Englewood, Florida Posts: 989 Likes: 35 Liked 317 Times in 103 Posts	Re: Reporting live from Englewood FL & Irma. JThomas, it is 4 miles up the coast. Located in downtown Englewood, just south of Dearborn St & Englewood Rd. It is like a little peninsula. Still light rain and a strong breeze. All kinds of people leaving here today as they worried all night. Don't know where they are going. FL and GA has evacuation warnings. I-75 is open northbound in all lanes including southbound lanes.It is 300 miles to the state line from here, if I were to leave I would run out of gas about there. I believe all who left previously have probably bought it all up. Being that I'm at 13 feet elevation and most of all Englewood is around 10 feet, I don't think it would be wise to leave here. I am going to put on my Homer Simpson hat that says, "have no fear, have a beer" I have heard that animals can sense things going on, my two dachshunds and big sheppard are laying around like it is siesta time. So much for them. Power has flickered only once so far, but that is common during any storm. Talk at you later. Ron Ortiz U/SA wish I was racing __________________ Ron Ortiz 2102 STK