We are only 9 days into hurricane season and we have our first named storm, Tropical Storm Arlene . Luckily its steering away from were i live but heading toward Florida’s Panhandle and Alabama. I am on the ride out team at Universal, and we were put on alert at 8 am today, just as a safety precaution in case it makes a wild turn. We are expecting alot of rain here in central Florida. Well here we go with another Hurricane season
IF YOU LIVE IN FLORIDA DONT FORGET YOU GET A TAX BREAK UNTIL JUNE 12 ON HURRICANE SUPPLYS
Man… I’m going to move to Florida just so I get cheap hurricane supplies. I hate how expensive they are up here in Ohio. And the strange looks I get. :rolleyes:
You guys should just head up to the Midwest. I can’t remember the last hurricane we had… Thanks for the heads up though, Ryan.
All midwest hurricane jokes aside, we get a lot of inclement weather, just not usually to extremes. Although, I was surprised to learn that people in the Northeast (Canada, too?) don’t have to have tornado drills in their schools. From kindergarten to senior year of high school, I can remember hearing the alarm and having to go sit indian-style in the hallways with a hardcover book tented over my head. I guess I never really thought about it, I just thought everyone had to have those drills…
Just head out west to California. Here in the desert, we don’t even get normal rain. Don’t worry about the earthquakes either, not a big threat. Except that my school lies on the San Andreas Fault, just hope the big one doesn’t come quite yet. :yikes:
Im pretty sure the last time New Jersey was hit was during hurricane Floyd and Bound Brook was hit hardest! WOOOOO lucky us! that was in 1999 i believe, sure we arent the midwest but before floyd hit its been a while since weve seen a hurricane. it was an interesting experience first time i ever got to ride on one of those little army rafts, and it was also the first time if ever seen boats driving down my street not being on a trailer lol. hope you dont get caught up in that storm. best of luck
Yeah, I’m down here in Gulfport, MS, it is supposed to be here Saturday afternoon, but I am flying out that morning (not to evacuate, planned trip). But yeah, it looks like there is gonna be another huge hurricane season this year, and Florida shouldn’t have to endure anymore. Well hopefully the predictions will be way off and this season will be rather mild, but I’m not getting my hopes up…
Man I’m glad I live in the middle of “Tornado Alley.” But the tornadoes can’t get to me… nananana (taunting). I live just South of the Mississippi, and tornadoes have never crossed the Mississippi, or at least I don’t think they can. (My only sense of security.)
Yeah… I sure hope you guys stay safe down there. And it’s only tax-free? If I owned a store down there, I would give a huge discount… like so that I only made a minimal profit.
Well tax free doesnt sound like much but it adds up.
So lets say i buy a $600 generator, Sales take in Florida is $.06
I save $36 which then can be used on flashlights, batteries, water, or whatever else i need.
Yeah… but does that tax exemption count for gas to power that generator? Eh? Eh? That would be awesome… wait… does Florida have tax on gas like Illinois does? B/c Iowa doesn’t… and that’s the ONLY reason I travel to Iowa.
Here is a list of everything untaxed for hurricanes
Hurricane preparedness items exempt from Florida state and local sales taxes June 1-12:
– Self-powered portable light sources including flashlights, candles and lanterns, selling for $20 or less.
– Gasoline and diesel fuel containers selling for $25 or less.
– AA, C, D, 6-volt and 9-volt batteries, excluding those for cars and boats, selling for $30 or less.
– Non-electric coolers and ice chests selling for $30 or less.
– Battery- or self-powered radios selling for $50 or less.
– Tarpaulins or flexible waterproof sheeting selling for $50 or less.
– Ground anchor or tie-down kits selling for $50 or less.
– Portable generators selling for $750 or less.
Thanks for the heads up though, Ryan.
