Gray Hair Dave shares an insightful update on the impending hurricane expected to impact central Florida. He expresses his hopes for the safety of those affected by recent storms, particularly those in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. As he prepares for the approaching hurricane, Dave discusses the importance of being on the right side of the storm and reflects on his past experiences with hurricanes. He emphasizes the need for community support and encourages listeners to stay informed and prepared. Throughout the episode, Dave maintains a positive outlook, urging everyone to stay safe while preparing for the storm ahead.

Gray Hair Dave’s latest podcast episode blends humor and heartfelt concern as he discusses the looming threat of Hurricane Helene. The introduction is lighthearted, with Dave playfully describing his gray hair and glasses, but he quickly transitions to serious topics—namely the impending hurricane that is expected to affect central Florida. He shares his genuine concern for listeners in affected areas, emphasizing the importance of community and support during such challenging times. Dave also discusses the weather forecasts, detailing the storm’s potential intensity and urging listeners to stay informed through news updates.

The episode dives deeper into hurricane preparedness, with Dave reflecting on conversations with friends and family about the best practices to ensure safety. He explains the concept of the 'clean' versus 'dirty' side of a hurricane, providing listeners with valuable insights into storm dynamics. Dave's personal anecdotes about his own preparations—stocking up on essentials and finding ways to stay entertained during potential power outages—create a relatable atmosphere. His approach encourages listeners to take the necessary precautions while also reminding them to maintain a sense of humor and hope.

As he concludes the episode, Dave expresses gratitude for the support from his listeners and emphasizes the importance of sharing knowledge about podcasts with others. He leaves listeners with an uplifting message about kindness, encouraging them to smile at someone to brighten their day. This episode not only provides practical advice and insight into hurricane preparedness but also fosters a sense of community and resilience among listeners, making it a valuable addition to Gray Hair Dave’s podcast series.

Takeaways:

• Gray Hair Dave discusses the impact of Hurricane Helene on Florida and surrounding areas.
• He shares personal anecdotes about hurricane preparations and the importance of staying informed.
• Listeners are reminded to check news updates for real-time information on hurricane developments.
• Dave emphasizes the significance of being on the clean side of a hurricane's path.
• He expresses gratitude for listeners and encourages them to share podcast knowledge with others.
• The episode includes practical tips for hurricane preparedness, including stocking up on essential supplies.

Links referenced in this episode:

• www.5minuteswithgreyhairdave.com

Companies mentioned in this episode:

• Disney
• Eleven Labs

Welcome to five minutes with gray hair Dave.

He has gray hair.

He has a gray beard.

He wears glasses like the guy in the artwork.

Oh, and the guy in the artwork is better looking now here is gray hair Dave.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you for that wonderful introduction.

I use eleven labs for that, folks.

It's an AI generated voice that I get to play with and have fun.

So how are you?

Hope you're doing well.

If you are a Floridian or somebody from Georgia or the Carolinas who have been hit by Helene, I seriously hope you're doing well and that everything is going okay for you.

If you're getting this, hopefully that means that you are, if you're listening to it later on, I know my prayers are with everybody down there and up there.

For me, it's everybody up because they were all, the major devastation was all north of us.

But if you're paying attention in real time, today is October the 7th.

And as you all know, I live in central Florida around the Orlando area, and we are expecting another hurricane.

This is going to happen within the two weeks of the last one.

If Hallin, this one is gaining speed, fast or not speed and intensity.

They're expecting it to go to a category five before it hits land and then hit land about category three.

As of today, it's supposed to hit around the Tampa Bay area, which they're still cleaning up from.

Helene.

The storm surge are talking a little bit more than last time.

So probably, I don't want to quote numbers, but I'm going to say around the area of four to 6ft.

But hey, I am no expert at this, folks.

Don't believe that I am.

Don't have take my word for it.

If you're listening to this, watch the news, see what happened.

So this is supposed to be here Wednesday afternoon, Wednesday evening.

Again, this is Monday, if I hadn't already said that, Monday the 7th.

And I'm going to schedule it for Thursday to come out around, you know, early in the morning.

Thursday, if something else happens and something else changes, I will definitely get back to you in either an additional one or an update to this just to let you know what's going on.

And I will also afterwards let you know what happened.

So hopefully if I have power on Thursday or Friday, I can let you know how things went here.

Because they say when we get it here in central Florida, we're still going to be looking at 80 to 100 miles an hour sustained winds with rain.

And right now, the way it looks, we're in the, in the center of the path.

So I don't know if the eye is going to go right over us or what it's going to do, but I do know that I would prefer to be on the clean side of this hurricane instead of the dirty side.

I had a conversation with my brother and sister in law last night where we talked about hurricanes and what side is best to be on.

So if you're looking at a hurricane and a hurricane is going from, let's say, the left, from.

From Mexico towards Florida, anything on the left side of the eye or the top side of the eye, if it's going, you know, parallel to, like, the equator kind of a thing, that's going to be considered the clean side.

The major winds and damage happen on what's considered the right or the dirty side.

So if this hurricane we're going up toward, like, the big Bend area, right side would be dirty, left side would be clean.

It's still a hurricane, folks, on either side.

Don't get me wrong, it's still going to knock your socks off and could knock your house down, but it's not as bad as it is on a dirty side.

So I've been through a couple of small hurricanes here while I've lived in Florida.

Nothing big like they went through back with Charlie.

And I think it was Francine, where it was like, boom, boom, boom, and it was just devastating.

Hopefully, this is not it for us.

We don't get that.

That is my hope and my prayer.

I'm hoping that we get some wind, we get some rain, and we get out of it.

It's saying it'll still be a category one hurricane when it hits the west coast.

I'm sorry, the east coast over by Titusville, Melbourne and all that area.

And hurricane one is probably what we're gonna get.

Hurricane 100, hurricane two.

And there's a lot of land between Tampa Bay and let's just say Melbourne.

I mean, it's quite a few miles, but it's, you would think it would slow it down more or decrease its intensity, and I don't think it's doing that with this one.

So we'll see what happens.

Keep me in your thoughts.

Keep me, if you don't mind me asking, keep me and my friends and I.

I do have a niece that lives down here.

Keep her and my friends in our thoughts and prayers, please.

I believe she's going to be fine because she'll probably stay at work.

She works for a hospital, so it's a little easier for them to keep them there.

Than to send them home.

Me here at Disney.

Tomorrow is Tuesday here, so Wednesday is the day they say it's going to hit.

That's my day off again.

Normally I work Wednesdays, but for some reason this week I am not.

And Thursday, so we don't, I don't know if I'm working yet or not.

I don't.

I just don't.

I know Wednesday when it hits, I'll be home with my roommates and friends.

And we're getting prepared.

We got our water, we got our canned food.

We got our, everything we need.

We got a, you know, we got our batteries, our flashlights, our lanterns, all the bricks for charging phones and stuff.

And even though that may not do us any good, yeah, you can charge a phone, but if you've got no cell service, well, then you don't have anything to do with that.

So, you know, I've downloaded a couple of movies on my iPad.

I'm going to download a few more and today and tomorrow and then, so that I, you know, I can do that at least for a couple of days.

Again, we're pretty lucky here where I live because I'm really close to Disney proximity wise, real close to their power grid.

So Disney's power grid goes up usually pretty quick.

You know what I'm saying?

There's still no word when or if Disney's going to close.

Those decisions are still, you know, they're still being made.

There's still time.

I've had people ask, well, what's Disney going to do?

I don't know.

You know, if I know Disney the way I know Disney, they'll open for part of the day on Wednesday and then close early and then maybe open late on Thursday.

I don't know, folks.

And I wish I did.

I wish I knew more, but I don't.

So if you're looking for information from me on that, I don't know, I will let you know at the end of the day or end of the, the week on an update that what happened, how we survived, what we did, what happened with Disney and, and around the area and around the state.

So that's the update for today.

I wanted to give a quick shout out to everyone who does listen.

I want to say thank you.

Your listening habits are really, really great.

I appreciate them.

I'm sorry this went to one a week, but I think it's helping me with what I'm doing right now with Boomer podcasters.

So I appreciate you all for that.

And one more, couple more things real quickly.

The normal things are.

If you know somebody who doesn't know what a podcast is, doesn't know where to find one, doesn't know what kind of genres they have, doesn't know how to play it or download it or follow it or subscribe, do me a favor, show them, please.

And also do me a favor, folks, smile at somebody.

You will make their day.

So here comes the lawnmower guys.

I'm going to cut this off here and I will say goodbye, and you all have a great week.

Bye.