{"id":16249,"date":"2024-10-13T15:51:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T15:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storypress.site\/?p=16249"},"modified":"2024-10-13T15:51:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T15:51:54","slug":"florida-man-was-forced-to-strap-down-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storypress.site\/?p=16249","title":{"rendered":"Florida Man Was Forced To Strap Down The."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Hurricane Milton ravages Florida with devastating winds of up to 100 mph, Pedro Casares from Orlando took an extraordinary approach to protect his home.<\/p>\n<p>In a viral image shared by Spectrum Bay News 9, Pedro fastened six large yellow straps from the roof of his one-story house to the ground, prompting both humor and admiration online.<\/p>\n<p>One commenter joked, \u201cEveryone is laughing now, but this man will be a legend.\u201dMeanwhile, the storm has claimed two lives, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirming 19 tornadoes.<\/p>\n<p>Theme parks, including Disney World, remain closed, and financial losses could hit $200 million. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor urged residents to stay indoors as the hurricane\u2019s damage is assessed. The US National Hurricane Center warned of the deceptive calm during the eye of the storm.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hurricane Milton 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iVyW33-94no?feature=oembed\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"790\" data-origheight=\"444\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the midst of this chaos, Pedro took the unusual step of fastening six large yellow straps from the roof of his one-story house to the ground. The image of his home quickly went viral after Spectrum Bay News 9 shared it on X (formerly Twitter). One commenter dubbed it \u201cthe most Florida thing ever,\u201d while another humorously noted, \u201cEveryone is laughing now, but this man will be a legend when all the other houses are floating down the road, and he\u2019s sitting in his new living room swimming pool watching TV powered by a Starlink terminal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Hurricane Milton ravages Florida with devastating winds of up to 100 mph, Pedro Casares from Orlando took an extraordinary approach to protect his home. 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