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‘Go home, Ian, you’re drunk’: Floridians use plywood to tell Ian what they think

Despite the potentially dire nature of the situation, many Floridians have used the plywood boards as a canvas for their spirit and sense of humor amid the raging storm.

By Angeli Gabriel Source FOX Weather

Buildings boarded up as Tampa Bay braces for Hurricane Ian

Video shows buildings boarded up as Tampa Bay braces for Hurricane Ian.

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Southwestern Florida was slammed by a historic Hurricane Ian Wednesday afternoon, making landfall with 150 mph winds and a record-setting storm surge. The now tropical storm is forecast to make a third landfall in the Southeast later this week.

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To withstand the hurricane and the life-threatening storm surges it will likely bring, many Floridians boarded up their homes and businesses with plywood.

Despite the potentially dire nature of the situation, many Floridians have used the plywood boards as a canvas for their spirit and sense of humor amid the raging storm. 

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The words "IAN...You're only getting Decaf" are spray painted onto the boarded up windows of a restaurant in Manatee County, Florida. ()

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The words "GO HOME IAN YOU'RE DRUNK" are spray painted onto the boarded up windows of a restaurant in Manatee County, Florida. ()

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The phrases "HURRICANE coming...we're going," "stay safe"  and "LOVE YOU A.M.I.!" are spray painted onto boarded up windows in Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida. "A.M.I." stands for Anna Maria Island. ()

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The words "We [heart] AMI" are spray painted onto boarded up windows in Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida. "AMI" stands for Anna Maria Island. ()

One Christmas-themed store spray-painted the message "IAN DON'T GET ON SANTA'S NAUGHTY LIST" on their plywood boards.

A Christmas themed store is boarded up with messages for Hurricane Ian on September 27, 2022 in Clearwater, Florida. (Bryan R. Smith / AFP / Getty Images)

Pet stores had their own spin on messages to Hurricane Ian, saying "BARK OFF IAN" and "NO TREAT FOR YOU!".

Michael (who didn't want to use their last name) and Romeo walk past a sign reading,' Bark Off Ian, No Treat for you,' painted on a building that is boarded up for the possible arrival of Hurricane Ian on September 27, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida.  (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

Another shop threatened to withhold treats, as well, with the message "NO ICE CREAM FOR IAN."

A bicyclist rides past a sign reading, 'No Ice Cream for Ian,' painted on a building that is boarded up for the possible arrival of Hurricane Ian on September 27, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. Ian is expected in the Tampa Bay area Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.  (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)