A Florida Man Knew How To Defeat Hurricanes and We Still Haven’t Listened

As we enter another hurricane season in Florida, it’s a good time to resurface this clip from a few years ago when A Florida Man gave some common sense advice on how to combat these vicious storms. How have we never taken his well thought out tips seriously? I mean c’mon people, bust out those ice cubes!

Some of Tampa's Most Incredible Hurricane Photos

• Powerful Hurricane Irma Slams Into Florida

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  Residents inspect the extreme receding water in Tampa Bay ahead of Hurricane Irma.

• Powerful Hurricane Irma Slams Into Florida

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  (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

• Powerful Hurricane Irma Slams Into Florida

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  September 10, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
• Powerful Hurricane Irma Slams Into Florida

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  (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

• Powerful Hurricane Irma Slams Into Florida

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  (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

• Washington Redskins v Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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  Members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' grounds crew remove a large tarp off of the playing field as heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Hermine impact the Tampa Bay area prior to the start of and the Washington Redskins on August 31, 2016 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
• Washington Redskins v Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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  TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 31: Members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' grounds crew remove a large tarp off of the playing field as heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Hermine impact the Tampa Bay area prior to the start of and the Washington Redskins on August 31, 2016 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

• Powerful Hurricane Irma Slams Into Florida

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  (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

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• Powerful Hurricane Irma Slams Into Florida

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  Military equipment sits in the parking lot at Raymond James stadium ahead of Hurricane Irma on September 10, 2017 in Tampa, Florida.

• Massive Hurricane Irma Bears Down On Florida

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  Tampa residents load sandbags with beach sand at Gandy Beach as residents and visitors in Florida prepare for, and evacuate ahead of, Hurricane Irma on September 09, 2017 in Tampa, Florida.

• Florida Begins Preparing For Hurricane Irma

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  Residents work together to fill sandbags for each other at Bobby Hicks Park as residents prepare ahead of Hurricane Irma on September 5, 2017 in Tampa, Florida.
• Powerful Hurricane Irma Slams Into Florida

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  (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

• Massive Hurricane Irma Bears Down On Florida

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  TAMPA, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Tampa residents load sandbags with beach sand at Gandy Beach as residents and visitors in Florida prepare for, and evacuate ahead of, Hurricane Irma on September 09, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it will hit Florida's west coast on Sunday. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

• Powerful Hurricane Irma Slams Into Florida

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  TAMPA, FL - SEPTEMBER 10: Residents inspect the extreme receding water in Tampa Bay ahead of Hurricane Irma on September 10, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, lashing the state with 130 mph winds as it moves up the coast. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
• Texas Rangers v Houston Astros

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  An Astros fan thanks Tampa, as Chris Devenski #47 of the Houston Astros signs autographs, before their game versus the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field on August 30, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

• Powerful Hurricane Irma Slams Into Florida

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