- Tampa resident Mohammed Nijem recently went viral for his preparations for Milton.
- He placed six huge straps around his one-story house.
- The ropes went over the ceiling and were fixed to the floor on both sides.
A man who insured his entire home before the Florida hurricane has become an internet sensation thanks to this “legendary” idea.
Tampa resident Mohammed Nijem recently went viral after local news outlet Spectrum Bay News 9 shared an image on X, formerly Twitter, of the extreme preparations he made ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Mohammed placed six huge straps around his one-story house in a bid to prevent it from being washed away or blown away when the storm hits.
The bright yellow straps went over the ceiling and were fixed to the floor on both sides.
Tampa resident Mohammed Nijem insured his entire home before the Florida hurricane.
“Spectator Mohammed Nijem is preparing for Hurricane Milton,” the post wrote, along with a photo of his contraption.
The post, which was viewed more than 1.8 million times, left many social media users fascinated.
Some said they were impressed with his efforts, calling him a “legend” and praising him for “thinking outside the box.”
Others admitted that they were now interested and needed to know if their idea really worked.
“This is the most Florida thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” one person joked.
“Everyone is laughing now, but this guy will be a legend when all the other houses are floating down the street and he’s sitting in the pool in his new living room watching TV powered by a Starlink terminal,” someone else wrote .
‘I really respect the effort. I hope it’s effective,’ another user added.
“He’s thinking outside the box, he needs more people like him…” reads a fourth tweet.
A fifth said: ‘Bro secured his house like a piano when he moved in. Absolute legend.’
He became an internet sensation thanks to the “legendary” idea, as many social media users said they were impressed with his efforts.
“Gangster move,” someone else simply tweeted.
“I mean, maybe he’s right,” said a different user.
Hurricane Milton has already begun to impact Florida, bringing rain and strong winds on its steady and potentially catastrophic march toward Florida’s west coast.
Forecasters expect Milton to make landfall around 11 pm EST as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph.
The greatest danger is posed by the wall of water, known as a storm surge, which Milton will fan, and which forecasters now believe will reach a record height of 12 feet.
Authorities have issued mandatory evacuation orders in 11 Florida counties with a population of about 5.9 million people and warned that anyone left behind must fend for themselves.