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I hope y'all LA folks come through this one alright...."hunker down" as they say. We dodged the bullet here but it's still been blustery and raining for two days now. I hope it clears for us tomorrow.
At least the predictions are for a bit weaker storm when it hits (cat 1 vs. cat 2).
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« Reply #41 on: August 27, 2012, 10:35:53 AM » |
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JP, the trailer is awaiting your arrival if you decide to flee.
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« Reply #42 on: August 27, 2012, 10:46:28 AM » |
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be safe, JP. no chance of you guys going north a bit?? it's pretty low down there!
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« Reply #43 on: August 27, 2012, 04:50:22 PM » |
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My house has never flooded and after raising it we are three feet higher. The wind would be my main concern. My parents on the other hand have flooded three times. I'm always concerned for them but at least now they have no more carpet! Now its a waiting game.
Iddee, thanks for the offer my friend.
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« Reply #44 on: August 27, 2012, 10:30:32 PM » |
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Be careful down there JP....tis' the season to hunker down. I noticed the first tendrils of the swirl come through this afternoon, it wasn't long before the clouds were rolling in. We've only had one shower...about 7pm this evening. Picture sometime around 2pm this afternoon...in my location we've had very little rain. It looked like down along the Gold Coast folks were getting drenched today...and now the only rain I see is out in the Atlantic out from Daytona and a little squall what looks like of the Gulf Coast from Ft Meyers. I figured there would be more rain...guess it's waiting for the warm-up tomorrow. Ed  |
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« Reply #45 on: August 27, 2012, 10:58:33 PM » |
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OK now I have you in my prayers JP and hope things are OK. Yes I am sure glad you were able to get your house up higher, but still worries.
Stay in touch along the way if possible
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« Reply #46 on: August 27, 2012, 11:59:20 PM » |
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Thanks Annette. I think we'll be okay on this one. Starting to get quite windy with some light rain. Just ate some boiled shrimp, my second helping this evening. Sent a pic to Schawee. He said I was cold blooded, considering his second favorite food is boiled shrimp.  ...JP |
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« Reply #47 on: August 28, 2012, 07:18:17 AM » |
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Where are all the hurricanes  It’s almost August and we haven’t even had a hurricane yet. What gives? Weren’t we suppose to be in an era of “super hurricanes” as the Gulf warmed up? Your in MI! What does it matter??? ...DOUG KD4MOJ |
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« Reply #48 on: August 28, 2012, 08:19:22 AM » |
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Thanks Annette. I think we'll be okay on this one. Starting to get quite windy with some light rain. Just ate some boiled shrimp, my second helping this evening. Sent a pic to Schawee. He said I was cold blooded, considering his second favorite food is boiled shrimp. ...JP <chuckle> Hey, well what are friends for, eh? Ed |
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« Reply #49 on: August 28, 2012, 10:43:13 AM » |
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Winds not too too bad, yet. The rain has settled in at about a medium level now. Lots more rain to come. Dogs barking at every little noise now, about to drive me crazy! ...JP |
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« Reply #50 on: August 28, 2012, 12:37:56 PM » |
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I hope you and your bees and fare well, JP. Storm was not much here as it went by. Schools closed, Clearwater Beach was closed, some beach erosion but all in all, not too bad. I always feel relieved when a storm misses us, but I feel bad for the folk where it does land. Nobody needs the damages, even if minor.
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« Reply #51 on: August 28, 2012, 02:11:44 PM » |
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JP, I am not that far your welcome. I am about 20 miles NE of hattiesburg. Our thoughts are with you.
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« Reply #52 on: August 28, 2012, 06:54:42 PM » |
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Thanks Joe, you better hunker down yourself brother.
Very windy now, with gusts up to 50 mph would be my guess with a good steady 25. Gets any worse and I believe we just may lose power. I sure hope we don't but it is really blowing out there now! The generator is ready to go just in case. Good luck to everyone who has to go through this.
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« Reply #53 on: August 28, 2012, 07:13:07 PM » |
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JP, The last time I was on generator power, it blew my laptop. Be careful with your electronics if you do lose power.
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« Reply #54 on: August 28, 2012, 09:27:20 PM » |
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Will not run the PC with the generator. I have two fridges and a small chest freezer and then a fan so we don't sweat to death. Winds are a steady 30mph with recorded gusts of 61. Any worse and I believe we'll likely lose power. Keeping my fingers crossed. The constant winds are nerve racking, got me nervous, doing a whole lot of snacking. My wife who's usually the nervous one is sewing. Go figure! ...JP |
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« Reply #55 on: August 28, 2012, 09:53:07 PM » |
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Good luck JP with the hurricane!
Make sure you turn the A/C down now so that the house will be cool if you do lose your electricity.
We went thru 3 of them in 2004.
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« Reply #56 on: August 28, 2012, 09:58:43 PM » |
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jp look like you will be getting hit hard in acouple to three hours. goodby power. another two to three hours I will be without power. look if you need help eating those shrimp before they go bad let me know. i can't drive but I can walk 35 miles for some good boil shrimp. you know that pic was hitting below the belt but I guess payback is fun. well just heard a transfomer blow.
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« Reply #57 on: August 29, 2012, 12:03:46 AM » |
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Take care you all out there in hurricane land. Glad Liz is feeling calm enough to sew. Stay in touch
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« Reply #58 on: August 29, 2012, 08:08:24 AM » |
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« Reply #59 on: August 29, 2012, 12:54:31 PM » |
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It sounds scary reading that information.
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