RaoulDuke79 Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 5:27 PM, ALF said: When power is out for too long refrigerated and frozen food go bad. Expand You're shitting me right?
eball Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) They just announced a mandatory evacuation of Cumberland County, NC, which is where Fort Bragg is partially located. That's crazy. The river flooding is going to cause so much more damage than the winds from this storm. On 9/15/2018 at 5:35 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: You're shitting me right? Expand I'm pretty sure he's correct. Edited September 15, 2018 by eball
RaoulDuke79 Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 5:35 PM, eball said: They just announced a mandatory evacuation of Cumberland County, NC, which is where Fort Bragg is partially located. That's crazy. The river flooding is going to cause so much more damage than the winds from this storm. I'm pretty sure he's correct. Expand I'm pretty sure he is too. I thought this something that everyone knew. Like it gets warmer when the sun comes out.
eball Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 5:38 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: I'm pretty sure he is too. I thought this something that everyone knew. Like it gets warmer when the sun comes out. Expand Sarcasm. It's what's for dinner.
RaoulDuke79 Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 5:50 PM, eball said: Sarcasm. It's what's for dinner. Expand Or maybe spoiled food. Who knows.
/dev/null Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 5:27 PM, ALF said: When power is out for too long refrigerated and frozen food go bad. Expand
ALF Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 5:14 PM, GoBills808 said: Folks around here are convinced the supermarkets are in cahoots w/ local news & television and radio stations. Oversell the incoming storm, get everybody to buy tons of canned food, bottled water, propane, candles, batteries, **** that just sits on most shelves as inventory. The stores make a killing off approaching hurricanes. You getting any of that flooding? Expand On 9/15/2018 at 5:27 PM, ALF said: When power is out for too long refrigerated and frozen food go bad. Expand On 9/15/2018 at 5:35 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: You're shitting me right? Expand Sorry , I was just meaning to refer to the first quote 1
Misterbluesky Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 5:14 PM, GoBills808 said: Folks around here are convinced the supermarkets are in cahoots w/ local news & television and radio stations. Oversell the incoming storm, get everybody to buy tons of canned food, bottled water, propane, candles, batteries, **** that just sits on most shelves as inventory. The stores make a killing off approaching hurricanes. Expand Sooner or later people will use all of the items that you've mentioned,however,i don't understand why more people don't invest in a dependable generator.I could live off the land because my inner skull was schooled in survival training courses/classes...but we still own a generator.
shrader Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 5:38 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: I'm pretty sure he is too. I thought this something that everyone knew. Like it gets warmer when the sun comes out. Expand When my power went out yesterday, my mom asked me “the electricity comes from the power plants, right?”. You’d be amazed at what people don’t know.
RaoulDuke79 Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) On 9/15/2018 at 9:34 PM, shrader said: When my power went out yesterday, my mom asked me “the electricity comes from the power plants, right?”. You’d be amazed at what people don’t know. Expand Oh heavens....my mother in-law thought water polo was played with horses. I'm not amazed, most just disappointed. Edited September 15, 2018 by RaoulDuke79
Foxx Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 5:38 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: I'm pretty sure he is too. I thought this something that everyone knew. Like it gets warmer when the sun comes out. Expand cripes, the next thing your going to tell me is that water is wet. 1
boyst Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 5:14 PM, GoBills808 said: Folks around here are convinced the supermarkets are in cahoots w/ local news & television and radio stations. Oversell the incoming storm, get everybody to buy tons of canned food, bottled water, propane, candles, batteries, **** that just sits on most shelves as inventory. The stores make a killing off approaching hurricanes. You getting any of that flooding? Expand It'll be 12-18 hours after for the window of flooding. I have 30 acres bottom land which will be impacted. But I'm outside of Pittsburgh headed north now. Rain stopped in va 1
shrader Posted September 17, 2018 Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 11:33 PM, Boyst62 said: It'll be 12-18 hours after for the window of flooding. I have 30 acres bottom land which will be impacted. But I'm outside of Pittsburgh headed north now. Rain stopped in va Expand I heard an emergency alert yesterday that used two more catchy phrases to go along with "turn around don't drown". I can't believe they've come up with three different rhymes all for the same message. To be fair though, I'm not so sure rhyming "away" with "away" actually counts.
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 17, 2018 Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/17/2018 at 1:08 PM, shrader said: I heard an emergency alert yesterday that used two more catchy phrases to go along with "turn around don't drown". I can't believe they've come up with three different rhymes all for the same message. To be fair though, I'm not so sure rhyming "away" with "away" actually counts. Expand The funny thing... It is so tempting to try an ford a water crossing. You are so close and things MAY look so shallow... Many must think: "Heck, why not! Let's give the !@#$er a shot!" Like Nate Peterman throwing a pass. You're in it in a blink of an eye. Many vehicles/engines are only as good, too, as high as their air intake, with many it isn't that high. Maybe 10" or so of water. Then the whole thing about the tires breaking contact with ground and vehicle floating away.
boyst Posted September 17, 2018 Posted September 17, 2018 Water was higher in.my region 3 weeks ago. Suns out, Waters up barely and it was nothing
sherpa Posted September 17, 2018 Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/17/2018 at 9:42 PM, Boyst62 said: Water was higher in.my region 3 weeks ago. Suns out, Waters up barely and it was nothing Expand That's great, but it is very different in other areas. You posted Saturday that rain had "stopped" in Virginia. That is absolutely not true, except for a few hours. All of this "in my area" stuff is meaningless to the millions who have been significantly impacted by this. This was a horrific rain dumper, and anybody who denies that ought to consider the walk a mile in my shoes idiom. It will take well over a month to get over this in the areas that bore the brunt. 1
boyst Posted September 17, 2018 Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/17/2018 at 10:30 PM, sherpa said: That's great, but it is very different in other areas. You posted Saturday that rain had "stopped" in Virginia. That is absolutely not true, except for a few hours. All of this "in my area" stuff is meaningless to the millions who have been significantly impacted by this. This was a horrific rain dumper, and anybody who denies that ought to consider the walk a mile in my shoes idiom. It will take well over a month to get over this in the areas that bore the brunt. Expand Where in VA? Was there at 1am going down 77 and to 52 and it had subsided until the NC border. I'm well aware of the walk a mile in my shoes but most of those I know are saying it's not bad. Those affected most are Fayetteville area, not the coast/Wilmington/OB. I've seen creeks floodnover bridges from friends etc. All dumb enough to drive through
Mr Info Posted September 17, 2018 Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/17/2018 at 10:47 PM, Boyst62 said: Those affected most are Fayetteville area, not the coast/Wilmington/OB. Expand Wilmington access is cut-off so they are affected.
boyst Posted September 17, 2018 Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/17/2018 at 10:54 PM, Mr Info said: Wilmington access is cut-off so they are affected. Expand Wow. I had been talking to friends Saturday and last night and they said they're alright, no issues. The worst I've seen around here is Salisbury but that's just a hilly area.
JohnC Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 5:35 PM, eball said: They just announced a mandatory evacuation of Cumberland County, NC, which is where Fort Bragg is partially located. That's crazy. The river flooding is going to cause so much more damage than the winds from this storm. I'm pretty sure he's correct. Expand What's your status with all this rain? Is your area seriously impacted?
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