plenzmd1 Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 storms from the remnants of Flo produced at least 5 tornados in Richmond today...one confirmed death..prolly more.
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 20 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: storms from the remnants of Flo produced at least 5 tornados in Richmond today...one confirmed death..prolly more. Home safely? Stay safe! Thanks for the postgame eats and festivities!!! 1
eball Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 10 hours ago, JohnC said: What's your status with all this rain? Is your area seriously impacted? In my area (Durham/Chapel Hill) we really caught a break. Had some localized flooding yesterday (I had to take a circuitous route to work) but I really can't complain at all, compared with what I'm seeing to the east and south. Never lost power all weekend. My favorite vacation spot (Bald Head Island) got hammered, however. Unbelievable flooding.
JohnC Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, eball said: In my area (Durham/Chapel Hill) we really caught a break. Had some localized flooding yesterday (I had to take a circuitous route to work) but I really can't complain at all, compared with what I'm seeing to the east and south. Never lost power all weekend. My favorite vacation spot (Bald Head Island) got hammered, however. Unbelievable flooding. I'm glad it worked out for you. From what I have been watching the aftermath is going to be the big challenge dealing with the flooding, water damage and rebuilding. There are some posters who contend that the destructive nature of the weather was exaggerated by the media (fake news). They are out of touch with reality. The repercussions from the storm is going to be felt for months if not a year or so.
eball Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, JohnC said: I'm glad it worked out for you. From what I have been watching the aftermath is going to be the big challenge dealing with the flooding, water damage and rebuilding. There are some posters who contend that the destructive nature of the weather was exaggerated by the media (fake news). They are out of touch with reality. The repercussions from the storm is going to be felt for months if not a year or so. The only exaggeration I'm aware of was that ridiculous Weather Channel video of the reporter trying to look like he was being blown over while a couple of people walked by without difficulty in the background. Wind wasn't the issue with this storm; it's all about the water. Record rainfall and flooding of rivers. Anyone trying to minimize the impact is simply incorrect.
shrader Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 They've shown the shot on the news a few times where a section of one of the highways is currently a river. I forget if it was 40 or 95. They didn't really say much about the depth of the water, but it was a really cool shot.
T&C Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 2 hours ago, eball said: The only exaggeration I'm aware of was that ridiculous Weather Channel video of the reporter trying to look like he was being blown over while a couple of people walked by without difficulty in the background. Wind wasn't the issue with this storm; it's all about the water. Record rainfall and flooding of rivers. Anyone trying to minimize the impact is simply incorrect. Another poster told me about this one, anderson cooper standing in a 3' ditch next to the road.
GoBills808 Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 1:33 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 Sorry to hear that. Hope things dry out for you folks.
boyst Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 6 hours ago, JohnC said: I'm glad it worked out for you. From what I have been watching the aftermath is going to be the big challenge dealing with the flooding, water damage and rebuilding. There are some posters who contend that the destructive nature of the weather was exaggerated by the media (fake news). They are out of touch with reality. The repercussions from the storm is going to be felt for months if not a year or so. I traveled 200 miles of the state at the end of the event. And then at least 150 miles since. That's not just to and from work. That's all over. The greater triad, which was told it's get the worst: got nothing Seriously, sorry if I live in this area and it's not bad. I've talked to folks from Chatham to Wilkes, Mecklenburg to Orange and only a few past Fayetteville. Not a single one said it was as bad as the belief is and bad areas are isolated pockets. I can imagine the area where eball works downtown might be some of the words in the area as there are numerous underpasses and sinking roads that would have flooded. Oddly, the coastal flooding is not the OB. It's the more insland areas upland of Wilmington, and MI. The videos I've seen of Wilmington and coastal Carolina are more looters than weather, cops driving past a 100s of !@#$s walking out with goods. Travesty, actually, and Cooper is proving yet again his incompetence to not send the NG because those are his people. Pretending like this isn't bad for anyone in my area is not what I'm doing. It's the reality. This storm was overhyped and a joke
JohnC Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 11 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: I traveled 200 miles of the state at the end of the event. And then at least 150 miles since. That's not just to and from work. That's all over. The greater triad, which was told it's get the worst: got nothing Seriously, sorry if I live in this area and it's not bad. I've talked to folks from Chatham to Wilkes, Mecklenburg to Orange and only a few past Fayetteville. Not a single one said it was as bad as the belief is and bad areas are isolated pockets. I can imagine the area where eball works downtown might be some of the words in the area as there are numerous underpasses and sinking roads that would have flooded. Oddly, the coastal flooding is not the OB. It's the more insland areas upland of Wilmington, and MI. The videos I've seen of Wilmington and coastal Carolina are more looters than weather, cops driving past a 100s of !@#$s walking out with goods. Travesty, actually, and Cooper is proving yet again his incompetence to not send the NG because those are his people. Pretending like this isn't bad for anyone in my area is not what I'm doing. It's the reality. This storm was overhyped and a joke Before the storm was going to hit it was widely reported that the damage would come more from the rain and the flooding than from the hurricane itself. The deaths are mounting and the flood damage is staggerin. What was predicted has come to pass. Maybe from where vantage point the situation is more placid but this is a storm that is living up to the damage that was predicted. I'm very happy for you that you were not too affected by this storm. That is not the case for a lot of people. My general point is this is not a hyped storm that didn't live up to what was reported. If you widen your horizon you will get a more accurate perspective. https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/18/us/florence-tuesday-wxc/index.html https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/florence-flooding-north-carolina/h_c03241691fa5ccd8827245373f231e43
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 25 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: I traveled 200 miles of the state at the end of the event. And then at least 150 miles since. That's not just to and from work. That's all over. The greater triad, which was told it's get the worst: got nothing Seriously, sorry if I live in this area and it's not bad. I've talked to folks from Chatham to Wilkes, Mecklenburg to Orange and only a few past Fayetteville. Not a single one said it was as bad as the belief is and bad areas are isolated pockets. I can imagine the area where eball works downtown might be some of the words in the area as there are numerous underpasses and sinking roads that would have flooded. Oddly, the coastal flooding is not the OB. It's the more insland areas upland of Wilmington, and MI. The videos I've seen of Wilmington and coastal Carolina are more looters than weather, cops driving past a 100s of !@#$s walking out with goods. Travesty, actually, and Cooper is proving yet again his incompetence to not send the NG because those are his people. Pretending like this isn't bad for anyone in my area is not what I'm doing. It's the reality. This storm was overhyped and a joke Glad the storm didn’t impact you, and I agree that the media coverage of the storm was “over hyped” in terms of the potential for high winds. Especially as the storm grew closer and they know it was going to be a cat 1/tropical storm. Many people were affected profoundly, however, regardless of the media phenominalization. My Uncle, for example, is in remission for prostate cancer and is not healthy enough to work. He evacuated, but his home was destroyed when a large tree fell on top of it. He is going to collect a whopping 30K in homeowner’s insurance. Not enough to buy a new home. He doesn’t know what he is going to do. 1
boyst Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 20 minutes ago, JohnC said: Before the storm was going to hit it was widely reported that the damage would come more from the rain and the flooding than from the hurricane itself. The deaths are mounting and the flood damage is staggerin. What was predicted has come to pass. Maybe from where vantage point the situation is more placid but this is a storm that is living up to the damage that was predicted. I'm very happy for you that you were not too affected by this storm. That is not the case for a lot of people. My general point is this is not a hyped storm that didn't live up to what was reported. If you widen your horizon you will get a more accurate perspective. https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/18/us/florence-tuesday-wxc/index.html https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/florence-flooding-north-carolina/h_c03241691fa5ccd8827245373f231e43 I'll trust those I know before I will a www.
plenzmd1 Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 4 hours ago, T&C said: Another poster told me about this one, anderson cooper standing in a 3' ditch next to the road. do some research first before believing ANYTHING on the internet..especially if it comes from a certain family that starts with TRUM...BTW this was from Ike in 2008.Watch and learn https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/09/18/donald-trump-jr-anderson-cooper-debunks-florence-twitter-photo-kth-sot-ac.cnn 1
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 37 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: do some research first before believing ANYTHING on the internet..especially if it comes from a certain family that starts with TRUM...BTW this was from Ike in 2008.Watch and learn https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/09/18/donald-trump-jr-anderson-cooper-debunks-florence-twitter-photo-kth-sot-ac.cnn LoL! Yeah... Zoom in. AC does look 10 years younger. Amazing the diff between about 50 & 40! ?
JohnC Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: LoL! Yeah... Zoom in. AC does look 10 years younger. Amazing the diff between about 50 & 40! ? Cooper looks younger in that shot because he was younger. It was from an early coverage of another hurricane. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=anderson+cooper+responds+to+donald+trump+jr&view=detail&mid=7CF06C62BDFCE8A9B40C7CF06C62BDFCE8A9B40C&FORM=VIRE 1 hour ago, Boyst62 said: I'll trust those I know before I will a www. I get it. Don't trust your eyes because they don't correspond what you want to believe. To each their own.
T&C Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 48 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: do some research first before believing ANYTHING on the internet..especially if it comes from a certain family that starts with TRUM...BTW this was from Ike in 2008.Watch and learn https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/09/18/donald-trump-jr-anderson-cooper-debunks-florence-twitter-photo-kth-sot-ac.cnn Where did I say that this was anything current? Read and learn
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 13 minutes ago, JohnC said: Cooper looks younger in that shot because he was younger. It was from an early coverage of another hurricane. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=anderson+cooper+responds+to+donald+trump+jr&view=detail&mid=7CF06C62BDFCE8A9B40C7CF06C62BDFCE8A9B40C&FORM=VIRE I get it. Don't trust your eyes because they don't correspond what you want to believe. To each their own. Yes. I know.
/dev/null Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 5 hours ago, T&C said: Another poster told me about this one, anderson cooper standing in a 3' ditch next to the road. Doesn't matter to me when this picture was taken. Just shows you how a Yale educated child of privilege lacks common sense Standing water + electrical cables = Brilliant! 2
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Doesn't matter to me when this picture was taken. Just shows you how a Yale educated child of privilege lacks common sense Standing water + electrical cables = Brilliant! Yeah... But the surface area is probably too big for measly 110v to do anything with his hip waders on. I say let's drop a high tension wire to add excitement. Now... The poor African American helping the Son of Gloria Vanderbilt out? I feel sorry for!!!! 1
plenzmd1 Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 2 hours ago, T&C said: Where did I say that this was anything current? Read and learn this may be the most disingenuous post I have seen on here in 18 years 2 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Yeah... But the surface area is probably too big for measly 110v to do anything with his hip waders on. I say let's drop a high tension wire to add excitement. Now... The poor African American helping the Son of Gloria Vanderbilt out? I feel sorry for!!!! He has passed sadly 1 1
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