Augie Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: It was a tropical depression only 3 days ago. 3 days ago. They were talking about it gaining strength rapidly as it approached over the shallow and warm Gulf waters. This was one that was good to run away from, and there was enough warning. Heck, we left Hilton Head Island around midnight to get away from nasty Hugo and avoid some of the traffic. Unfortunately, we went to my in-laws rather my choice of locations, and they got absolutely clobbered just south of Charlotte. A tree in the kitchen, and another on my car. Oops! About 6 weeks without power or water there. At our HHI house, barely a pine cone fell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Yet! It is amazing all the sch*t people have laying around. Was that a cooler a saw flying around. LoL... Call Me anal rententive... But living in a hurricane zone... I would have My stuff squared away, heck, I dont even park My vehicles under trees in the fall! LoL... I guess it all depends on resources. Understandable. Glad I live 580 feet above sea level. I am simply not a coastal person, too much responsibility. Gotta have a plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Yet! It is amazing all the sch*t people have laying around. Was that a cooler a saw flying around. LoL... Call Me anal rententive... But living in a hurricane zone... I would have My stuff squared away, heck, I dont even park My vehicles under trees in the fall! LoL... I guess it all depends on resources. Understandable. Glad I live 580 feet above sea level. I am simply not a coastal person, too much responsibility. Gotta have a plan. If I weren’t so exhausted and technologically challenged, you would see the Monty Python “RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!” bit here. But I am, and I am, so..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Just now, Augie said: If I weren’t so exhausted and technologically challenged, you would see the Monty Python “RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!” bit here. But I am, and I am, so..... That's what Wife wanted to do this morning! LoL... I am still in BFLo... And had a basement ejector pump float sensor "blip" (too much soap in washing machine... Once again! /smh) today. Had to talk My Wife thru it as the high water alarm is going off. LoL... It's like GroundHog Day every time I travel alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, T&C said: Boom So what do you do? You've not had one valid response? Cry on the internet and watch Anderson Cooper stand in a ditch? Stock up on water, prepare your good and make sure you have a fighting chance? Realize you moved to the coast of a gulf State and rethink life choices? The storm is 3 days away - you respect the storm and you plan for everything. 1 hour ago, /dev/null said: Big difference between CAT4 and CAT5. CAT 4 is only like 10-20Mbps. CAT5 is like 100Mbps. Don't let facts get in the way of the 100 year hurricane we have not had since last month! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Last hurricane season (or maybe the one before?) good friends from FL ran away from what looked like a nasty one and came to stay with us in Atlanta. The family brought 4 cars because there a lot of them and a lot of cars to save. As soon as the power returned down there they could tell from security cameras their house was fine. They wisely rented a trailer in Atlanta and pulled it behind one of the vehicles....filled with every gas can they could buy and fill in Georgia. That’s the only reason they got home. (For those uninitiated, when you lose power, stations can’t pump gas out of the ground - even if they have it - so cars runs out.) They said it was painful, and a little scary, to be going by so many stranded people who saw all the gas cans they were carrying. Stop to pee? Someone guards the gas! They barely got all 4 cars home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 2 hours ago, T&C said: Boom Yea this is our future, climate getting more extreme, still a hurricane producing tornadoes inland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 9 hours ago, Boca BIlls said: Yea this is our future, climate getting more extreme, still a hurricane producing tornadoes inland. Proof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 27 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: Proof? Well it does seem like the weather is more severe then it used to be. Droughts out west, it seems like there is at least one or two hurricanes every couple years that do major damage, hell here in WNY I still have my pool open, the kids were swimming in all week, temps were in the mid 80s. Going to shut it down tonight as temps are supposed to fall into the low 50s over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Just now, Gordio said: Well it does seem like the weather is more severe then it used to be. Droughts out west, it seems like there is at least one or two hurricanes every couple years that do major damage, hell here in WNY I still have my pool open, the kids were swimming in all week, temps were in the mid 80s. Going to shut it down tonight as temps are supposed to fall into the low 50s over the weekend. That's not proof. That's just sensation. And that is also due to the fact that we have the capability new technology to share all sorts of phenomenon regarding the weather. More accurate temperatures, more video proof, more everything. But historically there is no definitive backing to these claims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: That's not proof. That's just sensation. And that is also due to the fact that we have the capability new technology to share all sorts of phenomenon regarding the weather. More accurate temperatures, more video proof, more everything. But historically there is no definitive backing to these claims. I agree with that somewhat, I am just telling you what I see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 30 minutes ago, Gordio said: Well it does seem like the weather is more severe then it used to be. Droughts out west, it seems like there is at least one or two hurricanes every couple years that do major damage, hell here in WNY I still have my pool open, the kids were swimming in all week, temps were in the mid 80s. Going to shut it down tonight as temps are supposed to fall into the low 50s over the weekend. The politicization of the weather news has increased fears and chaos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 minute ago, row_33 said: The politicization of the weather news has increased fears and chaos This and the fear mongering generates revenue. The weather channel is no different than broadcast news channels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Boyst62 said: This and the fear mongering generates revenue. The weather channel is no different than broadcast news channels. You seem to be most affected by this "fear mongering" you keep talking like it's a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Boca BIlls said: You seem to be most affected by this "fear mongering" you keep talking like it's a thing. I don't follow but ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Gordio said: Well it does seem like the weather is more severe then it used to be. Droughts out west, it seems like there is at least one or two hurricanes every couple years that do major damage, hell here in WNY I still have my pool open, the kids were swimming in all week, temps were in the mid 80s. Going to shut it down tonight as temps are supposed to fall into the low 50s over the weekend. Is it that the weather is more severe, or is it that there is an increase in population (using more resources, as well as having more buildings to house those people)? Towns/cities are larger and more condensed. People are building more near rivers/oceans. Less areas for water to escape. More water being used by people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 28 minutes ago, Boca BIlls said: You seem to be most affected by this "fear mongering" you keep talking like it's a thing. yes, when people act like anything that might happen will be the apocalypse, it is harmful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 12 hours ago, Boyst62 said: So what do you do? You've not had one valid response? Cry on the internet and watch Anderson Cooper stand in a ditch? Stock up on water, prepare your good and make sure you have a fighting chance? Realize you moved to the coast of a gulf State and rethink life choices? The storm is 3 days away - you respect the storm and you plan for everything. Don't let facts get in the way of the 100 year hurricane we have not had since last month! I probably have better chance handling a Cat 5 Hurricane on 3 days notice while also being prepared for said storm and I live over a 1,000 miles from the Coast and 580 feet above sea level. I haven't reallt done anything special either... Just have a severe storm, tornado plan. How many people don't have water on hand? Food? Etc... 11 minutes ago, KRC said: Is it that the weather is more severe, or is it that there is an increase in population (using more resources, as well as having more buildings to house those people)? Towns/cities are larger and more condensed. People are building more near rivers/oceans. Less areas for water to escape. More water being used by people. This! ^^^^ More people. Less people are dieing. More News coverage. Better infrastructure now. But it's aging. 1926, 1928 'Canes when there were way less people in the Sticks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 13 minutes ago, KRC said: Is it that the weather is more severe, or is it that there is an increase in population (using more resources, as well as having more buildings to house those people)? Towns/cities are larger and more condensed. People are building more near rivers/oceans. Less areas for water to escape. More water being used by people. Weather and climate are entirely different things, too. People have no freaking clue when they discuss climate change and lump in weather phenomena. It shows their ignorance, unfortunately, which has been led by the likes of Captain Planet and ManBearPig. 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: I probably have better chance handling a Cat 5 Hurricane on 3 days notice while also being prepared for said storm and I live over a 1,000 miles from the Coast and 580 feet above sea level. I haven't reallt done anything special either... Just have a severe storm, tornado plan. How many people don't have water on hand? Food? Etc... Funny you say this because in reality we rely too heavily on a home generator powered by NG. If the gas lines were stopped we would be without a lot of water and power. Of course, we have spring heads and other things and could easily boil water, but my family hoards food, has two freezers full of beef that can be powered by generator and plans to install solar power are interested he works by 2020 as a backup/alt power source. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: Weather and climate are entirely different things, too. People have no freaking clue when they discuss climate change and lump in weather phenomena. It shows their ignorance, unfortunately, which has been led by the likes of Captain Planet and ManBearPig. Funny you say this because in reality we rely too heavily on a home generator powered by NG. If the gas lines were stopped we would be without a lot of water and power. Of course, we have spring heads and other things and could easily boil water, but my family hoards food, has two freezers full of beef that can be powered by generator and plans to install solar power are interested he works by 2020 as a backup/alt power source. Yes. NG is nice, but not without its issues. Off the grid has it's benefits. What about a stand alone LP tank (of course hurricane ready). Major note... Gotta protect those things from getting damaged, flooded. Redundancy is the key! Edited October 11, 2018 by ExiledInIllinois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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