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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2019 3:19:30 GMT -5
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Post by roadsdiverged on Sept 2, 2019 6:24:27 GMT -5
^^^ that's my boss. 100%
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 2, 2019 19:54:22 GMT -5
143MPH winds for 2 days...they are gonna look like a rat has been chewing on them. Never saw a hurricane do that before, I guess we are looking at a new normal...doesn't bode well for us in the future.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 3, 2019 9:08:12 GMT -5
Look at the Spanish shipwreck logs from 1500 to about 1650. There's more gold on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean than in Fort Knox. The National Weather Service or the Hurricane Center has links.
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 3, 2019 9:17:26 GMT -5
People living paycheck to paycheck may not have the resources to purchase a 30 day food supply.
You don't buy it all at once … an extra can here and some beans there and next thing you know it's a good stash.
Also, once that is built up, you use the older stock and rotate in the newer supplies.
People should come here for a while and see how we stock up on tobacco. I'm living paycheque to paycheque and I'm putting one tin away each month. Over time it adds up. Thoughts with those who are in the path of the monster. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2019 8:13:25 GMT -5
Just watched a helicopter flyover of the Bahamas damage. Air port under water and most structures leveled except for the resorts massive flooding held back by debris. Looked like newer structures faired better. The islands should take a hint from the orient where most structures are concrete built to withstand typhoons. I am sure the US will send in aid as we always do when the waters recede. Lets see if the rest of the world is so generous in this time of need. Prayers for the island and its people.
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Post by toshtego on Sept 4, 2019 8:25:39 GMT -5
I can put up many camping in the barn. Nice and cool in there this time of year. Not much hay storage. John accepts ammo as barter for overnight camping fees at his RV park. 8mm Mauser and 6.5 X 55mm Krag get preferential placement. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2019 8:53:31 GMT -5
I got some Mauser rounds but I am not coming until next spring.
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Post by mgtarheel on Sept 4, 2019 15:12:52 GMT -5
Had to evact from Oak Island, NC on Tuesday. That was disappointing.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 4, 2019 15:18:01 GMT -5
Better to evacuate, than looking like the Bahamas...people on top of roofs hoping to get rescued...hate to tell them they are outta luck. They were poorer than poor to begin with and now, they got nothing.
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Post by tr on Sept 4, 2019 16:17:07 GMT -5
Dorian turned out to be a big nothing burger in my part of Florida, but I am closer to the Gulf side than the Atlantic.I'm about 90 mile from the east coast.
No property damage and all the childrens and grandchildrens are safe and sound. Deo gratias!
I do feel badly for those poor people in the Bahamas
Now I'm going to have an adult beverage and a pipe to relax!
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 4, 2019 16:23:27 GMT -5
Dorian turned out to be a big nothing burger in my part of Florida, but I am closer to the Gulf side than the Atlantic.I'm about 90 mile from the east coast. No property damage and all the childrens and grandchildrens are safe and sound. Deo gratias! I do feel badly for those poor people in the Bahamas Now I'm going to have an adult beverage and a pipe to relax! I'm glad you escaped it. |
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Post by toshtego on Sept 4, 2019 16:47:13 GMT -5
Had to evact from Oak Island, NC on Tuesday. That was disappointing. Good that you went while the roads were passable. Hope all is well upon your return. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2019 20:18:34 GMT -5
Tonight's news reports the United States Coast Guard is on scene and rendering aid to the devastated Bahamian areas.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 4, 2019 20:51:11 GMT -5
Glad to hear it...those folks need all the help they can get.
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Post by pappyjoe on Sept 5, 2019 7:17:37 GMT -5
Tonight's news reports the United States Coast Guard is on scene and rendering aid to the devastated Bahamian areas. The Coast Guard is always the first federal aid on the scene following a hurricane. They will launch their helicopters as soon as the wind dies down enough for them to get off the ground. |
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Post by stone on Sept 5, 2019 7:56:39 GMT -5
Does it seem that hurricanes are becoming more frequent in the US and more damaging or did I just not pay attention in the past?
Good luck to anyone effected by this one!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 8:26:41 GMT -5
About the same this is not the first time the Bahamas has been wiped out. I believe the last time was about 20 years ago. The gulf coast has been very quiet this year as a whole.
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Post by longtom on Sept 5, 2019 9:30:13 GMT -5
Don't know how I missed this thread as I have done nothing but eat sleep and s! Dorian for about a week now. The storm passed well offshore the Space Coast overnight on Wednesday.
Prayers for the folks in the Bahamas and the folks on the Carolina coast where the storm has upgraded back to a Cat 3 and much closer to land.
Ya'll between 5 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Sunday this storm dropped from 970 mb to 910 mb. That is a monster. Then proceeded to stop and hammer the north islands for three days straight. That is a nightmare come to life and you can see the footage now - if a Cat 5 sits atop you for that long, preparations are meaningless.
The days leading up to a storm, if you are in the 'Cone of Destruction' are an agony of waiting. That is why you see the odd behavior of gas lines and bottled water shortages - folks flat out lose their mind and have lots of time on their hands.
I have lived here for my entire life and we have a pretty short list of hurricane prep:
-Make sure you've got your plywood and tapcons in April before anything happens.
-Get your freezer cleared out because you're likely to lose power.
-Go by the NHC forecast only and do NOT watch the news or the Weather Channel.
-Wait, watch, and be ready to evac if you're in the 1-2 day cone.
-If it's a Cat 5 don't worry about anything except your insurance.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 5, 2019 10:08:02 GMT -5
Does it seem that hurricanes are becoming more frequent in the US and more damaging or did I just not pay attention in the past? Good luck to anyone effected by this one! You must have been doing the Rip Van Winkle thing. You living in Ohio probably means that there is no reason for you to remember. I was 12 when Hurricane Carla wiped out my favorite places on Galveston Bay and the water came up to just below the weep holes on our house. Water in the street was up to my neck. I was in Corpus Christi when they got hit hard. Nightmare stuff. |
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Post by trailboss on Sept 5, 2019 10:16:11 GMT -5
Don't know how I missed this thread as I have done nothing but eat sleep and s! Dorian for about a week now. .. Thanks for sharing the perspective of one that has been there, the closest thing we have in Arizona are microbursts usually associated with the monsoon season... no monsoons this year. |
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Sept 5, 2019 10:21:34 GMT -5
Prayers to everyone affected by this storm. Stay safe patchers
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Post by trailboss on Sept 5, 2019 10:21:56 GMT -5
The only people that claim that there is an increase of intensity and frequency are also the ones that say that man is the cause... the facts simply do not bear it out though.
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Sept 5, 2019 10:22:18 GMT -5
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 5, 2019 10:49:06 GMT -5
Glad this storm missed us, now there are 3 more out in the Atlantic cueing up and heading towards the States, 2 un-named and one called Gabrielle...looks like it is gonna be a "fun" time this summer, no need to put aside the prep we had set out, may need it again soon.
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Post by longtom on Sept 5, 2019 10:56:56 GMT -5
Glad this storm missed us, now there are 3 more out in the Atlantic cueing up and heading towards the States, 2 un-named and one called Gabrielle...looks like it is gonna be a "fun" time this summer, no need to put aside the prep we had set out, may need it again soon. Gabrielle is forecast to turn well East of Bermuda.
But yeah, I am probably going to leave some of the plywood up until October 1st.
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Post by longtom on Sept 5, 2019 11:03:20 GMT -5
Does it seem that hurricanes are becoming more frequent in the US and more damaging or did I just not pay attention in the past? Good luck to anyone effected by this one! I have lived here on the Space Coast my whole life (almost 47 years). The first 30 years of my life, Brevard was impacted 2-3 times by hurricanes. But in the past 15 years I've been under a mandatory evac five times: Frances (04), Jeanne (04), Matthew (16), Irma (17), Dorian (19). |
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Post by stone on Sept 5, 2019 11:03:21 GMT -5
Does it seem that hurricanes are becoming more frequent in the US and more damaging or did I just not pay attention in the past? Good luck to anyone effected by this one! You must have been doing the Rip Van Winkle thing. You living in Ohio probably means that there is no reason for you to remember. I was 12 when Hurricane Carla wiped out my favorite places on Galveston Bay and the water came up to just below the weep holes on our house. Water in the street was up to my neck. I was in Corpus Christi when they got hit hard. Nightmare stuff. I go to HHI every year for 30 years running for a 7 day golf trip the first week of October, this year we moved it up to next week. We were chased out two years ago but other than that it has never been an issue. We were all curious if we would be leaving next week or not  Maybe it's just the recent impact on the Carolinas? |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 5, 2019 11:04:16 GMT -5
I wonder what kind of good praying about hurricanes. It's not like he's not aware of what's going on. In disasters, the best of human nature comes out. It gives the average person a chance to be a hero. The worst of human nature also comes out, but it is usually overwhelmed by the goodness. The normal state of human existence has been misery over the past 50k years. I guess we just pray for strength to get through the disasters and the next election.
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Post by pappyjoe on Sept 6, 2019 6:41:16 GMT -5
Does it seem that hurricanes are becoming more frequent in the US and more damaging or did I just not pay attention in the past? Good luck to anyone effected by this one! It's not that there are more hurricanes in the U.S. but there is more news coverage available. Historically speaking, the numbers of hurricanes to actually impact the U.S. runs in cycles. Some years there are more than others. |
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Maybe it's just the recent impact on the Carolinas?