Hurricane Dorian

[Baz]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

My USAR team left Jacksonville today . We got redeployed to SC.

Glad to see FL got spared. Hopefully the states north of it catch a break too.

Thanks, Vinny - stay safe, brother.

Went to bed around midnight and slept like a baby. Very windy out and rainy too but power and Internet still working.

Hope everyone else is doing OK.

[URY914]

[astrochex]

Thanks for the update VINMAN. Thanks for what you do.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by astrochex

Thanks for the update VINMAN. Thanks for what you do.

No kidding. The best.

Might as well put this here. Does anyone have experience with these folks: https://storm-busters.com/

I have panels for the larger windows but need to upgrade. I have gotten a bit complacent in terms of preparation.

[tevake]

Looking at the news this morning, a couple of clips of New Symirna Bch and the Space coast Had a boisterous night with winds of 70 mph. But it should be easing today for those in that area.

Those clear shutters are interesting Paul, nice to get some light in to the interior.

My friends in Viera, look to be close neighbors to CarreraCpt. There, Have fabric shutters that stretch very tight over Windows and doors, and also let light in.
They live right next to the community pool and on the lake side there Dan. You might have noticed their bright yellow Renault 2CV.

Today should see the storm off of the Jacksonville area. All the best to RacerBVD and Paul there.
Stay offshore Dorian!

Cheers Richard

[Baz]

[GH85Carrera]

OK, now this hurricane thing is making me hot! It is causing a big weather blockage in the weather pattern and we are stuck in a heat dome that can't move on out. So the hurricane in the Atlantic is affecting the weather across the central and southwest states.

We are having clear skies, no rain and almost no wind, highs in the 90s and higher than normal humidity. Since it is affecting me now it is important!

Seriously now I do really feel bad for all the folks in the area that is getting pummeled. The part the news has not talked about is all the employees and their jobs at the businesses that are closed. Having spent a week in Boca Raton in July and seeing just the hotel employees that were on hand and working that are now sitting at home with no paycheck and all the people in the area just sitting at home waiting for a week for a storm to get on by has to be a horrible thing for the areas. The islands are just smashed, and the death count will never be known. No doubt many people washed out to the ocean and gone forever. So sad.

[CurtEgerer]

Originally Posted by Jims5543

The forecasters told me on Friday my house and business was going to be destroyed.

By Saturday it was obvious they were completely wrong. No accountability for being so wrong.

I have more to post and will wait until I am sober and sound of mind. (Unlike Dipso)

My parting words.... major news hypes this crap to the max.

And the media are already hyping the next potential incoming storm. As if this is something unheard of - a line of storms in the Atlantic during hurricane season ... But this NEXT one is really going to be the one!

Can I assume the bourbon collection is safe and dry? That was my main concern in reading your posts

[astrochex]

^Gabrielle is the next one.

[KFC911]

Did they forget their ABCs....or are E & F slowpokes?

[Sooner or later]

A disturbance moved over Florida and then developed into a TS Erin over the Atlantic and moved up to Nova Scotia

Fernand is off the coast of eastern Mexico

[CurtEgerer]

Originally Posted by astrochex

^Gabrielle is the next one.

Yeah, this was on CNN this morning .... according to their climate expert, Gabrielle has a viable path capable of wiping out everything east of the Mississippi. Run!

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

important! [/COLOR]

Seriously now I do really feel bad for all the folks in the area that is getting pummeled. The part the news has not talked about is all the employees and their jobs at the businesses that are closed. Having spent a week in Boca Raton in July and seeing just the hotel employees that were on hand and working that are now sitting at home with no paycheck and all the people in the area just sitting at home waiting for a week for a storm to get on by has to be a horrible thing for the areas. The islands are just smashed, and the death count will never be known. No doubt many people washed out to the ocean and gone forever. So sad.

This is affecting me, and many of my friends, clients who own bars at the beach are hit very hard

Right now, light rain and a bit of wind

[Baz]

End of my street. Not what you'd call huge waves (unless it was being reported on TV )

Most homes I saw around here did not board up.







My place:

[astrochex]

Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

Yeah, this was on CNN this morning .... according to their climate expert, Gabrielle has a viable path capable of wiping out everything east of the Mississippi. Run!

Nice weatherman Curt, nice!

After how wrong were their initial predictions for Dorian, I’m not taking any chances.

[Jims5543]

I am back at work today trying to get things sorted out and moving along.

I wanted to check in and see how the fellas to the North of me were faring.


Baz, looks like a walk in the park for you I hope Jacksonville does well too.


We are all very lucky the bad part of this thing is staying off shore.


Hopefully it will make more of a turn and the bad part keeps away from the Carolina's and OBX.

Good luck guys!!

[Joe Bob]

Had to leave Ash. Near Myrtle Beach Evacuating to the mountains. Waiting for the fat lady to barf.

Had to leave the 911. At least it’s covered and in the lee of the house. ��

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Jims5543

I am back at work today trying to get things sorted out and moving along.

I wanted to check in and see how the fellas to the North of me were faring.


Baz, looks like a walk in the park for you I hope Jacksonville does well too.


We are all very lucky the bad part of this thing is staying off shore.


Hopefully it will make more of a turn and the bad part keeps away from the Carolina's and OBX.

Good luck guys!!

No issues my way, local bars are open for business, did my usual drive, along the river and to check on my warehouse space (flooded bad last year) all good, the St Johns river doesn't look too high, docks still in place, my neighborhood has a creek running through the middle, that generally floods, making it hard to get in and out, is fine as well

[URY914]

The storm is about parallel with us now. It's been windy at my house all day but the rain has been pretty light. Only small branches and pine cones. Haven't lost power.

Getting cabin fever....

[Jims5543]

Originally Posted by URY914

The storm is about parallel with us now. It's been windy at my house all day but the rain has been pretty light. Only small branches and pine cones. Haven't lost power.

Getting cabin fever....

Good news Byron!!

Paul, we were the same way. We tried to go for walks yesterday and the patches of rain kept us inside.

We hardly got any rain with this storm, I dropped my pool over a foot in anticipation of the forecasted 16" of rain. It turned out to be a very dry storm here.

I hope the Carolina gang makes out as good as Florida has.