BigTallDad Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 Dorian will be paying me a visit this weekend. I I'll have my shutters up and the generator is ready to go.
oldnslow Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 Just hoping it's a lot of rain by the time it gets to us ( Jacksonville ). Where I live on the westside ( the best side ) it hasn't flooded too bad ( not in a flood zone ) , we still get water in the streets , but it runs off quickly , damage from the wind is my main concern . We lost our fence last time and I kinda like the new one . Everyone take the precautions necessary to be safe .
crazyjim Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 No shutters but the generator is ready to go. Plenty of gasoline and a good supply of Jim Beam & RC Cola.
my66s55 Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 I'm located 1 mile west of I4, 22 miles ssw of the Speedway and 20 miles n of Orlando. Although they don't know exactly where it will come into the coast, current projections point to just n of Miami. From their it will arc n into the center of Florida and travel n.. It's due to be a category 4 storm upon entry into the state. When a hurricane turns, it looses momentum and will become category 1 storm. This is what happened 2 years ago. We'll still lose power for up to a week. The guy next door to me got his generator out last night and started it up. I'm ready.
Tom Geiger Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 Be Safe Everyone! I was watching the Philadelphia noon news on TV. This morning 20 crews from the Atlantic City, NJ power company left for a muster point near Florida. A long row of bucket trucks each dragging a trailer, some with pole borers, some with generators. One with a huge trailer of bottled water, followed by a diesel tanker for refueling. News said more crews were poised to leave if needed. All of the power companies on the east coast have mutual agreements. When Sandy hit New Jersey we saw crews from many southern states in the area.
my66s55 Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 If I remember right, the trucks came in my area from Oklahoma.
NYLIBUD Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 May GOD watch over all of you Florida model builders..My brother,& His family were just relocated to Orlando from LI NY, this year...Welcome to the sunshine state.?
Ace-Garageguy Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 13 hours ago, crazyjim said: No shutters but... a good supply of Jim Beam & RC Cola. A man's got to have priorities.
High octane Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 A long time friend of mine and his wife just moved to Florida this past June to escape the Midwest winters and now they'll be dealing with this. I hope that Dorian dies down some before reaching the mainland. Prayers to all of you in Florida.
Tom Geiger Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 I just saw that the storm is now headed more offshore so while the coast will still have a storm, it won't be devastating. I hope it's true and everyone will just have too much milk and bread for a while!
Snake45 Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 I saw a caravan of 6 or 8 white bucket trucks heading south on I-81 this morning. I wondered what was up with that, and then realized they are probably pre-positioning for hurricane relief.
BigTallDad Posted August 31, 2019 Author Posted August 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: I just saw that the storm is now headed more offshore so while the coast will still have a storm, it won't be devastating. I hope it's true and everyone will just have too much milk and bread for a while! Yep. That's good news for me
misterNNL Posted September 1, 2019 Posted September 1, 2019 We would normally be in Myrtle beach this week and next on vacation. We were there last year and had to evacuate due to an incoming hurricane. Plan for the worst-hope for the best.
Tom Geiger Posted September 1, 2019 Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) Many years ago we were on St Thomas and there was rumor of an impending hurricane. My wife got scared and asked a hotel guy what we’s do. He replied that our hotel was the area hurricane shelter and we’d be fine. The storm went out to sea and the worse thing that happened was the water got rough. So I sat on the beach watching women lose their bikini tops! ? Edited September 1, 2019 by Tom Geiger
NYLIBUD Posted September 2, 2019 Posted September 2, 2019 Great now it looks like it’s headed North East.Noooooo?
High octane Posted September 2, 2019 Posted September 2, 2019 46 minutes ago, NYLIBUD said: Great now it looks like it’s headed North East.Noooooo? Only time will tell and we can only hope for the best like rapidly dying winds. Pray to God.
OldTrucker Posted September 2, 2019 Posted September 2, 2019 Down to a Cat 4 again and hopefully will keep dying down and hook on out and stay far enough off the coast to minimize the effects. We have family down there!
iamsuperdan Posted September 3, 2019 Posted September 3, 2019 The footage from the Bahamas was crazy. Cannot imagine having that thing stalled out and parked over the city for hours on end. Also enjoying the news footage. News reporters who have nothing new to report are amusing. They small talk they try to fill time with is great.
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