The Nasty Weather Thread

[TitoFan]

I think I read the latest figure was about 1 million without power now. That's pretty bad. At least it should all be restored quicker than it was down here when Maria hit. I personally was 2 months without power, and was one of the lucky ones.

[Master]

I think I read the latest figure was about 1 million without power now. That's pretty bad. At least it should all be restored quicker than it was down here when Maria hit. I personally was 2 months without power, and was one of the lucky ones.

Do you have back up generators?

[TitoFan]

I think I read the latest figure was about 1 million without power now. That's pretty bad. At least it should all be restored quicker than it was down here when Maria hit. I personally was 2 months without power, and was one of the lucky ones.

Do you have back up generators?

Well I do. But many people don't. I used to own one that could power the whole house, but now I just have a Honda 2 KW one. It powers the basics, but I can't hook up the whole house to it. Thinking of upgrading sometime next year.

The issue is that it should never take 6 months to a year to get power restored after a natural disaster like that.

But with Maria there were two realities: Our electrical infrastructure really wasn't up to snuff, and Maria totally demonstrated that. Two... Maria was a Cat 5 and smashed right through the middle of PR, the worst possible scenario from a hurricane.

[El Kabong]

I think I read the latest figure was about 1 million without power now. That's pretty bad. At least it should all be restored quicker than it was down here when Maria hit. I personally was 2 months without power, and was one of the lucky ones.

Duke Power estimated 3 million would be affected. So 1 million ain't so bad.

Things are fine here, wind comes and goes but nothing serious. I think Flo shot it all on the coast.

No need to worry about me what with being so far from the action...its not even all that bad of a rainstorm really. Typically in a hurricane the rain feels like you're being pummeled with nails....this is actually quite pleasant.

I'm sure not everyone is as well off as I am currently. I feel bad for those folks, but the community comes together for stuff like this. Did anyone read about Waffle House and what they've done? Sent in "jump teams" to give local employees the time off to look after their homes and families and even provided shelter for a few people....what an awesome gesture, love me some Waffle House! Smothered, Covered, & Peppered if you know what I mean.

[El Kabong]

Well not so much as a flooded basement for me....which makes me very happy as I personally installed the french drain in front of the basement and it has worked beautifully.

We got a massive downpour of rain, a real gullywasher, a frog strangler but that and some wind gusts is all we had and the wind gusts didn't take down many limbs at all.

[TitoFan]

...... and now there's tropical storm Kirk. West Africa just keeps on pumping these bastards out. I'm telling ya, if the whole protruding bump of NW Africa were to suddenly sink into the ocean Atlantis-style, I wouldn't shed any tears.
It's a goddamn hurricane factory.

[brocktonblockbust]

~kirk~ ....fuckin A, next will be ~lang~

[TitoFan]

Lang would've been good, Brock. Definitely better than the name already chosen............... Leslie.

[brocktonblockbust]

#Kirland Leslie

Now that's more fitting isn't it 😎