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VW Lounge => General Forum => Topic started by: kvbug (karen) on August 26, 2011, 01:34:41 pm
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I hope you and your families will be safe during the storm. Be careful.
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thanks, you also.
If your cars are under trees move them to a field.
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thanks, you also.
If your cars are under trees move them to a field.
Dude, you know what it costs to move a tree?
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&^rofl &^rofl &^rofl &^rofl &^rofl &^rofl &^rofl
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#@rofl3 omg
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ROFL....
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&^rofl #@rofl3 #@rofl3 #@rofl3 #@rofl3 #@rofl3
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Matt is currently in Myrtle Beach with his mom for vacation, and he said the roads are flooding. Said it's a bit bad, but not the hype they are turning it into.
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Hopefully it will remain that way.... Keep positive thoughts.
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In case you want to watch what's going on with it, via the National Hurricane Center:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
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Got the house all boarded up! Heading off the island (LBI) in the AM. Hope we have something to come back too. /help.gif.,/
Go thing the vert is in PA. **^bana0
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We'll keep you in our thoughts, Howard. Be safe. (glad the vert is protected)
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Had to move things to higher ground at the river house. So now my mother in law is staying with me for a few days till this thing blows over. bawlin)0 &(rage_ ?/banghea?/
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Enjoy yourself.................................................................... #@rofl3 8*bars*
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I wish Irene would get here already, I need a reason to go to bed.
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Yes Karen, it will be like prison, LOL, but I can escape to the garage or basement. whistleegi Now I know why my wife suggested putting a fridge and TV in the garage. -eyescan.=
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OH CRAP, guess who just showed up, probably gonna bitch about my being on the computer &(rage_ &(rage_ &(rage_ Gotta Go
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I wish Irene would get here already, I need a reason to go to bed.
Hey, rest up I might need ya tomorrow, stay away today cause ya know who is here. ?/banghea?/
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I'm all set here................
snug as a bug in a.... well make that two, .... and forget the rug.......
Tight fit!
(http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/SPARKDOG2/bugstuckedawaysafelyfromthehurricane.jpg)
Getting some heavy rain now......
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Hope that canoe is secure!! Dad, ok, just give me a call and ill be right down.
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Jim, Greg will save you!! _+Superman) And 8*gaged about you know who... she'll sense that you're talking about her.. #@rofl3
Matt it's raining steadily here now too. Irene sure covers a large amount of real estate! Hope you're all ready with your flashlights, water, dry goods, and gas in your vehicles.
What's everyone done to prepare??
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What's everyone done to prepare??
My wife has done EVERYTHING!!! includeing driving me n -eyescan.=
Bless her heart, she is well prepared
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Well, at least she's taking care of you! ;0)
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I went to Matts to move his patio stuff and plants inside, moved my porch stuff inside... that's about it. Was going to get some beer and pretzels. Apparently the fun won't start till 4am
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I tied down the outdoor canopy, porch swing and big potted foliage . Removed all the hanging plants-don't want any flying missiles and covered the dunebuggy and motorcycles in the garage-
I used layers of; quilts, yoga mats, welding blankets-anything that has padding in the event of a broken window, falling shelves or worse a collasped roof. Got out all my kerosene lamps, battery and camp lanterns out. Yesterday I filled the freezer with bottles full of water-in the event of a power failure the food will last longer and I can take some out and put them in a cooler with the milk and other refrigerated items.
I guess I'm ready. whistleegi
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OK, thanks Greg, LOL Karen, things are just great in the basement, just came up stairs for a break. Not staying here long. Moving stuff around in the basement, sweeping, and cleaning. Got half a case of beer in the fridge, and 3 bottles of good wine in the wine cellar. Left a half gallon of sangria jug wine upstairs and somebody has been nipping on it. Could it be 8*gaged? (LOL Karen).
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Nah.. its just the alcohol evaporating.. whistleegi lol
Hmm...some stash you have there. You'll never even HEAR you know who..... #@rofl3
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Wait... since when do we have a wine celler? Have you been holding out on me? Dad they have issed a State of Emergency for Philly. So I don't know if ill be able to come down... I guess I could find back roads!
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OH, I've been holding out on the wine cellar #@rofl3 , don't worry about coming down Greg
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Nah.. its just the alcohol evaporating.. whistleegi lol
Hmm...some stash you have there. You'll never even HEAR you know who..... #@rofl3
LOL, have to sneak a beer in my own house, got barked at for eating lunch at 1:30, is this storm over yet. I may go next door for a while. What a pita.
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Wow..sounds like a tough crowd! }sos{ /help.gif.,/
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You could always swap out the engine in the red bug and put it in the purple bug. That should take up some time!
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NOAA Says only Tropical Storm force winds 35-45. Still goning to rain like a censor++.gif
TONIGHTTROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. EAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...
BECOMING NORTHEAST AND...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 70 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAYTROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. PERIODS OF RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. HUMID
WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH...BECOMING WEST AND...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
NEAR 100 PERCENT.
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Lots of tornado warnings around in Cumberland, Atlantic, Southern Burlington & Southern Ocean right now ..please listen to weather reports in case they come to your area too.
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Holding down the fort here. Getting a little water in the sump pit. It works!!!! Ain't that nice. It's like having a generator and hoping you don't need it! Keep dry and safe everyone!
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You could always swap out the engine in the red bug and put it in the purple bug. That should take up some time!
LOL, too wet to move the cars around now.
NBC 40 just went off the air along with their web site, now what, I rely on Dan the weather man for the real skinny.
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Power went about an hour ago.
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Crap my new home, havnt moved yet, is getting flooded. Water on the first floor and in the basement. My new roomate is there with a mop and buckets. I feel helpless.
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Water alarms went off. So much for waiting till morning to hook up the generator.
So its up and running, but too late for a dry basement
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Loss power for about 20min around 9pm, about 1/2 bucket of water at 3am and the same now. All and all not to bad so far, the eye should be here about now.
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It was hard but I moved all the trees but one small one, my cars were safe.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m0GB-weCSM4/Tlov6xBhN_I/AAAAAAAAHhA/BPulPmoadX4/IMG_0613.JPG)
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We decided to sleep in, since today was going to be an absolute nightmare... So now to the shop vacs
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And I'm just going to bed, JoAnn is taking over water watch.
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Lost power here 7 hours ago, and no end in sight. Can't even get through the JCPL hotline to see when they might restore it. Wind and rain still whipping around. Small generator powering fridge, and one more cord for a miscellaneous item..right now my computer. So no well and septic. Yippee, the bucket brigade for the bathroom! lol
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Thank the Lord! We only have branches and leaves everywhere! All trees still standing. No loss of power! Basement under control! The pump cycled all night! Rain has finally stopped here! Looks to be 6" total!
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My dang friends in Florida are ROFL laughing at us Jerseyans for evacuating for what seems like an afternoon thundershower. Wait til they get 1/2 of snow and they shut down the state...
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They have storm shutters and hurricane construction and we don't. Yeah...let them get a Nor'Easter/So' Easter in the winter and see how they handle it!
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Everything in Turnersville looks OK. We rescued my mother-in-law from Philly, maybe it wasn't necessary. We don't know if her block loss electric or not.
In my yard were just a lot of broken branches. All the roof shingles are still in place. I did get some dampness in my basement in two places, which is rare. All in all in could have been so much worse.
I remember a hurricane when I was about six that had to be the no-name hurricane in 1944. I went out in the storm with my uncle and was swept off my feet; they caught me by my collar just in time. afraid%
Hurricane Hazel (1954) at the farm blew part of the barn down and left the cows and the horse standing in open top stalls. It also blew down the chicken coop. We were finding stray chickens in the woods for weeks after that. 34angle
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All in all I think we are lucky. I saw pictures of other parts of the state. They get it worse then us.
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Our main street here is still under 5 ft of water, but we finally got power back a short time ago. It keeps flickering every now and then, so just hoping it stays on.
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All is well here. Power is back on, basement is dry. The creek outback puked all over the place. Some nice maples came down at the creek, more firewood for me.
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There ya go.. lemonade from lemons!
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Plus it certainly brought us some beautiful weather **^bana0
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When it finally cleared outside, I went out to survey the devistation...
Thank goodness nobody was around when this came down. $tornad+&
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-I0yuEpY0ZaM/TlrMGyVAhXI/AAAAAAAAL0E/GxhFAnmruKI/s576/IMG00255-20110828-1344.jpg)
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Whew... dodged a bullet there!
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Good thing you moved the VWs #@rofl3 #@rofl3 #@rofl3
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Got some pics of my areas, really flooded, home was without electricty / water almost 2 days. Cant post the pics as I'm TN right now on business*.... Will be back at the end of the week, will talk morethen...\
Matt
* Karen wanted me to checkout a bug out here....... whistleegi
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Two days? Our power came back on after about 18 hours, but it even went out again today for a while. There's a town nearby that is POSSIBLY getting power returned by this coming Saturday, so I feel very fortunate. Travel is terrible though... detours all over the place. SO traveling are you, Matt?*
*Wow, I don't ask much of you , do I?? What did you find me? Huh? Huh? #@rofl3 Remind me to reimburse you for travel expenses.. whistleegi lol
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Found a convert bug, will try to take pics tomorrow..... from a quick drive by, flat windshield........looked to be in good shape.. from my car anyway @ 55mph......
Would be a long drive to pick it up... Q3surrender.gif
Travel expenses are paid in VW parts..... byeby., whistleegi
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Just by it. **^bana0 You can always resell it. 2@@cool
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OMG Matthew, you were serious? That's incredible! What a guy. 2@@cool 2@@cool
Howard, you're right about that! That's something to consider....
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Would be a long drive to pick it up... Q3surrender.gif
I have a tow bar if you need it.