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Post by orrum on Sept 14, 2018 6:46:10 GMT -5
Florence makes landfall about 75 miles away. She is gonna turn and come straight at me. So far steady winds of 25 mph, gusts to 55. No real rain yet. We could get 20 to 25 inches. So all is good. Praying for her to turn back out to sea. Florence is a wimpy name anywsy! LOL
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Post by fernwood on Sept 14, 2018 7:13:25 GMT -5
Hoping the path predictions are wrong. Do not want you to be blown away.
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 14, 2018 8:16:18 GMT -5
Florence makes landfall about 75 miles away. She is gonna turn and come straight at me. So far steady winds of 25 mph, gusts to 55. No real rain yet. We could get 20 to 25 inches. So all is good. Praying for her to turn back out to sea. Florence is a wimpy name anywsy! LOL Yeah, looks like you're in for some wet weather. Stay safe and dry! Thanks for the update. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 14, 2018 8:56:16 GMT -5
Hunker down there, orrum, and stay safe! Don't want to see you on the news doing the backstroke! |
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Post by orrum on Sept 16, 2018 14:08:58 GMT -5
All is good, still dry but it's still raining at 3 pm Sunday.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 16, 2018 14:35:03 GMT -5
Good news! Here's hoping it stays dry and the rain stops soon.
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Post by orrum on Sept 17, 2018 13:32:01 GMT -5
Ho ho, Blue sky and power just came backnon!!!
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Post by MsAli on Sept 17, 2018 14:09:14 GMT -5
That is good news!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 17, 2018 16:45:12 GMT -5
Ho ho, Blue sky and power just came backnon!!!
Great to hear, Bill. Hope it won't take too much work to get things back in ship-shape.
Now we just need to hear from kk , see how he weathered the typhoon. Oh, Kurt?
The video that spiritstone posted yesterday showed just how wicked that super typhoon was! In case you missed it -
W.O.W. Now them's some winds!
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Post by kk on Sept 17, 2018 19:21:03 GMT -5
Thanks for the concern.
We are safe. We had to weather stronger storms in the nineties with a lot less.
Had enough warning, and it was weekend, so preparations where according to measure.
What you saw on TV was mostly in the city where buildings are simply placed in the wrong places and components are not really build to withstand winds like that (180mph winds where recorded at sea-level). And the people in the street that you saw? There is no medicine for stupid!
Here in the "Countryside" where I live, damage is mostly limited to fallen trees and a huge mess that will need some cleanup.
Went for a walk just after the winds seem to lessen and birds came back out. (will post a few pics when I get back from a walk I'm planing this morning.
I simply have been absent from forums and largely FB these past 2 weeks, as I got hopelessly addicted to "GuruShots". A game where you compete with themed pictures. And you all know, I got a lot of ammunition. Give it another month, and once I reach the levels that people tell me are near impossible, then I will be back.......
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 17, 2018 20:22:32 GMT -5
Thanks for the concern. We are safe. We had to weather stronger storms in the nineties with a lot less. Had enough warning, and it was weekend, so preparations where according to measure. What you saw on TV was mostly in the city where buildings are simply placed in the wrong places and components are not really build to withstand winds like that (180mph winds where recorded at sea-level). And the people in the street that you saw? There is no medicine for stupid! Here in the "Countryside" where I live, damage is mostly limited to fallen trees and a huge mess that will need some cleanup. Went for a walk just after the winds seem to lessen and birds came back out. (will post a few pics when I get back from a walk I'm planing this morning. I simply have been absent from forums and largely FB these past 2 weeks, as I got hopelessly addicted to "GuruShots". A game where you compete with themed pictures. And you all know, I got a lot of ammunition. Give it another month, and once I reach the levels that people tell me are near impossible, then I will be back....... Glad you and your family are safe, kk! |
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Post by kk on Sept 18, 2018 5:00:06 GMT -5
Back from my walk with the boys. Needed that exercise after being unable to go up to the cabin for nearly 3 weeks; hindered by either weather or work. I live in the village to the far right....  2018 storm aftermath by Kainzer Kurt, on Flickr Waters are still turquoise due to all the sediment in it. Will take a while to settle and makes for interesting colour. In the village, pretty much every fully grown tree is affected somewhat if not fallen all together.  2018 storm aftermath by Kainzer Kurt, on Flickr The waters where churning, no time to go for a swimm. Yet there where people on standby with surfboards......  2018 storm aftermath by Kainzer Kurt, on Flickr The tree-line on the right is normally about 15 feet out above the high-water mark. At the time, not a place to hang around for too long (forbade my kids to come to the spot)  2018 storm aftermath by Kainzer Kurt, on Flickr And as always, Sprinkles comes along, even if he has to swim....  2018 storm aftermath by Kainzer Kurt, on Flickr Today, tides have receded back to normal, flooding is gone, and the cleanup is underway. Will likely take a month or two, to really get rid of all the scars...... |
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