What did you accomplish today?
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injinji
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I woke up to this storm being upgraded to a Cat 4. My wife and sister are putting a Springbok together in the other room. I need to move my car from under the pole barn {and try to find a spot out of the wind to smoke a bowl}. Too much stuff in there that will be flying around later when this shit gets real. I've rode out a lot of these, but never a Cat 4.
90 miles at 13 mph means it will make landfall about 1400. I'm an hour north of the Gulf so it will be early evening when the eye comes through.
BULLETIN
Hurricane Michael Intermediate Advisory Number 15A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142018
700 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018
...POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE MICHAEL HEADING TOWARD THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...AND HEAVY
RAINFALL IMMINENT...
SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.0N 86.3W
ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM SW OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA
ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM WSW OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...933 MB...27.55 INCHES
90 miles at 13 mph means it will make landfall about 1400. I'm an hour north of the Gulf so it will be early evening when the eye comes through.
BULLETIN
Hurricane Michael Intermediate Advisory Number 15A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142018
700 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018
...POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE MICHAEL HEADING TOWARD THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...AND HEAVY
RAINFALL IMMINENT...
SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...29.0N 86.3W
ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM SW OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA
ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM WSW OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...933 MB...27.55 INCHES
Roger A. Shrubber
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batten down the hatches, and stay safe
BudmanTX
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well that depends on who you talk to....lol. Actually the way the story goes i was supposed to be born on Oct 31, but my little ass didn't wanna come out, actually i was stuck, finally the Dr's pop me out on Nov 2......prolly one of the reasons why i start my celebration on the 31 and end on the 2.....i'm weird like that....
BudmanTX
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you be careful mate, stay safe.......make sure you have everything u need.
LOL start partying on Halloween and don't stop for 2 days sounds like my kind of birthday
excellent planning, start the way you mean to go on.
BudmanTX
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yeah, it's slowed down since i got married. In my earlier year i really had a blast.....LOL start partying on Halloween and don't stop for 2 days sounds like my kind of birthday
injinji
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I never did get that bowl smoked. Went out to see what was what, and my neighbor down by the river was already parking stuff in my side yard. River is supposed to rise 10-11 feet in the next two days. Last night when I talked to him, he was thinking he was going to wait and see. This morning he decided to go ahead and start moving boats, jet skis and other assorted stuff. 5 trailers worth so far. 6 more to go.
I drove down to check on my camp. {two room tent with tarp cover} I had trouble with metal stakes coming out of the ground, so I had used wooden stakes when I stretched the top tarp. One of the wooden stakes had broken and there was a couple of inches of water in the tent. I have a couple of storage tubs for bedding and what not. Everything else is wet. Including a queen sized down comforter. That will smell nice in a day or two. But I still have power for now, so it's going in the wash as soon as my bedding gets done.
BudmanTX
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dude, not to sounds like a complete prick, but i would roll up or stuff and get out of there, get to higher ground or into a shelter. Or if you have a friend with a house get into it quick, don't hesistate please.........everything can be replace except a life....k
I agree, it is not cowardice to run from a storm like that - it is smart.
Maybe someday I'll share some of my pic's from the aftermath of Andrew - it passed directly over my parents two houses and my brothers as well.
Maybe someday I'll share some of my pic's from the aftermath of Andrew - it passed directly over my parents two houses and my brothers as well.
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BudmanTX
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just made landfall 155mph just shy of a catagory 5, prayers for everyone in florida right now.....
WeedFreak78
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Man,I dread the thought of a hurricane, my yards full of deadly projectiles. We haven't been hit bad in 25+ years. I think I was around 10 when Bob hit, we were staying in a rental down Cape Cod and they ordered an evacuation, but the only bridge out of where we were was under water so we were stuck. The whole property flooded, only with a few inches of water, but we were on the ground level, so our place flooded. This giant oak tilted over and just about laid on the roof of the place and I think the only reason it didn't go over completely was the roots were held down by multiple layers of parking lot pavement, which got lifted a couple feet and broke up. And the picture window cracked during the storm, we thought it got hit, but afterwards we found out just about every other unit had cracked windows from the building flexing. People above us said the floor was moving so much they thought the building was coming down. I remember the front door popping open and rain pouring in, the hanging lights swinging, the creaking and groaning of the building, the smell of the ocean and rain. It's one of the few childhood memories I can still vividly recall.
I finished getting wood stacked for my garden mound. I have way more wood than I thought. I have enough left over out front for another mound, I stacked around a cord that I split and there's probably another mounds worth in the few smaller piles I haven't touched. I'm thinking about setting up a honor system firewood stand once it gets cold out, make a few extra bucks.
I finished getting wood stacked for my garden mound. I have way more wood than I thought. I have enough left over out front for another mound, I stacked around a cord that I split and there's probably another mounds worth in the few smaller piles I haven't touched. I'm thinking about setting up a honor system firewood stand once it gets cold out, make a few extra bucks.
jerryb73
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I’m on the east coast and we are starting to get some rain and tornado warnings, worst for us is this evening and overnight. But nothing compared to the panhandle.
BudmanTX
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you just stay safe man, make sure everything is locked down for the wind...
Grandpapy
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I don't get many 10 hour non-smoking breaks but when I do the weed sure is nice, speaking of nice,
The Dentist I went to was so cool, and gentle, every time I just squinted he would shoot me up with more Novocaine 3 hits for one cavity. left there feeling great, still had all my teeth! you guys don't know how hard it was to get this high. My mouth and pipe are coordinating much better now.
The Dentist I went to was so cool, and gentle, every time I just squinted he would shoot me up with more Novocaine 3 hits for one cavity. left there feeling great, still had all my teeth! you guys don't know how hard it was to get this high. My mouth and pipe are coordinating much better now.