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Irene

Discussion in 'Pull up a chair and sit for a spell' started by Fatboy128, Aug 28, 2011.

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  1. hotroadking

    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Heck they probably have one phone line and one power line going into Hobgob,

    You gotta get out with the cell phone and get some pictures
    of the local area on long Island for us...
    hotroadking, Aug 29, 2011
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  3. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    I think he would need a boat
    FLHTbiker, Aug 29, 2011
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    I'm alive! Well we just got power back and it's just after we trashed food from 2 refrig's and freezers. Oh well, at least they are cleaned out. Spent half yesterday and all day today cleaning up the yard. Had to chainsaw two oaks and rake a bunch. There are still alot of people without power. We got hit with waht they are calling a weak #1. I'd hate to see a 3. Apparently NYC really got lucky this time. Since we were on the East side we got all the winds and surge, the west side got tons of rain, we barely got any.
    I hope Joshbob is ok. Frankly if he is without power (like what happened to me) he probably can't get on line with us.
    Fatboy128, Aug 29, 2011
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    Good to you faired alright & got lucky cause a 3 is hell been there done that some years ago , Ike a few yrs back was A good size 2 & some are still fixing up from that storm
    cowboy, Aug 29, 2011
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  6. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    In the Docs office right now but heard someone say another one is forming man sure pray it goes someplace else.
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    glad y'all are safe. ya never know how much ya miss electricity until it is gone!!!!!!!!!
    chucktx, Aug 29, 2011
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  8. hotroadking

    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Yep thats the MO of the 1 trees power, food loss
    btw your HO insurance might pay to replace the food
    and other losses, get the roof checked for wind damage
    by an independent roofer

    Stack up the oaks, winters coming

    Might pick up a portable generator and get it
    setup for quick connect to the house

    Hondas are quiet, you don't need to run the 220 stuff
    just the fridge, freezer and lights and fans
    hotroadking, Aug 29, 2011
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  9. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    Harbor Freight has a 7 HP 3500 max watt gen on sale for 279.99:) Don't know if there any good, says reg price is 449.00. No wheels on it but that could easily be remedied.
    FLHTbiker, Aug 29, 2011
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    Hobgob? Ha-ha-haa! We have 5 power lines coming in from the sub station (wooo).
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    We fared okay, Fatboy. Glad to hear you made it alright. I posted a few pics on "blood sweat & beers".
    joshbob, Aug 30, 2011
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    Glad you guys are ok. A friend of mine from work took his new bride to visit the folks in St John New Brunswick about the same time Irene was about to visit..She's never been east ,hopefully they didn't too much sour weather.
    Sleepy, Aug 30, 2011
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    Went out on the scooter today. Did about 60 miles. Risked my life at every traffic light and in between. Lots of down Locusts and Maples. Took wires and poles with them. Every traffic light for about 20 miles was out causing a free-for-all at the intersections. I live in the land of A-holes! After a while I just picked up the interstate for a safe but boring ride home to safety. Glad to see JoshBob back! Hey Texans, their saying your gonna get a storm real soon! I hope ya get ya rain!
    Fatboy128, Aug 30, 2011
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    we are hoping also!!!!!!! lakes are very low....sam rayburn and toledo bend are 10 feet plus low!!!!
    chucktx, Aug 30, 2011
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  15. FLHTbiker

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    The ground is so dry and hard by now in Texas the water would probably simply roll off the top and back into the ocean. :D
    FLHTbiker, Aug 30, 2011
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    Wow, that's a long "roll off into the ocean"! Which one, Pacific or Atlantic! :roflmao:
    Fatboy128, Aug 30, 2011
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  17. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    Gulf of Mexico, hey what a secret weapon, could wipe out most of Mexico:D
    FLHTbiker, Aug 30, 2011
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    One can only hope , but then again more will cross over to here :banghead: as for a storm we don't need it , so dry a lot of trees will up root , But WE DO NEED SOME RAIN ,
    cowboy, Aug 30, 2011
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    Post Tropical Storm by the time it hit NB...

    Remnants of Irene lead to thousands of power outages - 680News
    Lucifer, Aug 31, 2011
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  21. hotroadking

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    Wha da fook lang'age them guys speakin,
    that accent don't sound right...

    BTW you can always tell the numb nuts
    walking through flood water's not a bright
    Idea unless you have to, stuff gets washed down the streets
    you can step on boards with nails, rusty metal
    plus it's full of raw sewage so you are basically
    walking in a full size toilet fulla turds and piss, kinda like
    the subway in Manhattan LOL

    We were joking that it'd be great if the water got into the
    streets of the city, cleaned them up, filled up the subway,
    just pour some industrial soap into the place and wash it
    out, then again it'd probably kill all the fishing for miles...
    hotroadking, Aug 31, 2011
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