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Post by gadgetrick on Sept 2, 2019 9:25:39 GMT -5
We--here in FL--have been watching this thing for what seems like a month now. Essentially stalled over the Bahamas currently. Still waiting to see how badly we are affected. Still waiting to see if I can fly out Thursday morning. Flying to Trenton to spend a few days with a buddy then down to Wilmington with another buddy and to the Eagles game on Sunday...at least that's the plan. Of course, looking at the forecast up there, if this thing doesn't go out to sea a little, the game is gonna be rain/wind. Have a streak of 5 years going to the opener now. Hoping this storm just goes out to sea to spare more people and to allow me to get up for the game.  We live about 5 miles inland and are not in an evacuation zone but they're evacuating Zones A and B--mostly people at the coast and around the river here (in Jacksonville). The coast stands to take a lot of flooding even if it's offshore like it's looking like it may be. We'll have a house full of people staying with us to get out of their areas. Problem is, we're running out of our hurricane snacks and have to make another run for more today. Generator is ready but we don't normally lose power here so keeping our fingers crossed. Anyway, hoping for the best for the rest of the East Coast and the Bahamas! |
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Post by birdwatcher on Sept 2, 2019 11:29:21 GMT -5
FWIW, the forecasts up here are calling for upper 70's and sunny for the opener.
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Post by nephillymike on Sept 2, 2019 12:02:40 GMT -5
You and your family stay safe Rick.
I hope the storm makes hard right to keep all out of harms way.
I am surprised that five miles inland gets you out of the zone but that is good news.
I have a family wedding on Saturday where some key family members who are in the wedding are coming up from Florida.
I don't know how you guys put up with these storms.
Stay safe!
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Post by eyrie on Sept 2, 2019 13:11:28 GMT -5
Let's hope that the hurricane goes back out to sea after seeing the damage it's done to the Bahamas.
Hope everyone over there is safe if it doesn't.
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Post by gadgetrick on Sept 2, 2019 14:01:04 GMT -5
You and your family stay safe Rick. I hope the storm makes hard right to keep all out of harms way. I am surprised that five miles inland gets you out of the zone but that is good news. I have a family wedding on Saturday where some key family members who are in the wedding are coming up from Florida. I don't know how you guys put up with these storms. Stay safe! We used to live in another neighborhood about a mile from here--still about the same distance from the beach/Intracoastal. That was in an evacuation zone (Zone D) so it would take a direct hit for that neighborhood to get evacuated. But we'd lose power as the feeder lines to the neighborhood were above ground even though the neighborhood was below ground. We had this house built and moved in about a year and a half ago. Not in an evac zone and nobody in this area ever seems to lose power. The substation is literally a good stone's throw (with a warm arm) away and everything is underground. So we should be ok with power as well. We're getting prepared. Moving stuff inside that might blow around and went and bought our 2nd round of hurricane snacks as we've eaten through the rest since this thing is taking its sweet time. We had a small Noreaster which came through the past couple of days so we've been sorta stuck inside already. And this thing is so slow we're not expecting the brunt of it until Wed! Just hoping it doesn't hang a left and goes to sea then I can come up for the game. |
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Post by rumply on Sept 3, 2019 5:49:15 GMT -5
Good luck with it all Rick. I lived in the Australian tropics for 30 years & went through multiple cyclones including Tracey on Xmas day in 1974, she was a right bitch;). They were a major reason why I eventually moved to a cooler climate, those storms are something else, hate them. Stay safe.
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Post by gadgetrick on Sept 3, 2019 8:37:51 GMT -5
Good luck with it all Rick. I lived in the Australian tropics for 30 years & went through multiple cyclones including Tracey on Xmas day in 1974, she was a right bitch;). They were a major reason why I eventually moved to a cooler climate, those storms are something else, hate them. Stay safe. Thanks. The geography here in Jacksonville makes it very difficult for one of these storms to really crush us. It's set back a bit and, with the gulfstream and the air currents, it usually gets pushed away. Looks like we're getting spared the brunt of Dorian thankfully. Now they're calling for tropical storm-force winds. Much better than what we were looking at 24 hours ago. The Bahamas are still getting crushed. Can't imagine being on one of those small islands for a storm like this. |
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