Hurricane Irma

[adnoh]

We took the eye wall on the chin here in ft Myers and I was lucky to get away with a few shingles missing and gutter spouts gone . Still no power since 10 am . What a ride. Never seen so much water here in the 50 years I've been alive. Hope all goes well for everyone else

 

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[DMH]

I'm in my carport watching it. Un- real

 

[drfubar]

Supposedly we're getting Tropical Storm Irma.
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Not used to the hurricane prep so I'm not sure what todo.
Does this look right?

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You need to got to the top of Mt. Washington in NH.. The observatory there has a few old buildings and they have huge chains from one side over the roof and down the other side anchored in the stone of the mountain.. It's been mid 70's at the bottom and when I got to the top the wind was blowing hard and it was in the 40's... Everyone needs to go there.

 

[Smitty335]

You need to got to the top of Mt. Washington in NH.. The observatory there has a few old buildings and they have huge chains from one side over the roof and down the other side anchored in the stone of the mountain.. It's been mid 70's at the bottom and when I got to the top the wind was blowing hard and it was in the 40's... Everyone needs to go there.
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Are you sure? Thought it was in the PUB1

 

[drfubar]

Are you sure? Thought it was in the PUB1

Am I sure about what?

 

[liftedpsd2010]

At work now since 8am. 90% of my city is out of power. Going to each lift station and using generator power to pump then down. Going to be a long couple days or weeks.

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[Smitty335]

At work now since 8am. 90% of my city is out of power. Going to each lift station and using generator power to pump then down. Going to be a long couple days or weeks.

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I'm a plumber and I can't count the times someone has told me the three things a plumber needs to know, I reply, there's been a amendment now four, if you have enough money, I can make it go up hill! Usually shuts them up. Guess we're the

Am I sure about what?

Wind speed!

 

[DMH]

Irma ended up moving to the east. Guess we got part of the eye. Not to much damage considering. Lost power around 11:00 pm Sunday night. Took down half of a good size tree in our yard. Another is leaning and probably took out our well water pipe (won't know till we get power back) and lost some shingles.

Spent yesterday cleaning up the mess.

Amazing how it cleaned out the trees. They were nice and thick befor.

 

[drfubar]

I'm a plumber and I can't count the times someone has told me the three things a plumber needs to know, I reply, there's been a amendment now four, if you have enough money, I can make it go up hill! Usually shuts them up. Guess we're the

Wind speed!

I didn't record it no but it's always been know as the world's worst weather. The placard is at the top of mt. Washington near the observatory. They have a bunch of videos taken of the weather up there on their website too

 

[liftedpsd2010]

Still no power. Sounds of generators echoing in the neighborhood reminds me of hurricane Charlie.

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[DMH]

Reminds me of camping.

Charley wasn't to bad for us electricity wise. Only lost power for about 20 hours.

 

[DMH]

Hot dam! Our's just came back on!

 

[ohanacreek]

Weather forcast here was GREATLY exaggerated. Not complaining! Supposed to have 50-70mph gusts, topped at a gentle 24mph gust.




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[JTW]

Weather forcast here was GREATLY exaggerated. Not complaining! Supposed to have 50-70mph gusts, topped at a gentle 24mph gust.

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Same folks that go on and on about "climate change", uh huh.

 

[liftedpsd2010]

Hot dam! Our's just came back on!

still no power here. 7pm today will be 48 hours lol got an extension cord that will reach to Lake Wales?

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[Smitty335]

Hot dam! Our's just came back on!

Congrats, we had an ice storm a few years ago that knocks power out for 5 days, 2 weeks later I would still catch myself caring a flash light into the closet! That was at middle of the recession, we rented a man lift for trimming trees that you pull around behind a truck. We would get a timing job, the neighbors would see us, come over and ask if we could do there trees, we worked for 3 solid months! In the recession, It was great, 3 months of paying jobs was something else.

 

[JTW]

Congrats, we had an ice storm a few years ago that knocks power out for 5 days, 2 weeks later I would still catch myself caring a flash light into the closet! That was at middle of the recession, we rented a man lift for trimming trees that you pull around behind a truck. We would get a timing job, the neighbors would see us, come over and ask if we could do there trees, we worked for 3 solid months! In the recession, It was great, 3 months of paying jobs was something else.

Yeah.. that's ice storm was a b****! 2009? Most were 2-3 weeks without power here

 

[DMH]

still no power here. 7pm today will be 48 hours lol got an extension cord that will reach to Lake Wales?

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No, but if you can find one bring it on over!

 

[DMH]

The last number I heard was 78,000 Lakeland electric customers had lost power. I have to thank those guys. Every time a major hurricane comes through and we loose power, I think we are always one of the first to get it back in the county. We are very fortunate.

 

[Smitty335]

Weather forcast here was GREATLY exaggerated. Not complaining! Supposed to have 50-70mph gusts, topped at a gentle 24mph gust.

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Could we please get a close up of that huge limb?

Weather forcast here was GREATLY exaggerated. Not complaining! Supposed to have 50-70mph gusts, topped at a gentle 24mph gust.

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Can you take up of that hugh limb? HA!