IDBillzFan Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 My brother is in Wilmington and got a tree through his roof. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: My brother is in Wilmington and got a tree through his roof. Anybody hurt? Damn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 26 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: I'm about 140 miles away from the eye. Breeze. A little bit of drizzle at best every now and again. I'm outside working. Haven't even got damp. Oh, you’re so cool...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 22 minutes ago, JoeF said: Anybody hurt? Damn... No. They're fine. Appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 34 minutes ago, JoeF said: Even tamer in Raleigh. Just went for a run. Like a normal rainy day. Flip on the news though and you would think the apocalypse is at hand... My brother in law just put meat on the grill in Apex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, LABillzFan said: Correction: This IS the Weather Channel. Ugh. Reminds me of the time the report was in the boat, and two people walked on the water behind her. Watch this guy fight the winds as two people stroll behind him. I came here to post this. Some of the replies to the tweet are also very funny: Here's the one you're talking about: This dog cracks me up: Edited September 14, 2018 by bbb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 46 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: My brother is in Wilmington and got a tree through his roof. Wow, that sure sucks! Glad everyone is OK. The most damage we ever got was not from a hurricane but “a little tropical storm” that saturated the ground so thoroughly (after an already wet spell) that 50+ foot pine tress were dropping all over. It was like trying to stand a pencil up in a cup of water, they just kept tipping and one landed on our family room fireplace. Shook the house like a bomb went off and I was worried about our foundation. I should have been worried we’d get screwed by the insurance company, because...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 150 miles away. Not even anything to mark rainfall, yet. Just traces of mist here and there, but not even a sudden downpour or drizzle. And gentle 9 mph breezes. Tomorrow it'll rain but it'll be pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 57 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: No. They're fine. Appreciate it. How's the tree? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 6 hours ago, bbb said: I am not sure what the word catastrophic means anymore. Federal budget deficit - catastrophic applies there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Limeaid said: Federal budget deficit - catastrophic applies there. Since when? History books show it to be a new variation of definition not recognized in recent history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 hour ago, LABillzFan said: My brother is in Wilmington and got a tree through his roof. Hope all OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 5 hours ago, LABillzFan said: My brother is in Wilmington and got a tree through his roof. Sad to hear. My best wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 14 hours ago, Boca BIlls said: Funny watching people complain that they had to evacuate. If it was really had and they weren't forced they would complain about not being evacuated. With humans today you are damned if you do and damned if you dont. The media suoerhypes everything for Ratings and their ego. up here in the winter and early spring they announce horrible freezing rain that will be deadly 25 times each year for the at most 2 days we get it, and we adjust what a great job, be totally wrong almost all the time and not a shred of accountability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Kevi Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 16 hours ago, LABillzFan said: Correction: This IS the Weather Channel. Ugh. Reminds me of the time the report was in the boat, and two people walked on the water behind her. Watch this guy fight the winds as two people stroll behind him. Haha... I was going to post this. What's worse is the guy isn't even good at acting. He actually looks like someone trying to fake it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 About .3" of rain. Power was out 2 hours overnight. That's not unheard of on a regular occasion anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 17 hours ago, DC Tom said: How's the tree? It'll be fine, but according to my brother, it was pretty broken up about it. And by saying that, I'm really not going out on a, well, you know... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 1 hour ago, LABillzFan said: It'll be fine, but according to my brother, it was pretty broken up about it. And by saying that, I'm really not going out on a, well, you know... It's good he's not getting all sappy about it. He sounds well-rooted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Folks around here are convinced the supermarkets are in cahoots w/ local news & television and radio stations. Oversell the incoming storm, get everybody to buy tons of canned food, bottled water, propane, candles, batteries, **** that just sits on most shelves as inventory. The stores make a killing off approaching hurricanes. 2 hours ago, Boyst62 said: About .3" of rain. Power was out 2 hours overnight. That's not unheard of on a regular occasion anyway. You getting any of that flooding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 When power is out for too long refrigerated and frozen food go bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, ALF said: When power is out for too long refrigerated and frozen food go bad. You're shitting me right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) They just announced a mandatory evacuation of Cumberland County, NC, which is where Fort Bragg is partially located. That's crazy. The river flooding is going to cause so much more damage than the winds from this storm. 1 minute ago, RaoulDuke79 said: You're shitting me right? I'm pretty sure he's correct. Edited September 15, 2018 by eball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 1 minute ago, eball said: They just announced a mandatory evacuation of Cumberland County, NC, which is where Fort Bragg is partially located. That's crazy. The river flooding is going to cause so much more damage than the winds from this storm. I'm pretty sure he's correct. I'm pretty sure he is too. I thought this something that everyone knew. Like it gets warmer when the sun comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 12 minutes ago, RaoulDuke79 said: I'm pretty sure he is too. I thought this something that everyone knew. Like it gets warmer when the sun comes out. Sarcasm. It's what's for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, eball said: Sarcasm. It's what's for dinner. Or maybe spoiled food. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 44 minutes ago, ALF said: When power is out for too long refrigerated and frozen food go bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 1 hour ago, GoBills808 said: Folks around here are convinced the supermarkets are in cahoots w/ local news & television and radio stations. Oversell the incoming storm, get everybody to buy tons of canned food, bottled water, propane, candles, batteries, **** that just sits on most shelves as inventory. The stores make a killing off approaching hurricanes. You getting any of that flooding? 1 hour ago, ALF said: When power is out for too long refrigerated and frozen food go bad. 1 hour ago, RaoulDuke79 said: You're shitting me right? Sorry , I was just meaning to refer to the first quote 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 2 hours ago, GoBills808 said: Folks around here are convinced the supermarkets are in cahoots w/ local news & television and radio stations. Oversell the incoming storm, get everybody to buy tons of canned food, bottled water, propane, candles, batteries, **** that just sits on most shelves as inventory. The stores make a killing off approaching hurricanes. Sooner or later people will use all of the items that you've mentioned,however,i don't understand why more people don't invest in a dependable generator.I could live off the land because my inner skull was schooled in survival training courses/classes...but we still own a generator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 3 hours ago, RaoulDuke79 said: I'm pretty sure he is too. I thought this something that everyone knew. Like it gets warmer when the sun comes out. When my power went out yesterday, my mom asked me “the electricity comes from the power plants, right?”. You’d be amazed at what people don’t know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) 16 minutes ago, shrader said: When my power went out yesterday, my mom asked me “the electricity comes from the power plants, right?”. You’d be amazed at what people don’t know. Oh heavens....my mother in-law thought water polo was played with horses. I'm not amazed, most just disappointed. Edited September 15, 2018 by RaoulDuke79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 5 hours ago, RaoulDuke79 said: I'm pretty sure he is too. I thought this something that everyone knew. Like it gets warmer when the sun comes out. cripes, the next thing your going to tell me is that water is wet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 6 hours ago, GoBills808 said: Folks around here are convinced the supermarkets are in cahoots w/ local news & television and radio stations. Oversell the incoming storm, get everybody to buy tons of canned food, bottled water, propane, candles, batteries, **** that just sits on most shelves as inventory. The stores make a killing off approaching hurricanes. You getting any of that flooding? It'll be 12-18 hours after for the window of flooding. I have 30 acres bottom land which will be impacted. But I'm outside of Pittsburgh headed north now. Rain stopped in va 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 7:33 PM, Boyst62 said: It'll be 12-18 hours after for the window of flooding. I have 30 acres bottom land which will be impacted. But I'm outside of Pittsburgh headed north now. Rain stopped in va I heard an emergency alert yesterday that used two more catchy phrases to go along with "turn around don't drown". I can't believe they've come up with three different rhymes all for the same message. To be fair though, I'm not so sure rhyming "away" with "away" actually counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 13 minutes ago, shrader said: I heard an emergency alert yesterday that used two more catchy phrases to go along with "turn around don't drown". I can't believe they've come up with three different rhymes all for the same message. To be fair though, I'm not so sure rhyming "away" with "away" actually counts. The funny thing... It is so tempting to try an ford a water crossing. You are so close and things MAY look so shallow... Many must think: "Heck, why not! Let's give the !@#$er a shot!" Like Nate Peterman throwing a pass. You're in it in a blink of an eye. Many vehicles/engines are only as good, too, as high as their air intake, with many it isn't that high. Maybe 10" or so of water. Then the whole thing about the tires breaking contact with ground and vehicle floating away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Water was higher in.my region 3 weeks ago. Suns out, Waters up barely and it was nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 41 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: Water was higher in.my region 3 weeks ago. Suns out, Waters up barely and it was nothing That's great, but it is very different in other areas. You posted Saturday that rain had "stopped" in Virginia. That is absolutely not true, except for a few hours. All of this "in my area" stuff is meaningless to the millions who have been significantly impacted by this. This was a horrific rain dumper, and anybody who denies that ought to consider the walk a mile in my shoes idiom. It will take well over a month to get over this in the areas that bore the brunt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, sherpa said: That's great, but it is very different in other areas. You posted Saturday that rain had "stopped" in Virginia. That is absolutely not true, except for a few hours. All of this "in my area" stuff is meaningless to the millions who have been significantly impacted by this. This was a horrific rain dumper, and anybody who denies that ought to consider the walk a mile in my shoes idiom. It will take well over a month to get over this in the areas that bore the brunt. Where in VA? Was there at 1am going down 77 and to 52 and it had subsided until the NC border. I'm well aware of the walk a mile in my shoes but most of those I know are saying it's not bad. Those affected most are Fayetteville area, not the coast/Wilmington/OB. I've seen creeks floodnover bridges from friends etc. All dumb enough to drive through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Info Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: Those affected most are Fayetteville area, not the coast/Wilmington/OB. Wilmington access is cut-off so they are affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 13 minutes ago, Mr Info said: Wilmington access is cut-off so they are affected. Wow. I had been talking to friends Saturday and last night and they said they're alright, no issues. The worst I've seen around here is Salisbury but that's just a hilly area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 1:35 PM, eball said: They just announced a mandatory evacuation of Cumberland County, NC, which is where Fort Bragg is partially located. That's crazy. The river flooding is going to cause so much more damage than the winds from this storm. I'm pretty sure he's correct. What's your status with all this rain? Is your area seriously impacted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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