Not coming my way...Good Luck and God Bless

 

Again --

My ass is here

 

Me too bud, check my generator thread if you dont already have one. Going to homedepot in 15min if i dont get a response lol. Good Luck!

 

Headed straight for me, I can see the lines for gas and groceries forming now...............

 

Now I'm starting to wish I had started and run my generator on a more regular basis. At least I did drain out the old gas and ran it dry the last it was used.

 

Had my Coleman 6500 for 13 years, never have drained it. Simply put stabil in the fuel and run it often.

 

prayers for all ya'll just north of us...frankly we could use the rain dump in our drought striken area...but looks like it'll head further north before tossing weather inland..if at all.

still, will be sure that all the spare gas cans are full, fill up the fresh water tank on the travel trailer, that sorta thing...
I have a couple cases of batteries onhand for the flashlights etc anyway..and with the great LED rigs these days...never a worry about being in the dark.


my small genny..the honda eu2000 gets enough use (and non-E gas) throughout the camping seasons, that it's good to go... i admit the bigger genny..a 6500...is neglected and I wouldn't be surprised if I'd have to get into the carb..clean the jets and float bowl before i saw it want to come to life as it should...but hey..if you're home from work with the power out...it gives a guy something to do

 

Filling containers to make ice blocks today just in case he comes to CT..

 

Only advice i can give for you if you live along the coast is put a few cases of water, cheep 2 way radio (one of those baofangs), some life vests and an axe (to cut yourself out though the roof) in your attic. If you choose to stay put you might need to get above the water line of the storm surge, and the only way to go is up into the attic and out the roof. That is what we do along the gulf coast now here in Louisiana though you problay dont have to worry about the snakes n gators like we do.

 

I'm bugging out for this one. Not really I have to go out to north central PA to help my mother move and check my woodland to see if the bears are active.

I doubt it will amount to much in my area as I just bought a nice new 3.5 kW inverter generator. That's usually good for a couple years insurance against usage.

 

Looks mostly like 5-6 days of off and on rain. I'm not in a flood area and so far winds should be 40 mph or less. Gas the cars up, know where the candles & flashlights are, stock up on beer and things to cook on the gas grille.

 

I'm here in Central Florida and I can't believe how long it's been since we've been hit. Stay safe and prepared those of you in the path.

 

I'm here in Central Florida and I can't believe how long it's been since we've been hit.

Hush your mouth.:xeye:

You're going to jinx us.

 

Well it looks like hampton roads might catch some of it as well

 

Yep. Quite a few models show it coming right into the Hampton Roads area. I'm heading to Gloucester tonight to secure my camper just in case.

The bad thing around Richmond is the ground is already saturated and they are calling for several more inches before this thing hits. If it does hit Va Beach / Hampton Roads they say we could get up to a foot of rain by Monday. Add high winds and it could be a big mess.

 

Being on Long Island I will start up my genny today. Will get some extra gas. Have a case of Crown Royal(magnums ofcourse) and a fair amount of venison in the freezer. I'll be ok.

 

It will be interesting to see how the general public reacts, always a good learning experience.

 

Nothing like mushy tree roots first --

 

Rainy and Breezy.. That's hilarious!
Can't just say torrential rain and hellish wind lol!

 

I'm not getting home until Friday night about 9:00PM. I hope it stays far east of Richmond. I need to leave Richmond on Sunday afternoon and drive back to NC for work on Monday morning. Even if stays east, we're still going to get flooded.

 

I found another weather channel on the tube --- the bald talking head -- one of their computer models said -- it could take a left hook right into North Carolina --

 

Anything is possible at this point. Give it another 24 hours or so.

 

Started stocking up this afternoon with the obligatory hurricane party supplies. Usually, our goal is for the cops to show up. This year we hope to have the Coast Guard show up with their HH-65 helicopter.

Film at 11.

 

Damn, looks like we don't get anything. I was hoping for something to justify more preps. Beer, chips, dips and whips.:

 

Real Easy Folks. What you Need to do is get Gasoline,Beer, Food,Beer,Batteries,Beer,Duct Tape,Beer and don`t worry about Water as Beer has it All. About a dozen bottles of a Good Chardonnay will help too!. As I live in Florida,we are Experts on this.

 

Don't forget about the red Solo cups! :thumb:

 

The only thing better than a good outbreak is a good hurricane.

Bring it on. A snow day in October would be cool.

 

Of course with this storm coming in we just moved into the house on the shore full time and sold the house inland.

Still live with my mom and the new ******* she is dating convinced her she needed to live on the coast...in a house that got three feet of water during sandy....which now has most of our possessions in it...

I'm still working more north and inland and spend a couple nights up there a week,so if it looks bad Friday morning when I get up, I'm renting a u-haul and driving down here and getting as much stuff out as possible.

 

Of course with this storm coming in we just moved into the house on the shore full time

Well welcome to the --

"Head-up-our-ass's" club :

I'm the president

 

Our local news is saying it's gonna gain strength but the low pressure system in the south is probably gonna pull it into NC head on.

 

I'll be praying for minimal drama and minimal damage.

Interesting how the maps are all over the place. They generally have a better idea this close to touchdown.

 

I live in Southern Maryland...my shack is about 15 ft from the lower tidal Potomac. its about 5 miles to the mouth of the river where it dumps into the Chesapeake Bay...River is 7 miles wide looking out my sliding door. I am packing up my goods and hoping for the best. Calling for 5-8 inches of rain before the projected hurricane hits. Saturation of the ground will probably be our biggest issue. Trees will fall as soon as the wind picks up to gale force. I have done ok in a couple hurricanes...Isabel and Sandy. I bought a 10KW generator a couple yrs after Isabel. If my house is still there on Monday...y'all can stop by and watch Monday Night Football on the back deck Seriously if this thing comes up the Bay to the south of me and the wind is coming from West/South West... I am in trouble. I built rock seawall (commercial grade) about 2007 but all storms of magnitude have been off shore winds. 5 ft tide increase with 8 FT WAVES....BAD NEWS. I'm going to hope it misses their projections and goes out to sea to peter out.

 

I just drove through that area last friday for work. It will be a total cluster if the one track they have goes straight up the bay.

 

Laug all you like

Up in NYSTATE we don't have ANY of that stuff.
YES we have crappy taxes and a really POS for gov.
But we don't have our houses & loved one's wash away.
Good luck & prayers to all who live in "G-D's country ".