BF2S Forums Official Bf2s 2008 Hurricane Thread (Fay,Gustav,Hanna,Ike,Josephine)

I just got my flight back home yesterday. I went to the Keys and Fort Lauderdale on vacation.

i g wrote:

where in the keys?

Was that asked at me? Key West and Key Largo.

i g wrote:

islamorada ftw

they had a full moon party last night at morada bay, me and my friend who has a fake id got in the bar there and he bought us drinks. Twas awesome.

.:ronin:.|Patton wrote:

i g wrote:

islamorada ftw

they had a full moon party last night at morada bay, me and my friend who has a fake id got in the bar there and he bought us drinks. Twas awesome.

havent been there. im hoping im still going to be able to make it down there this year. the kid that i go with just decided a couple weeks ago that he was going to transfer to a school in south carolina, so idk if it will happen or not

Kmarion wrote:

I just took this:
http://i34.tinypic.com/wia3p1.jpg
Mother Nature is F'n with us.

you gon' die

LOG wrote:

this isnt a hurricane its a rain storm.

after taking a direct hit from hurricane charley   in 04 these little storms are just a rain event. charley was a cat 4 155+ winds with 200 + gusts.

sad thing is people are still rebuilding here from charley. still a few dozen blue tarp roofs.   

its a part of living here the bad stuff we deal with to enjoy 80-85 F  when its xmas and most have 30 F  and 6 ft of snow. 




(guess now y'all can understand my sig a little better)

Fl was hit 5 times in 2004. Charley was targeted for Tampa as well. I was happy to see that right hook just prior to land fall (no offense).

Charley, initially expected to hit further north in Tampa, caught many Floridians off-guard due to a sudden change in the storm's track as it approached the state.

I'm sure you are aware of the unpredictability of a storms intensity. It really depends on the length of time over the water.

my friend's school got cancelled for monday, tuesday and probably wednesday

lucky bastard

then again, i don't go back until september 3rd

Fl was hit 5 times in 2004. Charley was targeted for Tampa as well. I was happy to see that right hook just prior to land fall (no offense).

Charley, initially expected to hit further north in Tampa, caught many Floridians off-guard due to a sudden change in the storm's track as it approached the state.

I'm sure you are aware of the unpredictability of a storms intensity. It really depends on the length of time over the water.

no offense at all you know you live here. were all open targets when it comes to hurricane season. you always want it to hit anywhere but where you live. our saving grace was the worst part of charley only took 90 mins to pass. unlike a monster like andrew it took 9 hrs to pass.

so very true i know many that still say that charely caught them off guard.  not me though, after being in homestead 6 days after andrew hit in 1992. that was a cat 5 with 170 + mph winds. i learned that being rdy is the only way. if you dont prepare then you and your family is at risk and can be in grave danger in a split second.

i learned what worked and what didnt as for covering  up windows,bracing doors etc.  im a roofer of over 20 yrs in florida. ive been in construction most of my adult life.  when charley got close my brothers who also worked after andrew knew what to do.  my sister who some of us rode out charley had me secure her house i braced the doors,windows, sliders and didnt lose anything. just her roof and that was made water tight the next day and had a new roof on in a week.   

my youngest sisters boy friend said he was on it. turned out he didnt know crap but talked a good game. her house was flattened when the sliders gave way due to poor bracing. my brothers worst loss was his keg refrigarator. he went out got some beer went back in heard a noise and turned to see it fly off the back porch and through the neighbors house. he still complains about that pissed over a full keg and 4 cases of beer in it. lol

thats a storm i'll never forget watching my car blow around her yard like a toy and her neighbors house blow by like leaves off a tree. thats a site you will never forget.

i just hope it dont get much stronger and cause to many a lot of damage. on the up side hopefully this will catch us up on rain were still 10 inches behind on rain.   the swamp next to me has been dry for the last 2 yrs wich is good cause it can handle lots of rain before it floods. usally this time of yr its 8-10 ft deep. now its not even ankle deep. all my land drains to it. so the dryer it is before a big storm hits the better for me.

i always joke this time of yr ... happiness is a warm chain saw.   i keep mine  rdy to go with lots of spare parts same for my generator & lots of gas .

I hope it fucking nails volusia county and I get to not go to school for a few days

i g wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

my friend's school got cancelled for monday, tuesday and probably wednesday

lucky bastard

then again, i don't go back until september 3rd

yeah well you get out in late june?

fail

Well we can survive in the summer unlike some Georgians, and I wont name names

i g wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

my friend's school got cancelled for monday, tuesday and probably wednesday

lucky bastard

then again, i don't go back until september 3rd

yeah well you get out in late june?

fail

Mid-june actually. I don't mind it.

The tracks are all over the place now. NOAA's site has been down almost all morning. I'm sure it's getting hammered. Way to "be prepared".