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Hurricane
To my boating brothers having to bug out..
I have a couch, beer, and room for a 50' boat or 2... |
I wish I was closer to be able to help somehow. Everyone be safe out there.
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I'm all the way over in southwest Michigan but same as phragle said...I have room for boats and people feel free to head this way!!
Stewart |
FRIENDS IN THE PATH OF HURRICANE FLORENCE: If you are on the fence about leaving because you have nowhere else to go, you can come to our house in South Florida. Your dogs are welcome; bring your crates and doggie supplies. We have plenty of space for RVs aswell. I know we are far but the offer stands. Please send me a private message. Whether you are evacuating or not, please follow this tip… Turn on ALL the lights in your home and open ALL the interior doors... pati...ently walk through your house and film EVERYTHING, including the condition of the flooring, walls, ceilings, lighting fixtures... speak while you video to document that the video is being taken on this date in anticipation of Hurricane Florence’s landfall. If you can see shutters through the windows, mention that. Repeat the same steps with the exterior of the house. Make sure that it is obvious that your home is in good and sound condition and that you have taken precautions to secure your property. THIS IS CRUCIAL in the event of an insurance claim. Please do not wait to do this. LAST STEP is to ensure that this video footage is backed up to a cloud of some sort in case your phone is damaged in the storm. I like to use OneDrive. Be safe. |
Be safe - fill bath tubs with water for bathing and to boil on the grill after she passes. Freeze large blocks of water in freezers - fill em as tight as you can with tupperwares and zip locks of water - will stay colder longer. When and if you leave - shut main breaker on the house....brown outs toast stuff after a storm (TVs, computers ... unplug non-essentials. Be safe - been through many - conservative wins the day.
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Originally Posted by Swamplizard
(Post 4648618)
Be safe - fill bath tubs with water for bathing and to boil on the grill after she passes. Freeze large blocks of water in freezers - fill em as tight as you can with tupperwares and zip locks of water - will stay colder longer. When and if you leave - shut main breaker on the house....brown outs toast stuff after a storm (TVs, computers ... unplug non-essentials. Be safe - been through many - conservative wins the day.
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As stated above, we have room in NJ for multiple boats and rooms to stay.
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We've been though more than our share out here but we got damn lucky with Florence. A week ago it was showing as a very close pass by / hit.
Good advice above and kudos to all those extending their sincere offers of accommodation and help. What goes around comes around ! We're praying for all of you on the affected east coast areas. Hope to see you on the other side. |
Originally Posted by madbouyz
(Post 4648640)
We've been though more than our share out here but we got damn lucky with Florence. A week ago it was showing as a very close pass by / hit.
Good advice above and kudos to all those extending their sincere offers of accommodation and help. What goes around comes around ! We're praying for all of you on the affected east coast areas. Hope to see you on the other side. ND1 |
If y’all want to cross the border I have more than enough room outside of Toronto. 210 acres of pasture!! good luck to all Be safe. Stew |
I also wish I were closer to help out as I have plenty of space. We have family who live on Emerald Isle NC. They were evacuated this AM. Praying they don't lose everything cause it looks like they're in the cross hairs. My prayers are with everyone in the Carolinas & Virginia. Property can be replaced, life can't.
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Originally Posted by 96scarab
(Post 4648621)
Bad idea if you have a sump pump.....
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Good point 96 - we dont have basements down here on the sand bar. Unplug nonessential. Good luck everyone!
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Originally Posted by MonkeySea2
(Post 4648671)
I also wish I were closer to help out as I have plenty of space. We have family who live on Emerald Isle NC. They were evacuated this AM. Praying they don't lose everything cause it looks like they're in the cross hairs. My prayers are with everyone in the Carolinas & Virginia. Property can be replaced, life can't.
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Oh Boy - batten down the hatches folks:
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...20e184827.jpeg |
I was in the area just south of Charlotte last month and a storm blew through the area just before I arrived. ONE power pole snapped and it turned the area into chaos for a few hours. That one pole killed the power along a major road and all the lights were out, gas stations had no power. I have been texting with my buddy as he will get a solid dose of Florence. He has NO clue what's going to happen. S. FL has done this drill dozens of times, everything is built out of concrete, people know how to prepare.
I reminded him he needs full tanks of gas in the cars/propane for the grill, CASH (no power = no credit cards/atm), etc. He expects to be fine because his house is new construction (yet no impact glass, wood frame house). I hope it blows through without too much damage. |
Buoyweather shows 31-40ft waves tomorrow of NC. Be safe everyone. Put those storm shutters up and be sure you have enough water. Garbage bags and duct tape can go a long way towards sealing up the lower halves of any doors to the outside. If your boat is on a trailer, tie it off to something 5-10ft above the boat so the rope stays level if there’s serious flooding and be sure your generators are working. Half our town was running on generators for a week last year after the hurricane |
Originally Posted by Romeomikehotel
(Post 4648782)
Buoyweather shows 31-40ft waves tomorrow of NC. Be safe everyone. Put those storm shutters up and be sure you have enough water. Garbage bags and duct tape can go a long way towards sealing up the lower halves of any doors to the outside. If your boat is on a trailer, tie it off to something 5-10ft above the boat so the rope stays level if there’s serious flooding and be sure your generators are working. Half our town was running on generators for a week last year after the hurricane |
Originally Posted by 96scarab
(Post 4648803)
According to the National Hurricane Center, wave heights up to 83 feet were measured Wednesday morning to the northeast of Florence's eye.
Pffft,,, .that's nothing more than a light chop for an Apache ,,,,, |
Originally Posted by 96scarab
(Post 4648803)
According to the National Hurricane Center, wave heights up to 83 feet were measured Wednesday morning to the northeast of Florence's eye.
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Originally Posted by CJSYD
(Post 4648707)
Was just there on vacation a few months ago. Beautiful place and praying for the residents in that area and beyond. This storm is no bueno man!
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Reggie should take advantage of these high winds and try to set the kilo record!
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GoFundMe is gonna make a ton of money off this storm...
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lol
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That hurricane will raise hell with the Fountain facility and all the other big sportfish boat builds in the Carolinas. Hope they have everything evacuated, everything around those rivers will be long gone.
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Originally Posted by phragle
(Post 4648811)
Pffft,,, .that's nothing more than a light chop for an Apache ,,,,,
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Wish I were closer to help -- all of you will be in my prayers
Please be safe 3pointstar |
Please be safe everyone, will be in my thoughts!
Sam |
Really inspired by the offers of help here. Good luck, everyone! Be safe! |
The wind is picking up!
Hurricane Florence - Frying Pan Tower Live Cam - Classic Sailboats |
Originally Posted by 96scarab
(Post 4649039)
The wind is picking up!
Hurricane Florence - Frying Pan Tower Live Cam - Classic Sailboats FRYING PAN TOWER - The Frying Pan Tower Coast Guard Light Station This tower is 32 miles off NC in the open ocean and they run this webcam: |
Saw earlier while it was still light, wow! If you click on it now you can hear that wind!
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Big difference from yesterday...
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