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I just had one of Phantom1s beers left over from Sarasota.. :p

KLAATU: UPS tracking says the delivery is held at:
9/3/2004 4:00:00 AM ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS DELAY HIALEAH, FL US
9/3/2004 3:00:00 AM ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS DELAY ORLANDO, FL US
9/3/2004 12:26:00 AM LOCATION SCAN ORLANDO, FL US
9/3/2004 12:15:00 AM UNLOAD SCAN ORLANDO, FL US
9/2/2004 11:14:00 PM ARRIVAL SCAN ORLANDO, FL US
9/2/2004 10:13:00 PM DEPARTURE SCAN ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL US
9/2/2004 8:27:00 PM ORIGIN SCAN ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL US
9/2/2004 5:20:00 PM BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED US

Nasty happy to hear all is well so far....Good luck on the next ride..
We had a burst and a quick power clitch about an hour ago. Sun is shining as we speak..

Take care every body..

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Winds are starting to pick up a little here but really nothing so far. I went out and looked at the street sign post about five feet from where I have Outlaw parked. Wiggled it by hand and didn't like the feel of it. So I sank a couple of tire irons at a hard angle as stakes, took some dock lines, and tied it off. Now it's solid as hell. Didn't want that to end up blowing over and taking a huge chunk of glass' out of the boat.

I thought about just chaining the truck to it and pulling it out, but in broad daylight the neighbors would see me and the county would probably get pissed off, so I tied it down. I feel so civic minded. :D :D

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i would put some water in the bilge to help with stability and weight...just not to much

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I've moved the fleet into battle positions, and battened down the hatches.

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The river is right at the bottom of my dock now. It's the highest it's been since we moved here.

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Cuda, Just a thought....

Would it help to put the 2 smaller boat as close together as possible, put a few bumpers between them then tie them both together?

Sort of making it one big unit versus two smaller ones. It just may help from one of them getting blown away with severe gusts....

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We shouldn't get anywhere near that high of wind, I'm mostly trying to get them away from falling trees.

Chuck just finished another stand, it's so much sturdier than on the jack.

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They are calling for 25 foot seas farther south on top of a ten foot tidal surge. There is going to be a lot of beach lost to this storm. :(

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We only had one little band of rain and 25 mph hour winds through the outskirts of Tampa, about 1pm or so. Looks like Brevard County is about to get hit with a pretty bad feeder band (80-100 mph winds).

I'm all for knowing what is going on with this storm, but when reporters have to be anchored to a truck, with a rope, to do their report, so they don't freaking blow away, I question peoples sanity.

Reporter: "This is not a storm to take lightly. Take cover. Stay inside where it is safe" (as he blows out of the picture). WTF??? :eek:

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Chuck is running out of material to build stands with. He's resorted to natural wood! :cool:

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Cuda:

Post some pictures of your woman.. We don't want to see anymore Fat-Back

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DRG..You aren't alone in this thought. The govenor even lit into the dramatics that some of these stations play (CBS/NBC mainly). Immediately the stations coped out and said they wanted to show the srenght of the winds.
Recently CBS even showed and it appeard they were encouraging some
A$$H-- s to climb over a fence to check out the waves..

We here in Altamonte have had just 2 minor bands lasting about 2 minutes each. The big event will most likely happen after 9pm tonight if the FAT A$$ Frances decides to move..

Take care all...God Bless..

Eros wannabe :drink:

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We were on a cruise ship in the Bahamas all week. The cruise cancelled the last day and headed straight to Miami on Thursday AM. We had the choice of staying on the boat and riding out the storm with them, or leaving the ship and trying to get out of town. We caught the LAST flight out of Palm Beach at 11:30 yesterday AM.

I feel for everyone down there...it's only going to get worse. Good Luck!!

-EG
I will never complain about Seattle's rain again :eek:

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We always have a sizable collection of adult beverages on hand! :drink:

On a more serious note: one of the buildings down the isle from me has already lost part of its roof, looks like a mess with materials scattered all over the street, cars and adjoining buildings! :(

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Frank, I'll have you know I've lost 19 pounds the last couple of months! :cool:

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Debbie securing the rain gauge.

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So, we'd still rather see pics of Debbie :D :D :D

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How about one of Frank's hottie instead? :drink:

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NOW THEIR SAYING THERES ANOTHER HURRICANE "IVAN" IF IT COMES THERE GOES NEXT WEEKEND ALSO :hothead:

DONZ JR MIKE

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Mike,
That's the way it was here yesterday!

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We are still going here... seems the damn storm likes the water as much as we do... does not want to leave the ocean!

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The waiting is really starting to take it's toll on everyone's nerves. Just get it the hell over with.

I just caught a blurb on the news but apparently someone in a boat was reported missing off Tampa somewhere. Didn't catch much of it but I guess the CG is looking for them.

Just now say video of the four foot rollers running down the Intracoastal near Palm Beach, boats wrecked everywhere, on top of rocks, wedged under bridges, one looks like it got thrown up into a hotel. Many many more half sunk at the docks, beating themselves apart against them. One of those scenarios it's making me sick to watch yet I can't look away. Some boats have been thrown and blown up way past the water's edge. Unfrigginreal.....

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When our cruise ship came by the Miami Beach Marina on Thursday AM, this cig was still sitting there on the lift...most of the other boats were gone. I sure hope it makes it through...actually, I hope everyone's boats make it through!! :eek:

-EG

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Generally boats on lifts have a good chance of survival. I have some pics from Andrew that shows complete colapse of hi-n-dry storage and a boat on a lift right next door just sitting there unharmed. Hopefully they're above the storm serge.

Waiting to hear how my parents place on Hutchinson is doing. They're about 8' above high tide.

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How bout a change of scenery?? Like the current direction Frances is anticipated on goin??

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uhh.. yes.. very nice..

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Don't ya worry non ma, them stupid weather guys are never right. See ya in couple of hours.

Moron.

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my dad is in Port St Lucie and is shut up in his house with no power
He called me and said he was ok , and was missing his AC lack of power, phones and cells still work so far. pretty warm in a house with the shutters on. I think he will be fine lost a few tree's
Not to bad for ground Zero

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Any word this morning?

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Actually, I just talked to my sister, Things are ok a Boca. There are a few trees down, no power right now and maybe 4-5" of rain. They had some pretty strong winds though the night but most everything stayed put.

Sounds like Jupitur up to Melborne got hit the worst.
Then even if the winds slow up to 70mph as it crosses the state, it's moving so slow, it will dessimate to Citrus crop. I feel bad for those guys.

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Orlando has been getting approx 50 sustained with gusts of prob 70 so far , maybe 2 inches of rain . Prob get a little worse as the day goes on. So far so good.

Ivan is now a hurricane may track this way over the next week or 2.

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How can anyone by that moronically stupid???? If they do find him, they should take his kids away and throw his azz his jail for endangering them to that extent.

And on another note of stupidity: last night a couple decided to take a raft, yes a RAFT, out off the old "Midnight Pass" area, south Siesta Key beginning of Casey Key area. The raft started drifting uncontrollably and she jumped overboard to swim for shore. Somehow the CG managed to rescue both of them. I have no idea how the CG was even informed.

We now have two more candidates for the "Darwin Awards"....:rolleyes:

I find it so incredible that you hear so many more accounts of total and complete stupidity than you ever hear of brilliance. :rolleyes:

Later this afternoon they are calling for 14 to 20 foot seas. The local station just gave it's "boating forecast" and all the announcer said was "if you're thinking of going out in a boat, call 911 and commit yourself".

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The winds are still very strong here, as they have been all night, since around midnight, occasional higher gusts and squalls too.

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My father and brother are holed up in my father's house in Boca east of 95. No power since 10AM yesterday morning....nerves getting a litlle frazzled...due to boredom. A lot of trees down on the golf course behind the house. I'm going down on Tues. after my flight for today was cancelled. A friend of mine has a condo in Jupiter (Jonathan's Landing) with no shutters and an 8 month old 31 Jupiter CC stored on blocks in Palm Beach Gardens. When I go down I have to check on them...hoping for the best.

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Winds and rain goin horizontal bursts. (Altamonte Springs)...Lost power at 9am. Same status for 12-20 hours expected. Using laptop..

Take care every body

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wind picking up here ... rain is due this pm ..and looks like a northward drift will make it worse here .....I am at werk ( power co...a zoo) ..Got T holding down the 311 ......:)

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I am still going strong here... no power loss... yet... I am actually suprised that I have not lost power.... Just walked around my house.. no damage, just a few limbs down, the boat is just fine. there is not as much damage in my neighborhood that i can see compared to the last storm. I feel really bad for the people who lost their roof in the last storm, and now are getting nailed again.

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OK,

Here is the situation,

About midnight it started picking up pretty bad, I was in the garage having a smoke, and the attic door was flopping up and down, so I went outside to take a look. Shingles flying off the front of the roof, but no leaks, the tarpaper held up, I only have one area in the attic where the plywood has slight moisture. SO, I go out back, and sections of fence are flapping back and forth. I go watch some more tv(we kept power, phone, and cable through the whole thing, cable just went out now). Around 2AM, it started slowing down, so I went out back, and removed any loose remaining fence panels. Wind blew through the night. My neighbor lost some of his siding, Trees, and lightposts down all over. We went out in the truck for a ride this morning, and I have tons of pics, just gota get them uploaded. Good luck to you guys in other areas of the path.

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Sin-D is in Port St. Lucie also, and I spoke with her this morning. She reports basically the same thing...going stir crazy, and hot as hell, but fortunate that they have not sustained any damage to their home. She said their is lots of debris floating around, and several trees down, but no hot power lines in her area. Melbourne on the other hand, has been pelted for about 28 hours now. Haven't heard anything from anyone there since 2pm yesterday. No fatalities reported, so, no news is good news.

We're battened down here, getting ready for our share of wind and rains, which should be hitting within the hour. Stay safe all.....

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It's blowing pretty good here. We are suppose to have 90 mph by 4:00. Trees are really bending down. Good luck everyone!!!! Dave