Hurricanes suck more than they blow!

[Mudderoy]

Well after dodging a "bullet" a few weeks ago the upper Texas coast is facing a hurricane, predicted to be by landfall, tomorrow morning.

I've lived in the Houston area all my life. I've seen several tropical storms, depressions, and one hurricane. This thing where they form just off the coast build quickly and then hit land is just strange to me.

Well tomorrow I'm working from home, assuming we have Internet and power.

It is nice to know that I have a XJ with a full tank of gas to get around in. I think about this every time the weather is bad and I'm driving by the little cars. I can't help but think they wish they had something as high. I know they wish they had something as pretty. :yelclap:

 

[Ecomike]

Well after dodging a "bullet" a few weeks ago the upper Texas coast is facing a hurricane, predicted to be by landfall, tomorrow morning.

I've lived in the Houston area all my life. I've seen several tropical storms, depressions, and one hurricane. This thing where they form just off the coast build quickly and then hit land is just strange to me.

True they can be quite depressing, LOL.

Since I am about 35 to 40 miles SE of you, you will know its coming when I stop posting here, :tears: LOL.

On the early warning issue, they were discussing the clouds over the Gulf south of New Orleans last Friday night. Some kind of unfavable wind shear kept it from forming earlier on saturday.

But I hear what your saying. I read earlier today that Alicia hit us 25 years ago, on August 18 (IIRC), with very little warning too. I remember caulking & covering with lumber, huge MF leaks in the wood frame of my front house windows shortly after dark, in 40 to 50 mph winds, standing on a 6 foot ladder no less. That was fun. Then a few hours later the two 80 ft trees in my front yard got the top 40 feet chopped off, it landed in the front yard and slammed up against the window I had been working on 2 hours earlier. Scared the sh*t out me.

I was all ready with some interior doors I'd pulled off the hinges and a skill saw to cut and patch the front window from the inside if the window busted, to keep from loosing the living room :tears:, note it is a big one piece window, but then the power went out.
:rattle:

and so much for that plan, no lights, no power saw. Luckily the tree limbs blocked the window the rest of the storm. Those limbs were fast growing with lots and lots of leaves which acted as a cushion. Took three truck loads to haul al of it off.

Alicia made quite a mess of Houston. Biggest $$$ hit to the insurance industry ever at the time IIRC. I had serious doubts about staying and not evacuating, but as I recall, those that tried to evacuate many times ended up heading in the wrong direction, only to get drowned by the rain further inland, or hit anyway with a direct hit. It is also very tempting to stay and be ready to do immediate repairs, when and if needed, to limit water damages.

 

[Mudderoy]

I heard about that wind sheer as well, but if you've been watching the storm is dropping in pressure, and developing outter rain bands. All signs of strengthing.

If you have to take the snorkle off your Jeep and use that to keep breathing!

Wait, you don't have a snorkle do you? :shiver:

 

[UNCC_99XJ]

I'm just waiting to see how long before gas prices shoot up. Hurricane in the gulf, with all the refineries....perfect excuse.

Enjoyed paying $3.74 this weekend versus the $4 I paid the weekend before.

 

[Mudderoy]

I'm just waiting to see how long before gas prices shoot up. Hurricane in the gulf, with all the refineries....perfect excuse.

Enjoyed paying $3.74 this weekend versus the $4 I paid the weekend before.

We'll see but according to the national news they report they don't expect the storm to raise the per barrel cost. I think because it is a small storm. It didn't hurt that the storm just popped up and didn't really give time for the speculators to think about it.

 

[UNCC_99XJ]

We'll see but according to the national news they report they don't expect the storm to raise the per barrel cost. I think because it is a small storm. It didn't hurt that the storm just popped up and didn't really give time for the speculators to think about it.

But see there could be one off the coast of Africa....a good two weeks away from even thinking about hitting the states....and that would be reason enough for them to raise prices.

 

[Bent]

Good luck riding the storm out. I'll stick with earthquakes, thank you very much.

 

[codyj86]

i'll stick to tornados. they're easy. wait an hour or 3 and go outside to see if the town is leveled. again. (such as in 98 when there was nothing left...dumb)


good luck, none-the-less, to all of you!

 

[rogersjeep]

well I went aroud the house picking every thing up.
Hope to get a lot of rain (i love driving around all the "green"cars floating in the water)
Hope all survive the storm we'll see how bad it gets

 

[tbburg]

.... I'll stick with earthquakes, thank you very much.

i'll stick to tornados. ....

I'll stick with the Coyotes and Javalina running up and down the street and eating the neighbors yap dogs.


Best of luck. Hope it dissipates with little/no damage.

 

[RichP]

Hah, I just decided to leave the top down on the TJ so I don't have to take it down in the morning for my errands, giving blood and getting a hair cut. Should give a boost to the local economy though, at least up here when a storm is announced everybody goes out and buys enough milk, eggs and bread to feed an aircraft carrier for two weeks... I don't know how many times I've stood in line wondering 'Lady, WTF are you going to do with 8 gallons of milk and 12 dozen eggs'.

 

[tbburg]

I've stood in line wondering 'Lady, WTF are you going to do with 8 gallons of milk and 12 dozen eggs'.

Let it rot in the frig like everyone in N.O. did after the power went out.:looney:

 

[BIgDaddyChia]

Finally some rain.

 

[Ecomike]

I'll stick with the Coyotes and Javalina running up and down the street and eating the neighbors yap dogs.


Best of luck. Hope it dissipates with little/no damage.

I don't guess you have an ankle bitter over population problem there?

 

[Ecomike]

Good luck riding the storm out. I'll stick with earthquakes, thank you very much.

EARTHQUAKES!

I always new there was something a little goffy about you Kalifornians, LOL. Must be the earthquakes rattled their brains.

I'll stick to my windy hurricanes, and high water problems, thank you.

:wave:

 

[tbburg]

I don't guess you have an ankle bitter over population problem there?

Unfortunately, that is not the case. The good news is no one leaves them off a leash,..... for long.

 

[Ecomike]

Originally Posted by Ecomike
I don't guess you have an ankle bitter over population problem there?

Unfortunately, that is not the case. The good news is no one leaves them off a leash,..... for long.

:laugh:

We may just have to import some of them there, "Coyotes and Javalina", to Texas, Houston.

 

[RichP]

EARTHQUAKES!

I always new there was something a little goffy about you Kalifornians, LOL. Must be the earthquakes rattled their brains.

I'll stick to my windy hurricanes, and high water problems, thank you.

:wave:

Screw that, I was in LA in 69 at my aunt and uncles, frigging thing rolled me out of bed literally and it emptied the swimming pool, it took me 2 days to get back to base in San Diego. You can keep the earthquakes.

 

[ZacSquatch]

Originally Posted by Ecomike
I don't guess you have an ankle bitter over population problem there?




:laugh:

We may just have to import some of them there, "Coyotes and Javalina", to Texas, Houston.

I don't know if you want to mess with them Javalina's.... Them lil fawkers are vicious as hell...

My brother in Tucson said his boss had 2 lil yappers carried off by the local birds of prey, hahahahha


I wonder how these animals do when they shit out the fake jewel encrusted collars and name tags...

 

[Mudderoy]

You can't see an Earth quake coming. It's worse than a tornado. With tornados you can get at least a 7 minute warning.