Hurricane Michael

Discussion in 'General Station Wagon Discussions' started by jaxops, Oct 12, 2018.

  1. jaxops

    jaxops Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2009
    Messages:
    354
    Likes Received:
    30
    Trophy Points:
    87
    Wagon Garage:
    2
    Location:
    Virginia Beach, VA
    We survived but there was a LOT of wind in Va Beach. I lost the top half of one of my trees but, having already moved my daily driver to the other side, nothing hit the Ford wagon at the top of the driveway. the top half is hanging over the driveway. So at 1230 last night I pulled the cover and moved the wagon....just in case.

    Our thoughts and prayers are with those folks in Florida and Georgia hit by the full force of Hurricane Michael. God bless!
     
    fannie likes this.
  2. Krash Kadillak

    Krash Kadillak Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2008
    Messages:
    20,657
    Likes Received:
    1,845
    Trophy Points:
    798
    Wagon Garage:
    1
    Location:
    Springfield, Oregon
    Agreed....

    It's hard to imagine the severity of a hurricane if you've never lived in that area. Weather professionals are indicating that with global warming, we're going to see even more of these types of storms.

    It's also going to change things for us here in the PNW. What I've heard is that in the fall-winter-spring months, there will be less snow, but MORE rain. More chance of flooding in those circumstances.
     
  3. OrthmannJ

    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2009
    Messages:
    16,018
    Likes Received:
    4,410
    Trophy Points:
    833
    Location:
    Yakima Washington
    Glad to hear you made it through the storm safe and sound.
    Amen.
     
  4. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

    Joined:
    Apr 21, 2014
    Messages:
    14,928
    Likes Received:
    2,950
    Trophy Points:
    710
    Location:
    New Braunfels, TX
    A) Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel nearly got speared by a 2X4 live on air, but for his movement 1 second before it flew by; B) we had tons of rain and not much snow during the late Seventies, and we got through it, but now, the population exploded in the Eighties and Nineties, and I could see the rationale of water rationing then.
     
  5. fannie

    fannie Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 2, 2010
    Messages:
    11,938
    Likes Received:
    1,215
    Trophy Points:
    683
    Wagon Garage:
    3
    Location:
    Nova Scotia, Canada
    Images from Florida are incredible. Glad to heard you have made it through jaxops.
     
  6. Poison_Ivy

    Poison_Ivy Dogzilla Fan

    Joined:
    May 20, 2017
    Messages:
    11,094
    Likes Received:
    3,483
    Trophy Points:
    706
    Wagon Garage:
    1
    Location:
    Feeding effigy ice cream to Dogzilla
    Water rationing in Florida, of all places? Isn't he thinking California, rather?
     
  7. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

    Joined:
    Apr 21, 2014
    Messages:
    14,928
    Likes Received:
    2,950
    Trophy Points:
    710
    Location:
    New Braunfels, TX
    No, I actually was talking about Western Washington, back in the very late Eighties. We had water rating ning due to low snowpacks for a handful of years. Even though we've had record snow the last couple decades, the next time the weather turns to just rain, I think we're screwed.
     
  8. Leadslead

    Leadslead Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 20, 2016
    Messages:
    799
    Likes Received:
    328
    Trophy Points:
    166
    If its yellow let it mellow.
    If its brown flush it down.
    [​IMG]
    This has been your PSA for the day.
     
  9. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

    Joined:
    Apr 21, 2014
    Messages:
    14,928
    Likes Received:
    2,950
    Trophy Points:
    710
    Location:
    New Braunfels, TX
    I didn't think you were old enough to have heard that.
     
  10. Poison_Ivy

    Poison_Ivy Dogzilla Fan

    Joined:
    May 20, 2017
    Messages:
    11,094
    Likes Received:
    3,483
    Trophy Points:
    706
    Wagon Garage:
    1
    Location:
    Feeding effigy ice cream to Dogzilla
    Aw common. One doesen't have to be that old, to know the tune

     
  11. Grizz

    Grizz Are we there yet???

    Joined:
    Mar 4, 2016
    Messages:
    2,410
    Likes Received:
    982
    Trophy Points:
    398
    Wagon Garage:
    1
    Location:
    Nashville, TN
    I don’t know about where you are but where I am the weather professionals rarely get it right. For instance we were supposed to have a 90% chance of rain last night and this morning and the only water I see is morning dew! I’m more worried about the volcano in yellow stone that erupts every 600,000 years and last eruption was 599,000 years ago. Wtf do they tell us this crap anyways?! Glad my southern neighbors and they’re cars are well!:thumbs2:......for now:nailbiting:
     
  12. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

    Joined:
    Apr 21, 2014
    Messages:
    14,928
    Likes Received:
    2,950
    Trophy Points:
    710
    Location:
    New Braunfels, TX
    They hedge their bets. It's better to predict something that doesn't come, than to not predict the meteorological equivalent of several kicks where it really hurts.
     

Share This Page