wstrickland1 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 It's been a while but I remember Hugo well. Stayed on Johns Island that night. I'm sure @sunburnwilly was staying somewhere nearby. I pray I never go through anything like that again. It seems like yesterday. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 On 9/10/2018 at 10:44 PM, CECAA850 said: They should have thrown a couple street signs in there to make it a little more realistic. Like Ron White once said, "It's not that the wind is blowing, it's what the wind is blowing. If you get hit by a Volvo, it doesn't matter how many sit-ups you did that day. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I was out for lunch about an hour or so ago. When I got in the car to leave I noticed a power company truck headed north on I-59 so I started counting. I counted 22 big power company trucks with a big blue stripe with the name PIKE. I don't know how many I missed before I got in the car but the 22 were pretty impressive. Good luck to all you Carolinians! Keith 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 3 hours ago, CECAA850 said: There will be armies of utility trucks headed that way before it's all said and done. They'll be from various states. It takes a massive effort to put humpty dumpty back together again. If they relied only on the local utility company, it could take years to restore power. Isn't that something? You know that it costs a shiteload of money to do that, so where does it come from? FEMA? Lloyd's of London or other behemoth insurance carriers? Certainly, they don't self-insure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Jeff Matthews said: Isn't that something? You know that it costs a shiteload of money to do that, so where does it come from? FEMA? Lloyd's of London or other behemoth insurance carriers? Certainly, they don't self-insure. The consumers and the state. EDIT, and the federal government natural disaster relief fund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 hours ago, dtel said: True, I remember after the storm there were trucks down here from all over the country repairing power, they did an amazing job. And not to mention all the trucks from throughout the nation which came to remove debris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 minute ago, CECAA850 said: The consumers and the state. I mean directly. I'm thinking there might be some rather large insurance policies in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Interesting, both sides of the freeway are being used in the same direction, out of Dodge. The storm is also churning up 83 foot waves. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6158393/Hurricane-Florence-South-Carolina-reverses-highway-traffic-help-people-flee.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Shiva said: Interesting, both sides of the freeway are being used in the same direction, out of Dodge. The storm is also churning up 83 foot waves. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6158393/Hurricane-Florence-South-Carolina-reverses-highway-traffic-help-people-flee.html We learned that trick a couple of hurricanes ago. They'll set up police or barricades at the on ramps. EDIT, I see they covered that in the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 hour ago, USNRET said: The area around here still has about 50% of the houses and businesses gone one year after Harvey hit. Many absentee owners might be saying, "Thank God for Harvey!" and deciding not to re-build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 12, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 12, 2018 Everyone from Florida and west 0f it is thinking, i'm glad it's not in the Gulf. Yes I said it,, but you know it's true. It's not like we have a choice where it goes anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, dtel said: Everyone from Florida and west 0f it is thinking, i'm glad it's not in the Gulf. Yes I said it,, but you know it's true. It's not like we have a choice where it goes anyway. There may be one in the Gulf soon. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 12, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 12, 2018 That's why I didn't feel bad about saying that, it may be very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 The Ring of Thunder, A catchy header. Quite a few weather systems out there at the moment. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6159989/Satellite-image-shows-nine-potentially-deadly-storms-currently-circle-globe.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Jeff Matthews said: Certainly, they don't self-insure. I know insurance companies are insured. The one I know of is insured above $300,000,000. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 13 minutes ago, Shiva said: The Ring of Thunder, A catchy header. Quite a few weather systems out there at the moment. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6159989/Satellite-image-shows-nine-potentially-deadly-storms-currently-circle-globe.html That's Mother Nature trying to disseminate the heat to all areas. JJK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 13, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 13, 2018 There predicting some rain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makos Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 10 hours ago, wvu80 said: The local TV news station was reporting live from the West Virginia Turnpike which is I-77 going south. As the reporter was talking there was truck after truck after truck with the booms on them from the local electric company heading south. The Turnpike Commission has temporarily lifted the weight restrictions so repair vehicles can easily get to the hurricane zone. As I look up (I'm between Columbus and Pittsburgh) I can see the front of the hurricane fingers moving counter-clockwise. They look like dark low hanging clouds and they are curved. Usually they are higher, wispy looking and curved. This looks different than anything I've seen before in my lifetime. Talk about irony. The 11 PM update downgrades Florence to a cat 2, but tracks it right over my location. I can't wait for this storm to GO AWAY. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windashine Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 no irony involved that I can see, unless u can stay afloat in 100 mph winds and dodge fast ball's... on Thursday, please donate to the Red Cross, help others please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 This is the cloud swirl that is the advance of a hurricane, seen from West Virginia on Wednesday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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