http://hurricane.accuweather.com/hurricane/index.asp?partner=forecastfox&traveler=0&zipChg=1
Pick which one you like to visit you!
Toad - checking food supply
Have fun with your trains
Toad
get your trains up high and dry and get to a safe place while you have time . Ben
CAT 4 @ 150+ MPH Winds.......6:00pm EST.
WOW.....
William, looks like a pretty decent chance after it says hello to New Orleans it going to head your way. Track shows it headed toward east Texas so better get your hatched battened down.
New Orleans is right in the bullseye once again. At least this time no ones sticking around and hopefully FEMA isnt sitting around on its hands.
http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atlstorm7/atl7projectedpath_large.html?from=hp_news
I maintain that you have to be an idiot to live below sea level in an area that can expect storms of that magnitude on a yearly basis! Shouldn't let them rebuild in those flooded out sections that frequently get hit by them.
Even here in the flat country of the seashore area I'm 27 feet above sea level, and I have flood ins.!
Capt.
I am either 37 or 47 above sea level. (can not remember)
ToadFrogWhiteLightn wrote: Capt.I am either 37 or 47 above sea level. (can not remember)Toad
I got you by 20 foot, according to Google Earth, says I'm 66 ft above sea level and you are at 46 ft, right where you plan to do your layout and train shed, there by the big tree on your lot.
This Park I live in is a designated Flood Zone, by county officials, after the storms of 2004.
Keep your head above water there Toad, I will try to also, with Hanna, it looks like, maybe later this week for here.....
Byron C.
Yeah Bryon I hope it goes where they say. Been noticing feeder bands been hitn you over in Sunny FL..
Toad - Checked the boat just in case
Capt Bob Johnson wrote: I maintain that you have to be an idiot to live below sea level in an area that can expect storms of that magnitude on a yearly basis! Shouldn't let them rebuild in those flooded out sections that frequently get hit by them.Even here in the flat country of the seashore area I'm 27 feet above sea level, and I have flood ins.!
Bob after Katrina, there was a very short lived effort by some in the building and engineering professions to try and convince the powers that be to make a effort to raise the city of NO by imprting soil and grading it the same way new housing development are regraded out here, soil could be dredged, convevered and resettle in the old low lying neighborhood to get them above sea level, but given the billions $'s being spent overseas by the current administration, the absloute incompetency of FEMA at the time and the political retoric and fingerpointing being thrown around the state of Louisiana, it got tossed on the dumpheap pretty fast.
Pity as then right after the disaster would have been the best time, the city was vacant, and most all of the destroyed properties could have rebuilt on higher ground, those houses that survived could have been moved until the grading was done. Sad to say we will likely see another flooding disaster this time around once again because most people in authority in this country are idiots when it comes to disaster prevention. No one wants to spend a dime to prevent a problem that will cost a dollar to fix later.
At the very least if I had to live there and was going to build you can bet it would be on raised posts so the house was above the flood plain, seen this done along the Mississippi River after the floods of the 90's
I wish everyone on the gulf, the coasts, and in their paths all the best. I hope everyone gets out OK. Your in our thoughts and prayers. Joe
Vic, apparantly the government ............., reminds me of my employer,.....................
EMPIRE II LINE wrote: ToadFrogWhiteLightn wrote: Capt.I am either 37 or 47 above sea level. (can not remember)Toad says I'm 66 ft above sea level and you are at 46 ft, right where you plan to do your layout and train shed, there by the big tree on your lot.Byron C.
says I'm 66 ft above sea level and you are at 46 ft, right where you plan to do your layout and train shed, there by the big tree on your lot.
Hmmmmmm and I put more dirt there. Like truck loads back to back then dozed it myself. Your making me think what the rest of the yard is???????
Toad - Hurricane Party or Not?
No parties, just git out, an fast, no 9 lives....
Capt Bob Johnson wrote: I maintain that you have to be an idiot to live below sea level in an area that can expect storms of that magnitude on a yearly basis! Shouldn't let them rebuild in those flooded out sections that frequently get hit by them.
Capt. Bob: Everyone has a choice as to where to live. Some choose to live below sea level and they should expect to get wet. Some choose to live in the plains states and they should expect for a twister to move their trailer home. Some choose to live on the West Coast and they we should expect the ground to move every so often. Some choose to live near the trees and they should expect to see flames in their neighborhood. Some choose to live in the northeast and they should expect large quantities of ice and snow. We all choose where to live, the real test is to learn to accept the responsibility of that choice, and not cry that mother nature is picking on us and we need everyone else's help and money.
Tom Trigg
ttrigg wrote: Capt Bob Johnson wrote: I maintain that you have to be an idiot to live below sea level in an area that can expect storms of that magnitude on a yearly basis! Shouldn't let them rebuild in those flooded out sections that frequently get hit by them. Capt. Bob: Everyone has a choice as to where to live. Some choose to live below sea level and they should expect to get wet. Some choose to live in the plains states and they should expect for a twister to move their trailer home. Some choose to live on the West Coast and they we should expect the ground to move every so often. Some choose to live near the trees and they should expect to see flames in their neighborhood. Some choose to live in the northeast and they should expect large quantities of ice and snow. We all choose where to live, the real test is to learn to accept the responsibility of that choice, and not cry that mother nature is picking on us and we need everyone else's help and money.
Run the Town wrote: ttrigg wrote: Capt Bob Johnson wrote: I maintain that you have to be an idiot to live below sea level in an area that can expect storms of that magnitude on a yearly basis! Shouldn't let them rebuild in those flooded out sections that frequently get hit by them. Capt. Bob: Everyone has a choice as to where to live. Some choose to live below sea level and they should expect to get wet. Some choose to live in the plains states and they should expect for a twister to move their trailer home. Some choose to live on the West Coast and they we should expect the ground to move every so often. Some choose to live near the trees and they should expect to see flames in their neighborhood. Some choose to live in the northeast and they should expect large quantities of ice and snow. We all choose where to live, the real test is to learn to accept the responsibility of that choice, and not cry that mother nature is picking on us and we need everyone else's help and money.Amen ttrigg. I should NOT have to pay for someones inability to have the frame of mind to LEAVE when told to leave. The cuurent administration has NOTHING to do with the people that freely chose NOT to leave. I was in the military for 20 years and was told many a times "noone told you to live where you do" as I did that 2 hr. drive each way every day. Barry
Tom, I don't mind the random shaker, as long as it don't make Escondido a beachfront community.
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dougdagrump wrote:beachfront community.
Well I want the county to amend the law that states Women can not wear thongs on the beach fronts!
BTW if your a metal detector dude like I was this is a great time to get the gear in order and do some diggn on the beach after the storm.
Toad - Checking Coast Guard Dingy
Lookin' at the accuweather site it appears that NOLA is really gonna take a beatin. Katrina was a bigger & badder storm but this appears that NOLA is in for the worst section, northeast quandrant.
Toad, Keep your water wings handy.
Homa Native American Indians look as if they going to get it right in the front door. It is a Cat 3 now and I hope it don't ramp up. Next up Hanna.....
dougdagrump wrote: Run the Town wrote: ttrigg wrote: Capt Bob Johnson wrote: I maintain that you have to be an idiot to live below sea level in an area that can expect storms of that magnitude on a yearly basis! Shouldn't let them rebuild in those flooded out sections that frequently get hit by them. Capt. Bob: Everyone has a choice as to where to live. Some choose to live below sea level and they should expect to get wet. Some choose to live in the plains states and they should expect for a twister to move their trailer home. Some choose to live on the West Coast and they we should expect the ground to move every so often. Some choose to live near the trees and they should expect to see flames in their neighborhood. Some choose to live in the northeast and they should expect large quantities of ice and snow. We all choose where to live, the real test is to learn to accept the responsibility of that choice, and not cry that mother nature is picking on us and we need everyone else's help and money.Amen ttrigg. I should NOT have to pay for someones inability to have the frame of mind to LEAVE when told to leave. The cuurent administration has NOTHING to do with the people that freely chose NOT to leave. I was in the military for 20 years and was told many a times "noone told you to live where you do" as I did that 2 hr. drive each way every day. BarryTom, I don't mind the random shaker, as long as it don't make Escondido a beachfront community.
That would mean me swimming over to your place. If Escondido becomes beachfront, then poor old Oceanside would be in the new intertidal zone! Don't think my trains would be running then.
Hey, Hey everybody I am ok! No rain no wind nada!!!!!
ToadFrog WhiteLightn wrote: Hey, Hey everybody I am ok! No rain no wind nada!!!!! Toad
Toad: Don 't shout too loud! Remember, there are a couple more storms lurking out there. If one of the others does come your way, don't risk take that "major photo". Stay safe my friend.
Photo: Toad tryn to take photo in hurricane, Toad gettn hit on head and body taking that speaical G scale shot......Toad's trains blowing away into the brush crushinig them.......
Toad - Stories Untold
ToadFrogWhiteLightn wrote: Photo: Toad tryn to take photo in hurricane, Toad gettn hit on head and body taking that speaical G scale shot......Toad's trains blowing away into the brush crushinig them.......Toad - Stories Untold
Well with Ike a com'in down the pike now, looks like ya maybe better get them pictures taken before it's all blown away, I just hope it keeps on going right on by US for now, but feel for those it's gett'in....
Yeah it will hit LA again!
I would much rather be in a place prone to constant flooding or tornadoes than to continue to live in this jerk filled area. Not everyone in the Groton area is a jerk, but a lot are.
People around here were freaking out about Tropical Storm Hanna last week, a few boats started up their emergency diesels in prepartion for....... a few hours of moderate rain!
Trying to restock on staples such as milk and eggs was a pain in the rear. The only prep work I had to do was to start my 1966 Ford 100 Tractor up to move it away from the drainway and then to secure the motor, wait for it to cool and then seal up the muffler.
I was down in Charleston, SC when Charile hit a few years back. That was kinda nasty. My wife's car got tossed across the yard and into a tree, and we also lost power for about a week and a half.
Luckily for us, we stocked up on supplies, stowed about 350 gallons of freshwater around the house, and using the bed of my 1985 Ford F-150 as a pool type catch, about 250 gallons of water. It is amazing how much water a truck's bed can hold when you seal up the tailgate and the drain plugs.
We also rigged up a remote start assembly to the truck that would allow to cycle between fuel tanks to recharge the battery, while it was attached to a heavy duty inverter that would keep the fridge cold and run a great deal of the power loads of the house, excepting for the oven and dryer.
Lesson learned: get prepared early, and stay prepared. Most of the supplies we consumed during that period were in the house for at least a year. (MREs are a good way to have food that will last longer than you will......)
In fact, most of the supplies consumed were by friends and neighbors that were not prepared.
I would agree hurricanes do suck, but not as much as eastern CT.
Every area has it's issues:
The west coast has earthquakes.
The midwest has blizzards, floods, and tornadoes.
The south has major dryspells and dueling banjos. (I used to live in GA before joining the Navy.)
The northeast has Connecticut.
It is not a matter of where you live, you are always going to be able to find out something wrong with the area.
So many scales, so many trains, so little time.....
And all areas have POLITICIANS.
SandyR
Railroader_Sailor_SSN-760 wrote: Luckily for us, we stocked up on supplies, stowed about 350 gallons of freshwater around the house, and using the bed of my 1985 Ford F-150 as a pool type catch, about 250 gallons of water. It is amazing how much water a truck's bed can hold when you seal up the tailgate and the drain plugs.
Redneck bath tub is when you put a tarp (big one) in back of truck bed and holds water.
Myself I like the bladder, 250 gallons of clean water!
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