Toad came through A-OK
Spoke on the phone with him, power out for 4.5 million people, he's hanging in there OK though.
Trees down on his street and area and some flooding north but that seams to be the worst of it for him.
He's likely to offline for a while until his satalite connection is repaired
Till then he says he'll just be chillin with a friend:
Have fun with your trains
Be careful to everyone out there!
See you at Fairplex. 5 years and going strong!
vsmith wrote:I know you have your reasons for staying, Got your emergency contact email, so good luck.
When the eye comes over me I am going out to throw my 1/2 empty Dr. Pepper bottle to it!!!!
Toad - In the Eye
Last night went to fill truck up and noticed Crack Alley was loaded with tail lights! I laught my A$$ off. What fun we can have in Rosharon, Tx. before the storm!!!!!!
Toadie - smoke them if yeah got them!
vsmith wrote:Evacuations ordered, Toad, you in the "Get out of Dodge" zone?
Have a sign up now "We Shoot Looters!" and trust me crack hounds will be doing just that. Copper hounds to.
Toad
EMPIRE II LINE wrote: ToadFrogWhiteLightn wrote: Naw man I have to have a hurricane party!!!! Keg party!!!!! surfs up Dude!Toadie Yeah thats what I'm hearing, about 26 foot right now, last report......Byron C.
ToadFrogWhiteLightn wrote: Naw man I have to have a hurricane party!!!! Keg party!!!!! surfs up Dude!Toadie
Naw man I have to have a hurricane party!!!! Keg party!!!!!
surfs up Dude!
Toadie
Yeah thats what I'm hearing, about 26 foot right now, last report......
Byron C.
Drink the keg dry before the cane hits, will make a good liferaft if need be.
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Naw man I have to have a hurricane party!!!! Keg party!!!!! Surfs up Dude!
ToadFrogWhiteLightn wrote: Now ya'll still can not understand my illness I speak of once in awhile? I am stuck. Would have to explain it over the phone to you if you have all day to understand. Email me with #s and will let yeah know.Ole Toad
Now ya'll still can not understand my illness I speak of once in awhile? I am stuck. Would have to explain it over the phone to you if you have all day to understand. Email me with #s and will let yeah know.
Ole Toad
Triggy - Byron - All
Yeah yeah I know....
Chain saws ready, power pole fuse disconnect ready, uh..yeah. Oh Kubota 0 turn mower ready to pull trailer, tow chain ready. Last night shopping was mad house shelves 1/2 stocked and people was very bad drivers, not sure where there head was?!! Guess they was city mice and not country mice. Ice and all that later tonight or early Friday.
Placing another one to rest, Cusins husband hit a steel telephone pole and did not make it. So there having the services today. Since my dad Walked On I have not spoken or seen my other relatives, you can say forked tounges or hurt my feelings with lies and talk about myself when I am not there.
Other than that need some 35mm camera batteries or just use my digital cam. not sure which??? For that special pix!
Toad - The Master of None
dougdagrump wrote:Toad, You'd best be headin' for hi ground. The last report I just saw, the guy is a little crazy but faily reliable, was figuring on Freeport as being in the crosshairs. Isn't that in your neck of the woods?
Freeport??? Yeah it would be screwed up if Ike hit there real bad! I am errrr about 34 miles from there I think.
ToadFrogWhiteLightn wrote: Toad - Surfn
Toad - Surfn
Man it ain't look'in good for ya Toad, think yer gonna need ta run from this one, an juss ferget the surf board.....You be safe, an don't wait around too long, remember yer only 42 foot above sea level there....
Toady:
Looking like you may need to act like a duck! You might consider sandbagging the GRR just in case the tidal surge hits and you ain't that high up. Again, I ask you not to risk taking that once in a lifetime pix!
Tom Trigg
Oh joy! 13-18' seas.....surfs up! Sorry I trashed my board once
Toad - Hello Beasty!
http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/casino_trains/Vids/?action=view¤t=YouTube-11-HelloBeastieenglishscene.flv
EMPIRE II LINE wrote: ToadFrogWhiteLightn wrote: Yeah it will hit LA again!Toad Nada, this'en look'in more'n more like it's a com'in yer way, better get the big flippers on this time maybe ol' Toad Frog....Byron C.
ToadFrogWhiteLightn wrote: Yeah it will hit LA again!Toad
Yeah it will hit LA again!
Well Toad Frog, the 6:00 am report here says it's gonna go in at about Brownsville now, so maybe you gonna squeek by again this time, but I would'nt put that boat away real fast though, you never know....
Redneck Whirlpool and Hot Tub:
Using a pickup bed, sealing the bed, and using shopvacs to blow air into the water, and use a submerisible hot water heater to warm the water.
Done that before, and for those with pickup tucks, I would recommend it.
I forgot what else I was going to say.
Groton Still Sucks.......
So many scales, so many trains, so little time.....
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.
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!
And all areas have POLITICIANS.
SandyR
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.
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.
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
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....
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.
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