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here we go again.......

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here we go again.......

Just keep the damn thing out of the Gulf of Mexico.

we dodged a bullet here but we always seem to get whacked with em in sept/oct

best of luck to whoever ends up on the receiving end of this blowhard

I didn't mean you tx, not a personal attack at all. It was directed at ernesto;)

yea it's changed course and looks like it's coming right through the middle of the state near Lake Okeechobee.The biggest pain in the ass is getting everything ready-all the lawn chairs and garbage cans and hurricane shutters put back up-I'm not looking forward to this

yea it's changed course and looks like it's coming right through the middle of the state near Lake Okeechobee.The biggest pain in the ass is getting everything ready-all the lawn chairs and garbage cans and hurricane shutters put back up-I'm not looking forward to this

I feel for ya sfj.......& so the season begins. We are well prepared now compliments of this close call. with my son living at home, it only takes us 2 hours to board up. I always hold off til the last minute cause that's the biggest chore for me. everything else is pretty much routine for us these days.

after Ivan, we have living without water & power down to a fine art. Lets hope we're all spared this season from a major hit.

I feel for ya sfj.......& so the season begins. We are well prepared now compliments of this close call. with my son living at home, it only takes us 2 hours to board up. I always hold off til the last minute cause that's the biggest chore for me. everything else is pretty much routine for us these days.

after Ivan, we have living without water & power down to a fine art. Lets hope we're all spared this season from a major hit.

you know what sucks JW-we went out and invested in a natural gas generator that will run the house when the power goes out-unfortunately we hired friggin idiot electricians that don't seem to know WTF they are doing-they actually put the box in UPSIDE DOWN in the garage-can you friggin believe it? I feel like I hired Moe,Larry and Curly Electric.My hope is they finally get the inspection today and finish-I'm tired of these guys in and out in and out in and out.

Good luck to all you guys down there.

Stay safe.

We came down here at the beginning of 86 and you know we never seemed to have to worry about them until Andrew in '92-In fact Floridians actually used to have Hurricane parties-I don't think they're too much in vogue anymore-these friggin things are not to be taken lightly

wow that sucks sfj. I've researched those things & am very impressed. Haven't stepped up for it this year cause finding a safe place for the propane tank is an issue. Our generator works 1 ac zone, fridge, lights fans etc so I'll just stick with what I got for now. I guess you'll be surviving on "electricians testicles" & granola bars if you're area gets devasted before they sort it out.

finally...

Heading my way now

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wow that sucks sfj. I've researched those things & am very impressed. Haven't stepped up for it this year cause finding a safe place for the propane tank is an issue. Our generator works 1 ac zone, fridge, lights fans etc so I'll just stick with what I got for now. I guess you'll be surviving on "electricians testicles" & granola bars if you're area gets devasted before they sort it out.

no JW it runs on the natural gas lines-that's what I thought too-I'm like "where's the propane tank" and then the gas guys explained it to me-it'd be nice to have A/C and the rest-not like the last 2 years when we had no power except for the gasoline generator and the refrigerator and maybe one or two lights for 11 days last year and what-9 the year before...F-that crap

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at5+shtml/144607.shtml?5day

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yea it's movin JonE and we're right in the path of the friggin eye up here in PBC

yea it's movin JonE and we're right in the path of the friggin eye up here in PBC

sorry sofla!!!! Stay safe.

See L.I. Mike this is why Fl is not right for me. I would be panicking right now.

sorry sofla!!!! Stay safe.

See L.I. Mike this is why Fl is not right for me. I would be panicking right now.

do you guys live in Jersey JFBM?

no JW it runs on the natural gas lines-that's what I thought too-I'm like "where's the propane tank" and then the gas guys explained it to me-it'd be nice to have A/C and the rest-not like the last 2 years when we had no power except for the gasoline generator and the refrigerator and maybe one or two lights for 11 days last year and what-9 the year before...F-that crap

yeah but we don't have natural gas lines here in cayman so I gotta have a tank installed which i'm nervous about doing.

hopefully this storm won't be much when it hits fla. fingers crossed

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at5+shtml/144607.shtml?5day

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Wow. Looks like Charleston is right in the path. Stay safe, JonE. Keep Charleston in one peice for me. I'll be down there next month.

Yikes! :eek: Stay safe everyone!

...and I complain about blizzards.......shame on me.

tomorrow will be a day cleaning up crap around the yard and putting up hurricane shutters-shopping for supplies-and waiting and watching-I miss blizzards Garb-I miss snow-my wife doesn't but I do

yeah but we don't have natural gas lines here in cayman so I gotta have a tank installed which i'm nervous about doing.

hopefully this storm won't be much when it hits fla. fingers crossed


joe willy, you should look into a diesel system. one big tank would last forever, diesel fumes dont/wont blow up like gas and you can make your own biodiesel system which would allow you to run off all your old home cooking oil.

biodiesel is a no brainer. its a win for everyone except the oil companies and thats why it is almost nonexistant

sorry sofla!!!! Stay safe.

See L.I. Mike this is why Fl is not right for me. I would be panicking right now.Yeah this sucks, But this is what we deal with for Sunny days and nice weather. The Millibars are Droping LOL. And this is one of Many to come.

thanks dick, I bought my generator in desperation after Ivan whacked us & there was not much available. the us pretty nuch ran out of stock. I've learned much about em since. Diesal is the way to go for sure.

the only upside is that my boat was full of gas & I siphoned from it when needed. it also has a shower hose. my wife & 2 dogs got all lathered up & clean............I got lathered up right before the pump seized. can you say kick the dog?

good luck guys....

i have to call my ol man to see if he's leaving his area...probably not, he's a hardass..

Yikes! :eek: Stay safe everyone!

...and I complain about blizzards.......shame on me.
...thats what I said...but I'll dig out 5 timesthen to deal with the devestation these hurricanes cause....we do usually get to keep power and water and all you have to do is have your fridge stocked. Gets boring as hell if you cant go anywhere but your usually safe. Lots of babies conceived is all...lol. But good luck guys...stay safe and God be with you all. Jon E take care of SC...Im in Santee around the 16th. I need my home in one piece. Got a retreat down there.

Yep, they're telling us to expect to start getting hit with it sometime tomorow and the base has evacuated a lot of the aircraft that they didn't have room for in the hangars.

57 more days in florida hurricane season for me:)

good luck guys....

i have to call my ol man to see if he's leaving his area...probably not, he's a hardass..


hardass eh? that clears things up for me sp;)

shutters up-food bought-generator hooked up-backyard almost done-we got water...what else?

hardass eh? that clears things up for me sp;)


oh boy...that didnt come out right...LOL>.

he wont leave his house for anything...

shutters up-food bought-generator hooked up-backyard almost done-we got water...what else?

how far are you from newport ritchie ???

shutters up-food bought-generator hooked up-backyard almost done-we got water...what else?

dancing girls & whiskey

dancing girls & whiskey

I add those two ingredients JW and then I have to also get a new wife-I'm too old and too ugly to do that

shutters up-food bought-generator hooked up-backyard almost done-we got water...what else?


I'm done also SFJ...got the new roof on (thanks to Katrina and Wilma last year)...invested in according shutters...took all of 10 minutes to do. Generator is on point...paid for my FEMA last year. Plenty of water and three tanks of gas for the grill just in case. Where's Herm when you need him...NOT!

I just got a couple of reports from Miami that it is beginning to get pretty nasty down there.

I just got a couple of reports from Miami that it is beginning to get pretty nasty down there.

yea they just showed Homestead JC-traffic lights down and stormy

how far are you from newport ritchie ???
we're just south of West Palm Beach (closest to Greenacres City) and NPR is over near Clearwater on the west coast


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Just got done picking up all the Backyard missiles.

Doesnt it look like it will hit Homestead and the Keys, and then move into the gulf?

More than anything, I think it's just going to be wet...hell, there isn't much more in the neighborhood that can be knocked down...unless we get one of those Cat 5 things in the future. Then you might as well put head between your legs and kiss it all good-bye.

A few people that work for me are in Fort Lauderdale this week. They just told me they were kicked out of the office they were working in and they are closed tomorrow. They get a day off to watch the rain and hopefully go back on Thursday.

Hope all of you guys are okay!

I live in ft lauderdale...i'll spend this storm like i do all the others...drunk, playing with myself

Idon't know how bad it will be where i am, but its taken me two days
to make sure everything is secured. If my wife had her way she would
have the horses in the living room.

Idon't know how bad it will be where i am, but its taken me two days
to make sure everything is secured. If my wife had her way she would
have the horses in the living room.


don't do it man........... I foolishly allowed a couple horses in the bedroom once ( I was drunk ) and it has changed our sex life dramatically.

seriously I wish you all the best & stay safe

don't do it man........... I foolishly allowed a couple horses in the bedroom once ( I was drunk ) and it has changed our sex life dramatically.

seriously I wish you all the best & stay safe

LOL.....POTW nomination time......good one JW

i have done absolutely NOTHING in preparation for this

i have done absolutely NOTHING in preparation for this
uh oh dk!!! better start honing your looting skills;)