All I can say is I hope my garage holds up. At least my Cuda isn't down here yet. I hate saying that but at least it won't get hit by the storm. My fingers are crossed that it turns away but chances are slim to none at this point. I found an issue with the lanai sliders too last night. Seems as the previous owner put down this nice paver patio around the pool but.... covered up the storm shutter attachment area so now I am in dire need to figure something out. I don't have much time.
Yuck, hope it all works out. I too have family that live in Ocala and near Myrtle beach . Both of these locations are potentially in the path.
Florida ... Great place to visit but I'd never settle down there.
Best of Luck Bro. :bye:
Yeah - best wishes... We were planning to travel to Myrtle this weekend but are likely cancelling plans. This one's gonna be nasty...
Yikes! Stay safe!
Hope you make it through safe and sound.
Quote from: Bullitt- on September 06, 2017, 05:05:12 AM
Florida ... Great place to visit but I'd never settle down there.
Best of Luck Bro. :bye:
I'm with you 100%. certain States and areas I would never move to, not sure how/why people stay when they live in a disaster zone almost yearly. tornado alley? nope. hurricane zone? nope. flood zone? nope. why put yourself and your family through the yearly pain and stresses?
anyways, Good Luck to all our eastern seaboard members, looks like it might be a rough ride.
being an IT geek, this always come to mind when someone mentions a Cat5 storm ....
Stay safe. Hope the storm misses most of Florida, :fingerscrossed: I too have family in South Florida
Be safe. Just went through this in Houston. It's no fun. Just get prepared and be ready to leave if you have to.
Hey guys,
I'm in Boca Raton. It's headed straight for us. I was able to get my wife and my daughter with Down Syndrome on a flight to Baltimore on Friday to stay with Family. My daughter wouldn't know what to do if she was here and just panic. I've got plenty of gas, food and fuel for the generator. It's not a matter of if we lose power if when. Good luck all.
Ugh not good, hoping the best for you. Sure your super busy right now doing what you can. Living in the shaky state Krazyfornia we don't get to see them coming, it's just "surprise". Good luck to ya!
Good luck yall. I'm holding out hope that it doesn't hit Savannah head on, but it isn't looking too good. I'm just outside of a 500 year flood plain and hoping the winds won't be so bad that it blows the house down. Probably evacuating back to Athens on Sunday.
:rebelflag" 2PM update on the track.
Best site I've seen so far for tracking the storm:
www.myfoxhurricane.com
I have been keeping an eye on the spaghetti models, and they haven't settled down yet. I'll be putting up plywood tomorrow here in central Florida.
Yep, I'm here too.
Most hurricanes are nothing to worry about. We've had 9 + named storms so far this year, and the first 7 of those didn't really do anything. The 8th didn't come here, it went to Texas (which also doesn't usually get that bad of storms).
It's been years since we've had any really bad hurricanes. This one is looking pretty serious though. Anyone in the area needs to be evacuating or preparing for some time without power.
I've been in Florida for 20 years, and visited in the summers before that. Back in 1993, I saw some of the damage from Hurricane Andrew. Awe inspiring damage, and that was 9 months after it hit! This one reminds me of Andrew, category 5, and making landfall near the same spot on the map.
The worst storms are almost always in August or September. We always have at least a week of warnings before it hits though. It's not sudden like an earthquake or tornado.
For the most part, the weather in Florida is great. It's hot in July and August, just like everywhere else in the summer, but it's usually only cold (freezing) for a couple weeks in January. No snow to mess with. You can drive your car or work on it all year round. Hail almost never happens here, and when it does, it's tiny tiny little ice bits, pea size or smaller, so no hail damage to cars either. To have a hail damage sale here, they have to import the cars from Tennessee.
Wish you folks a lot of luck. Hope it decides to miss you, but hey we'll keep our fingers crossed for ya. I know what the hurricane heavy hitters are like. When I was stationed at NAS Pensacola in 1969 I was remanded to the base during hurricane Camille's visit, she was real nasty! Now of course I'm 30 miles from shakey town ( Los Angeles ) I wonder why they call it that?.........Hmmmmm
Thanks, Al
Keep safe everyone down there. Praying for a big turn north into the ocean .
Just went thru Harvey here north of Houston , 20 " of rain, lived in Fla 20 years starting in 1990 , been thru all the storms down there it it is not fun.
yes, you have warning but also have uncertainty and stress .
One brother still down there, moved our Mom out here to Texas earlier this year.
Damn, that path dosen't look good for Florida, I just saw the damage to St Martin, that beautiful island, was just there for a friends wedding a few years ago. Stay safe everyone in Florida and good luck.
Certainly looks like Florida is in this monster hurricane's path . . . prayers for all involved! Appears there are going to be plenty of flooded cars from both Florida and Texas . . .
The track models shifted it west, bringing it right up the middle of the state. 650 thousand people in South Florida have been ordered to evacuate. All northbound roads out of the south are bumper to bumper, cars running out of gas , overheating etc. Very hard, if impossible to find bottled water, lines at all gas stations. :rebelflag"
I'm staying, have all my supplies. House is very strong, been thru several in the past. Worst part is how long the power will be out. :rebelflag"
Quote from: Roadman on September 07, 2017, 03:44:44 PM
I'm staying, have all my supplies. :rebelflag"
Hey Mark, does that mean you stocked up on Busch Lite? :rofl:
Quote from: blown motor on September 07, 2017, 04:52:36 PM
Quote from: Roadman on September 07, 2017, 03:44:44 PM
I'm staying, have all my supplies. :rebelflag"
Hey Mark, does that mean you stocked up on Busch Lite? :rofl:
4 cases Murray. Can't take to many chances. :cheers: :rebelflag"
:ohyeah:
And I'm taking care of Mom. She is freaking out. Very difficult.
Quote from: Roadman on September 07, 2017, 05:02:01 PM
Quote from: blown motor on September 07, 2017, 04:52:36 PM
Quote from: Roadman on September 07, 2017, 03:44:44 PM
I'm staying, have all my supplies. :rebelflag"
Hey Mark, does that mean you stocked up on Busch Lite? :rofl:
4 cases Murray. Can't take to many chances. :cheers: :rebelflag"
Might want to buy the 'full strength' stuff for this one.... :cheers:
Quote from: dodj on September 07, 2017, 05:44:47 PM
Quote from: Roadman on September 07, 2017, 05:02:01 PM
Quote from: blown motor on September 07, 2017, 04:52:36 PM
Quote from: Roadman on September 07, 2017, 03:44:44 PM
I'm staying, have all my supplies. :rebelflag"
Hey Mark, does that mean you stocked up on Busch Lite? :rofl:
4 cases Murray. Can't take to many chances. :cheers: :rebelflag"
Might want to buy the 'full strength' stuff for this one.... :cheers:
Sounds like the "Typhoon Parties" we use to have on Guam.... Drive out to the end of the Glass Breakwater during a Cat 4 & toast the biggest waves.... Did it for three storms,,, The third one was scary & figured it was probably best not to do it again.....
Cool! Although...looking at how exposed you would be, lucky you lived?
Why was it called the 'Glass Breakwater'?
QuoteWorst part is how long the power will be out.
I work for the county that surrounds Orlando, and have been assigned emergency duties. I agree with Mark, no clue how bad, and how long it will take to get the power restored. We were out several days for Jean in 2004, and that was a nothing burger compared to Irma.
Hopefully the tract will change, again, and move offshore. At least if it does come up through the Everglades, that will knock it down some before it hits populated areas.
Quote from: dodj on September 08, 2017, 02:11:49 AM
Cool! Although...looking at how exposed you would be, lucky you lived?
Why was it called the 'Glass Breakwater'?
Named for Admiral Glass...
Henry Glass was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, best remembered for his role in the bloodless capture of Guam in the Spanish–American War.
Yeah, a little exposed.. Stupid, but you know the saying, Young, Dumb & full of ...... Luckily Apra Harbor where the breakwater is located is on the western side of Guam & does see much storm surge.. That tends to happen more on the eastern side of the island..
I'm all boarded up here in Ft Laud. I came home from New England vacation Tuesday to find little left on store shelves, lines for gas, etc. I've been living here 34 years, through Andrew and many more, this one has me scared. I hope the garage door holds. I'm putting the car up on jack stands to gain a little flood clearance, cooking everything in the freezer and watching the path.
I know I'm far away, but I have an unused bedroom and 2nd bathroom just in case...
:grouphug:
Such uncertainty with the path led me to believe to stay. Ran into shutter problems and worked all day today putting them up and trying to fix a few issues. Roads clogged, little gas no supplies to get so I'm not feeling good. Plus the 6 pm forecast was NOW Irma is shifting west and rolling up the western coast...... right over me. Too late to leave so will do what I can tomorrow and hope and pray things stay together. Houses seems well built but have no protection for the 4 sliders on the lanai in the back.
Stay safe guys , I am praying for the best outcome for anyone affected
Our thoughts and prayers are with you guys! Please stay safe and hang in there! This hurricane looks like a bad one... :notsure:
:iagree: looking ugly!
Quote from: mopar thunder on September 08, 2017, 06:41:30 PM
Such uncertainty with the path led me to believe to stay. Ran into shutter problems and worked all day today putting them up and trying to fix a few issues. Roads clogged, little gas no supplies to get so I'm not feeling good. Plus the 6 pm forecast was NOW Irma is shifting west and rolling up the western coast...... right over me. Too late to leave so will do what I can tomorrow and hope and pray things stay together. Houses seems well built but have no protection for the 4 sliders on the lanai in the back.
Hope your on somewhat high ground..... If not I've always felt the stairwell of a concrete parking structure would likely be a pretty safe spot to ride out the storm.... And I'd bring my Mopar along too...
The parking garage is actually my brother's plan who lives near Ft Lauderdale.
In an earthquake would not like being in a precast parking garage, too many construction joints , but should be ok in a hurricane, wind will travel thru it and water should not accumulate , park mid height.
Quote from: 73440 on September 08, 2017, 09:25:43 PM
The parking garage is actually my brother's plan who lives near Ft Lauderdale.
In an earthquake would not like being in a precast parking garage, too many construction joints , but should be ok in a hurricane, wind will travel thru it and water should not accumulate , park mid height.
Try to get up at least one level. Sometimes the storm surge can flood areas.
Quote from: Roadman on September 07, 2017, 03:44:44 PM
I'm staying, have all my supplies. House is very strong, been thru several in the past. Worst part is how long the power will be out. :rebelflag"
Same here, we'll see how it goes.
Got a camper? Talladega's open for ya
https://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/Articles/2017/09/Hurricane-Irma-Evacuees-Welcome.aspx
:rebelflag" :D
:rebelflag"
I have friends living in Cape Coral and Apollo, looks like they will get hit headon with the latest model.
FEMA, disaster rumors. http://www.wftv.com/weather/eye-on-the-tropics/fema-releases-list-of-disaster-rumors-facts-scams/606361584
:rebelflag"
It's ripping pretty good down here. Wind gusts above 70 with the worst yet to come. The west coast and the keys are going to get battered. Power goes off and on, but I think I'll be spared any real damage. Saw Brickell Ave in Downtown Miami turned into a river on TV. Buckle up and Be safe up there
@Roadman (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/roadman_17)
Quote from: Solarguy on September 10, 2017, 09:59:03 AM
It's ripping pretty good down here. Wind gusts above 70 with the worst yet to come. The west coast and the keys are going to get battered. Power goes off and on, but I think I'll be spared any real damage. Saw Brickell Ave in Downtown Miami turned into a river on TV. Buckle up and Be safe up there @Roadman (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/roadman_17)
Stay safe :rebelflag"
I guess not a good day to take up surfing or windsurfing
I'm not so sure these reporters are any smarter
Praying for the best for you guys
Curfew for entire state from 7pm today till 6pm tomorrow. Entire state of Georgia has declared a state of emergency. :rebelflag"
:stop: :rebelflag"
Really weird, never seen a storm do this. Sucks Tampa Bay dry, and some ocean fronts. When the wind direction changes, the storm surge starts. https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/videos/gallery/hurricane-sucks-the-ocean-away-from-florida-see-it/sharevideo/5571279736001
Looks like Mopar Thunder is getting a direct hit. I hope he got out and didn't decide to stay.
Hope everybody is OK, Glad to see irma is down to cat 2. Hope it dies out fast.
I am still here. Up until yesterday we thought it was going up the east coast so we boarded up but then when I woke and saw it shifted and was coming here it was too late. Gas all gone, roads at stand still then so we have hunkered down and are just waiting. So far hasn't been so bad but I can hear the wind getting louder. The worst is yet to come..... and of course over night when it is dark.
Quote from: mopar thunder on September 10, 2017, 05:15:48 PM
I am still here. Up until yesterday we thought it was going up the east coast so we boarded up but then when I woke and saw it shifted and was coming here it was too late. Gas all gone, roads at stand still then so we have hunkered down and are just waiting. So far hasn't been so bad but I can hear the wind getting louder. The worst is yet to come..... and of course over night when it is dark.
Let me know anything I can do to help. You can stay here, I have room. Goes for anybody in this storm. :rebelflag"
You guys are in our prayers! Keep checking in when you can. Stay safe!
Quote from: Rev-It-Up on September 10, 2017, 05:27:02 PM
You guys are in our prayers! Keep checking in when you can. Stay safe!
:iagree: This is the first post I check when I come on here. Hold tight guys.
How's your mom doing with it Mark?
Power's been out here for a little over 4 hours.
Doing ok so far, but the worst part should be arriving soon.
Quote from: cataclysm80 on September 10, 2017, 11:03:12 PM
Power's been out here for a little over 4 hours.
Doing ok so far, but the worst part should be arriving soon.
I know you like you gators but try to stay away from them at least for tonight..... Stay safe & hopefully dry...
:veryexcited: :cooldance: Yeah, I got my power back. Not too much damage here, lots of branches down and I have a fence to mend but overall thank God we dodged a big bullet here in Ft Lauderdale.
I wonder if Roadman is out of power. He hasn't posted since 8;30 yesterday evening.
Glad you faired well Solarguy. :clapping:
Been watching this every chance I get . . . mother nature at her worst! Hoping the other one stays away from Florida . . appears to be out in the ocean doing circles?
Quote from: Solarguy on September 11, 2017, 07:15:41 AM
:veryexcited: :cooldance: Yeah, I got my power back. Not too much damage here, lots of branches down and I have a fence to mend but overall thank God we dodged a big bullet here in Ft Lauderdale.
Excellent good to hear! Hope others are well too.
We made it through pretty darn good. Good test for this house, makes feel like money well spent. Minimal debris in the yard, no damage to the house. I put towels down along the garage doors since the face westerly. Good thing, they were soaked from the back winds of Irma..... Cleaned the yard today and took the storm shutters down. It was a different feeling being in this house hearing those winds blowing though. We have power and internet so I feel lucky.
Quote from: blown motor on September 10, 2017, 06:08:48 PM
Quote from: Rev-It-Up on September 10, 2017, 05:27:02 PM
You guys are in our prayers! Keep checking in when you can. Stay safe!
:iagree: This is the first post I check when I come on here. Hold tight guys.
How's your mom doing with it Mark?
Well Murray, let me tell you. Sitting around with 88yo Mom, with no power, no A/C and no television was worse than the storm... :haha: :rofl: But she's fine, thanks for asking. :cheers: :rebelflag"
Thanks Roadman and everyone else that sent prayers and thoughts. We definitely should meet up at an event of sorts sometime. I have my Charger down with me. I am hoping to go get my Cuda before winter up north.
So glad to hear all of you weathered the storm ok! We had about the same damage here...down tree limbs and out of power for 23 hours.
Quote from: mopar thunder on September 12, 2017, 04:16:58 PM
Thanks Roadman and everyone else that sent prayers and thoughts. We definitely should meet up at an event of sorts sometime. I have my Charger down with me. I am hoping to go get my Cuda before winter up north.
Sounds good. If I'm still down here will be going to Garlits Mopar meet in Nov. I know
@EB3-GranCoupe (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/eb3-grancoupe_99) and @ToxicWolf (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/toxicwolf_30) are going also. Will keep in touch. :rebelflag"
Forgot to mention there was widespread looting all over, however !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hurricane Irma decided to skip you in Bradenton and blast us in Orlando instead. I also had the tops of my large oak trees taken out by direct hit from tornado. No structural damage to house; yard, fence, and trees all torn up, but my 70 Challenger rode out the storm in perfect shape in the garage. God must be a Mopar man.
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We're glad to hear you guys are OK! That was one bad hurricane! Been through Sandy up here, 1-1/2 weeks with out power or fuel was an eye opener!
Ok, now that it appears everyones gonna be Ok... Let me correct this for the OP....
Of course a Cat 5 storm is heading my way.... just because I moved to Florida Sorry but what did you expect? Living in Florida & not expecting a Hurricane is like living in California & not expecting an Earthquake... Or Oklahoma & not expecting a Tornado....
Quote from: Roadman on September 12, 2017, 04:31:28 PM
Quote from: mopar thunder on September 12, 2017, 04:16:58 PM
Thanks Roadman and everyone else that sent prayers and thoughts. We definitely should meet up at an event of sorts sometime. I have my Charger down with me. I am hoping to go get my Cuda before winter up north.
Sounds good. If I'm still down here will be going to Garlits Mopar meet in Nov. I know @EB3-GranCoupe (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/eb3-grancoupe_99) and @ToxicWolf (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/toxicwolf_30) are going also. Will keep in touch. :rebelflag"
"If I'm still down here"
???
I'm glad everyone is ok. I've been thinking of you all a lot the last couple days.
Me too :andyangel:
Quote from: blown motor on September 12, 2017, 06:17:39 PM
I'm glad everyone is ok. I've been thinking of you all a lot the last couple days.
Yeah what he said.
Glad to hear you are all ok. I was riveted by the coverage of the storm on CNN. I can only imagine what its like to actually live through it.
Jason
I have been watching this the last few days
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-83.12,32.24,1041
We survived here also. Power just came back on last night.
No Regular internet yet, just cell phone.
Lots of sticks down in the yard.
Time to start cleaning up.
Quote from: Roadman on September 12, 2017, 04:31:28 PM
If I'm still down here will be going to Garlits Mopar meet in Nov. I know @EB3-GranCoupe (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/eb3-grancoupe_99) and @ToxicWolf (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/toxicwolf_30) are going also. Will keep in touch. :rebelflag"
The Florida Mopar Association has been putting on the Garlits show for many years, and it's been a good show.
This year they've moved it away from Don Garlits museum to a larger spot about a mile up the road, and also scheduled the show a week later than usual.
Meanwhile, Don Garlits is starting his own Mopar show at his museum on the usual date.
Which show will you guys be attending?
I'm tempted to go to both.
That's odd...for two reasons....
Why wouldn't Don support the new location....
Why would the show need to move from such an iconic location....
I understand needing more room, and if that's truly unavoidable, then Don should just host a "kick-off" party at his place Thursday/Friday before the show to make it a larger long weekend event, attracting more long distance people. :alan2cents:
Quote from: Chryco Psycho on September 12, 2017, 07:00:29 PM
I have been watching this the last few days
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-83.12,32.24,1041
That is a very cool map!
My power went out 1:15am Sunday morning, just before the eye came by. Just got it on last night at 7:30pm. no damage, just a few roof leaks, and limbs down everywhere.
I work for the local county public works department, and had sandbag duty Thursday & Friday. every resident got 10 filled bags. I loaded, i shoveled, i bagged, i tossed bags, I handed out forms, and collected forms and directed traffic. Monday and Tuesday was damage and debris assessment, For as many trees down as i saw, there were remarkably few that hit homes. i am sure it was no fun for them, but many were blessed by having the tree go another way. One scene in particular was amusing tho. I totally missed it on Monday when we drove by, as i was focused on how much sand had washed off of a new bridge embankment, and covered up all of the RCP pipe they had staged under the bridge. You can see the top of the barrel and bell end to the left of the picture. It wasn't until Tuesday when the dozer was moving the sand, that we spotted this:
:rubeyes: You found a car! Wow! Glad you're safe EB3!
Quote from: anlauto on September 13, 2017, 09:41:27 AM
That's odd...for two reasons....
Why wouldn't Don support the new location....
Why would the show need to move from such an iconic location....
I understand needing more room, and if that's truly unavoidable, then Don should just host a "kick-off" party at his place Thursday/Friday before the show to make it a larger long weekend event, attracting more long distance people. :alan2cents:
my bet :bigmoney:
Quote from: 6bblgt on September 13, 2017, 05:48:32 PM
Quote from: anlauto on September 13, 2017, 09:41:27 AM
That's odd...for two reasons....
Why wouldn't Don support the new location....
Why would the show need to move from such an iconic location....
I understand needing more room, and if that's truly unavoidable, then Don should just host a "kick-off" party at his place Thursday/Friday before the show to make it a larger long weekend event, attracting more long distance people. :alan2cents:
my bet :bigmoney:
I agree, it's pretty odd.
Don's house, garage, and two museums are right there on the property. Don always participates a little in the event around the time that awards are handed out, and roams the grounds during the show, signs autographs in his garage, stuff like that.
Don's getting pretty old, and I've heard that his daughter is the person who's actually scheduling events and making arrangements.
The show has always been named Mopars with Big Daddy, though the regulars just call it the Garlits show. At last years show, the Florida Mopar Association (who runs the event) announced that the show would be moving to a larger space, a horse ranch about a mile up the road, and that it would be held a week later than usual.
At some point (for unknown reasons), they decided to honor Herb McCandles at the show instead of Don, and the show is now named Mopars with Herb McCandles.
I haven't seen much advertising for the event, so I guess we'll see if anyone was paying attention and comes to the show.
Meanwhile, also with very little advertising, it seems like Don has thrown together a show at the last minute. It's at the usual place at the usual time. It's named Mopars and More. Anyone's guess what "and More" means, but there always was a row of AMC vehicles at the event. Could be anything though, Don holds a lot of different car events at his place. I get the feeling that this show was created for the people who are bound to show up because they've been migrating to this same place at this same time for countless years.
Who knows, maybe Don will be at both shows.
Thanks for the Info :bigthumb:
And Don's museum is always a great place to visit!
:iagree:
Always a great place to check out !
The only dragster Don raced that he didn't build himself, was built by a guy named Boogie Scott.
I had the pleasure of visiting Boogie's shop in Louisiana a couple times. He is a real pleasure to visit with, and an inspiring fabricator/racer. He does restorations on pre-muscle car era vehicles, and like to race on the salt flats.
One of the main stories I remember from him was that he was having trouble getting his car to go over 200 MPH because at that point the wind resistance would cause him to lose traction. He went around to all the local tire shops and bought all their wheel weights. Then he melted them all together and put them in the nose of the car to keep the front tires planted against the wind. After that, he could pass 200 MPH without difficulty.
The local TV station also had a story on the buried car. It shows some "before" pics from Monday. We drove right by that day, and never saw it.......
http://www.wftv.com/weather/eye-on-the-tropics/hurricane-irma-rain-runoff-buries-car-in-mud-at-state-road-429-construction-site/607523129
:rebelflag" And now Maria is heading this way. To early to tell thou.
Praying she turns north. :rebelflag" Maria.
Jose , Lee & Maria all building , maybe I will never get back to Panama
Quote from: Chryco Psycho on September 17, 2017, 07:24:01 PM
Jose , Lee & Maria all building , maybe I will never get back to Panama
They never hit Panama. Where are you, that would prevent you from getting to Panama?
Phoenix , I was sup[posed to fly back last Wed through Miami but the flight cancelled & they rebooked me a week later
Maria just slammed Puerto Rico. They have no power anywhere on the island, 4 to 6 months before it will be restored. :bricks: :rebelflag"
Yikes ,one of our members moved there about 7 years back
Praying he , his wife & his cars are OK