I got a bad feeling...

[VITE1]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but that isn't a guarantee. I live near the edge of town, and at the city limits, maybe 3/4 a mile from me, on my power grid is......the sewer plant. I thought the same thing you did, that we would be critical infrastructure that would come back on line first. After Hurricane Ike, I was without power for two weeks. The sewer plant got power pretty quick, but our subdivision, on the way toward the sewer plant didn't get restored in any kind of hurry, and our utility lines are all buried, so it wasn't a case of replacing downed power lines.

And thats why I have a generator.

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

Serious question - you've got your place as protected as it can be, what do you have to gain by staying there? Best of luck to you but please be careful and stay safe.

If I was going to leave it would have been two days ago. Given the traffic and the fact no place to shelter in that is not in the path of the hurricane for the next 800 miles.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but that isn't a guarantee. I live near the edge of town, and at the city limits, maybe 3/4 a mile from me, on my power grid is......the sewer plant. I thought the same thing you did, that we would be critical infrastructure that would come back on line first. After Hurricane Ike, I was without power for two weeks. The sewer plant got power pretty quick, but our subdivision, on the way toward the sewer plant didn't get restored in any kind of hurry, and our utility lines are all buried, so it wasn't a case of replacing downed power lines.

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

And Hospitals have generator back-up. I'd be willing to bet a fire station would, too.

Did he mention he has alcohol?
Prolly waaayy too much to transport at this point.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

And Hospitals have generator back-up. I'd be willing to bet a fire station would, too.

Our important city infrastructure all got permanent emergency generators after Ike. That isn't a guarantee, however, as we saw from the Arkema plant in Crosby, TX, that had after the fact explosions from unstable chemicals that lost refrigeration when....the emergency generators, that were already positioned and elevated off the ground, flooded.

You can plan, be prepared, whatever. Sometimes Mother Nature just decides to kick your ass anyway.

[Y-Body]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

And Hospitals have generator back-up. I'd be willing to bet a fire station would, too.

After hurricanes Jeanne and Frances in 2004, I can confirm that power grids with vital locations get preference.
Fortunately, my sister's house was on the "good" side of the street and we got power 3 days before the houses across the street.

[VITE1]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

Did he mention he has alcohol?
Prolly waaayy too much to transport at this point.

Plus my guns get lonely and break into the liquor cabinet when I'm gone and that never a good thing.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by VITE1

Plus my guns get lonely and break into the liquor cabinet when I'm gone and that never a good thing.

I hear that

[Jeff '79]

Anybody seeing the National Guard prepping to deploy & protect?

[Datawiz]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

Serious question - you've got your place as protected as it can be, what do you have to gain by staying there? Best of luck to you but please be careful and stay safe.

If you haven't left by now, you ARE NOT going to get ANYWHERE. Interstates are parking lots.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by datawiz

If you haven't left by now, you ARE NOT going to get ANYWHERE. Interstates are parking lots.

The Weather Channel and News Channels are not stop reality shows right now.
My wife just sits there and stares at the screen watching the colors go round and the cars streaming out of South Florida.
I have to admit.
It is fascinating.

[DAB]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

The Weather Channel and News Channels are not stop reality shows right now.
My wife just sits there and stares at the screen watching the colors go round and the cars streaming out of South Florida.
I have to admit.
It is fascinating.

we're high and dry in NM, but we're watching weather channel.

Mrs. DAB's mom used to own a vacation house in Marathon, FL. sold it in 2008. phew. it's now a rental, asking 7400/month off season. buyer owns several in the area. paid cash. self insured. he's going to be the market for bulk purchases of lots of things in a week.

[wwomanC6]

Originally Posted by datawiz

If you haven't left by now, you ARE NOT going to get ANYWHERE. Interstates are parking lots.

They have moved the track center closer to hitting you straight on (west side of FL) and Strengthen to a CAT 5 before hitting Key West and your area.

God be with ya and hope you stay safe FL!

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by Y-Body

After hurricanes Jeanne and Frances in 2004, I can confirm that power grids with vital locations get preference.
Fortunately, my sister's house was on the "good" side of the street and we got power 3 days before the houses across the street.

Generally what happens here is the more densely populated areas get fixed first. I does make sense that if you can restore power to 1,000 homes or 100 homes with the same manpower, you do the 1,000 first.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by DAB

we're high and dry in NM, but we're watching weather channel.

Mrs. DAB's mom used to own a vacation house in Marathon, FL. sold it in 2008. phew. it's now a rental, asking 7400/month off season. buyer owns several in the area. paid cash. self insured. he's going to be the market for bulk purchases of lots of things in a week.

Damn, that's a high dollar house!

[VITE1]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

Anybody seeing the National Guard prepping to deploy & protect?

An old friend called me this am and told me his son SC NG has been called up and will head for FL.

[DAB]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

Damn, that's a high dollar house!

2 br/ 2 ba and a den (can be used as a br in a pinch), all concrete construction, up on stilts, new owner added a pool, backs to a canal for ocean access via the wood dock.

not really that fancy, but it's 3 houses from the beach. we spent part of our honeymoon there, and went back a few times after that until it was sold. spent our last trip there mostly renovating the kitchen. yeah, i know kitchens.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by DAB

we're high and dry in NM, but we're watching weather channel.

Mrs. DAB's mom used to own a vacation house in Marathon, FL. sold it in 2008. phew. it's now a rental, asking 7400/month off season. buyer owns several in the area. paid cash. self insured. he's going to be the market for bulk purchases of lots of things in a week.

My parents have a 1st floor , up down condo in Bonita Springs about two miles from the gulf. Surge won't be an issue, hopefully, however they have no hurricane shutters, so window damage might come into play. They have a tile roof so hopefully it'll hold. Luckily they are't there.

[VITE1]

I spoke to the first people that moved here. They told me they watched my house being built. Not CBS. Poured reinforced concrete.
What am I going to do with all that booze?

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by VITE1

I spoke to the first people that moved here. They told me they watched my house being built. Not CBS. Poured reinforced concrete.
What am I going to do with all that booze?

Throw a BBQ/Party for all your local first responders when this shit is over with.

[Sea Six]

As of 5pm CDT.

[Jeff '79]

I say it goes east to the gulf and then turns up to NOLO.
I'm no weather guy, but the direction that thing is spinning and going, the west coast may just get lucky.