Irma. That hot chick that stops by and wrecks your life.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/gy9ucu_CL_k?rel=0

7am today. Turnpike northbound. 

Obviously I am heading south because I am a badass. 

Hopefully it works as I am posting from my phone. 

Btw, the clip above is in Lake Worth/Boynton Beach. 

Stay safe people.

alfadriver said:

pheller said:

When is the last time we heard from Gameboy?

Unless he's on travel, Barbados isn't anywhere near the storm.  

 

On a different note, my family is ok- thankfully, the storm took a slightly northern turn just about at the Virgin Islands.

Barbados rarely gets hit, being far south on the windward islands 99 9/10s of all hurricanes go north

In reply to ultraclyde :

Well, there is something like 20 million people in FL and even if a quarter of them left they most all end up at least passing through GA.  Now there is also the folks from the GA coast who are moving inland.  (No idea how many people are actually leaving FL - I just said 25%, but for all I know it may be wildly less (or more)).

In reply to mad_machine :

Interestingly enough, I didn't realize there was an island named Barbuda until Irma came along. It is somewhat in between Barbados and Bermuda and also sorta sounds like the two of them blended together.

Well, I guess I have a choice. 

I can can be nice and safe in my home in South GA, or I can park myself in Columbia SC and see how hard she hits after she whoops on Charleston.   Looks like all the models agree- she's coming to Columbia  

Ill be in Columbia. 

SVreX said:

Well, I guess I have a choice. 

 

I can can be nice and safe in my home in South GA, or I can park myself in Columbia SC and see how hard she hits after she whoops on Charleston.   Looks like all the models agree- she's coming to Columbia  

 

Ill be in Columbia. 

I was in a Red Roof Inn in Cola the night Hugo hit.  A contractor was supposed to be removing asbestos insulation from the crawlspace of an old school.  However, the district decided to use it for an emergency shelter, so they called off our work.  I jumped in my truck at 11:00pm and headed for home.  (Hugo made landfall around 12 midnight).  I drove into solid sheets of rain as I was crossing over the Broad River on I-20.  It clobbered the school we were supposed to work in.   When I woke up in Spartanburg the next morning, you could hardly tell we had had any bad weather.   Columbia, Charlotte and Hickory were a different story.             

In reply to spitfirebill :

Yep. Matthew hit Columbia pretty hard too. 

I've been a responder to a lot of  disasters. It's always a little easier to get there before the event and bunker down, than to try to get back in after the damage. 

I've slept under many bridges. 

SVRex said:

"I've slept under many bridges."

sure, but was that in relation to being a first responder?  

Got my official let this dude through letter from Homeland Security this morning. We're going to GTFO tomorrow and then head right back behind the storm. We're closed from noon tomorrow through Sunday but I expect we'll be going in Wednesday morning to access damage. 

Has anyone heard from CWH? Last I knew he was living in a mobile home somewhere in south FL(though possible on the west side?). I used to have his number, but apparently lost it.

In reply to ultraclyde :

Yeah, as a responder, a bridge offers pretty good cover for equipment, as long as you are willing to sleep in in the back seat. 

Dont recall days under bridges as a homeless person. That might have had something to do with the alcohol. :-P

Pete Gossett said:

Has anyone heard from CWH? Last I knew he was living in a mobile home somewhere in south FL(though possible on the west side?). I used to have his number, but apparently lost it.

I was thinking he had relocated to the western side, but was still in a MH?   

I do NOT like the newest tracks for Florida. 

Apparently it's all but guaranteed to hit Charlotte. Probably ought to go ahead and stock up on bar Lube and 2-cycle gas for my chainsaw.

In reply to mazdeuce :

Yikes! This thing is looking like bad news for the Miami area where ever it ends up. If the eye tracks inland, at least that should lead to the storm weakening more quickly. Would think that's a more favorable scenario than following just off the coast.

I stopped by Northern Tool this morning. The parking lot was full. The line went from the cash register all the way to the back of the store, call it 150'. I bet there were 100+ generators in that line. The entire place was a zoo. 

It looks like it's going to turn into the coast well south of us now. Good for SC, bad for GA. 

In reply to Toyman01 :

My mom went from definitely leaving Charleston (She lives in the middle of 16 acres of trees) to deciding to stay. Looks like you guys might be good.

Yeah, the euro models aren't pleasant. The next few days are going to be tense. 

Stay safe guys

Gonna have to find propane and some more 2 cycle mix after work tomorrow.  Wifes getting paranoid. Granted, she was here for hugo.

Me? Im ok building a fire and E36 M3ting in the woods if things go bad. But I'll appease SWMBO.

Hey GRMers: Put up some video during the storm.  Maybe I can get Tina to sponsor it.

Good luck to everyone in Irma's path.

Jerry

Just remembered my uncle went to jamaica on sunday.  Is he going to blow away?  

In reply to Jerry From LA :

I'll be live on Facebook once it gets fun. At least until I lose signal. 

Well crap, my in-laws are evacuating from Jekyll Island tomorrow morning. They are shutting off the water and power to go into emergency lock down mode. That means no water at the tap, and no pumps to move the sewage. They are heading to the family farm in Hazelhurst, but what sucks is we were going to come down for the big Shrimp & Grits Festival next weekend...except now it is canceled. So no beach trip next week, and if we do go down it will be a work trip like I did after Matthew hit. My FIL is 72, so I don't want him trying to carve up downed trees by himself (cause he will try).