Official Hurricane Florence Thread

[highland145]

Don't forget to have them put all their jewelry and valuables in a tupperware box and go around it a few times with duct tape so he can retrieve them later.

They'll probably drown while still looking for the sharpie.

 

[BoomerD]

Funny enough, (not in a ha-ha way) we watched an episode of “Beachfront Bargain Hunt” a couple of days ago...the people bought a house located almost perfectly at the predicted ground zero...

 

[local]

Some people don't leave because they truly believe nothing will happen to them. Kinda the same reason why when the tornado sirens start here half the people on my street run outside to look. Several years ago I watched a tornado go through my backyard from the kitchen window and the back of my property is only 60' from my house. Unless I had one of those beach houses shown above I wouldn't leave either and even then I would only get far enough away/high enough to not be hit by the storm surge.

 

[K1052]

Models increasingly indicate the storm will stall when the eyewall makes landfall basically at Wilmington. Which ain't good.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Don't let social media driven panic set in. Stick to your usual gasoline-buying patterns (unless driving inland). No sense creating shortages for your neighbors. Resist the urge to fill the quads, RV, lawn mower, gas cans, etc.

Hopefully the supply chain has gone through the drill enough times to lay on additional delivery capacity. People may need fuel to leave town, but not to sit around the house jobless for several days.

 

[K1052]

Don't let social media driven panic set in. Stick to your usual gasoline-buying patterns (unless driving inland). No sense creating shortages for your neighbors. Resist the urge to fill the quads, RV, lawn mower, gas cans, etc.

Hopefully the supply chain has gone through the drill enough times to lay on additional delivery capacity. People may need fuel to leave town, but not to sit around the house jobless for several days.

I am loving all the posts of empty bread/egg/milk shelves like everybody is stocking up for an emergency french toast brunch.

 

[sactoking]

What is everyone so panicked about? Don't you know that you're going to get free paper towels!?

 

[K1052]

Well I am officially glad to not live in the Carolinas if this is his standard....

 

[realibrad]

This is how people in Florida act during a cat 1 hurricane.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

This is how people in Florida act during a cat 1 hurricane.

GTFO That was taken from an HEB in Texas for Harvey. Don't try to take our awesome pictures as if they are your own.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

hehehe...

 

[realibrad]

GTFO That was taken from an HEB in Texas for Harvey. Don't try to take our awesome pictures as if they are your own.

There is nothing more American, so sorry I cant hear you over my Freedom!

 

[realibrad]

hehehe...

Oh man, I have some NSFW things I could post.

Looks like Florence is into pegging though.

 

[highland145]

hehehe...

Hope Wilmington has an IUD.

 

[realibrad]

Hope Wilmington has an IUD.

You gotta be careful with those things. When you bottom out a girl with one of those, she is gonna jump to the moon.

Also, the string can poke you too if you are not careful. Weird feeling to have something poke you in there.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

NC peeps are so stubborn.

Lowkey worried about the giant ass trees in my backyard falling onto our house

 

[BUTCH1]

I am in Apex, NC about 10 miles south of Raleigh ... They are saying maybe 100MPH winds late Thursday into Friday ... I am not in a flood area, but there is a good chance some trees (none are a threat to the house unless it gets airborne) will be lost ... Hopefully power does not go out. Maybe the storm will change paths & stay out in the ocean.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad new but power WILL go out, as I live in FL I have quite a lot of hurricane experience. Even if the wind is not as bad as feared the storm looks like it will hang around, that's REALLY bad because of A) flooding, obviously, and B) the area is already soggy after dealing with Gordon's remnants and the tree root-systems will lose grip, then they are easy prey for the wind which will put them across power lines.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad new but power WILL go out, as I live in FL I have quite a lot of hurricane experience. Even if the wind is not as bad as feared the storm looks like it will hang around, that's REALLY bad because of A) flooding, obviously, and B) the area is already soggy after dealing with Gordon's remnants and the tree root-systems will lose grip, then they are easy prey for the wind which will put them across power lines.

Depends how direct you're hit. I'm in Houston and during Harvey our electricity didn't go out once.

 

[BUTCH1]

Don't let social media driven panic set in. Stick to your usual gasoline-buying patterns (unless driving inland). No sense creating shortages for your neighbors. Resist the urge to fill the quads, RV, lawn mower, gas cans, etc.

Hopefully the supply chain has gone through the drill enough times to lay on additional delivery capacity. People may need fuel to leave town, but not to sit around the house jobless for several days.

I have to disagree here, (and Darwin333 will back this up), after the storm FUEL IS KING. Many people get lucky enough to score a Genny and think a 5 gallon jug is OK, it's NOT. Power might be out for WEEKS here not 3-4 days and that Genny will suck gas keeping your fridge cold or (even worse) a room AC going. For Irma I had just shy of 40 gallons plus a full tank and I felt like I needed more. A few more tips, trim ANY bush, tree, branch that's even somewhat close to your house, driven by 100+MPH winds these will damage your roof/home when they thrash wildly. Clean gutters, (obvious), and stock up with any and all meds possible, without power pharmacies cannot operate.

 

[BUTCH1]

Depends how direct you're hit. I'm in Houston and during Harvey our electricity didn't go out once.

Oh, it's possible you won't lose power but the chances are not very good and with a major storm it takes a while before it's back up again.

 

[Chaotic42]

I have to disagree here, (and Darwin333 will back this up), after the storm FUEL IS KING. Many people get lucky enough to score a Genny and think a 5 gallon jug is OK, it's NOT. Power might be out for WEEKS here not 3-4 days and that Genny will suck gas keeping your fridge cold or (even worse) a room AC going. For Irma I had just shy of 40 gallons plus a full tank and I felt like I needed more. A few more tips, trim ANY bush, tree, branch that's even somewhat close to your house, driven by 100+MPH winds these will damage your roof/home when they thrash wildly. Clean gutters, (obvious), and stock up with any and all meds possible, without power pharmacies cannot operate.

Yep. Generators and fuel are like gold after storms. People *will* come by to beg, borrow, and steal fuel.

 

[Darwin333]

They'll probably drown while still looking for the sharpie.

Hey, we can dream can't we!

 

[BoomerD]

Oh, it's possible you won't lose power but the chances are not very good and with a major storm it takes a while before it's back up again.

Ask the folks in Puerto Rico........

 

[UglyCasanova]

Oh shit

 

[BoomerD]

OMG! NOT AGAIN!