hurricane ernesto.... - Page 2

iluvzigz · 08-30-2006, 08:14 PM

have you seen the super typhoon that they have now in the pacific

http://www.nationalledger.com/artman...27268057.shtml

Frankie · 08-30-2006, 11:18 PM

Wow that looks nastie iluvzigz! Im taking no chances here in charleston, SC and rigged up my generator to the house incase of power outages. Our power here go's out when the dog pee's on the street pole. :/ It was quite easy actually. Just made a run from the generator through the drier vent to the drier outlet. Turn the main off and fire it up. powers the whole house. The reason i turn the breaker off is, when they come to fix the down wire or whatever, the juice im pumping in can run down the lines to the poor guy fixing it and he'd get some jolt for sure! With the breaker off i cut the connection to the out side world. just wanted to say that incase anyone else tries this. The power will be good enough to run the tank, house lights and fridge for 6 hours at a clip. Then i need to fill the gas up. DIY rocks!

iluvzigz · 08-30-2006, 11:23 PM

yea i know all about that my old roomate was an electrician so last year for the hurricanes he set up a box with its own breaker just for the generator leading from the main service box..good luck you should be ok ..we're still getting rain and 25-30 mph winds outside..its been lingering ..nothing crazy though

mps9506 · 08-31-2006, 01:03 AM

Just tell ernesto to be sure to bring some nice glassy waves to NC once it leaves florida. I'm gonna be at the beach with the boards bright and early to catch some nice lines I hope. Hope the choppy nasty waves won't show up until I have to leave for work, then maybe he will leave some nice waves for the weekend.

Frankie · 08-31-2006, 09:32 AM

8:30 am update-What a joke this is. This town shut down over this storm and now i have to keep my kid home from school! 5 days off!? this system stinks here. im angry, hows my kid soposed to learn. I have seen worse rain fall in NY. I sure hope the re open the schools for tomorrow.

lcstorc · 08-31-2006, 11:46 AM

A large part of why things close is to keep people off of the roads as much as possible. They are actually looking out for the safety of you and your children.
Not sure where you are that you are shut down today, but in Central Florida most everything was shut down yesterday. Here our school system builds in a couple of extra days on the calendar for such events and if they exceed that they either eliminate previously scheduled days off or extend the school year. It is law that the school year is a certain number of days and they can't go below that.
Yes, this storm fizzled, but hurricane prediction is certainly not accurate and they have learned the hard way to error on the safe side.
Sorry, had a couple of bad storm experiences, and now I am very glad when the schools and companies shut down to avoid the potential danger.

Witfull · 08-31-2006, 12:22 PM

My workk never closes

burning2nd · 08-31-2006, 01:12 PM

i was in andrew in 92. that was my first and last cain that id like to be in.

i was in dade Co. south of you

lcstorc · 08-31-2006, 02:29 PM

Not sure who you are speaking to about south of you, but if it is me, I owned and lived in a home in Cutler Ridge at the time. Note the word owned. Andrew took care of that house for me. The house went right through the eye of that one. Fortunately, even though at the time I tended to all but ignore such things, when the police knocked on my door and said I had to leave, I listened.
Of course by that time all we could do was gather the people and animals and just leave the house to nature's forces.

WaiWiliki · 08-31-2006, 11:40 PM

We moved from Cutler Ridge a year before Andrew hit. The weekend after the storm we went down to help family. A two hour ride took almost six hours to get there and we were lost in our own home town. It really took us 15 minutes to figure we were one street over from where we lived for 10 years. My grandparents said it sounded like a train was running down the hallway. Glad I was in good ole Hobe Sound. As for Ernesto, just a couple rain storms.

Witfull · 09-02-2006, 09:54 AM

the remains of Ernie are here now,,,lots of rain ans some strong gusts of wind, basically making an ugly day.

boozeman · 09-02-2006, 10:01 AM

yeppers....a grey fuggly day

Gina · 09-02-2006, 10:03 AM

Started here yesterday morning and has been raining ever since.
The news last night said that Sat and Sun was supposed to be sunshine! LOL
Right again!!

Frankie · 09-02-2006, 10:56 AM

Sunny and cool today. A first this year in Charleston! After speaking with a few people here who lived through Hugo, I understand why now that they closed the schools. I did a search on that one and it wasn't pretty.

Witfull · 09-02-2006, 11:04 AM

i was in Clemson at that time. the state police came through and said, if you have somewhere else to go,,,GO. i packed what i could in my car and drove home to NJ. when i came back,,,what a mess~

08-30-2006, 08:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
iluvzigz Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: palm beach FL Posts: 1,026 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: hurricane ernesto.... have you seen the super typhoon that they have now in the pacific http://www.nationalledger.com/artman...27268057.shtml __________________ Ben *Member "Crabs Are Evil and Delicious" Society* http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...250#post172250

08-30-2006, 11:18 PM	#17 (permalink)
Frankie www.kids-with-cameras.org Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 8,973 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: hurricane ernesto.... Wow that looks nastie iluvzigz! Im taking no chances here in charleston, SC and rigged up my generator to the house incase of power outages. Our power here go's out when the dog pee's on the street pole. :/ It was quite easy actually. Just made a run from the generator through the drier vent to the drier outlet. Turn the main off and fire it up. powers the whole house. The reason i turn the breaker off is, when they come to fix the down wire or whatever, the juice im pumping in can run down the lines to the poor guy fixing it and he'd get some jolt for sure! With the breaker off i cut the connection to the out side world. just wanted to say that incase anyone else tries this. The power will be good enough to run the tank, house lights and fridge for 6 hours at a clip. Then i need to fill the gas up. DIY rocks!

08-30-2006, 11:23 PM	#18 (permalink)
iluvzigz Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: palm beach FL Posts: 1,026 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: hurricane ernesto.... yea i know all about that my old roomate was an electrician so last year for the hurricanes he set up a box with its own breaker just for the generator leading from the main service box..good luck you should be ok ..we're still getting rain and 25-30 mph winds outside..its been lingering ..nothing crazy though __________________ Ben *Member "Crabs Are Evil and Delicious" Society* http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...250#post172250

08-31-2006, 01:03 AM	#19 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally stoked dude Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,518 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: hurricane ernesto.... Just tell ernesto to be sure to bring some nice glassy waves to NC once it leaves florida. I'm gonna be at the beach with the boards bright and early to catch some nice lines I hope. Hope the choppy nasty waves won't show up until I have to leave for work, then maybe he will leave some nice waves for the weekend. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

08-31-2006, 09:32 AM	#20 (permalink)
Frankie www.kids-with-cameras.org Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 8,973 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: hurricane ernesto.... 8:30 am update-What a joke this is. This town shut down over this storm and now i have to keep my kid home from school! 5 days off!? this system stinks here. im angry, hows my kid soposed to learn. I have seen worse rain fall in NY. I sure hope the re open the schools for tomorrow.

08-31-2006, 11:46 AM	#21 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,727 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: hurricane ernesto.... A large part of why things close is to keep people off of the roads as much as possible. They are actually looking out for the safety of you and your children. Not sure where you are that you are shut down today, but in Central Florida most everything was shut down yesterday. Here our school system builds in a couple of extra days on the calendar for such events and if they exceed that they either eliminate previously scheduled days off or extend the school year. It is law that the school year is a certain number of days and they can't go below that. Yes, this storm fizzled, but hurricane prediction is certainly not accurate and they have learned the hard way to error on the safe side. Sorry, had a couple of bad storm experiences, and now I am very glad when the schools and companies shut down to avoid the potential danger. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

08-31-2006, 01:12 PM	#23 (permalink)
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08-31-2006, 02:29 PM	#24 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,727 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: hurricane ernesto.... Not sure who you are speaking to about south of you, but if it is me, I owned and lived in a home in Cutler Ridge at the time. Note the word owned. Andrew took care of that house for me. The house went right through the eye of that one. Fortunately, even though at the time I tended to all but ignore such things, when the police knocked on my door and said I had to leave, I listened. Of course by that time all we could do was gather the people and animals and just leave the house to nature's forces. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

08-31-2006, 11:40 PM	#25 (permalink)
WaiWiliki Serpent Star Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Jupiter Posts: 222 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: hurricane ernesto.... We moved from Cutler Ridge a year before Andrew hit. The weekend after the storm we went down to help family. A two hour ride took almost six hours to get there and we were lost in our own home town. It really took us 15 minutes to figure we were one street over from where we lived for 10 years. My grandparents said it sounded like a train was running down the hallway. Glad I was in good ole Hobe Sound. As for Ernesto, just a couple rain storms. __________________ Wai... the Wiliki 92gal pi/2 tank, ASM-G2, Mag12

09-02-2006, 10:01 AM	#27 (permalink)
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Frankie www.kids-with-cameras.org Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 8,973 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: hurricane ernesto.... Sunny and cool today. A first this year in Charleston! After speaking with a few people here who lived through Hugo, I understand why now that they closed the schools. I did a search on that one and it wasn't pretty.

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