Beach vacation special, anyone?

Denis · August 26, 2011, 09:15:51 AM

Just took this screen snap a little while ago...

Dave W · August 26, 2011, 09:25:34 AM

Take cover and take care.

ack1961 · August 26, 2011, 09:40:45 AM

This upcoming weekend is (was) our annual OBX/4-lighthouse motorcycle ride.
3 years ago, we had to evacuate the OBX just as we settled in our rooms in Hatteras because Tropical Storm Cristobal was heading in the next morning. This year, it's Irene...bitch!

I'm glad we found out about Irene before we left Raleigh.

Dave W · August 26, 2011, 10:09:39 AM

Let's hope this one fizzles out like Cristobal. Doesn't look like it, unfortunately.

Denis · August 26, 2011, 11:00:05 AM

The pic itself is funny as hell.

Highlander · August 26, 2011, 03:46:41 PM

Anyone for a Leadbelly number...

Good luck East-coasters...

Dave W · August 26, 2011, 06:10:32 PM

Quote from: BUFF on August 26, 2011, 03:46:41 PM
Anyone for a Leadbelly number...

Great minds think alike.

Highlander · August 27, 2011, 02:26:54 AM

(doffs the cap)

Latest BBC report with footage of a flight (ABC reporter) into Irene...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14690942

Lightyear · August 28, 2011, 08:38:03 PM

Denis, how'd you make out? I seem to recall that you're inland a fair piece but there's always the rain to deal with.

Denis · August 29, 2011, 08:27:23 AM

Quote from: Lightyear on August 28, 2011, 08:38:03 PM
Denis, how'd you make out? I seem to recall that you're inland a fair piece but there's always the rain to deal with.

Came out okay around here (Raleigh, close to center of NC and about 2.5-3 hours from the coast). Nice steady rain but little flooding, lots of wind. Some people lost power but not me.

The coast got slammed! Hatteras Island now has several new inlets (pics are on the internet and it's a mess). LOTS of flooding on Manteo and in New Bern, Washington, Morehead City and other coastal cities and towns. The majority of the flooding came late, after Irene's eye had passed. It pushed lots of water in the sounds and rivers upstream and held it while dumping 6-10 inches of rain. Like my buddy told me Saturday night, "We're missing 4" of water out of the river and sound". It came back all right.

lowend1 · August 29, 2011, 11:08:34 AM

How NOT to spend your weekend+:
Lugging amps up your basement stairs - SVT w/8x10, a couple of V4s, Marshall & Hiwatt 4x12s, a pair of Orange 120s, Hiwatt combos and more - you get the idea. Then there's the diecast cars... Everything up to the main floor, and it's all dry.
Two sump pumps, a sewer ejector pump and a puddle sucker worked overtime (not to mention myself , the wife and two sons). Two inches of water - managed that, and then the power went out. Good thing I have a generator.

The main sump is STILL going off once a minute or so - it's all ground water.

Lightyear · August 29, 2011, 07:48:37 PM

What is this "basement" you speak of? Under your house? Really!?

It's good you had the forethought to be prepared - most importantly the generator.

Highlander · August 30, 2011, 01:34:19 AM

Billy, the only positive thing I can offer is, well, the roof's still on... glad it has not been too bad for you... a little work for the dehumidifier at a later date...

lowend1 · August 30, 2011, 07:04:01 AM

Quote from: Lightyear on August 29, 2011, 07:48:37 PM
What is this "basement" you speak of? Under your house? Really!?

It's good you had the forethought to be prepared - most importantly the generator.

Yes, basements have evolved beyond the old "root cellar / coal bin" concept, but the amp bunker is a room within a room, (fortunately) that I built about 2-3 inches above the concrete floor. Since the installation of the "french drains" in 2000, it's been dry, but Irene was packing way too much water. In my area, the trouble comes not from leaking walls or low-lying property, but from a water table that is affected by runoff from the mountains north of here. The hydrostatic pressure that the slab floor is subjected to is considerable.

lowend1 · August 30, 2011, 07:10:01 AM

BTW, the generator is a story in itself. I had one, but at the beginning of the season I couldn't get the damn thing running - despite meticulously disassembling and cleaning the carburetor. I got the new unit the day before the storm hit - but even that required a good measure of luck, perseverance and a raised voice at Home Depot.