Kal-El814 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 2 minutes ago, finaljedi said: Do you maintain a 5% charge on your phone? Edging isn't just for your dick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblfilms Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Storm has passed, yard is full of tree and plant debris, but otherwise we are in good shape. A tree fell on the power lines a few houses down, so I’m guessing we will be without power for a day or so. Out neighbor across the street flooded, so we are waiting for the water to recede enough to start cleaning up their mess. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 31 minutes ago, sblfilms said: Storm has passed, yard is full of tree and plant debris, but otherwise we are in good shape. A tree fell on the power lines a few houses down, so I’m guessing we will be without power for a day or so. Out neighbor across the street flooded, so we are waiting for the water to recede enough to start cleaning up their mess. Do you have any battery backup? I'm guessing you can charge phones with your car if needed. I'm really concerned about that 5% battery you see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblfilms Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 1 minute ago, SuperSpreader said: Do you have any battery backup? I'm guessing you can charge phones with your car if needed. I'm really concerned about that 5% battery you see I have a generator, I’m charged up again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 2 hours ago, sblfilms said: I have a generator, I’m charged up again! What, to 6%? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblfilms Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 My wife decided she isn’t going to live with no electricity during tropical system outages, so I hollered at my friend who runs an electrical contracting firm and got on his list to install one of these 26kW Guardian Series Home Generator - 7291 WWW.GENERAC.COM Guardian 26kW with Whole House Switch WiFi-Enabled We have a small generator to run the well pump, and fridge/freezer, but Houston summer (and humidity) with no AC is the worst. This new one will power the whole house, and can run for around 2 weeks on our propane tank when full, so plenty of coverage for a worst case sort of disaster. Long term, I still want to build a solar array with gigantic battery storage, but to do it how I want will require buying the neighbors property. Hopefully they want to sell in the next 5ish years! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 This bitch is tracking straight into Michigan. Supposed to start raining around 9:00 and will continue for 24 hours straight. Some areas could be looking at 4”+ of rainfall in that span. Flood warnings all over the place. Can’t remember where I read this, but hurricane remnants occasionally collide with warm, moist air over the Great Lakes region which can in some cases actually intensify rainfall before the whole thing finally breaks up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 11 minutes ago, Uaarkson said: This bitch is tracking straight into Michigan. Supposed to start raining around 9:00 and will continue for 24 hours straight. Some areas could be looking at 4”+ of rainfall in that span. Flood warnings all over the place. Can’t remember where I read this, but hurricane remnants occasionally collide with warm, moist air over the Great Lakes region which can in some cases actually intensify rainfall before the whole thing finally breaks up. I’m just 50km from Toronto, but I too am in a rainfall warning with it starting around midnight tonight. Could get possibly 4 inches more or less, but hoping for much less. Outside garden will hopefully survive whatever comes our way. Mom and sister have tons of tomato, cucumber, potato, and various hot pepper plants out there (some over 7 feet tall) my girls aren’t any taller then 3 feet, but lots of branches I hope don’t get damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Breaking the rule etc etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblfilms Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 I looked at the map tool from CenterPoint showing the outages and the restoration progress. LMAO, my street in the one in the bottom right that has no color coding at all. Gonna be a while before power is restored if we don’t even exist in the system 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 25 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I looked at the map tool from CenterPoint showing the outages and the restoration progress. LMAO, my street in the one in the bottom right that has no color coding at all. Gonna be a while before power is restored if we don’t even exist in the system 😂 Does your theater have AC? Can you camp out there for a week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblfilms Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 25 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: Does your theater have AC? Can you camp out there for a week? We do have power at the indoor theater that is close to our house, but our small generator at the house is sufficient for a window AC so we’ve been fine all sleeping in the master bedroom with that. I have honestly been more inconvenienced by the Comcast service being out. The cell towers are extra jammed because a lot of Comcast and ATT’s network infrastructure is also down due to power outages, so hotspotting is not particularly great at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 2 hours ago, sblfilms said: I have honestly been more inconvenienced by the Comcast service being out. The cell towers are extra jammed because a lot of Comcast and ATT’s network infrastructure is also down due to power outages, so hotspotting is not particularly great at the moment. Have you considered something like Starlink for backup? Elon is an idiot but I've generally heard good things from a few who got one for their cottages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblfilms Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 12 minutes ago, chakoo said: Have you considered something like Starlink for backup? Elon is an idiot but I've generally heard good things from a few who got one for their cottages. I actually have a starlink at my very rural drive in location where there is no wired internet access at all. It’s pretty impressive, not gonna lie. The team that built it and the app are top shelf. I actually might buy the mini unit eventually to have on hand in case of emergencies moving forward. Not like hurricanes are getting less common over time 😬 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Scorching temps could top 100 in N.J. with severe storms, hail WWW.NJ.COM Power outages are possible on what will be another sizzling day in the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 8 minutes ago, Jason said: Scorching temps could top 100 in N.J. with severe storms, hail WWW.NJ.COM Power outages are possible on what will be another sizzling day in the state. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 It's 104 degrees here in PA. I nearly melted on the way to the mailbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 1 hour ago, Best said: It's 104 degrees here in PA. I nearly melted on the way to the mailbox. Same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Yeah we cracked over 100 here, it's brutal out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 101 in the DC area. Not quite too bad really! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Laughs in native Southern Californian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Just for the record: this past Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth (as far as modern record keeping goes). That is, until the record was broken on Monday. However, it was raining and kinda chilly where I live, so checkmate libs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Jeez. Wildfire live updates: 'Significant loss' after fire reaches Jasper | Wildfire forces evacuations in Golden CALGARYHERALD.COM As Jasper National Park says wildfire causes significant loss within the Jasper townsite, Ottawa approves Alberta's request for aid. Beautiful place, totally destroyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 U.S. faces exceptional day of ‘climate change-driven heat’ Friday https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/08/02/heat-wave-climate-change-united-states/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Tropical storm and no doubt soon to be hurricane Debbie en route to Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 3 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Tropical storm and no doubt soon to be hurricane Debbie en route to Florida Guess whose family just had their brand spanking new hurricane-resistant windows and doors installed this past week?!? 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Quote This will result in a significant slowdown of Debby's forward motion, and the model spread increases significantly in the 72-120 h time period. Regardless of Debby's exact forecast track during that time, the slow forward speed is likely to cause potentially historic rainfall across southeast Georgia and South Carolina, with an increasing likelihood of catastrophic flooding. Rip to Charleston and Savannah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 On 7/16/2024 at 11:32 AM, Jason said: Scorching temps could top 100 in N.J. with severe storms, hail WWW.NJ.COM Power outages are possible on what will be another sizzling day in the state. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 1 hour ago, Jason said: God’s dick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleronin Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 https://www.2news.com/news/fire/davis-fire-at-0-containment-over-18k-without-power-evacuations-in-place/article_5ada39e4-6d62-11ef-ae4e-2709b77d9047.html This fire started while I was in Reno today. I traveled to King's Beach via Mt Rose Highway. When I came back the amount of emergency vehicles around was insane as it grew to 1500 acres is just over an hour. I'll pull sone dash footage from the trip in the morning. But teaches me to go get some ice cream after just a rough week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleronin Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Internet here is down and because everyone is hitting our cell tower that is spotty. So, I can't upload video. Here are a few screens I grabbed from the dash cam. Starting with leaving the ice cream shop in King's Beach and coming down into Reno from Mt Rose. When I went up there was only police on i-580 South to prevent people from going to Carson City. When coming back they had sheriff cars from 2 counties to the East and there were a few California Highway Patrol vehicles to help. That line of firetrucks were all from CalFire to help secure with the North end. The county I live in has also dispatched 2 apparatus to assist (as of talking with our sheriff this morning). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 @Littleronin - how large is the fire area currently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleronin Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 14 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: @Littleronin - how large is the fire area currently? They said they aren't going to be updating for a day or so due to the winds in the area making it hard to estimate. The last estimate from last night was 1800 acres when they made that announcement. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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