What's more current than the weather? - Page 101

Griff · 09-11-2018, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bbro

.....I need to stop looking at everything that is saying how bad this is gonna be for the Carolinas....

Good time to test camp gear!

sexobon · 09-11-2018, 05:13 PM

See if your air mattress will float you down the street. If it's dark and gloomy out, be sure you have running lights!

Gravdigr · 09-11-2018, 05:27 PM

Drag a line!

lumberjim · 09-11-2018, 05:34 PM

Glatt, the water comes in your back door? Down some steps if I recall? Yes. I just found the video. No wonder I had such a specific mental image.

Anyway.... Maybe get a big cat litter box, to collect the water, run some plastic sheeting from the edge of the lowest step that would be above the rim of the box.... Get a fast sump pump, some 1.25" pvc or whatever fits, a one way valve and some of that purple glue and elbows and rig a pipe to blow the water off and away.

Clodfobble · 09-11-2018, 06:01 PM

Or, you could always just torch the house for the insurance money and walk away.

sexobon · 09-11-2018, 06:23 PM

Park a duck boat across your backyard. It'll sink in the storm and then deflect water away from the house.

orthodoc · 09-11-2018, 06:37 PM

Thinking about a son and daughter-in-law not far from glatt and facing the same issues. Other relatives in Virginia Beach are hunkering down. A pilot whom I saw for a physical today mentioned that his family were on the road from SC and traveling at walking pace or less. People are moving inland, but the roads are full.

captainhook455 · 09-11-2018, 07:25 PM

I'm ready I have a newspaper and a James Michener book. Everyone is leaving and my dealer had a sale so I am fortified.

Dagney · 09-11-2018, 07:36 PM

Here in Raleigh we're pretty much ready for Flo's arrival - water and gas are getting hard to find right now. We're forecast for 10-12 inches of rain or 10-15 depending on where you read. I'm more concerned about the trees around us than anything else.

Bbro - if you are in Raleigh - hollar if you need anything!

Griff · 09-11-2018, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sexobon

Park a duck boat across your backyard. It'll sink in the storm and then deflect water away from the house.

It won't sink it will just capsize and deflect water into the basement, poor design.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-11-2018, 11:09 PM

At noon on 9-11 the high tide at Hatteras Light showed an 18 inch(46cm) increase from storm surge, 3 days before the storm should hit.

North Carolina has another problem...

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From the livestock industry, one environmental impact from the storm could be from the lagoons, or lined earthen pits, that hold treated manure. They are commonly used to manage swine waste... More than 10 billion pounds of wet animal waste is produced annually in the state, according to a June 2016 report by the group, which has monitored the impact of past storms. North Carolina is the top U.S. turkey producer, ranks third for chicken and is home to more hogs than any state other than Iowa, government data show...

That's a lot of shit to get mobile.

glatt · 09-12-2018, 05:10 AM

This morning's forecast has it really missing me and staying further south. Maybe 2 inches of rain. Our house will be fine.

I feel bad for the Carolinas.

Griff · 09-12-2018, 06:48 AM

This is going to be ugly.

Those manure lagoons are really bad news. They're a known problem created by industrial scale agriculture and crappy regulation.

bbro · 09-12-2018, 08:51 AM

@sexobon - the only thing that has me worried is flooding. I live in a basement apartment. So the floating in an air mattress might work! I have 2 headlamps! One for front and one for back, I'm good to go

@Griff - I've got the camp stoves and the camp pots out! I'll probably put the air mattress and sleeping bag in the car in case I need to relocate to someone's house. (see flooding worry above)

@Dagney - I am in Raleigh. Near the airport in Brier Creek. I will let you know, thanks. I've got water, batteries, light for power outages, food, full tank of gas. Even if the power and water go, I'm good. Nevermind - I don't have a friend to stay with if I flood. I'll let you know, thanks.

Undertoad · 09-12-2018, 09:25 AM

You guyz, Mom (Katkeeper) is going to drive from Murphy NC to Cary NC on Sunday afternoon. To visit friends there.

Mom is 85 but her Subaru is 4 wheel drive you see

The alternative is to just head home to Pennsylvania on I-81

With the new track she is Cary-bound for sure

I hope the roads are still passable

09-11-2018, 05:27 PM	#1503
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Drag a line! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-11-2018, 05:34 PM	#1504
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Glatt, the water comes in your back door? Down some steps if I recall? Yes. I just found the video. No wonder I had such a specific mental image. Anyway.... Maybe get a big cat litter box, to collect the water, run some plastic sheeting from the edge of the lowest step that would be above the rim of the box.... Get a fast sump pump, some 1.25" pvc or whatever fits, a one way valve and some of that purple glue and elbows and rig a pipe to blow the water off and away. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-11-2018, 06:01 PM	#1505
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Or, you could always just torch the house for the insurance money and walk away. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-11-2018, 06:37 PM	#1507
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Thinking about a son and daughter-in-law not far from glatt and facing the same issues. Other relatives in Virginia Beach are hunkering down. A pilot whom I saw for a physical today mentioned that his family were on the road from SC and traveling at walking pace or less. People are moving inland, but the roads are full. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

09-11-2018, 07:36 PM	#1509
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	Here in Raleigh we're pretty much ready for Flo's arrival - water and gas are getting hard to find right now. We're forecast for 10-12 inches of rain or 10-15 depending on where you read. I'm more concerned about the trees around us than anything else. Bbro - if you are in Raleigh - hollar if you need anything! __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

09-11-2018, 05:13 PM	#1502
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	See if your air mattress will float you down the street. If it's dark and gloomy out, be sure you have running lights!

09-11-2018, 06:23 PM	#1506
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Park a duck boat across your backyard. It'll sink in the storm and then deflect water away from the house.

09-11-2018, 07:25 PM	#1508
captainhook455 Rapscallion Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,357	I'm ready I have a newspaper and a James Michener book. Everyone is leaving and my dealer had a sale so I am fortified.

09-12-2018, 05:10 AM	#1512
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	This morning's forecast has it really missing me and staying further south. Maybe 2 inches of rain. Our house will be fine. I feel bad for the Carolinas.

09-12-2018, 06:48 AM	#1513
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	This is going to be ugly. Those manure lagoons are really bad news. They're a known problem created by industrial scale agriculture and crappy regulation. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-12-2018, 08:51 AM	#1514
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	@sexobon - the only thing that has me worried is flooding. I live in a basement apartment. So the floating in an air mattress might work! I have 2 headlamps! One for front and one for back, I'm good to go @Griff - I've got the camp stoves and the camp pots out! I'll probably put the air mattress and sleeping bag in the car in case I need to relocate to someone's house. (see flooding worry above) @Dagney - I am in Raleigh. Near the airport in Brier Creek. I will let you know, thanks. I've got water, batteries, light for power outages, food, full tank of gas. Even if the power and water go, I'm good. Nevermind - I don't have a friend to stay with if I flood. I'll let you know, thanks. __________________ Camping Last edited by bbro; 09-12-2018 at 09:19 AM. Reason: Apparently I don't have a friend to stay with

09-12-2018, 09:25 AM	#1515
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You guyz, Mom (Katkeeper) is going to drive from Murphy NC to Cary NC on Sunday afternoon. To visit friends there. Mom is 85 but her Subaru is 4 wheel drive you see The alternative is to just head home to Pennsylvania on I-81 With the new track she is Cary-bound for sure I hope the roads are still passable

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