Good luck to you chaps on the Eastern Seaboard... Here comes Hurricane Irene...

[hemi68charger]

Hope everyone on the Eastern Seaboard fares well with Hurricane Irene's approach.....

Good luck ya'll.. Been through a bunch of these growing up in Florida and more recently Ike....

Cheers,
Troy

[BananaDan]

Thanks. The radio this morning just said the prediction for the NY/NJ area is 10" of rain. 

[derailed]

So much for heading to Ocean City this Saturday. 

[bobs66440]

Thanks. We were in our first of two weeks at the Outer Banks when we had to evacuate yesterday. We are currently about 160 miles inland at a Holiday Inn. We are hoping to get back to the beach house by Sunday or Monday.

[Brock Samson]

yeah complain about our quakes why don't ya?.. 

[BrianShaughnessy]

I lived thru Gloria in 85 around here.   It passed over and by late afternoon the sun was out and people were walking around the mall wondering why all the stores were closed.

Irene is predicted to take nearly the same path...   I guess we'll see Sunday.      I'm still gonna batten down the hatches, etc.  and get some gas for the generator.

I'm just sorta glad I didn't pay upfront for the car show / bbq on Sunday at the firehouse or get lawn tickets for Stevie Nicks at Bethel Woods Sat. nite. 

[Old Moparz]

I forget what years they were, but there were only a couple of bad storms since I moved here in 1989. No damages for me, but the worst part was going without power for 5 days without a generator. Glad it was during the warmer part of the year or I'd have frozen pipes. I have a generator now & had to run it for 3 days with a bad storm just a few years ago. I'll be spending tonight & tomorrow making sure I don't have anything in the yard that will become a projectile if we get hit with Irene.

[Johnny SixPack]

Hope everyone battens down the hatches and also has their prep work (food and water) done just in case.

Also, fill your cars, and some gas cans.

Found out real quick after Rita that if your area is without power, you can't pump gas. 

Be safe!

[bobs66440]

We just got back to the hotel from playing disc golf. I never heard of it before but it's pretty popular here in NC. It's the same as golf but you use a small frisbee instead of a club and ball.

Anyhoo...the first bands of rain are just hitting here now. It should be an interesting night and day tomorrow. We're in a pretty big hotel so we should be okay.

[NHCharger]

I've got 40 gallons of gas for my generator, tomorrow going to group the vehicles and trailers away from the tall pine trees.
News just said it will only be a tropical storm by the time it gets here, 40-60 mph winds. i'll probably be painting one of my apartments during this.
I swear the local tv news is hoping it turns into a cat 5. They keep yapping about what could happen if it get bigger.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Got the Charger up on jack stands in the garage & plastic bagged the tail pipes....sadly when there is 8+" of rain like last weekend this is what my garage looks like....

My biggest fear with this storm is losing power & not being able to run my main sump pump in the basement....I do have a small power inverter that will run a smaller transfer pump though...tested it out yesterday so I have a little relief  

[1969chargerrtse]

Got the Charger up on jack stands in the garage & plastic bagged the tail pipes....sadly when there is 8+" of rain like last weekend this is what my garage looks like....

My biggest fear with this storm is losing power & not being able to run my main sump pump in the basement....I do have a small power inverter that will run a smaller transfer pump though...tested it out yesterday so I have a little relief  

I was hoping you were gonna put it up on jack stands.  Good Luck.

[1969chargerrtse]

When we bought our house it had a 4k generator wired into the house with a transfer switch.  It works great and has a starter and runs on a huge propane tank out back.  I told my wife that 6 hp propane motor could probably run 24/7 for 5 years on that tank.  We lose power alot where we are and when they fill it once a year it's like 15.00.  The Charger is in it's AirChamber and hopefully no trees will fall on the garage.  As I was taking the picture the first rain drops fell.

[bobs66440]

Well, we woke up to a dark room with no electric this morning, which isn't a good sign considering that we haven't felt the full brunt of the storm yet. I went downstairs (we're on the sixth floor and used the stairs) to find out what was happening and the power came back on, thankfully. Just in case, I went to the Hess station next door and got some flashlights. We lost power again for about an hour and it came back on a few minutes ago, so I'm thinking this will be norm throughout the day. The wind is really starting to whip now. Estimating steady 30mph with gusts of 40-50mph.

The worst of the storm should be past us by tonight. Boy, I'm glad we evacuated. I'm sure it's not much fun on the Outer Banks right now...

[bobs66440]

When we bought our house it had a 4k generator wired into the house with a transfer switch.  It works great and has a starter and runs on a huge propane tank out back.  I told my wife that 6 hp propane motor could probably run 24/7 for 5 years.  We lose power alot where we are and when they fill it once a year it's like 15.00.  The Charger is in it's AirChamber and hopefully no trees will fall on the garage.  As I was taking the picture the first rain drops fell.

That's a great idea to have it run on propane. I've never heard of that before. I will have to look into that...

[gtx6970]

My wife and I were joking this week. My wifes great great aunt was named Irene. She passed rather suddenly last fall.  She was one of the kindest persons I have ever known.

So heres to hoping this is just her stoping by and everything will be just fine.

Her husband of 60 plus years still lives in St Augustine Fl, and he is probably out on the beach with his arms out saying come get me Miss Irene.

[41husk]

My brother lives in Potrsmouth and doesn't seem to be concerned at all.  That may just be stupidity

[Old Moparz]

I've got 40 gallons of gas for my generator, tomorrow going to group the vehicles and trailers away from the tall pine trees.
News just said it will only be a tropical storm by the time it gets here, 40-60 mph winds. i'll probably be painting one of my apartments during this.
I swear the local tv news is hoping it turns into a cat 5. They keep yapping about what could happen if it get bigger.

Normally I don't worry about anything except making sure I have my gas cans full for my generator, but I moved my camping trailer this morning to a treeless area of my driveway. The usual parking spot is okay, but a tall tree on the adjacent property died recently & it's close enough to where it could hit the trailer if it fell or snapped. I have insurance but who needs the hassle? The tree looked fine last year, but it never bloomed this spring.  

[1969chargerrtse]

When we bought our house it had a 4k generator wired into the house with a transfer switch.  It works great and has a starter and runs on a huge propane tank out back.  I told my wife that 6 hp propane motor could probably run 24/7 for 5 years.  We lose power alot where we are and when they fill it once a year it's like 15.00.  The Charger is in it's AirChamber and hopefully no trees will fall on the garage.  As I was taking the picture the first rain drops fell.

That's a great idea to have it run on propane. I've never heard of that before. I will have to look into that...

Yeah, and when I move out of here, it's coming with me.  I heard it's hard to find small propane run engines. Clean oil and combustion chamber all the time.

[NHCharger]

My brother lives in Potrsmouth and doesn't seem to be concerned at all.  That may just be stupidity

Portsmouth, NH??

[bobs66440]

The power just came back on again after about a couple of hours being out. All the emergency lights here are on battery power, which is now depleted, so if we lose it again for too long, we will probably be sleeping in the lobby tonight. What fun!!

[41husk]

Sorry! Portsmouth Virginia.  Him and his wife were both going to the outer banks for the weekend.  He did cancel those plans

[nh_mopar_fan]

Got my 2 gallons of milk, 3 loafs of bread, 30 gallons of water, a gross of toilet paper rolls, case of chez whiz, a 24 pack each of A, AA, AAA, C, D, button, and 9V batteries. Generator and back-up generator in case the first one goes, 25 gallons of gas mostly in the gas cans but also in some old coffee cans that I had laying around, tied down the deck furniture, tied down the deck itself, taped up all the windows on the house, the car, and the laptop screen.

Forgot beer and had to go back to the store.  Got to the store and all there was left for beer was a 12 pack of Shlitz, a couple King Cobra 40s, and a case of Mickey's Big Mouth. I had to fight two old ladies in housecoats for them. My rock, paper, scissors skills again save the day. I won and got the Shlitz. 


Wait, is that really a win? 

[nh_mopar_fan]

Seriously, threw a couple extra lines on the boat. Add a couple bumpers and threw an anchor off the other side to help keep it off the dock.

Tonight, heading to the Hampton Beach ballroom for the Southside Johhny show which is NOT cancelled. 

Most of the gusts we'll get up here will be coming from the freaking talking heads on TV.

[NHCharger]

Forgot beer and had to go back to the store.  Got to the store and all there was left for beer was a 12 pack of Shlitz, a couple King Cobra 40s, and a case of Mickey's Big Mouth. I had to fight two old ladies in housecoats for them. My rock, paper, scissors skills again save the day. I won and got the Shlitz. 


Wait, is that really a win? 

That's funny shiet.

I just heard that our own KWS played the Club Casino in Hampton Beach last night and was awesome. I've got to get out of the garage more often.

[BananaDan]

The rain has finally set in here in NJ.  I was lucky enough to get a generator today to keep the sump and fridge running, but I hope I don't have to use it.  PSE&G is warning everyone in NJ that it could take 3 weeks for a complete restoration of power services state-wide.  They must be setting low expectations so they look like rockstars after taking 5-6 days to fix everything.  3 weeks seems excessive.

Everyone stay safe.

[1969chargerrtse]

Yeah, pouring rain here in Ct.  I have a 2,500 watt gen for sale on Craiglist.  When the power is out and the basements start to flood the calls will come in.

[bobs66440]

It finally stopped raining here and the wind has died down. Hope you guys fare well. 3 weeks sounds quite excessive. Keep us posted...

[1969chargerrtse]

Ran my nurse wife to work this am.  Trees down everywhere and almost coulnt get home.  Our power is out so the home gen is running.

[BrianShaughnessy]

Last night it was just a few bands of rain and a gentle breeze.    Went to Ruby Tuesday and made a few stops for supplies on the way home.

This morning...  heavy winds and heavy rain.    Power is still up.      Got the generator and some gas ready in case.   Probably just hanging out today looking out the window or watching TV while things still work.

Looks like the eye has pretty much collapsed and it's just a big messy storm and it'll probably start picking up steam heading north.

[69 OUR/TEA]

I'm just north of Rob,alot of rain and strong wind right now,power still on,for now,I don't have a gen.Some neighbors trees ripped out,tops broken and the worst is not here yet.

[1969chargerrtse]

I'm just north of Rob,alot of rain and strong wind right now,power still on,for now,I don't have a gen.Some neighbors trees ripped out,tops broken and the worst is not here yet.

All the stuff you have and you don't have a generator?

[1969chargerrtse]

I was selling a generator on Craig list yesterday.  I decided to delete the post and keep it for back up.  Right now it's at my sisters running the fridge and powering the tv for her and my mom.  Glad I kept it.   

[BananaDan]

The storm is pulling away, just a light steady rain now.  I was mostly a non-event for us thankfully.  Our power is still on, basement is dry and no trees down in our nearby area, but we're under a boil water advisory.  We lucked out.  I'm going out in a bit to survey the town, check the Charger in the garage I rent and take pictures.  I hope all of you fare well too.

[bobs66440]

Glad to hear it was less than expected. It's a nice sunny day today. Just waiting to see when we can get back to the house. The caretaker (staying in Corolla in the northern part of the OBX) said that he hasn't been able to get there due to the road being blocked...I assume with mostly sand. Apparently the road is washed out or under-cut in places and there are "boats in the road". We just have to sit and wait I suppose...

[Big Sugar]

Bob Glad to hear you weathered the storm, What are you driving ? You with the wife and Kids ?


Ron
Cookie Pusher

[Old Moparz]

Everything has pretty much stopped here with exception to pumping out a couple of inches of water from my basement. 

There's a nice breeze, the sun is trying to break through since it's getting brighter, & no loss of power. The best part of the water in my basement was when the cat walked into the puddle that it didn't see & freaked out.   

[BrianShaughnessy]

I went for a ride in El Grande and this tree tried to take me out....  close call.

Aside from that...  looks like the rain is starting to let up.   My basement is dry,  I still have power, tv, phone and internet.   I got some 10' lengths of 4" flex hose and put them on my gutter downspouts to take that extra water away from the foundation and out into the yard.

[BananaDan]

Just went out for a bit to check on the Charger and she's ok, all tucked in and dry in her garage.  The downtown area of my town had some flooding though.  Pics and vids are here.  That river you see is usually a tiny trickle.

http://s1093.photobucket.com/albums/i432/dstrzelec/Hurricane%20Irene%20-%202011/

[bobs66440]

Bob Glad to hear you weathered the storm, What are you driving ? You with the wife and Kids ?


Ron
Cookie Pusher

Thanks Ron. We're driving the Queen Family Truckster, aka Honda Odyssey with my wife and son. We can't get back to the house yet due to the roads being blocked by standing water and debris. We're at my sister-in-law's in Va. now. We have to call tomorrow a.m. to get an update...

[NHCharger]

We lost power around 10 am. Still out, running on generator. Usually when the power goes out so does the cable, first time in 10 years I'm able to surf the web with no power. My neighbor about a quarter mile down the road had a huge tree come down between her cottage and her outhouse. Ripped the power off the side of her cottage. Until that's fixed I'm assuming we won't be getting power back. Living on a dead end private road we are at the bottom of the fix it list.

[A383Wing]

our son lives in Maine with his 2 kids....so far he's OK out there...seems that it kinda let up a little before it hit his place

[bobs66440]

We lost power around 10 am. Still out, running on generator. Usually when the power goes out so does the cable, first time in 10 years I'm able to surf the web with no power. My neighbor about a quarter mile down the road had a huge tree come down between her cottage and her outhouse. Ripped the power off the side of her cottage. Until that's fixed I'm assuming we won't be getting power back. Living on a dead end private road we are at the bottom of the fix it list.

That sucks. I just found out that our big willow tree next to the garage where I keep the Charger came down in the wind today. Lucky it didn't hit anyone or the garage, but a big mess to clean up. My son and I were pretty upset to see this as I planted it when he was very young and it was our favorite tree. My niece emailed this pic to me. I'll have to assess the situation when I get home. Never a dull moment...

[nh_mopar_fan]

Power blinked on and off a few times during the day but that's about it. Wind has just picked up again but rain appears to be done.

[bakerhillpins]

Power blinked on and off a few times during the day but that's about it. Wind has just picked up again but rain appears to be done.

We had the same, fortunately.  However there seems to be lots of flooding in the surrounding areas. Best to all that bore the brunt of the storm.

[BananaDan]

I just found this article about the Irene damage in the Albany area.  It is quite breathtaking.  If any of our members are up there I hope you are all ok.

http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Irene-strikes-Capital-Region-30568.php

[kokxville]

My charger is at the depot in NJ for shipping.
I hope it survived 

[bobs66440]

I just found this article about the Irene damage in the Albany area.  It is quite breathtaking.  If any of our members are up there I hope you are all ok.

http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Irene-strikes-Capital-Region-30568.php

Yikes! That's the worst I've seen...

[1969chargerrtse]

We lost power around 10 am. Still out, running on generator. Usually when the power goes out so does the cable, first time in 10 years I'm able to surf the web with no power. My neighbor about a quarter mile down the road had a huge tree come down between her cottage and her outhouse. Ripped the power off the side of her cottage. Until that's fixed I'm assuming we won't be getting power back. Living on a dead end private road we are at the bottom of the fix it list.

That sucks. I just found out that our big willow tree next to the garage where I keep the Charger came down in the wind today. Lucky it didn't hit anyone or the garage, but a big mess to clean up. My son and I were pretty upset to see this as I planted it when he was very young and it was our favorite tree. My niece emailed this pic to me. I'll have to assess the situation when I get home. Never a dull moment...

I wonder if a back Joe could stand it back up and give it a chance to re attach and live?

[bobs66440]

We lost power around 10 am. Still out, running on generator. Usually when the power goes out so does the cable, first time in 10 years I'm able to surf the web with no power. My neighbor about a quarter mile down the road had a huge tree come down between her cottage and her outhouse. Ripped the power off the side of her cottage. Until that's fixed I'm assuming we won't be getting power back. Living on a dead end private road we are at the bottom of the fix it list.

That sucks. I just found out that our big willow tree next to the garage where I keep the Charger came down in the wind today. Lucky it didn't hit anyone or the garage, but a big mess to clean up. My son and I were pretty upset to see this as I planted it when he was very young and it was our favorite tree. My niece emailed this pic to me. I'll have to assess the situation when I get home. Never a dull moment...

I wonder if a back Joe could stand it back up and give it a chance to re attach and live?

I was kind of thinking that, but it's a huge tree...much bigger than it looks in the photo...probably 30 ft tall or so, and at least 30 ft wide. Plus the root system is so shallow. I just don't think it's salvagable...

[TeeWJay426]

Just got my power back this afternoon, after 24 hours off the air. Other than that, the only thing I dealt with was my pool overflowing and a few extra branches in the yard. A friend of mine lost his boat on Lake Winnipisaukee- he didn't take it out, and the waves apparently sank it. From what I saw on the news tonight, looks like Vermont got the the crap kicked out of them with flooding. Hope everyone there fared OK.

[69 OUR/TEA]

Got my power back on 3 this morning.And yes Rob,now I have a generator.This usually never happens where I live,in the 14 years in this house,only lost power for just over 8 hours.So now that I have a generator(ran the fridge,freezer,light,and a tv),probably never use it again.!!!!!

[bobs66440]

The flooding in my area has been devastating...

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/misc?url=/_flash/gallery/gallery.html&Site=TH&Date=20110829&Category=NEWS51&ArtNo=829009999&Ref=PH

[NHCharger]

Power back on, can finally take a real shower

[bobs66440]

Power back on, can finally take a real shower

It's the little things in life, eh?