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Hurricane Dorian

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by Rex Kramer, Aug 28, 2019.

  1. Sep 5, 2019 at 4:19 PM
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    Same in Lexington

    Not a drop
     
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    No rain in Rock Hill either.
     
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    The main reason Katrina was so bad for N.O. Was because the pumps weren’t working or were shut off (that’s the gov’s job to maintain/start them up) causing the levee to bust by the 9th ward pouring a ton of Lake Ponchatarain into a city that can be described as a soup bowl.

    Katrina was a terrible hurricane, but it shouldn’t have been that bad in New Orleans.
     
  4. Sep 5, 2019 at 6:49 PM
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    I understand that, but it didn't help when they gave a delayed emergency evac order. My unit went and worked the aftermath.... It wasn't pretty
     
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  5. Sep 5, 2019 at 7:05 PM
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    Law323 it’s only weird if you make it weird

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    I see what you’re saying now.

    You’re right about the evac, but a good portion of people decided to ride it out. They changed their minds fast when the levee broke. LOL

    The worst thing I remember about Katrina is the years after. My hometown was a nice quiet small town for years. After Katrina, people started migrating north. A lot settled in Gonzales. Now the crime has skyrocketed, a lot of nice areas are now ghettos, people are downright nasty, no one cares anymore. I don’t even recognize it anymore.
     
  6. Sep 5, 2019 at 7:17 PM
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    Yeah that totally sucks. You should have seen how people were treating my unit and others who were just trying to help. It was horrible. I remember the apartment complex I lived in during that time ended up renting to those that came from NO... They destroyed my complex.... It went from a nice complex to a shit hole in less than a month. I had to constantly tell people to get the fuck out of the bed of my truck and to quit leaning on it. Was aggravating
     
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  7. Sep 5, 2019 at 9:24 PM
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    Oh I heard horror stories. Can only imagine how bad it was for y’all!

    As sad as it is, a lot of “refugees” were nothing more than punks and thugs that appreciate nothing. I took on a side hustle a year or two after Katrina rounding up, hauling and cleaning FEMA trailers. You WOULD NOT BELIEVE the state they were in on the inside. It was HORRIBLE. Imagine if you had a daycare full of diaperless babies with diarrhea and decided to use the place as a crap and slide.....I’m not exaggerating. It was the worst thing I’ve ever seen in my life. That was about half of them, as for the other half the crap fest was contained to the bathroom but the rest was a life size roach motel.
    I’ve even flipped houses in BR (not the best areas of BR) where it was similar. I can’t imagine how people can live like that!
     
  8. Sep 5, 2019 at 10:13 PM
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    Yuck! I can imagine
     
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  9. Sep 6, 2019 at 2:49 AM
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    5:00 AM EDT Fri Sep 6
    Location: 34.6°N 76.2°W
    Moving: NE at 14 mph
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    Max sustained: 90 mph
     
  10. Sep 6, 2019 at 5:03 AM
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    Another interesting view.

    Screenshot_2019-09-06 GOES-East - Latest CONUS Images - NOAA NESDIS STAR.jpg
     
  11. Sep 6, 2019 at 5:03 AM
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    Hey, I can see my house!
     
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  12. Sep 6, 2019 at 5:10 AM
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    It never made landfall on the US, except for Cape Hatteras it's crossing over now, but that doesn't count.

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  13. Sep 6, 2019 at 5:59 AM
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    edit--off topic.
     
  14. Sep 6, 2019 at 7:17 AM
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    Unfortunately even though in your eyes it doesnt count, there have been four deaths reported in North Carolina already.
     
  15. Sep 6, 2019 at 7:37 AM
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    Wow! That was a long fucking stretch... I never mentioned the body count, I'm just talking about the eye making landfall.
     
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    Whodathunkit......a thread on a hurricane turns into - climate change - science - politics - clean up comments - ban threat - (back to) hurricane - evacuation - refugees - (more) clean up comments - apathy accusations....hey, we missed one ban threat.

    Stick with the program, folks!
     
  17. Sep 6, 2019 at 8:43 AM
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    Well shit....pm me what you replied then!
     
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    Gotta have the inside track, huh?
     
  19. Sep 6, 2019 at 8:51 AM
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    Well my notifications said he quoted me.... But no quote any more:notsure: I wanna know what he said to me:D
     
  20. Sep 6, 2019 at 9:21 AM
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    Law323 it’s only weird if you make it weird

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    :rofl::rofl::rofl:

    Guess I can’t blame you!
     
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    Y’all know me!! I said something inappropriate and didn’t have the balls to leave it :anonymous:
     
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    :rofl:
     
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    You would at least PM it to me....
     
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    You’re right. I escaped Katrina the day before it hit and returned a few days later. Katrina didn’t even hit New Orleans. The eye was further east and slammed into and demolished the Mississippi Gulf Coast instead. But when the New Orleans levees breeched, that’s when that poor city suffered all that flooding.
     
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    Yep. Some areas still haven’t recovered from Katrina.

    Sad stuff.

    Glad you came out safe and sound though!
     
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    Dorian's jagged eye as it travels north, never to return.

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    Well no damage to house. Tree debris everywhere. Neighbor Greg tells me I have a widow maker up in my gumball tree.

    There's a video of some Ass Clown who apparently thought his ford could float on water. Not! Stay tuned, :popcorn: As soon as I find it I'll post it here:D
    Hopefully everyone was rescued and ok over on Ocracoke Island. Most residents hunkered down and were overwhelmed by storm surge. Risky call

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    rons23 Get The Led Out!!!

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    Here ya go. Driver was drunk and arrested on scene. Can't Fix Stupid :rasta:

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    Then there was the idiot who drove out on the beach at Myrtle. I saw on some press they reporting that it was carried out there by the storm, didn't take much to find that it was driven out there yet they reported wrong anyway.

    What's a Widow Maker?

    Only thing good about a Sweetgum is cutting them down. Hate those things!
     
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    I don't see how that Dodge is going to pull that truck out. It looks buried. Should never pull in reverse either.
     

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