Tropical Storm Fay ...

Maui Nick · 08-21-2008, 08:49 PM

... has been sitting on top of my house for three months.

Hmmm ... may have overstated that just a bit. More like two days. It just seems like three months since I've seen the sun and haven't listened to the weather radio beeping madly every few hours with a new alert.

Could be worse, I suppose ... folks about 50 miles (80km) south of me are dealing with major flash-flooding, backed-up sewers, ruined houses and snakes and alligators swimming through the streets. Where I live, we've actually been in the eye of this wanna-be hurricane for 24 hours or so, thus avoiding the worst of the rain.

The worst part has been my mother buzzing my cell phone every three hours wanting to know if I'd heard anything about power outages in her area. (No, Mom, I haven't. If your power is still on, then the power in your area isn't out.

)

The National Hurricane Center swears this storm is moving off but it sure doesn't feel that way. Local TV says it's moving out to the west-northwest at a whopping 2 mph. I'd actually welcome back the winds and heavy rains; that would mean the thing is moving off finally.

morethanpretty · 08-21-2008, 10:28 PM

I'm sorry, I have alot of family out that way too. My heart is w/ all of ya'll.

Sundae · 08-22-2008, 05:02 AM

Does that mean I can see your house from here?

Sorry to hear you are living with that kind of threat over you.
Hope you and yours remain safe and is passes off peaceably.

Maui Nick · 08-22-2008, 09:06 AM

It's slo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-owly sliding away to the Northwest. And I think and hope that perhaps the house will not float quite that far.

Lots of flooding throughout Central Florida ... we got lucky here; spending all that time in the eye (where there is no rain) kept the water levels fairly low.

Lots of video to be seen via The Weather Channel.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-22-2008, 10:24 AM

26 inches of rain! Damn!

TheMercenary · 08-23-2008, 10:23 AM

Yea, we got drenced as well. Not as much as in Fl but we got our share as the NE end of the storm went right over us for about 24 hours. Bunch of tornado warnings and possible radar sitings but thankfully no damage.

xiphos · 08-23-2008, 11:48 AM

I'm on the east coast of Florida, so I didn't get that much rain.

TheMercenary · 08-23-2008, 11:52 AM

Maui Nick · 08-23-2008, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xiphos

I'm on the east coast of Florida, so I didn't get that much rain.

Depends on where you are, exactly. Try telling that to the residents of Brevard or Volusia counties, for example.

TheMercenary · 08-23-2008, 03:56 PM

I think it was a joke.

08-21-2008, 08:49 PM	#1
Maui Nick ... is not really in Maui. Weird, huh? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Near the beach Posts: 153	Tropical Storm Fay ... ... has been sitting on top of my house for three months. Hmmm ... may have overstated that just a bit. More like two days. It just seems like three months since I've seen the sun and haven't listened to the weather radio beeping madly every few hours with a new alert. Could be worse, I suppose ... folks about 50 miles (80km) south of me are dealing with major flash-flooding, backed-up sewers, ruined houses and snakes and alligators swimming through the streets. Where I live, we've actually been in the eye of this wanna-be hurricane for 24 hours or so, thus avoiding the worst of the rain. The worst part has been my mother buzzing my cell phone every three hours wanting to know if I'd heard anything about power outages in her area. (No, Mom, I haven't. If your power is still on, then the power in your area isn't out. ) The National Hurricane Center swears this storm is moving off but it sure doesn't feel that way. Local TV says it's moving out to the west-northwest at a whopping 2 mph. I'd actually welcome back the winds and heavy rains; that would mean the thing is moving off finally. __________________ PROJECT STILL TO BE COMPLETED: Adding silly *.sig.

08-21-2008, 10:28 PM	#2
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	I'm sorry, I have alot of family out that way too. My heart is w/ all of ya'll. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

08-22-2008, 09:06 AM	#4
Maui Nick ... is not really in Maui. Weird, huh? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Near the beach Posts: 153	It's slo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-owly sliding away to the Northwest. And I think and hope that perhaps the house will not float quite that far. Lots of flooding throughout Central Florida ... we got lucky here; spending all that time in the eye (where there is no rain) kept the water levels fairly low. Lots of video to be seen via The Weather Channel. __________________ PROJECT STILL TO BE COMPLETED: Adding silly *.sig.

08-22-2008, 10:24 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	26 inches of rain! Damn! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-23-2008, 10:23 AM	#6
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Yea, we got drenced as well. Not as much as in Fl but we got our share as the NE end of the storm went right over us for about 24 hours. Bunch of tornado warnings and possible radar sitings but thankfully no damage. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-22-2008, 05:02 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Does that mean I can see your house from here? Sorry to hear you are living with that kind of threat over you. Hope you and yours remain safe and is passes off peaceably.

08-23-2008, 11:48 AM	#7
xiphos Bryan. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jupiter, Florida Posts: 63	I'm on the east coast of Florida, so I didn't get that much rain. __________________ "Imagine closing your eyes, and then once you open them, everything you took for granted was not." - Chuck Schuldiner

08-23-2008, 11:52 AM	#8
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	__________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-23-2008, 03:56 PM	#10
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I think it was a joke. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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