October 8, 20205 yr So, the way I'm seeing the forecast.....it may not be a DIRECT hit on Lake Charles, but that distinction may not matter much, as the strong side looks to be pointed right at it? Furk.
October 8, 20205 yr 23 minutes ago, Dewey said: (Black ties seems like a very narrow market for a cleaners.) While the NHC and models seem pretty confident of a western LA hit, Port Arthur is still in the cone and models continue to edge west. Edited October 8, 20205 yr by clapclapclap Hw would you like to have that job of putting up all those boards way up there?
October 8, 20205 yr On 10/7/2020 at 10:55 AM, Horn Under a Bad Sign said: Man this thing looks like it could be a real dick. I thought it looked more like a bicep
October 9, 20205 yr just for an eyeballing distance, if the lat long line grids are done by 5's like on tropical tidbits that is apprx. 335x315 miles. So now you know about how far the storm stretches from side to side. Coonass country needs to prepare thy anus.
October 9, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, Rip76 said: TS Warning for Galveston County now. Just came from the beach at 61st. Not that bad yet. Doubt we’ll see as much surge and waves as we did 4(?) weeks ago. Edited October 9, 20205 yr by UT_OB1
October 9, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, RollLeft said: @ROFL BOX Yep. Two problems: 1) available crews 2) available shingles & lumber A lot of these customers are already signed on with a roofing co. & they HAVE to be state licensed (which means you can't simply drive into town with a few semi-truck loads of shingles & start working).
October 9, 20205 yr 8 hours ago, ROFL BOX said: Yep. Two problems: 1) available crews 2) available shingles & lumber A lot of these customers are already signed on with a roofing co. & they HAVE to be state licensed (which means you can't simply drive into town with a few semi-truck loads of shingles & start working). So.....I should head over to Coonass Country with a semi full of blue tarps then. Profit city.
October 9, 20205 yr Fuckload of rain in Lake Charles right now. Way more than Laura. The track today is favorable for us - Lacassine and Crowley about to get pounded though... I just hope we don’t lose power for more than a few days. It’d be nice to send the kids back to school sometime before June 2021. @Hugo Stiglitz what’s your twenty? I’m by the Port.
October 9, 20205 yr 9 hours ago, ROFL BOX said: Yep. Two problems: 1) available crews 2) available shingles & lumber A lot of these customers are already signed on with a roofing co. & they HAVE to be state licensed (which means you can't simply drive into town with a few semi-truck loads of shingles & start working). We had some shingles lift 4 weeks ago during Laura in Galveston and small drip in our living room. Called a couple of our normal roofers and they haven’t even called back at this point. Too many big jobs to bother with our small repair.
October 9, 20205 yr I feel horrible for you guys in Louisiana. Marina area is flooded in Port A and beach is closed with water to the dunes. Just a minor inconvenience.
October 9, 20205 yr 29 minutes ago, UT_OB1 said: We had some shingles lift 4 weeks ago during Laura in Galveston and small drip in our living room. Called a couple of our normal roofers and they haven’t even called back at this point. Too many big jobs to bother with our small repair. Same. I learned how to shingle. Not hard to replace a square (see, I even know the terms) or two. It's really just nails and prybars. Took about an hour.
October 9, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Liquor and Poker said: Same. I learned how to shingle. Not hard to replace a square (see, I even know the terms) or two. It's really just nails and prybars. Took about an hour. Yeah...I have an issue with heights. If humans were meant to be more than 3 feet off the ground we would have had wings. A low slope 1 story roof i'd get up on. This one is low slope, but its in Galveston and on stilts, so ~22' in the air. No thank you. I did manage to get one quote in for a repair, and it was going to be 1600 to replace a squre. That seemed excessive. I thought it was normally closer to $6/sqft to replace a square. Edited October 9, 20205 yr by UT_OB1
October 9, 20205 yr 28 minutes ago, UT_OB1 said: Yeah...I have an issue with heights. If humans were meant to be more than 3 feet off the ground we would have had wings. A low slope 1 story roof i'd get up on. This one is low slope, but its in Galveston and on stilts, so ~22' in the air. No thank you. I did manage to get one quote in for a repair, and it was going to be 1600 to replace a squre. That seemed excessive. I thought it was normally closer to $6/sqft to replace a square. That's a lot. I got a quote in Houston last week of $1500 to replace 3 squares, two ridges, a chimney surround and flashing, and 5 vents.
October 9, 20205 yr 19 minutes ago, Liquor and Poker said: That's a lot. I got a quote in Houston last week of $1500 to replace 3 squares, two ridges, a chimney surround and flashing, and 5 vents. DM sent. I may actually just do the whole roof. It is about time anyway.
October 9, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, UT_OB1 said: We had some shingles lift 4 weeks ago during Laura in Galveston and small drip in our living room. Called a couple of our normal roofers and they haven’t even called back at this point. Too many big jobs to bother with our small repair. @deadshank , can you see about one of your folks do a side job?
October 9, 20205 yr Wind was insane driving over the Galveston causeway. Would not want to be in a 18 wheeler Edited October 9, 20205 yr by Xian
October 9, 20205 yr Shit, that's why the hurricane is headed right for them -- OU is sucking it all the way in.
October 9, 20205 yr 32 minutes ago, kevwun said: Unfortunately the have probably the best meteorology school in the US. Probably has something to do with tornado alley being so close.
October 9, 20205 yr 38 minutes ago, kevwun said: Unfortunately the have probably the best meteorology school in the US. It still sucks.
October 9, 20205 yr 38 minutes ago, kevwun said: Unfortunately the have probably the best meteorology school in the US. Then again, you are talking about an entire field that achieves about a 60% hit rate on their forecasts and are never fired for it. Them being "the best meteorology school in the US" is like being the smartest kid on the short bus.
October 9, 20205 yr 46 minutes ago, kevwun said: Unfortunately the have probably the best meteorology school in the US. I thought that title belonged to Mississippi State.
October 9, 20205 yr Jeff is back broadcasting today and had the the most dramatic flat tire ever. Edited October 9, 20205 yr by crimsonlonghorn
October 9, 20205 yr 41 minutes ago, jdhorn92 said: Probably has something to do with tornado alley being so close. NowThis close to be more precise
October 9, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, smuggs said: Oh good, radar services in Lake Charles courtesy of the sooners. Cover story, they've come for your land.
October 9, 20205 yr 7 minutes ago, clapclapclap said: Cover story, they've come for your land. Jokes on them, its all subsiding into the gulf. Sooners suck again.
October 9, 20205 yr 6 hours ago, UT_OB1 said: We had some shingles lift 4 weeks ago during Laura in Galveston and small drip in our living room. Called a couple of our normal roofers and they haven’t even called back at this point. Too many big jobs to bother with our small repair. There is no such thing as a “normal” roofer. I mean just look at @ROFL BOX; his nose is cold. See? PM me if you still need help.
October 9, 20205 yr My power is out in Beaumont. Its always the same streets/blocks that go down, and years ago we would have power while the surrounding neighborhoods would lose it. Im thinking the crew from Alabama that came over to restore power after Laura just did enough to get it working before taking off for SW LA. I may reach out to entergy when things settle down and see I'm cool with it, wind is gusting to about 50 and its not hot. Deep freeze, freezer, and fridge are still not full after throwing everything away before evacuating in August.Wind is eerie with no television weather folks to drown it out.I need to be nicer to my wife. She just gave me the briefing on everything that could possibly go wrong in the next 12 hours.I told her "you don't suffer well"Tone.I actually feigned a technical difficulty on a zoom call earlier so I could get laid.
October 9, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, kevwun said: Unfortunately the have probably the best meteorology school in the US. Not the best. Top 10 but overall, nope. Good in Tornader stuff, probably #1 there, but all-around, nope. Best meteorology schools overall are, any of these top 5: Cornell, Princeton, MIT, UCLA, and... sorry... aggy. Right under these are Florida State, Ohio State, Rutgers, Washington, Miami, Michigan, Illinois. All of these schools have big, honking, well developed multi-branch atmospheric sciences departments with lots of undergraduates and they land a lot of jobs. Most of the rest of the Nations might have a small department or two.
October 9, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, BearSchlong said: My power is out in Beaumont. Its always the same streets/blocks that go down, and years ago we would have power while the surrounding neighborhoods would lose it. Im thinking the crew from Alabama that came over to restore power after Laura just did enough to get it working before taking off for SW LA. I may reach out to entergy when things settle down and see I'm cool with it, wind is gusting to about 50 and its not hot. Deep freeze, freezer, and fridge are still not full after throwing everything away before evacuating in August. Wind is eerie with no television weather folks to drown it out. I need to be nicer to my wife. She just gave me the briefing on everything that could possibly go wrong in the next 12 hours. I told her "you don't suffer well" Tone. I actually feigned a technical difficulty on a zoom call earlier so I could get laid. Power on in Lumberton all day. Maybe I should shut off the breaker and sweet talk the Mrs into some action.
October 9, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, kevwun said: Unfortunately the have probably the best meteorology school in the US. 3 hours ago, jdhorn92 said: Probably has something to do with tornado alley being so close. What if they built the school, and it attracted tornadoes to it?
October 9, 20205 yr Heaviest shit of the day so far. Lost power for about 10 minutes but it came back up. House is flexing pretty hard. IMG_2774.MOV IMG_2770.MOV IMG_2775.MOV Edited October 10, 20205 yr by smuggs RIP EVH.
October 10, 20205 yr 14 minutes ago, smuggs said: Heaviest shit of the day so far. Lost power for about 10 minutes but it came back up. House is flexing pretty hard. IMG_2774.MOV 36.03 MB · 1 download IMG_2770.MOV 22.23 MB · 0 downloads IMG_2775.MOV Why am I picturing @smuggs sitting in his house with winds howling with his spicoli grin on his face?
October 10, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Dewey said: Walked back to my truck in 50 mph winds today, but this... Is it wrong that I was rooting for him to get blown off the pier?
October 10, 20205 yr 20 minutes ago, smuggs said: Heaviest shit of the day so far. Lost power for about 10 minutes but it came back up. House is flexing pretty hard. IMG_2774.MOV 36.03 MB · 1 download IMG_2770.MOV 22.23 MB · 0 downloads IMG_2775.MOV Blue tarp <> blue shed
October 10, 20205 yr 22 minutes ago, Sbbruin said: Why am I picturing @smuggs sitting in his house with winds howling with his spicoli grin on his face? All I need are two life-threatening hurricanes in 6 weeks, a cool buzz and I’m fine.
October 10, 20205 yr Grabbed the dogs and move to my FILs house (his power is still on), they are in OK City for the next 5 days.
October 10, 20205 yr Live link to dumbass Yankees driving around the marshes of Cameron Parish looking for “crocs” as someone who spent a lot of time in this area they legit might die. There is zero high ground close Edited October 10, 20205 yr by Xian
October 10, 20205 yr So Friday night Jeff and he seems to be drivint 45 mph through town.Did he miss the landfall?
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