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06-26-2012, 11:41 PM | #13121 |
Cobra Viper
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Really, I'm looking for black hiss tanks, I only bought one when I was hunting.. Maybe I should do a run next week, and see what I can come up with.. What about tjmaxx, and marshals?
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06-26-2012, 11:47 PM | #13122 |
Crimson Guard
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Makes me feel like an old man to say this but I was 12 when hurricane Andrew came through Homestead and Miami, I remember being evacuated the same way (not in boats but still). The Shelter we were at began to crumble in the middle of the night, one of the walls tore apart and wind and crap just came pouring in. It was nuts!
Ill be sacrificing some goats for you tonight X.
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06-27-2012, 12:00 AM | #13123 |
ANGRY OTAKU
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Makes me feel like an old man to say this but I was 12 when hurricane Andrew came through Homestead and Miami, I remember being evacuated the same way (not in boats but still). The Shelter we were at began to crumble in the middle of the night, one of the walls tore apart and wind and crap just came pouring in. It was nuts!
Ill be sacrificing some goats for you tonight X.
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06-27-2012, 12:30 AM | #13124 |
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Just found out that I'm in the mandatory evacuation zone that is being destroyed by tropical storm Debbie. First thing I did was pack up all of my collection in plastic totes and now I'm prepping my electronics so I figured I'd post before signing off and ask for your prayers and luck for everyone in my area. This is a truly crazy experience and I can't say that I ever thought I would be a part of something like it. People are literally being picked up from their homes by boats and being taken to shelters. So long for now!
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06-27-2012, 12:36 AM | #13125 |
Cobra Boomcat
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Dulles, VA
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Now Debby's pushing ashore up here by Torgo and myself, but at a much reduced danger level. We've been in such severe drought, that most of the rain overage will hopefully just be absorbed without the terrible flooding and damage seen in areas around Tampa. Best wishes and thoughts go out to all the Tankers in distress from this thing.
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06-27-2012, 01:57 AM | #13126 |
Cobra Lalalalalalalala!
Join Date: Aug 2009
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I think we're finished with the worst of Debby in my neck of the woods. It's caused a ton of sink hole damage in the surrounding areas including some in my neighborhood, so I'm definitely a little worried about that, but other than that this certainly could have been a lot worse, so I'm thankful it wasn't, and that from the looks of things I will be able to get out of here on Thursday and head to JoeCon.
Side note, since it seems many of us are having Hurricane Andrew recollections, I was 7 at the time and we lived in an apartment in Miami Lakes, but with Andrew approaching we elected to go stay at my grandparents house in Hialeah because it was of a much sounder construction (built in the 1950s), my aunt's family did the same, so in total I believe there was 7 people in the house, and we had the whole thing shuttered up so you couldn't really see what was going on, except for this one really tiny window they had in the back bathroom of the house, and we all would take turns looking out of it. I remember staring out that window during the worst of the storm, and my grandparents had a lemon tree in their backyard that had been there for about 35 years, a huge tree, and I literally saw it get pulled out of the ground and take flight. It left a hole the size of a small swimming pool. Absolutely terrifying, and one of the most amazing things I've ever seen in my life.
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06-27-2012, 08:48 AM | #13127 |
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Just found out that I'm in the mandatory evacuation zone that is being destroyed by tropical storm Debbie. First thing I did was pack up all of my collection in plastic totes and now I'm prepping my electronics so I figured I'd post before signing off and ask for your prayers and luck for everyone in my area. This is a truly crazy experience and I can't say that I ever thought I would be a part of something like it. People are literally being picked up from their homes by boats and being taken to shelters. So long for now!
I'd be screwed if i had to evacuate. My collection does not fit in either of my cars. I was 13 when Andrew passed by Miami. I also lived in Kendall then. I didn't get to see much of the winds 'cause my dad and i boarded up the windows. We stepped out during the eye and saw just about every tree around us uprooted. Ironically, the condo's name is Bent Tree. What i remember most was having to eat cold fried chicken (which my mom had thoughtfully cooked a crapload of before the storm) for days and having to sleep early since there was no electricity and everyone was saving their batteries. During Katrina I woke up just in time to look outside my living room window (2nd floor) and see the wind rocking my wife's car, and just when i thought it was going to flip, a slew of roof shingles went through her rear window. I didn't flip, but it was soaked. Last edited by heltskelt; 06-27-2012 at 04:10 PM.. |
06-27-2012, 03:22 PM | #13128 |
I HAVE SPOKEN
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: U.S.
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Back home now and no damage to report luckily. Thanks for all the well wishes guys. Definitely an eye opening experience that made me realize how unprepared I would be in an emergency. Gonna make some changes asap.
In regards to my collection, I think it might have sounded like I was packing up my collection to take with me but that was not at all the case. My car is way to small for any of that stuff, I'm lucky to fit a couple of bags of clothes in an emergency. I just packed as much as I could in about 20 35gallon plastic bins in hopes that they would be protected from any flooding and hopefully float if the water became deep enough. lol Anything that didn't fit was stacked on desks and counter tops. |
06-27-2012, 03:27 PM | #13129 |
Cobra Boomcat
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Dulles, VA
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Glad to hear you and your collection are okay, man. Hopefully this opens a lot of people's eyes to just how quickly mother nature can turn against us, and this was just an extremely weak tropical storm. A lot of years of being extremely lucky on the Gulf Coast I fear has bred a lot of complacency. My original major was Meteorology and learning just how crazy and dangerous a lot of this stuff can get was definitely shocking and frightening. But being prepared can make it a lot less stressful and dangerous for everyone.
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06-27-2012, 03:46 PM | #13130 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Florida
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Thoes are some crazy stories guys, I never really had the chance to witness anything so bizzare. We did have a rough one about 5 years ago when I was living in Zephyrhills. Driving after it was all over, with rooftops blown off, and trees scattered across the neighborhood, and In the steets was about as bad as it got. The coolest thing that I saw, was the local McDonalds high sign ripped comlpetely off. Don't get me wrong, I love McDonalds..LOL, but It was an experience to see the destruction. Anyways I wish everyone the best of luck with all this mess... And also good luck at JoeCon, for whoever is going.
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