Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-26 Thread Rich Thomas
000 WTNT44 KNHC 260900 TCDAT4 HURRICANE IRENE DISCUSSION NUMBER 24 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011 500 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE INTENSITY OF IRENE IS NOT QUITE AT MAJOR HURRICANE STATUS. THE

Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-26 Thread Scott and Gwen Ritchey
: [MBZ] A Word of Warning To all East Coast Lister's. With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast. Here is some advice from someone that's BTDT (too many times to count). If You live in a area that is prone to Flooding. GET THE H?LL out of Dodge. If You stay Make sure you have a 3 day supply

Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-26 Thread Dave Walton
...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Russ Williams Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:19 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] A Word of Warning To all East Coast Lister's. With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast. Here is some advice from someone

Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-26 Thread Max Dillon
Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] A Word of Warning To all East Coast Lister's. With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast. Here is some advice from someone that's BTDT (too many times to count). If You live in a area that is prone to Flooding. GET THE H?LL out of Dodge. If You stay Make

Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-26 Thread WILTON
'Glad the trip went well. Still not much Irene here. Light rain, light wind. Wilton - Original Message - From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning Drove

Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-26 Thread Tim C
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:36 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Hit a bottle or something glass at one point, thought I'd broken a headlight. Also hit a bag of trash. The last time I hit a bag of trash I wound up getting three radiators from Rusty (the one he packed personally

Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-26 Thread Max Dillon
We're getting just a little breeze here, maybe 20 mph tops, no rain now but heavy rain earlier before noon. Really a non event for us. I was a bit upset about hitting both of those, at speed, in the dark. Never saw the bottle. Saw the bag after cresting a small rise, car in the lane next to me

[MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-25 Thread Russ Williams
To all East Coast Lister's. With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast. Here is some advice from someone that's BTDT (too many times to count). If You live in a area that is prone to Flooding. GET THE H?LL out of Dodge. If You stay Make sure you have a 3 day supply of Canned Food and a

Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-25 Thread Rich Thomas
Agreed. Looks like the Lowcountry is spared this time, but our neighbors to the north and the Yankees are going to whacked. I do not wish that on anyone. Make good choices, be smart, and be safe y'all. --R On 8/25/11 7:19 PM, Russ Williams wrote: To all East Coast Lister's. With

Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-25 Thread Dieselhead
Amen, Brother! I have not BTDT, but I have talked to people in the Biloxi area who survived Katrina. A few additional tidbits I learned. When FEMA comes in 2-3 days later, they confiscate any remaining fuel at gas stations for their use. Unless you have a stockpile of fuel your generator

Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-25 Thread Curt Raymond
and the local weather guys are losing their minds over this... The weather folks here seem to agree with the NWS. -Curt Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:30:32 -0400 From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-25 Thread Max Dillon
guys are losing their minds over this... The weather folks here seem to agree with the NWS. -Curt Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:30:32 -0400 From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning Message-ID

Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-25 Thread Rich Thomas
It is going to go over the Outer Banks or perhaps a bit inland, then skip up the coast to Long Island or so for real landfall. In this one Florida was spared as was my neck of the woods -- it is quite a bit offshore. It is likely to be a Category 4 storm by tomorrow or Sat and will start to

Re: [MBZ] A Word of Warning

2011-08-25 Thread andrew strasfogel
The latest models say category 2 over NC, then 1 the rest of the way straight over NYC and then up north into VT and eventually - OMG- Montreal! On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: It is going to go over the Outer Banks or perhaps a bit