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It's Coming
The K-rails and sandbags are in place.
The rains are coming ashore along with the winds. Three storms in sucession with 4"-8" rain at the beach, double or triple that in the burn areas. Mud slides are expected. People are packed, ready to evacuate if required. From the sounds of it, it's going to be quite a ride. To the best of my knowledge, Abby is still in port. Lew |
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It's Coming- 1st Update
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:03:16 -0800, the infamous "Lew Hodgett"
scrawled the following: The rains got here, about 2" outside my window, other places more. The mud slides have started. One guy had 7 ft of mud that slid into his back yard which he needs to get out before next rain tomorrow lest he finds the whole house under mud from the next rain. Estimate 25 dump truck loads will do it. Have no clue where they will haul it. 2nd storm comes in on Tuesday. Stay tuned. We were supposed to be hit by those up here but so far, it has been less than 1/4 inch. Just a few very minor sprinkles have hit so far today. I heard the wind gust twice yesterday, maybe 12 knots, not the 43mph gusts they predicted for us. Don't get me wrong: I'm -glad- it hasn't hit us...yet. My buddy in LoCal said that the Homey Despots and Blowes are all out of sandbags. I told him if worse comes to worst, he and his wife can just jump into his C-Dory in the side yard and either tether there or float safely out to sea until the storms stop. Good luck, guys. Now's a good time to start practicing holding your breath. gd&r -- The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land. --Abraham Lincoln |
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It's Coming- 2nd Update
We've been getting hammered in the SF Bay Area as well.
LIghtning is a rare thing here, but this storm has produced some pretty nice booms and rolling thunder that lasts 10 or 15 seconds. Winds gust, but nothing in the 50-60 mph range - yet. We don't get much "weather" in the Bay Area. But when we do - it's a doozy - exaggerated by its rareness. Drivers don't seem to understand that when the road conditions change, so should their driving mode change. Accidents everywhere - and people still don't slow down. Calfornia drivers seem to believe that driving at 70 mph - is a constitutional right. |
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It's Coming- 2nd Update
charlie b wrote in news:4B578280.67D9
@accesscom.com: We've been getting hammered in the SF Bay Area as well. LIghtning is a rare thing here, but this storm has produced some pretty nice booms and rolling thunder that lasts 10 or 15 seconds. Winds gust, but nothing in the 50-60 mph range - yet. We don't get much "weather" in the Bay Area. But when we do - it's a doozy - exaggerated by its rareness. Drivers don't seem to understand that when the road conditions change, so should their driving mode change. Accidents everywhere - and people still don't slow down. Calfornia drivers seem to believe that driving at 70 mph - is a constitutional right. Charlie, I hear ya. I spoke to my son who lives in SF near Candlestick Park. He said a crash of thunder woke him up around 3am the other night. He rides mass transit so does not have to deal with the idiots on the road. Down here in San Diego, they drive like maniacs regardless of the road conditions. I try to stay off the freeways when it rains down here. Steve |
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It's Coming- 1st Update
"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
... We were supposed to be hit by those up here but so far, it has been less than 1/4 inch. Were you the Jaques in Oregon quoted on CNN re Obamacare? |
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It's Coming- 2nd Update
"Steve" wrote in message
. 207.159... charlie b wrote in news:4B578280.67D9 @accesscom.com: We've been getting hammered in the SF Bay Area as well. LIghtning is a rare thing here, but this storm has produced some pretty nice booms and rolling thunder that lasts 10 or 15 seconds. Winds gust, but nothing in the 50-60 mph range - yet. We don't get much "weather" in the Bay Area. But when we do - it's a doozy - exaggerated by its rareness. Drivers don't seem to understand that when the road conditions change, so should their driving mode change. Accidents everywhere - and people still don't slow down. Calfornia drivers seem to believe that driving at 70 mph - is a constitutional right. Charlie, I hear ya. I spoke to my son who lives in SF near Candlestick Park. He said a crash of thunder woke him up around 3am the other night. He rides mass transit so does not have to deal with the idiots on the road. Down here in San Diego, they drive like maniacs regardless of the road conditions. I try to stay off the freeways when it rains down here. Steve Thirty years ago they used to slow to a crawl on the freeways when it rained. Must be a lot of newbies! |
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It's Coming- 1st Update
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:48:55 -0800, the infamous "LDosser"
scrawled the following: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message .. . We were supposed to be hit by those up here but so far, it has been less than 1/4 inch. Were you the Jaques in Oregon quoted on CNN re Obamacare? I rather doubt it. I haven't been inundated by other news services wanting my opinion yet. (I pray I never am.) What did they say? -- The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land. --Abraham Lincoln |
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It's Coming- 2nd Update
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:24:00 -0800, charlie b
wrote: We've been getting hammered in the SF Bay Area as well. LIghtning is a rare thing here, but this storm has produced some pretty nice booms and rolling thunder that lasts 10 or 15 seconds. Winds gust, but nothing in the 50-60 mph range - yet. We don't get much "weather" in the Bay Area. But when we do - it's a doozy - exaggerated by its rareness. Drivers don't seem to understand that when the road conditions change, so should their driving mode change. Accidents everywhere - and people still don't slow down. Calfornia drivers seem to believe that driving at 70 mph - is a constitutional right. We are getting heavy rains. Finally, washing away the road salt and the lawns are greening up. When I lived in LA, when it started to rain after months of drought, the roads would be initially very slick with engine oil. I'll take January over July-August any day. Rainy days are good days for woodworking anyway. |
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It's Coming- 1st Update
"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
... On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:48:55 -0800, the infamous "LDosser" scrawled the following: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message . .. We were supposed to be hit by those up here but so far, it has been less than 1/4 inch. Were you the Jaques in Oregon quoted on CNN re Obamacare? I rather doubt it. I haven't been inundated by other news services wanting my opinion yet. (I pray I never am.) What did they say? It's all down to AGW ... |
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It's Coming- 4th Update
On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:26:41 -0700, the infamous Mark & Juanita
scrawled the following: Lew Hodgett wrote: This is the 4th day, but we're gaining on it, I think. Another 3/4" in the rain gage outside my window, headed toward 6" in the gage since Monday. Here on the left coast, take your pick, S/D, L/A or S/F, they are all getting hammered. We had some folks head out to Ridgecrest Wed & Thu and even the desert is getting hammered. All the way from Ridgecrest to Tucson -- they were in rain the whole way and all of it heavy rain. We finally got some of that rain up her in SoOr. About half an inch from last night on, steady and fairly light, as usual. I like it like that. -- We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same. -Carlos Castaneda, mystic and author (1925-1998) ------- |
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It's Coming Revisited
It's here.
The rains have returned to SoCal. The hillsides appear to be holding. At least our rain is getting measured in inches, not in feet like they measure the "Partly Cloudy" the folks back east are getting. As the saying goes, ".. and this to shall pass." Lew |
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