Bring it on!!! I got chains and a four wheeler with a winch. Let it rain ice!!
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It used to not be like that here before Katrina ( I live basically ground zero,Hancock County MS) No one did much more than get gas and maybe crackers,tuna...lil stuff here and there.... Now we only have one grocery store left within a 20 mile radius (of course being the big ripoff wally world) so It's like a horror movie A WEEK BEFOREHAND!!!! Seriously..newsman says tropical disturbance and phroom...... Psycholand....As if our Wallyworld wasn't jamm packed on a normal day!!!
My brother deployed to Iraq from Gulfport. I went there to see him before he left. We drove around and saw the devastation that was Katrina. I was truly stunned. Unless you have seen it first hand there is no way to really understand what katrina did. We found a street that drove staight inland fron the beach and the flood surge damage was clearly visible for a mile inland and the damage was marked at what I would guess was 12 to 15 feet high. When I flew out we flew over New orleans and it was gut wrenching to see.
I admire people who have the strength to live in areas that can be hit by hurricanes. Im from Montana originally. When a big storm comes its usually snow and we can ride it out. We know how to deal with cold ice snow and wind. We can prepare for that easily enough and riding out that kind of storm isnt a huge deal, but when the storm comes with flood surge 12 feet deep and 115 mile an hour winds I dont see how anyone can prepare for it. I know that even a week of serious snow,leaving me with over 5 foot of snow down, isnt gonna take my house off its foundation. We northerners might poke fun at those who get weird over what we see as a non event in the form of snow but my honest admiration and respect go to you who live in hurricane country.
The Gulfport/Biloxi area got a good bit,but for the most part it didnt go past the train tracks.Mostly beachfront disaster. The point of land between us and them (called Henderson Point) broke most of the tidal surge for them. She came up at the mouth of the Pearl river near Clermont Harbor/Pearlington. The highest point of the surge was there at 35+ feet.The water was as high as 20 feet inland...15 at my home nearly 6 miles from the beach.Horses in second floors of houses,ponies in powerlines,a dog on the school roof.A friend found a house,a shrimp boat(HUGE), and a large rec type boat on his land.Adjecent to the marshes,but still about 3 miles inland.My neighbors house was so old it came off the blocks and floated about 1/4 mile before it hit the woods.You would really have to visit that area between Old Hwy 90 from the LA line by Chalmette etc..to Bay St Louis,MS to see where she truly carved her hand.Naturally,not man made. Luckily we have been blessed by many church orginizations who have made hundreds of treks to the coast to help out.NOLA got all the Govt and Hollywood help,Harrison County got all of the casino revenue(govt closed door contracts) and Hancock County has yet to receive anything more than repairing the schools basically.They have ONE grocery within a 20+ mile radius and that would be walmart who is practically raping us because they can. There is still very few houses rebuilt near the beach.Drive along old 90 through the wetlands below NOLA and you can still see tankers and commercial fishing boats miles inland and abandoned in the trees.
This was our local savior church before and after...almost 4 mi inland main damages from tidal surge:
Our county government complex,still today:
A neighbors boat: It reads...Sorry about your boat,it saved 5 peoples lives:
It used to not be like that here before Katrina ( I live basically ground zero,Hancock County MS) No one did much more than get gas and maybe crackers,tuna...lil stuff here and there.... Now we only have one grocery store left within a 20 mile radius (of course being the big ripoff wally world) so It's like a horror movie A WEEK BEFOREHAND!!!! Seriously..newsman says tropical disturbance and phroom...... Psycholand....As if our Wallyworld wasn't jamm packed on a normal day!!!
My brother deployed to Iraq from Gulfport. I went there to see him before he left. We drove around and saw the devastation that was Katrina. I was truly stunned. Unless you have seen it first hand there is no way to really understand what katrina did. We found a street that drove staight inland fron the beach and the flood surge damage was clearly visible for a mile inland and the damage was marked at what I would guess was 12 to 15 feet high. When I flew out we flew over New orleans and it was gut wrenching to see.
I admire people who have the strength to live in areas that can be hit by hurricanes. Im from Montana originally. When a big storm comes its usually snow and we can ride it out. We know how to deal with cold ice snow and wind. We can prepare for that easily enough and riding out that kind of storm isnt a huge deal, but when the storm comes with flood surge 12 feet deep and 115 mile an hour winds I dont see how anyone can prepare for it. I know that even a week of serious snow,leaving me with over 5 foot of snow down, isnt gonna take my house off its foundation. We northerners might poke fun at those who get weird over what we see as a non event in the form of snow but my honest admiration and respect go to you who live in hurricane country.
The Gulfport/Biloxi area got a good bit,but for the most part it didnt go past the train tracks.Mostly beachfront disaster. The point of land between us and them (called Henderson Point) broke most of the tidal surge for them. She came up at the mouth of the Pearl river near Clermont Harbor/Pearlington. The highest point of the surge was there at 35+ feet.The water was as high as 20 feet inland...15 at my home nearly 6 miles from the beach.Horses in second floors of houses,ponies in powerlines,a dog on the school roof.A friend found a house,a shrimp boat(HUGE), and a large rec type boat on his land.Adjecent to the marshes,but still about 3 miles inland.My neighbors house was so old it came off the blocks and floated about 1/4 mile before it hit the woods.You would really have to visit that area between Old Hwy 90 from the LA line by Chalmette etc..to Bay St Louis,MS to see where she truly carved her hand.Naturally,not man made. Luckily we have been blessed by many church orginizations who have made hundreds of treks to the coast to help out.NOLA got all the Govt and Hollywood help,Harrison County got all of the casino revenue(govt closed door contracts) and Hancock County has yet to receive anything more than repairing the schools basically.They have ONE grocery within a 20+ mile radius and that would be walmart who is practically raping us because they can. There is still very few houses rebuilt near the beach.Drive along old 90 through the wetlands below NOLA and you can still see tankers and commercial fishing boats miles inland and abandoned in the trees.
This was our local savior church before and after...almost 4 mi inland main damages from tidal surge:
Our county government complex,still today:
A neighbors boat: It reads...Sorry about your boat,it saved 5 peoples lives:
I agree about the ice, that stuffs downright dangerous! We are just getting a light dusting of snow here so far, no ice, sleet or anything and the ground froze earlier today, so it's just blowing around. I wonder what it will look like in the morning though.
Hope everybody stays safe and warm!
Hope everybody stays safe and warm!
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Oh, so funny! Yes, I'm a little east of Raleigh...Get the generator ready, gas, and HOARD the beer! My chicken runs are already trashed from the Christmas snow storm.
Oh, so funny! Yes, I'm a little east of Raleigh...Get the generator ready, gas, and HOARD the beer! My chicken runs are already trashed from the Christmas snow storm.
It is sleeting and snowing here.... The ground is white already.. It's snowing so hard I can't see 30 feet off my porch.. I can only see that far because of our security light.. Bring it on.. I want to play!!!!
yeah, I got everything.....except gas! Realized today the truck was under a half tank. So off I went to the closest gas station....and picked up some taco bell while I was at it! LOL
nothing here so far. Sigh. It needs to start and be significant enough I can stay home from work tomorrow darn it.
nothing here so far. Sigh. It needs to start and be significant enough I can stay home from work tomorrow darn it.
It's headin my way, better break out them chains.
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hehehe I broke mine out yesterday. I prefer to keep my spare tires mounted with chains on, and just swap tires rather than try to wrestle the chains on in the snow. I need to go put them on the truck though, I really miss checking on the chooks at night and collecting those late in the day eggs before they freeze overnight....plus I may need them for work in the morning and I HATE getting up any early.
But then again, I don't *have* to go out there.....
hehehe I broke mine out yesterday. I prefer to keep my spare tires mounted with chains on, and just swap tires rather than try to wrestle the chains on in the snow. I need to go put them on the truck though, I really miss checking on the chooks at night and collecting those late in the day eggs before they freeze overnight....plus I may need them for work in the morning and I HATE getting up any early.
But then again, I don't *have* to go out there.....
I don't want to get up either, I hope it snows good here so I don't have to leave the house. As soon as I see an ice pellet I'm breaking out the chains, cat litter, and cofee.
I turned my back just to watch the end of the movie. News comes on showing snow covered highways, and DH asks so where IS that? Cincinnati? HA it is HERE! What a shocker to look out the window - we have 3" and its still coming down thickly. This is ATLANTA, not OHIO! I might be the only one on the block with a snow shovel. Just can't wait for the ice to come down later.
I baked bread and cinnamon rolls today. Still have the 3 loaves, zero rolls. The only person who has to go to work in the early am is ME, to wade out (ok, that's exaggerating) to put out the water and feed and let the chickens out. Not that they'll even poke their little chicken heads out of the coop with all that white stuff.
I baked bread and cinnamon rolls today. Still have the 3 loaves, zero rolls. The only person who has to go to work in the early am is ME, to wade out (ok, that's exaggerating) to put out the water and feed and let the chickens out. Not that they'll even poke their little chicken heads out of the coop with all that white stuff.
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