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Any news / update on where we are at?

PM sent last week.

Sorry for being AWOL, folks.

I live in Florida, far north west but still Florida. I've been preparing for an unwelcome visitor named Irma. Knock on wood, she seems to have decided to stay well east of my location, but this time of year you can't be too careful. We remember Andrew, Katrina, Ivan, among other storms that hit the east coast of Florida and then decided to travel cross state and come visiting up here along the Gulf Coast. Even up here, gas stations are out of gas and store shelves are empty, and we're all walking on egg shells. BTW, the front that is suppose to turn Irma north into Miami just went through with a line of rain and temperatures went from upper 80's down to lower 80's. If Florida is lucky this front will be enough to weaken the Atlantic High and let Irma turn north east of the Florida Coast. That won't help the Bahamas, though, nor...probably...the Carolinas. Irma is going to punch somebody in the CONUS really hard.

I'm sure all our thoughts are with you. Stay safe!

Eris wrote:Sorry for being AWOL, folks.

Understandable, Eris. Keep your head down.

We just got some rain and wind from Harvey in San Antonio, but one of my nieces in Houston got six feet of water in her house.

Well, we're still outside the Cone of Uncertainty...wouldn't that be a good item in D&D?...but we're only 50 miles out and Irma is 400 miles wide. I don't wish it on anyone, but I do hope it doesn't come more west. Let's all blow really hard and see if we can turn it east out to sea. Ha! Ha!

It looks like Nate is coming to visit. The track has moved east from Louisiana to the AL/MS line and may either move more east or track NE after landfall. Nate is projected to be a Cat 1 at landfall, but with the warm water in the Gulf could get up to Cat 2. Keep in mind that going up from a Cat Level means about 10 times worse damage.

I'm 10 miles east of Pensacola and about 20 miles inland. We are sure to get prolonged Tropical Storm winds and if Nate strengthens (and I think it will) Hurricane force winds for a few hours. TS isn't too bad, but even Cat 1 is a real bitch! Ivan just about destroyed the coastal areas here and it was a Cat 2, and you all know what Cat 3 Katrina did. Folks, I've only evacuated once and that was when Cat 3 Opal hit us back in 1995.

Where I am there's no danger of storm surge or flooding and this house is sturdy, so unless a tornado hits us I think we'll be okay from the winds of a Cat 1 storm. At the moment, I'm more worried about roof damage and leaks than anything else. Overall, I'm sure there will be some damage to trees and the maybe to the house, but unless we roll two or three consecutive 2's we should be okay.

However, electricity, cell and internet will very likely go out and stay out for a long time. We were dark for two weeks when Ivan (Cat 2) came through in 2004 and one week when Dennis (Cat 1) hit in 2005. So, don't be surprised if I'm not around for a couple of weeks. Don't been overly worried, because I'm probably fine, just dropped down a few tech levels for a bit.

I'll continue to post until I lose power, but don't be surprised if the games aren't my primary interest right now. On the other side of this when I get a chance to let y'all know that I'm okay, I'll do so.

Wish me luck!

Eris wrote:I'll continue to post until I lose power, but don't be surprised if the games aren't my primary interest right now. On the other side of this when I get a chance to let y'all know that I'm okay, I'll do so.

Wish me luck!

Batten down the hatches. We will be here when you return

Yes indeed! Good Luck!

Eris wrote:Wish me luck!

Eris (and anyone else in the area of effect), how did you fare with Nate?

joertexas wrote:

Eris wrote:Wish me luck!

Eris (and anyone else in the area of effect), how did you fare with Nate?

Well, I'm back and none worse than before Nate...mostly. We lost power for a few hours and Cable/Internet for a day. There were a few limbs down in the yard, but no trees. I saw a couple of shingles on the ground, but I'm not sure they came from our roof...wrong color. We had a small roof leak during the peak of the storm, but I think it was horizontal water being blown in under the roof vent, as it only leaked when the wind was blowing its hardest and the rain was coming down in sheets. Other than that and cleaning up after a very upset dog and cat who decided to fight the storm with pee and feces we came through okay.

Eris wrote:

joertexas wrote:

Eris wrote:Wish me luck!

Eris (and anyone else in the area of effect), how did you fare with Nate?

Well, I'm back and none worse than before Nate...mostly. We lost power for a few hours and Cable/Internet for a day. There were a few limbs down in the yard, but no trees. I saw a couple of shingles on the ground, but I'm not sure they came from our roof...wrong color. We had a small roof leak during the peak of the storm, but I think it was horizontal water being blown in under the roof vent, as it only leaked when the wind was blowing its hardest and the rain was coming down in sheets. Other than that and cleaning up after a very upset dog and cat who decided to fight the storm with pee and feces we came through okay.

Glad to hear you had only minor inconvenience. I lived through hurricane Fran in Raleigh NC, though my only impact was a week or so without power, ultimately addressed by staying in a co-worker's guest room.

Frank

Glad to hear you are safe and well!

W00t!

How do y'all set up that Show and Hide for your character stats in your signature line?

joertexas wrote:How do y'all set up that Show and Hide for your character stats in your signature line?

Go to your profile and wrap a spoiler tag around what you want to Show/Hide in your signature.

Eris wrote:

joertexas wrote:How do y'all set up that Show and Hide for your character stats in your signature line?

Go to your profile and wrap a spoiler tag around what you want to Show/Hide in your signature.

Great! Thanks!

Eris, since Keven is offline for a while, Carlos is an NPC, correct?

joertexas wrote:Eris, since Keven is offline for a while, Carlos is an NPC, correct?

Yeah...I wish Keven would come back, I know he's on Facebook, but yeah, Carlos is an NPC for now.

Hey happy thanksgiving, all! Hope yours is more fall-like than ours! 87 degrees here today! But there's a turkey in the oven, sides getting done and I've got a moment to sit with a glass of wine. Not a bad day at all!

Happy Thanksgiving to all those across the pond!