The Ready Room => Off Topic => Topic started by: Magmatron on September 04, 2004, 12:00:12 AM
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: Magmatron on September 04, 2004, 12:00:12 AM
Well, I live in SouthEast Florida, and we do have that nasty hurricane right offshore. If the power goes out here (It's already been going out every once in a while today), and lines etc. are knocked down by Frances, it could be several weeks before power is restored, since a lot of the Florida power folks are still in central Florida fixing up what Charley has done. It's a chance thing, but chances are high I'll be without power. I'll see you all after the mess is all cleared up.
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: Grillkohle on September 04, 2004, 12:24:25 AM
Same goes for me, just that I live in Central Florida, so all the power guys are at my place :D.
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: BobTheJanitor on September 04, 2004, 12:55:23 AM
Connect to the internet with tin cans and string! (you never know, it might be faster than normal)
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: sonic on September 04, 2004, 04:35:52 AM
If your house goes kaboom, save the pc first.
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: Dubbilex on September 04, 2004, 06:37:18 AM
D:
godspeed, ness. godspeed.
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: Necrosis on September 04, 2004, 07:27:00 AM
Stay away from dogs called Toto.
Also, please take pics of any passing cows.
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: Malevolent on September 04, 2004, 10:18:10 AM
Noes, Ness will be gone. Who will help me lag?
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: Dark on September 04, 2004, 04:17:14 PM
god speed to the both of you, ness and grill, and yes if you see any flying cattle or animals take some pictars and share them with us when your power and telephone lines return to working status :D
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: Legionnaired on September 04, 2004, 04:35:41 PM
I'll be praying for you guys. Come back posting in one piece.
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: Grillkohle on September 05, 2004, 02:11:44 PM
Boo, what a crappy hurricane <_< . Man, that was boring. But we still have (http://image.weather.com/images/maps/tropical/strm9_track_720x486.jpg)
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: Necrosis on September 05, 2004, 02:27:49 PM
THE RED COMMUNIST STORM WILL SWEEP AWAY CAPITALIST FLORIDIA!!
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: Magmatron on September 06, 2004, 08:13:20 AM
Shortly after that post, my power went out, along with my entire neighborhood. I've spent from then until about right now (Power just went on) sitting around my extremely humid airconditionless house, periodically leaving to see how the hurricane was going. We really lucked out. Turns out it stalled over the bahamas, basically raping them until it downgraded to a Cat 2, then hit us. We have alot of big trees, etc, blown over, and some lost shingles (And Jesus do I need to take a bath after I post this), but it could have been alot worse had it not stalled in the bahamas first, so I'm thankful for that. Funny little story:
Power was out for a while now, so my entire block gathered up all the grills around, and cooked all of the meat we had in all of our houses, since it looked like it would all spoil, and we all had a big BBQ. Right after the BBQ, a friend calls and invites me to another friends house, who has power, for some post-hurricane-pre-power gaming. I load up my entire junky large computer into his car and head over my other friends house, where we spend all this time setting everything up.
Roughly 5 minutes into the game-fest, the power at his house went out too. I attempted to walk home, but that strange neighborhood was pitch black, so I got lost for roughly 3 hours (Checking my cellphone). Finally found my way home, turns out the doors were all locked and I didn't have my key. Got to wake up my father and have him unlock the doors at 3 am. Still need to have a friend drive over my computer stuff today.
Edit: And yes, Ivan should be a hurricane, has the potential to strengthen to Cat 5, and according to all the weather people....should be following Frances. Guess I'll be making another thread in a week.
Title: I May Not Be Around For A While
Post by: fatty on September 06, 2004, 10:51:15 AM