Posted: 9/5/2004 8:31:03 AM EDT
The pooh is about to hit the fan here and I'm suprised ive been with power this long. I'm shutting down the puter for a while as the center goes over us. Wish me and the kitty luck if I have power I'll log in after its over.
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You in central Florida then? We're getting the bulk of the storm right now here in Polk County, but we still have power. |
I wish you luck and pray for you. But if that cat gets blown into my yard I am capping it's ass..............GOT IT????? j/king.....I have prayed for pussy before I can pray for it again.  Sgatr15 |
I'm back! The northeast corner passed right over us which is the worst part. Its still very windy and raining sideways. I took a walk of the park to check for looters right after I logged off and all was clear and I saw only minor damage to a couple carports. Just a word to you survival guys; check your poncho/boots length/heighth relationship. My poncho was draining right in my boots because the wind pressed it right against my shins. Holy crap! I thought the worst was over but some of the nastier gusts are happening right now! This thing aint over yet! I reckon its another half hour or more till the eye is over us and we get a break from the wind. Here's a pic just sticking the cam out the door. It cant show you what its really like. I'll try to get some pics later when the eye is over us if it isnt dark yet. 
What I really meant was the eyewall, the center of the worst shit. Its still passing. 
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This don't look military but they work like magic -- I use them and they work riding a quad or walking in a torrential down pour -- can not recommend them enough. www.ausfish.com/auscoat/full.html |
I know what your saying ---  ---I just hate being wet more than looking like I came from a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western.  Not as good -- you will feel clammy but better than a pouncho www.galls.com/style.html?assort=general_catalog&style=RW037&cat=192 I just don't care what it looks like as long as it works good and is a contributer to my comfort. |
www.belstaff1924.com/ |
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Belstaff. Thats it. Just got back from a prolonged patrol. The alarm was tripped at the local jumpsuit factory owned by my friend so I had to check that out. No doors or windows opened, noone inside I could see so I called it in and watched the building for 30 minutes and left to finish my sweep. Ran the neighborhood and checked in with everyone and found out two more pickups were chased off earlier from a local rig manufacturer by my buddy. Then, a cop showed up checking the place over. I stopped him and had a chat. I told him we had looters here since yesterday at 2pm and he said "Loiterers?". I said "No, looters." Then he asked how I knew so I carefully explained that no one ever comes in here, and we have a 'residents only' sign and they never asked for directions but just drove out when they saw us and one guy was actually taking stuff, blah blah blah. He said dont take things into your own hands and I told him we are just protecting our stuff and would he have come at 3am last night? He couldnt answer that. They didnt even know the factory had an alarm going off even though they drove by the building with strobe lights flashing inside and I had called it in 40 minutes before. Did I mention I'm tired of being wet and I'm running out of dry clothes? I guess it could be worse. I could actually be relying on those guys. |