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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Hurricane Rita, Miami, AR-15, 500 rds wind is howling, online till the power goes

Posted: 9/20/2005 6:15:35 AM EDT

Did not have to work last night so I had a decent night's sleep, did not have a chance to buy that handcrank radio, but I got about 500 rounds of .223 on my AR M4 Bushy with Aimpoint and I think that is all that counts, hadda good hot hot meal last night and some hot coffee now. Wind and rain picking up now but feels not as direct as Katrina. Flashlights got plenty, got food and water....hope for the best, but my days in Fl are numbered...

Posted: 9/20/2005 6:16:45 AM EDT

[#1]

Good Luck..

Posted: 9/20/2005 6:17:41 AM EDT

[#2]

Hang in there bud , keep us updated if possible.

Posted: 9/20/2005 6:19:27 AM EDT

[#3]

Wind is howling rain is pelting still online....

Posted: 9/20/2005 6:23:56 AM EDT

[#4]

Hang in there! Keep us updated if possible but more than anything...STAY SAFE!!!

Posted: 9/20/2005 6:24:05 AM EDT

[#5]

I thought it was going south and gonna hit Key West. You should be fine.

Posted: 9/20/2005 6:25:31 AM EDT

[#6]

What town are you in?

Posted: 9/20/2005 6:27:39 AM EDT

[#7]

Tagged. Get your BOB ready now if it isn't done yet bro. Luck!

Posted: 9/20/2005 6:29:44 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
I thought it was going south and gonna hit Key West. You should be fine.

He's getting bands of rain and wind (see pic, a band should be right over him), but everything should be fine.

Posted: 9/20/2005 6:30:05 AM EDT

[#9]

Another guy here in Miami, but I got a lot more ammo

700 Rounds .308
1000 Rounds AK
1000 Rounds AR
500 Rounds 30/06

A lot more than that in pistol ammo. If the SHTF we'll pick you up.

Posted: 9/20/2005 6:30:23 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I thought it was going south and gonna hit Key West. You should be fine.

He's getting bands of rain and wind (see pic, a band should be right over him), but everything should be fine.

image.weather.com/web/radar/us_mia_closeradar_medium_usen.jpg

Tropical storm gusts at best. Can still knock out power though.

Posted: 9/20/2005 7:09:47 AM EDT

[#11]

You know, the one thing that sticks with me from Frances & Jean is the wind. You hear about folks who are shell shocked from being under constant attack. When you listen to the wind howling for hours on end , it just nearly drives you insane. I could deal with the lack of power, the debris, the rain and all that but the hours of howling wind is the worst.

Posted: 9/20/2005 7:11:06 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Another guy here in Miami, but I got a lot more ammo

700 Rounds .308
1000 Rounds AK
1000 Rounds AR
500 Rounds 30/06

A lot more than that in pistol ammo. If the SHTF we'll pick you up.

Thanks guy, I got about 12000 rounds but only about 500 rounds in mags....

Posted: 9/20/2005 7:13:52 AM EDT

[#13]

.......doomy, gloomy, still got TV , AC full blast to keep house cool if energy dies......listening to Jimi Hendrix "Voodoo Child".....sent a chill thinking about NOLA

Posted: 9/20/2005 7:16:03 AM EDT

[#14]

Stay safe. If you are forced to shoot looters, we will need video for proof.

Posted: 9/20/2005 7:26:17 AM EDT

[#15]

As of 1100 hours Rita is now Hurricane Rita, the 9th of 2005....this is a part of the storm I hate even though it has a WNW component we are now over the NE section of the hurricane, I think it s the worse part cause its like the tail end of a whip....

Posted: 9/20/2005 7:28:10 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
Stay safe. If you are forced to shoot looters, we will need video for proof.

And for Photoshop material.

Posted: 9/20/2005 7:47:02 AM EDT

[#17]

....for some reason I just downloaded Hendrix's "Voodoo Child"....."Lord Knows I'm a Voodoo Child"......

Posted: 9/20/2005 7:54:03 AM EDT

[#18]

You guys need more ammo.

Posted: 9/20/2005 7:58:14 AM EDT

[#19]

If looting breaks out, you're going to end up shooting a ton of Haitians.

Don't worry about the Jamaicans, they'll be at home smoking plant life.

Posted: 9/20/2005 8:00:15 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
As of 1100 hours Rita is now Hurricane Rita, the 9th of 2005....this is a part of the storm I hate even though it has a WNW component we are now over the NE section of the hurricane, I think it s the worse part cause its like the tail end of a whip....

The NE quadrant of a hurricane is the worst because the forward speed of the storm is added to the (clockwise) circulating winds of the hurricane itself. Best of luck to you and stay safe.

Posted: 9/20/2005 8:00:20 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
You know, the one thing that sticks with me from Frances & Jean is the wind. You hear about folks who are shell shocked from being under constant attack. When you listen to the wind howling for hours on end , it just nearly drives you insane. I could deal with the lack of power, the debris, the rain and all that but the hours of howling wind is the worst.

How true! Now try being in a TENT during that storm! Just ask your average Himalayan mountain climber what it's like to be trapped at 20 - 26,000 feet in a tent in a raging blizzard/windstorm with 100 mph winds for 8 days. That crap will drive you nucking futs!

Posted: 9/20/2005 8:00:29 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
Another guy here in Miami, but I got a lot more ammo

700 Rounds .308
1000 Rounds AK
1000 Rounds AR
500 Rounds 30/06

A lot more than that in pistol ammo. If the SHTF we'll pick you up.

Thats a lot of rounds for no guns.

Posted: 9/20/2005 8:09:11 AM EDT

[#23]

right on man....hippie.gif

Posted: 9/20/2005 8:13:57 AM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
You guys need more ammo.

A LOT more ammo

Posted: 9/20/2005 8:14:31 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
Did not have to work last night so I had a decent night's sleep, did not have a chance to buy that handcrank radio, but I got about 500 rounds of .223 on my AR M4 Bushy with Aimpoint and I think that is all that counts, hadda good hot hot meal last night and some hot coffee now. Wind and rain picking up now but feels not as direct as Katrina. Flashlights got plenty, got food and water....hope for the best, but my days in Fl are numbered...

Dude - you REEEEAALLY need need to re-evaluate your preps.

You're fortunate that this is only a Cat I.

Posted: 9/20/2005 8:17:53 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
You guys need more ammo.

No.

He needs water, food, gas and a generator....for a start.

Posted: 9/20/2005 11:30:19 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Did not have to work last night so I had a decent night's sleep, did not have a chance to buy that handcrank radio, but I got about 500 rounds of .223 on my AR M4 Bushy with Aimpoint and I think that is all that counts, hadda good hot hot meal last night and some hot coffee now. Wind and rain picking up now but feels not as direct as Katrina. Flashlights got plenty, got food and water....hope for the best, but my days in Fl are numbered...

Dude - you REEEEAALLY need need to re-evaluate your preps.

You're fortunate that this is only a Cat I.

Everyone here always takes me seriously, just an ARFCOM point of view.....

Posted: 9/20/2005 11:34:59 AM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
Quoted:
As of 1100 hours Rita is now Hurricane Rita, the 9th of 2005....this is a part of the storm I hate even though it has a WNW component we are now over the NE section of the hurricane, I think it s the worse part cause its like the tail end of a whip....

The NE quadrant of a hurricane is the worst because the forward speed of the storm is added to the (clockwise) circulating winds of the hurricane itself. Best of luck to you and stay safe.

You mean CCW dont you? right now I got the wind fromthe SE....depressions are normally CCW

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