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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | And move your Ovations to high ground! |
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Location: Nashville TN. | I am 3 floor and on high ground.... I should be safe. Lots of people here are not taking it seriously. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | My daughter who just had a baby (#2) is just a few miles in from Moorhead City where it is supposed to make land fall. Her husband is deployed as a Cobra pilot(USMC)to somewhere in the Middleeast. This all sounds like De ja vu for me, as I was deployed when my wife and 4 kids were hit by hurricane Hugo. It sucks being gone when stuff like this happens. She will be ok though...evacuating to the west side of Virginia. I've been through 4 major hurricanes and one Typhoon ... It isn't worth taking a chance ... if you're told to evacuate, leave. It's a good time to take your guitars some place safe and get in some practice. |
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Location: NJ | this may be something wild here.
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Location: San Diego, CA | At least you'll have a reason to stay in and play a bunch! I hope all goes well for you guys. I used to live in FL, and have seen my share, just gotta keep your wits about you! I'll keep my fingers crossed. |
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Location: Flahdaw | It's weird being here in Florida and keeping your eye on a hurricane possibly hitting New York City??? |
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Location: Massachusetts | We're just sittin' tight and hoping for the best here in Massachusetts. |
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Location: closely held secret | Be safe, you all. Luckily we haven't had one on this side since '62. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | I just flew in from Orlando on jet blue. We were prepared for a bumpy ride. I felt more bumps on the highways while going to work. We landed safely at 11:08pm. |
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Location: NJ | my only fear is the power going out
so far high winds and rain |
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Location: Texas | Originally posted by alpep:
my only fear is the power going out
so far high winds and rain Even if you're not going anywhere, fill the gas tank in your car if you still can. We lost power for ten days after Ike, the roads were blocked by fallen trees/branches/debris for a long time, but at least we were able to recharge cell phones, etc. in the car, so we could contact distant family members once the cell towers were repaired, which was much sooner than electricity was restored.
After days of high heat and humidity, a few minutes in an air-conditioned car while charging a phone was a relief. A tank of gas lasts a long time if you are just idling.
If you have a generator, better still, but the car can be useful even if you can't drive anywhere.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you on the East Coast. Stay safe. |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | So far, so good. Neighbors on both sides have lost big limbs or entire trees. I have an overflowing pool filled with limbs and leaves...all the A's & O's are on high ground. If we can just make it thru the next 3-4 hours, our strongest recorded gust right up the road was 49mph.
TnT |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | just getting a little rain on hailstone mountain. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Even though I am about 60 miles inland, I'm taking this seriously, because for us, the danger won't be storm surge, but falling trees--this is about the wettest August we've ever had, and the ground is already saturated. Once the trees start to go, the power won't be too far behind........
So...the tub is full (no, it's not bathtub gin ;) ), enough non-cook food for a few days, a full tank of gas, and the girls in the stable at hand to keep one occupied.
I had the foresight to request Monday as a vacation day, so if I am unable to get to work, at least I can stay home without being docked for it......
And...for me, this is an "Earth, Wind and Fire" week--we had the "earth" part the other day with the quake, the "fire" part yesterday at work with a non-threatening electrical fire that evacuated the building and sent people home early, and later tonight the "wind" starts. Gee...almost sounds like a bad country-western song.
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Jewel's Mom a/k/a Joisey Goil #1:
and the girls in the stable at hand to keep one occupied.
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | She's speaking of her GUITARS, Jewel, Gertrude, and all the others. |
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Location: Massachusetts | This will be the third natural event for us in the Western Mass area this summer. So far we've had a tornado, an earth quake, and now a hurricane. |
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Location: closely held secret | Locusts will be next. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Better than Horsemen. |
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Location: closely held secret | They'll be along later. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Rt 44 in New Hartford is closed do to flooding... |
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Location: NJ | well except for the excessive rain and high winds we were ok.
some minor water in the basement.
pumped out a 1' pond in the back yard.
electricity did not go out if it did and the sump pump quit I have no idea what would have happened.
too damn much rain this month |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Good to hear! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Anybody have any news on the mothership? Aren't they located close to the West Branch of the Farmington River? |
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Location: Derry NH | power lost for 26 hours or so. is back on per my neighbor. few spots of damage to trees/power lines. house seems thankfully OK. no water, gotta inspect roofing yet. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | BB yes it is on the Farmington River
I asked on Ovation FB page no responce.... I sent an email to JB see if he responds.
I do know Collinsville not far from there is still without power. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | In the capitol district we got 8 inches of rain in August before the storm, then 5-10 inches during the storm, depending where you lived. Ain't been this much rain in a month since they've been keeping records in the 1820's, and I'll bet since the coming of the dutch. Sump pumps in basement worked harder than ever. Hudson, Mohawk and Erie canal were swollen. If you lived in a flood plain you were flooded. Neighbor's tree fell on my fence, but no injury to house. Lot's people in the hudson valley still without power. I took a look at the hudson yesterday and it was like the zambezi, brown and filthy with trees and parts of houses floating by, and some really confused ducks heading to NYC |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Not from Irene but Lee dumped over 8 inches of rain on us in middle Tennessee...but we also went from circa 100 degree temps to mid 60's last two days and 75 degrees today w/partly sunny skies. We had not had any rain since late July so we were glad to see it. Lets hope our Texas friends get some rain soon... |
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Location: Texas | Lets hope our Texas friends get some rain soon... A big +1 to that... Still no rain in sight, we were actually hoping Lee would turn our way.. |
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You East Coast members stay safe and dry this weekend