tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post8892173591376682948..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Out of Our Hands, NowSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-54304529122717395172016-10-07T19:13:32.272-04:002016-10-07T19:13:32.272-04:00@ This is a great information it can help me, than...@ This is a great information it can help me, thanks for sharing.Frack tank containmenthttps://containmentcorp.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-386584019720669422016-10-07T16:46:34.259-04:002016-10-07T16:46:34.259-04:00All ok here but one silver buttonwood in the front...All ok here but one silver buttonwood in the front. Power out for 10 hours from 1:30 to 11:30. Didn't even have to crank up the generator. Rig moved from the mobile and the vertical is back up. <br />Glad all ok at your place. <br />Really hope it doesn't loop around like the forecast shows. I remember that happening twice, Jean was the latest. Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693579680266086557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-39195071880305444222016-10-07T16:39:40.968-04:002016-10-07T16:39:40.968-04:00Everything came back on about five minutes after I...Everything came back on about five minutes after I posted that comment. It was out for approximately 12 or hours. I don't know for sure when it went out, but it went off and came back on a few times starting about 2:45 (woke me up) and finally going off for good around 4. <br /><br />ISTRC that during Frances the power went out about 7AM and came back on around 9 that night, or 14 hours out. I had friends around town who were without power for three weeks. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-46715358734866093902016-10-07T16:16:46.635-04:002016-10-07T16:16:46.635-04:00Unfortunately, over here in Port St. John, roughly...Unfortunately, over here in Port St. John, roughly 10 miles inland from Cocoa Beach, most homes are without power. But then again, that surely must be expected since we are almost a mile from the FPL "Cape Canaveral" power station. Power transmission over such a great distance must be a Herculean feat...<br />}:-]<br /><br />If we're lucky, we may get power back within a week. If not...Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-87515161803843324542016-10-07T16:14:20.997-04:002016-10-07T16:14:20.997-04:00I thought I'd check in this way to update this...I thought I'd check in this way to update this post.<br /><br />Bottom line is that we got two big breaks. First, it started tracking farther offshore, right of the centerline. I think the closest approach was around 30 miles offshore. Second, the storm started sucking in dry air and getting weaker. When it was 30 miles offshore Melbourne, it was a 120 mph storm. <br /><br />I don't think we got Cat 1 winds, or if we did, it was for a few minutes at 3 AM. I don't think we got a dime's worth of damage to anything. Some of my neighbors weren't so lucky. <br /><br />Meanwhile, the power is out and the Cable is down. I'm using my data minutes on the phone to post this. I'll have more to say when things get working. <br /><br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-51091996364034047752016-10-07T13:00:16.062-04:002016-10-07T13:00:16.062-04:00Cape Canaveral weather station reported a 107 mph ...Cape Canaveral weather station reported a 107 mph gust just after 0700, NWS data from MCO reported a max gust of 47 between 0800-0900, and a weather underground-linked home weather station about 8 miles east of downtown Orlando reported max wind of 39 MPH. around 0845, so it looks like the worst is over, at least for CFL.<br /><br />Now all we have to do is survive the hysterical media panic in GA, SC and NC and this one can go in the record books. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-24841612126772461952016-10-07T08:22:22.623-04:002016-10-07T08:22:22.623-04:00Just spoke with my step-mother in Cocoa Beach at 0...Just spoke with my step-mother in Cocoa Beach at 0730 her time (EDT). She said she never lost power and that the storm seemed to have moved slightly past (north of) her location. She said the wind was still banging her metal shutters but was reduced a bit from the worst of it, earlier in the morning.Reg Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099612693763932005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-12423887215790579462016-10-06T22:02:42.135-04:002016-10-06T22:02:42.135-04:00Be safe, stay inside and don't be a hero...Be safe, stay inside and don't be a hero... Miguel GFZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835217288213611066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-74174678875040674692016-10-06T19:26:23.840-04:002016-10-06T19:26:23.840-04:00Looking forward to MLB.
Wind has picked up a litt...Looking forward to MLB. <br />Wind has picked up a little and is slowly changing direction to the north. Looks like it is still out of the east at your QTH. Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693579680266086557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-31895734391584245662016-10-06T18:30:27.427-04:002016-10-06T18:30:27.427-04:00Good luck! Maybe we can swap stories at the MLB f...Good luck! Maybe we can swap stories at the MLB fest. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-74233941731184287842016-10-06T17:56:24.000-04:002016-10-06T17:56:24.000-04:00Hang in there. Son drove up from FLL this am and p...Hang in there. Son drove up from FLL this am and put our shutters up with our help. Gusting to about 40 here right now. Antennas are down. <br />For those that don't know, I am about 80 miles south of SiG in Port St. Lucie. <br />Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693579680266086557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-40596047267832849202016-10-06T17:47:57.093-04:002016-10-06T17:47:57.093-04:00Prayers sent and fingers crossed!
Hope it's n...Prayers sent and fingers crossed!<br /><br />Hope it's not as bad as you expect and that you ride it out in good shape.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-23033411451096773182016-10-06T17:11:18.838-04:002016-10-06T17:11:18.838-04:00That's a bit long to go into, but essentially ...That's a bit long to go into, but essentially everything about where we live, from the location to the way the house was built, was aimed at surviving a 150 mph storm. <br /><br />That said, there are things that will always be beyond our control. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-88868679110029529332016-10-06T17:08:32.955-04:002016-10-06T17:08:32.955-04:00Y'all are in my prayers. Please be careful!Y'all are in my prayers. Please be careful!Celestialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303230096870454875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-45892157735635596672016-10-06T17:03:51.382-04:002016-10-06T17:03:51.382-04:00Pictures should be possible, although they tend to...Pictures should be possible, although they tend to not be very good at depicting what it's like.SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-83387957796537895512016-10-06T16:54:20.863-04:002016-10-06T16:54:20.863-04:00Good luck. I am on the left coast but am fearful ...Good luck. I am on the left coast but am fearful for those of you in the hurricane path.<br /><br />It sounds like you are planning to ride this out even though the hurricane will go right over you. What sorts of considerations did you make so that staying was preferable to evacuation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-33573673244012642812016-10-06T15:55:45.999-04:002016-10-06T15:55:45.999-04:00Enough time to build a periscope for pictures? Enough time to build a periscope for pictures? Pootie Tanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552910711861092929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-62762022093238498382016-10-06T15:47:20.205-04:002016-10-06T15:47:20.205-04:00Good luck, GraybeardGood luck, GraybeardBorepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.com