Barney Eaton Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 We want you to know that we are thinking about all of you and your neighbors on the East coast. The latest storm projections for hurricane Irene looks like it will affect lots of people and their property along the Eastern coast of the US. After being in Danvers in July and realizing how close to the water many people will be and the predicted storm surges could put water into thousands of peoples homes. Do everything you can to stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE A Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I'm near Reading Pa. We don't expect to have it too bad, so I offer to anyone who is in low land a place to park your car if you need it. I don't have any enclosed area, all I can offer is some high land that won't get flooded. If you need a place, just contact me and it can be provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 If you are insured through Heacock they will cover half your cost of moving vehicles to higher ground up to $200/vehicle..............Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retirednow Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 My rusty '52 56c is sitting safely in the garage. Getting ready to move all patio furniture etc. indoors:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kingoftheroad Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I hope that storm isn't nearly as bad as folks might think. Hope everyone makes it through whatever storm rolls through there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Barney and others,Thanks for the thoughts. We are getting "hunkered down", as we speak. Just taking a short break. I guess there are no car shows this weekend. Right now it is the calm before the storm here in CT.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 While not on the coast, we still appear to be in the direct path of this storm, so I, for one, and for all, greatly thank those who are thinking of us. Good friends here. And best of luck to those along the coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 (edited) Yeah. Here we go again. It should be here on Sunday. Tractor and Generator Standing by if we should loose power for any length of time. The photo is from the Ice storm we had early this spring. No more power poles in my yard to break off as I have installed underground cables from the power companys pole to the house. If their pole breaks, it is their problem! The generator is 35,000 Watt and powers the whole house. Remember the Boy Scouts Motto, "Always Be Prepared." Dandy Dave! Edited August 27, 2011 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Maine Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 (edited) The latest forecast for us is not as ominous as it was this morning. 4"-6" of rain and winds 35-50 mph. Last night, they were saying 6"-10" of rain with winds 50-60 gusting to 70. Looks to me like the mid-Atlantic states, NY and CT are going to get the worst of it. We put everything away today; generator is ready if we lose power. Our house is on a hill on top of a hill, so I'm not worried about flooding. All we can do is wait.....And today was absolutely beautiful, sunny and warm all day. One of the best days we've had in awhile. Ironic. Reminds me of the Easter snow storm back in the late 90's. Our daughter was in college in Massachusetts; we went down to see her and it was a beautiful spring day. People were out raking their yards, kids riding bikes, then the next day, they had 30" of snow. Edited August 28, 2011 by John_Maine (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCReatta Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Lots of rain and wind here.. It made landfall at Cape Lookout, NC this morning at 7:47. When it landed, it was only a cat. 1. Been hunkered down expecting the worst.. Lots of trees and power lines down around here, and the folks closer to the cost got it worse.. Still not as bad as Floyd.. Looks like it's headed north now. Straight up the coast. Not a lot of damage in it's wake (comparatively speaking) but just be ready for high winds and a lot of rain. Thanks everyone for keeping all of us in your thoughts and prayers.. After that devastation with the earthquake... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 As of 6:00 AM this morning, the eye is still south of us. Lots of wind and rain last night. The power is still on. The wind is not as strong as I though it would be. Not yet anyway. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dship Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I'm about 20 miles south of Boston along the coast but protected from storm surge. As of 8:55 am edt, we're getting rain bands and wind surges at about 35-40mph. Not too bad so far. I have a Generac whole house generator that runs on propane (two 5' tanks) but we've not lost electic power as of yet. Put my Buick Riviera in the garage in place of my Eldorado ...you just have to prioritize!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 The center of the storm is just about over us now, and luckily, no rain behind it. It is around 3:00 PM here now. Lots of rain and flooded roads. We never lost power here and the winds have not been as strong as predicted in my area. South of here, the dammage is worse. Many without power, ( Just heard an estimate of 4 million.) and trees down everywhere. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Maine Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Steady rain from about 4:00 AM, some of it quite heavy this morning along with thunder and lightning. Quite windy most of the day. Power went out at 2:30 PM, currently on generator power, so we have lights, computer, TV, fridge, just can't use the stove or microwave as generator is not large enough to handle everything. I went out to get some sandwiches for supper, saw a few smaller trees down, lots of leaves and branches on the roads. Could have been much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Several hundred dollars of damage here. See the pic. It was just set up for fueling and the initial start, when the power came back on. LOL... Hope no one else has anything serious to report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Power just back in Hartford, CT at 8:45 tonight since about 11:00 AM. One line down by a branch to a house around the corner, but must have blow something with a loud bang. But, there are so many outages, we had to wait ur turn. But I expcted much longer without power.Good to be back on the forum.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) A little wind here from the tail end of Irene. Never lost power. Rain has stopped. Water, water, everywhere. Many roads flooded this afternoon. I'm high and dry. By tomorrow morning everything should return to normal for this time of the year. Good thing that this is not durring cold weather. The storm went right up the center of where I'm at. I'm sure we are well over 10 inches of rain since the storm started. Dandy Dave! Edited August 29, 2011 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCReatta Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Beautiful weather here today. Clear and not too humid. Mid to upper 80s all day. Hang in there yanks, nice weather is on the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 The winds ended about 9:00 PM last night, and the sun came out over the mountian to reveal clear blue skys and a windless day. Everything here is OK. The winds only shook a few pinecones out of the pine trees, and a few leaves here and there. Otherwise, we got away unscathed here. Thanks for thinking of us Buick Buddies. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kingoftheroad Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 The winds ended about 9:00 PM last night, and the sun came out over the mountian to reveal clear blue skys and a windless day. Everything here is OK. The winds only shook a few pinecones out of the pine trees, and a few leaves here and there. Otherwise, we got away unscathed here. Thanks for thinking of us Buick Buddies. Dandy Dave!Glad to hear you guys made it through that storm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwood Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Did anyone see the Green and white '56-'58 Buick in a parking lot with water up to the doors on Fox News. You would have thought the owner would have gone to higher ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kingoftheroad Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I'm not making light of a serious situation but, I wonder if there were any Amphicar owners out in the flooded areas ?? Good weather to justify owning an Amphicar.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigDogDaddy Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 We got hit hard here on Long Island, although not as bad as we anticipated. I parked by '40 Buick in my friend's auto body shop because it is a brick building. We did not loose power here, buy my parents, who are only a mile away, did, and my brother, who si several miles away, also lost power. My parents power came back on today, but my brother's has not. We did not loose any trees, but I spent Sunday helping neighbors cut up their trees. I have a few pics from the neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I got though to a Cousin in Monro, Connecticut. He said there are trees down everywhere and the forcast is that the power will be out in his area for a week. The land line phones are also out and will be for sometime. Good thing he has a cell phone. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Hearing from the people that had little or no problem is great, my greatest fear is for those without power and may be have water problems. They are unable to tell us their story at this time. I hope their problems are minimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 (edited) Couple of trees down in my woods, no power from 1200 Sun until 1200 Mon. I'm on high ground and have a generator so rode it out quite well. I hear interior New England might have actually gotten the worst of it. Go figure.............Bob Edited August 30, 2011 by Bhigdog (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Yes, the floods in VT look far worse then many areas in CT. but we have some hard hit areas also, and about 50% of the state without power.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retirednow Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 We lost power Sunday Morning around 4am and we got it back tonight at 8:45. No damage, just a little water in the (unfinished) basement. Worst part was having no water (well and septic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeve-valve Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 We are in Northwest RI and we just got all our utilities back after 4 days without power, telephone or internet. Not everyone in this area has power back yet. No damage to our old vehicles. Thanks for thinking of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Maine Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 One of my co-workers just got her power back today. It went out Sunday morning. She lives on a country road with just a few other houses so was one of the last in the area. Things are pretty much back to normal, so lets hope Katia goes out to sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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