Holy sheet!

[Benny Profane]

They are recommending that all of the east coast of Florida evacuate! And i'm pretty sure it's mandatory. So, like, where the fuck are they going to go?
Good God, There goes our insurance rates.

[basom]

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[powderhound]

Round two Beeoottchhh!!

[iceman]

Unreal season so far, and it has a ways to go yet. Where the hell do you run to when the path covers basically the whole state?

On a slightly brighter note it looks like surfing in Hatteras will be going off.

[basom]

Originally posted by iceman
Where the hell do you run to when the path covers basically the whole state?

I'd just go crash the hurricane party at Jebs house

[hardrider]

Wasn't that long ago that they were calling this the quietest Hurricane season on record, a bit ironic dontcha think. I have some family that lives right in that bitches path, good luck to them.

[hardrider]

Am I the only person that would really like to go through a Hurricane? I think that it would be an incredible experience to be able to observe that raw power. One of my favorite things is horrendous weather and I guess Hurricanes are the kings of weather. Well except for Super Typhoons in the western Pacific they dwarf any Atlantic hurricanes.

[EPSkis]

145mph+ sustained.
Weather channel & radio reports said this morning that this could be larger than Andrew & if the sheer SIZE of the hurricane hits land like it is now - it'll be utter devastation.

Am *supposed" to be in FL for Thanksgiving...I remember going to Tampa a YEAR after Andrew & the place was STILL a mess.

[Mountain Freak]

Sure makes me glad I live in Colorado,

NO:
Hurricanes
Tornados (Usually they are only in the Eastern Plains)
Major Earthquakes
Bugs
Humidity
Accents

We just have about 20,000 avalanches per year (not exaggerated)

[Buzzworthy]

Originally posted by hardrider
Am I the only person that would really like to go through a Hurricane? I think that it would be an incredible experience to be able to observe that raw power. One of my favorite things is horrendous weather and I guess Hurricanes are the kings of weather. Well except for Super Typhoons in the western Pacific they dwarf any Atlantic hurricanes.

Never want to go thru one again. I have been thru two, one in Los Cabos (honeymoon no doubt) and one in Hatteras area. Los Cabos one blew in our patio door to the honeymoon suite, not the greatest thing to go thru, glass everywhere. Yes sheer power, but it has bad consequences.

I hope that these people get some help, 2 in one month is unreal.

[basom]

Originally posted by hardrider
Am I the only person that would really like to go through a Hurricane? I think that it would be an incredible experience to be able to observe that raw power. One of my favorite things is horrendous weather and I guess Hurricanes are the kings of weather. Well except for Super Typhoons in the western Pacific they dwarf any Atlantic hurricanes.

sometimes they make it up to new england and we get a taste. it is pretty exciting, but after you see a few trees fall on cars or crush your niehbours house it looses its luster.

[hardrider]

Originally posted by Buzzworthy
Never want to go thru one again. I have been thru two, one in Los Cabos (honeymoon no doubt) and one in Hatteras area. Los Cabos one blew in our patio door to the honeymoon suite, not the greatest thing to go thru, glass everywhere. Yes sheer power, but it has bad consequences.

I hope that these people get some help, 2 in one month is unreal.

I hear you man. Im not saying I would wish for one to hit but that I just think the experince would be unforgettable.


Oh and on CNBC yesterday the only thing they seemed concerned about was the insurance companies. They were going on and on about the insurance companies being able to pay all the claims and how it was going to be difficult. Finally the represemtitive from the insurance industry says "we doubt this will effect earnings and that we will most likeley not have to tap our reserve funds"

So let me get this straight. Thousands and thousands of people are about to lose their homes and the insurance companies are bitching about paying for it even though they will still turn profits. I hate insurance companies more than anything.

[MacDaddy]

Originally posted by hardrider
Am I the only person that would really like to go through a Hurricane? I think that it would be an incredible experience to be able to observe that raw power. One of my favorite things is horrendous weather and I guess Hurricanes are the kings of weather. Well except for Super Typhoons in the western Pacific they dwarf any Atlantic hurricanes.

Dood! a class 5 hurricane in the in the Atlantic is the equivalent of a "Super Typhoon”. Wow Florida is fuked!

Category 5 – Greater than 155 mph (249 km/hr). Complete roof failure on most buildings. Many buildings destroyed, or structurally damaged beyond repair. Catastrophic storm surge damage. All Category 5 hurricanes’ names are retired, regardless whether they ever make landfall. In the Northwest Pacific, a typhoon that reaches 150 mph (241 km/hr) is called a Super Typhoon. The damage caused by a super typhoon is equivalent to a strong Category 4 or Category 5 hurricane, depending on how strong the typhoon is. Because conditions in the Northwest Pacific favor storm formation throughout most of the year, super typhoons are much more common than Category 5 hurricanes. Every year the Northwest Pacific sees several super typhoons, while the Atlantic might see one Category 5 every few years.

[jayfrizzo]

Originally posted by hardrider
Am I the only person that would really like to go through a Hurricane?

Mrs. Frizzo was in Miami for Andrew and it pretty much wrecked their neighborhood and most of South Florida.

I don't think you'd want to go through one in your own house. If you do, just rent a couple 18-wheelers and have friends crash them into all important load-bearing parts. After your house falls down spray whatever possesions are left with water and crush the whole mess with cinderblocks.

Then give all your money away.

Fun, eh? What sucks -- in addition to large-scale destruction -- is that since Andrew many insurance policies have changed. You used to whatever compensation was necessary to replace stuff, but now they'll give you whatever the destroyed item is worth. So if you have a TV that's 5 years old you'll get $50 even though it may cost you $500.

Fucking sweet.

[powstash]

too bad one of those couldn't roll into the pacific coast, say mid January, right about central Cali with a projected path for the wasatch. Yea, all that moisture coming straight at Utard mid winter. Oh, just the thought of it makes me cry tears of wishful joy. </sniffle>

[glademaster]

Originally posted by powstash
too bad one of those couldn't roll into the pacific coast, say mid January, right about central Cali with a projected path for the wasatch. Yea, all that moisture coming straight at Utard mid winter. Oh, just the thought of it makes me cry tears of wishful joy. </sniffle>

How about one for the Mini?

[hardrider]

Originally posted by MacDaddy
Dood! a class 5 hurricane in the in the Atlantic is the equivalent of a "Super Typhoon”. Wow Florida is fuked!

Category 5 – Greater than 155 mph (249 km/hr). Complete roof failure on most buildings. Many buildings destroyed, or structurally damaged beyond repair. Catastrophic storm surge damage. All Category 5 hurricanes’ names are retired, regardless whether they ever make landfall. In the Northwest Pacific, a typhoon that reaches 150 mph (241 km/hr) is called a Super Typhoon. The damage caused by a super typhoon is equivalent to a strong Category 4 or Category 5 hurricane, depending on how strong the typhoon is. Because conditions in the Northwest Pacific favor storm formation throughout most of the year, super typhoons are much more common than Category 5 hurricanes. Every year the Northwest Pacific sees several super typhoons, while the Atlantic might see one Category 5 every few years.

Im going by what the guy on the weather channel said two weeks ago about a super typhoon. It had sustained winds of 185-190mph with gusts over 230mph. He was talking about how a storm like that kind of puts Atlantic hurricanes into perspective.

[MacDaddy]

yea, HR dont get me wrong.
All I was saying was, that if Francis gets to cat 5, FLA is not the place to be.

I love weather and weather related stuff, and I think it would be super cool to check out a hurricane but you would almost need to be in an armored truck with lots o padding, on high ground to to feel safe.

check this out

http://www.supertyphoon.com/

[hardrider]

Originally posted by MacDaddy


http://www.supertyphoon.com/

Cool website! Alot of really interesting info that you aren't going to get just by watching the weather channal.

[skier666]

I would like to strap a helmet-cam to Hardrider and drop him off into the meat of the storm...I bet he'd get some super nice footage...

Still in Tahoe HR?

[jayfrizzo]

Originally posted by skier666
I would like to strap a helmet-cam to Hardrider and drop him off into the meat of the storm...I bet he'd get some super nice footage...

Like him pooping his pants.

[hardrider]

Originally posted by skier666
I would like to strap a helmet-cam to Hardrider and drop him off into the meat of the storm...I bet he'd get some super nice footage...

Still in Tahoe HR?

I'll huck it for sure.

But of course Im in Tahoe, Ive been squatting in your house for the past two weeks. Its nice having my own beach.

[AntiSoCalSkier]

If you really want to ride out a hurricane without all the annoying destructive side effects, the trick is to be about a hundred miles inland. You'll get high winds, minor flooding, and a chance to go outside in the eye, without having to risk your life/property. I sat out a couple of storms in Houston, and they were pretty fun (especially since school was cancelled). This on the other hand doesn't look like it's going to be much fun at all.

Hurricanes are one of the few natural disasters the give you enough time to get out of the way (as opposed to tornados, earthquakes, and fires), so I guess I'd rather have a hurricane destroy my house while I'm a few hundred miles away in relative safety, than have an earthquake destroy my house while I'm watching the evening news.

[warthog]

I can just picture Hardrider strapping a helmet on, staring Frances right in the eye, and saying, " I'm going to rip the shit outta thiiiiiiiiiiiiii....."

Seriously, 2 in a row? This sucks. Not the hurricane, mind you, but the fact that it is not hitting mid week. What the fuck? I do have fri. off though. Hope it doesn't hit here. I just used up all my hurricane energy worrying about the last one. Frances can bite me. I'm not leaving my house for this one.