The Weather

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:26 am

Giff wrote:Seriously?

Your part of Houston okay or are you dealing with flood issues?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:28 am

tennbengal wrote:
Giff wrote:Seriously?
Your part of Houston okay or are you dealing with flood issues?

The town I grew up and currently live in had a lot of flooding and all my ways out of the neighborhood were blocked for a while, but we didn't have any damage or really threat of it.

We had 10" of rain and spots just north of us had close to 20".

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:30 am

Giff wrote:
tennbengal wrote:
Giff wrote:Seriously?
Your part of Houston okay or are you dealing with flood issues?
The town I grew up and currently live in had a lot of flooding and all my ways out of the neighborhood were blocked for a while, but we didn't have any damage or really threat of it.

Thank goodness. Flooding just seems like such a fuckawful disaster. Ruins everything. (I guess so do other disasters, but for some reason water damage seems worse over time).

duff · Post by **duff** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:40 am

tennbengal wrote:
Giff wrote:
tennbengal wrote:
Giff wrote:Seriously?
Your part of Houston okay or are you dealing with flood issues?
The town I grew up and currently live in had a lot of flooding and all my ways out of the neighborhood were blocked for a while, but we didn't have any damage or really threat of it.
Thank goodness. Flooding just seems like such a fuckawful disaster. Ruins everything. (I guess so do other disasters, but for some reason water damage seems worse over time).

Yeah, it would be so much better to have your house ripped to shreds by a tornado or burnt to a crisp in a wild fire. I would say they would all suck.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:47 am

duff wrote:
tennbengal wrote:
Giff wrote:
tennbengal wrote:
Giff wrote:Seriously?
Your part of Houston okay or are you dealing with flood issues?
The town I grew up and currently live in had a lot of flooding and all my ways out of the neighborhood were blocked for a while, but we didn't have any damage or really threat of it.
Thank goodness. Flooding just seems like such a fuckawful disaster. Ruins everything. (I guess so do other disasters, but for some reason water damage seems worse over time).
Yeah, it would be so much better to have your house ripped to shreds by a tornado or burnt to a crisp in a wild fire. I would say they would all suck.

Right. Hence my parenthetical - so much for heading off the gotcha. That said, wind/storm damages feels like some stuff can be salvageable. Flood issues include structures being intact but having to worry about mold issues etc and I know that insurance companies can be complete cocks over paying flood damage - less so with wind/storm/fire.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:48 am

I think the thing with floods is they leave you with just enough to realize it's all fucked up. A fire or tornado is more likely to make you start all over, which in some ways is easier than trying to repair/deal with a flooded home.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:03 am

A_B wrote:I think the thing with floods is they leave you with just enough to realize it's all fucked up. A fire or tornado is more likely to make you start all over, which in some ways is easier than trying to repair/deal with a flooded home.

Yeah, that probably best captures my thoughts.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:08 am

Being wet sucks. Wet things smell. We all hate rain.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:42 pm

Holy shit it got dark and stormy very quickly.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 3:13 pm

Word. Just spoke w/ a dude from Chester, NJ who said a tornado may have touched down on his property there. Three trees and a power line down and something was on fire.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 3:31 pm

Chris Christie not taking getting the veep gig pretty hard apparently.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 6:53 pm

The sky is burning...

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 7:01 pm

rass wrote:The sky is burning...

I believe my soul's on fi-yer!

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 9:09 pm

According to Facebook the media isn't covering the floods in Louisiana because Obama is president.

Seems legit.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 12:17 pm

Johnnie wrote:According to Facebook the media isn't covering the floods in Louisiana because Obama is president.

Seems legit.

And in a 2013 poll, more Louisiana Republicans blamed Obama for the handling of Katrina than blamed Bush. That's not as bad as Trump Spokesgoblin (h/t Larry Wilmore) Katrina Pierson blaming Obama for invading Afghanistan and his policies for retroactively causing problems 5 years prior to their enactment.

Such is the power of the RW media.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:41 pm

Awful!

TB, what are the nerds saying about the stealth heat wave in the southeast for the last 3 months? I count 4 days of below normal temperatures all summer, and normal in Georgia is fucktastically hot to begin with.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Aug 31, 2016 8:18 pm

Rex wrote:Awful!

TB, what are the nerds saying about the stealth heat wave in the southeast for the last 3 months? I count 4 days of below normal temperatures all summer, and normal in Georgia is fucktastically hot to begin with.

I saw somewhere that for the first time ever, every single piece of the continental US was at a record high on the same day.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 7:40 am

Supposed to fly to Tampa at 3pm today. Think positive thoughts for me and fuck Jim Cantore in general.

Post by **Sabo** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:00 am

BSF21 wrote:Supposed to fly to Tampa at 3pm today. Think positive thoughts for me and fuck Jim Cantore in general.

Come to Cleveland. 76 degrees and sunny with low humidity today!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:10 am

You're arriving at the exact same time as the storm.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:20 am

govmentchedda wrote:You're arriving at the exact same time as the storm.

Hoping to edge it out by a few hours. we land at 5:30 if everything goes well and we're headed to Sarasota, so we'll be away from the storm.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:34 am

Good luck. If you make it here, it should be a beautiful weekend after the storm goes through.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:44 am

govmentchedda wrote:Good luck. If you make it here, it should be a beautiful weekend after the storm goes through.

Fingers crossed. Any can't misses? We were thinking of checking out Cigar City before we head to Saraota/Bradenton, but I'm not sure if it's wise to hang out in Tampa longer than we need to.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:56 am

BSF21 wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:Good luck. If you make it here, it should be a beautiful weekend after the storm goes through.
Fingers crossed. Any can't misses? We were thinking of checking out Cigar City before we head to Saraota/Bradenton, but I'm not sure if it's wise to hang out in Tampa longer than we need to.

If you make it in, Cigar City is very close to the airport. It's nothing fancy to look at, but who cares, beer! If you do go to the tasting room, go to the back bar, as it has the biggest selection. The front bar has about 15 taps, but it is limited to beers that the put in growlers or crowlers. The back bar has about 25 beers on tap, maybe more.

I highly recommend the J. Dub's Poolside Kolsch, if you're looking for a local, easy drinking, lighter beer. J. Dub's is in either Sarasota or Bradenton. Where are you staying, and what's on your agenda?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:03 am

You may want to get on the bridge to Sarasota/Bradenton ASAP after you arrive, assuming it is still open, rather than stop at Cigar City. Google Sunshine Skyway to see if the storm has closed the bridge. It looks like they're already posting caution warnings due to high winds. If you head to the bridge (through St. Petersburg, and get there and cannot cross, you're looking at circling all the way back through Tampa to get to Sarasota/Bradenton on non-bridge interstates. That will make your 1.5 hour commute from Tampa International to Sarasota/Bradenton about 4 hours, or more.

You may want to just take the long (non-bridge route) anyway. It shouldn't be that much more of a distance or time, and if you make it all the way to the bridge and have to turn around you could be proper fucked.

Once you arrive, there is a very small seafood restaurant in Cortez, FL called Star Fish Co. It is just inland from Bradenton Beach/Holmes Beach/Anna Maria Island and the seafood is fantastic. The seating is all outdoors, and mostly covered, but not air conditioned.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:53 am

If you want to rage, you can head 2 hrs or so to Naples and we can crush some blow. My treat!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:01 am

BSF gets the invite, but not me!

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:16 am

Haaaaa it's a standing invite to you to, my man.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:36 am

Yep, if nothing else it is most always beautiful right after a storm. And, yeah, those bridges across Tampa Bay have to be one of the last places id want to be in a hurricane.

Post by **brian** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:56 am

BSF21 wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:Good luck. If you make it here, it should be a beautiful weekend after the storm goes through.
Fingers crossed. Any can't misses? We were thinking of checking out Cigar City before we head to Saraota/Bradenton, but I'm not sure if it's wise to hang out in Tampa longer than we need to.

I assume you're not staying at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota (or are you?) but my cousin is the concierge there. If you happen to be in the neighborhood and you're looking for recommendations on anything, swing by even if you're not staying there and ask for Nicole. Tell her I sent you.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 12:33 pm

brian wrote:
BSF21 wrote:
I assume you're not staying at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota (or are you?) but my cousin is the concierge there. If you happen to be in the neighborhood and you're looking for recommendations on anything, swing by even if you're not staying there and ask for Nicole. Tell her I sent you.

I dunno why, but this reads like one of those 1980s PC detective games where you have to find clues in the dialog.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 1:54 pm

The humidity has finally broken after 6 weeks or so in Toronto.

Just may get to the end of the day having worn just the one shirt.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:56 pm

I bet he was able to make it, other than about an hour of strong winds and constant rain between 1 & 2, it's been pretty calm in Tampa. May even be able to just take 275 South over the Sunshine Skyway to get to Sarasota/Bradenton relatively quickly.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:57 pm

Nevermind. Skyway is closed. Take 275 North from the airport to 75 South, (about 20 minutes east of the airport/Tampa).

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 6:48 am

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 7:56 am

Is he OK?

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 10:04 am

I am OK. Even had time to stop at Cigar City on the way in. That place is legit.

You guys don't know what storms are here. That was a breeze compared to the Midwest in the summer.

Post by **brian** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 10:06 am

Rex wrote:

Would not want to be in the Outer Banks tonight around 8 p.m.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 10:06 am

govmentchedda wrote:
BSF21 wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:Good luck. If you make it here, it should be a beautiful weekend after the storm goes through.
Fingers crossed. Any can't misses? We were thinking of checking out Cigar City before we head to Saraota/Bradenton, but I'm not sure if it's wise to hang out in Tampa longer than we need to.
If you make it in, Cigar City is very close to the airport. It's nothing fancy to look at, but who cares, beer! If you do go to the tasting room, go to the back bar, as it has the biggest selection. The front bar has about 15 taps, but it is limited to beers that the put in growlers or crowlers. The back bar has about 25 beers on tap, maybe more.

I highly recommend the J. Dub's Poolside Kolsch, if you're looking for a local, easy drinking, lighter beer. J. Dub's is in either Sarasota or Bradenton. Where are you staying, and what's on your agenda?

Staying with family friend in Bradenton. No firm plans other than whatever the chicks I'm with wanna do. I'm gonna drink a lot of beer and bourbon and try to enjoy no work for 4 days.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 11:06 am

http://www.theonion.com/article/hurrica ... -cit-53776