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The high winds are banging against my bedroom windows like a banshee bashing its brains in. The electricity keeps going on and off. Phone and internet service are intermittent. I obviously can't go outside. Work is shut down for the day. So I've been in the house furiously alternating between re-organizing my home office and working out. I'm already up to 350 pushups and 140 pullups. Someone, please. . . TALK TO ME

How long is it expected to last ? Wish you well and keep up the press ups.

Regards,R.

Where I'm located. . . they say the worst is yet to come, late this afternoon and tonight. But everything may be closed tomorrow also. Not sure yet.

Hope you come thur with this with only memories

What hurricane?

When Fay was over me, it was a lot stronger and the wind wasn't nearly as bad as you're saying it is up there. Have you been through a tropical storm before? Hurricanes are WAY worse as far as the wind goes. Fay's got TONS of rain though which really sucks for flooding.

Cleaning is good. Organizing, working out. Reading. I'm assuming your power isn't out for good since you can post. Do the things you normally don't have time to do because you're busy doing more important things. I always enjoy times stuck indoors every once in a while.

Just hope your power doesn't go out for long periods of time. Then it really sucks unless you have a lot of friends around. Our power was out for TWO WEEKS after Wilma in 2005. It was "fun" for a week, but then it started getting really annoying. Plus, without power, we couldn't even get gas, cash, drive (traffic lights were mostly all gone), shop (no registers), go out to eat, etc...

Would have been a good time to take a vacation if you could have managed it.

You need an update, halltd

You got off easy

All schools and businesses in this area are CLOSED today and probably tomorrow

The winds are increasing -- it's a slow moving storm that has regathered strength

Some of the flooding is at record levels and the Governor calls it "catastrophic"

Yes, I am sure we'll all survive, but it's more than an afternoon thundershower

Electricity, TV, computer, phone are intermittent

I'm stuck here at the house

I'm tired of watching DVDs

I'm up to 450 pushups and 200 pullups

We had the same winds as you, so I don't think we got off easy. The worst of it down here was overnight on Monday. So, everyone slept through most of it. But, my power went out like 5 times (I have a UPS on electronic equipment which beeps annoyingly when the power goes out), we got really bad winds, driving rain, downed trees, palm frawns littering the road, etc...

I do think you're getting more rain and flooding because it's sorta camping out up there which really sucks. But, I'd be happy you're not in an actual hurricane. THOSE suck.

Hopefully the flooding subsides and Fay leaves soon though.

Dude, I feel your pain. I'm down here in St. Augustine. Been trapped in doors all day...just me and my cat and she is SOOOOO sick of me!!!

-Den

It's on the edge of becoming a Category 1 hurricane

68,000 people with no power

Pushup total so far: 500

Dinner menu (assuming electricity is on):

Salmon
Sweet Potato
Broccoli
Quinoa (a whole grain similar to rice, but much better for you)
Green Tea
V-8 Juice

DVD choices for tonight, assuming electricity is on:

Michael Moore's documentary, "Sicko" (about the health care industry)

"Gods and Monsters" (very fine film, Academy Award winner)

"Awake" (Hayden Christensen wakes up during surgery)

start posting naked photos of yourself looking fearful/bored/anticipatory/sleepy/hungry/angry, etc...

LittleDudeWithMuscles saidIt's on the edge of becoming a Category 1 hurricane

500 pushups

DVD choices for tonight, assuming electricity is on:

Michael Moore's documentary, "Sicko" (about the health care industry)

"Gods and Monsters" (very fine film, Academy Award winner)

"Awake" (Hayden Christensen wakes up during surgery)

About to do about 2 hrs worth of yoga then my DVD choices for the night:

Pan's Labrynth
Aeon Flux

metroPAULitan saidstart posting naked photos of yourself looking fearful/bored/anticipatory/sleepy/hungry/angry, etc...

All in the pursuit of disinterested research, I assume.

Gonna trump everyone with one word.. Katrina. Rode that bitch out....

Luckydog76 saidGonna trump everyone with one word.. Katrina. Rode that bitch out....

Sorry guys, LuckyDog wins.
And I say that as someone who got hammered by Frances, Jeanne AND Wilma.

jprichva said

metroPAULitan saidstart posting naked photos of yourself looking fearful/bored/anticipatory/sleepy/hungry/angry, etc...

All in the pursuit of disinterested research, I assume.

extremely disinterested. i would only view them to get some sense of LDWMs emotional mindset during the hurricane...

wow .. wish it'll stop soon ...

Here in Israel we never had a hurricane and we'll never do .. but we have sandstorms sometimes .. it's not as worse as hurricane but annoying enough ..

good luck .. nature never leaves us alone ..

When Tropical Storm Allison was doing the same thing to Houston in June 2001, we were all online going nuts together.

and you thing earthquakes are bad!

jprichva said
And I say that as someone who got hammered by Frances, Jeanne AND Wilma.

do i need to say ANYTHING about that sentence?

metroPAULitan said

jprichva said
And I say that as someone who got hammered by Frances, Jeanne AND Wilma.

do i need to say ANYTHING about that sentence?

Well, you COULD, but you is way too much the gen'lmun.

Little dude-- you need some company. Quick (smile). Maybe have a slumber party.

Hope you remain safe as you ride this out until the end.

You could spend your time thinking up new and creative ways for Florida to fuck up the next presidential elections.

....

OIY VEY!

hey now. not everyone is party to that fuckup.

halltd and i are in the same town. while we got "awful winds and awful rains" that flooded everything and ripped buildings apart, i didn't think all that much of it. power went out several dozen times and stayed out many times. i've got a laptop w/ a cellular card, i've got a generator, and i've got plenty of projects around the house i can work on so i was plenty comfy.

this storm really isn't all that intense.

jprichva said

metroPAULitan said

jprichva said
And I say that as someone who got hammered by Frances, Jeanne AND Wilma.

do i need to say ANYTHING about that sentence?

Well, you COULD, but you is way too much the gen'lmun.

and with that, i shall endeavor to stay as such...BUT, come on!!! that was a beautiful set up you gave me there!

...and i see LDWM has yet to take heed of my suggestion!

You know what I find interesting? My post are hopped over as if they/I didn't exist? These seems to be teh theme in most forums where I try to engage people in conversation. Wtf? Am I not part of the clique? Or is it more that I don't fit the physical requirements?

It's my own fault for coming back to this sight. I see nothing has changed.

-Den

omg, hang in there. I think we all need to move somewhere with winds at very low speeds.

Doom...
Gloom...
The end of the earth...
Littledude... This is nothing! It's only a Tropical Storm. I used to cover these things for a living. Fay is a whimpy, crying bitch. Sure, she's got a lot of bluster... but Florida has been through much worse.

Don't you remember the three hurricanes in a row in 2004? Charlie, Francis and Jeanne.

I'm in O-town and it's now been raining for nearly 3 days straight. The winds aren't bad. I, too, am stuck in teh house. The dog hates it. The pool has overflowed more times than I can count. The sump-pump in the landscaping is going non-stop and I have no idea where all the water is going (maybe, the neighbors?) And... to beat it all... I just lost about 300 dollars worth of screen over my pool. It was the only strip that wasn't damaged during the '04 hurricanes. I'm surprised... the power has only flickered a few times. We are still under a tropical wind warming hear too. Right now the winds are blowing at 41mph sustained according to the weather channel.

Don't get down... your arms, chest and back will look awesome later. Pull out the camera... we want to see you all pumped from all of the push=ups and pull=ups.

If I wasn't feeling under the weather... IF'in allergies and Fay)I think I'd join you in this push-up and pull-up marathon. I usually only do about 200 push-ups/100 pull-ups during an hour workout. Maybe I could pump up too.

guys guys, just chill

i rode out several tropical storms and hurricanes when i lived in st maarten dwi
so i,ve had my share
worst was hugo cat 5
lasted for 3 days of terror
and months of aftermath

all you can do is ride it out read a book if you got light
surf the web if you got power
and hope you have enough stores to last you for when its all over

meantime just keep doing just what your doing
pull-upps etc
and hope your house stays just that, your house

so dont wish i was there

Out here on the coast the winds're calm and the rain's pretty much done, but everything is flooded. Considering a makeshift snorkel for my Fronty. So far, though, we haven't come up to a puddle we couldn't make it through... saw some little cars that haven't been as lucky, though.

For a little truck, mine's getting em around just fine.

Cops are out everywhere, though... wonder if they're looking for people coming back from would-be hurricane parties...

novembermike saidOut here on the coast ... everything is flooded. Considering a makeshift snorkel for my Fronty.

From the pic in your profile... looks like you have plenty of underwater experience. You're an old pro! I think I heard the cops/deputies were out in Brevard Co. because there is a curfew in most areas because of the severe flooding and state of emergency. Be careful bud.

Littledude...hang in there...i'm sure it'll be over soon (i hope)....maybe reading will help calm your nerves???

hope you're doing ok

We had about 27 inches.

I coulda had a V8.

LittleDudeWithMuscles saidYou need an update, halltd

You got off easy

All schools and businesses in this area are CLOSED today and probably tomorrow

The winds are increasing -- it's a slow moving storm that has regathered strength

Some of the flooding is at record levels and the Governor calls it "catastrophic"

Yes, I am sure we'll all survive, but it's more than an afternoon thundershower

Electricity, TV, computer, phone are intermittent

I'm stuck here at the house

I'm tired of watching DVDs

I'm up to 450 pushups and 200 pullups

LOL. I lived in Florida for just over a year and I saw Ivan, Arlene, Dennis, Katrina, and Wilma. Call me when the electricity goes out for weeks and there isn't a gas station with gas available withing 100 miles. Thanks but I'll take my chances with the earthquakes for now.

Well sorry you are having such a time. Hopefully it will move away before long. I guess there are some positive things about living in the middle of the county!

Have a good weekend, hopefully it will move out by then!

I'm right there with you I am on the south side of the storm and it is driving me crazy. Last night it caused a leak in one of my windows and now one of my floors is soaked.

Curfew? Guess I oughta be watching the news more, first I've heard of it.

Haven't been real productive with my time, only did a hundred pushups today and called it quits. Gym had a moat around it.

Good luck, an I hope you don't forget too put clean underpants on.

Being down the south of Oz, we have no such troubles.

Pattison saidGood luck, an I hope you don't forget too put clean underpants on.

Being down the south of Oz, we have no such troubles.

I'm puzzled. Do you mean that in the south of Oz there is no shortage of clean underpants?

jprichva said

Pattison saidGood luck, an I hope you don't forget too put clean underpants on.

Being down the south of Oz, we have no such troubles.

I'm puzzled. Do you mean that in the south of Oz there is no shortage of clean underpants?

Puzzled no more. No shortage of underpants, and no strong wind either.

Hi guys,

Thanks very much for the nice comments and remarks. Appreciate it. My computer + TV actually went out for a while last night. But no big deal. Nothing bad happened. Just tons and tons of rain.

This morning, things actually appeared to be somewhat better, at least here at the beach, so I decided to head out to the studio. Then I got a call that we're closed for a second day! Seems all the bridges into town are out. Doesn't look like we're done yet.

LDWM...
thanx for the update from JAX.
Any more push-ups today?

I just took the pup out for another drenching walk! He won't even put-up with it for more than a few minutes. This is getting old!

I am hopeful, though, after nearly 4 days of non-stop downpours. It looks like the clouds are parting in the distance. The rain will soon abate and the sun will shine again! (ugh... that's like a line from some overly dramatic hollywood disaster flick.)

stay dry boys.
G

Glad you're still o.k. Keep up the push ups, pull ups and crunches too!

I was snowed in at my house near Squaw Valley for four days once. No electric, no water, no heat - just firewood. We heated up canned food in the fireplace, and melted snow for water. No bathing. Couldn't use toilets. Driveway was impassible, cars buried so you could barely see them. Had three guests. It was a drag for everybody - you couldn't shovel out, nobody could even leave! Finally we got shovels and for two days we worked to get a car out. I was never so happy to take a shower!

Glad you're staying in shape and you don't have house guests to worry about!

Funny enough power got cut off last night (nearly 24 hours out) at our area too because of heavy storms. I slept through it though.

And try our typhoons! Much better than hurricanes.

so no hurricane party? There's the first problem

What hurricane? That little 'tropical storm'? Pfft! Buck up you weenie! *slapslap*

Awwww, c'mon, butch it up, grab a surfboard, and get out there and catch a big one

Hey guys, thanks again for the nice comments. Today was a lot like yesterday, except less wind and more rain. I haven't had any problems, though they just issued a tornado warning for the general area a few minutes ago. Local TV has been broadcasting without let-up. I've seen video of giant oak trees, uprooted -- partly by the wind, partly because all the rain weakens the tree's roots and bam! The tree falls over. My electricity has been out a few times. Ditto for computer and cable.

Our studio remained closed for the second day in a row. I was actually on my way to work when they called and said forget it, they'd shut down all the bridges. My gym was closed too.

Tomorrow it's supposed to be a lot better.

I did a DVD double feature last night. Watched "Gods and Monsters" -- very fine film. Then "Sicko," Michael Moore's documentary on health care. Again, very good.

Then DO NOT watch Spike Lee's "When the levees broke". That is an advanced education in hurricanes and will break your heart. Florida is in my prayers tonight.

As the resident meteorologist I would like to say you are not in a hurricane *mutters something about a forecast then crawls back into the hole he crawled out of*

/and people say we get it wrong
//slashmaster

i hope you're ok.

my family lives in tampa -- amazing how it skirted that area.

i'll tell you tho, at least w/ a hurricane, you have warnings....here in earthquake country its a crap shoot!

be safe.