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Aug 8, 2020 7:37:58 GMT -5
Post by finatic on Aug 8, 2020 7:37:58 GMT -5
We're so screwed here in CT the national guard has come to help. There's over 300,000 still with no power I'm one. None of the trees have been removed from wires, on the streets around my house, day four after the storm. That tells me it will be days before Eversource can begin to put the power grid back on line. No kind words for them. This just to follow a 100% increase to all Residence In Connecticut on our delivery charge for electricity. My bill doubled then add another 30 bucks per day to run the gas generator. It will be a $700 bill for power this month,,,WTF. Did I mention another heat wave is on the way 95 degrees and humid no A.C. going to be fun.
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Aug 8, 2020 9:12:43 GMT -5
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Post by abouttime2fish on Aug 8, 2020 9:12:43 GMT -5
Sounds miserable. Did that once in FL 20+ years ago, but our biggest concern was keeping the beer cold.
Florence back in 2018 is the only hurricane I’ve ever evacuated my family for. Wife, 3 kids, cat, and 2 dogs (labs) in a hotel room for a week was miserable too. Wife said never again. Got home to about $20k in damage. Insurance probably covered about $15k of that. Once those repairs made, added storm shutters over every opening. Took a year and doing it in 3 phases to get that done. Expensive suckers. Then this spring was the generator. We have a pretty good garage door, but adding 2 vertical embraces to that and some sort of water seal to bottom is next.
Last elephant is the roof. I can’t change the shape but there are things that can be done to make it ‘certified’ or some such thing. Just can’t get myself to rip a good roof off to do it though.
The real kick in the gut, probably haven’t added a dime to the value of the house as the neighborhood just won’t support it. But it does give a, hopefully deserved, sense of security against hurricanes.
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Aug 8, 2020 9:26:12 GMT -5
Post by hookedup on Aug 8, 2020 9:26:12 GMT -5
I wish the building codes were like today's codes when I had my house built. We get hit with category 1 hurricanes and nor'easters almost every year, but with the exception of the tornadoes they spawn that's as bad as it's gotten in my 60 years here. Told the wife if they ever predict a cat 2 or higher, we have to leave.
Feel for you finatic. I've been lucky as far as power goes, but we still have people down this way without power too.
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Aug 8, 2020 9:39:28 GMT -5
Post by finatic on Aug 8, 2020 9:39:28 GMT -5
I wish the building codes were like today's codes when I had my house built. We get hit with category 1 hurricanes and nor'easters almost every year, but with the exception of the tornadoes they spawn that's as bad as it's gotten in my 60 years here. Told the wife if they ever predict a cat 2 or higher, we have to leave. Feel for you finatic. I've been lucky as far as power goes, but we still have people down this way without power too. Well 28 yrs ago it took me 5 yrs. To build my house from the ground up not one subcontractor. I over built everything above and beyond all codes this house is here to stay. Move forward to today it's time to invest money again roof,, new siding, stand by generator. Lol.
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Post by fishnfool on Aug 8, 2020 9:52:16 GMT -5
Sorry to hear Glen.
I think it would be a good time for a mini vacation to the shore.
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Aug 8, 2020 10:18:49 GMT -5
Post by hookedup on Aug 8, 2020 10:18:49 GMT -5
X2. Always good to get away for awhile.
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Post by finatic on Aug 8, 2020 14:03:15 GMT -5
I'm ready to take my boat to the Hudson Canyon and stay there a few days. The Admiral and I are at each other's throats. Lol
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Post by hookedup on Aug 8, 2020 14:24:49 GMT -5
Covid, storms knocking out power, hot weather and daily thunderstorms down here - it's a wonder we haven't all gone crazy.
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Aug 8, 2020 17:12:32 GMT -5
Post by finatic on Aug 8, 2020 17:12:32 GMT -5
Covid, storms knocking out power, hot weather and daily thunderstorms down here - it's a wonder we haven't all gone crazy. You're absolutely right.
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Post by mudbug on Aug 9, 2020 16:05:15 GMT -5
Here in Georgia, the last time I evacuated for a hurricane was in 1999. Hurricane Floyd. Evacuation from Florida and Georgia made I-95 a disaster. It took me 22 hours to drive from Savannah to Atlanta - that's 250 miles away!! And the storm didn't even hit my area! After that I told my wife, if she felt that she needed to evacuate, it would be without me. So, we make it an adventure. We make sure we have a bathtub full of ice, beer and a few groceries. As everyone else is packing up and leaving, we're cooking up boston butts, buying batteries, propane tanks for lanterns and camping stove and looking forward to having the island all to ourselves. That's Wilmington Island - which usually has mandatory evacuations. The police come to see me and let me know that they are leaving the island and the bridge will be closed until the storm passes and the roads are cleared. They also ask me if I have a means of protecting myself in case the island is visited by vandals by water. I let them know I'm always packing. Love our local police! Hurricane Matthew was not nice to me. It took my boat away from me! I just replaced it a few months ago with my '99 Sailfish 198 DC. Great boat! Stay home and have an adventure. My 3 grown sons still tell stories about camping out in the garage with the door open and watching the trees bend in the wind when a hurricane passed close by.
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