lockmat Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 See the thread about adult beverages. If you do that part well enough you'll pass out and not care if it's hot.I'm guessing the wifey is the DBW...designated baby watcher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 RedScare, you said in the Rita you didn't lose power during Alicia. You lived at Westheimer & Wilcrest at the time. I'm wondering if I should turn off a few things before it goes, but I haven't had a flicker yet.Also, poor animals outside. I drove by the ducks today and they were all hunkered down in the water. They're normally laying in the grass or pooping on the street. Yeah, I've never lost power in any of the storms, Alicia, Allison, Rita, etc. Kinda lucky, I guess, but I do not expect to make it through this one with power. Just had a 48 mph gust while I was outside having a smoke. Startled the hell outta me. Trees blowing and stuff creaking. I may just have to turn on the JennAir and smoke in the kitchen from here on out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Friends of mine in Midtown have lost power... my boyfriend says we still have it in the Heights.... on a generator here at work in south houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeats Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Your killing me guy, I got the beer thing down but we had to take my mother in law from the Assisted Living Place because the evacuated it and so the laying around the house naked part is way out. Course once it passes I got the pool so maybe that will help.Lost cable and internet for a while earlier but it came back. We are near Dixie Farm Road and 518 in Pearland. Who you callin' a guy? In other news... Lost power here (Memorial and Beltway 8) for a few minutes, but it came right back on. Very windy, but nothing that strong so far. No branches or anything like that blowing around. My husband, the hurricane virgin, is sitting here harping about, "They're just hyping this up! It's just a bit of wind!" I keep reminding him that these are the far outer bands, but he's foreign and doesn't listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyEye Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 <<< Holed up in the Hunker Bunker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I did the a-hole thing this morning and turned the A/C down to 68, to make sure the house was nice and cold if/when the power goes out. Of course, there's always the ice-cold beer in the coolers and laying around the house naked if things get too bad. This post is worthless without pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I'm guessing the wifey is the DBW...designated baby watcher?Nah, it's been 5 hours since my last one. Planning on a long night. But if the power goes out and it gets too hot I will need drinks to keep from getting too pissed off, and eventually to be able to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I chipped a tooth. Now I'll be thinking about the dentist for a while.I'm hoping there's a secret government bunker under west Houston, and we won't be allowed to lose power. This area is flood proof - the bayou drenching projects were mainly for the benefit of those downstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroMogul Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Power on. Drunk. Flickered twice. Might want to do this again. Hopefully the airport stays closed for a few days so the government won't need us.Oh yeah, Westchase. Reporting from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 In other news... Lost power here (Memorial and Beltway 8) for a few minutes, but it came right back on. Very windy, but nothing that strong so far. No branches or anything like that blowing around. My husband, the hurricane virgin, is sitting here harping about, "They're just hyping this up! It's just a bit of wind!" I keep reminding him that these are the far outer bands, but he's foreign and doesn't listen. Anyone have technical knowledge as to why the power can go out and then back on? Seems like if it went off, it'd stay off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Yeah, I've never lost power in any of the storms, Alicia, Allison, Rita, etc. Kinda lucky, I guess, but I do not expect to make it through this one with power.Just had a 48 mph gust while I was outside having a smoke. Startled the hell outta me. Trees blowing and stuff creaking. I may just have to turn on the JennAir and smoke in the kitchen from here on out.48? Are you sure it wasn't 47.5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=hgx...111&loop=noIke's close to landfall. The northwest side looks nastier on both radar and satellite, but that's probably cyclical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroMogul Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Just stood outside. Winds are off and on. Was seemingly stronger two hours ago. I like this though. I like it. Be safe though guys. Red, you always ruled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 4 drinks in and too amped to notice. My immediate family is in Katy, so talking to them. Mike's folks in Tennessee are really nervous for us and trying not to show it. Gotta love hurricane veterans, my mom and dad and I, after establishing that we all still had power, were discussing the various food network celebrities for at least half an hour. Note to Bobby Flay, my pop thinks you're a POS. Power on here. Just talked to Musicman. Power still out there (about 4 miles from my place). He's fine. Another Alicia vet.edit: I really did pick the worst time to quit smoking. This is awful. Just reading Red's posts are hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroMogul Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I checked on my mom earlier. Born in 49, been through every hurricane and tropical storm since major and minor in shacks no less. During Rita, when it was a hurricane cat 5, she didn't care. Got to love the stubborn old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdorfma1 Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Anyone have technical knowledge as to why the power can go out and then back on? Seems like if it went off, it'd stay off.Not a technical expert but what you may be experiencing are minor brownouts as various parts of the grid go down. Power has to reroute to get back to you.Minor flickers here in Rice Military.http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findwe...rchType=WEATHERaddicting... can't stop watching... this site is about 30 seconds behind real time. I'll hear a big whoosh and then see it on the site 30 seconds later. Hella cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Got to love the stubborn old.Yeah, my grandma had a tube all the way down her throat in the hospital. She didn't like it so she pulled it out. OUCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desirous Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Utilities DT should be fine, right? I don't remember if the power/water went out in downtown during Alicia, just all the glass everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Not a technical expert but what you may be experiencing are minor brownouts as various parts of the grid go down. Power has to reroute to get back to you.Minor flickers here in Rice Military.http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findwe...rchType=WEATHERaddicting... can't stop watching... this site is about 30 seconds behind real time. I'll hear a big whoosh and then see it on the site 30 seconds later. Hella cool.Thanks.Also, that website...information overload Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottonmather0 Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I did the a-hole thing this morning and turned the A/C down to 68, to make sure the house was nice and cold if/when the power goes out. Of course, there's always the ice-cold beer in the coolers and laying around the house naked if things get too bad. My wife won't let me turn down the AC and I am PISSED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroMogul Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Power rarely goes down is SW Houston. In the 15 years I've been in this area we've never had a loss of power for more than 3 hours. We'll see what happens tonite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 My wife won't let me turn down the AC and I am PISSED.I gave my boyfriend permission too do that... he said he's blasting it until the power goes out. Our friends who are losing power are all trecking to our place in the Heights... not sure how much longer they will have power there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroMogul Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Wind damage in the Heights. Trees down and of course the newscasts is predicting even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Our normal program takes the a/c down to 67 at night, so we're chillin. I suppose if we cranked it down just for the storm we could get her down to 62-63. That would be some awesome sleep.Is it weird that it hasn't rained ahead of the storm? We haven't gotten anything, just a nice breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 My wife won't let me turn down the AC and I am PISSED.wha-PISHHHHHHH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Aw, cable's out. I'm picking up a signal for 13 sans rabbit ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Wind damage in the Heights. Trees down and of course the newscasts is predicting even more.Are you there (here) or did you see it on the news? I haven't seen anything or heard anything from our house yet. Still have cable and power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Power on here. Just talked to Musicman. Power still out there (about 4 miles from my place). He's fine. Another Alicia vet.thx for that call. i feel left out already. finally it's starting to rain....not hard yet but you can see and smell the rain. the explosions otuside are getting more frequent. more of us unfortunate ones losing power. now i'm starting to working whether the occasional glow to the south is lightning or the transformers blowing.EDIT: wind is also picking up big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdorfma1 Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I gave my boyfriend permission too do that... he said he's blasting it until the power goes out. Our friends who are losing power are all trecking to our place in the Heights... not sure how much longer they will have power there.Don't be suprised if everyone in Harris county and surrounding areas lose power, from 45 and the north belt out to Katy. You don't have to have high winds to lose power to begin with and all of Harris is going to have Cat 1 winds between midnight and 7 am, depending on location. Just be happy we have it for a few minutes longer than south houston... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroMogul Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 When I went to check on mom, we had literally a few drops of rain. The major rain bands are hittings the coast now. We'll see what happens in the next hour or so. I am excited~!Are you there (here) or did you see it on the news? I haven't seen anything or heard anything from our house yet. Still have cable and power.On the news. My grandma is in the Heights in the big retirement building. I'm not too worried about ther though. but I am going to call and check on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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