OT-Hurricane Denis

Well, once again, here we go. Another fine storm headed directly at my
house !! LOL
Sometimes it seems like that. Everyone here is in full panic after sitting
through Ivan. The stores are packed with people but empty on food and the
lines at the gas stations are already down the block, if they have any gas
left at all. Sad thing is we still have people living in houses with blue
tarps for roofs from the last storm.

I sat through the last one, headed out of town for this one. Once is
enough. Pulling out Saturday morning. Just wish my car was running so I
could at least move it to a safer location.

Say a prayer for us here on the Gulf Coast........I think we're going to
need it.


Susan S.
Pensacola Fl

"Susan S." wrote:
>
> Well, once again, here we go. Another fine storm headed directly at my
> house !! LOL
> Sometimes it seems like that. Everyone here is in full panic after sitting
> through Ivan. The stores are packed with people but empty on food and the
> lines at the gas stations are already down the block, if they have any gas
> left at all. Sad thing is we still have people living in houses with blue
> tarps for roofs from the last storm.
>
> I sat through the last one, headed out of town for this one. Once is
> enough. Pulling out Saturday morning. Just wish my car was running so I
> could at least move it to a safer location.
>
> Say a prayer for us here on the Gulf Coast........I think we're going to
> need it.
>
> Susan S.
> Pensacola Fl


Hang in there Susan. Keep yourself and your family safe, material things
can be replaced.
If you board up your windows, make a few "peep holes" to allow pressure
release. A big blow on the board might push it inwards enough that teh
sudden pressure increase in the "pocket" between board and window might
crack the window. Something I just learned a while ago, I'm trying to
floridanize myself here

Jan (Safely away 5000 miles away from the hurricane, but my family is in
FL as you may know already.. so I have an interest)

"Jan Andersson" > wrote in message
...
> "Susan S." wrote:
>>
>> Well, once again, here we go. Another fine storm headed directly at my
>> house !! LOL
>> Sometimes it seems like that. Everyone here is in full panic after
>> sitting
>> through Ivan. The stores are packed with people but empty on food and
>> the
>> lines at the gas stations are already down the block, if they have any
>> gas
>> left at all. Sad thing is we still have people living in houses with
>> blue
>> tarps for roofs from the last storm.
>>
>> I sat through the last one, headed out of town for this one. Once is
>> enough. Pulling out Saturday morning. Just wish my car was running so I
>> could at least move it to a safer location.
>>
>> Say a prayer for us here on the Gulf Coast........I think we're going to
>> need it.
>>
>> Susan S.
>> Pensacola Fl
>
>
> Hang in there Susan. Keep yourself and your family safe, material things
> can be replaced.
> If you board up your windows, make a few "peep holes" to allow pressure
> release. A big blow on the board might push it inwards enough that teh
> sudden pressure increase in the "pocket" between board and window might
> crack the window. Something I just learned a while ago, I'm trying to
> floridanize myself here
>
> Jan (Safely away 5000 miles away from the hurricane, but my family is in
> FL as you may know already.. so I have an interest)

I have relatives that live near Gulfport, MS. They got hit pretty good in
1970 with Hurricane Camille.

I can understand the feeling.

Charles of Kankakee

It's a very bizarre feeling knowing that you may leave your home and in just
a few short hours, everything could be gone.

Thanks for the tip on the boards. My husband is handling the boarding job
this time on Saturday, after we leave out but I'll pass the info on.

Boy can you tell I'm tired......I'm pretty sure it's spelled
Dennis.......LOL

Susan S.


"Charles @ Kankakee" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Jan Andersson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "Susan S." wrote:
> >>
> >> Well, once again, here we go. Another fine storm headed directly at my
> >> house !! LOL
> >> Sometimes it seems like that. Everyone here is in full panic after
> >> sitting
> >> through Ivan. The stores are packed with people but empty on food and
> >> the
> >> lines at the gas stations are already down the block, if they have any
> >> gas
> >> left at all. Sad thing is we still have people living in houses with
> >> blue
> >> tarps for roofs from the last storm.
> >>
> >> I sat through the last one, headed out of town for this one. Once is
> >> enough. Pulling out Saturday morning. Just wish my car was running so
I
> >> could at least move it to a safer location.
> >>
> >> Say a prayer for us here on the Gulf Coast........I think we're going
to
> >> need it.
> >>
> >> Susan S.
> >> Pensacola Fl
> >
> >
> > Hang in there Susan. Keep yourself and your family safe, material things
> > can be replaced.
> > If you board up your windows, make a few "peep holes" to allow pressure
> > release. A big blow on the board might push it inwards enough that teh
> > sudden pressure increase in the "pocket" between board and window might
> > crack the window. Something I just learned a while ago, I'm trying to
> > floridanize myself here
> >
> > Jan (Safely away 5000 miles away from the hurricane, but my family is in
> > FL as you may know already.. so I have an interest)
>
> I have relatives that live near Gulfport, MS. They got hit pretty good in
> 1970 with Hurricane Camille.
>
> I can understand the feeling.
>
> Charles of Kankakee
>
>

Susan, why can't americans just use more concrete on their houses and not
worry that much for hurricanes? I mean, you can afford better construction
materials and techniques, is there a regulation that ties you to weak
materials? Last time I was in florida a few years ago everyone was blocking
doors and windows for a tropical storm!

Here nobody cares (almost) until it's a class 3-4 Hurricane, maybe we are
too used to them or we have too much cinder. Well, poor people here have a
really tough time with storms, but in a few days everything is
reconstructed.

Karls

"Susan S." > wrote in message
.. .
> It's a very bizarre feeling knowing that you may leave your home and in
> just
> a few short hours, everything could be gone.
>
> Thanks for the tip on the boards. My husband is handling the boarding
> job
> this time on Saturday, after we leave out but I'll pass the info on.
>
> Boy can you tell I'm tired......I'm pretty sure it's spelled
> Dennis.......LOL
>
> Susan S.
>
>
> "Charles @ Kankakee" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Jan Andersson" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > "Susan S." wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Well, once again, here we go. Another fine storm headed directly at
>> >> my
>> >> house !! LOL
>> >> Sometimes it seems like that. Everyone here is in full panic after
>> >> sitting
>> >> through Ivan. The stores are packed with people but empty on food and
>> >> the
>> >> lines at the gas stations are already down the block, if they have any
>> >> gas
>> >> left at all. Sad thing is we still have people living in houses with
>> >> blue
>> >> tarps for roofs from the last storm.
>> >>
>> >> I sat through the last one, headed out of town for this one. Once is
>> >> enough. Pulling out Saturday morning. Just wish my car was running
>> >> so
> I
>> >> could at least move it to a safer location.
>> >>
>> >> Say a prayer for us here on the Gulf Coast........I think we're going
> to
>> >> need it.
>> >>
>> >> Susan S.
>> >> Pensacola Fl
>> >
>> >
>> > Hang in there Susan. Keep yourself and your family safe, material
>> > things
>> > can be replaced.
>> > If you board up your windows, make a few "peep holes" to allow pressure
>> > release. A big blow on the board might push it inwards enough that teh
>> > sudden pressure increase in the "pocket" between board and window might
>> > crack the window. Something I just learned a while ago, I'm trying to
>> > floridanize myself here
>> >
>> > Jan (Safely away 5000 miles away from the hurricane, but my family is
>> > in
>> > FL as you may know already.. so I have an interest)
>>
>> I have relatives that live near Gulfport, MS. They got hit pretty good
>> in
>> 1970 with Hurricane Camille.
>>
>> I can understand the feeling.
>>
>> Charles of Kankakee
>>
>>
>
>

You know, this amazes me too. They have lived there for what, 300 years
or more?
You'd think they would know by now that it's a hurricane prone area and
design buildings accordingly

I'm so proud to increase the average IQ of both my country and FL when I
go there.

Jan



"Karls Vladimir Peña" wrote:
>
> Susan, why can't americans just use more concrete on their houses and not
> worry that much for hurricanes? I mean, you can afford better construction
> materials and techniques, is there a regulation that ties you to weak
> materials? Last time I was in florida a few years ago everyone was blocking
> doors and windows for a tropical storm!
>
> Here nobody cares (almost) until it's a class 3-4 Hurricane, maybe we are
> too used to them or we have too much cinder. Well, poor people here have a
> really tough time with storms, but in a few days everything is
> reconstructed.
>
> Karls
>
> "Susan S." > wrote in message
> .. .
> > It's a very bizarre feeling knowing that you may leave your home and in
> > just
> > a few short hours, everything could be gone.
> >
> > Thanks for the tip on the boards. My husband is handling the boarding
> > job
> > this time on Saturday, after we leave out but I'll pass the info on.
> >
> > Boy can you tell I'm tired......I'm pretty sure it's spelled
> > Dennis.......LOL
> >
> > Susan S.
> >
> >
> > "Charles @ Kankakee" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >> "Jan Andersson" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > "Susan S." wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Well, once again, here we go. Another fine storm headed directly at
> >> >> my
> >> >> house !! LOL
> >> >> Sometimes it seems like that. Everyone here is in full panic after
> >> >> sitting
> >> >> through Ivan. The stores are packed with people but empty on food and
> >> >> the
> >> >> lines at the gas stations are already down the block, if they have any
> >> >> gas
> >> >> left at all. Sad thing is we still have people living in houses with
> >> >> blue
> >> >> tarps for roofs from the last storm.
> >> >>
> >> >> I sat through the last one, headed out of town for this one. Once is
> >> >> enough. Pulling out Saturday morning. Just wish my car was running
> >> >> so
> > I
> >> >> could at least move it to a safer location.
> >> >>
> >> >> Say a prayer for us here on the Gulf Coast........I think we're going
> > to
> >> >> need it.
> >> >>
> >> >> Susan S.
> >> >> Pensacola Fl
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Hang in there Susan. Keep yourself and your family safe, material
> >> > things
> >> > can be replaced.
> >> > If you board up your windows, make a few "peep holes" to allow pressure
> >> > release. A big blow on the board might push it inwards enough that teh
> >> > sudden pressure increase in the "pocket" between board and window might
> >> > crack the window. Something I just learned a while ago, I'm trying to
> >> > floridanize myself here
> >> >
> >> > Jan (Safely away 5000 miles away from the hurricane, but my family is
> >> > in
> >> > FL as you may know already.. so I have an interest)
> >>
> >> I have relatives that live near Gulfport, MS. They got hit pretty good
> >> in
> >> 1970 with Hurricane Camille.
> >>
> >> I can understand the feeling.
> >>
> >> Charles of Kankakee
> >>
> >>
> >
> >

Grrrr not again, We just had 2 tropical storms roll over the top of us in
the past month, Ivan hit us 10 months ago. Now Dennins looms on the
horizon. I just got my house boarded up, with the exception of the upper
windows which I am doing today. We stayed in our house for Ivan; which our
house was built in 1940 and is made of concrete block, the upstairs is
framed. We planned on staying in the house, but Uncle Sam is making it
mandatory that we shelter on base in the building in which I work. It was
originally built to double as a bomb shelter in the 1940's. It has 4" thick
solid reinforced concrete walls and no windows - lol the interior walls are
also 4" solid concrete. It survived Camelle 1969 George 1998 Ivan 2004 and
all the other storms.... but then again so did my house. People are getting
crazy buying up wood canned goods water batteries etc. And the traffic
going out of the gulf coast is crazy, gas stations getting low on gas. We
didnt get hit as bad as PCola did last year as we were on the west side of
Ivan and it looks as of now we are going to be on the west side of Dennis.
for those that dont remember Ivan:
http://www.ramva.org/dragenwagen/ivan.html

Secure up those 'wagens Wild Bill, Susan S and anyone else in MS, AL. and
FL!. protect those family members!! Hope all goes well!

My'66 is going under the carport and well, the 69... it will have to ride
the storm out where it is. : (

dw in Biloxi MS.


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dragenwagen
1966 Type I - Daily Driver
1969 Type I - Undergoing heater channel replacement
http://www.ramva.org/dragenwagen
"Old VW's Don't Leak Oil, They Mark Their Territory."
************************************************** **************

"Susan S." > wrote in message
...
> Well, once again, here we go. Another fine storm headed directly at my
> house !! LOL
> Sometimes it seems like that. Everyone here is in full panic after
sitting
> through Ivan. The stores are packed with people but empty on food and the
> lines at the gas stations are already down the block, if they have any gas
> left at all. Sad thing is we still have people living in houses with blue
> tarps for roofs from the last storm.
>
> I sat through the last one, headed out of town for this one. Once is
> enough. Pulling out Saturday morning. Just wish my car was running so I
> could at least move it to a safer location.
>
> Say a prayer for us here on the Gulf Coast........I think we're going to
> need it.
>
>
> Susan S.
> Pensacola Fl
>
>

Alive and well... no damage to report here! 'Wagens made it with out a
scratch. we got gusts up to 50 mph... I think we were spared again. Not so
for Destin.

dw in Biloxi.

Just got power back on. Minor damage. If you watched the Weather Channel
it was all doom and gloom. Just a summer breeze compared to Ivan.
Pensacola was spared at the last minute when Dennis dropped from a Cat 4
to a Cat 3 and then veered to the east. Don't get me wrong it was fairly
intense but that's hurricanes for you very unpredictable.
Having heard but a few reports from club members and they have been
positive ! Thanks for every ones concerns and prayers . Glad t here
evry thing went well Dragenwagen. I talked to Walt in Mobile and he made
it without a scratch. Now we start to watch Emily...sigh it's going to
be a long season!



Be Cool.....AIRCOOLED !!

"Wild" Bill Tucker

President
Rare Air VW Club
Pensacola, Florida




'78 VW Bus ( "Old Rusty" )

'76 Bug "The Grape"

'69 Squareback , Arizona car, Automatic








Rare Air VW Club Website:

http://www.devoted.to/RareAir

or

http://community.webtv.net/stlkikn/RAREAIRVWCLUBINFO

yeah it wasnt too bad here. Good to hear everything went well. now to sit
and watch emily. Yes I left the boards on the house ....just incase.

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************************************************** **************
dragenwagen
1966 Type I - Daily Driver
1969 Type I - Undergoing heater channel replacement
http://www.ramva.org/dragenwagen
"Old VW's Don't Leak Oil, They Mark Their Territory."
************************************************** **************

"Wild Bill" > wrote in message
...
> Just got power back on. Minor damage. If you watched the Weather Channel
> it was all doom and gloom. Just a summer breeze compared to Ivan.
> Pensacola was spared at the last minute when Dennis dropped from a Cat 4
> to a Cat 3 and then veered to the east. Don't get me wrong it was fairly
> intense but that's hurricanes for you very unpredictable.
> Having heard but a few reports from club members and they have been
> positive ! Thanks for every ones concerns and prayers . Glad t here
> evry thing went well Dragenwagen. I talked to Walt in Mobile and he made
> it without a scratch. Now we start to watch Emily...sigh it's going to
> be a long season!
>
>
>
> Be Cool.....AIRCOOLED !!
>
> "Wild" Bill Tucker
>
> President
> Rare Air VW Club
> Pensacola, Florida
>
>
>
>
> '78 VW Bus ( "Old Rusty" )
>
> '76 Bug "The Grape"
>
> '69 Squareback , Arizona car, Automatic
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Rare Air VW Club Website:
>
> http://www.devoted.to/RareAir
>
> or
>
> http://community.webtv.net/stlkikn/RAREAIRVWCLUBINFO
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>