skylive5 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 13 hours of no power. 15 hours of no internet. Nice little storm. So if y'all are wondering where the Seattle Huddle people are at they are most likely still without power. Storm wasn't anything out of the ordinary for those that live in hurricane areas....but was pretty big for up in this neck of the woods. Been through worse in the NW but I think this will do for another decade or two. LOL Just giving an update... from my side of the pond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 You guys got hit pretty hard and I know what you're going through. Best of luck up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 sky, how did this compare to that little arc thingie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 sky, how did this compare to that little arc thingie? LOL Like I said... been through worse. Oct '62 up here (Portland actually) was twice the storm with about ten times the damage. I will admit though.... being born just a little late for the "arc thingie" has always been good luck from my POV. Problem now is that all the trees are 40 some years older and a dang site more fragile when it comes to wind. The trees are the big problem here.... blocking roads, in houses, through cars, and over power lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 LOL Like I said... been through worse. Oct '62 up here (Portland actually) was twice the storm with about ten times the damage. I will admit though.... being born just a little late for the "arc thingie" has always been good luck from my POV. Problem now is that all the trees are 40 some years older and a dang site more fragile when it comes to wind. The trees are the big problem here.... blocking roads, in houses, through cars, and over power lines. That was our problem a few weeks ago. The areas that had it the worse, ours included, all have really old and tall trees so when the ice came down, so did the trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I saw that storm on the News Tues./Weds. Looked nasty. They said sustained winds over 50mph! First the snow storm then this!!!!! ........did the Earth's Axis shift while we weren't looking? Hope all goes well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Come on now. Sky has lived through several Ice Ages... these little storms are nothing to him... problem is, since the mammoths went extinct, it is a bit more difficult for him to find something to kill to make into a shelter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 LOL Like I said... been through worse. Oct '62 up here (Portland actually) was twice the storm with about ten times the damage. I will admit though.... being born just a little late for the "arc thingie" has always been good luck from my POV. Problem now is that all the trees are 40 some years older and a dang site more fragile when it comes to wind. The trees are the big problem here.... blocking roads, in houses, through cars, and over power lines. completely understand and glad you are ok. we've gone through similar in SF... i remember years when VERY large trees fell throughout their neighborhood and the damage that resulted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 that storm looked brutal. When hurricans hit our area it's pretty darn scary but add snow in on top of that......ewwwww. Good to hear you are okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Come on now. Sky has lived through several Ice Ages... these little storms are nothing to him... problem is, since the mammoths went extinct, it is a bit more difficult for him to find something to kill to make into a shelter. OK, now that was funny little buddy! Sky, you are strong like bull. Keep your youngun out of trouble too, ya hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEstreet Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Went 11 days without power last year with Wilma. I feel for you, not a lot of fun. Was used to cold showers from the army, wife wasn't real happy though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Goes Frazia Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 didn't see this thread when I started the other. I guess I was just jones'in to post. As I said the numbers are staggering considering it was nothing but wind. We had 75 mph sustained winds on Alki for about 2 hours. the beach looks like a war zone and still has no power. we lost juice for a small amount of time compared to what some others will have to endure. the problem now is that it's gonna get down below freezing the next few days. Seeing this just makes me feel even more for the people of the gulf coast & what they went through last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 wow Hope everyone is OK there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 well looks like u need to cut all the tree down and this wont happen again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Man.....2-3 months ago we were w/o power for ~5.5 hours, we got 4-5" of rain, and the winds were 30-40 gusts. All but a behind me neighbor and I were flooded, up to 3' in the basement. A few even had generators and/or BU sump pumps and it didn't help! There were dumpsters in most driveways that were full after a week. I can't imagine what would have happened if it were longer! The best to all of you! And I hope it was just one of those 20 year storms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 A million without power! Good luck to all of you, Sky. I blame the democrats taking over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Definitely sucks. We were without power for 6 days 3 weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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