"Dr.X" Dr.X@null wrote:
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itoldyouiamnotiamnotgeorge
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I heard Tampa area missed the big one as it cut across land before
reaching tampa, punta gorda got the worst it seems.

What gets me are the assholes who stayed in their mobile homes
in Punta..now they're bitching about the weatherman said Tampa
was supposed to be ground zero. Helllloooo..get the **** out
of your mobile home when you have that much advance notice.

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heh-heh... I'll have to admit I made a very stupid decision to stay. When
they said it was cat 2 and heading north and to evacuate here in Pinellas
county, I stayed. I live in what they call "Zone A", the first to evac.,
lowest elevation. My reasoning was that I have never seen a hurricane
head in a straight path north. It will always curve off to the right once
it has a northerly direction. Also I feel that my building can withstand
cat 2, especially since it would curve off just south of us and we
wouldn't take the direct hit.

But after seeing what Charlie did, I think next time, I'm outta here.
Charlie didn't just curve off to the right, it turned then accelerated,
then strengthened all at once. It seemed to skip cat 3 and went right to
4. That's a lot of erratic behavior all at once. I'm thinking, it was a
very short hop to get to Punta Gorda, and in that very short time it did
all that. I'm positive that if Charlie continued north in my direction,
and did all that strengthening in that long distance to get here, it
would have been a cat 5 and my gambling on the weather could have been
the last bet I ever made.

Yep. Next time, I'm seeking higher ground and better shelter. I'll be
taking pictures of the storm from over thata-way ----.

-Dr.X (getting a little OT ;-)

Well I'm glad you were ok, Dr.X. It seems to me that a mobile
home is one of the last places I'd want to be in those circumstances.
I've seen what a tornado does to them..shredded like they went thru
a wood chipper.

Hope Twist is ok.

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"Steveo" wrote in message
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"Dr.X" Dr.X@null wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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itoldyouiamnotiamnotgeorge
wrote:
Steveo wrote in
news:20040815220429.269
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I heard Tampa area missed the big one as it cut across land before
reaching tampa, punta gorda got the worst it seems.

What gets me are the assholes who stayed in their mobile homes
in Punta..now they're bitching about the weatherman said Tampa
was supposed to be ground zero. Helllloooo..get the **** out
of your mobile home when you have that much advance notice.

--
Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change ready.

heh-heh... I'll have to admit I made a very stupid decision to stay.
When
they said it was cat 2 and heading north and to evacuate here in
Pinellas
county, I stayed. I live in what they call "Zone A", the first to evac.,
lowest elevation. My reasoning was that I have never seen a hurricane
head in a straight path north. It will always curve off to the right
once
it has a northerly direction. Also I feel that my building can withstand
cat 2, especially since it would curve off just south of us and we
wouldn't take the direct hit.

But after seeing what Charlie did, I think next time, I'm outta here.
Charlie didn't just curve off to the right, it turned then accelerated,
then strengthened all at once. It seemed to skip cat 3 and went right to
4. That's a lot of erratic behavior all at once. I'm thinking, it was a
very short hop to get to Punta Gorda, and in that very short time it did
all that. I'm positive that if Charlie continued north in my direction,
and did all that strengthening in that long distance to get here, it
would have been a cat 5 and my gambling on the weather could have been
the last bet I ever made.

Yep. Next time, I'm seeking higher ground and better shelter. I'll be
taking pictures of the storm from over thata-way ----.

-Dr.X (getting a little OT ;-)

Well I'm glad you were ok, Dr.X. It seems to me that a mobile
home is one of the last places I'd want to be in those circumstances.
I've seen what a tornado does to them..shredded like they went thru
a wood chipper.

Hope Twist is ok.

Do you know what handle he uses, what freq? Maybe I can yell for him. I can
talk to Tampa anytime from St. Pete.

-Dr.X

"Dr.X" Dr.X@null wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"Dr.X" Dr.X@null wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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itoldyouiamnotiamnotgeorge
wrote:
Steveo wrote in
news:20040815220429.269
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I heard Tampa area missed the big one as it cut across land
before reaching tampa, punta gorda got the worst it seems.

What gets me are the assholes who stayed in their mobile homes
in Punta..now they're bitching about the weatherman said Tampa
was supposed to be ground zero. Helllloooo..get the **** out
of your mobile home when you have that much advance notice.

--
Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change ready.

heh-heh... I'll have to admit I made a very stupid decision to stay.
When
they said it was cat 2 and heading north and to evacuate here in
Pinellas
county, I stayed. I live in what they call "Zone A", the first to
evac., lowest elevation. My reasoning was that I have never seen a
hurricane head in a straight path north. It will always curve off to
the right
once
it has a northerly direction. Also I feel that my building can
withstand cat 2, especially since it would curve off just south of us
and we wouldn't take the direct hit.

But after seeing what Charlie did, I think next time, I'm outta here.
Charlie didn't just curve off to the right, it turned then
accelerated, then strengthened all at once. It seemed to skip cat 3
and went right to 4. That's a lot of erratic behavior all at once.
I'm thinking, it was a very short hop to get to Punta Gorda, and in
that very short time it did all that. I'm positive that if Charlie
continued north in my direction, and did all that strengthening in
that long distance to get here, it would have been a cat 5 and my
gambling on the weather could have been the last bet I ever made.

Yep. Next time, I'm seeking higher ground and better shelter. I'll be
taking pictures of the storm from over thata-way ----.

-Dr.X (getting a little OT ;-)

Well I'm glad you were ok, Dr.X. It seems to me that a mobile
home is one of the last places I'd want to be in those circumstances.
I've seen what a tornado does to them..shredded like they went thru
a wood chipper.

Hope Twist is ok.

Do you know what handle he uses, what freq? Maybe I can yell for him. I
can talk to Tampa anytime from St. Pete.

-Dr.X

Start yelling Twistedhed on the bowl!! (j/k)

You might try 27.385 lsb..might be good for a laugh. :P

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From: Dr.X@null (Dr.X)
"Steveo" wrote in message
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heh-heh... I'll have to admit I made a very

stupid decision to stay. When they said it was

cat 2 and heading north and to evacuate here

in Pinellas county, I stayed. I live in what they

call "Zone A", the first to evac., lowest

elevation.




You're down there in Kool Aid's area. I'm down with some of the
southside radios, but in north Pinellas.



My reasoning was that I have never seen a

hurricane head in a straight path north.



Elena did in '85 after doing some loops


It will

always curve off to the right once it has a

northerly direction.



Most of them seem to gravitate toward Texas or other panhandle states.


Also I feel that my building

can withstand cat 2, especially since it would

curve off just south of us and we wouldn't take
the direct hit.

But after seeing what Charlie did, I think next

time, I'm outta here. Charlie didn't just curve

off to the right, it turned then accelerated, then
strengthened all at once. It seemed to skip cat
3 and went right to

4. That's a lot of erratic behavior all at once.

I'm thinking, it was a very short hop to get to

Punta Gorda, and in that very short time it did

all that. I'm positive that if Charlie continued

north in my direction, and did all that

strengthening in that long distance to get here,
it would have been a cat 5 and my gambling

on the weather could have been the last bet I

ever made.



A category 3 from a direct hit is equal to one hundred atomic bombs. I
believe is the announcement was made another country was dropping 100 A
bombs on our city, it would be a ghost town and everyone would have been
clawing over each other to evacuate. Ahh, the undermining of mutha'
nature's power..



Yep. Next time, I'm seeking higher ground and
better shelter. I'll be taking pictures of the

storm from over thata-way ----.

-Dr.X (getting a little OT ;-)




You and me both. You can caravan with us as we head to South Beach for
the next one.


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(Well I'm glad you were ok, Dr.X. It seems to me that a mobile home is
one of the last places I'd want to be in those circumstances. I've seen
what a tornado does to them..shredded like they went thru a wood
chipper.
Hope Twist is ok.)


Do you know what handle he uses, what freq?
Maybe I can yell for him. I can talk to Tampa

anytime from St. Pete.

-Dr.X


I'm in North Pinellas. What's your home frequency? Send me an email and
tell me if you don't want to display it on the group.

"Twistedhed" wrote in message
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From: Dr.X@null (Dr.X)

heh-heh... I'll have to admit I made a very
stupid decision to stay. When they said it was
cat 2 and heading north and to evacuate here
in Pinellas county, I stayed. I live in what they
call "Zone A", the first to evac., lowest
elevation.




You're down there in Kool Aid's area. I'm down with some of the
southside radios, but in north Pinellas.

I'm in South Pinellas but north side of St. Pete around the Gandy.

Yep. Next time, I'm seeking higher ground and
better shelter. I'll be taking pictures of the
storm from over thata-way ----.
....
You and me both. You can caravan with us as we head to South Beach for
the next one.

um... a great big convoy? lol

I'm in North Pinellas. What's your home frequency? Send me an email and
tell me if you don't want to display it on the group.

Since I've only just begun getting back into radio (after 10 years not
playin' around with it), I don't really have a home freq. I usually leave my
radio on 29am when I'm driving and my friends know to switch there to give
me a shout. This lets me listen to the stereo too. But I also flip the vfo
up a few kc's and ssb to listen when the skip rolls in. Also listen to the
clowns on 35am. I only get to play in the vehicle since I live in an
apartment. No base antenna. :-(

I'll send you an email with my on air id. (sent)

-Dr.X

From: Dr.X@null (Dr.X)
"Twistedhed" wrote in message
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From: Dr.X@null (Dr.X)
heh-heh... I'll have to admit I made a very

stupid decision to stay. When they said it was

cat 2 and heading north and to evacuate here

in Pinellas county, I stayed. I live in what they

call "Zone A", the first to evac., lowest

elevation.


You're down there in Kool Aid's area. I'm down with some of the
southside radios, but in north Pinellas.


I'm in South Pinellas but north side of St. Pete

around the Gandy.

Yep. Next time, I'm seeking higher ground and
better shelter. I'll be taking pictures of the

storm from over thata-way ----.
...

You and me both. You can caravan with us as we head to South Beach for
the next one.


um... a great big convoy? lol



Why not? We can have a mini-road trip, keep in touch with radios, get
some good grub at a roadside mom and pop joint somewhere in the
sticks,,,like YeeHaw Junction, but then that would be the long way to S.
Beach.


_
I'm in North Pinellas. What's your home frequency? Send me an email and
tell me if you don't want to display it on the group.


Since I've only just begun getting back into

radio (after 10 years not playin' around with it),
I don't really have a home freq. I usually leave

my radio on 29am when I'm driving and my

friends know to switch there to give me a

shout. This lets me listen to the stereo too. But
I also flip the vfo up a few kc's and ssb to

listen when the skip rolls in.



Welcome back to radio. The frequencies you mentioned in your email I
also occasionally check out.


Also listen to the clowns on 35am.


Addressed in email.


I only get to

play in the vehicle since I live in an apartment.
No base antenna. :-(


How bad ya' wanna talk g? You can always figure something out to get
ya' on the air from an apartment,,,,,maybe a dipole or a temporary
setup, from a mag mount on something to a noground marine mount or maybe
something completely temporary,,,like an antron painted a dark color and
unfurled only at night off the balcony right against the building g .



I'll send you an email with my on air id. (sent)

-Dr.X


Not sure where your favorite dx spot is down there, but I'm sure you
know of the prime spots by now. Gandy Beach (The Redneck Riviera) is
pretty good.

Well I'm glad you were ok, Dr.X. It seems to me that a mobile home is
one of the last places I'd want to be in those circumstances. I've seen
what a tornado does to them..shredded like they went thru a wood
chipper.
Hope Twist is ok.
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Hello Mopar! As Dr. X said, we dodged one hell of a bullet. Crazy thing,
many folks evacuated and went to Orlando and got spanked. Ditto for
those who went south. As for me, I did what I always do on the
weekends,,,I went fishing and had some wet fun, man did it rain and rain
and rain. When they had the eye of the hurricane projected to come
straight into the actual mouth of Tampa Bay (the BAY itself, the actual
body of water), I would have been the first in the country to greet in
when it came ashore, as it would have been at my front door before
anyone elses. An expected 16 to 24 foot surge and I may have been
looking to buy a mobile home after the storm, as my block home would
have been carried off on the crest of a wave.
When they said class IV, I thought this was it.
That last little shift and bobble to the east saved hundreds, if not
thousands of lives. The Tampa Bay area is now the most populated
metropolis in Florida, surpassing the Miami-Metro Dade area. We were
just about to toss the emergency bags and supplies into the truck after
hearing it was a Class IV, when Charlie took a stumble and fall to the
east. Thanks for the good thoughts.

(Twistedhed) wrote:
Well I'm glad you were ok, Dr.X. It seems to me that a mobile home is
one of the last places I'd want to be in those circumstances. I've seen
what a tornado does to them..shredded like they went thru a wood
chipper.
Hope Twist is ok.

Hello Mopar! As Dr. X said, we dodged one hell of a bullet.
snip
Thanks for the good thoughts.

Hey that's great news Twist! You were lucky to say the least!

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(Twistedhed) wrote in message ...
Well I'm glad you were ok, Dr.X. It seems to me that a mobile home is
one of the last places I'd want to be in those circumstances. I've seen
what a tornado does to them..shredded like they went thru a wood
chipper.
Hope Twist is ok.
--
Hello Mopar! As Dr. X said, we dodged one hell of a bullet. Crazy thing,
many folks evacuated and went to Orlando and got spanked. Ditto for
those who went south. As for me, I did what I always do on the
weekends,,,I went fishing and had some wet fun, man did it rain and rain
and rain. When they had the eye of the hurricane projected to come
straight into the actual mouth of Tampa Bay (the BAY itself, the actual
body of water), I would have been the first in the country to greet in
when it came ashore, as it would have been at my front door before
anyone elses. An expected 16 to 24 foot surge and I may have been
looking to buy a mobile home after the storm, as my block home would
have been carried off on the crest of a wave.
When they said class IV, I thought this was it.
That last little shift and bobble to the east saved hundreds, if not
thousands of lives. The Tampa Bay area is now the most populated
metropolis in Florida, surpassing the Miami-Metro Dade area. We were
just about to toss the emergency bags and supplies into the truck after
hearing it was a Class IV, when Charlie took a stumble and fall to the
east. Thanks for the good thoughts.


Hello, Twist

My parents live in Sun City Center. They were very happy that the
hurricane struck a different area too. Had a death in the family and
ran into some folks I haven't seen (or heard from either) in 10 years.
Turns out they live in Sun City Center too - but took one of the last
flights out of Tampa to come up for the funeral. They were worried as
to what they would return to, but, of course, had a pleasant surprise.
Of course, many other folks who thought they weren't going to get hit
*did* - and big time too. A few years back we got hit with winds
clocked at 78 MPH and it did tear down some trees - and 78 MPH is a
lot less than the winds that hurricane packed.

Glad you're ok.


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim

From: (Jim=A0Hampton)
(Twistedhed) wrote in message
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Well I'm glad you were ok, Dr.X. It seems to me that a mobile home is
one of the last places I'd want to be in those circumstances. I've seen
what a tornado does to them..shredded like they went thru a wood
chipper.
Hope Twist is ok.
--
Hello Mopar! As Dr. X said, we dodged one hell of a bullet. Crazy thing,
many folks evacuated and went to Orlando and got spanked. Ditto for
those who went south. As for me, I did what I always do on the
weekends,,,I went fishing and had some wet fun, man did it rain and rain
and rain. When they had the eye of the hurricane projected to come
straight into the actual mouth of Tampa Bay (the BAY itself, the actual
body of water), I would have been the first in the country to greet in
when it came ashore, as it would have been at my front door before
anyone elses. An expected 16 to 24 foot surge and I may have been
looking to buy a mobile home after the storm, as my block home would
have been carried off on the crest of a wave. When they said class IV, I
thought this was it. That last little shift and bobble to the east saved
hundreds, if not thousands of lives. The Tampa Bay area is now the most
populated metropolis in Florida, surpassing the Miami-Metro Dade area.
We were just about to toss the emergency bags and supplies into the
truck after hearing it was a Class IV, when Charlie took a stumble and
fall to the east. Thanks for the good thoughts.
_

Hello, Twist
My parents live in Sun City Center. They were very happy that the
hurricane struck a different area too. Had a death in the family and ran
into some folks I haven't seen (or heard from either) in 10 years.
=A0=A0Turns out they live in Sun City Center too - but took one of the
last flights out of Tampa to come up for the funeral. They were worried
as to what they would return to, but, of course, had a pleasant
surprise.
=A0=A0Of course, many other folks who thought they weren't going to get
hit *did* - and big time too. A few years back we got hit with winds
clocked at 78 MPH and it did tear down some trees - and 78 MPH is a lot
less than the winds that hurricane packed.
Glad you're ok.
73 from Rochester, NY
Jim
_
Hi Jim! My condolences.
Yea, that's right, I forgot your parents live in the Sun City
hub....now,,when are you coming down to visit them again? Glad they were
ok, Jim. I know they were getting some heavier weather than us, as they
were receiving the outer band weather,,,all we got was some clouds and
breeze. The next day and day after was when we got the rains. I killed a
pygmy rattler in my living room and two more in the yard a day after the
heavy rains. Cooter Mae was acting really strange the day after the
rains and kept barking at the sofa. I thought she may have lost a toy or
something under it and when I moved it to see what she was barking
at.... imagine my surprise when I saw the 12 inch little viper. I
usually don't kill snakes, as I prefer them in my yard as opposed to
their favorite food (citrus rats, mice, etc.) but the boot heel came
down on this little fella. I pulled his fangs with pliers and stuck them
in a little plastic jar and put it on the mantle below the mounted
jackalope and 1978 grandaddy hog head. Thanks for the good thoughts.
After seeing what Charlie did to our friends to the south, I'm with Dr.
X. Color me gone when that next one draws a bead on Tampa Bay.