Thunderbird Club

[Stealth57]

Who brought Seattle weather with them? Raining in the Easy Bay this morning.

 

[GonePlaid]

I wonder if new Relic'd typewriters will be a thing ?

Mine's naturally relic'd. Currently on loan so no pix.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

That will separate the true Californians from the rest. We wager on the Richter Scale while the rest dive under the table.

and look at your watch immediately after a tremor…

 

[WillyW]

I’m making myself finish other projects before I paint the 7ireBird…

technically I can jump it ahead of my Flying V, since I have already played it and it was perfect other than paint..

one more job almost done..

I didn’t think the neighbors would appreciate an air compressor going off at 2am so I will continue later today.

 

[GBassNorth]

Waking up with your head on the pillow hearing the deep rumble of an aftershock and actually having the time to wonder if when it reaches the surface will it be a jolt or another quake. Was enough to get me to move to Maui. I guess I failed the test.

I’ve lived through blizzards and white outs in the Rocky Mountains; floods, thunderstorms and tornadoes in Kentucky; and earth quakes and fires in California. None are fun, but some are more tolerable than others. I find for me that the longer the suspense of the impending incident is built up the more stressful it becomes. Just looking at the natural disasters I’ve been through I’d have to say the tornadoes are the most worrisome for me.

It all starts a day or more in advance as big storms move east and you hear the gloom and doom news rant 24/7 about the death and destruction already caused and it’s moving your way. Then eventually the storms reach you and you keep an ear open for the sirens and an eye on the TV weather channel.

Hours later the sirens in your area go off warning of favorable conditions for a tornado, the sky is black, rain is coming down in sheets and lightening is hitting all around you. Do you move your valuables into a safe area of the home, or do you just ride it out. Now its 2:00 in the morning and your standing watch so others in the house can sleep. Sure enough the rain turns to hail and you hear what literally sounds like a freight train right outside your home, sirens are blaring, you wake everybody up and run for cover to the basement.

Completely blind and in the dark, no power, no windows, no way to know exactly what’s going on outside, and you wait, and wait, and wait until it sounds quiet. Everybody stays in the basement while you go upstairs to see what the situation is - roof is still there at least from the inside of the house, windows aren’t broken, no water in the house. You step outside to check out the situation there. Looks like a few shingles are missing, a large pine tree is down, the Bradford pear trees are all over the yard in pieces, and the house two doors down is missing half its roof and siding. Congratulations, you and your family made it through the tornado in relatively good shape. Then you turn the TV on only to find out another cluster of storms is on the way, you get to do it all again tomorrow.

No thanks, I’ll take a normal (6.x or less) earthquake any day of the week. Usually no damage, no warning and all over in 30 seconds or less with few if any after shocks. A 7.5 or higher quake is a totally different beast and no fun at all not to mention the potential for after shocks to continue for days or weeks. And although the potential for notable quakes of that size to happen at anytime exists they are still fairly rare compared to tornadoes, which are pretty much seasonable.

Note: I’ve never been in a hurricane, so what am I doing, I’m considering moving to Hilton Head island, possibly an ignorant move on my part.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Does Morse code have a tilda?

There’s an international morse code with a handful of extra letters, including Ñ !

 

[GonePlaid]

I’ve lived through blizzards and white outs in the Rocky Mountains; floods, thunderstorms and tornadoes in Kentucky; and earth quakes and fires in California. None are fun, but some are more tolerable than others. I find for me that the longer the suspense of the impending incident is built up the more stressful it becomes. Just looking at the natural disasters I’ve been through I’d have to say the tornadoes are the most worrisome for me.

It all starts a day or more in advance as big storms move east and you hear the gloom and doom news rant 24/7 about the death and destruction already caused and it’s moving your way. Then eventually the storms reach you and you keep an ear open for the sirens and an eye on the TV weather channel.

Hours later the sirens go in your area go off warning of favorable conditions for a tornado, the sky is black, rain is coming down in sheets and lightening is hitting all around you. Do you move your valuables into a safe area of the home, or do you just ride it out. Now its 2:00 in the morning and your standing watch so others in the house can sleep. Sure enough the rain turns to hail and you hear what literally sounds like a freight train right outside your home, sirens are blaring, you wake everybody up and run for cover to the basement.

Completely blind and in the dark, no power, no windows, no way to know exactly what’s going on outside, and you wait, and wait, and wait until it sounds quiet. Everybody stays in the basement while you go upstairs to see what the situation is - roof is still there at least from the inside of the house, windows aren’t broken, no water in the house. You step outside to check out the situation there. Looks like a few shingles are missing, a large pine tree is down, the Bradford pear trees are all over the yard in pieces, and the house two doors down is missing half its roof and siding. Congratulations, you and your family made it through the tornado in relatively good shape. Then you turn the TV on only to find out another cluster of storms is on the way, you get to do it all again tomorrow.

No thanks, I’ll take a normal (6.x or less) earthquake any day of the week. Usually no damage, no warning and all over in 30 seconds or less with few if any after shocks. A 7.5 or higher quake is a totally different beast and no fun at all not to mention the potential for after shocks to continue for days or weeks. And although the potential for notable quakes of that size to happen at anytime exists they are still fairly rare compared to tornadoes, which are pretty much seasonable.

Note: I’ve never been in a hurricane, so what am I doing, I’m considering moving to Hilton Head island, possibly an ignorant move on my part.

Not that I love 'canes, but you literally have days to prepare, and hours-minimum-to get outta Dodge if necessary.

 

[GBassNorth]

Not that I love 'canes, but you literally have days to prepare, and hours-minimum-to get outta Dodge if necessary.

That’s kinda what I was assuming. Seems like if you’re a nervous nelly, which I’m not, you could just pack up your important stuff, batten down the hatches on the home and drive a couple hours inland for a couple day hotel stay. Then come back when it’s all passed.

 

[Stealth57]

Let the good times roll

 

[Stealth57]

 

[Stealth57]

 

[Hondapunk]

I’ve lived through blizzards and white outs in the Rocky Mountains; floods, thunderstorms and tornadoes in Kentucky; and earth quakes and fires in California. None are fun, but some are more tolerable than others. I find for me that the longer the suspense of the impending incident is built up the more stressful it becomes. Just looking at the natural disasters I’ve been through I’d have to say the tornadoes are the most worrisome for me.

It all starts a day or more in advance as big storms move east and you hear the gloom and doom news rant 24/7 about the death and destruction already caused and it’s moving your way. Then eventually the storms reach you and you keep an ear open for the sirens and an eye on the TV weather channel.

Hours later the sirens in your area go off warning of favorable conditions for a tornado, the sky is black, rain is coming down in sheets and lightening is hitting all around you. Do you move your valuables into a safe area of the home, or do you just ride it out. Now its 2:00 in the morning and your standing watch so others in the house can sleep. Sure enough the rain turns to hail and you hear what literally sounds like a freight train right outside your home, sirens are blaring, you wake everybody up and run for cover to the basement.

Completely blind and in the dark, no power, no windows, no way to know exactly what’s going on outside, and you wait, and wait, and wait until it sounds quiet. Everybody stays in the basement while you go upstairs to see what the situation is - roof is still there at least from the inside of the house, windows aren’t broken, no water in the house. You step outside to check out the situation there. Looks like a few shingles are missing, a large pine tree is down, the Bradford pear trees are all over the yard in pieces, and the house two doors down is missing half its roof and siding. Congratulations, you and your family made it through the tornado in relatively good shape. Then you turn the TV on only to find out another cluster of storms is on the way, you get to do it all again tomorrow.

No thanks, I’ll take a normal (6.x or less) earthquake any day of the week. Usually no damage, no warning and all over in 30 seconds or less with few if any after shocks. A 7.5 or higher quake is a totally different beast and no fun at all not to mention the potential for after shocks to continue for days or weeks. And although the potential for notable quakes of that size to happen at anytime exists they are still fairly rare compared to tornadoes, which are pretty much seasonable.

Note: I’ve never been in a hurricane, so what am I doing, I’m considering moving to Hilton Head island, possibly an ignorant move on my part.

Currently live in Texas so I can relate to the tornado thing (without the basement unfortunately) . Done the Hurricane, blizzard, whiteout and Tsunami warning thing too. Being in the epicenter of a 6.9shaker

 

[Hondapunk]

Was no fun . Lived in an 1897 victorian.
Fires, bridges down, no electric or water.
Downtown Santa Cruz wiped out. I'll rough out the tornado warning thank you.

 

[bobyoung53]

Línûx mäkès thįs stüff šø much easier. So does an iphoñe.

Linux sounds interesting, I'm going to look into it, I've heard of it before but always thought it was something exotic for computer experts but just looked it up, thanks.

 

[bobyoung53]

I was pretty happy with both the VP and the Ric copy into the D800+ and Ampeg cabs.

That thing sounds pretty close to the real deal for a copy, I couldn't tell by looking at it either at least from a distance. I like the sound of those Mesa heads.

 

[dagrev]

Hey y'all. I just want to thank everyone on this thread for your kindness,sense of humor, technical input and varied interests. Just a bunch of cool people. Every time I post a question on The Gear Page Forum it seems like there's just a bunch of condescending asshats. Anyway ....peace out.

Yep. One of many reasons I keep coming back. Mostly no charge, but you get great answers and insight, even if it seems like a no brainer. Some of the advice is actually true (some have been known to offer advice that should never be taken seriously). Some of it outright hilarious. All with the intent to contribute to other and make life a wee bit better.

 

[Stealth57]

FSO

 

[icefly]

Nice gig.
Give us a list of basses, amps, cabs

 

[Hondapunk]

Nice gig.
Give us a list of basses, amps, cabs

The Fender stands out. I'm a sucker for a Maple neck

 

[bobyoung53]

Currently live in Texas so I can relate to the tornado thing (without the basement unfortunately) . Done the Hurricane, blizzard, whiteout and Tsunami warning thing too. Being in the epicenter of a 6.9shaker

I grew up in Mass, I'm used to hurricanes and blizzards, I actually like them, love snow, way too far in to worry about any potential tsunamis, but lots of quakes here in Peru which I don't like especially living on the 9th floor of a 20 story apartment building and we are only a couple of miles from the ocean. The building is pretty new though so it has the latest earthquake construction.
We had one last year at about 11 p.m. which scared the crap out of me. It was a 6 point something quake, not as high as yours though and the epicenter was about 20 miles from here. I was sitting at the computer when I felt the telltale rumbling vibration which lasted maybe 10 seconds then the building started swaying back and forth, I did not like that at all. My wife sleeps like she's dead but she woke up and ran down the hall crying she was so afraid, it was scary, it lasted a minute or less but felt like twenty minutes. There was a 7.9 earthquake here in 1970 that caused a landslide that wiped out a city at the bottom of the mountains on the coast of Peru that killed between 64,000 to 70,000 people. There are some big quakes here.

1970 Ancash earthquake - Wikipedia