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#43,101
Dadagoboi said:
Fine, thanks! Just spent 12 hrs securing what I could, reinforcing the 8 ft sliding door in the shop, and loading in the most valuable thirty or so basses. Another thirty will have to fend for themselves.

I plan on heading out tomorrow AM to friends ten miles east who have a fairly substantial house and a serious generator. Supposedly will be a possible CAT 3 when it goes by with the eye staying offshore, who knows until it happens?

The weather should be over by Monday PM. Then comes the fun. They got the power back on in 36 hrs last year after Matthew. Probably going to take a while longer for this one.
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Great to hear! Which part of FL are you in?
 
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bylar13 said:
Here is a mock up of black on my Cherry T-Bird:

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As it is now:

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Thoughts?
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Yes, go with it.

The white does something to the grain of the wood- makes it looks less contrasty, more homogenous, and I really like what the cherry does for the separation and emphasis of the grain. The black makes the grain jump and the cherry pop. It's not as racy looking as the white, even takes on a little EB-3 vibe with the black. But I still like it.
 
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bylar13 said:
Here is a mock up of black on my Cherry T-Bird:

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As it is now:

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Thoughts?
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Count Bassie said:
Yes, go with it.

The white does something to the grain of the wood- makes it looks less contrasty, more homogenous, and I really like what the cherry does for the separation and emphasis of the grain. The black makes the grain jump and the cherry pop. It's not as racy looking as the white, even takes on a little EB-3 vibe with the black. But I still like it.
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You can always change it back if you decide you don't like it at any point.
 
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BklynKen said:
Great to hear! Which part of FL are you in?
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North Central about 25 miles from Gainesville and about 75 from where the eye is predicted to pass.

CAT 3 hurricanes have sustained winds between 111 and 130 mph and gusts up to 150.
 
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Dadagoboi said:
Fine, thanks! Just spent 12 hrs securing what I could, reinforcing the 8 ft sliding door in the shop, and loading in the most valuable thirty or so basses. Another thirty will have to fend for themselves.

I plan on heading out tomorrow AM to friends ten miles east who have a fairly substantial house and a serious generator. Supposedly will be a possible CAT 3 when it goes by with the eye staying offshore, who knows until it happens?

The weather should be over by Monday PM. Then comes the fun. They got the power back on in 36 hrs last year after Matthew. Probably going to take a while longer for this one.
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Glad to here that you are currently doing well and secured as many basses as possible
 
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Dadagoboi said:
Fine, thanks! Just spent 12 hrs securing what I could, reinforcing the 8 ft sliding door in the shop, and loading in the most valuable thirty or so basses. Another thirty will have to fend for themselves.

I plan on heading out tomorrow AM to friends ten miles east who have a fairly substantial house and a serious generator. Supposedly will be a possible CAT 3 when it goes by with the eye staying offshore, who knows until it happens?

The weather should be over by Monday PM. Then comes the fun. They got the power back on in 36 hrs last year after Matthew. Probably going to take a while longer for this one.
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I'm at least glad you have things prepared and ready to deal with it. Stay safe good sir.
 
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Dadagoboi said:
Fine, thanks! Just spent 12 hrs securing what I could, reinforcing the 8 ft sliding door in the shop, and loading in the most valuable thirty or so basses. Another thirty will have to fend for themselves.

I plan on heading out tomorrow AM to friends ten miles east who have a fairly substantial house and a serious generator. Supposedly will be a possible CAT 3 when it goes by with the eye staying offshore, who knows until it happens?

The weather should be over by Monday PM. Then comes the fun. They got the power back on in 36 hrs last year after Matthew. Probably going to take a while longer for this one.
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Good to hear and good luck for everyone affected.
 
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Dadagoboi said:
North Central about 25 miles from Gainesville and about 75 from where the eye is predicted to pass.

CAT 3 hurricanes have sustained winds between 111 and 130 mph and gusts up to 150.
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Some more reality... (rant)

My mom's staying in West Miami City, down a little nearer to the brunt of landfall. At least she's not alone, but with some good folks. I figure that with decent, secured shutters and the typical south Florida concrete structure, long as the straps hold the roof on, most will fare ok.

What I'm not sure I get, a few things... there's the part about cruise ships making port in Miami as the storm nears landfall, while an evac order for Miami is in effect. Shelters are full, resources are nill. No busses after the winds hit 35 mph. What is that? A joke? Population control? I do hope there is new resolve to that scenario coming. Carribean Cruiseliines, to their credit, avoided the storm and waited in the Atlantic until they could make safe landing elsewhere...

Serious price gouging at the airport for a flight out. Imagine that.

And then we have Governor Scott, provoking the hysteria (speaking of a "...deadly, deadly, deadly..." storm) to fuel a mad rush up and out of the state from the bottom up...the whole state at once jumping into their cars to "get away" (also Scott's words. He said "Get away"). Every man for himself, as it were. Picture yourself and your family sitting in a car on the car-filled highway, doing 10 bumper-to-bumper mph for maybe 12 hours, Irma's 110-150 mph winds right behind, working their way up to you at 20 mph... I might as soon wait it out in a port-a-potty as a highway full of stalled cars.

This is right out of a Hollywood disaster movie.
 
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Count Bassie said:
Some more reality... (rant)

My mom's staying in West Miami City, down a little nearer to the brunt of landfall. At least she's not alone, but with some good folks. I figure that with decent, secured shutters and the typical south Florida concrete structure, long as the straps hold the roof on, most will fare ok.

What I'm not sure I get, a few things... there's the part about cruise ships making port in Miami as the storm nears landfall, while an evac order for Miami is in effect. Shelters are full, resources are nill. No busses after the winds hit 35 mph. What is that? A joke? Population control? I do hope there is new resolve to that scenario coming. Carribean Cruiseliines, to their credit, avoided the storm and waited in the Atlantic until they could make safe landing elsewhere...

Serious price gouging at the airport for a flight out. Imagine that.

And then we have Governor Scott, provoking the hysteria (speaking of a "...deadly, deadly, deadly..." storm) to fuel a mad rush up and out of the state from the bottom up...the whole state at once jumping into their cars to "get away" (also Scott's words. He said "Get away"). Every man for himself, as it were. Picture yourself and your family sitting in a car on the car-filled highway, doing 10 bumper-to-bumper mph for maybe 12 hours, Irma's 110-150 mph winds right behind, working their way up to you at 20 mph... I might as soon wait it out in a port-a-potty as a highway full of stalled cars.

This is right out of a Hollywood disaster movie.
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The cruise ship bit was Thursday, but it still seems an ill-thought out plan, seeing as the only way out of FL by land is north. Let's add another 4,000 vacationers to the evacuation mix.
 
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Count Bassie said:
Some more reality... (rant)

My mom's staying in West Miami City, down a little nearer to the brunt of landfall. At least she's not alone, but with some good folks. I figure that with decent, secured shutters and the typical south Florida concrete structure, long as the straps hold the roof on, most will fare ok.

What I'm not sure I get, a few things... there's the part about cruise ships making port in Miami as the storm nears landfall, while an evac order for Miami is in effect. Shelters are full, resources are nill. No busses after the winds hit 35 mph. What is that? A joke? Population control? I do hope there is new resolve to that scenario coming. Carribean Cruiseliines, to their credit, avoided the storm and waited in the Atlantic until they could make safe landing elsewhere...

Serious price gouging at the airport for a flight out. Imagine that.

And then we have Governor Scott, provoking the hysteria (speaking of a "...deadly, deadly, deadly..." storm) to fuel a mad rush up and out of the state from the bottom up...the whole state at once jumping into their cars to "get away" (also Scott's words. He said "Get away"). Every man for himself, as it were. Picture yourself and your family sitting in a car on the car-filled highway, doing 10 bumper-to-bumper mph for maybe 12 hours, Irma's 110-150 mph winds right behind, working their way up to you at 20 mph... I might as soon wait it out in a port-a-potty as a highway full of stalled cars.

This is right out of a Hollywood disaster movie.
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The news has been relentless to this affect as well.
 
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Count Bassie said:
The cruise ship bit was Thursday, but it still seems an ill-thought out plan, seeing as the only way out of FL by land is north. Let's add another 4,000 vacationers to the evacuation mix.
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Here's my go to source, Weather Underground:

Irma Reorganizes En Route to Devastating Florida Hit

"A catastrophic storm surge is increasingly likely from Fort Myers to Naples on Sunday afternoon as Irma passes along or just to the west of this coastline." The graphic shows over 9 feet.

Count Bassie said:
The media does have a way of creating its own drama. So does governor Scott.
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Scott's a douche nozzle but this guy's a pro.
 
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