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O, Woe is me!!
Damn, did this thread die, or what? It was hard to find!
So revival!!!!
I was not directly involved in any hurricanes this year (so far,) at least not in any hurricane-force winds. Sally dumped a bit of rain on us here in Panama City, while slowly making its way through Pensacola and tearing shit up over there. We had 15 inches of rain during the 15th and 16th, Wednesday and Thursday. I woke up Wednesday morning to this view of the Virginia Avenue in Lynn haven, behind my office.
I'm still living in a camping trailer behind the office, not back in my house yet from Michael (although repairs have started, finally!!!!) Anyway, we've seen this amount of water a couple of times this year, so no panic, yet.
OK, starting to panic a few hours later. This is the guy across the street desperately trying to get stuff off the floor of his garage. By the time it was done, he had about a foot of water in his house!
About 6PM the 15th. There's now more water here than we got in Hurricane Michael, and that was a direct hit! Sally was moving only 2 or 3 miles per hour, though, so the rain that usually gets spread over a hundred-mile path gets dumped all on the area under the nearly-stationary storm, and while we had no wind to speak of, gusts in the high 20s, we were in the outer rain bands.
There's always some idiot thinks they can make it...
It was already too late to get my cars out when I got up that day, but again, wasn't panicking. Suddenly I find myself having to move them to the high point of the parking lot, as my normal parking spots were getting wet!
Home sweet home, which I now have to wade to...
Morning of the 16th, it's that close to getting into the office.
My vehicles are in the water, but not in the water... Definitely have some panic setting in now, though!
And... the office starts flooding. We ended up about an inch deep before it stopped rising.
Absolutely panicked about the cars. Saw the Mercedes brake lights on, which was the first time it occurred to me to disconnect the batteries in the cars! Still rainng, too, as you can see...
Oh, look, another idiot!!! (That car actually became my water-level reference during the day, as I watch it rise up to the grill, and then as it started to recede, I saw the chrome trim under the grill re-appear!)
Right about the high mark. Didn't get to the doors of the Merc, but absolutely did on the Miata.
Actual driftwood!!!
Inside the Miata after the water receded:
After the water got low enough I didn't have to wade to the cars (and after a HARD day in the office moving stuff off the floor before it got wet!) I hooked up the batteries and tried the cars. The Miata fired right up, and started pumping water out of the tailpipe. I left it running for a half hour or so to clear the exhaust, and used it to jump the Mercedes, whose battery was weak from the brake lights by the time I'd disconnected it.
Mercedes cranks but doesn't fire. LOTS of stuff doesn't work! Brake lights are still stuck on. Doors unlock and lock from the remote, but the trunk doesn't release from the key or the inside switch. Steering column doesn't drop to position when the key is inserted like it's supposed to. And of course, there's that no-start thing... Comparing the cars, there seems to be a message here about simple electrics versus computerized everything. Also, while cranking the Mercedes, the release valves on the hydraulic struts at the front apparently opened, and without the engine running, there's no pressure to keep the suspension up. Front is low-riding!
Disconnected the battery, hooked a charger to it, and closed the car up, leaving the hood open to hopefully dry something out.
FJR, by the way, is perfectly fine!
So revival!!!!
I was not directly involved in any hurricanes this year (so far,) at least not in any hurricane-force winds. Sally dumped a bit of rain on us here in Panama City, while slowly making its way through Pensacola and tearing shit up over there. We had 15 inches of rain during the 15th and 16th, Wednesday and Thursday. I woke up Wednesday morning to this view of the Virginia Avenue in Lynn haven, behind my office.
I'm still living in a camping trailer behind the office, not back in my house yet from Michael (although repairs have started, finally!!!!) Anyway, we've seen this amount of water a couple of times this year, so no panic, yet.
OK, starting to panic a few hours later. This is the guy across the street desperately trying to get stuff off the floor of his garage. By the time it was done, he had about a foot of water in his house!
About 6PM the 15th. There's now more water here than we got in Hurricane Michael, and that was a direct hit! Sally was moving only 2 or 3 miles per hour, though, so the rain that usually gets spread over a hundred-mile path gets dumped all on the area under the nearly-stationary storm, and while we had no wind to speak of, gusts in the high 20s, we were in the outer rain bands.
There's always some idiot thinks they can make it...
It was already too late to get my cars out when I got up that day, but again, wasn't panicking. Suddenly I find myself having to move them to the high point of the parking lot, as my normal parking spots were getting wet!
Home sweet home, which I now have to wade to...
Morning of the 16th, it's that close to getting into the office.
My vehicles are in the water, but not in the water... Definitely have some panic setting in now, though!
And... the office starts flooding. We ended up about an inch deep before it stopped rising.
Absolutely panicked about the cars. Saw the Mercedes brake lights on, which was the first time it occurred to me to disconnect the batteries in the cars! Still rainng, too, as you can see...
Oh, look, another idiot!!! (That car actually became my water-level reference during the day, as I watch it rise up to the grill, and then as it started to recede, I saw the chrome trim under the grill re-appear!)
Right about the high mark. Didn't get to the doors of the Merc, but absolutely did on the Miata.
Actual driftwood!!!
Inside the Miata after the water receded:
After the water got low enough I didn't have to wade to the cars (and after a HARD day in the office moving stuff off the floor before it got wet!) I hooked up the batteries and tried the cars. The Miata fired right up, and started pumping water out of the tailpipe. I left it running for a half hour or so to clear the exhaust, and used it to jump the Mercedes, whose battery was weak from the brake lights by the time I'd disconnected it.
Mercedes cranks but doesn't fire. LOTS of stuff doesn't work! Brake lights are still stuck on. Doors unlock and lock from the remote, but the trunk doesn't release from the key or the inside switch. Steering column doesn't drop to position when the key is inserted like it's supposed to. And of course, there's that no-start thing... Comparing the cars, there seems to be a message here about simple electrics versus computerized everything. Also, while cranking the Mercedes, the release valves on the hydraulic struts at the front apparently opened, and without the engine running, there's no pressure to keep the suspension up. Front is low-riding!
Disconnected the battery, hooked a charger to it, and closed the car up, leaving the hood open to hopefully dry something out.
FJR, by the way, is perfectly fine!
They're calling for 18 inches by 6AM tomorrow. Sux
Bring on the Vernal Equinox. 
It’s 0 right now, expected high today of 5. More snow coming this morning and going all day. Accumulations up to 8” possible. Lake almost completely frozen. And it’s very windy, so wind chill is just brutal.
