Misterclean 421 Posted August 28, 2021 Hey Fish, what are your plans for the hurricane. We have some friends that live around lake Ponchetrain (spelling?) and they left at 5am this morning for Conroe. We may host them a few days. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted August 28, 2021 26 minutes ago, Misterclean said: Hey Fish, what are your plans for the hurricane. We have some friends that live around lake Ponchetrain (spelling?) and they left at 5am this morning for Conroe. We may host them a few days. The spelling is Ponchartrain , cool , you got to tell me where your guest are from , it is a very big Lake 24 miles wide and about 40 miles long , think it is the second biggest Lake in the World , I am on the North Shore , Bayou Lacombe ---------------- we are hunkering down for the hurricane , it is 12.5 ft to the concrete slab and 3 miles inland , they got hitting the coast as a Cat 4 with 140 winds , we might luck out as we might get the edge , if so they have us getting 10-15 inches of rain , 4-7 foot tide surge and winds 80 - 100 mph ------- we just got back from getting supplies , cooking up some stir fried chicken breast and veggies as we speak ----- I seen Houston is a green light to evacuate to , last I seen it was heading to Baton Rouge 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misterclean 421 Posted August 29, 2021 Fish, they live on the south shore........can't remember the name of the small town. I just saw on the weather that it shifted to the east which increased your surge about one foot Hang tight bro. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted August 29, 2021 They saying it is a Cat 5 now at 157MPH winds with gust to 185mph , 930MB , most powerful hurricane to every hit Louisiana 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcsman 1,382 Posted August 29, 2021 Prayers sent your way fish and to all in the path of this very potent storm.... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misterclean 421 Posted August 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Fishfiles said: They saying it is a Cat 5 now at 157MPH winds with gust to 185mph , 930MB , most powerful hurricane to every hit Louisiana Cat 5!!!!!!. I'm at church right now so I missed that info. Your storm surge may be 10 feet now? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted August 29, 2021 Cell phone mobile service went out , can still text a bit ----- electricity went out at 4:45 this morning , curfew went into effect at 12:00 noon till ??? not a clue when ---- at least it is cool , 75 degrees in the house with no a/c and celling fans going ---- we just had some grilled hamburgers for lunch on the pit and the beer is on ice , about to hit a couple of them up ----- the center of the eye is almost at landfall , that is when the officially call land fall , middle of the eye Port Fouchon This isn't on the news yet , Shell Mars a deep water production platform in the Gulf, broke loose from it's moorings and is taking on water in 60 foot seas and 185 mph winds 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted August 29, 2021 Buddy working in the oil field , he just texted me that several ships have drop off AIS in the Grand Isle /Fouchon area , AIS is Marine tracking global ship intelligence , apparently they sunk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted August 29, 2021 Today is the day Katrina hit like 16 years ago and 1,800 people lost their life's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted August 29, 2021 Ida has two eye walls , outer eye wall and an inner eye wall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misterclean 421 Posted August 30, 2021 18 hours ago, Fishfiles said: Ida has two eye walls , outer eye wall and an inner eye wall Two eye walls? The only other time that happened was in the late 80's! Hit the unpopulated area in South Texas. About 180 mph winds if memory serves me right. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misterclean 421 Posted August 30, 2021 How are things this morning? If the roads allow travel in your area I can bring you some supplies. Do you need help? I have barrels of gas, chain saws, generator, supplies are plentiful here. Also the owner of Gallery Furniture here in Houston is loading trucks right now to deliver to your area. Supposedly you just ask them and they will help. Call Gallery Furniture I guess and take it from there. Fish, I'm just six hours away? Me and my 16 foot flat bed can be headed your way....just ask. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJA 47 Posted August 30, 2021 What a fine group of people on this site. I wasn't a honda fan when I bought my Foreman, I bought it because it was cheap and honda has a decent reputation. But the Honda community is unreal. Hey Fish, I hope you are doing well. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bighanded 1,235 Posted August 30, 2021 yep....we come for information on hondas, we return cause we love to talk about our toys, we stay cause we enjoy the feeling of friends n family...thanks All 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted August 31, 2021 I got a new hobby / passion , well it really is an old hobby rekindled ------ cleaning up after hurricanes , actually kind of experienced on that , not my first rodeo , in fact getting to be a hand at it , LOL 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misterclean 421 Posted August 31, 2021 Some of us are praying for you and your family. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted September 5, 2021 For those days when it is too busy to stop . 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted September 6, 2021 Tree two down , few more to go 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56Sierra 1,844 Posted September 6, 2021 Preventive tree felling a few days ago. This Pignut Hickory started producing a fungus at the root flair and the leaves showing stress. Either drop it where I wanted to let Mother Nature drop it where she wanted. About a one in four chance of it hitting the house are odds I didn't like. Got it all cleaned up that day. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted September 13, 2021 A-1 Welding service , for all your welding needs 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites