Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> I've got half a mind to drag one of my cast iron frying pans out of
> the basement and take a picture of it, just to see Sheldon abuse
> me for having cast iron.
>
> Nah. Although it would be funny to see his head explode (again),
> I don't think I'll put the entire group through that.

LOL Do it, Cindy!
Even better, show a pic of the cast iron frying pan cooking bacon.

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I'll let you know how things fare... Most discussion seems to center on
> storm surges, rip tides and possible flooding. I suspect the really big
> deal will be sustained high wind speeds.

That's always the main deal unless you live in tidal flooding zone. My
elevation is a little less than yours but no worries about flooding.
Wind damage is the main thing. Even in a minor storm, just a branch or
some debris blows into your window and that creates all havoc. Thank
goodness for homeowners (and renter's) insurance.

Main pain in the ass is the often loss of electricity. Makes for a very
YAWN night. Looking at the plan right now, looks like you might very
well lose the electricity.

Fingers crossed for you, Jill. Write when you can.

I'm about 500 miles north of you and we are supposed to get semi-breezy
up to tropical winds and they are calling for rainfall here of 4-8
inches before the storm turns away. WTH??

Also 2 prediction models show the hurricane NOT turning and continuing
up to my area. Not out of the woods yet. I wanted to buy some cold food
today but I'll wait until monday.

Thomas wrote:
>
> On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 3:29:51 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> > > In a 16 oz glass place a full tray of ice cubes (12
>
> Must be a small tray.

heheh good call

Cheri wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 10/5/2016 2:02 PM, wrote:
> >> On Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:13:55 -0400, Don Wiss >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Mon, 03 Oct 2016 16:48:11 -0400, William > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Looks like this storm is headed right for the Carolinas...
> >>>> http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?5-daynl
> >>>
> >>> The storm is now heading right for Mar-a-Lago. God is sending Matthew
> >>> there
> >>> to level Mar-a-Lago. To punish Trump for being bad.
> >>>
> >>> Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).
> >>
> >> I wish it would hit Trump and ruffle up his stupid hair do!
> >>
> > I wish you'd all stop equating politics with a hurricane. Hurricanes do
> > not VOTE.
> >
> > Jill
>
> And worrying about someones hairdo in either party is pretty juvenile to say
> the least.
>
> Cheri

"Wait for it." Here comes, Cheri, the new moderator of RFC. lol

Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> No one's posts at rfc contain more mispellings than Dave Smith... I
> always let him slide because I never thought English was his first
> language. I also don't believe he cooks, no one here has ever seen
> anything that proves he owns a pot. Actually I believe Dave Smith is
> homeless, he posts from a homeless shelter... that's not his real
> name.

LOL Don't we all live for and love Sheldon's extreme rants? Funny!
hahah

In article >,
says...
>
> On Friday, October 7, 2016 at 6:28:40 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> > In article >,
> > says...
> > >
> > > On Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 7:18:49 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> > > > I never claimed to be some A-Hole's
> > > > typist, but I do know how to cook. Get over yourself and SHOW us some
> > > > cooking, if you dare! To date you've not shown us you own a pot, or
> > > > have ever owned a pot... why are you here, you ought to move to
> > > > rec.dumb****-stenos.
> > >
> > > Happily, I don't need to show you a damned thing. I'm too smart
> > > to post pictures for you to tear apart.
> >
> > Or too insecure.
>
> So if I don't post a picture I'm insecure, and if I now take a picture
> and post it, I'm knuckling under to pressure.
>
> Hmpf.
>
> I've got half a mind to drag one of my cast iron frying pans out of
> the basement and take a picture of it, just to see Sheldon abuse
> me for having cast iron.
>
> Nah. Although it would be funny to see his head explode (again),
> I don't think I'll put the entire group through that.

I don't post many pictures, but when I have the inclination, I don't let
Sheldon stop me Besides, all I see in his food pictures is fuddy
duddy food. I prefer his pictures of trees and animals.

In article >, says...
>
> Cheri wrote:
> >
> > "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On 10/5/2016 2:02 PM, wrote:
> > >> On Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:13:55 -0400, Don Wiss >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> On Mon, 03 Oct 2016 16:48:11 -0400, William > wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Looks like this storm is headed right for the Carolinas...
> > >>>> http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?5-daynl
> > >>>
> > >>> The storm is now heading right for Mar-a-Lago. God is sending Matthew
> > >>> there
> > >>> to level Mar-a-Lago. To punish Trump for being bad.
> > >>>
> > >>> Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).
> > >>
> > >> I wish it would hit Trump and ruffle up his stupid hair do!
> > >>
> > > I wish you'd all stop equating politics with a hurricane. Hurricanes do
> > > not VOTE.
> > >
> > And worrying about someones hairdo in either party is pretty
> > juvenile to say
> > the least.
> >
> "Wait for it." Here comes, Cheri, the new moderator of RFC. lol

Does that mean it's now compulsory to add "Each to their own" to every
post?

On Fri, 07 Oct 2016 10:47:50 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On 10/5/2016 2:02 PM, wrote:
>> >> On Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:13:55 -0400, Don Wiss >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On Mon, 03 Oct 2016 16:48:11 -0400, William > wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Looks like this storm is headed right for the Carolinas...
>> >>>> http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?5-daynl
>> >>>
>> >>> The storm is now heading right for Mar-a-Lago. God is sending Matthew
>> >>> there
>> >>> to level Mar-a-Lago. To punish Trump for being bad.
>> >>>
>> >>> Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).
>> >>
>> >> I wish it would hit Trump and ruffle up his stupid hair do!
>> >>
>> > I wish you'd all stop equating politics with a hurricane. Hurricanes do
>> > not VOTE.
>> >
>> > Jill
>>
>> And worrying about someones hairdo in either party is pretty juvenile to say
>> the least.
>>
>> Cheri
>
>"Wait for it." Here comes, Cheri, the new moderator of RFC. lol

It offended my feelings to think she thought I was 'worrying' about
his hairdo - personally I think his hair is a joke, though it goes one
further than the usual combover.

On 10/7/2016 10:32 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I'll let you know how things fare... Most discussion seems to center on
>> storm surges, rip tides and possible flooding. I suspect the really big
>> deal will be sustained high wind speeds.
>
> That's always the main deal unless you live in tidal flooding zone. My
> elevation is a little less than yours but no worries about flooding.
> Wind damage is the main thing. Even in a minor storm, just a branch or
> some debris blows into your window and that creates all havoc. Thank
> goodness for homeowners (and renter's) insurance.
>
> Main pain in the ass is the often loss of electricity. Makes for a very
> YAWN night. Looking at the plan right now, looks like you might very
> well lose the electricity.
>
> Fingers crossed for you, Jill. Write when you can.
>
> I'm about 500 miles north of you and we are supposed to get semi-breezy
> up to tropical winds and they are calling for rainfall here of 4-8
> inches before the storm turns away. WTH??
>
> Also 2 prediction models show the hurricane NOT turning and continuing
> up to my area. Not out of the woods yet. I wanted to buy some cold food
> today but I'll wait until monday.
>
It's raining here, very gently. No wind to speak of yet. The storm is
still hanging out near Jacksonville, FL. It's supposed to move up this
way during the night or early Saturday morning.

I couldn't leave now if I wanted to. The island is on lockdown; no way
on or off until the powers that be come back and unlock the gates.

My only real worry is the furniture on the back patio; it's only 2
chairs and a small table but they're too heavy for me to carry around
the house to put in the garage. I hope they don't blow through a window!
The entire back of the house is basically glass (a stupid design for an
area prone to hurricanes).

Another woman who remained behind has brothers in Florida. One lives
right along the Intracoastal waterway; the storm was a Cat 4 when it
came through. He told her no storm surge, no damage. Her other brother
is in Jacksonville, which is where the Cat 3 storm sits right now. He's
reporting pretty much the same thing. It's supposed to be a Category 2
by the time it gets to my area. Here's hoping for the same good results!

Stay safe, Gary. Hopefully it will be a non-event for you.

Jill

On Fri, 7 Oct 2016 16:10:18 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>My only real worry is the furniture on the back patio; it's only 2
>chairs and a small table but they're too heavy for me to carry around
>the house to put in the garage. I hope they don't blow through a window!
>The entire back of the house is basically glass (a stupid design for an
>area prone to hurricanes).

gently turn the table upside down, that's better than doing nothing.
Maybe on it's side, you can roll it inside

William

In article >, says...
>
> On 10/7/2016 10:32 AM, Gary wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> I'll let you know how things fare... Most discussion seems to center on
> >> storm surges, rip tides and possible flooding. I suspect the really big
> >> deal will be sustained high wind speeds.
> >
> > That's always the main deal unless you live in tidal flooding zone. My
> > elevation is a little less than yours but no worries about flooding.
> > Wind damage is the main thing. Even in a minor storm, just a branch or
> > some debris blows into your window and that creates all havoc. Thank
> > goodness for homeowners (and renter's) insurance.
> >
> > Main pain in the ass is the often loss of electricity. Makes for a very
> > YAWN night. Looking at the plan right now, looks like you might very
> > well lose the electricity.
> >
> > Fingers crossed for you, Jill. Write when you can.
> >
> > I'm about 500 miles north of you and we are supposed to get semi-breezy
> > up to tropical winds and they are calling for rainfall here of 4-8
> > inches before the storm turns away. WTH??
> >
> > Also 2 prediction models show the hurricane NOT turning and continuing
> > up to my area. Not out of the woods yet. I wanted to buy some cold food
> > today but I'll wait until monday.
> >
> It's raining here, very gently. No wind to speak of yet. The storm is
> still hanging out near Jacksonville, FL. It's supposed to move up this
> way during the night or early Saturday morning.
>
> I couldn't leave now if I wanted to. The island is on lockdown; no way
> on or off until the powers that be come back and unlock the gates.
>
> My only real worry is the furniture on the back patio; it's only 2
> chairs and a small table but they're too heavy for me to carry around
> the house to put in the garage. I hope they don't blow through a window!

Turn the table upside down (legs in the air) and it's less likely to
blow over/take off. You can put chairs on their backs and either tie
them together or to the table. Its what we do with heavy outdoor
furniture when high winds are forecast.

During a gale, one of our neighbours had a garden trampoline smash
through a huge window into the house. it had b taken off and flown from
several gardens away.

Janet UK

exactly 12 hours ago, jmcquown wrote:
>
> I couldn't leave now if I wanted to. The island is on lockdown; no way
> on or off until the powers that be come back and unlock the gates.
>
> My only real worry is the furniture on the back patio;

Here's a 4:00am update for you early risers.
That storm is right on Jill's butt.
It's less than 30 miles SSW of her and expected to
make landfall within the hour.

I'll be looking forward to hearing from her but
she might be without electricity for quite a bit.
Hopefully not. :-o

On 10/8/2016 1:12 AM, Gary wrote:
> exactly 12 hours ago, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I couldn't leave now if I wanted to. The island is on lockdown; no way
>> on or off until the powers that be come back and unlock the gates.
>>
>> My only real worry is the furniture on the back patio;
>
> Here's a 4:00am update for you early risers.
> That storm is right on Jill's butt.
> It's less than 30 miles SSW of her and expected to
> make landfall within the hour.
>
> I'll be looking forward to hearing from her but
> she might be without electricity for quite a bit.
> Hopefully not. :-o
>


When you say the storm, do you mean the eye, or some outer band?

Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
> On 10/8/2016 1:12 AM, Gary wrote:
> > exactly 12 hours ago, jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> I couldn't leave now if I wanted to. The island is on lockdown; no way
> >> on or off until the powers that be come back and unlock the gates.
> >>
> >> My only real worry is the furniture on the back patio;
> >
> > Here's a 4:00am update for you early risers.
> > That storm is right on Jill's butt.
> > It's less than 30 miles SSW of her and expected to
> > make landfall within the hour.
> >
> > I'll be looking forward to hearing from her but
> > she might be without electricity for quite a bit.
> > Hopefully not. :-o
> >
>
> When you say the storm, do you mean the eye, or some outer band?

The eye of the storm. The eye wall is right there now and landfall is
expected soon. It's almost like someone put a hurricane homing device in
her house. heheh ;-o
Look at the Weather Channel on tv. It's right there. That's her part of
the coast.

Talking about outer bands, I live 395 miles away (as the crow flies) and
it's starting to rain a bit already. Hurricanes are huge. Even my area
is supposed to get winds up to 50mph and 4-8" rain later today, tonight,
and Sunday until afternoon.