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Title: East Coast flooding
Post by: oldbike54 on October 04, 2015, 08:45:33 AM
 Are you folks along the East coast OK , Nick , Rotten , Kev , Red Rider , sorry , need more  :coffee: to remember everyone . Check in folks

  Dusty
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Green1000S on October 04, 2015, 08:54:07 AM

Nothing unusal in Lancaster, PA.
Good day to take the kayak out for some fun time!
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: hooah54 on October 04, 2015, 08:54:58 AM
The rain bands have flooded areas to the east of me heavily and some parts are under water.  Last night the bands shifted and we got pounded but everything is still good.  Red Rider lives about 10 miles from me and the main road in his area is flooded badly according to the news.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Triple Jim on October 04, 2015, 09:00:39 AM
There has been a lot of cold drizzle and some rain here for the last couple weeks.  The lake has risen about five feet in the last four days, but it has a long way to go before it gets to the dam's spillway.  Even if it were to get that high, it still wouldn't reach my property, so we're pretty flood-proof.  I haven't heard of any flooding in local towns.  There really hasn't been much heavy rain here, just an amazing amount of light rain.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Nick on October 04, 2015, 09:12:03 AM
Much rain and wind here in SW New Jersey, but all is well. The shore area to the east is not fairing too well.
Thanks for asking Dusty.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: sidecarnutz on October 04, 2015, 10:40:36 AM
High tides since yesterday bring the water up within less than a foot of our main road on a creek. But isn't an issue so far as it stays in the creek.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: jackson on October 04, 2015, 11:01:02 AM
We live around 250 miles from the South Carolina coast and about 10 miles south of the NC/SC border (right at the foot of the mountains)so we're considerably higher (around 1150 ft above sea level).  We have had around 7 1/2 inches of rain during the last two days.  It's stopped raining right now (noon/Sunday) and the storm is still strong but south of us.  Those who live just 10-15 miles to the south of our home have had around 10 inches or more and there's been a lot of flooding & downed trees.  We've been lucky with no flooded streets or fallen trees in our neighborhood; just some minor leaks around the flashing on our chimney that our roof guy will fix when it drys out in a few days.  This is a major storm for this area. Unfortunately, many others have had it much worse.  I saw a picture this morning on a local website where a man was riding a full dress Harley on a flooded street. The water was up to his foot pegs.  Apparently, he's never heard of hydro-locking an engine.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Nic in Western NYS on October 04, 2015, 01:19:23 PM
OK so far in Western NC.  Sun is poking out so that's encouraging.  It's been raining for 9 days straight, with another 3+ to go.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: guzzi4me on October 04, 2015, 01:52:22 PM
What is this "rain" you speak of?  If I remember correctly is falls from the sky right??

All kidding aside hope everyone gets through OK.

Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Wild Bill Guzzi on October 04, 2015, 01:54:35 PM
Yes, thanks for asking. 
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: elvisboy77 on October 04, 2015, 02:25:13 PM
A few roof leaks on Duke campus, we did a lot of prep work and it is paying off.

Was supposed to sell my beach condo in Cherry Grove/North Myrtle Beach SC last week.  It was delayed by the lender for some reason.  I hope it is still there!  I keep getting robo calls from the authorities down there about floods.

Thanks for asking!
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: sib on October 04, 2015, 02:26:59 PM
No rain in RI or eastern CT.  Beautiful day, sunny skies, high 50's temps, took a nice ~75 mi ride on the '16 Stone, the only challenge was the gusty winds that came from all directions.  Fall colors are here.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Sasquatch Jim on October 04, 2015, 02:34:31 PM
  It has been torrential rains here too but when you live on an island there is plenty of room for the runoff
 without causing rising waters.
  However one must respect creeks and streams for the duration of the downpour.
 Tourists and other fools sometimes get washed downstream.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: hooah54 on October 04, 2015, 02:35:18 PM
Got outside during the lighter phase of the rain.  Water had cascaded over the retaining wall in the backyard and eventually went under the house.  Had to crawl under the deck to clear the vents. Watched the local news and was shocked to see that several ares in the city of columbia were underwater due to dam and levees breaking.  Any on heard  from Red Rider?
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Dilliw on October 04, 2015, 02:39:09 PM
All good here but my folks are in Columbia and that's one of the worst places.  There's a dam on Gill's Creek that broke and a lot of the flooding pictures you see are from below there.  If you did time at Fort Jackson then you might remember La Brasca's Pizza and Gill's Creek runs right by there.

Screamday is in West Columbia but should be pretty dry. 
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Triple Jim on October 04, 2015, 02:45:22 PM
Was supposed to sell my beach condo in Cherry Grove/North Myrtle Beach SC last week.  It was delayed by the lender for some reason.  I hope it is still there!  I keep getting robo calls from the authorities down there about floods.

My Mother in Law lives in Cherry Grove.  Last we heard, she was getting the typical high tide flooding that they get during storms and full moons, nothing terrible, just some water under the house-on-stilts.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Vagrant on October 04, 2015, 03:36:37 PM
anybody try to get on the Blue ridge Pky today? their map shows the whole thing shut down and I was going to do a So. to No. run starting Monday am.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Bill Hagan on October 04, 2015, 04:26:47 PM
anybody try to get on the Blue ridge Pky today? their map shows the whole thing shut down and I was going to do a So. to No. run starting Monday am.

We ran three weeks ago in stunning weather, Steve, and, curious how it might be from the monsoon of the past week or so, just checked some webcams.

http://brpwebcams.org/cam/8/1

Pretty foggy as you might expect at elevations, but some of the lower stretches looked clear(ish).

Saw traffic in the time-lapse shots.

Have a fine ride.

Bill
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Dean Rose on October 04, 2015, 08:55:54 PM
It finally stopped raining here today, we've had week or more of it. Only worry was the wind recently blowing over some trees with the ground being so saturated. So far so good.


Dean
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: oldbike54 on October 04, 2015, 11:01:38 PM
 Thanks for checking in guys  :thumb: Yes please , someone check on Redrider .

  Dusty
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Tobit on October 05, 2015, 09:07:02 AM
All good here but my folks are in Columbia and that's one of the worst places.  There's a dam on Gill's Creek that broke and a lot of the flooding pictures you see are from below there.  If you did time at Fort Jackson then you might remember La Brasca's Pizza and Gill's Creek runs right by there.

Screamday is in West Columbia but should be pretty dry.

La Brasca's was a popular hangout for my gang.  I lived in Shandon, up the hill from 5 points.

T
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: hooah54 on October 05, 2015, 10:11:52 AM
There have been nine fatalities from this storm and most have these have occured on the roadways.  State and local officials have pleaded and enacted curfews but there are those out on the roads running barricades and removing cones on closed roads.  Many think that because the rain has subsided that is safe to be out.  Many of the floods and creeks have been innundated and river flood stages are at record high.  The substructure of the road has been washed away.  A  couple of miles from my house a a road completly caved into a small wetland.  If you have relatives here encourage them to stay inside today and if they must go out obey the road closing barricades.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: oldbike54 on October 05, 2015, 10:20:30 AM
There have been nine fatalities from this storm and most have these have occured on the roadways.  State and local officials have pleaded and enacted curfews but there are those out on the roads running barricades and removing cones on closed roads.  Many think that because the rain has subsided that is safe to be out.  Many of the floods and creeks have been innundated and river flood stages are at record high.  The substructure of the road has been washed away.  A  couple of miles from my house a a road completly caved into a small wetland.  If you have relatives here encourage them to stay inside today and if they must go out obey the road closing barricades.

  :1:

  Dusty
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Nic in Western NYS on October 05, 2015, 11:12:45 AM
Seems to me people are afraid of lightning (50 deaths a year in US) more than floods (200 deaths/year in US) and snake bites (10 deaths/year in US) more than dog bites (40 deaths/year in US) probably because of the vividness (WOW factor) of snakes and lightning, but dead is dead.  Most flood related deaths are in vehicles.   
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Lannis on October 05, 2015, 11:44:54 AM
Seems to me people are afraid of lightning (50 deaths a year in US) more than floods (200 deaths/year in US) and snake bites (10 deaths/year in US) more than dog bites (40 deaths/year in US) probably because of the vividness (WOW factor) of snakes and lightning, but dead is dead.  Most flood related deaths are in vehicles.

Interesting, this "perceived risk" thing. People driving onto flooded roads. 

 In each year,

50 killed by lightning.
200 by floods
10 by snakes
29 killed by someone they didn't know in NYC
0 killed by nuclear accidents
32,000 killed on the road in a wreck.

And yet we happily go out on the road EVERY day, with a risk of getting killed ONE THOUSAND TIMES greater than the things people spend time worrying about, and nobody seems to do much of anything about the causes that lead to all those deaths .... ?

Lannis
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Nic in Western NYS on October 05, 2015, 12:36:34 PM
Interesting, this "perceived risk" thing. People driving onto flooded roads. 

 In each year,

50 killed by lightning.
200 by floods
10 by snakes
29 killed by someone they didn't know in NYC
0 killed by nuclear accidents
32,000 killed on the road in a wreck.

And yet we happily go out on the road EVERY day, with a risk of getting killed ONE THOUSAND TIMES greater than the things people spend time worrying about, and nobody seems to do much of anything about the causes that lead to all those deaths .... ?

Lannis
As soon as issues related to "freedom" and "liberty" come into play, it's a different kettle of fish.  Fill in the blanks with issues as you wish.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: oldbike54 on October 05, 2015, 01:50:31 PM
As soon as issues related to "freedom" and "liberty" come into play, it's a different kettle of fish.  Fill in the blanks with issues as you wish.

 Yes ,and traffic fatalities have been on a steady decline for years now , seems as though someone is doing something about this issue .

  Dusty
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: hooah54 on October 05, 2015, 01:53:25 PM
As we used to say in the infantry, "there is a thin line between hardcore and stupid!".  I could recount more pearls of military wisdom but ...good point Mr. 54
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: oldbike54 on October 05, 2015, 01:57:07 PM
As we used to say in the infantry, "there is a thin line between hardcore and stupid!".  I could recount more pearls of military wisdom but ...good point Mr. 54

 Thanks Mr 54  :laugh: Now before this thread goes off the rails and crashes straight in to politics , anymore news from the East Coast ?

  Dusty
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Lannis on October 05, 2015, 02:14:31 PM
Thanks Mr 54  :laugh: Now before this thread goes off the rails and crashes straight in to politics , anymore news from the East Coast ?

  Dusty

It's wet and soggy.   And there's 85 more dead people on the highways than there were yesterday .....

Lannis
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Nic in Western NYS on October 05, 2015, 02:16:15 PM
Sunny today in Asheville NC. Beautiful.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: hooah54 on October 05, 2015, 02:19:15 PM
NBC nightly news will be here in Columbia, SC tonight. 
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Lannis on October 05, 2015, 02:19:25 PM
Sunny today in Asheville NC. Beautiful.

The contrast was amazing.   No sunshine since last Wednesday, nothing but gray skies, wind, and half a foot of rain.

But in 10 minutes today, the sky turned cloudless blue with a gentle breeze, 70 degrees, perfect. 

I'm off!

Lannis
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: oldbike54 on October 05, 2015, 02:20:04 PM
It's wet and soggy.   And there's 85 more dead people on the highways than there were yesterday .....

Lannis

 OK , and I ask this in a polite tone , how does that have even the remotest bearing on this topic ?

  Dusty
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Lannis on October 05, 2015, 02:23:24 PM
OK , and I ask this in a polite tone , how does that have even the remotest bearing on this topic ?

  Dusty

It's related to the perceived threats from disasters of various kinds vs. actual threats.

And (he also said in a polite tone) it doesn't seem as if your attempts to control thread content by asking and nagging are working very well.   Perhaps you could try another method?    Rather than attempt to explicitly control what people write, maybe you could just ignore comments that you don't like?    I really think they'll die out and go away faster that way.   

I know it's difficult, though.

Lannis
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: elvisboy77 on October 05, 2015, 02:42:06 PM
Oldbike54- be sure to check out the post from red rider, "Columbia SC flooding"
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: oldbike54 on October 05, 2015, 02:52:42 PM
It's related to the perceived threats from disasters of various kinds vs. actual threats.

And (he also said in a polite tone) it doesn't seem as if your attempts to control thread content by asking and nagging are working very well.   Perhaps you could try another method?    Rather than attempt to explicitly control what people write, maybe you could just ignore comments that you don't like?    I really think they'll die out and go away faster that way.   

I know it's difficult, though.

Lannis
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 Interesting .

  Dusty
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Lannis on October 05, 2015, 02:57:05 PM
    Rather than attempt to explicitly control what people write, maybe you could just ignore comments that you don't like?    I really think they'll die out and go away faster that way.   

I know it's difficult, though.

Lannis


 Interesting .

  Dusty

I suppose it was never really an option, anyway.

Lannis
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: oldbike54 on October 05, 2015, 04:14:10 PM
I suppose it was never really an option, anyway.

Lannis

 Even more interesting .

  Dusty
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Sasquatch Jim on October 05, 2015, 04:36:12 PM
  Hell, you can get killed just by going to school in this country.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: elvisboy77 on October 05, 2015, 08:31:45 PM
I thought this was a thread about the flooding on the east coast. Can you all please stay on topic? Or start a thread about how dangerous it is to live in these times, so I can ignore it.

Thanks for your consideration.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Moto Fugazzi on October 05, 2015, 11:22:35 PM
I'm just glad this lady escaped with her pizzas, and her doggie:
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll83/ksiegel7/Misc/th_IMG_7286_zpsctax9ihw.mp4) (http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll83/ksiegel7/Misc/IMG_7286_zpsctax9ihw.mp4)

Ken
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: redrider on October 06, 2015, 07:05:27 AM
We live in the Old Sand Hills region of Columbia, just off Covenant Road and bordering with Forest Acres. High and dry with no running water. The pool has enough for a long while and we do not use chemicals, only a copper/silver ion filtration. My "office" though, is whacked. I have two surplus shipping containers full of MSF bikes and associated things. They were 50 yards or so from the normal banks of Gill's Creek. One was completely submerged under 20 feet and the other floated farther up the parking lot, listing to port against a brick wall adjacent to Rosewood Dr. Yesterday I returned to the site but could not get to the closest container with the other one still half submerged. I'll try again today. Pics to follow.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: charlie b on October 06, 2015, 07:53:10 AM
Glad your house is ok.

Daughter and her friends live in Forest Hills area as well, but, their places are on high ground too.  Don't know if they have running water since they are on a cruise ship in the Bahamas right now.  They left early Sat morning.

rr, I think you live really close to daughter.  They are on Boyer Dr.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: Dilliw on October 06, 2015, 09:41:01 AM
Well I got an update from my sister.  About 6 months ago my parents moved on into a really nice senior living apartment but getting rid of the house and Dad's shop would have been too much for him.  So my sister sold her house and after some renovations including new floors for the basement she moved in.  Most of her personal belongings were still in boxes in the basement.

Ouch.   The water didn't stay long but it took all of the new flooring and ruined most of her pictures.  A big thank you from mother nature for doing your folks a solid.

Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: screamday on October 06, 2015, 01:29:34 PM
All good here but my folks are in Columbia and that's one of the worst places.  There's a dam on Gill's Creek that broke and a lot of the flooding pictures you see are from below there.  If you did time at Fort Jackson then you might remember La Brasca's Pizza and Gill's Creek runs right by there.

Screamday is in West Columbia but should be pretty dry.

Ya......we're pretty good here. It pays to live at the top of the hill above the rivers. You know the old saying....Sh$t flows downhill.....and there is plenty of that happening right now. If the Lake Murray Dam were to fail.....which there is no indication of that happening, there would be no place to hide.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: hooah54 on October 06, 2015, 03:43:24 PM
Tony...is that you>  steve
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: screamday on October 06, 2015, 07:29:56 PM
Tony...is that you>  steve

Yep.....that be me.
Title: Re: East Coast flooding
Post by: hooah54 on October 06, 2015, 08:09:42 PM
sunshine , blue skies...almost hear the Alman bros singing...like nothing ever happened...