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10-03-2015, 12:52 PM
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I need a Humvee with a snorkel - downtown Charleston completely flooded.
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10-03-2015, 12:59 PM
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I need a Humvee with a snorkel - downtown Charleston completely flooded.
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From Jaoquin?
Or something else?
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10-03-2015, 01:17 PM
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From Jaoquin?
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No - hurricane a non issue, won't get 700 miles from us. Low pressure system sitting on us for 2 days dumping non stop rain plus abnormally high tides.
Downtown 6 feet below sea level. They spend millions on new drainage every year trying to defy the laws of physics.
And now my back porch roof is leaking.
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10-03-2015, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by catswiththum
No - hurricane a non issue, won't get 700 miles from us. Low pressure system sitting on us for 2 days dumping non stop rain plus abnormally high tides.
Downtown 6 feet below sea level. They spend millions on new drainage every year trying to defy the laws of physics.
And now my back porch roof is leaking.
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It seems South Carolina may receive a 1000-year rainfall.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-this-weekend/
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10-03-2015, 01:59 PM
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Noah is in our kitchen having a ham sandwich. I hid the cats.
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10-03-2015, 02:03 PM
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Noah is in our kitchen having a ham sandwich. I hid the cats.
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I lived in New Orleans when it rained 17" in one day (~May 1978). It was the day I took my oral finals for my masters at Tulane. I walked from work to Tulane (about 7-8 blocks) in waist deep water. My professors (who were stuck on campus) said I could postpone, but I had nothing better to do, plus Tulane was on my way home (I had to leave my car at work).
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10-03-2015, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by finnbow
I lived in New Orleans when it rained 17" in one day (~May 1978). It was the day I took my oral finals for my masters at Tulane. I walked from work to Tulane (about 7-8 blocks) in waist deep water. My professors (who were stuck on campus) said I could postpone, but I had nothing better to do, plus Tulane was on my way home (I had to leave my car at work).
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You are fortunate your legs didn't rot and fall off from walking in that garbage soup.
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10-03-2015, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by JJIII
I used to go to a hill climb event at Chimney Rock in the hills of North Carolina. One year it was raining pretty hard and the Mini-Coopers were king of the hill. Light weight and front wheel drive ruled the day.
http://www.chimneyrockpark.com/event...gofthehill.pdf
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Jeeze! I remember those! There was another hillclimb in Duryea, Pennsylvania back then. That was pretty cool too.
BUT! For a real hillclimb, you have to go to Pike's Peak. Truly scary!
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10-03-2015, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by catswiththum
No - hurricane a non issue, won't get 700 miles from us. Low pressure system sitting on us for 2 days dumping non stop rain plus abnormally high tides.
Downtown 6 feet below sea level. They spend millions on new drainage every year trying to defy the laws of physics.
And now my back porch roof is leaking.
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I don't think Joaquin is a total non-issue. The rain that low is pulling in is from Joaquin I think.
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10-03-2015, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by catswiththum
Noah is in our kitchen having a ham sandwich. I hid the cats.
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Ham???
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