Hurricane Irene + Mandatory Evacuation + Temporary shelter (limited wifi) + NO Z :(

WhiskeyHotel · 08-28-2011, 10:26 AM

Best of luck guys.

FastPaced · 08-28-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

They had us all sooped up here in hunterdon county that the storm was gonna be rough. Epic fail on Irenes part. These were supposed to be the worst hrs for us right now and Im lookin out the window and it aint even breezy outside, nevermind high winds. Im sure south nj got it much worse. I was in wildwood thurs on vacation when the evac order came down. We got in the Z and left that evening after dinner. Good luck to those more adversly effected by Hurricant Iweak.<--- purposely misspelled.

How could forecasters fail so bad? Regardless, let's just be thankful that it wasn't as bad as we all thought and there was little to no damage done. Let's move on with our lives.

AndyK. · 08-28-2011, 07:14 PM

Best of luck to you, AK.

370zproject · 08-29-2011, 12:46 AM

update?

AK370Z · 08-29-2011, 04:02 AM

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I hope this whole thing is blown out of proportion and passes quickly.

Thanks everyone for your kind replies. I truly appreciate it. So Irene finally passed our town and everything is okay. There is no damage to my house or any flooding. I was really nervous about flooding because I live in 100% active flood zone. My street usually gets flooded (like 4"-6") if the tide is high and it's been raining for a while. But we def. got lucky. We still have power and there were no interruptions. The only thing scared the crap outta me were the Tornados! But other than that, I think it was def. blown out of proportion. Thank God it didn't hit.

I came back to the house around 5pm today. Got everything settled in. I was DYING to get the Z back. I went to the parking lot and got the Z back around 11pm! Man, I almost gave it a hug! I was so excited to see the Z

. I literally took it all the way to redline as soon as I had the chance

.

But I'm VERY thankful for Irene not hitting us. Things could have been VERY bad but we got lucky. Hopefully other east coast forum members are okay too.

Rooster89 · 08-29-2011, 04:41 AM

Glad to hear you made it through unscathed. I was livin in . Its just a downright scary thing.

Trips · 08-29-2011, 04:55 AM

Good to hear everything is Ok.

ZPirate · 08-29-2011, 02:42 PM

AK,

Glad you weathered the storm and that you came home to no damage. Those of us down here in eastern North Carolina certainly understand your concern and appreciate your willingness to be prepared for the worse. Thankfully my house and family weathered the storm safely as well. We lost one tree and the yard was littered with tree branches and other debri afterwards, but it's nothing that can't be cleaned up. I spent most of the day yesterday doing just that. The worse thing for us is that we lost power for 8 hours.

I know lots of people probably feel like the government and the news media made too much of the impacts Irene could have had on the Northeast, but I can tell you from experience as somone who has lived in eastern North Carolina most of my life that it is always better to be overprepared than not prepared at all. For me Hurricane Irene was not near as bad as prior Hurricanes I've lived through like Fran and Floyd to name a few. However, we still had 10 inches of rain and winds in excess of hurricane force for several hours. I'm just glad it was a Cat 1 storm when it came ashore rather than a Cat 3.

John

ZPirate · 08-29-2011, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by FastPaced

How could forecasters fail so bad? Regardless, let's just be thankful that it wasn't as bad as we all thought and there was little to no damage done. Let's move on with our lives.

It is always better to be safe than sorry. Hurricane forecasting has come a long way over the years, but it is still an inexact science. All we can do is prepare for the worse and hope for the best, even if it inconviences some of us. Thankfully New York was spared from most of the worst of the storm, but many other places were not so lucky.

PapoZalsa · 08-29-2011, 08:10 PM

Glad you are Ok AK. We just got power back since Saturday afternoon and this area suffered real mimimal damages compare with other VA areas.

08-29-2011, 12:46 AM	#19 (permalink)
370zproject A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Memphis Age: 35 Posts: 16,104 Drives: 09 A/T 370z blue Rep Power: 53	update? __________________ Brake Upgrade Package ate blue, hawk hp ceramic pads, and slotted rotors

08-29-2011, 04:55 AM	#22 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,730 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Good to hear everything is Ok. __________________

08-29-2011, 02:42 PM	#23 (permalink)
ZPirate Track Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 792 Drives: 09' 370Z & 03' 350Z Rep Power: 17	AK, Glad you weathered the storm and that you came home to no damage. Those of us down here in eastern North Carolina certainly understand your concern and appreciate your willingness to be prepared for the worse. Thankfully my house and family weathered the storm safely as well. We lost one tree and the yard was littered with tree branches and other debri afterwards, but it's nothing that can't be cleaned up. I spent most of the day yesterday doing just that. The worse thing for us is that we lost power for 8 hours. I know lots of people probably feel like the government and the news media made too much of the impacts Irene could have had on the Northeast, but I can tell you from experience as somone who has lived in eastern North Carolina most of my life that it is always better to be overprepared than not prepared at all. For me Hurricane Irene was not near as bad as prior Hurricanes I've lived through like Fran and Floyd to name a few. However, we still had 10 inches of rain and winds in excess of hurricane force for several hours. I'm just glad it was a Cat 1 storm when it came ashore rather than a Cat 3. John __________________ 2003 Daytona Blue 350Z Touring/Nismo 2009 Platinum Graphite 370Z Touring/Sport (Sold) 2009 BMW 135i/Dinan Stage 2 software upgrade/M3 suspension piecies/Koni Sports/ETS FMIC/Alufelgen SF-71 wheels

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PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	Glad you are Ok AK. We just got power back since Saturday afternoon and this area suffered real mimimal damages compare with other VA areas. __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

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