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Getting Scary out there

Posted: May 12, 2008 4:18 pm
by thebeachbumm33
I live a block from the bay, high tide in the ocean is now, and experience has taught me that usually high tide in the back bay is about an hour and a half after that of the ocean's. This is what I'm looking at now, never seen it higher than this, been here for more than two years :o :o

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Posted: May 12, 2008 4:20 pm
by phjrsaunt
I know it's crazy...it's like WINTER and I'm in Virginia for gosh sake! :o

Posted: May 12, 2008 4:22 pm
by carolinagirl
uh oh! I guess Frank McCall is going under...

Posted: May 12, 2008 4:28 pm
by thebeachbumm33
The little time it took me to get a picture up the water has come up another foot and a half.

Posted: May 12, 2008 4:31 pm
by z-man
We'll trade you...

They just closed I-95 about 45 miles east of here due to fires.

This was this morning:

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Flames near homes on Smith Lane in in Malabar, Fla. light up the sky

Monday morning as wildfires in Central Florida have forced hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes.
(CRAIG RUBADOUX, Associated Press / May 11, 2008)

Posted: May 12, 2008 4:33 pm
by alphabits
thebeachbumm33 wrote:The little time it took me to get a picture up the water has come up another foot and a half.
Yikes! Time to head inland?

Posted: May 12, 2008 4:36 pm
by thebeachbumm33
They moved the red car down the street and water is just pouring in right now...

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Posted: May 12, 2008 4:37 pm
by flipflopgirl
:( :( stay safe!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: May 12, 2008 4:43 pm
by nutmeg
:o :o

Phin power. Looks like you may need fins :o

Hope it recedes soon!


And Phin power for the florida fires as well.

Posted: May 12, 2008 4:43 pm
by SharkOnLand
:o :o

Break out the arm floaties....

Posted: May 12, 2008 4:45 pm
by Brown Eyed Girl
SharkOnLand wrote::o :o

Break out the arm floaties....
that's exactly what I was thinking...water wings...STAT. :o And a kayak would help too. Whatever you do, don't drive. :-?

Posted: May 12, 2008 4:50 pm
by Mon
:o :o WOW!!!! Stay safe!!!

Posted: May 12, 2008 4:51 pm
by Skibo
Stupid stupid weather. two hour delay in philly, missed connection in DC must wait 4 hours for next flight. I had a meeting at 5:00 in Louisville, Won't even be there until 10p now. stupid stupid weather. And what happened to this global warming thing? I'm freezing my backside off.

Posted: May 12, 2008 4:54 pm
by flipflopgirl
wish we could send this rain to Fla and NM where they really need it! :cry: :cry: :-?

Posted: May 12, 2008 5:00 pm
by thebeachbumm33
Taking it all with a grain of rum :D , skibo I do know how you feel about the cold, considered turning my heat on earlier :o in MAY :o

Phin Power to my phriends in PHlorida 8)

Posted: May 12, 2008 5:06 pm
by UpstateNYPH
Sorry to hear the weather news. No rain in CT right now or all day...

Dont worry I will be moving to Jersey in 2 weeks so I guess am not free and clear for good :lol:

Posted: May 12, 2008 5:38 pm
by Skibo
thebeachbumm33 wrote:Taking it all with a grain of rum :D , skibo I do know how you feel about the cold, considered turning my heat on earlier :o in MAY :o

Phin Power to my phriends in PHlorida 8)
I found our heat on Sunday morning. Someone got a tongue lashing from me yesterday...and not one of those good ones. :)

Posted: May 12, 2008 7:20 pm
by SchoolGirlHeart
ouch, driving through salt water..... those cars are gonna need a good undercarriage wash.....

here's to stoppage of flooding and flames..... :-?

Posted: May 12, 2008 7:27 pm
by docandjeanie
Francis and family,

Stay safe, it looks nasty on the news.

Our friends in florida, those fires look nasty.

Phin power to all who needs it.

My heat is on, it's damp here today, a high of 50 :o

Posted: May 12, 2008 7:39 pm
by z-man
docandjeanie wrote: My heat is on, it's damp here today, a high of 50 :o
The heat is on here, but it is outside :-?

Air conditioner is running inside 8)