Dont go away for too long

Ixolib · #21 Postby **Ixolib** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:00 am

johngaltfla wrote:Which is somewhat disconcerting to me. I remember going asleep at 11 a.m. the morning Charley was just south of us heading towards Sanibel Island. Just after 1 p.m. I woke up from my nap and it went from a Cat 2 to a Cat 4. Needless to say, I was somewhat shocked.

Being in Sarasota County, how on EARTH did you fall asleep with a northward-moving CAT 2/3 'cane that close to the coastline just south of you???

#22 Postby **Lowpressure** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:02 am

I was wondering the same thing.

johngaltfla · #23 Postby **johngaltfla** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:31 am

Ixolib wrote:
johngaltfla wrote:Which is somewhat disconcerting to me. I remember going asleep at 11 a.m. the morning Charley was just south of us heading towards Sanibel Island. Just after 1 p.m. I woke up from my nap and it went from a Cat 2 to a Cat 4. Needless to say, I was somewhat shocked.

Being in Sarasota County, how on EARTH did you fall asleep with a northward-moving CAT 2/3 'cane that close to the coastline just south of you???

After working at my job for 10 hours boarding their place, then 10 more getting mine ready. I was already prepped. Getting excited about it and staying up for every waking minute doesn't help you at landfall. I've slept through TS and Cat 1's several times.

Exhaustion is not a formula for enduring these storms. You get your sleep when you can. Not during landfall.

Ixolib · #24 Postby **Ixolib** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:15 am

johngaltfla wrote:
Ixolib wrote:
johngaltfla wrote:Which is somewhat disconcerting to me. I remember going asleep at 11 a.m. the morning Charley was just south of us heading towards Sanibel Island. Just after 1 p.m. I woke up from my nap and it went from a Cat 2 to a Cat 4. Needless to say, I was somewhat shocked.

Being in Sarasota County, how on EARTH did you fall asleep with a northward-moving CAT 2/3 'cane that close to the coastline just south of you???

After working at my job for 10 hours boarding their place, then 10 more getting mine ready. I was already prepped. Getting excited about it and staying up for every waking minute doesn't help you at landfall. I've slept through TS and Cat 1's several times.

Exhaustion is not a formula for enduring these storms. You get your sleep when you can. Not during landfall.

Gotta give you credit for that. I've been through plenty myself, but have never found myself able to sleep with a potential threat only ~100 miles to my south - and moving on a general northerly track!! IMO, that's the time when things are at their peak in terms of every wobble, jog, shift, slide, drift, or bump having some impact on the ultimate outcome!!

But, you're not alone... Plenty of folks I talk to around here do the same as you and reserve their energy for the time of landfall. Guess I'm like a kid - don't wanna miss anything...

wxwatcher91 · #25 Postby **wxwatcher91** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:28 am

Guess I'm like a kid - don't wanna miss anything...

same with me... of course, I AM a kid lol

Ixolib · #26 Postby **Ixolib** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:37 am

wxwatcher91 wrote:same with me... of course, I AM a kid lol

As evidenced here - in fact, one of our youngest I believe...

wxwatcher91 · #27 Postby **wxwatcher91** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:42 am

yup

second youngest here, wxmann_91 is younger by a few months :wink:

Innotech · #28 Postby **Innotech** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:48 am

I dont see my name on that list. I am 23.

#29 Postby **cycloneye** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:49 am

Why I am not at that list?

I am 48.

johngaltfla · #30 Postby **johngaltfla** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:49 am

Ixolib wrote:
johngaltfla wrote:
Ixolib wrote:
johngaltfla wrote:Which is somewhat disconcerting to me. I remember going asleep at 11 a.m. the morning Charley was just south of us heading towards Sanibel Island. Just after 1 p.m. I woke up from my nap and it went from a Cat 2 to a Cat 4. Needless to say, I was somewhat shocked.

Being in Sarasota County, how on EARTH did you fall asleep with a northward-moving CAT 2/3 'cane that close to the coastline just south of you???

After working at my job for 10 hours boarding their place, then 10 more getting mine ready. I was already prepped. Getting excited about it and staying up for every waking minute doesn't help you at landfall. I've slept through TS and Cat 1's several times.

Exhaustion is not a formula for enduring these storms. You get your sleep when you can. Not during landfall.

Gotta give you credit for that. I've been through plenty myself, but have never found myself able to sleep with a potential threat only ~100 miles to my south - and moving on a general northerly track!! IMO, that's the time when things are at their peak in terms of every wobble, jog, shift, slide, drift, or bump having some impact on the ultimate outcome!!

But, you're not alone... Plenty of folks I talk to around here do the same as you and reserve their energy for the time of landfall. Guess I'm like a kid - don't wanna miss anything...

Trust me, when you turn 40ish and hump plywood up and down ladders for 8 hours plus, you get exhausted quickly.

Besides, all my ice was made and my beer was in the emergency cooler.

What else could I have done but watched TWC wet themselves every 15 mins?

The local guys got it right and I was awake when it hit Captiva Island which gave me plenty of time to get excited. Which, when I woke up and saw the strom tracking over my house possibly, did prompt me to pop a cold one and stay glued to the computer and television and radio.

Ixolib · #31 Postby **Ixolib** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:51 am

Innotech wrote:I dont see my name on that list. I am 23.

cycloneye wrote:Why I am not at that list? I am 48.

Not that I'm in favor of dredging up old threads, but if you'd like to "get included", here's where it all started - at least this time around...

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=950500#950500

Garnetcat5 · #32 Postby **Garnetcat5** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:43 am

I'm 41......

beachbum_al · #33 Postby **beachbum_al** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:12 pm

Exactly! I go to Milton Florida to help my sister and bil moved their stuff into storage because they are closing on their house on Wednesday and I come back this morning and look here...What is all of these thing?

beachbum_al · #34 Postby **beachbum_al** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:15 pm

I am no kid but young at heart. Just asked my daughters.

#35 Postby **cycloneye** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:01 am

Well another example about going away for a long time as another invest pops up.

Petmom · #36 Postby **Petmom** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:09 am

cycloneye wrote:If you go for a good 6-10 hours you will find a surprise because when you come back into the forum you will be greeted by a new system.

I hope everybody can get a break soon. July has been crazy. I just feel anxiety every time I hear about a new storm. It doesn't matter that it is far away. I don't get any peace until it is completely gone.

:eek:

#37 Postby **melhow** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:20 am

johngaltfla wrote:
Ixolib wrote:
johngaltfla wrote:Which is somewhat disconcerting to me. I remember going asleep at 11 a.m. the morning Charley was just south of us heading towards Sanibel Island. Just after 1 p.m. I woke up from my nap and it went from a Cat 2 to a Cat 4. Needless to say, I was somewhat shocked.

Being in Sarasota County, how on EARTH did you fall asleep with a northward-moving CAT 2/3 'cane that close to the coastline just south of you???

After working at my job for 10 hours boarding their place, then 10 more getting mine ready. I was already prepped. Getting excited about it and staying up for every waking minute doesn't help you at landfall. I've slept through TS and Cat 1's several times.

Exhaustion is not a formula for enduring these storms. You get your sleep when you can. Not during landfall.

No kidding. My husband and I were up until 3a the evening before Charley doing last minute stuff, the up again at 6a doing the last bit of plywood fitting and limb trimming. We both made sure and showered early, just in case we couldn't do it later, and that did me in. Being clean and comfy sprawled out on the couch in a nice cool house was like an instant sleeping pill - I was konked out in 5 minutes flat. I woke up just in time to see him turn inland on TV, then that was it. Not even a light breeze. We waited about an hour longer till it was a done deal that he wasn't heading our way, then we broke into the liqour reserve and one of the bags of ice and drank the rest of the day. I had no idea how stressed out I was until I had a chance to actually relax - not that I'm complaining one little bit about the outcome of the day...

#38 Postby **jlauderdal** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:21 am

Ixolib wrote:
wxwatcher91 wrote:same with me... of course, I AM a kid lol

As evidenced here - in fact, one of our youngest I believe...

abajan started tracking at 5 years old?

#39 Postby **Andrew92** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:38 am

jlauderdal wrote:
Ixolib wrote:
wxwatcher91 wrote:same with me... of course, I AM a kid lol

As evidenced here - in fact, one of our youngest I believe...

abajan started tracking at 5 years old?

Well he is from Barbados, and they might train their children about hurricanes at a very young age or something.

-Andrew92

#40 Postby **aprilflower** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:16 am

Goodness, I remember last year going to sleep at around 2am with Jeanne heading out to sea, only to wake at 6am with my mom calling to tell me that she was making a beeline Right For Us and would be here within a day or so... I still have nightmares about that.

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