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[ltdiver 3]

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Was that 98? there was a worse flood there around 92 if I remember right, I saw hundreds of skydivers lose their shoes trying to walk in from the muddy swamps, I never landed in the water once, but most of our Students landed in the north field, which is higher, and I was filming them!

There was a flood at perris I believe in the 70's that many old timers talked about, they even shot video of carp swimming threw the Office!

Well, you got me there. I wasn't skydiving at Perris back then. I was some place a bit dryer.

I'd love to see the pics you have of that time period. I could post the one pic I have of a certain skydiver all muddy, head to toe, but I'd probably get banned for it.

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[skyrider 0]

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California, where people think they are superior to everyone else, until it rains or snows or heavy traffic.

Or just about anything else, damn don't they realize it rains just about everywhere else?

We had people honking their horns and flipping us off while we were in a convoy because we had to pass them during a rain storm.

What is this "anywhere else" you are talking about?

ROFLMAO

[skyrider 0]

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Was that 98? there was a worse flood there around 92 if I remember right, I saw hundreds of skydivers lose their shoes trying to walk in from the muddy swamps, I never landed in the water once, but most of our Students landed in the north field, which is higher, and I was filming them!

There was a flood at perris I believe in the 70's that many old timers talked about, they even shot video of carp swimming threw the Office!

Well, you got me there. I wasn't skydiving at Perris back then. I was some place a bit dryer.

I'd love to see the pics you have of that time period. I could post the one pic I have of a certain skydiver all muddy, head to toe, but I'd probably get banned for it.

ltdiver

I gots to do some Diggin now, they are in my wayyyyy the "where the fuck did they go?" files...I am betting Nick has some he can find, he was there!

[Squeak 17]

Gypsy, you and your family and house safe mate?


What about the bike, shit dude protect the bikes

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[warpedskydiver 0]

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No one I've seen is panicking. What I do see are trees blowing over on top of cars (kinda hard to foresee), roofs being torn off (not terribly easy to foresee), and hard-baked soil due to drought that prevents the ground from absorbing an inordinate amount of rain. Saw a boat sink in the harbor at San Diego today too. Not sure how they could have foreseen that, exactly.

Sure, folks can run away. It's not the "getting out" that is the issue. It's what they might come back to not find.
Yeah, some folks in SoCal can't drive for shit. So what? That means they should enjoy property damage?

Here storm clips are required so that the roofs don't get easily ripped off.

IIRC it would take a 100PMH wind to do so with the clips/straps

We get plenty of rough weather here and in other parts of the country, sadly many of the codes in CA neglected to address the fact that earthquakes were not the only risk factor.

Some of the tile roofs will catch quite a bit of lift, not good, same for some other materials.

[DSE 5]

Sometimes unexpected things happen, and that's the way it is. People lose possessions which often translates to homes, not "houses." Tornados aren't common on the coasts of California. Any more than earthquakes are common in Illinois.
"Warped" doesn't begin to explain your thought process.

[NickDG 23]

We just found out we are one block outside the mandatory evacuation zone, but inside the warning area . . .

Here's the video I mentioned up-boad and as you'll see this area has a long history of this sort of thing and it's well know by the residents here. (Regardless of what Warped thinks.)

And the combination of the recent fires (the largest in LA history) plus the El Nino WX pattern is bumping this up into the "perfect storm" category.

http://glendale.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=54

And I was going to paint Nina this week . . .

NickD

[warpedskydiver 0]

Well I certainly do not wish anyone loses their possessions.


I think you missed my point, I feel the same way about people around here who build or buy homes in a flood plain, then wanting someone to save their houses.

We see that every spring, I have even been involved in certifying that areas were or were not in a Zone C FEMA FIRM Map.

They build next to a river or creek, there are water stains on buildings standing on higher ground that reach seven feet up the side.

Then they want to sue someone because they are certain they did not build in a flood plain and that the topography is wrong.

Do this a few hundred times in your life and you see a pattern.

[PolluxSJ 0]

Nick, I'm just down the hill from you over by the community college. If you need a hand moving stuff or sandbagging, drop me a PM. I've got a jeep that could reach you in all but the worst of mudslides.

[Andrewwhyte 1]

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Here's the video I mentioned up-boad and as you'll see this area has a long history of this sort of thing and it's well know by the residents here.

http://glendale.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=54

And I was going to paint Nina this week . . .

NickD

Wow! that is a real eye opener. Very well done presentation, kudos to the city.

[NickDG 23]

Thank you Carl, that's really appreciated . . .

But so far so good here @ 11:40AM.

I went up the street looking to see if anyone needed help getting out as this is an older neighborhood with lots of seniors.

It looks like most people left sometime over night or early this morning but there were plenty who are going to ride it out. I can applaud a hearty spirit but I'm not sure they realize the gravity of the situation. Some of this I suppose is due to evacuation fatigue, as some of them have been evacuated several times during the fire and a previous storm.

Both the large catch basins that bookend us are already full. And their outlet conduits simply can't empty them fast enough.

The worst of the rain is almost upon us so the next few hours will tell the tale . . .

NickD

[nanook 1]

Getting nothing but a blow job from Mother Nature here so far. One or two trees on their sides and palm fronds in the streets. That's it. How's things going up there?

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[Gawain 0]

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Getting nothing but a blow job from Mother Nature here so far. One or two trees on their sides and palm fronds in the streets. That's it. How's things going up there?

Neighbor's tree (a big one) fell in the street from the wind. Virtually a repeat of the previous two days, strong wind and rain, followed by a break for a couple hours, then another wave of wind and rain...still raining up here north of Sacramento. Minor flooding here and there, just sitting water, no flash floods.

So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

[ltdiver 3]

Winds high and squirrely tonight. Rain sideways.

Weatherunderground says the wind is from the south, but it may snow tomorrow? How's that for weird. For it to snow, here, the wind is usually from the north.

Mother Nature needs a prozac!

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[dropdeded 0]

We got dumped on here at work (Frazier Park), kinda interesting being the only vehicle on a closed highway (I-5), actually its a little "spoooky"

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[BikerBabe 0]

been raining HARD here in ramona, back yard is starting to flood. I'm starting to wish I'd actually filled up the sandbags the city left on our porch...

Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!

[dropdeded 0]

CHP's pacing the Grapevine already (snows stickin), wont be long it'll close again I imagine.

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[lawrocket 3]

here's a link I check frequently. http://www.weather.com/weather/map/USCA0016?showanimation=yes&mapregion=us_fat_closeradar_plus_usen

It's an animated radar map that covers south OC up through about Santa Cruz.

See what's coming and keep safe out there.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[NickDG 23]

Only in California . . .

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-396768?hpt=Sbin

On a storm update front - the folks a block above us are still all evacuated (they were told this would last at least a week) and we are in a lull right now waiting for the next hit. I'll repeat what I'm hearing about this next one being the worst, but they've been saying that about every storm so far.

Currently they are showing the latest press conference/thankathon/political-media-grab-fest. Kind of a joke really. So far the real heroes have been the local people like the lady who spent all last night schlepping hot coffee up to the agencies on the front lines. And the retired school teacher who walks the neighborhood once a day knocking on doors to make sure everyone is okay.

They're telling us if the mud comes it will sound like a freight train headed our way. And yesterday I left the air compressor in the garage plugged in (which I never normally do), and yes it started up about 2:AM and scared the crap out of Julia and me.

NickD

[BikerBabe 0]

stay safe!

Not sure about up there, but down here, it's definitely the worst today. windier and more rain happening right now than any other time this week. I hope my power stays on.

Lost power for about 2 hours on Tuesday.

I'm not in any danger of slides, but the roads into and out of Ramona could be bad...haven't checked today.

Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!

[fossg 0]

Stay Safe!!

[guppie01 0]

Take good care Nick! Very nice to hear that the community is pulling together!!!

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"Let's do something romantic this Saturday... how bout we bust out the restraints?"
Raddest Ho this side of Jersey #1 - MISS YOU
OMG, is she okay?

[skyrider 0]

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Only in California . . .

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-396768?hpt=Sbin

On a storm update front - the folks a block above us are still all evacuated (they were told this would last at least a week) and we are in a lull right now waiting for the next hit. I'll repeat what I'm hearing about this next one being the worst, but they've been saying that about every storm so far.

Currently they are showing the latest press conference/thankathon/political-media-grab-fest. Kind of a joke really. So far the real heroes have been the local people like the lady who spent all last night schlepping hot coffee up to the agencies on the front lines. And the retired school teacher who walks the neighborhood once a day knocking on doors to make sure everyone is okay.

They're telling us if the mud comes it will sound like a freight train headed our way. And yesterday I left the air compressor in the garage plugged in (which I never normally do), and yes it started up about 2:AM and scared the crap out of Julia and me.

NickD

ROFL, them air compreessors are great alarms aren;t they...always takes a second for your mind to put together WTF just happened!

[NWFlyer 2]

Sounds like it's the winds that are giving everyone fits today - I just read that Southwest has stopped flying in/out of Burbank, Ontario, San Diego, and Orange County (as well as Phoenix & Tucson) because of winds. SO happy I got to come home from my work trip a day early.

It's wet up north, but at least the winds are pretty moderate right now.

Stay safe and dry!

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

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Sounds like it's the winds that are giving everyone fits today - I just read that Southwest has stopped flying in/out of Burbank, Ontario, San Diego, and Orange County (as well as Phoenix & Tucson) because of winds. SO happy I got to come home from my work trip a day early.

It's wet up north, but at least the winds are pretty moderate right now.

Stay safe and dry!

Its 57 and sunny up here...

My willow tree has pussywillows sprouting.. my Daffodils and day lillies are starting to poke some greenery up thru the ground. and I even saw a cherry with a few little pink blossoms attempting to get started..