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Are you ready for .......... IRENE-POCALYPSE !?!?!

Started by The Mad King Pepe', August 26, 2011, 12:24:34 PM

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The Mad King Pepe'

#15
August 27, 2011, 06:03:42 AM
Quote from: tocino on August 26, 2011, 09:15:34 PM
I prepared by going to Indy for the GP. No Irene here. Did sit next to the table of umbrella girl "talent" this evening. Freakin' hilarious. High maintenance x 18. Lots of CLS.

CLS? Better be an AMG!


Pics or it didn't happen!  :P
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

DRKWNG

#16
August 27, 2011, 06:25:05 AM
I've got room for maybe two more bikes in my garage if anybody wants/needs to park theirs away from the storm.
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

Meerkat

#17
August 27, 2011, 06:26:12 AM
'07 S2R1K
'09 Daytona 675
'03 620 Dark-Sold 03/26/2011

venomousr1993

#18
August 27, 2011, 11:17:19 AM
I have my neighbors 2 harleys, another Triumph and 2 dirtbikes in my garage in addition to the Drag truck, ape and Duc.
Can fit about 3 more if anyone else needs a safe place.

DRKWNG

#19
August 27, 2011, 03:40:16 PM
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

ManaloEA

#20
August 27, 2011, 03:51:02 PM
60+ ft. tree in neighbor's yard just came down. Here we go!
2011 M696

Meerkat

#21
August 28, 2011, 02:04:06 PM
Here's some pics from part of the normal Bowie run:
Patuxent River Road between Gov Brdg and 424

Gov Bridge's Bridge


Patuxent/Harwood



10 MPH turn



And from the other side




Probably gonna be a few days before you can make it through!
'07 S2R1K
'09 Daytona 675
'03 620 Dark-Sold 03/26/2011

DRKWNG

#22
August 28, 2011, 03:22:31 PM
Damn!!  Glad I decided against doing the loop. Bell Branch was bad enough, but at least it wasn't under water.
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

venomousr1993

#23
August 28, 2011, 06:53:47 PM
^^^ X2 on holey flooded roads.  Was up at the Yankees/Orioles game today and the wind was ripping hard.  Hopefully it cleans up soon.

Autohag

#24
August 28, 2011, 07:14:02 PM
Jeebus... here I was thinking this was nothing compared to Isabel. I suppose the low-lying areas get facked regardless. It'll be a nearly a week before things are back to normal out there.

I got out for a few hours this afternoon. Went northwest towards Great Falls. No standing water, but enough downed trees to make a man pious. Overall I think we made out well given the potential of Irene.

bikepilot

#25
August 29, 2011, 05:04:38 AM
No drama at my place, just a bit of rain I guess.  Power went out for a while yesterday.  Trees did come down at a couple hapless friends' houses so I went and cut them up for them, but mostly just relaxed and slept in over the weekend -- its been a very long couple of months at work so the R&R was quite welcome.
2009 XB12XT
2006 Monster 620 (wife's)
1997 TL1000S
1975 Kawasaki H1 Mach III
2001 CR250R (CO do-it-all bike)
2000 XR650R (dez racer)
2003 KX100 (wife's)
1994 DR250SE (wife's/my city commuter)

Artful

#26
August 29, 2011, 07:06:38 AM
Still no power at my place, but not that worried other than having to toss some groceries most likely. Trees dropped around the house but no real damage from them. I went around the neighborhood cutting up trees, so I am set for camp fire wood for a while :)
Every time I meet a new group of your friends that understand you and your weird sense of humor I'm a little more amazed that there are other people in the world like you that lived through childhood - My loving girlfriend

tocino

#27
August 29, 2011, 11:41:17 AM
I am amazed that a) my basement did not flood and b) Pepco actually got the power back on before I got home from Indy. This was a block away:



I'll bet that's one guy happy the tree went south instead of north.

So for once, Pepco was on the ball. Driving out to Indy I don't know how many line-trucks and what not passed us going in the other direction.

Watched the start of the MotoGP from right at start/finish - so like 15 or 20 ft away from Rossi, etc. Those things are freakin' loud!
"Purchase this fine motorbike and you will find yourself swimming in a ocean of pre-feminist, lose-moraled women in see-through clothing without any buttons." - PipeBurn

Artful

#28
August 29, 2011, 11:48:28 AM
My basement TRIED to flood.

The power went out around 2-3am which of course turned my sump pump into a boat anchor. I had set my phone alarm to go off every hour to make sure the power was on, so when it went off at 3am and my regular alarm clock was kaput, I ran down to check the basement. I had about a five foot radius around the sump that was submerged, and my basement is unfinished slab so that's nothing to worry about. Got a five gallon bucket to bail with and got it down to the water line. Check it every hour after that and it didn't rise again.

Hasn't tried to rise since then, would be just neat-o to get power back, maybe BG&E can take some notes from Pepco on this one. Next house mod is a battery backup for the sump.
Every time I meet a new group of your friends that understand you and your weird sense of humor I'm a little more amazed that there are other people in the world like you that lived through childhood - My loving girlfriend

Hellraising-vtec

#29
September 04, 2011, 02:06:45 PM
Quote from: DRKWNG on August 26, 2011, 01:53:33 PM
I've got plenty of ammo.  If things get bad, I'll survive off the supplies my neighbors bought.

lol same thing i was thinking before it went through
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