Author Topic: Hurricane Lane coming to get me (Read 11721 times)

Cruiser808 · « **on:** August 21, 2018, 10:45:25 PM »

Well, we’re batting down the hatches and preparing for a direct hit by Hurricane Lane. We just got back from Costco where it was an insane asylum. Folks here are not used to hurricanes coming this close to the islands. Tomorrow I’ll lash down the boat and hope for the best. It’s supposed to hit Oahu by Thursday where we live, if you all hear from me on Friday, things will be okay.

john k · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2018, 10:55:21 PM »

Best of luck on the storm. Nasty as the hurricanes can be, with our tornadoes we only get about 10 minutes warning at the most.

J.A.F.E. · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2018, 10:58:24 PM »

I hope all there are OK and the storm veers off course before Thursday.

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2018, 11:20:42 PM »

Thanks so much John and JAFE. For now the weather folks are saying that the hurricane should be downgraded to a Category 1 storm. We'll see.

goodfellow · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2018, 06:10:06 AM »

God bless Cruiser --

Heiny57 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2018, 07:23:16 AM »

Batten down the hatches and hold on. Hope you dodge the worst.

On the upside, maybe the hurricane will put out the volcano.

skfarmer · « **Reply #6 on:** August 22, 2018, 07:41:25 AM »

Heard this yesterday. Good luck and stay safe.

Rewind · « **Reply #7 on:** August 22, 2018, 08:32:50 AM »

Hoping y'all make it through ok. Keep us posted as best you can.

DeadNutz · « **Reply #8 on:** August 22, 2018, 08:53:34 AM »

Hold on tight Cruiser. We'll be thinking about you and your family and hoping for a good outcome.

slip knot · « **Reply #9 on:** August 22, 2018, 03:37:01 PM »

Good luck. hope you don't get hit too hard.

Hurricanes are just wind and rain. its all the crap afterwards that suck.

J.A.F.E. · « **Reply #10 on:** August 22, 2018, 03:47:56 PM »

Haven't heard any updates from you but I think it's safe to say we are all hoping for the best possible outcome for you and anxious for some good news.

Uncle Buck · « **Reply #11 on:** August 22, 2018, 03:49:45 PM »

Quote from: J.A.F.E. on August 22, 2018, 03:47:56 PM

Haven't heard any updates from you but I think it's safe to say we are all hoping for the best possible outcome for you and anxious for some good news.

AMEN

muddy · « **Reply #12 on:** August 22, 2018, 07:15:35 PM »

Stay safe and hopefully it falls short or goes around!

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 22, 2018, 10:27:36 PM »

Mahaho (thank you) so much to everyone that has given me and my family prayers and well wishes. The folks here at GG are the best! Been busy all day getting really for the storm. Right now supplies such as bottled water, gas. toilet paper and canned foods are almost impossible to find. I think though, we have enough of the necessties for a couple of weeks.

Currently, the storm is still a Cat 4, but has weakened slightly and is slowing down. That can be good or bad. So, Oahu will see the effects Friday and Saturday. Will keep you all posted as best I can. Again, thank you all and God bless.

J.A.F.E. · « **Reply #14 on:** August 22, 2018, 10:29:28 PM »

I keep watching the weather to see what's happening.

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 22, 2018, 10:54:32 PM »

Yup JAFE, it's my new addiction. I saw my successor standing behind my former boss, the Mayor on the Weather Channel today as he was giving a briefing. Glad I'm retired. I'd have to be living at the Emergency Center from tomorrow night to at least Saturday afternoon.

J.A.F.E. · « **Reply #16 on:** August 22, 2018, 10:59:03 PM »

Better to be home at a time like this.

It does get addicting.

fatfillup · « **Reply #17 on:** August 23, 2018, 06:44:31 AM »

Praying for the safety of your family and all the folks in the storm's path

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 23, 2018, 07:20:04 AM »

Thanks Phil.

strik9 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 23, 2018, 10:17:34 AM »

I know a little of hurricanes and tropical storrms here too and +
I am inland between the Gulf and the Pacific. Neither is all that far.

Hang in there and stay calm. I know well that a few possible natural disasters is the price of living in paradise too.

Papaw · « **Reply #20 on:** August 23, 2018, 11:08:14 AM »

I have been through a bunch of hurricanes here on the Gulf Coast of Texas, and I do hope for you and yours to be safe.

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 23, 2018, 05:04:16 PM »

Thanks Strik9 and Pawpaw. We just got back from Honolulu where we dock our boat. We live on the other side of the island. Gray sky, some light rain, but light winds so far. I ended up sticking around the marina helping other boat owners get their vessels ready to weather the storm. Rigged the mooring lines for heavy wind conditions. Nothing more to do but wait and see what happens in the next 24-48 hours.

J.A.F.E. · « **Reply #22 on:** August 23, 2018, 05:24:38 PM »

Quote from: Cruiser808 on August 23, 2018, 05:04:16 PM

... I ended up sticking around the marina helping other boat owners get their vessels ready to weather the storm. Rigged the mooring lines for heavy wind conditions. Nothing more to do but wait and see what happens in the next 24-48 hours.

That says a lot about your character - everyone is preparing for a hurricane and you take the time to help others.

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 23, 2018, 09:31:21 PM »

I was just passing the favor forward. Lots of folks have helped me along the way, making it all good.

slip knot · « **Reply #24 on:** August 23, 2018, 10:04:08 PM »

good to hear your still safe. How long till it starts impacting your area? Weather channel is showing Wikikea live and it doesn't seem to be any storm yet?

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #25 on:** August 23, 2018, 10:12:25 PM »

Hi Slip Knot - looking outside, you'd never know a hurricane is coming. Gray skies, light breezes and light rain. They say that on Oahu, things will change in the next 12-24 hours. Big island of Hawaii is experiencing heavy rain and flooding. Every island is different. I did see large surf on the south shore in Honolulu earlier today. Not so much on the Windward side where I live. I'll provide updates as long as I can. Aloha,
Art

slip knot · « **Reply #26 on:** August 23, 2018, 10:27:28 PM »

The wife and I vacationed in the islands last October. its interesting to see the areas we visited getting hit by a storm. The Hilton hotel we stayed at was on the weather channel broadcast. People were still out on the beaches.

Hilo already has >1ft of rain and the bay is really rolling. it was glass smooth when we were there. But kailua Kona only had a few .01s kinda funny how the peaks affect the winds and rains.

We dealt with hurricane Harvey a year ago and it was a mess. There are still houses that haven't been repaired locally. lucky for us we just had some trees blown over. only had one window broke out.

Stay safe.

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 24, 2018, 09:34:50 PM »

We may have dodged the bullet. Shear winds are beginning to separate the storm thereby reducing its intensity. Lane is now a category 1 hurricane and is slated to be tropical storm strength in the next 12 hours. We still may get heavy rains and flooding. That said, I’m cautiously optimistic we’ll be okay. Stay tuned and mahalo to everyone for your support and prayers.

J.A.F.E. · « **Reply #28 on:** August 24, 2018, 10:00:51 PM »

Sounds like great news. I am hoping all works out well.

slip knot · « **Reply #29 on:** August 24, 2018, 10:01:00 PM »

I've been watching this one and seeing it blow apart out over the water is odd. Around here once a hurricane gets in the gulf of mexico the jet stream will move it around but we usually don't see it fall apart till it makes landfall.

Good to hear your ok.

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #30 on:** August 24, 2018, 10:25:13 PM »

Hi Slip Knot. It’s downgraded to a tropical storm now. The key to its rapid disintegration are large Pacific sheer winds that literally cut the hurricane in half. Think of a kids top spinning, but without help, the top slows down, heels over and finally stops turning. Unfortunately, the Gulf Coast and Florida where my wife is from, doesn’t have these sheer winds.

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 24, 2018, 10:44:51 PM »

Hi JAFE. Thanks. Ithink everything will turn out fine. Looking forward to the weather lookiing like this again.

skfarmer · « **Reply #32 on:** August 24, 2018, 10:45:57 PM »

hey good news!

i assume with all of this time at home you have an array of proto 500 leather roll wrench set and big dawg ratchet pics all ready to upload and salivate over!

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #33 on:** August 25, 2018, 10:24:41 AM »

Hi Harlan. Heavy rain now. Yup, Proto 500's are on my mind right now.

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #34 on:** August 25, 2018, 11:56:43 AM »

Current storm conditions from our back yard.

Heiny57 · « **Reply #35 on:** August 25, 2018, 07:49:14 PM »

Good to see things are good with you. Weather can be fickle.

Cruiser808 · « **Reply #36 on:** August 25, 2018, 08:44:44 PM »

Thank you so much Heiny57.

fatfillup · « **Reply #37 on:** August 29, 2018, 08:24:20 AM »

Hope all turned out well or at least as well as can be expected. Couldn't imagine the amount of rain some parts of the state got.

Rewind · « **Reply #38 on:** August 29, 2018, 10:22:42 AM »

Hope all is well!!!!

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