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Old 04-29-2011 | 09:01 AM
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Default Anyone know if Forced Inductions made it through the storms ok?

I will try to give Jose a call but I was just wondering if anyone has heard from them and if they made it out ok.

Hope all is well.
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Alot of the power and phone lines down here are not working as I'm sure you can imagine. I work with AT&T and we've sent alot of people and more to go soon as I'm sure you can imagine. The turbo that went through Tuscaloosa was on the ground 70+ miles. It was awful.
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The damage on the news is nothing short of epic. Those poor people had no idea of what they were in for. My prayers go out to them all.
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was just gonna post this, i ordered a turbo last week and he said it was getting shipped. This tornado stuff has me worried!this is the last piece i need to finish my build finally
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Those poor people had no idea of what they were in for.
Yes they did . Earlier that morning they had some 100 mph straight line winds in Birmingham and the Tuscaloosa areas. Then the sun came out and it warmed up into the 80s. All the weather people were saying that it was going to be really bad, having the atmosphere warmed that much. Then they came out and said that the tornado was coming and had it narrowed down pretty close to where it hit. People knew, but no one expected it to be as bad as it was. Tuscaloosa is the home to The University of Alabama so there were 30k+ students plus the other residents in and around that area. 15th and McFarland the area that has gotten the most play in the news was a very busy intersection and less than a mile from Bryant Denny Stadium and Coleman Coliseum. As was said yesterday imagine if that storm would have hit a couple Saturday's ago when the A Day game was played and 101k+ where on hand to watch it. As bad as it was, it is a huge blessing it wasn't much much worse.
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Damn I hope all is well with them
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Originally Posted by skyhighsami
Yes they did . Earlier that morning they had some 100 mph straight line winds in Birmingham and the Tuscaloosa areas. Then the sun came out and it warmed up into the 80s. All the weather people were saying that it was going to be really bad, having the atmosphere warmed that much. Then they came out and said that the tornado was coming and had it narrowed down pretty close to where it hit. People knew, but no one expected it to be as bad as it was. Tuscaloosa is the home to The University of Alabama so there were 30k+ students plus the other residents in and around that area. 15th and McFarland the area that has gotten the most play in the news was a very busy intersection and less than a mile from Bryant Denny Stadium and Coleman Coliseum. As was said yesterday imagine if that storm would have hit a couple Saturday's ago when the A Day game was played and 101k+ where on hand to watch it. As bad as it was, it is a huge blessing it wasn't much much worse.
Oh, I know that they were warned but that was pretty horrible and no one understood the scope of devastation. I've seen tornadoes thrash a few houses or a trailer park before but that was "hurricane on steroids" type devastation.
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Originally Posted by trans2000am
was just gonna post this, i ordered a turbo last week and he said it was getting shipped. This tornado stuff has me worried!this is the last piece i need to finish my build finally
Major dick move....
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Major dick move....
hahahah I thought the same thing lol
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Originally Posted by skyhighsami
The turbo that went through Tuscaloosa was on the ground 70+ miles.
How much boost?
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Originally Posted by lurker1978
Major dick move....


wasnt trying to come off like a dick, just got money tied up with him business is business.
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Originally Posted by Sluggish
How much boost?
Doh!!! I was thinking turbo and meant tornado. If you haven't watched the video on YouTube. A guy was sitting in the parking lot of the mall that the tornado went through
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This makes more sense, I've been waiting for a v-band issue to be resolved by them and hadn't heard from them, I didn't even realize they were in Alabama. I feel better knowing I'm not getting screwed over but concerned about their conditions and safety now!

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Man! I was just talking to Jose a couple of days before the tornado incident, I sure hope they're ok. He sure is a top notch guy to deal with.
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WOW!!! You folks are serious about wanting your parts??!!!! They just got hit by several tornados, I live in murfreesboro tn an we had quite a bit of bad weather, I feel sorry for all the people hit, it was one after another, Chill out an wait to see whats going on.
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Originally Posted by flippincamaro
WOW!!! You folks are serious about wanting your parts??!!!! They just got hit by several tornados, I live in murfreesboro tn an we had quite a bit of bad weather, I feel sorry for all the people hit, it was one after another, Chill out an wait to see whats going on.
I feel sorry YES, but when all is said an done I just forked out 1400 bucks last week, i cant finish my build with out this nor do I really have the money to buy another one for the time being. If i dont hear back from him or get ahold of him by this next week Ill be calling my credit card ppl to cancel charge.
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Saw this last night


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCUs6wXtkv0
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Originally Posted by skyhighsami
Alot of the power and phone lines down here are not working as I'm sure you can imagine. I work with AT&T and we've sent alot of people and more to go soon as I'm sure you can imagine. The turbo that went through Tuscaloosa was on the ground 70+ miles. It was awful.
I work for AT&T also and we have been forced out this week down here to catch up on the work so we can go help out in Tuscaloosa.

We were told they were going to send construction crews out there first to get the infrastructure back together and then send the I&M crews (me) right after to get the services working.
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On their website, it says that they are located in Eva, AL which is pretty far from Tuscaloosa. Not sure if they saw any damage at all up there. Can't find anything in Google News about it.
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Holy **** the guy with the missing hamburger,fries and drink had me laughing for some time but on the serious side my thoughts and prayers go out to all those people.

Javier


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