how's this for some shit?
12-12-2007, 02:14 PM
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wow that sux dude. at o'reillys the have this stuff called de-iceir, and it is in an arisol can and you use it onw windshields to take ice off easy. you might try that.
12-12-2007, 02:31 PM
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Et, wrong again we don't really get either here. I underlined the important parts for the skimmers. It snowed here in 1989, but only for 1 day.
We have the advantage of being located in a little cove that protects us from pretty much every hurricane that's ever come by. We only get a little rain when one passes by. Here's a cool image I found that indicates exactly what I'm talking about. Charley was one of the worst ones that's hit in a long time too and it wasn't that bad at all. We had 1 tree fall down.
Jacksonville on a map:
Q: I am trying to find information showing the incidence of hurricanes in different areas of Florida. I have looked at various web sites (including the Purdue Archive page), but can't find anything cumulative or collective. I'm particularly interested in comparing the Tampa area , Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, the coast near Tallahassee, and perhaps Pensacola. Do you know of any resources that would give me this type of information? Thanks!
A: I haven't been able to find anything close to what you're looking for. The National Hurricane Center has a booklet, "The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century," but the latest version of this booklet is not yet on the Center's web site. It includes a list of coastal communities with the last direct hit by a major hurricane and the last by any hurricane. But, that doesn't include previous ones. This list isn't on the Center's web site.
It shows that for Tampa and St. Petersburg, the last major storm, Category 3 or stronger, hit in 1921 and the last direct hit by any hurricane was 1946, an unnamed Category 1 storm. The Category 2 Glades is listed as the last indirect hit. The booklet doesn't define a "direct" or "indirect" hit. But from looking at the list, the indirect hits are storms that passed the area, bringing hurricane winds, but didn't come ashore there.
Neither Daytona Beach nor Jacksonville have been hit by a major hurricane this century. Daytona's last hit was Donna in 1960 and Jacksonville's Dora in 1964. David in 1979 is an indirect hit for Daytona.
A: I haven't been able to find anything close to what you're looking for. The National Hurricane Center has a booklet, "The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century," but the latest version of this booklet is not yet on the Center's web site. It includes a list of coastal communities with the last direct hit by a major hurricane and the last by any hurricane. But, that doesn't include previous ones. This list isn't on the Center's web site.
It shows that for Tampa and St. Petersburg, the last major storm, Category 3 or stronger, hit in 1921 and the last direct hit by any hurricane was 1946, an unnamed Category 1 storm. The Category 2 Glades is listed as the last indirect hit. The booklet doesn't define a "direct" or "indirect" hit. But from looking at the list, the indirect hits are storms that passed the area, bringing hurricane winds, but didn't come ashore there.
Neither Daytona Beach nor Jacksonville have been hit by a major hurricane this century. Daytona's last hit was Donna in 1960 and Jacksonville's Dora in 1964. David in 1979 is an indirect hit for Daytona.
Jacksonville on a map:
12-13-2007, 08:31 PM
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yeah, definetly take snow over a hurricane. i have lived in both and can defiently say i would rather have my car frozen solid then have it blown into my canal or off miami beach
12-13-2007, 09:03 PM
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Finally. I've been driving it around and it feels great.
It partially thawed out and then I was like, forget it. So I carefully lifted the cover off and I don't think I scratched the paint. The cover has about 50lbs or more of ice in it right now though. I dragged it into the garage so the ice can melt.
All of the trees from the ice storm were weighed down by ice and actually looked like they were laying down on the roads. So now I'm driving along and have to avoid the hanging tree limps. Crazy ice storm. Never seen anything like it.
Round two comes around this Friday night though. So hopefully I can put my car in the garage and avoid it turning into a Popsicle again.
It partially thawed out and then I was like, forget it. So I carefully lifted the cover off and I don't think I scratched the paint. The cover has about 50lbs or more of ice in it right now though. I dragged it into the garage so the ice can melt.
All of the trees from the ice storm were weighed down by ice and actually looked like they were laying down on the roads. So now I'm driving along and have to avoid the hanging tree limps. Crazy ice storm. Never seen anything like it.
Round two comes around this Friday night though. So hopefully I can put my car in the garage and avoid it turning into a Popsicle again.
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12-14-2007, 06:49 PM
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directed towards car cover frozen...
looks almost gun metal to me? could be wrong though, damn laptop screans have to be looked at at just the right angle.
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