HI, Carl!
Well, I figured folks up in your area are next in line, and considering how
quickly this has moved up here from the Gulf of Mexico I figured it
wouldn't take too long to arrive up your way ad impact sopme of my lawyer
friends in Hartford, CT.
Laying in some fuel for the generator and hunkering down sounds like a good
plan! Good luck and stay warm
73,
Charlie, K4OTV
-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Carl
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 9:27 PM
To: Charlie Cunningham; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Yikes! Heavy snow, freezing fog and 23 degrees F in
Raleigh, NC
>From what I see on the forcasts I'll also be needing luck.
Once the snow hits about 5AM the winds will be slowly rising with the
temperature and once it hits about 31 it will be in double digits reaching
the high 20 mph range which includes 6 hours of snow/ice thru the dark hours
before the temps fall at Friday dawn as the winds shift.
All in all about 14 hours of something falling until 7AM Friday and then 12
hours of warming up into the mid 40's before more heavy wet snow from
another front from the SW. This could be a mess, maybe I'll get another 10
gal of gas early tomorrow before it gets really going, and then just hunker
down.
I got a feeling that all the utilities tree trimming the past 3 years isnt
going to stop a lot of wires coming down.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
To: "'Carl'" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>; <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Yikes! Heavy snow,freezing fog and 23 degrees F in
Raleigh, NC
> Well, I expect that you are right, Carl. Perhaps I was in denial! I
> haven't
> had to deal with one of these in a long time! I should have gotten out
> there
> and dragged out the generator and fired it up and run a cable into
> thehouse
> before the bad weather got here. Perhaps I was complacent because during
> last week's snow and ice storm my power stayed on and it wasn't so bad.
> This
> one is much worse! The last time I had to deal with one of these, I wasn't
> so crippled
>
> Wish me luck!
>
> 73,
> Charlie, K4OTV
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl [mailto:km1h@jeremy.mv.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 4:51 PM
> To: Charlie Cunningham; topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Yikes! Heavy snow, freezing fog and 23 degrees F in
> Raleigh,NC
>
> Hey, you had plenty of advanced warning this one was going to be brutal!
> I hope you and anyone else in the path get thru it OK.
>
> The 2008 ice storm up here still shows plenty of scars and some of my
> VHF/UHF long booms still arent repaired/replaced. Is easier to play on the
> ground with low receiving antennas!
>
> Carl
> KM1H
> Survivor of the Blizzard of 78
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
> To: <topband@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 2:37 PM
> Subject: Topband: Yikes! Heavy snow, freezing fog and 23 degrees F in
> Raleigh,NC
>
>
>> Yikes, HEAVY snow, freezing fog and 23 degrees F in Raleigh! It's really
>> coming down and accumulating FAST here! Next we're supposed to get hit
>> with sleet, freezing rain and ice - up to 1/2 inch! Hope my power stays
>> on!
>> I'm too crippled up and there's too much snow already to try to get out
>> to
>> the garage and fire up the generator and ru n a cable into the house! I
>> guess my gas logs can keep me from freezing!
>>
>> Wish; me Luck!
>>
>> 73,
>> Charlie, K4OTV
>>
>> P.S. How are things down Atlanta and GA way?
>>
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