Tropical Storm Debby
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Topic: Tropical Storm Debby
Posted By: pugspod
Subject: Tropical Storm Debby
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2012 at 10:12am
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We're in a state park near Keystone Heights, FL, which is in the path of Debby (if it goes to Jacksonville, one of many paths). We had 16 straight hours of hard rain overnight. A few small tree branches fell on the slide-out's roof and sounded like whole limbs when they hit! Nothing serious. The roof held up and there's no leaks from it or the windows. We still have our pod dome up and it, too, is fine. Things may change when the storm starts to move this way and the wind picks up, but we're kind of deep in the woods and most of the wind is blocked. We hate to take the dome down because right now it's our only escape from the pod. Isn't camping fun?
------------- Steve & Joy & Harley the pug |
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Posted By: Alex&Marie
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2012 at 11:02am
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Wow guite a trip. Be safe and post how it turns out. ------------- Alex and Marie 2012 R-pod 177 2006 Toyota Tundra 
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Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2012 at 11:07am
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Pack it up and head west, we have plenty on sunshine and dry weather in the midwest. Even the humidity should not bother you Floridians. Goose PS. I would watch the r-dome in the wind, it can bend that metal shock cord pretty easily. ------------- Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee 
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Posted By: barbanjoe
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2012 at 11:19am
 ------------- BarbanJoe 010 Rpod 171 02 Jeep 4x4 12 Ram 1500 |
Posted By: The E Train
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2012 at 3:31pm
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Good luck! and Stay Safe!
Any "Podin' in the Rain" Pics? ------------- "What happens in the POD, stays in the POD." 2002 Dakota (pulling a) 2012 R-Pod 176T |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2012 at 9:19pm
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Hope all is doing well, now 11 hours later.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2012 at 11:46pm
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I just watched the 10:00 news and the weather report showed this mass of rain across the top of Florida that they said could take a couple of days to move out and leave up to 20 inches of rain. Best to remove the wheels on the trailer and put on the pontoons like they have on seaplanes. Goose ------------- Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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Posted By: elko.mike
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2012 at 12:16am
We'll take some of that rain in Nevada. ------------- Mike, Linda & Doxies 2013 Hood River Edition r-pod 171 Tow Vehicles: 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 (Linda's) and a 2003 Dodge Dakota (Mike's fishing truck) |
Posted By: pugspod
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2012 at 8:26am
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Hey, Goose. Adding the pontoons sounds like a good idea. More like a Houseboat, doncha think? ------------- Steve & Joy & Harley the pug |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2012 at 8:59am
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Here in Saint Augustine, depending on where you live, we got between 4" and 8" so far. They expect to get 20" more before this thing is over. The ducks and frogs are happy! Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: elko.mike
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2012 at 10:20am
I'm wondering about the other creepy crawlers that inhabit swamps. When I lived near Galveston Bay, big rains would displace alligators and snakes. As a consequence one needs to be careful for a few days after flooding. Is there a problem like that where you are. Give the ducks and frogs our regards from dry Nevada. ------------- Mike, Linda & Doxies 2013 Hood River Edition r-pod 171 Tow Vehicles: 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 (Linda's) and a 2003 Dodge Dakota (Mike's fishing truck) |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2012 at 6:27am
Well, I don't see bubbles rising from Terry's avatar, so I assume he's still above water.  ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: DocTom
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 10:34am
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Still raining??? Wish we could get just an inch or two here! ------------- Brush and Floss, It is the Secret of Life! |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2012 at 4:22am
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We got our 20" of rain. There were places that got 25" though. Funny thing is when the rain left we set a new low temp. record. That was Thursday morning at 67*. Then by 2PM we were at 93*. Lots of flooding. Especially west of Jacksonville. They closed down I-10 because of flooding and a sink hole. One town was 80% flooded. They figure that because of the flat land it will take about 2 to 4 weeks for streams to get back to normal. I did get worried when I saw some bearded guy building an ark!  Terry After thought: There was a 43' boat tied at the dock in Saint Augustine that sank right there. Between the rain and wind driven waves she filled up and sank. They tried pumping it out with their bildge(SP?) pumps but couldn't keep up. ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: DocTom
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2012 at 7:44am
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LOL - on Noah, good to keep a bit of a sense of humor.
I know about the boats and the weight of water. My step son is a commercial fisherman in Cordova, Alaska, and with 20 feet of snow in the two weeks following New Years Day they had several boats sink or capsize from the weight.
Hope you get a little break to dry out! ------------- Brush and Floss, It is the Secret of Life! |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2012 at 7:51am
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For the next 5 days...nothing but sun! Temps in the mid 90*. Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: tpierce220
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2012 at 9:05am
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Mid 90s + 20" of rain = muggy. Keep safe and cool, Terry. However, if you could send some of that rain northward it would be greatly appreciated. ------------- Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys. |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2012 at 10:35am
+1 on the rain from DRY Wisconsin. ------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2012 at 3:16pm
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Although we need that rain I would rather have seen it go out west. A ton of homes have been burned down! Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |