Airstream and strong winds

[Westfalia]

Could be worse Devo. My inlaws and extended family live in New Orleans. They grabbed everything they could and got out to Lafayette. They may not be able to go back for weeks.

[Westfalia]

PS - we just got back from camping out in the boonies just few hours ago only to find this hurricane mess. We are not happy.

[Pick]

From the New Orleans NWS office: (Yes it's real!!)

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED

MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT
LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL
FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL.
PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD
FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE
BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME
WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.

HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A
FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.

AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH
AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE
ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE
WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.

POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN
AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING
INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY
THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW
CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE
KILLED.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

LAZ038-040-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-290300-
ASSUMPTION-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-
ORLEANS-ST. CHARLES-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-
TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
413 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

[Devoman]

Wow ... I know the people are gonna have it really bad there.I am thinking that there will be nothing after this thing is over with.We are supposed to get 60+mph winds here.Now the beach is blown all out and the tidal surge is really high so no more going to the beach for a couple of days.I expect the beach to be messed up here and all the beach renurishment that they were doing is pretty much gone as well.I remember when Opal came through and i was not able to go back to my house for a week and a half.That was really hard.I had to show identification and get a pass to get there when they finally let us go to our homes.It is really gonna be very hard when they can not ever go back to there homes again for a long time.Not to be rude or anything but i have a feeling that since someof the people are staying,There might be quite a few deaths from this storm.

[Tarheel]

The campground at Port O' Call in Melborne and a 4 point tie down. The chains crossed in the front and in the rear to anchor points embedded in the concrete. Anything more than a marginal cat 3 will see AS tail lights heading nortwest. Being on the coast just north of Hatteras and nags head we've seen enough of them to know not to be too brave. In 60 years I have never left home but we have never experienced an Andrew, Hugo or Camille and don't care to. Isabelle only had 90 mph winds here but it did a lot of damage.

[overlander63]

There are a lot of oil rigs in that part of the Gulf, as well as refineries, and transloading facilities. It will make recovery even that much harder, having to ship in gas and diesel to the victims, as well as watching gas prices go up another 30 or so cents a gallon. This storm will obviously affect people a thousand miles away and more, not to mention the victims of the storm itself.

[wahoonc]

I have been giving some thought to the Airstream in the Hurricane situation...I know thoughting is a dangerous process How about buiding a turntable, with an aerodynamic removable nose on it. You tow the AS onto the turn table install the nose protection and let er ride. As an added bonus you will have the best looking weather vane out there

Aaron

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by wahoonc

I have been giving some thought to the Airstream in the Hurricane situation...I know thoughting is a dangerous process How about buiding a turntable, with an aerodynamic removable nose on it. You tow the AS onto the turn table install the nose protection and let er ride. As an added bonus you will have the best looking weather vane out there

Aaron

And if it's blown away, you'll know you had some wind. Hey, not only a weathervane, but a rudimentary wind speed gauge, too! I like it!

[n2916s]

Apparently, I spoke to soon -- fired up my A/C today to dehumidify the trailer and it rained all over the floor. Can't tell if the wind from the hurricane shifted the A/C around so much that the gaskets are deformed or if the drain line just came unhorsed...

Bringing it to the dealer Friday as I just don't have time to play with it.

mike

[Tarheel]

Trash can get into the drippan and cause a back-up as well as insects, mud daubbers, will build a nest inside the drip line.