Okay.. so it's Saturday and the weather folks are still claiming a tropical
storm. I'm in Mahone Bay on Overproof. Check the marine WX and they are
giving alerts to a landfall for the South Shore by a possible Cat-1 to Cat-2
Hurricane on Sunday evening.. H-m-m-m-m....... not what the Environment
Canada office is telling the folks on radio, TV and Internet.???

Drove to my buddy's farm and we strapped down all his loose boards and
shingles from the barn he just took down. Spent the night getting really
drunk. Next morning we left for the boat at 0700hrs. We stripped all canvas
and rails etc to reduce windage. The WX stated the eye was estimated to pass
right over Mahone Bay. They upgraded to a Cat-2. I extended the mooring
lines with two lengths of 15 ft 3/4" golden braid and set two anchors to the
east [open fetch area] with 200 feet of chain and 200 feet of 3/4" to a 26
lbCQR and a 50lb Danforth in 20 feet of water. Broke out the leather kit and
stitched on leather chafe guards wrapped over chamois to every rode. Then
assisted in securing other vessels. Nothing more to be done I watched as the
weather deteriorated and the winds increased. Overproof was riding well and
softly to her mooring ... not dancing and bobbing like the other vessels. We
called it at 1800 hrs when darkness fell and returned to my friend's farm to
wait out the storm well inland. I painted a sign for his truck while the
storm raged and the rum disappeared.

At 2100hrs God himself responded to the 3 churches of Mahone Bay full of
praying patrons and the Landfall was switched to Halifax. I phoned up my
friend at the Dartmouth Yacht Club. I warned him of the change just as it
was being relayed to him. They were expecting a possible Cat-1 with moderate
expected damage. He called me the next morning and informed me the entire
club and all the docks were in splinters. 20 boats lost and severe damage. I
checked on Overproof and found her safe.. with one of the three moorings
that didn't drag. The other 2 also had deployed anchors and chafe gear.

End result... Halifax is a mess. Boats litter the shore. Trees down and
uprooted. Roofs blown off. Trains derailed and sucked into the bay, boats
with their moorings up on shore... a woman awoke to find her ship had come
in... through her bedroom wall.... 6 foot high boulders tossed 50 meters
upshore. The Ferry terminal and most of the harbour front docks damaged. One
of the bridges damaged and shut down. Roads washed out. We have over 30
trees down on my property.. some are 40-60 foot Maples.

I've been over 4 days without power.. getting water from the Nine Mile River
to flush the toilets. All frozen winter meat supplies have to be thrown out.
Lost 1/3 of the flock when they were blown away by the winds that took the
door off the coop.

The whole area is crippled badly. No warnings were issued... no hurricane
action was enacted and our Emergency Response Organization failed the
community badly. They issued tropical storm warnings and only started to get
worried about 4 hours before the hurricane hit. They have now upgraded to a
Cat-2 with possible Cat-3 due to reported wind velocities and recorded
sustained winds..... after the fact.

Capt. Mooron

I'm glad to hear all is well with you and Overproof.

BTW, how high was the surge? Down here what normally gets people is that the surge lifts the
mooring off the bottom, and holding power goes to zero.

-jeff

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message ...
Okay.. so it's Saturday and the weather folks are still claiming a tropical
storm. I'm in Mahone Bay on Overproof. Check the marine WX and they are
giving alerts to a landfall for the South Shore by a possible Cat-1 to Cat-2
Hurricane on Sunday evening.. H-m-m-m-m....... not what the Environment
Canada office is telling the folks on radio, TV and Internet.???

Drove to my buddy's farm and we strapped down all his loose boards and
shingles from the barn he just took down. Spent the night getting really
drunk. Next morning we left for the boat at 0700hrs. We stripped all canvas
and rails etc to reduce windage. The WX stated the eye was estimated to pass
right over Mahone Bay. They upgraded to a Cat-2. I extended the mooring
lines with two lengths of 15 ft 3/4" golden braid and set two anchors to the
east [open fetch area] with 200 feet of chain and 200 feet of 3/4" to a 26
lbCQR and a 50lb Danforth in 20 feet of water. Broke out the leather kit and
stitched on leather chafe guards wrapped over chamois to every rode. Then
assisted in securing other vessels. Nothing more to be done I watched as the
weather deteriorated and the winds increased. Overproof was riding well and
softly to her mooring ... not dancing and bobbing like the other vessels. We
called it at 1800 hrs when darkness fell and returned to my friend's farm to
wait out the storm well inland. I painted a sign for his truck while the
storm raged and the rum disappeared.

At 2100hrs God himself responded to the 3 churches of Mahone Bay full of
praying patrons and the Landfall was switched to Halifax. I phoned up my
friend at the Dartmouth Yacht Club. I warned him of the change just as it
was being relayed to him. They were expecting a possible Cat-1 with moderate
expected damage. He called me the next morning and informed me the entire
club and all the docks were in splinters. 20 boats lost and severe damage. I
checked on Overproof and found her safe.. with one of the three moorings
that didn't drag. The other 2 also had deployed anchors and chafe gear.

End result... Halifax is a mess. Boats litter the shore. Trees down and
uprooted. Roofs blown off. Trains derailed and sucked into the bay, boats
with their moorings up on shore... a woman awoke to find her ship had come
in... through her bedroom wall.... 6 foot high boulders tossed 50 meters
upshore. The Ferry terminal and most of the harbour front docks damaged. One
of the bridges damaged and shut down. Roads washed out. We have over 30
trees down on my property.. some are 40-60 foot Maples.

I've been over 4 days without power.. getting water from the Nine Mile River
to flush the toilets. All frozen winter meat supplies have to be thrown out.
Lost 1/3 of the flock when they were blown away by the winds that took the
door off the coop.

The whole area is crippled badly. No warnings were issued... no hurricane
action was enacted and our Emergency Response Organization failed the
community badly. They issued tropical storm warnings and only started to get
worried about 4 hours before the hurricane hit. They have now upgraded to a
Cat-2 with possible Cat-3 due to reported wind velocities and recorded
sustained winds..... after the fact.

Capt. Mooron

I think there was lot's of warning......but people did not take it
seriously....Nobody expected it that bad.....

Anyway here are some pic's from the Bedford Yacht Club.....

http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/sangsara/HurricaneJuan.htm

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"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
Okay.. so it's Saturday and the weather folks are still claiming a
tropical
storm. I'm in Mahone Bay on Overproof. Check the marine WX and they are
giving alerts to a landfall for the South Shore by a possible Cat-1 to
Cat-2
Hurricane on Sunday evening.. H-m-m-m-m....... not what the Environment
Canada office is telling the folks on radio, TV and Internet.???

Drove to my buddy's farm and we strapped down all his loose boards and
shingles from the barn he just took down. Spent the night getting really
drunk. Next morning we left for the boat at 0700hrs. We stripped all
canvas
and rails etc to reduce windage. The WX stated the eye was estimated to
pass
right over Mahone Bay. They upgraded to a Cat-2. I extended the mooring
lines with two lengths of 15 ft 3/4" golden braid and set two anchors to
the
east [open fetch area] with 200 feet of chain and 200 feet of 3/4" to a 26
lbCQR and a 50lb Danforth in 20 feet of water. Broke out the leather kit
and
stitched on leather chafe guards wrapped over chamois to every rode. Then
assisted in securing other vessels. Nothing more to be done I watched as
the
weather deteriorated and the winds increased. Overproof was riding well
and
softly to her mooring ... not dancing and bobbing like the other vessels.
We
called it at 1800 hrs when darkness fell and returned to my friend's farm
to
wait out the storm well inland. I painted a sign for his truck while the
storm raged and the rum disappeared.

At 2100hrs God himself responded to the 3 churches of Mahone Bay full of
praying patrons and the Landfall was switched to Halifax. I phoned up my
friend at the Dartmouth Yacht Club. I warned him of the change just as it
was being relayed to him. They were expecting a possible Cat-1 with
moderate
expected damage. He called me the next morning and informed me the entire
club and all the docks were in splinters. 20 boats lost and severe damage.
I
checked on Overproof and found her safe.. with one of the three moorings
that didn't drag. The other 2 also had deployed anchors and chafe gear.

End result... Halifax is a mess. Boats litter the shore. Trees down and
uprooted. Roofs blown off. Trains derailed and sucked into the bay, boats
with their moorings up on shore... a woman awoke to find her ship had come
in... through her bedroom wall.... 6 foot high boulders tossed 50 meters
upshore. The Ferry terminal and most of the harbour front docks damaged.
One
of the bridges damaged and shut down. Roads washed out. We have over 30
trees down on my property.. some are 40-60 foot Maples.

I've been over 4 days without power.. getting water from the Nine Mile
River
to flush the toilets. All frozen winter meat supplies have to be thrown
out.
Lost 1/3 of the flock when they were blown away by the winds that took the
door off the coop.

The whole area is crippled badly. No warnings were issued... no hurricane
action was enacted and our Emergency Response Organization failed the
community badly. They issued tropical storm warnings and only started to
get
worried about 4 hours before the hurricane hit. They have now upgraded to
a
Cat-2 with possible Cat-3 due to reported wind velocities and recorded
sustained winds..... after the fact.

Capt. Mooron

Well... lets see... the storage yard / parking lot of the DYC is normally
about 7 feet above higest high water. It was waist deep in water during the
height of the surge. A rough calc would put it at over ten feet... then
again it was 2 hours after high tide when the hurricane hit.

It's a mess Jeff. There is no warning system up here like there is in the
USA. Basically everyone was caught unaware due to poor weather forecasts and
warnings. It was a mild tropical storm until about 10 hours before it
actually hit. They forecast 3 landfalls... all wrong. Halifax was never
entertained as a possible landfall. Mahone Bay was the forecast site.. where
I keep my boat ... until about 3 hours before it hit. Halifax is sixty miles
away to the East.

CM

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...
| I'm glad to hear all is well with you and Overproof.
|
| BTW, how high was the surge? Down here what normally gets people is that
the surge lifts the
| mooring off the bottom, and holding power goes to zero.
|
| -jeff
|
| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
| Okay.. so it's Saturday and the weather folks are still claiming a
tropical
| storm. I'm in Mahone Bay on Overproof. Check the marine WX and they are
| giving alerts to a landfall for the South Shore by a possible Cat-1 to
Cat-2
| Hurricane on Sunday evening.. H-m-m-m-m....... not what the Environment
| Canada office is telling the folks on radio, TV and Internet.???
|
| Drove to my buddy's farm and we strapped down all his loose boards and
| shingles from the barn he just took down. Spent the night getting really
| drunk. Next morning we left for the boat at 0700hrs. We stripped all
canvas
| and rails etc to reduce windage. The WX stated the eye was estimated to
pass
| right over Mahone Bay. They upgraded to a Cat-2. I extended the mooring
| lines with two lengths of 15 ft 3/4" golden braid and set two anchors to
the
| east [open fetch area] with 200 feet of chain and 200 feet of 3/4" to a
26
| lbCQR and a 50lb Danforth in 20 feet of water. Broke out the leather kit
and
| stitched on leather chafe guards wrapped over chamois to every rode.
Then
| assisted in securing other vessels. Nothing more to be done I watched as
the
| weather deteriorated and the winds increased. Overproof was riding well
and
| softly to her mooring ... not dancing and bobbing like the other
vessels. We
| called it at 1800 hrs when darkness fell and returned to my friend's
farm to
| wait out the storm well inland. I painted a sign for his truck while the
| storm raged and the rum disappeared.
|
| At 2100hrs God himself responded to the 3 churches of Mahone Bay full of
| praying patrons and the Landfall was switched to Halifax. I phoned up my
| friend at the Dartmouth Yacht Club. I warned him of the change just as
it
| was being relayed to him. They were expecting a possible Cat-1 with
moderate
| expected damage. He called me the next morning and informed me the
entire
| club and all the docks were in splinters. 20 boats lost and severe
damage. I
| checked on Overproof and found her safe.. with one of the three moorings
| that didn't drag. The other 2 also had deployed anchors and chafe gear.
|
| End result... Halifax is a mess. Boats litter the shore. Trees down and
| uprooted. Roofs blown off. Trains derailed and sucked into the bay,
boats
| with their moorings up on shore... a woman awoke to find her ship had
come
| in... through her bedroom wall.... 6 foot high boulders tossed 50
meters
| upshore. The Ferry terminal and most of the harbour front docks damaged.
One
| of the bridges damaged and shut down. Roads washed out. We have over 30
| trees down on my property.. some are 40-60 foot Maples.
|
| I've been over 4 days without power.. getting water from the Nine Mile
River
| to flush the toilets. All frozen winter meat supplies have to be thrown
out.
| Lost 1/3 of the flock when they were blown away by the winds that took
the
| door off the coop.
|
| The whole area is crippled badly. No warnings were issued... no
hurricane
| action was enacted and our Emergency Response Organization failed the
| community badly. They issued tropical storm warnings and only started to
get
| worried about 4 hours before the hurricane hit. They have now upgraded
to a
| Cat-2 with possible Cat-3 due to reported wind velocities and recorded
| sustained winds..... after the fact.
|
| Capt. Mooron
|
|
|
|
|

"Capt. Mooron" wrote:

Nothing more to be done I watched as the
weather deteriorated and the winds increased. Overproof was riding
well and
softly to her mooring ... not dancing and bobbing like the other
vessels.

I'm sooo happy that you are okay! I've been worrying about you...

The other stuff can be replaced.

xoxo,

LP

"Lady Pilot" wrote in message
| I'm sooo happy that you are okay! I've been worrying about you...
|
| The other stuff can be replaced.
|
| xoxo,
|
| LP

Only the Good Die Young Babe! :-)
Letter on the way.......

CM

Glad to hear all is ok. Welcome back to the fun.

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
Okay.. so it's Saturday and the weather folks are still claiming a
tropical
storm. I'm in Mahone Bay on Overproof. Check the marine WX and they are
giving alerts to a landfall for the South Shore by a possible Cat-1 to
Cat-2
Hurricane on Sunday evening.. H-m-m-m-m....... not what the Environment
Canada office is telling the folks on radio, TV and Internet.???

Drove to my buddy's farm and we strapped down all his loose boards and
shingles from the barn he just took down. Spent the night getting really
drunk. Next morning we left for the boat at 0700hrs. We stripped all
canvas
and rails etc to reduce windage. The WX stated the eye was estimated to
pass
right over Mahone Bay. They upgraded to a Cat-2. I extended the mooring
lines with two lengths of 15 ft 3/4" golden braid and set two anchors to
the
east [open fetch area] with 200 feet of chain and 200 feet of 3/4" to a 26
lbCQR and a 50lb Danforth in 20 feet of water. Broke out the leather kit
and
stitched on leather chafe guards wrapped over chamois to every rode. Then
assisted in securing other vessels. Nothing more to be done I watched as
the
weather deteriorated and the winds increased. Overproof was riding well
and
softly to her mooring ... not dancing and bobbing like the other vessels.
We
called it at 1800 hrs when darkness fell and returned to my friend's farm
to
wait out the storm well inland. I painted a sign for his truck while the
storm raged and the rum disappeared.

At 2100hrs God himself responded to the 3 churches of Mahone Bay full of
praying patrons and the Landfall was switched to Halifax. I phoned up my
friend at the Dartmouth Yacht Club. I warned him of the change just as it
was being relayed to him. They were expecting a possible Cat-1 with
moderate
expected damage. He called me the next morning and informed me the entire
club and all the docks were in splinters. 20 boats lost and severe damage.
I
checked on Overproof and found her safe.. with one of the three moorings
that didn't drag. The other 2 also had deployed anchors and chafe gear.

End result... Halifax is a mess. Boats litter the shore. Trees down and
uprooted. Roofs blown off. Trains derailed and sucked into the bay, boats
with their moorings up on shore... a woman awoke to find her ship had come
in... through her bedroom wall.... 6 foot high boulders tossed 50 meters
upshore. The Ferry terminal and most of the harbour front docks damaged.
One
of the bridges damaged and shut down. Roads washed out. We have over 30
trees down on my property.. some are 40-60 foot Maples.

I've been over 4 days without power.. getting water from the Nine Mile
River
to flush the toilets. All frozen winter meat supplies have to be thrown
out.
Lost 1/3 of the flock when they were blown away by the winds that took the
door off the coop.

The whole area is crippled badly. No warnings were issued... no hurricane
action was enacted and our Emergency Response Organization failed the
community badly. They issued tropical storm warnings and only started to
get
worried about 4 hours before the hurricane hit. They have now upgraded to
a
Cat-2 with possible Cat-3 due to reported wind velocities and recorded
sustained winds..... after the fact.

Capt. Mooron

Thanx Jon... Good to be here and with boat in good shape.

CM

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
| Glad to hear all is ok. Welcome back to the fun.
|
| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
| ...
| Okay.. so it's Saturday and the weather folks are still claiming a
| tropical
| storm. I'm in Mahone Bay on Overproof. Check the marine WX and they are
| giving alerts to a landfall for the South Shore by a possible Cat-1 to
| Cat-2
| Hurricane on Sunday evening.. H-m-m-m-m....... not what the Environment
| Canada office is telling the folks on radio, TV and Internet.???
|
| Drove to my buddy's farm and we strapped down all his loose boards and
| shingles from the barn he just took down. Spent the night getting really
| drunk. Next morning we left for the boat at 0700hrs. We stripped all
| canvas
| and rails etc to reduce windage. The WX stated the eye was estimated to
| pass
| right over Mahone Bay. They upgraded to a Cat-2. I extended the mooring
| lines with two lengths of 15 ft 3/4" golden braid and set two anchors to
| the
| east [open fetch area] with 200 feet of chain and 200 feet of 3/4" to a
26
| lbCQR and a 50lb Danforth in 20 feet of water. Broke out the leather kit
| and
| stitched on leather chafe guards wrapped over chamois to every rode.
Then
| assisted in securing other vessels. Nothing more to be done I watched as
| the
| weather deteriorated and the winds increased. Overproof was riding well
| and
| softly to her mooring ... not dancing and bobbing like the other
vessels.
| We
| called it at 1800 hrs when darkness fell and returned to my friend's
farm
| to
| wait out the storm well inland. I painted a sign for his truck while the
| storm raged and the rum disappeared.
|
| At 2100hrs God himself responded to the 3 churches of Mahone Bay full of
| praying patrons and the Landfall was switched to Halifax. I phoned up my
| friend at the Dartmouth Yacht Club. I warned him of the change just as
it
| was being relayed to him. They were expecting a possible Cat-1 with
| moderate
| expected damage. He called me the next morning and informed me the
entire
| club and all the docks were in splinters. 20 boats lost and severe
damage.
| I
| checked on Overproof and found her safe.. with one of the three moorings
| that didn't drag. The other 2 also had deployed anchors and chafe gear.
|
| End result... Halifax is a mess. Boats litter the shore. Trees down and
| uprooted. Roofs blown off. Trains derailed and sucked into the bay,
boats
| with their moorings up on shore... a woman awoke to find her ship had
come
| in... through her bedroom wall.... 6 foot high boulders tossed 50
meters
| upshore. The Ferry terminal and most of the harbour front docks damaged.
| One
| of the bridges damaged and shut down. Roads washed out. We have over 30
| trees down on my property.. some are 40-60 foot Maples.
|
| I've been over 4 days without power.. getting water from the Nine Mile
| River
| to flush the toilets. All frozen winter meat supplies have to be thrown
| out.
| Lost 1/3 of the flock when they were blown away by the winds that took
the
| door off the coop.
|
| The whole area is crippled badly. No warnings were issued... no
hurricane
| action was enacted and our Emergency Response Organization failed the
| community badly. They issued tropical storm warnings and only started to
| get
| worried about 4 hours before the hurricane hit. They have now upgraded
to
| a
| Cat-2 with possible Cat-3 due to reported wind velocities and recorded
| sustained winds..... after the fact.
|
| Capt. Mooron
|
|
|
|
|

Amazing that Canada got hit so hard? glad all is well

NH_/)_

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
Okay.. so it's Saturday and the weather folks are still claiming a
tropical
storm. I'm in Mahone Bay on Overproof. Check the marine WX and they are
giving alerts to a landfall for the South Shore by a possible Cat-1 to
Cat-2
Hurricane on Sunday evening.. H-m-m-m-m....... not what the Environment
Canada office is telling the folks on radio, TV and Internet.???

Drove to my buddy's farm and we strapped down all his loose boards and
shingles from the barn he just took down. Spent the night getting really
drunk. Next morning we left for the boat at 0700hrs. We stripped all
canvas
and rails etc to reduce windage. The WX stated the eye was estimated to
pass
right over Mahone Bay. They upgraded to a Cat-2. I extended the mooring
lines with two lengths of 15 ft 3/4" golden braid and set two anchors to
the
east [open fetch area] with 200 feet of chain and 200 feet of 3/4" to a 26
lbCQR and a 50lb Danforth in 20 feet of water. Broke out the leather kit
and
stitched on leather chafe guards wrapped over chamois to every rode. Then
assisted in securing other vessels. Nothing more to be done I watched as
the
weather deteriorated and the winds increased. Overproof was riding well
and
softly to her mooring ... not dancing and bobbing like the other vessels.
We
called it at 1800 hrs when darkness fell and returned to my friend's farm
to
wait out the storm well inland. I painted a sign for his truck while the
storm raged and the rum disappeared.

At 2100hrs God himself responded to the 3 churches of Mahone Bay full of
praying patrons and the Landfall was switched to Halifax. I phoned up my
friend at the Dartmouth Yacht Club. I warned him of the change just as it
was being relayed to him. They were expecting a possible Cat-1 with
moderate
expected damage. He called me the next morning and informed me the entire
club and all the docks were in splinters. 20 boats lost and severe damage.
I
checked on Overproof and found her safe.. with one of the three moorings
that didn't drag. The other 2 also had deployed anchors and chafe gear.

End result... Halifax is a mess. Boats litter the shore. Trees down and
uprooted. Roofs blown off. Trains derailed and sucked into the bay, boats
with their moorings up on shore... a woman awoke to find her ship had come
in... through her bedroom wall.... 6 foot high boulders tossed 50 meters
upshore. The Ferry terminal and most of the harbour front docks damaged.
One
of the bridges damaged and shut down. Roads washed out. We have over 30
trees down on my property.. some are 40-60 foot Maples.

I've been over 4 days without power.. getting water from the Nine Mile
River
to flush the toilets. All frozen winter meat supplies have to be thrown
out.
Lost 1/3 of the flock when they were blown away by the winds that took the
door off the coop.

The whole area is crippled badly. No warnings were issued... no hurricane
action was enacted and our Emergency Response Organization failed the
community badly. They issued tropical storm warnings and only started to
get
worried about 4 hours before the hurricane hit. They have now upgraded to
a
Cat-2 with possible Cat-3 due to reported wind velocities and recorded
sustained winds..... after the fact.

Capt. Mooron

"Capt. Mooron" wrote:

Okay.. so it's Saturday and the weather folks are still claiming a tropical
storm. I'm in Mahone Bay on Overproof. Check the marine WX and they are
giving alerts to a landfall for the South Shore by a possible Cat-1 to Cat-2
Hurricane on Sunday evening.. H-m-m-m-m....... not what the Environment
Canada office is telling the folks on radio, TV and Internet.???


Good to hear you made it through without too much damage.

Gotta love those folks at Environment Canada, I love their three day
projections, cripes they can't even get it right 3 hours in advance!

We got a new Provincial Guv'mnt yesterday.


Cheers
Marty (all politicians are liars)