Hurricane matthew and east coast

Hoping all the SI brethren to the South are all ok. Not a bad little run of surf. Sat PM was fun and Sunday morning was good before the wind got on it.

 

So glad all is good Betty

 

Glad those of you down there are all good. I have a close friend in Jacksonville, he made out alright.

 

^Entertaining read.
Two years ago, the H.O.A. for my Florida residence planned to remove a small camphor stand within the common grounds to my east, and against my vote (provided me with much needed shade). They were uninterested in paying for stump grinding, and so I did not bother with further explanation; they deserved it. I am thankful that my majestic and historic live oak is unscathed, especially since it is only 30' from my garage... That one tree is a $30k addition to appraised value.

My crews are now in Savannah, and it is fairly well shredded...

My brother is a fire department captain near there, and last I heard, he had pulled 72 hours straight...

 

Betty,

Great news, you all made it through much better than most in harms way.

Enjoy your posts, I'm a fan .................

 

I dont know how you guys deal with Florida. We had a scorching July and August and an above average September and it was a bit much. Feels so good to have the humidity drop finally, 60 to 70 degree days with zero humidity. I would love the warmth and waves for January and February but even March can get hot down there. I remember surfing Sebastian Inlet in March after a long car ride from a snowy NJ and actually got blisters from the sun. The mid Atlantic has the best weather I have experienced. Short winters and short hot summers. The rest of the time its perfect.

Glad your all good after the storm btw.

 

Currently at my second residence in ATL, and I feel uncomfortably numb (53 degrees, going down to 51). Managed a few waves in VA, but never any further north, unless you want to count the Great Lakes... Cali, Oregon, Washington, always timed it perfectly, but always froze, too...brrrrr! We natives do not tolerate cold very well, unless there is some fluffy snow...love snow!

 

Son's car flooded and our chimney leaked quite a bit. Towed car to shop and letting it dry out to see if it's salvageable.
Through yesterday, the water looked filthy and uninviting. Surf conditions were poor anyway. With all the rain and run-off, I'm willing to wait until things clean up. On top of all this, VB had a big sewage spill two days ago near the Oceanfront in Linkhorn Bay. Also, water temp has dropped from 76 to 67.

 

Wow....and all this time I imagined Betty as a homeless, husband less suffer girl that lived under bridges, clutching to her surfboard and Apple iMac, which she would daily plug into the wall at a Waffle House to surreptitiously communicate with us losers and morons.
And then...BINGO.......she is married, with several columned plantation estates, servants ,and goes to the beach in her BMW X5!!!

Who would have thunk???

 

See there now? That is the problem. We natives would not have to drive north to get away from you guys, if you simply returned home after going to Disney World and our beaches, but no... Actually, I adore Yankees, and one of my favorite things to do is make fun of them, when they visit our beaches...

 

Hey Betty...which one do you want? I want the gold one at the very end.

[video=youtube;ztAXwLhf9mc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztAXwLhf9mc[/video]

 

#winte

 

Betty, and all our Floridian swellers, glad you're all ok.

 

lol, I collect...

Thankful Matthew blew through before the big car show...top 3 in the country, free, and worth a visit...many restored classics @ the Concours d'Elegance.

 

Well Betty, we will just have to see about that little notion of yours, lol...

In the meantime, there seriously are all different types of cars at this show (bummer, change of plans, but may still be fun):

http://www.winterparkconcours.com/

 

I agree--fancy cars attract fancy thieves. I know; I arrested quite a few......