Re: [IRCA] Wind storm is over

[Doug Pifer <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glad to hear all is fine over there Patrick. You're the first one I think of when a storm..particularly the wind comes in.  Fifty feet away we had a seventy foot tree fall, but it chose a good spot, hi. A couple of dry days would be good.
73- Doug


On Nov 23, 2011, at 4:26 AM, Patrick Martin wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> 
> As off 0330 this morning, the wind died off. One minute it was gusting
> at 80 MPH, the next it was 5-10 MPH. They can end that way, like someone
> turned off the wind machine. The last half hour was rough. The whole
> front of the house was creaking from the force. Those gusts must have
> been 90+ easily. Anyway, after it stopped and shower ended, I put on my
> coast, cap and took a flashlight to check for damage. As far as I can
> tell, everything looked normal. I will beable to see better in the
> daytime, but my antennas, dishes and all looked fine. Branches all over
> the yard. The gutters looked fine, the roof, as far as I could tell, all
> normal. After two 90+ MPH wind storms back to back for hour after hour,
> I am a bit surprised everything came through. We do have strong storms
> as you know, but this was unusual with two back to back wind/rain storms
> with such power.
> I pulled on the beverage wire and it felt fine. I will check on that
> when the weathr improves. the EWEs all are fine. I did not lose any more
> trees either. I am very thankful it looks like everything came through
> fine. 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick 
> 
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
> 


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