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kokogirl
08-19-2008, 08:04 PM
Damn Faye! I wanted to watch TV. Thank goodness I can still check out EIC on my 3G!:smile:
SikShift
08-19-2008, 08:11 PM
Sorry to hear that...I got lucky yet again and didn't even get an inch of rain all day
kokogirl
08-19-2008, 08:24 PM
Tragedy averted. Cable and internet working again. Which is good, since the 3G ate all my battery and I had to plug in the iphone. And the cord is short, so I was not comfy on the couch. Now I have TV and Macbook. Great combo!:smile:
Witness
08-19-2008, 08:27 PM
It wasnt that bad over here , we hardly got rain .
kokogirl
08-19-2008, 08:35 PM
It really hasn't been that bad here, either. I do not know why the cable went out. It will get worse tonight. The eye is supposed to go over us tomorrow early am.
Witness
08-19-2008, 08:43 PM
It really hasn't been that bad here, either. I do not know why the cable went out. It will get worse tonight. The eye is supposed to go over us tomorrow early am.

wow that sucks , Im already heading back to school tomorrow .
Youngbinks
08-19-2008, 09:01 PM
I just moved into my new apartment Sunday and they can't connect the internet OR TV until tomorrow. I've been surviving from the tethered 3G speeds since Sunday. I'm going stir crazy.


Glad to see you got your stuff back Lisa. It hasn't rained here in Gainesville all day. I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be worse though.
coasts
08-19-2008, 10:05 PM
i used to live in SoFla...Pompano Beach.

don't miss it at all.

at all.

seriously.
Witness
08-19-2008, 10:08 PM
i used to live in SoFla...Pompano Beach.

don't miss it at all.

at all.

seriously.

You live in Brooklyn now ?
coasts
08-19-2008, 10:13 PM
You live in Brooklyn now ?

yeah, for the past four years.
Witness
08-19-2008, 10:15 PM
yeah, for the past four years.

Was the move to NY a drastic one ? , like did you have trouble adapting?
coasts
08-19-2008, 10:18 PM
Was the move to NY a drastic one ? , like did you have trouble adapting?

not at all. i never fit in with the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale scene, so coming to Brooklyn was more like returning home than anything else. if you're thinking about it, dont wait. there's none of the pretentious crap in NY that envelopes all of sofla.
acosmichippo
08-20-2008, 02:47 AM
Tragedy averted. Cable and internet working again. Which is good, since the 3G ate all my battery and I had to plug in the iphone. And the cord is short, so I was not comfy on the couch. Now I have TV and Macbook. Great combo!:smile:

koko, try putting tv ON your macbook.

www.slingmedia.com (http://www.slingmedia.com)
rmfnla
08-21-2008, 07:50 PM
Sorry to hear that...I got lucky yet again and didn't even get an inch of rain all day

Same here.

In fact, we haven't had an inch of rain all month! :wink:
kokogirl
08-21-2008, 10:09 PM
koko, try putting tv ON your macbook.

www.slingmedia.com (http://www.slingmedia.com)

That is some crazy technology. I am not sure I am ready for that. :tounge:
iCafe
08-22-2008, 12:17 AM
i never heard of this "storm"
Pimpboy51
08-24-2008, 01:07 AM
I live in Orlandooo!!! The power went out for an hour when a tree limb caught on a power line, but the power people were hear in less than an hour (exactly 53 minutes). Cable worked fine, same with internet, I assume you got BrightHouse Networks
LAPTOP GAMER
08-24-2008, 04:13 PM
Dam that storm just won't go away!
Pimpboy51
08-24-2008, 06:53 PM
Its been gone in my area since Friday
kokogirl
08-24-2008, 07:10 PM
I live in Orlandooo!!! The power went out for an hour when a tree limb caught on a power line, but the power people were hear in less than an hour (exactly 53 minutes). Cable worked fine, same with internet, I assume you got BrightHouse Networks

Yes, I live in a Bright House. The worst problem here has been flooding and several small sinkholes have opened up. One is right near my neighborhood.
Pimpboy51
08-25-2008, 01:40 AM
iLive in a bright house too! lol. We have had no problems whatsoever with flooding in my subdivision, or anything in the entire city. Yah some streets are somewhat flooded but its being draned into a retention pond. That's scary, I am afraid of sinkholes. No way would I ever want to live near one.
LAPTOP GAMER
08-25-2008, 02:43 PM
Yes, I live in a Bright House. The worst problem here has been flooding and several small sinkholes have opened up. One is right near my neighborhood.
It is a bummer you guys have to go through that.
JoeT
08-25-2008, 07:39 PM
Just when you thought it was safe to use your internet...

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL0708W5_sm2+gif/203213W_sm.gif
kokogirl
08-25-2008, 10:11 PM
Just when you thought it was safe to use your internet...

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL0708W5_sm2+gif/203213W_sm.gif

My husband gave me a gift of this information late this morning. :frown:
SikShift
08-25-2008, 10:12 PM
****, are you serious? Another one?
Witness
08-25-2008, 10:19 PM
Hopefully it will not be that bad , it should have hit on Tuesday so I can have a day off from school.
:(

O well.
Youngbinks
08-26-2008, 09:42 PM
At least it's taking a most westerly turn. Much more rain in Florida and I think we're going to burst.
kokogirl
08-26-2008, 10:06 PM
At least it's taking a most westerly turn. Much more rain in Florida and I think we're going to burst.

If this guy will turns even near the oil refineries in the gulf and gas prices will raise! This is not good at all. :frown::frown::frown: (yes, a rare triple frown)
Youngbinks
08-26-2008, 10:09 PM
Oh dang! I didn't even think of that, not fun. Just when prices were dropping enough to be "cheap" too. I ran into a Venezuelan couple today (Venezuela being home of the $0.12 a gallon gas of course) how they liked the gas prices in the U.S. and they were not very pleased.