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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 10:35 am
Well, I walk to the bus stop every morning, about 2-3 blocks away, takes about 5-7 minutes. This morning I made it about a block in 5 minutes, the wind was so strong my umbrella turned inside out 3 times and a couple of times I just had to stand still with my back against the wind to keep from blowing into the street. Thankfully, a co-worker saw me walking and turned around and came back to get me -- she was afraid I wasn't going to make it to the bus stop!! And I just heard the closed the Richmond-San Rafael bridge because a couple of semis blew over! Now that is serious wind. And the creek by my house that is normally 6 - 12 inches deep is at least six feet, amazing!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 10:53 am
I'm glad your co-worker came back to get you Dipo! No one should be out in that mess.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 11:44 am
My office in Palo Alto just lost power. People there stayed home today because they were afraid to drive across the various bridges to get to the peninsula. Here, they've been forecasting monster storms and righyt now it's actually a bit sunny. Was supposed to get the first of three big storms starting last night, and so far not a drop. I think the forecast of 5" of rain in the city is a bit optimistic (pessimistic?).
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 11:45 am
My husband said that driving across the Dumbarton bridge this morning, there were semis swaying back and forth in the lanes because of the wind.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 11:48 am
Oh my goodness it's bad enough driving across the bridge but having semi's swaying ... I can't even imagine!! Most of my co-workers are slowly going home. I expect to do the same soon. We had a large tree fall down in front of the building I'm working in. Those poor men have been out in the rain since I came in at 8 am cutting it up. Yikes!!
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 11:52 am
All of you please be careful
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 12:07 pm
Yikes about the bridges!! I've been on both of them, of course and you certainly don't need swaying semis and wind.. Costa, no sun here! I keep thinking the rain has started and the air is heavy outside, but nothing yet. The winds are picking up.. All of you north of me, stay safe \clipart {heartb} Escapee, I'm like you.. if it isn't threatening the roof, then go ahead and be wild. Also want it to spare the trees, but our association had them well trimmed in November. I'd rather take a bit more rain here if it could spare the local mountain area, where Beekindpleez lives and where the fires left severe mudslide potential.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 12:18 pm
I don't know how it is for semi's but for regular cars out driving on the open road you get hit with a gust of wind and that can force a car all over the place. Get hit with that and you have to struggle to keep your car in it's own lane. I've noticed on the weather report they're now saying Monday will be sunny, no rain or snow. It is very odd here. There's not even a hint of a breeze right now, then all of a sudden we hear a howl, see the windows rattle and look out and see the neighbors little tree bent almost in half from a gust of wind...then dead calm again. The air is heavy, it smells like rain, but none yet. Going off what ya'll in No Cal are saying and what the weather reports are saying, this is gonna be one nasty storm isn't it?
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Merrysea
Member
08-13-2004
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 12:21 pm
I haven't seen a storm this bad up here for quite a while!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 1:45 pm
Whew, you all. What are temps like? Everyone stay safe! Keep us in the loop here.

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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 2:48 pm
We haven't had a storm this bad in ages. I've got the daycare kids snug and watching The Bridge to Terabithia. I took one of them to the grocery store with me a little bit ago when the rain had slowed down and when we went back to the car, it was coming down in sheets and blowing almost sideways! I don't mind this weather when we are all safe and snug in the house.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 2:53 pm
It's approaching us down here now 
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 2:55 pm
Hold tight Scoot!! :o))
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 3:01 pm
I want to get the kids and get home!!!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 3:05 pm
We're getting the wind part now, a little bit of sprinkles. I have things I really need to do this afternoon, was hoping it'd wait a while longer, lol! Hp...our temp is actually decent for this time of year, 51.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 3:31 pm
WOW all of us from alaska to california seem to be hit with the same giant storm!! It is really windy and rainy here. Pouring!! check out the Satellite image from right now-- you can see a huge circular storm pattern right on our coastline
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 3:32 pm
hmmmm I've never had a pic do that before
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 3:37 pm
What the heck is going on?? I didnt repost the above stuff. Now it wont let me delete. It says "The poster of this message is not recorded in the posting log". I'm going to ask for help from the 'experts'
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 3:37 pm
It's a bmp file. Try saving it as a gif or jpg if that is possible.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 3:38 pm
On TV they did say this would NOT come close to the big storm of early 1969, which devastated the local canyons. I do remember driving to take a test for programmer trainee for the county and the freeways were crazy, offramps flooded, winds howling.. but they said in that storm (and there were lots of storms) the canyons got 17 inches in two days!! Here it is still cloudy and windy. No rain yet.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 3:38 pm
All in Fresno is wind. We have had very little rain...storm of the century my butt. I hope all is well outside of Fresno in the West Coast...
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 3:39 pm
Wow, Sun! That shows the size of the thing..
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 3:39 pm
Exactly Zero° here. No storms or anything. Very mild weather for this time of year.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 3:46 pm
we should be getting the EYE of the storm within a few hours. The weather network has the gaul to say "SUN" in their broadcast. I think it will be a glimpse of sun for a hour if we're lucky LOL actually, I had to go check out the satellites when I see us all talk about the SAME weather. I had a feeling it was a huge storm. Get used to it, global warming manifests thru weather as the first real obvious change.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 3:58 pm
Wasn't someone here flooded out a short time ago? I just heard on CNN that that same area will probably now have landslides. <Nothing to do with the weather, but it may take your mind off it. Did you hear about that the window washer who fell 47 feet? He is expected to live--and to walk again!>
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