Holy motherf*cking wind, Batman.

[fritzdixxon]

Rained last night which turned to ice and our first 5cm (2") of snow this year followed by 90km/h (55ish) winds today, and my cube trucks ass end was pushed towards the ditch putting me in an unwanted power slide 4 times while I drove about 15 km on the hiway today.

 

 

Gotta love not needed the gas pedal to drift! Saves on tires but you don't get the smoke show lol

[hobospyder]

apparently 9 lives were lost in the PNW

wait what? Some dumbass sitting still in a car when the tree fell on it?

[fritzdixxon]

apparently 9 lives were lost in the PNW

Or did one cat die?

[q-tip]

Or did one cat die?

That's where I thought he was going with it.

[flatcat19]

Gato is alive and well if he meant me.

[datsunaholic]

I had a bit of damage from the wind. One apple tree disintegrated.  The cellar door blew off and the cellar partially flooded.  None of the cars got damaged but the big problem is my storage barn suffered irreversable (or at least too expensive to fix) structural damage.  It's still standing but the back wall settled almost 18 inches, buckled the side framing, and the side wall and roof are badly bowed.  One ice storm or a moderate snow will probably collapse the east roof.  The bad part is, that's where I'm hiding 6 cars.  So it looks like I really need to sell off quite a few before they get flattened, because I can't keep them outside.  Already too many under tarps as it is.

[Draker]

dibs ^^

[Draker]

Take some pictures of that and post em up. Might be something you could limp along with some new wood or beams?

[HRH]

Yeah, getting crushed by a tree is not a joking matter. That wind was so fierce, you could have been driving and it would have just toppled something over onto you.  A 70 year old lady died on 904 just outside Cheney.  I drove by the night this happened, heading home.  Looked like a Toyota Sequoia with a roof just smashed, like a rollover, but not a rollover.  Sad, what a shitty way to go out.

 

Here are the pictures of my place.  Borrowed Dad's small chainsaw tonight, wish I would have grabbed the big one.  I think the small one's chain is dull too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[KoHeartsGPA]

Damn, buddy, you did get lucky though ;)

[ripetomatoes]

holy shit. :o glad you are OK man 

[Draker]

That was a pretty close call.. wow.

[HRH]

All of Spokane looks like this pretty much.  Lots of places still without power.  But the good ol' ghetto has power!  :)  I definitely feel fortunate.  Lots of people had trees lawn-darting into their houses.

[q-tip]

Doesn't Spokane look like a shit hole all the time?

[datsunaholic]

Take some pictures of that and post em up. Might be something you could limp along with some new wood or beams?

 

It's a 2500 sqft wooden barn built in 1918.  Almost 30 feet tall at the peak.  Wood foundation rotted away decades ago.  Most of the framing members don't even touch the ground.  Not sure how to brace it.  Probably can brace the east wall. It has a concrete floor.  But have to get the cars out first, only the 720 starts for sure, the A10 might, but it's been 4 years.

 

I'd take pics but my internet access is spotty (was supposed to get connected Wed. but the cable is out in the neighborhood.).

[Draker]

Good luck on the repair, if you choose to take that route.

[moomin]

 

check out what happened a couple houses down from me. before it was just lowered, now it's full on slammed  :rofl:

 

there were 2 other cars smashed just down the street too. there are loads of people that still don't have power, just a couple blocks away. and it's supposed to hit 20 degrees tonight... brutal.

[Draker]

I'd move my car away from the trees if it's gusting 70.

[bananahamuck]

WTF. You were like 10 miles away from me. Dick!

 

 

Probably closer than that,, they played the game in Pasco because the stadium is bigger..

[flatcat19]

Probably closer than that,, they played the game in Pasco because the stadium is bigger..

I was living in Benton City then.

[Draker]

I had a bit of damage from the wind. One apple tree disintegrated.  The cellar door blew off and the cellar partially flooded.  None of the cars got damaged but the big problem is my storage barn suffered irreversable (or at least too expensive to fix) structural damage.  It's still standing but the back wall settled almost 18 inches, buckled the side framing, and the side wall and roof are badly bowed.  One ice storm or a moderate snow will probably collapse the east roof.  The bad part is, that's where I'm hiding 6 cars.  So it looks like I really need to sell off quite a few before they get flattened, because I can't keep them outside.  Already too many under tarps as it is.