I was watching for it too, when I was a kid I used to skip oyster shells in the tidal pools around the lighthouse. I have a water color painting of the lighthouse hanging on my wall.Smiliesafari wrote:I've been watching the news clips to see if the lighthouse on Bolivar survived. Anyone know?
Weeee! Hurricane Party
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kings-x59
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Re: Weeee! Hurricane Party
'89 Astro, 4.3L, TBI. Minor intake and exhaust mods. Rebuilt 700R4 trans (by me). Corvette servo, 0.5" boost valve, police grade 1-2 accumulator spring (shifts fast and solid). B&M stacked plate trans cooler. Bilstein shocks. Belltech sway bars front and back. New head unit, speakers and subwoofer. Needs paint and a new headliner.
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name's Steve
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justice
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a few fotos, not as exciting as the ones on the news stations...but a kinda wrap up for me.
first the strange...this cup ended up sitting in my front yard from somewhere...
Lost part of a tree
rest of the front yard ok
house across the street
two houses down from me
this was a pretty common site...
various broken trees near my dads house...
this was just...interesting...
more traffic lights
another common site..
and now the moment you ahve all been waiting for...the puppy
who has been named Ike (geee thats original!!!!)
My power was out for a week, went out at 2am Saturday during the storm, and came back on about 1:30pm yesterday. I had to rebuild 80 feet of fence in my back yard and I removed 4 trees and 7 large yucca plants.
I now own a generator. And i finally got to use the air nailers that i bought almost 2 years ago.
first the strange...this cup ended up sitting in my front yard from somewhere...
Lost part of a tree
rest of the front yard ok
house across the street
two houses down from me
this was a pretty common site...
various broken trees near my dads house...
this was just...interesting...
more traffic lights
another common site..
and now the moment you ahve all been waiting for...the puppy
who has been named Ike (geee thats original!!!!)
My power was out for a week, went out at 2am Saturday during the storm, and came back on about 1:30pm yesterday. I had to rebuild 80 feet of fence in my back yard and I removed 4 trees and 7 large yucca plants.
I now own a generator. And i finally got to use the air nailers that i bought almost 2 years ago.
I have a ban hammer and I ain't fraid to use it!
Current - 2004 Astro Cargo
Former
95 Safari (money pit - sold)
93 Astro Cargo (totaled)
85 Astro - (Bought for parts and scrapped)
92 Astro Conversion (sold)
87 Safari Shorty (sold)
Current - 2004 Astro Cargo
Former
95 Safari (money pit - sold)
93 Astro Cargo (totaled)
85 Astro - (Bought for parts and scrapped)
92 Astro Conversion (sold)
87 Safari Shorty (sold)
Re: Weeee! Hurricane Party
Nice to hear you have things under control Dow, is that the dog your wife rescued?
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justice
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yep, thats him.
I have a ban hammer and I ain't fraid to use it!
Current - 2004 Astro Cargo
Former
95 Safari (money pit - sold)
93 Astro Cargo (totaled)
85 Astro - (Bought for parts and scrapped)
92 Astro Conversion (sold)
87 Safari Shorty (sold)
Current - 2004 Astro Cargo
Former
95 Safari (money pit - sold)
93 Astro Cargo (totaled)
85 Astro - (Bought for parts and scrapped)
92 Astro Conversion (sold)
87 Safari Shorty (sold)
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LiftedAWDAstro
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Re: Weeee! Hurricane Party
Glad to see you are back! Cute pup.
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
Re: Weeee! Hurricane Party
Someone from another forum I'm on posted these pics of the Seawall area during and after Ike 
...http://www.s3users.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10969
...http://www.s3users.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10969-
kings-x59
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Re: Weeee! Hurricane Party
Pretty devistating. Now imagine what it was like in 1900 without the seawall. The average elevation on the island was about 3 feet above mean sea level.
One of the photos in that thread was the remnants of the Balinese room. During prohibition it was a speak easy and illegal gambling hall. My parents were born on the island. They used to go the Balinese on dates many moons ago. My connection to the island has waned as all my grandparents and great aunts have passed on. I have a lot of great memories from my childhood down there. I think I'm going to wait a good long while before venturing down again.
One of the photos in that thread was the remnants of the Balinese room. During prohibition it was a speak easy and illegal gambling hall. My parents were born on the island. They used to go the Balinese on dates many moons ago. My connection to the island has waned as all my grandparents and great aunts have passed on. I have a lot of great memories from my childhood down there. I think I'm going to wait a good long while before venturing down again.
'89 Astro, 4.3L, TBI. Minor intake and exhaust mods. Rebuilt 700R4 trans (by me). Corvette servo, 0.5" boost valve, police grade 1-2 accumulator spring (shifts fast and solid). B&M stacked plate trans cooler. Bilstein shocks. Belltech sway bars front and back. New head unit, speakers and subwoofer. Needs paint and a new headliner.
name's Steve
I can't remember all I've forgotten about that....
name's Steve
I can't remember all I've forgotten about that....
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kings-x59
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Re: Weeee! Hurricane Party
The post post hurricane update:
My uncle's place down on Bolivar peninsula survived the storm. Some roof damage, lost one of the pilings under the house, the porch and stairs are gone. years ago, we tore down the rotting boathouse, but the pilings were left sticking up about 9 feet above the waterline. There is now a boat impaled on one of the pilings, skewered all the way down to the bottom of the slip.
My uncle's place down on Bolivar peninsula survived the storm. Some roof damage, lost one of the pilings under the house, the porch and stairs are gone. years ago, we tore down the rotting boathouse, but the pilings were left sticking up about 9 feet above the waterline. There is now a boat impaled on one of the pilings, skewered all the way down to the bottom of the slip.
'89 Astro, 4.3L, TBI. Minor intake and exhaust mods. Rebuilt 700R4 trans (by me). Corvette servo, 0.5" boost valve, police grade 1-2 accumulator spring (shifts fast and solid). B&M stacked plate trans cooler. Bilstein shocks. Belltech sway bars front and back. New head unit, speakers and subwoofer. Needs paint and a new headliner.
name's Steve
I can't remember all I've forgotten about that....
name's Steve
I can't remember all I've forgotten about that....