Mugwump's Fish World

..be careful out there Barb, Willie, and other east coasters......

https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/2018-09-09-hurricane-florence-forecast-southeast-coast (https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/2018-09-09-hurricane-florence-forecast-southeast-coast)

Quote from: Mugwump on September 10, 2018, 05:44:37 AM
..be careful out there Barb, Willie, and other east coasters......

https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/2018-09-09-hurricane-florence-forecast-southeast-coast (https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/2018-09-09-hurricane-florence-forecast-southeast-coast)

Thanks Jon. There are two others behind that one. huh

I have a feeling that it's going to be a bad year, and I still haven't done a damn thing about the generator.

Quote from: LizStreithorst on September 10, 2018, 12:00:14 PM
I have a feeling that it's going to be a bad year, and I still haven't done a damn thing about the generator.

....*ahem*.....need a 'wag your finger* emoticon    huh

I know.  I'm the worst.  Tell me this if you can...When the generator works perfectly for a minute of so then conks out does it mean that the carburetor needs cleaning and rebuilding or is it something else?  From what I have read, the LP gas uses the carburetor, too so if it needs fixing I need to fix it so it runs on gasoline as well as LP.

I just talked to Barb.  She's worried but her hatches have been battened down as well as she can batten them.

Quote from: LizStreithorst on September 10, 2018, 03:13:48 PM
I know.  I'm the worst.  Tell me this if you can...When the generator works perfectly for a minute of so then conks out does it mean that the carburetor needs cleaning and rebuilding or is it something else?  From what I have read, the LP gas uses the carburetor, too so if it needs fixing I need to fix it so it runs on gasoline as well as LP.

I just talked to Barb.  She's worried but her hatches have been battened down as well as she can batten them.

....'old gas' can do that sometimes too.....there's a fuel filter on there that you can reach....change it, if you can...check the little air filter too....see if the choke is on when starting it too.. |^|...should be...

Hopefully Barb is far enough back to be missing most the heavier winds?....but lots of rain...is just lotsa rain..... huh

We are told to prepare for catastrophic wind and rain.  We are 35 mi. inland.  Hope we make it through.  I have us as ready as possible, generator and gas at the ready.  Bill can't do a thing to help but we have neighbors who can.  I will let you know how it goes.  Prayers and good thoughts needed.
Barb

Quote from: Barb on September 10, 2018, 04:31:55 PM
We are told to prepare for catastrophic wind and rain.  We are 35 mi. inland.  Hope we make it through.  I have us as ready as possible, generator and gas at the ready.  Bill can't do a thing to help but we have neighbors who can.  I will let you know how it goes.  Prayers and good thoughts needed.
Barb

......got ya covered, Barb......just put on some great tunes(loud)....and rock it out... |^|.....with nature, it's all you can do... huh...you'll be ok... :)

Well Mug, Barb is not the type to have a good time while riding it out.  That's me.  Barb is a different type.  Surely all she will suffer will be some blown off shingles...

Thanks for the advice on the generator.  I have never changed the fuel filter or air filter.  I haven't used it except to keep it running and put a light load on it, as I learned on my local public radio station, but I will change the filters now.  I will also drive a little farther and buy non ethanol gas.  I think that the ethanol gas that I've been using is what has messed things up.  I shall also change the oil.  This project will be for next weekend. 

Quote from: LizStreithorst on September 10, 2018, 04:56:31 PM
Well Mug, Barb is not the type to have a good time while riding it out.  That's me.  Barb is a different type.  Surely all she will suffer will be some blown off shingles...

Thanks for the advice on the generator.  I have never changed the fuel filter or air filter.  I haven't used it except to keep it running and put a light load on it, as I learned on my local public radio station, but I will change the filters now.  I will also drive a little farther and buy non ethanol gas.  I think that the ethanol gas that I've been using is what has messed things up.  I shall also change the oil.  This project will be for next weekend.

..good plan....with the generator sitting outside by you...the air filters can get moist/soft/worthless....the bad gas can fry the fuel filter....changing gas source like you are, helps bunches,,, |^|

I was never a big Doors fan that that was my favorite.

I love a bit storm.  Just let it try to blow me away!  (I still want to be sure that if I make it out alive, I want be sure that the fish have air).  Barb is getting this one, but I'll betcha a nickle that there will be one that comes my way this season.

Dennis

Blah, blah.blah...Everyone wants me to do the logical thing.  Y'all still haven't figured out how I work after all this time.  I'll think about doing it and feel guilty about not doing it.  Regardless of what "it" is I never gotten it done until it became necessary.  It has worked for me so far...

...fixed yet  :D

No on the generator.

Barb called this morning.  She has no power and no phone other than her cell, but she and Bill are fine.  Her city, New Bern has made national news due to the flooding.  Barb is a careful planner.  She takes everything into consideration before she makes a decision.  When she bought her new house she made sure that she purchased one where flooding was impossible.  The house is built to withstand 130 mph sustained winds.  She knew that she wouldn't have to evacuate so she didn't.  When she told me that I knew that she would be fine.  Still she was stressed to the max all night long.

Quote from: LizStreithorst on September 14, 2018, 01:16:50 PM
No on the generator.

Barb called this morning.  She has no power and no phone other than her cell, but she and Bill are fine.  Her city, New Bern has made national news due to the flooding.  Barb is a careful planner.  She takes everything into consideration before she makes a decision.  When she bought her new house she made sure that she purchased one where flooding was impossible.  The house is built to withstand 130 mph sustained winds.  She knew that she wouldn't have to evacuate so she didn't.  When she told me that I knew that she would be fine.  Still she was stressed to the max all night long.

...thanks for the update Liz.....she's in that area that will see a lot of rain too......now I know that she and Bill are going to be ok... |^|

Quote from: Mugwump on September 14, 2018, 03:03:19 PM

Quote from: LizStreithorst on September 14, 2018, 01:16:50 PM
No on the generator.

Barb called this morning.  She has no power and no phone other than her cell, but she and Bill are fine.  Her city, New Bern has made national news due to the flooding.  Barb is a careful planner.  She takes everything into consideration before she makes a decision.  When she bought her new house she made sure that she purchased one where flooding was impossible.  The house is built to withstand 130 mph sustained winds.  She knew that she wouldn't have to evacuate so she didn't.  When she told me that I knew that she would be fine.  Still she was stressed to the max all night long.

...thanks for the update Liz.....she's in that area that will see a lot of rain too......now I know that she and Bill are going to be ok... |^|

...thanks LIz...

Well we made it through OK, but it was awful nd very nervewracking.  I think I have some storm PTSD.  It will pass, but we are out of the worst of it for now, until all the zillions of tons of water pour through our two big rivers later in the week.  If you want to see pics look for New Bern NC on FB or other social  media.  We have no house damage, yard is a mess though.  Flood waters got very close to our front an

..hi Barb, glad that you escaped the worst of it all....we were worried about you. ..

Keep worrying.  It's the water with this slow moving hurricane, not  the wind.

Glad to hear you are doing OK Barb.  Hang in there.