Thinking of building an ark in Tampa

[Kingairrick]

Anyone want to come over and help me build an ark in Tampa? WTF? It has been raining for 5 days straight!
I have some margerita mix, a BBQ grill, a pool, and a new lake surrounding my entire house.

 

[mikecanfly]

jeez

hehe, i hear ya....haven't been able to fly for a week. Haven't seen it this bad in awhile...

 

[ShawnC]

We have already started here in Longboat Key. My god, and I hear we are still in a drought.

Over in East Manatee I hear the dam is broken.

*Gets his swimming trunks*

 

[EMcx2]

Last year it rained 21 days straight in Orlando.

 

[starvingcfi]

hehe

 

[bigD]

Just grab a 6 pack and an innertube and you're all set!

 

[Kingairrick]

Stavincfi

hehe

Least it's warm here...and we know it will stop. How about ACK?

 

[Styles]

Man you guys are wimps!!!!!!!

5 days of rain HAHA that’s a drizzle
21 days that’s pretty good.

Try 121 days ... I was growing moss after that one.

I need to get out of OREGON BAD!!!!

and would like to move to Florida.

Anybody looking for an Information Technology Manager or Administrator down that way? ( my day job )

I would like to move down and build more time. Even though I’m to old to get my ATP and fly for a career. (Turn 30 in July) blah.

 

[Kingairrick]

Styles:
This is not like the rain in the Pacific NW. I lived in Seattle for 4 years. Out there you can go out and walk around in the rain, and not ever really get wet.

This rain is like tropical torrential downpour. No BS is was raining over three inches an hour most of the weekend. Dams are breaking, rivers are out of their banks, ect...People who live out in the sticks (Brandon area) are using boats to get to and from their houses.

BTW, Oregon rocks!

 

[Styles]

lol I was trying to be a little sarcastic. That’s what I get for not drinking enough coffee on a Monday morning. Ya but it is the season for big storms like that in your area correct?

I was down in Tampa area last year about this time of month, for a couple of weeks and it was gorgeous. And all the pilots I talked to were building mass amounts of time down there compared to Oregon pilots.

 

[starvingcfi]

d'oh. low blow rick. low blow. haha. i was wearing my leather jacket this morning. summer my a$$. i've gotta find a way to get back to tampa. need an f.e. on that '200?

ack is ack. i'm getting good at the ils 24 to mins. hehe. supposed to get some sun this week. i'm convinced the meteorologist is lying. i forcast 1/4sm BR FG VV001. that's pretty much what it has been. ugh to the weather gods.

 

[stingray]

Kingairrick, Shawn C,
Its also raining pretty good between the TPA and Long boat, when you float by Naples in one of those arks come and pick me up, its time for a booze run before i can't make it to the store. got plenty of Captains, Tequilia and Grand mar.....

StravingCFI,
I've done that ILS in to ACK many a times when I was with cape, I know it stays solid I for a week sometimes on the rock. you get some dam good IFR expierence though.
Have fun Fly Safe

 

[ShawnC]

Rick,

We don't have it nearly as bad, Punta Gorda has 13.23", we only had 6 something.

Styles,

I remember Oregon, great state... when it wasn't raining. The last day I lived there was the week before Xmas (I believe) where they had torrential raid and everything was flooded. The bridges were stuck in the up position, downtown water front was a collection of sand bags. Thats what this rain is like to us.

Oh also check out the MIA area I know there are a number of positions open down there (I have the same day job, except as a consultant). I just don't want to move down there, not to big of a fan of big cities.

Oh a picture from out in front of my house:

http://lazyeights.net/Avion/redbenz.jpg

Note the street name: Gulf Side

Starving,

Where you at today that you needed a coat? I have to head to Fargo, ND and it's pretty moderate there (8SM CLR 20/19) though it is going to be storming (aka not much different than here).

Edit: Ok I been doing too much TCP/IP, I thought you meant ACK as in acknowledgment. Doesn't seem to bad there either.

 

[ShawnC]

Kingairrick, Shawn C,
Its also raining pretty good between the TPA and Long boat, when you float by Naples in one of those arks come and pick me up, its time for a booze run before i can't make it to the store. got plenty of Captains, Tequilia and Grand mar.....

Will do. But I have pretty much given up and building the Ark. I am now trying to buy a Russian Aircraft Carrier. That way I can still fly.

 

[tbenson]

Hehe...then you can float over here to St. Pete and pick me up!