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Frank in MD · 07-03-2012, 03:42 PM

Derecho? Never heard of that before Friday night. I suppose you Midwest C5'ers can tell us more about them. Truth be told though, I doubt anyone in the Mid-Atlantic DMV wants to hear more about them. :(

My power was out for 62 hours. Cleaning out the fridge and freezer wasn't pleasant at all. Much less trying to sleep in record heat....

So, how about the rest of you? Lose power? How long, or are you still out?

For those who have no idea what I'm on about, a t-storm knocked the living shit out of DC MD and VA last Friday night (06/29/12), around 10-11pm. Saying the damage was catastrophic would be a stretch, but for a 10 minute storm it was stronger than any I've seen, short of a tornado. The local media claims the straight line winds were in excess of 90 mph in places.

Frank in MD · 07-03-2012, 03:45 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:6...12_Derecho.jpg

CamaroJim56 · 07-03-2012, 03:48 PM

Frank, we had them too, but were lucky, only lost phones for a day and a half.

You must have Pepco.... they SUCK, I would personally never move to their service area, have heard too many things on the news about those clowns.

Hope you are all good now.

Jim

Russo · 07-03-2012, 03:55 PM

hurricane Gustav had my power out for two weeks, so did Katrina

jam3 · 07-03-2012, 03:56 PM

No complaints here. Generators fried up 30 minutes after power was out
Hate to see damage to people's homes but I do tree work so this is about as profitable as the 30 inch snow storm we had 2 years ago.
Last time this happened was back in 92. Chevy chase and Bethesda were destroyed.
Power is still out in Brookeville. Thats BGE not pepco.

Frank in MD · 07-03-2012, 04:04 PM

You won't catch me defending Pepco anytime soon. Esp. since my power blinks out for no reason at times. Are we third world?

Anyway, I can not lay blame on them for the storm, but they do preside over a system that is far too susceptible to storms such as these. They haven't done much of anything to mitigate future issues, and I'd like to hear what the plan is going forward.

Frank in MD · 07-03-2012, 04:49 PM

xXSilencerXx · 07-03-2012, 05:52 PM

We lost power for one night. Rough storm but it was that bad down here compared to a few miles north of here.

IrocJack · 07-04-2012, 01:46 PM

We were lucky in Forest Hill, heard some thunder but that was it.

SILVERHAWK · 07-04-2012, 02:05 PM

Knocked us around pretty good over here across the bay in DE too.

dirtymax70 · 07-04-2012, 02:58 PM

Did some major damage around here. took a crane being used to build a bridge for the local highway and bent it right in half. The wind meter (whatever its called) on the crane read over 90 mph at the time of its collapse. Crazy stuff for sure.

VA_Camaro_Noob · 07-04-2012, 04:59 PM

My area of Woodbridge wasn't hit to bad, same with the building I work at on Belvoir, even though the other half of the base was down.

ifiwasperfect · 07-04-2012, 05:22 PM

My power was fine at home. Got to work on saturday morning, NO POWER. We sold 6 cars with no power or AC. I sold 2!

Frank in MD · 07-11-2012, 10:03 AM

You live in MD? Get ready to pay for the power you lost.

Vote them out in November.

07-03-2012, 03:42 PM	#1
Frank in MD Raining Blood Drives: 2014 SS Performance Sedan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: facebook Posts: 2,683	What a storm! Derecho? Never heard of that before Friday night. I suppose you Midwest C5'ers can tell us more about them. Truth be told though, I doubt anyone in the Mid-Atlantic DMV wants to hear more about them. :( My power was out for 62 hours. Cleaning out the fridge and freezer wasn't pleasant at all. Much less trying to sleep in record heat.... So, how about the rest of you? Lose power? How long, or are you still out? For those who have no idea what I'm on about, a t-storm knocked the living shit out of DC MD and VA last Friday night (06/29/12), around 10-11pm. Saying the damage was catastrophic would be a stretch, but for a 10 minute storm it was stronger than any I've seen, short of a tornado. The local media claims the straight line winds were in excess of 90 mph in places. __________________ Ordered 1/9/12 - Born 2/3/12 - Delivered 2/21/12 - '12 1SS/RS Summit White - TRADED. 2014 SS Performance Sedan #2974 - Red Hot 2 - S/R. & Spare. Built 01/09/14 #238 of 291 as configured Last edited by Frank in MD; 07-03-2012 at 03:54 PM.

07-03-2012, 03:45 PM	#2
Frank in MD Raining Blood Drives: 2014 SS Performance Sedan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: facebook Posts: 2,683	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:6...12_Derecho.jpg __________________ Ordered 1/9/12 - Born 2/3/12 - Delivered 2/21/12 - '12 1SS/RS Summit White - TRADED. 2014 SS Performance Sedan #2974 - Red Hot 2 - S/R. & Spare. Built 01/09/14 #238 of 291 as configured

07-03-2012, 03:48 PM	#3
CamaroJim56 Obsessed Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 2,603	Frank, we had them too, but were lucky, only lost phones for a day and a half. You must have Pepco.... they SUCK, I would personally never move to their service area, have heard too many things on the news about those clowns. Hope you are all good now. Jim __________________ 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS

07-03-2012, 04:04 PM	#6
Frank in MD Raining Blood Drives: 2014 SS Performance Sedan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: facebook Posts: 2,683	You won't catch me defending Pepco anytime soon. Esp. since my power blinks out for no reason at times. Are we third world? Anyway, I can not lay blame on them for the storm, but they do preside over a system that is far too susceptible to storms such as these. They haven't done much of anything to mitigate future issues, and I'd like to hear what the plan is going forward. __________________ Ordered 1/9/12 - Born 2/3/12 - Delivered 2/21/12 - '12 1SS/RS Summit White - TRADED. 2014 SS Performance Sedan #2974 - Red Hot 2 - S/R. & Spare. Built 01/09/14 #238 of 291 as configured

07-03-2012, 05:52 PM	#8
xXSilencerXx Butter Bar! Drives: 2011 SS, 1998 Trans Am Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Patrick AFB, FL Posts: 1,364	We lost power for one night. Rough storm but it was that bad down here compared to a few miles north of here. __________________ 2011 Camaro SS, White/Orange, LSR Short Throw, CAI 1998 Trans Am, Red, H/C/I, 3200 CircleD Stall, full suspension 2004 GSXR 1k, Matt Mladin Edition

07-03-2012, 03:55 PM	#4
Russo Unofficial Glass Tech Drives: 2014 Ford F150 FX2 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Raceland, LA Posts: 1,376	hurricane Gustav had my power out for two weeks, so did Katrina

07-03-2012, 03:56 PM	#5
jam3 Drives: 2010 camaro ss Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Olney,MD Posts: 307 View My Garage	No complaints here. Generators fried up 30 minutes after power was out Hate to see damage to people's homes but I do tree work so this is about as profitable as the 30 inch snow storm we had 2 years ago. Last time this happened was back in 92. Chevy chase and Bethesda were destroyed. Power is still out in Brookeville. Thats BGE not pepco.

07-04-2012, 01:46 PM	#9
IrocJack Drives: 2010 2LT/RS RJT Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,683 View My Garage	We were lucky in Forest Hill, heard some thunder but that was it.

07-04-2012, 02:05 PM	#10
SILVERHAWK Drives: 2011 2SS/RS, '22 Silverado Z71 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The First State Posts: 3,115	Knocked us around pretty good over here across the bay in DE too. __________________

07-04-2012, 02:58 PM	#11
dirtymax70 Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Charles Town, W.V. Posts: 64	Did some major damage around here. took a crane being used to build a bridge for the local highway and bent it right in half. The wind meter (whatever its called) on the crane read over 90 mph at the time of its collapse. Crazy stuff for sure.

07-04-2012, 04:59 PM	#12
VA_Camaro_Noob Drives: 2012 Camaro LS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: NOVA Posts: 7 View My Garage	My area of Woodbridge wasn't hit to bad, same with the building I work at on Belvoir, even though the other half of the base was down.

07-04-2012, 05:22 PM	#13
ifiwasperfect Drives: 2012 1LS 6sp /1994 Z28 auto Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dc-Md-Va Posts: 123	My power was fine at home. Got to work on saturday morning, NO POWER. We sold 6 cars with no power or AC. I sold 2!

07-11-2012, 10:03 AM	#14
Frank in MD Raining Blood Drives: 2014 SS Performance Sedan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: facebook Posts: 2,683	You live in MD? Get ready to pay for the power you lost. Vote them out in November. __________________ Ordered 1/9/12 - Born 2/3/12 - Delivered 2/21/12 - '12 1SS/RS Summit White - TRADED. 2014 SS Performance Sedan #2974 - Red Hot 2 - S/R. & Spare. Built 01/09/14 #238 of 291 as configured