Atlanta flooding - Blu-ray Forum

DC_Street · 09-22-2009, 03:59 PM

Anyone else live in Atlanta that is dealing with all of the rain? For the first time in a week the sun is shining

. It has been crazy here, last Wednesday when I was driving home from Church I didn't see that the road was under water until I went into it around 40 mph, my car came to a stop real quick, haha. The water was over my bumper but my car kept on going through thankfully. It was kind of scary because I couldn't see where the road dropped off so I had to guestimate where the middle of the road was and just drove through that until I reached a higher point of ground only to have another part of the road under water up ahead. I'm very fortunate I didn't get pulled off the road, I still don't know how I wasn't. I'm just glad I own a Subaru though, some other lady in a chevy tried going through but it flooded her car and they had to come tow her car away

Uniquely · 09-22-2009, 04:03 PM

It's NEVER a good idea to drive through high water? Don't you know how many people get killed doing that? Several people just yesterday in your area. You never know when the road might be washed out under the water, etc. Glad you made it ok..... but don't you ever do it again.... you hear me?!?!

Signed,
your mom

MaCruz · 09-22-2009, 04:25 PM

You guys asked for rain. You got it.

DC_Street · 09-22-2009, 04:26 PM

haha, if my mom knew that had happened to me she would have had a heart attack. My step-brother's mom was one of the cars that got swept away, fortunately she survived, can't say the same about her car though. The first time I hit the water I didn't mean to but I was already at a point to where there was no turning back, if I had dropped the RPMs on my engine there is a chance water could have choked my exhaust and killed the car leaving me stranded. The second time was in a area that even if I had been swept away I would have gone maybe 5 feet, so no biggy.

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Originally Posted by macruz19

You guys asked for rain. You got it.

no kidding, the drought has been insane and driving me crazy because I couldn't wash my own car

Solok · 09-22-2009, 04:50 PM

Live in Warner Robins, about an hour and a half south of Atlanta. We received a downpour. Lightning literally was nonstop for 3 hours.

DC_Street · 09-22-2009, 05:03 PM

that was insane that night! I have never heard a lightning storm like that before, just non stop for hours. It was hitting close to my house as well, really loud and I couldn't go back to sleep, some how the power didn't go off. I had my flashlight next to me ready to go in case it did but not even a flicker of the lights.

donricouga · 09-22-2009, 05:13 PM

I couldn't sleep either 2 nights ago with all that lightning and thunder. I live in Midtown so and live on the 3rd floor of a 5 story condo. There were some floods in buckhead but none in my area. Some crazy things though in other areas. Glad the worst of it is over though, or at least i hope it is.

Fors* · 09-22-2009, 05:28 PM

I sure hope it gets better for you guys down there!

Lord_Stewie · 09-22-2009, 06:07 PM

Anyone seen the pictures from CNN with Amusements rides half under water.

Chordata · 09-22-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by shadblz

Anyone seen the pictures from CNN with Amusements rides half under water.

That's at Six Flags.

I know a lot of schools are closed today in the Atlanta area.

What a mess.

Lord_Stewie · 09-22-2009, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

That's at Six Flags.

I know a lot of schools are closed today in the Atlanta area.

What a mess.

This is going to cost time and money to fix all of this. I wasn't following the news regarding this. How did the flooding start, was it too much rain or a river overflowing because of rain?

DC_Street · 09-22-2009, 06:24 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpBam...er_profilepage

ya Six Flags got hit pretty hard

it all started last week when it just started pouring down rain non stop and after being in a drought for awhile the ground wasn't exactly prepared to be saturated so quickly.

Lord_Stewie · 09-22-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DC_Street

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpBam...er_profilepage

ya Six Flags got hit pretty hard

it all started last week when it just started pouring down rain non stop and after being in a drought for awhile the ground wasn't exactly prepared to be saturated so quickly.

yeah that could cause a lot of damage.

Chordata · 09-22-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by shadblz

This is going to cost time and money to fix all of this. I wasn't following the news regarding this. How did the flooding start, was it too much rain or a river overflowing because of rain?

It's too much rain in too short a time. 20 inches in some places.

Of course, rivers flooded, too.

Forrestandjen07 · 09-22-2009, 06:33 PM

People are stupid. You see a flooded road. guess what? turn around.

sub-zero · 09-22-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Forrestandjen07

People are stupid. You see a flooded road. guess what? turn around.

There is an underpass here that floods every time it rains like this and it never fails some moron drives into it. I can't figure out how they manage not to see the flashing red light and road blocks but they get around it and into the water.

Chordata · 09-22-2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Forrestandjen07

People are stupid. You see a flooded road. guess what? turn around.

Interesting viewpoint.

What if you're on an interstate, such as the ones below. What do you suggest then?

Lord_Stewie · 09-22-2009, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

Interesting viewpoint.

What if you're on an interstate, such as the ones below. What do you suggest then?

Take a swimming lessons.

Forrestandjen07 · 09-23-2009, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

Interesting viewpoint.

What if you're on an interstate, such as the ones below. What do you suggest then?

Call 911. Have them and DOT come out and redirect traffic.

Chordata · 09-23-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Forrestandjen07

Call 911. Have them and DOT come out and redirect traffic.

Oh, because I thought you said people are stupid and they should just turn around.

This flooding wasn't necessarily affecting people in the sunlit day. Some people encountered it at night and might not have known what they were getting into. That's how some of them died.

While I no doubt agree that most people are idiots, I think your derisive posts are a little unwarranted.

09-22-2009, 03:59 PM	#1
DC_Street Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Denver, CO Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:43	Atlanta flooding Anyone else live in Atlanta that is dealing with all of the rain? For the first time in a week the sun is shining . It has been crazy here, last Wednesday when I was driving home from Church I didn't see that the road was under water until I went into it around 40 mph, my car came to a stop real quick, haha. The water was over my bumper but my car kept on going through thankfully. It was kind of scary because I couldn't see where the road dropped off so I had to guestimate where the middle of the road was and just drove through that until I reached a higher point of ground only to have another part of the road under water up ahead. I'm very fortunate I didn't get pulled off the road, I still don't know how I wasn't. I'm just glad I own a Subaru though, some other lady in a chevy tried going through but it flooded her car and they had to come tow her car away

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09-22-2009, 04:03 PM	#2
Uniquely Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Mobile, AL Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:171	It's NEVER a good idea to drive through high water? Don't you know how many people get killed doing that? Several people just yesterday in your area. You never know when the road might be washed out under the water, etc. Glad you made it ok..... but don't you ever do it again.... you hear me?!?! Signed, your mom

09-22-2009, 04:25 PM	#3
MaCruz Community Gaming Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:18 MA collection:394 Digital collection:570 iTunes collection:527 Prime collection:192 Blu-ray reviews: 23 Trading Score:139	You guys asked for rain. You got it.

09-22-2009, 04:50 PM	#5
Solok Active Member Member since:Mar 2009 Blu-ray collection:62	Live in Warner Robins, about an hour and a half south of Atlanta. We received a downpour. Lightning literally was nonstop for 3 hours.

09-22-2009, 05:03 PM	#6
DC_Street Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Denver, CO Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:43	that was insane that night! I have never heard a lightning storm like that before, just non stop for hours. It was hitting close to my house as well, really loud and I couldn't go back to sleep, some how the power didn't go off. I had my flashlight next to me ready to go in case it did but not even a flicker of the lights.

09-22-2009, 05:13 PM	#7
donricouga Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Atlanta, GA Blu-ray collection:138 Blu-ray reviews: 9 Trading Score:1	I couldn't sleep either 2 nights ago with all that lightning and thunder. I live in Midtown so and live on the 3rd floor of a 5 story condo. There were some floods in buckhead but none in my area. Some crazy things though in other areas. Glad the worst of it is over though, or at least i hope it is.

09-22-2009, 05:28 PM	#8
Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Pottstown, PA Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:11	I sure hope it gets better for you guys down there!

09-22-2009, 06:07 PM	#9
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Anyone seen the pictures from CNN with Amusements rides half under water.

09-22-2009, 06:24 PM	#12
DC_Street Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Denver, CO Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:43	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpBam...er_profilepage ya Six Flags got hit pretty hard it all started last week when it just started pouring down rain non stop and after being in a drought for awhile the ground wasn't exactly prepared to be saturated so quickly.

09-22-2009, 06:33 PM	#15
Forrestandjen07 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:54	People are stupid. You see a flooded road. guess what? turn around.

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