clark33 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 You'll see this on UK TV newsreels. 07:30 Friday, I’ll go outside. I fear an indefinite power cut by the local utility NorSamElco. Times below are Phils, -8 GMT • UPDATED Dec 05 7:30 AM PST Official list of localities: Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) Storm Surge Advisory … municipality to view the corresponding storm surge maps. http://blog.noah.dost.gov.ph/2014/12/04/official-list-of-localities-typhoon-ruby-hagupit-storm-surge-advisory/• Local TV ANC 24/7: Typhoon Ruby to make landfall in Eastern Samar 8AM Saturday, then cross N. Samar 2PM Saturday, Masbate island 8PM, then Romblon 8AM Sunday.• The 11 p.m. Thursday update; Super Typhoon HAGUPIT (RUBY) Update Number 007 http://weather.com.ph/announcements/super-typhoon-hagupit-ruby-update-number-007 • No date; the typhoon in the Philippine sea http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-234.16,3.29,512 I live riverside. Name painted on roof. I had a tidy up. My wifes' household helper. More on https://www.facebook.com/groups/297981847072107/ Phil Clark, Catarman, Philippines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 It looks pretty bad Phil - 145 mph winds on landfall. Probably a little to the north of the last one -I’m not sure whether that helps you, though. I found that during Sandy and afterwards the best communication was by Cellphone texting until the tower back up batteries started failing... Good luck, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Stay safe! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Hold on tight, Phil - that looks nasty - all the best. Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR88 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Stay safe phil. All the best, Lloyd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovenor Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Looked pretty rough on the news, hope you have come through it OK. Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Our power was off for nine days after Sandy - I hope that is the only reason that Phil has not reported back. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I've heard from Phil via social media, telecoms and power are a bit shakey so he's having to use a generator. His house seems to have escaped relatively unscathed, but the surrounding area needs a lot of clearing up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark33 Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Here, riverside in Catarman, the typhoon came overnight two weeks ago, I vacated, then stayed overnight on higher ground. Returned 2 days later, roadway still ankle deep in flood water, compound had flooded, house had not. Outside many power poles down and destroyed nipa roof huts. Today, I have NorSamElCo local power utility, intermittent Internet, no cable TV, no water pump. Still a grey sky,wind and rain. I'll post a photo-set on facebook later. Below is a week ago, Oceanside, on Purok 4, plenty of shoe-less kids, 6 days after typhoon Ruby, We're handing out pandesal. (small bridge rolls, sold in every Filipino bakeshop from 5 a.m.) - yes, a different world. Not railroad related.6 days after typhoon Ruby, Tessie & Phil start to hand out pandesal, (a bridge roll lookalike sold in every filipino bakeshop from 5 a.m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Glad to see that you came through this (relatively) unscathed, and that life is returning, slowly, to some degree of normality - Best for Christmas and the New Year Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 What Jack said! I must say I do like your sign above the gate!!!!! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark33 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Cheers, Pete. I wasn't sure about that sign. But it's typical around here. Me-thinks ostentatious. Anyway, more non-RR stuff on https://www.facebook.com/phil.clark.9085/media_set?set=a.10205482234203230.1073741867.1472259501&type=1&pnref=story Back to trying to fabricate 55 gallon oil drums. Last nights attempt was using white wood glue to attach a printed image around a wooden dowel . I want to make some palletised oil drums as a load peeking out of a 1960s boxcar door. More on https://www.facebook.com/groups/297981847072107/ Phil 'shaken' Clark, Catarman, Philippines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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