For all those folks in the path of this storm system, I wish you the best. I was reading online about how catastrophic this storm has been. I came across this photo:



I truely hope this is taken in the light meant! This was a little awkward to come across this, and feel a sense of mother nature humor.

This storm is heading our way and we own a white 6thgen max.......

 

The video isn't working and it's a very small picture..............

 

The smallness of the picture fits with the modesty of 4MySwee.

Seriously, any 6th gens left outside between New Orleans and Georgia probably had a bad day (tornadoes in all those states). All we got here south of Atlanta was an all-day rain of from 3 to 8 inches, depending on where one was. I narrowly avoided hydroplaning several times. Thousands without power, and lots of evacuations.

Bad all over. The western side of Washington state will break their all-time record for November rainfall tonight, and the month is only half over. They showed several cars actually floating by. Probably several beautiful 6th gen Maximas underwater there.

A wind speed of 122 (gulp!) MPH was recorded by one location in Oregon. One would need a spoiler on one's Maxima to face that wind.

There were some quirks; a big skating rink in Montgomery AL was totally flattened to rubble, but only three of the 31 kids inside were hurt badly enough to require hospitalization. No report of any 6th gens in the parking lot, which is no longer visible.

Very bad day for Maximas in some areas.

4MySwee told me she likes her pictures 'wallet size'.

 

I apologize. The photo was saved from FoxNews.com's website. I am not sure how to increase size! (Albeit, you have blessed me greatly with your words Light). I wasn't trying to load a video, rather a still shot from it.

I was also feeling for folks along the Gulf. I wasn't trying to make light of their loss.

Looking at the center of the photo gave me a mild chuckle. It's a 6thgen white Max. Untarnished amid the chaos and damage from the tornadoes.

I'm glad Light that you came away unscathed. We did as well. If there was a nasty storm, we slept right through it. In the past it would have freaked me out greatly. The media hypes it so much you want to hide in a closet on a partially cloudy day. I decided (after much homework) that odds dictate I am safe amid a severe thunderstorm. If I lived in the midwest, the closet would be my best friend. We live in the Blue ridge foothills, no real threat there.

I am sorry for those that have lost on this day. My prayers for a speedy recovery go out for them!

Thank you again for your sweet words, regarding my computer illiteracy!

 

Girly girl here, remember?

 

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that sucks

 

A little further up I85 from Atlanta and Greer, here in Charlotte it was dry up till about 10PM last night. Then it rained incredibly hard around midnight, but only for about 30 minutes or so. We had tornado warnings issued and things got nasty in surrounding areas but not so bad in Mecklenburg County. Had some wind, but not too bad. Guess we were lucky.

Wife was out with the Max at a friend's - she waited out the rain before she came home. Wet leaves on the ground were a mess. She said the traction control and antilock kicked in a few times. Probably could have used VDC, too - she thinks she's Danica Patrick sometimes!

This morning's drive to work: beautiful sunshine, breezy, 70ºF.

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Here's an enlarged version of 4MySwee's pic (resolution stinks but its big enough to see)



BTW, for all you picture poster's that don't have or don't want to bother with image editing software, Microsoft has a handy little "PowerToy" available called Image Resizer:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

Once downloaded and installed, all you have to do is right click on the picture's file name and select "resize picture" and it will instantly create a resized copy. It will even do multiple pics in one shot. Very handy. I have Adobe PhotoShop and Corel PhotoPaint available and I use the Powertoy all the time 'cause its so quick and easy to use.

 

Not to belay the subject, but news reports say at least nine souls were lost in the Wilmington NC area last night in this same storm. Lots of damage in coastal plains of the Carolinas. The National Weather Service is now calling this the 'I-95 Storm'.

 

Oh man, I have family in that area. They faired fine, but what a heart break to the rest who did not!

Why the I95 storm? I know it crawled up through 85 and 77....Hmmm, just wondering!

 

4MySwee - They called it the 'I-95 Storm' because, once the center of rotation of the storm (the entire storm, not the tornado) reached I-95 in southern South Carolina, it increased markedly in intensity, turned from an east-northeast direction to north-northeast, and tended to follow I-95 for several hundred miles.

With all low pressure systems, the rotation is counter-clockwise, which means the strongest winds and worst weather are on the right side as the storm moves. That is because the rotational wind speeds on the right are increased by the speed of travel of the storm, while the rotational wind speeds on the left are decreased by the speed of travel of the storm.

As the center of rotation moved along I-95 in the Fayetteville NC area, the area between I-95 and the coast (including Riegelwood, scene of total destruction and nine deaths) was being hit hard.

 

if it was the night I'm thinking of, then we had some hard rain and lightning here in Raleigh. didn't notice winds.. no power loss either.

 

Didnt notice anything out of the ordinary here in Hot and Sunny south FLORIDA

 

Wow, You have a degree in meterology? I know you must carry degrees in many other fields. This was definately a unique storm system then yes?

Why is it we (Atlanta and Greenville) don't get tornados? Is it the positioning of the Appalachians?

That's sad Light.

 

4MySwee - I have no Meterology degree. My field of study was Geophysics, which included lots of Physics, Geology, Mathematics, Chemistry and Astronomy courses. I have also had multiple courses in Archaeology, Anthropology and Cartography, which have been hobbies of intense interest for me for almost fifty years.

Plus lots of courses in mainframe computer systems and programming languages, as I worked full time in Information Technology from 1961 until 1995.

I am henceforth weak in English, Literature, grammar, foreign languages, Philosophy, Biology, Art, inter-personal and social relationships, and many other fields such as 'common sense'. I.e., I am what is commonly known as a 'geek'.

I did study Engineering for two years before switching majors, but most of my weather opinions come from mentally applying the natural effect of such factors as Coriolis Forces on the atmosphere.

To return to the theme of the ORG, I would live on bread and water for months if that would entitle me to be a fly on the wall at Nissan design headquarters as the 7th generation Maxima ('09 model year) is being planned. Within the next year or so, we should be seeing the first 7th gen spy photos. In 18 months (or thereabouts) the first 7th gens should be arriving at dealers. I am already excited!

 

Light, how are you harnessing this wealth of wisdom?

Thank you so much for your insight. I know when I sit to read your posts, I'm in for a learning experience!

Today was no exception.

I see no weakness in social relationships!
When I read your post outloud, I had to read it slowly and tell myself 'I don't have marbles in my mouth, I don't have marbles in my mouth"!

You make me miss my dad Need to call him........

 

4MySwee - My 'wealth of info' simply takes up all the space in my brain, leaving no room for useful info.

You mentioned marbles! When I was young, I loved to play marbles. That was one of many enjoyable games that gradually fell from favor with the advent of TV.

Are you sure it is your Dad I make you miss, and not your Grandad?

Since this is a weather-related thread on a Maxima site, and winter is almost here, I will say that one of the things I appreciate most about my Maxima is that, if I drive very carefully, having two-thirds of the weight of the car on the drive wheels enables me to get around on slippery roads quite well. I have had all my Maximas out in snow on many occasions.

Not as good as 4 wheel drive, but vastly superior to those rear wheel drive cars of my earlier years.

 

BTW, for all you picture poster's that don't have or don't want to bother with image editing software, Microsoft has a handy little "PowerToy" available called Image Resizer:



I pray for all the families in these areas for their loses.

Thanks for that information.

 

Actually, my father in law! He is on the same plane as my dad! He is a great man. I love to sit and pick his brain. Especially when I am stuck trying to fix something. So yes, dear man, you made me miss my dad, not Granddad!


My husband taught me mostly about front wheel in snow. We are, unlike most folks here, front-wheel drive folks. They handle substantially better than rear wheel.

 

feel free to contribute something useful here!

 

light u forgot to mention u're most favourite thing abt the max... "heated wheel"

 

tubells - I just returned from a week-long Thanksgiving trip, and used the heated steering wheel every single day; especially early in the mornings.

My wife gets tickled at me, because I almost tremble with excitement and pleasure when the wheel warms up and my creaky old hands still have feeling in them. With an unheated steering wheel, my bony hands get so cold I can't feel the wheel.

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4MySwee - Although I drove rear wheel drive cars from '49 until '84, I (as you) prefer front wheel drive. If I raced cars up Pikes Peak, I might feel otherwise. But I feel FWD is better for my kind of everyday driving.