FlyingRhenquest 1 #26 September 16, 2013 Yeah when the hell did we end up moving to Seattle? I don't remember moving to Seattle. It's Colorado! It's not supposed to rain! EVER!I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #27 September 16, 2013 FlyingRhenquestYeah when the hell did we end up moving to Seattle? I don't remember moving to Seattle. It's Colorado! It's not supposed to rain! EVER! Check out these records Boulder is setting: http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder-flood/ci_24100090/todays-rain-boulder-verge-breaking-all-time-annual"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #28 September 16, 2013 My son is an air traffic controller in Salt Lake City. His airspace abuts Denver Center's airspace so he interfaces with them a lot. Denver Center's facility is actually located in Longmont. My son said the day of the flood the Denver controllers only had 4 of the usually 11-14 people working. All the rest were cut off by flooding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #29 September 16, 2013 Ugh! That must have sucked for the guys who made it in! "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #30 September 16, 2013 Picked a bad week to sniffing glue. . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #31 September 16, 2013 Ordered a couple hundred bucks worth of new bicycle parts...supposed to pick them up in Commerce City today... Now UPS has lost my package due to the floods if anyone sees a set of rims, tires, forks, some bar tape, and a couple other goodies floating away, please retrieve them and PM me...I'd like to have those... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #32 September 16, 2013 if you hang out downstream long enough you might be able to pick up some upgrades as they float by...NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #33 September 16, 2013 JohnnyMarko Ordered a couple hundred bucks worth of new bicycle parts...supposed to pick them up in Commerce City today... Now UPS has lost my package due to the floods if anyone sees a set of rims, tires, forks, some bar tape, and a couple other goodies floating away, please retrieve them and PM me...I'd like to have those... Talk to this guy.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #34 September 16, 2013 Package found....train tracks were washed out and train was rerouted...shipments are a total mess right now... On another note, 9news just listed HelpColoradoNow.org as site to go to on how to help, tried it in Chrome and Safari and it took me to an ad supported site...emailed Kyle Clark (news anchor) to let him know it should be .com....he said no it's fine...anyone else have luck/no luck with this link? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #35 September 16, 2013 Google Maps Damage Report: http://google.org/crisismap/2013-boulder-floods"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #36 September 17, 2013 But Mile Hi was flying today! I took off after lunch. We have a LOT more lakes than we used to, and it looks like that stone quarry out toward Lyons is filled to the top! But the swoop pond is full again, the landing area isn't very muddy and the air's so thick that flying and landing were awesome! There were actually a couple rounds of tandem students out today, one other fun jumper and an AFF student.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #37 September 17, 2013 Its hard to beleive that a place that is 5200-14,000ft MSL is flooding. I figured gravity would take care of that.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #38 September 17, 2013 FlyingRhenquestBut Mile Hi was flying today! I took off after lunch. We have a LOT more lakes than we used to, and it looks like that stone quarry out toward Lyons is filled to the top! But the swoop pond is full again, the landing area isn't very muddy and the air's so thick that flying and landing were awesome! There were actually a couple rounds of tandem students out today, one other fun jumper and an AFF student. Damn. The TFR just *barely* misses KLMO: http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_3_4333.html"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin19 0 #39 September 17, 2013 ryoder***But Mile Hi was flying today! I took off after lunch. We have a LOT more lakes than we used to, and it looks like that stone quarry out toward Lyons is filled to the top! But the swoop pond is full again, the landing area isn't very muddy and the air's so thick that flying and landing were awesome! There were actually a couple rounds of tandem students out today, one other fun jumper and an AFF student. Damn. The TFR just *barely* misses KLMO: http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_3_4333.html Yup they changed it. I took my quicksilver up (From KLMO) this morning to survey the high tide and hunt some Care Bears. Pretty devastating to see home from the sky. Then went to work in the BASE Dynamics Loft at BDU. Cop guarding the front gate of the airport, I had to explain my reason for being there with a kayak on top of my car and a BASE jumping shirt on. HOLY CRAP Boulder airport is insane. CH-47s, UH-60s, News whirlybirds doing laps, bringing back hippies, elderly and a impressive and disproportionate large number of cats and dogs. I wandered around like I was important. FEMA is in the DZ packing room and office. Fed crews galore, tents everywhere. EVERY taxiway was packed with delivery rations, water, etc. I got Free lunch with the pilots, tons of Eldorado Water, and a coast guard air show from the front row. Pretty awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #40 September 17, 2013 Thoughts and prayers are with ALL of you out there!lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #41 September 17, 2013 ryoder***But Mile Hi was flying today! I took off after lunch. We have a LOT more lakes than we used to, and it looks like that stone quarry out toward Lyons is filled to the top! But the swoop pond is full again, the landing area isn't very muddy and the air's so thick that flying and landing were awesome! There were actually a couple rounds of tandem students out today, one other fun jumper and an AFF student. Damn. The TFR just *barely* misses KLMO: http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_3_4333.html There was a bit more air traffic than usual but nothing untoward. Couple helicopters flying around. Figured I could see 'em in time and dodge so as not to smack into their windshield. Guy looked like he wanted to land while I was making my first approach. Field didn't look too muddy (Which was my first priority!) so I nudged it a bit to the left. Wouldn't have been a problem where I was either, mind you, but one should be considerate as long as it doesn't involve getting muddy! Did a high pull on my second one, but the other skydivers get bitchy if I wait 5000 feet to unstow my toggles (heh heh heh) so I got right to it and got down about one minute after the last tandem landed. The field was a lot less muddy than I expected, and a lot less muddy than it was last winter. You still have a LOT of incentive to stand up your landing, but this winter you'd take a step and sink half an inch (With a corresponding *squish*.) Today I was able to stay on top of the dirt all the way back. Didn't even the bottoms of my ninja boots muddy! Oh! The air was SO smooth today, it was like flying on velvet! My slider wasn't even flapping at all, it was all just like "Whoooooosh!"I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #42 September 18, 2013 JohnMitchell Picked a bad week to quit sniffing glue. . . And these women picked the wrong week to climb Long's Peak!(A few miles from Estes Park)."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #43 September 18, 2013 Who knew Estes Park was so well prepared? The link will pull up Streetview. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Estes+Ark&ll=40.381532,-105.494649&spn=0.016002,0.018196&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Estes+Ark+toy+store&hnear=0x876b8cd466c308bd:0xdea87d2ab269d60c,Superior,+CO&cid=0,0,13561512661907873443&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.381494,-105.494685&panoid=q-wflfUyB0n3ny4ETUY97g&cbp=12,336.32,,0,0 (It's a toy store) "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #44 September 18, 2013 Quote If you need to rent a tank & regulator, send a PM to Riddler. It really wasn't too bad in downtown Denver - I've seen worse flooding around my house in previous years. Here in the city, we send all of our drainage to Boulder and Aurora Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #45 September 18, 2013 riddler Quote If you need to rent a tank & regulator, send a PM to Riddler. It really wasn't too bad in downtown Denver - I've seen worse flooding around my house in previous years. Here in the city, we send all of our drainage to Boulder and Aurora Except when you bike to work Got drenched last week during all that rain...and of course the hardest rain was falling right as I was riding to and from work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #46 September 22, 2013 Quote Except when you bike to work You go to an office to work? That must suck Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
