Florence

[Nettles]

. Wish I had taken time to stop in but found what may be the best Italian restaurant ever over close to the airport.

Was it Santarpio's?

 

[monsoon]

We always called it the Awful House.  But it was the only place open after the bars closed. Pancakes at 2 AM... yummmm.

 

[Rasputin22]

Was it Santarpio's?

No, a little hole in the wall out on the Winthrop Beach called D'Parma's.

 

[Sail4beer]

As they always say 

“G’monin’! Welcome to Waffle House! Can I get you a coffee y’end a menu?

 

[The Q]

Plywood is the "Go to" storm shutter material to protect glass from flying debris during hurricanes.  .  

that's not plywood that's Stirling board, AKA oriented strand board aka OSB..

 

[Foreverslow]

that's not plywood that's Stirling board, AKA oriented strand board aka OSB..

correct, but people who know not better still refer to it as plywood. 

Likely all that was available at the area, or the contractor decided to save some coin knowing it was going into the landfill in a week one way or another...

 

[Max Rockatansky]

I stored my plywood. Too much work and time to refit and redrill. Busy enough prepping for a storm without more complication. 

 

[Pointy End]

A little excessive rain, thanks to Florence, at Linville Falls, Blue Ridge Mts., NC 

Surprised the kayakers aren't up there.

 

[Steam Flyer]

Plywood is the "Go to" storm shutter material to protect glass from flying debris during hurricanes.  .  

that's not plywood that's Stirling board, AKA oriented strand board aka OSB..

OSB can be tougher than plywood. Always read the specs.

I was programmed in an earlier more primitive time to sneer at "chipboard" and to think that REAL wood was always better. But times (and technology) have changed.

I had a big load of lumber of all types including marine ply and some OSB and some really nice cedar-face plywood paneling, stored in a rack I built at about the 10' elevation (above normal water level) under our back porch. It all got scattered thru the neighborhood, what I've seen is warped and soaked in sewage. Might be able to save some epé and some of the OSB, but I haven't finished mucking out the basement/garage yet. It was worse than a stable.

OTOH we are very lucky, our community has had a good water supply (thanks to good leadership & planning) and we're getting power restored quickly. House took only slight/trivial damage (assuming we can get the mold/mildew under control). So the Steam Flight Command Center is almost up & running!

FB- Doug

 

[bridhb]

The grits are essential( maybe not eaten) 

You take that back right now!

 

[A guy in the Chesapeake]

No. That would be Hawaii House. 

That is the proud visual representation of what you might get as a cubed ham product filled omelette.

The grits are essential( maybe not eaten) and hash browns can be done in about 15 different ways. 

There's nuttin' better than covered, smothered, diced and chunked..... Yeah, I've been in a waffle house a time or two.

 

[A guy in the Chesapeake]

OSB can be tougher than plywood. Always read the specs.

I was programmed in an earlier more primitive time to sneer at "chipboard" and to think that REAL wood was always better. But times (and technology) have changed.

I had a big load of lumber of all types including marine ply and some OSB and some really nice cedar-face plywood paneling, stored in a rack I built at about the 10' elevation (above normal water level) under our back porch. It all got scattered thru the neighborhood, what I've seen is warped and soaked in sewage. Might be able to save some epé and some of the OSB, but I haven't finished mucking out the basement/garage yet. It was worse than a stable.

OTOH we are very lucky, our community has had a good water supply (thanks to good leadership & planning) and we're getting power restored quickly. House took only slight/trivial damage (assuming we can get the mold/mildew under control). So the Steam Flight Command Center is almost up & running!

FB- Doug

Sorry ya lost the wood - I'm a wood packrat too, and it's hard to rebuild your stockpile.  

 

[Sail4beer]

Hugh Saint built Miss OSB back in ‘09 to showcase the beauty and strength of OSB.

I’ve waited years to mention it to anyone that cares. Good luck mucking the basement Steam!

 

[IStream]

OSB = Chopped Strand Mat

Plywood = Multilayer Uni

As with any composite, the devil is in the matrix. I'd sooner take a high quality OSB than a poor quality plywood but I'd take a high quality plywood over either.

 

[Sail4beer]

So would I. 

 

[Grande Mastere Dreade]

Waflle House! Feeding drunk college students and truckers at 3 am since 1955!!!

we had one over in pendleton near school, we called it the awful waffle,  at the time it was the home of the 1/2 lb cheese burger at the time when mcd's was touting how big the 1/4 pounder was..     there was always someone in there no matter what the time, a lot of mills around that town with 24/7 shifts..

 

[Grande Mastere Dreade]

I stored my plywood. Too much work and time to refit and redrill. Busy enough prepping for a storm without more complication. 

you'd think houses in strom prone zones would have roll down metal shutters for the windows, sure save having to store all that plywood, taking it down / up ..   maybe something the ins companies would cut you a break on..

 

[Son of a Sailor]

you'd think houses in strom prone zones would have roll down metal shutters for the windows, sure save having to store all that plywood, taking it down / up ..   maybe something the ins companies would cut you a break on..

Some of the newer high end construction does have metal roll down shutters. I've seem some in south Florida that have mounts for storm shutters to be easily mounted in the event they are needed and then removed and stored so as not to spoil the architecture.

 

[Rasputin22]

There is an old joke down here on the Redneck RIviera. What has two tits and ten teeth? 

     A waitress at the WAFFLE HOUSE...

Here is the closest I could find with Google

 

[Snaggletooth]

 I've seem some in south Florida that have mounts for storm shutters to be easily mounted in the event they are needed and then removed and stored so as not to spoil the architecture.

Ive seene that to, corgatted steell3, likcke metalle cutaine.