Sandlappers Blog of What's Happening at OIB & SB

Wouldn’t you know it? Rain and Thunderstorms through noon or beyond. If ‘Future Radar’ is any indication of the day, it’s going to be light rain through the mid-afternoon. Sorry folks this isn’t the way to start off your week, but we do need the rain. Monday and Tuesday don’t look much better 🙁 We…

Hi Folks. Weather this week is going to be very ‘iffy’ to say the least. We will advise you day to day of any happenings with your service as best we can. Umbs & Chairs are being setup today, but it is a day of forecast rain along with potential winds (winds last week were…

Weather is forecast to be an issue through late morning. At present we are delaying service this morning until we see how the weather pans out. Please bear in mind there is a strong potential that no set can occur even if the weather breaks and clears off as we don’t do late morning setups…

Folks, we are not setting up anything today as the winds on the beach are 18 to 20 mph and that’s above what our insurance carrier allows. The forecast also is calling for gusts up to 30 mph and we got some 25 mph gust already on the beach. It’s all due to this frontal…

Hi Folks, Winds at 6:30 a.m. are already blowing 17-18 mph and while we are setting umbrellas up, they will be left in the ‘down’ position. 7.5′ umbrellas can be raised just like a rain umbrella but i’d encourage you not to try as you stand a good chance of it blowing away on you.…

Today’s weather is going to be more of a repeat of yesterday but with storms coming off the ocean and popping up literally on a moments notice. While Future radar is a 50/50 shot, we are relying on several weather models to make decisions about setting up as well as remembering these are human beings…