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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 5:25 pm
by Turk
Whoa is right. Compare with Katrina:
Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 5:57 pm
by windsor
Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 6:37 pm
by OZZIE4DUKE
Bob Green wrote:All you beach dwellers need to give us an updated status report once you are somewhere west of the I-95 corrider. I talked to my Dad a few minutes ago and he said he was fine because he lives west of I-95 (wow, a whopping 5 miles west).
I use to run out to I-95 and back when I was on the high school cross country team (a lot of beer under the bridge since them days).
Seriously, good luck to all of you! Now everyone needs to go seek shelter west.
Well, I live about 2 miles west of I-95 (as the crow flies).
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 6:40 pm
by windsor
OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Bob Green wrote:All you beach dwellers need to give us an updated status report once you are somewhere west of the I-95 corrider. I talked to my Dad a few minutes ago and he said he was fine because he lives west of I-95 (wow, a whopping 5 miles west).
I use to run out to I-95 and back when I was on the high school cross country team (a lot of beer under the bridge since them days).
Seriously, good luck to all of you! Now everyone needs to go seek shelter west.
Well, I live about 2 miles west of I-95 (as the crow flies).
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Wind is a bitch, but the storm surge is the real killer....a mile or two and a couple of feet in elevation can make all the difference.
Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 6:59 pm
by CathyCA
Dang! I almost forgot to fill the tub. Going to go do that now. . .
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 7:07 pm
by windsor
Posted this on facebook, but will pass it along here too:
Cell service will be for shit after the storm (towers will be overloaded) and it may be hard to make/receive calls. My office and I communicated via text message - they take much less band width on the towers and don't have to be real time..so if you are trying to get a message out try a text.
Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 7:27 pm
by devildeac
It was kinda cool yesterday afternoon to go for an extended salt water and sand pedicure and see the rough surf and 6-8 foot waves. Even more cool to do the same this AM and see even rougher surf and larger waves. The mostest coolest thing to do was leaving the island about 945AM and arrive home safe and dry about 3 hours later after a barbecue stop at Smithfield's Chicken and Barbecue
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 7:57 pm
by CathyCA
devildeac wrote:It was kinda cool yesterday afternoon to go for an extended salt water and sand pedicure and see the rough surf and 6-8 foot waves. Even more cool to do the same this AM and see even rougher surf and larger waves. The mostest coolest thing to do was leaving the island about 945AM and arrive home safe and dry about 3 hours later after a barbecue stop at Smithfield's Chicken and Barbecue
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I'm jealous of the pedicure.
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 8:01 pm
by CathyCA
My mother has had two different invitations from people in the neighborhood for her to come over and spend the night at their homes during Hurricane Irene.
On the one hand, I think that those offers are very sweet. On the other hand, these people know that I live right around the corner (well, 3 corners) from Mom. Do they not think that I'm looking out for my Mom? Hey! Where's my invitation to stay with the neighbors?
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 8:04 pm
by CathyCA
My bathtub is full of water now. This preparation guarantees that we won't lose flushing power during the storm. I'm already burning candles to guarantee that we won't lose electricity. I have a stack of books and magazines to read. That should guarantee that we won't lose cable and internet. The freezer is full of frozen water bottles. All of that ice should guarantee that we won't lose any frozen food.
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 8:09 pm
by OZZIE4DUKE
CathyCA wrote:My bathtub is full of water now. This preparation guarantees that we won't lose flushing power during the storm. I'm already burning candles to guarantee that we won't lose electricity. I have a stack of books and magazines to read. That should guarantee that we won't lose cable and internet. The freezer is full of frozen water bottles. All of that ice should guarantee that we won't lose any frozen food.
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I have done none of those things. I also don't have any wasp nests to get rid of...
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 8:30 pm
by CameronBornAndBred
CathyCA wrote:Dang! I almost forgot to fill the tub. Going to go do that now. . .
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Last thing I did before I left.
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 10:21 pm
by captmojo
CathyCA wrote:My bathtub is full of water now. This preparation guarantees that we won't lose flushing power during the storm. I'm already burning candles to guarantee that we won't lose electricity. I have a stack of books and magazines to read. That should guarantee that we won't lose cable and internet. The freezer is full of frozen water bottles. All of that ice should guarantee that we won't lose any frozen food.
![9F :9f:](./images/smilies/devil9f.gif)
I too, am a victim of Murphy's law.
I should always wear a rain suit when I want things to stay dry.
Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 10:24 pm
by captmojo
windsor wrote:
Wind is a bitch, but the storm surge is the real killer....a mile or two and a couple of feet in elevation can make all the difference.
To quote Ron White, "It's not that the wind
is blowin'. It's
what the wind is blowin'. If you get hit by a Volvo..."
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 10:31 pm
by Very Duke Blue
Nothing hear. We only got a enough rain to wet the deck.
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That's OK, I'm glad the hurricane has weakened.
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 10:33 pm
by captmojo
Nearly all mass transit sources, in and around NYC are shutting down. Yet, the Giants and Jets are still on for a 2pm kickoff tomorrow. Is this preseason exhibition so necessary?
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 10:44 pm
by CathyCA
Christian and I have moved a mattress downstairs and I've put sheets on the sofa. There is no way I'm going to bed upstairs and having a tree (or four) fall through my roof while I'm asleep.
We're watching Skip Waters explain how the storm deteriorated a bit this afternoon with a band of dry air, and how the storm is reorganizing itself into a different shape with a re-formed "center core" or eye. He's also pointing out all of the tornadoes in the area. The rain is really pounding. Landfall should happen between 9 and noon tomorrow morning.
I'm so stressed. I'm so tired. I can't sleep.
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 10:46 pm
by CathyCA
OZZIE4DUKE wrote:CathyCA wrote:My bathtub is full of water now. This preparation guarantees that we won't lose flushing power during the storm. I'm already burning candles to guarantee that we won't lose electricity. I have a stack of books and magazines to read. That should guarantee that we won't lose cable and internet. The freezer is full of frozen water bottles. All of that ice should guarantee that we won't lose any frozen food.
![9F :9f:](./images/smilies/devil9f.gif)
I have done none of those things. I also don't have any wasp nests to get rid of...
![Big Grin :D](./images/smilies/4.gif)
If I had purchased the Spectracide ahead of time, then I would have guaranteed that the wind and rain would knock the thing off of my house. But I didn't, so it and the wasps will remain after Irene has come and gone.
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Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 11:06 pm
by lawgrad91
Re: The Official Irene Go The Hell Away Thread
Posted: August 26th, 2011, 11:08 pm
by captmojo
As we sit...
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