Hurricane Irene

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:46 pm

Well looks like I'm spared here on western va.. but heading right for NewYork!! I wonder if Debbie has her boat ready? lol

thechemgeek · Post by **thechemgeek** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:29 pm

Yea, but unfortunately it's going to slam into us here in Eastern NC. Boo.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:39 pm

Hoping my family in central NC will be ok...last time this happened w/ Fran a 200-year old oak almost killed my parents and smashed their house. If it wasn't old school brick and 10x10 timber they'd be dead.

As it was it pinned my mother to her bed, smashed her skull, and took 18 months to rebuild the house.

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:51 pm

Well we are not getting it too badly in SC.. Tropical Storm force winds.. maybe.. in the 90's Hurricane Bob took a very similar track and when I lived on the South East New England coast.. that was a CAT-3 when it hit.. and that was bad.. My friends and family still live in the same area that the eye will be close to. I am concerned for them

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:40 am

Unfortunately it's going to run right into my cousin's town in Virginia or at least that's the way it's looking. His house is just 3 blocks from the ocean.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:43 am

Humboldt wrote:Hoping my family in central NC will be ok...last time this happened w/ Fran a 200-year old oak almost killed my parents and smashed their house. If it wasn't old school brick and 10x10 timber they'd be dead.

As it was it pinned my mother to her bed, smashed her skull, and took 18 months to rebuild the house.

holy crap

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:59 am

Yup, heading this way. It will be weakend by then, but 6-8 inches of rain will have my pump running non stop. If I loose power I may be shopping for a new furnace. I may go shopping for a generator tonight.

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:45 pm

Roody wrote:Unfortunately it's going to run right into my cousin's town in Virginia or at least that's the way it's looking. His house is just 3 blocks from the ocean.

...was 3 blocks from the ocean.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:00 pm

TonyT wrote:...was 3 blocks from the ocean.

Yeah no kidding. Unless it changes course I am afraid his house is screwed.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:56 pm

Mark wrote:holy crap

yeah

Hoping the best for anyone involved this time around.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:55 am

Getting showers here from it now..not expecting to get much more other than some wind. Too bad too was hoping it was gonna come and sit right over top of here as we need the rain bad!

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:24 am

I know a girl named Irene.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:28 am

CableDude wrote:I know a girl named Irene.

pics ?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:28 am

Mark wrote:pics ?

Sorry none.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:16 pm

House and all is ready, **** is stored away and tied down. Though I dont expect much trouble from it, other than losing power for no reason cuz we always do.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:53 pm

Two quick and hard 30 minute showers passed through....very calm out there now. "The calm before the storm". Should be raining heavy tonight, and the storm should be hitting us by noon tomorrow. Got everything brought in last night. Mowed the lawn late last night, getting done around 10pm. (gotta love headlights on the John Deere).

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:08 pm

A lot of flooding and power outages.. so far close to a million people with power.

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:32 pm

Sava700 wrote:Getting showers here from it now..not expecting to get much more other than some wind. Too bad too was hoping it was gonna come and sit right over top of here as we need the rain bad!

Yeah people are dying because of Irene but Rockbridge County needs the rain. WTF?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:35 pm

LIVE FROM THE WEATHER CHANNEL!!! VIRGINIA BEACH!!

NSFW!!
http://imgur.com/a/AujdO

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:56 pm

full moon affecting the weather?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:46 am

cybotron r_9 wrote:

full moon affecting the weather?

more

http://imageshack.us/clip/my-videos/820/60r.mp4/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47GV8Zy7 ... r_embedded

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:38 am

raining here. must be the quickies Catman spoke about. Got to get in the yard and secure stuff.

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:10 am

Sava700 wrote:more

http://imageshack.us/clip/my-videos/820/60r.mp4/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47GV8Zy7 ... r_embedded

on a serious note, hey Eric Fisher and all you other weather reporters, go inside and stfu already.........

Oh yeah, because you're wearing gay ass goggles and a rain suit it's safe to stand in the way of flying debris......

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:26 am

Well, I got all the possible projectiles tied down and I tarped over my garbage can bin, I dont want to here the cover slamming against the house all day. Next is a quick trip to the store for a quick couple of supplies (booze, half and half & beer)

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:41 pm

It hit us in mid CT as a tropical storm, knocked power out as any storm seems to, other than that it just dropped a lot of leaves.

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:53 am

We were fine but across town did not do well...

About 7 blocks from my house

Harbor Patrol house by Hudson Park Beach. This is the beach I used to go to as a kid. It is about a mile from my house.

Pier at Hudson park beach. The first bench to the left is where I used to hang out when I brought my son.

Pier almost covered. Tiki Bar to the right.

Goodbye Tiki Bar

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:27 am

Another one is kicking up..this one is making a straight line to the East Coast...

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:33 am

Sava700 wrote:Another one is kicking up..this one is making a straight line to the East Coast...

Jose is weakening. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44311167/ns ... lz0Sl0Z8UM

chimdogger · Post by **chimdogger** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:43 am

F U C K Irene.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:30 pm

Debbie wrote:Jose is weakening. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44311167/ns ... lz0Sl0Z8UM

Not that one.....
http://www.weather.com/weather/hurrican ... 2011-08-28

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:19 pm

I read that it is too soon to give an exact projection of the path. I am not going to worry about it until it gets close to Bermuda.

My E-kit is packed and ready. :P

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:41 pm

My area got hit very hard. The videos and images I'm seeing on the local news are devastating. One town up here in the Catskills was literally washed away!

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:57 pm

Debbie, glad to hear you're OK, I have been waiting for someone to post some pics.

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:01 pm

Katia

http://weather.myfoxtampabay.com/maps/W ... l_mer.html

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:46 pm

CableDude wrote:I know a girl named Irene.

Saw said girl today, she is cute.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:30 pm

Good grief...kicked the snot out of the shoreline. We're not going to see power for another several days. Borrowed a 5k generator and got my kitchen lit up, as well as my firewall and U-Verse box, so finally as of this evening have internet and TV.

So many huge trees knocked over, lines on the street everywhere. Internet and cable TV widespread knocked out. Cell towers running at less than 50%...many areas not able to get 3G/4G data...just pure cell.

However, feel lucky compared to our more nothern neighbors in VT and NY...wow, so sad to see what happened up there. Rivers overflowing...setting all time records, washing away towns, washing away some of the few remaining historical covered bridges. People having their homes washed away, towns flooded badly with historical buildings....very sad. Amazing to see that happen from one, blowing away records set from even heavy spring flooding from the snow/ice meltoffs. Saw one video of a lady filming her backyard...above ground swimming pool. Flood came in so fast, covered her backyard..and rose to a depth to hit the top of her above ground pool...IN ONE HOUR! What...3.5 to 4.0 feet? WOW!

I'm tired of no power..and now just limited generator power. Tired of taking ice cold showers. But it can't compare to losing homes and towns.

koldchillah · Post by **koldchillah** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:20 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Good grief...kicked the snot out of the shoreline. We're not going to see power for another several days. Borrowed a 5k generator and got my kitchen lit up, as well as my firewall and U-Verse box, so finally as of this evening have internet and TV.

So many huge trees knocked over, lines on the street everywhere. Internet and cable TV widespread knocked out. Cell towers running at less than 50%...many areas not able to get 3G/4G data...just pure cell.

However, feel lucky compared to our more nothern neighbors in VT and NY...wow, so sad to see what happened up there. Rivers overflowing...setting all time records, washing away towns, washing away some of the few remaining historical covered bridges. People having their homes washed away, towns flooded badly with historical buildings....very sad. Amazing to see that happen from one, blowing away records set from even heavy spring flooding from the snow/ice meltoffs. Saw one video of a lady filming her backyard...above ground swimming pool. Flood came in so fast, covered her backyard..and rose to a depth to hit the top of her above ground pool...IN ONE HOUR! What...3.5 to 4.0 feet? WOW!

I'm tired of no power..and now just limited generator power. Tired of taking ice cold showers. But it can't compare to losing homes and towns.

ugh. Glad you guys are safe at least.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:59 am

Yep looks like Katia is cooking up a big one!

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:52 pm

chimdogger wrote:F U C K Irene.

I feel the same way about Katrina. What really sucks is the electricity being out and for some people the high water. You just can't properly evacuate a big city, just imagine the traffic jam if they made a mandatory evac for NYC and what about the loads of people who don't own cars?

OOOF what a fuster cluck.

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:55 pm

Debbie wrote:I read that it is too soon to give an exact projection of the path. I am not going to worry about it until it gets close to Bermuda.

My E-kit is packed and ready. :P

Do you own a car? If not how would you leave?