RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!

Joking aside.

I hope everyone takes all the precations they need to stay safe and no one is hurt.

TD3 said:

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!

Joking aside.

I hope everyone takes all the precations they need to stay safe and no one is hurt.

^ That's what the Weather Channel is saying. J/K

But thanks.

We never get any good weather here.

Genesia said:

We never get any good weather here.

No purple rain drama for you, ay?

dJJ said:

Genesia said:

We never get any good weather here.

No purple rain drama for you, ay?

No. Stupid nature.

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Genesia said:

We never get any good weather here.

Timmy84 said:

TD3 said:

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!

Joking aside.

I hope everyone takes all the precations they need to stay safe and no one is hurt.

^ That's what the Weather Channel is saying. J/K

But thanks.

What can I say.... sista should have a job a the Weather Channel.

TD3 said:

Timmy84 said:

^ That's what the Weather Channel is saying. J/K

But thanks.

What can I say.... sista should have a job a the Weather Channel.

Timmy84 said:

Ottensen said:

Agreed. A hurricane is a hurricane is a hurricane, and having been through one myself, I can tell you that even when they catagorized a 2 they are no.joke. I've just seen video footage of some people in Florida who were a little too curious for their own good and just got swept off of a jetty into the ocean just by watching the approaching storm that hasn't even hit US shores yet. One can't imagine how incredibly destructive the wind velocity alone can be, let alone the downpours, the flooding etc.

I was in Hurricane Andrew in 93(?) in Miami. While I lived in Miami Beach where everything went relatively unscathed, we still had no bread, batteries, ice, canned goods or Pampers on the shelves. We were without electricty and had to boil/ bleach our bath & tap water for a month, (I hadn't seen so many people sitting on their porches with transistor radios since the Disco seventies). Because of the damage some miles away in south Miami where scores of homes were destroyed and thousands were displaced , that area pretty much went from affluent suburban enclave and descended into post-apocalyptic style madness; complete with rats ravaging the ruins, otherwise normally sane people looting and attacking each other and refugee like conditions with some much chaos that the city was placed under martial law by military rule...honey, things were so nuts we had the armed forces patrolling the city, we were under curfew and I kid you not when I say no matter where you lived, guns were drawn by 8pm.

Even in what appears to be the smallest of storms, hurricanes at any level are a traumatic experience. I do hope people will proceed with mindful caution as evacuation orders are issued.

I remember that storm very well. It didn't affect us that badly but I couldn't stop reading about the damage of it in Miami.

It sucked. Price gouging was crazy! People had bought up all the supplies of bottled water, Pampers, a(nd if they had generators to keep it cool), ice. They would sell these items like ticket scalpers on every street corner for criminal prices. A gallon of water $5-$6, Pampers $25, bag of ice (for your little ice chest where you were keeping cold cuts or whatever) $15. Dude, I hadn't been eating white bread for years, but the day you walk into the store and they don't even have a loaf of Millbrook or Wonder Bread on the shelves??? It was a mess. Plus 85+ degrees everyday. With no fans, no air conditioning. Again, i was mad lucky because I was on the Beach and only inconvenienced (not displaced with a demolished home)...and while most of the soldiers were nice guys, some of them were jerks (my sister was waitressing at a popular Beach restaurant at the time and sexual harassment from the soldiers was a major issue, but the staff was told to just look the other way and humor the boys because they were after all, there to help). Yup, it sucked.

Ottensen said:

Timmy84 said:

I remember that storm very well. It didn't affect us that badly but I couldn't stop reading about the damage of it in Miami.

It sucked. Price gouging was crazy! People had bought up all the supplies of bottled water, Pampers, a(nd if they had generators to keep it cool), ice. They would sell these items like ticket scalpers on every street corner for criminal prices. A gallon of water $5-$6, Pampers $25, bag of ice (for your little ice chest where you were keeping cold cuts or whatever) $15. Dude, I hadn't been eating white bread for years, but the day you walk into the store and they don't even have a loaf of Millbrook or Wonder Bread on the shelves??? It was a mess. Plus 85+ degrees everyday. With no fans, no air conditioning. Again, i was mad lucky because I was on the Beach and only inconvenienced (not displaced with a demolished home)...and while most of the soldiers were nice guys, some of them were jerks (my sister was waitressing at a popular Beach restaurant at the time and sexual harassment from the soldiers was a major issue, but the staff was told to just look the other way and humor the boys because they were after all, there to help). Yup, it sucked.

Wow.

I was kind of hoping that this hurricane would delay the beginning of school. Does that make me a bad person?

Heard a few minutes ago that it will downgrade to Category 1 when the eye hits the NC coast.

Timmy84 said:

Heard a few minutes ago that it will downgrade to Category 1 when the eye hits the NC coast.

I just heard that too. I also heard that it is expected to get stronger after it leaves the outer banks of North Carolina, but it is expected to downgrade to a category 1 hurricane by the time it reaches New York. While it appears it won't pack enough punch to blow most buildings apart, it will still have a huge storm surge of about 5 to 10 feet that will most likely flood the coastal and low lying areas of New York, New Jersey, and Long Island, plus it will have sustained winds between 75 and 90 miles per hour for at least seven hours straight and sustained winds above 45 miles per hour for at least 24 hours plus dump a foot of rain. So even if the huge waves don't flood the Big Apple, the rain most certainly will. I would hate to be stuck there, as many areas may be without power for a week or more.

728huey said:

Timmy84 said:

Heard a few minutes ago that it will downgrade to Category 1 when the eye hits the NC coast.

I just heard that too. I also heard that it is expected to get stronger after it leaves the outer banks of North Carolina, but it is expected to downgrade to a category 1 hurricane by the time it reaches New York. While it appears it won't pack enough punch to blow most buildings apart, it will still have a huge storm surge of about 5 to 10 feet that will most likely flood the coastal and low lying areas of New York, New Jersey, and Long Island, plus it will have sustained winds between 75 and 90 miles per hour for at least seven hours straight and sustained winds above 45 miles per hour for at least 24 hours plus dump a foot of rain. So even if the huge waves don't flood the Big Apple, the rain most certainly will. I would hate to be stuck there, as many areas may be without power for a week or more.

A Cat 1 hurricane ain't nothing to NC but to those living up north, yeah I can see how that'll be a pain. Like I said earlier be prepared for flooding.

I guess NewYork lost again.

I went to P.R. on Sunday and was met by Irene. I'm now back in Jersey and will run into her again..... Unbelievable. But I'm ready.....

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Timmy84 said:

Ottensen said:

It sucked. Price gouging was crazy! People had bought up all the supplies of bottled water, Pampers, a(nd if they had generators to keep it cool), ice. They would sell these items like ticket scalpers on every street corner for criminal prices. A gallon of water $5-$6, Pampers $25, bag of ice (for your little ice chest where you were keeping cold cuts or whatever) $15. Dude, I hadn't been eating white bread for years, but the day you walk into the store and they don't even have a loaf of Millbrook or Wonder Bread on the shelves??? It was a mess. Plus 85+ degrees everyday. With no fans, no air conditioning. Again, i was mad lucky because I was on the Beach and only inconvenienced (not displaced with a demolished home)...and while most of the soldiers were nice guys, some of them were jerks (my sister was waitressing at a popular Beach restaurant at the time and sexual harassment from the soldiers was a major issue, but the staff was told to just look the other way and humor the boys because they were after all, there to help). Yup, it sucked.

Wow.

Maaan, Andrew was the "big one" before Katrina...category 5!

I remember the day before the storm my cat was walking around in circles all afternoon... that's when I took my ass to the store and stocked up on supplies. I called my friend and told her to get ready but she's one of them knee-grows who don't believe nothing. After the storm she called me every day whining on the phone,

Ottie is right, Andrew practically flattened nearly all of South Miami and damaged quite a bit of the rest of Dade county but Miami Beach made out pretty well. We had to evacuate where I lived at the time so we spent the night with friends in the inner city. It's bad when a hurricane hits at night 'cuz the howling wind is sooo spooky and a hurricane lasts for hours not minutes like a tornado or earthquake.

The next morning of course there was no power and the temperature rose quickly. My friends had a generator but they also had a squalling brat that they couldn't shut up so by noon I was ready to brave the streets and go home, plus I wanted to see if my place was damaged. Luckily, North Miami wasn't nearly as bad but it was an obstacle course trying to get home past all the debris and no traffic lights.

Good thing I had plenty of supplies because there was nothing to be had in the stores and the price gouging was crazy. I was able to stay home and avoid the soldiers and the nut cases on the street. At night it was pitch black outside and scary, especially when one of the light poles by our place started arcing and sending sparks all over. I kept my cool because I knew my neighbors were looking out for us but my mom really pissed me off complaining so much because she was scaring my kids...sheesh! When people say the wrong thing they always make bad situations worse.

Anyhoo, I spent the week cooking with sterno, listening to the radio, (to this day nobody remembers the report about the chimps with AIDS that escaped from the lab except me), and taking cold showers. Thank goodness the phones worked in our area so at least I was able to yak with my friends and cowokers...every night I got tipsy and stayed on the phone.

We got our power restored in a week but most residents were without power for nearly a month. Bottom line, hurricanes ain't no joke folks. Try to be with people you like and trust and be sure to have some drank handy,

Timmy84 said:

728huey said:

I just heard that too. I also heard that it is expected to get stronger after it leaves the outer banks of North Carolina, but it is expected to downgrade to a category 1 hurricane by the time it reaches New York. While it appears it won't pack enough punch to blow most buildings apart, it will still have a huge storm surge of about 5 to 10 feet that will most likely flood the coastal and low lying areas of New York, New Jersey, and Long Island, plus it will have sustained winds between 75 and 90 miles per hour for at least seven hours straight and sustained winds above 45 miles per hour for at least 24 hours plus dump a foot of rain. So even if the huge waves don't flood the Big Apple, the rain most certainly will. I would hate to be stuck there, as many areas may be without power for a week or more.

A Cat 1 hurricane ain't nothing to NC but to those living up north, yeah I can see how that'll be a pain. Like I said earlier be prepared for flooding.

Sometimes the wet storms are worse than the windy ones.

babynoz said:

Timmy84 said:

A Cat 1 hurricane ain't nothing to NC but to those living up north, yeah I can see how that'll be a pain. Like I said earlier be prepared for flooding.

Sometimes the wet storms are worse than the windy ones.

Timmy84 said:

babynoz said:

Sometimes the wet storms are worse than the windy ones.

Other than a bit of rain this one barely touched us thankfully.

I'm watching the coverage and keeping everybody in my thoughts, hoping this monster continues to weaken.

babynoz said:

Timmy84 said:

Other than a bit of rain this one barely touched us thankfully.

I'm watching the coverage and keeping everybody in my thoughts, hoping this monster continues to weaken.

Yeah we're getting some wind coming in but only in spurts, since the hurricane is far east of us, we won't be directly impacted as far as I know. I'll sleep it out until tomorrow afternoon and then see what happens. It's supposed to slow here in NC by tomorrow afternoon.

CNN News Live 24/7 - Hurricane Irene Updates.

http://www.justin.tv/news...78100640/2

Shaolin325 said:

I went to P.R. on Sunday and was met by Irene. I'm now back in Jersey and will run into her again..... Unbelievable. But I'm ready.....

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Shaolin got a stalker!

We were supposed to get a sunny/partly cloudy day here on Long Island today.

We cancelled out Boston trip and were thinking of sneaking in a quick daytrip to Connecticut.

I awoke to dark/cloudy skies.

This effin' storm is a MONSTER! The eye is down south and yet the leading edge of bands of rain are lapping at our doorstep.

I guess it's time to batten down the hatches.

PoppyBros said:

I guess NewYork lost again.

"Again"? When was the last time New York "lost"?

So, how's NY doing?

dJJ said:

So, how's NY doing?

I have never seen preparation for a storm like this in all my decades living here:

- all airports closed

- total shudown of all mass transportation

- mandatory evacuations of lower lying areas of the city

- warnings of a preemptive shutdown of electricity for all of lower Manhattan

Preparations seem to be going smoothly right now as it has just started raining, but the weather is not supposed to get really bad until around 12 hours from now.

sextonseven said:

dJJ said:

So, how's NY doing?

I have never seen preparation for a storm like this in all my decades living here:

- all airports closed

- total shudown of all mass transportation

- mandatory evacuations of lower lying areas of the city

- warnings of a preemptive shutdown of electricity for all of lower Manhattan

Preparations seem to be going smoothly right now as it has just started raining, but the weather is not supposed to get really bad until around 12 hours from now.

Thank you for the update.

Better be prepared than sorry.

In Holland in 1953 there has been a flooding, killed more than 1800 people. Mind you, for a small country like ours, that's a major number.

I really hope that all of you will be ok and have take the precautions in order to protect yourself and minimize any damage.

dJJ said:

sextonseven said:

I have never seen preparation for a storm like this in all my decades living here:

- all airports closed

- total shudown of all mass transportation

- mandatory evacuations of lower lying areas of the city

- warnings of a preemptive shutdown of electricity for all of lower Manhattan

Preparations seem to be going smoothly right now as it has just started raining, but the weather is not supposed to get really bad until around 12 hours from now.

Thank you for the update.

Better be prepared than sorry.

In Holland in 1953 there has been a flooding, killed more than 1800 people. Mind you, for a small country like ours, that's a major number.

I really hope that all of you will be ok and have take the precautions in order to protect yourself and minimize any damage.

Genesia said:

We never get any good weather here.

I know what you're sayin' It does get kind of boring, until a good, strong thunderstorm

or winter blizzard comes along!