Is Hurricane Irene Coming your Way?
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Nah. Not even a drop of rain in central Georgia.
Best of luck to those in the path.
Best of luck to those in the path.
I'm in the "high" threat level band on weather.com's projection map. Hopefully, it'll change- the path is somewhat unpredictable. But Irene sure looks like a bitch. I haven't seen a hurricane that threatens the entire east coast since David in 1979!
Here in CT everyone is talking like the apocalypse is certain, which I find confusing since it's forecast to hit as a CAT 1 
. I'm taking in all my outdoor furniture and putting everything in my basement as high as it can go. Does anybody else believe the media is over reacting?
. I'm taking in all my outdoor furniture and putting everything in my basement as high as it can go. Does anybody else believe the media is over reacting?
Good luck to everyone in the danger zones.
It probably won't be so bad by the time it gets here. We'll probably get some trees down, maybe lose power for a while and get some flooding; I'm far enough from the beach that I don't have to worry about that.
It probably won't be so bad by the time it gets here. We'll probably get some trees down, maybe lose power for a while and get some flooding; I'm far enough from the beach that I don't have to worry about that.
I am far enough west in Virginia that I should catch the edge of the storm but not get the full brunt. School may be closed Monday due to flooding, and the park at the bottom of my street will probably flood, but other than potentially losing power I should be fine.
Things don't generally shut down here until we get 6 inches and it falls so quick the third rail gets covered. Metro can't run above ground in that situation.One of my best friends lives in DC, and at least once or twice every winter I get a message like this:
"We got 2 inches of snow! Work is closed for the next 3 days!"
I fucking hate her sometimes.
Seems to be. I wouldn't be worried except that losing power for any significant length of time is a problem for my wound vac.
You guys can have whatever's left in the rubble of my building. It was nice knowing ya. 
My friend and/or I might be exaggerating. We're both originally from Chicago, though, so she finds DC's attitude towards snow to be completely absurd.Things don't generally shut down here until we get 6 inches and it falls so quick the third rail gets covered. Metro can't run above ground in that situation.One of my best friends lives in DC, and at least once or twice every winter I get a message like this:
"We got 2 inches of snow! Work is closed for the next 3 days!"
I fucking hate her sometimes.
You guys can have whatever's left in the rubble of my building. It was nice knowing ya.
I call dibs on the Garfield without Garfield book.
My friend and/or I might be exaggerating. We're both originally from Chicago, though, so she finds DC's attitude towards snow to be completely absurd.Things don't generally shut down here until we get 6 inches and it falls so quick the third rail gets covered. Metro can't run above ground in that situation.One of my best friends lives in DC, and at least once or twice every winter I get a message like this:
"We got 2 inches of snow! Work is closed for the next 3 days!"
I fucking hate her sometimes.
It's very southern in that regard. I felt like I was back home.
Then again, outside of Chicago or Buffalo...a foot and a half of snow in a week would cripple any town.
That's because you don't understand how useless the road services are here. A few inches of snow can be dangerous if not treated properly.
Places that keep long-term snow just put down sand, maybe with some melt factor mixed in but mainly they're going for traction. In the DC area, they usually just dump salt and hope it goes away quickly. The end result is a slushy mess for a few days.
You are welcome to join me out on the deck to shake a fist towards the sky as she approaches
It's forecast to be a category 1 by the time it hits the MA area (Saturday evening through Sunday night, I believe), so we can probably just expect flooding and blackouts at the most. The flooding won't be a problem for my apartment complex as we're on a big hill, but my parents are probably going to have to use that flood pump for their home. I picked up a bunch of water and non-perishable food items, and I have a ton of batteries of various sorts. Unfortunately, I don't know what happened to most of my flashlights (only found one), so I'll pick up some more later today (hopefully, the local hardware store will still have some). I'm also going to recharge my kindle in preparation.
You guys can have whatever's left in the rubble of my building. It was nice knowing ya.
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