Come on Irene

[Bob The Mercenary]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/BobtheMercenary/map_tropprjpath09_ltst_5nhato_enus_600x405.jpg


So with my entire state shaded red under a hurricane warning and the weather channel calling this potentially the worst threat to the northeast in decades, I'm starting to get just a little concerned here. The last hurricane I actually experienced was Floyd in 1999 where we had a foot of water in the basement and power was out for a week. And that was a glancing blow. This could be a category 2 by the time it gets here.

I know there are others here who are more experienced in the natural disaster department than me, so how do you prepare? We have a generator, enough for the refrigerator and sum pump, my police scanner, some batteries and other odds and ends. I just want to know what I should have on hand, because I know I'll forget something.

[Edit] Also, my house is flanked by two small rivers that have a habit of flooding right over my road when it rains heavily for an extended period of time. So there is the potential I'll be stranded at one point.

[Nikose Tyris]

Tornado warning above me. I'm watching the sky.

It's beautiful. I've been sitting outside watching it. Green clouds against the red sky, blending together in the setting sunlight; rain dancing over us occasionally, winds coming in short, chaotic gusts.

It's like a poem that you can't capture on paper.

[Flarecobra]

Keep lots of fresh water handy, enough to last up to a week if needed.

Canned food. If you don't have to heat it up, the better.

If you can, board up windows with plywood. If you can't, put up tape in an X shape over it.

First aid kit.
Keep a battery-powered radio handy.

Charge up your cellphone if you have one, keep it on you at all times in case of emergancy.


Keep your car fully gassed in case you need to leave, and for the love of the gods... TAKE OUT SOME CASH if you need to pay for something.

Get copies of your important papers, and seal them in a waterproof ziploc bag.

Move anything you don't want ruined and can move up high.

Get something like a little camping stove, in case you do need to heat up something or to boil water.

And finally... if they tell you to evacuate... GET OUT. Take your important papers with you, along with cash.

[phil_]

I should get extra beer then, huh?

Ooo, maybe I won't have to go to work on Saturday!

[rpgdemon]

I'm in Mass as well, but not too concerned about this.

I mean, yes, it's concerning, but in terms of flooding at least, we got hit pretty bad for the past few years to the points where streets were unusable, and I was fine.

Tornadoes/wind are the only things I'm worried about.

[CABAL49]

I remember Floyd. I was a young lad who didn't understand danger and thought it was really cool all the trees that had been uprooted. I made the bangingest tree fort. Although if it had gone the other way it would really fucked us up and landed on our house. Which would have been really bad considering we were on food stamps at the time.

But I have been through Hugo, Bertha, Klaus, Lili, Bob, Grace, Andrew, Gordon, Allison, Felix, Bertha 2, Fran(Fran might have been the one who made my fort, can't remember), Earl, Floyd, Irene, Isidore, Fabian, Alex, Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, Noel, Bill, and Earl.

Fran and Floyd were bad, don't get me wrong. But when people think of hurricanes they think of Katrina which was pretty unique.

[Magus]

Am I the only one who thought of this when I saw the title? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXLHUThBib8)

Anyway, you may want to invest in one of those water pumps to pump stuff out of your basement if it happens too often, but since it only happens once a decade, you'll probably have to pay one of those water damage companies out the nose to take care of things for you...

[Solid Snake]

Dear Irene:

I'm sorry. I know you're not going to want to hear this.
You see, I have a date with another woman this Sunday.
Subsequently, I really can't have you be seen anywhere near me.
I know, I know. You find me irresistible. I mean, look at you. I'm practically front and center in your crosshairs for Sunday.

It's just...
Well, you're a bit too moody for me. Too impulsive, too angry. One moment you're crying a torrent of tears, the next you're raging and howling. Sometimes I think you even mean to strike me dead, Irene.
(And you're a bit too large, too. You should really consider losing weight, Irene.)

This other girl I'm seeing, she's far sweeter than you'd ever be.
So, you understand, don't you? Please don't come here on Sunday, Irene. We need to see other people.

...You should consider swerving away from DC and totally visiting New Jersey, though. There's this guy named Rob who lives in Jersey, and I think he's just your type! =)

[Julford Hajime]

Oh man my Dad is moving to DC this weekend. Like, driving/unpacking Friday night, then driving back Saturday and grabbing more things before heading back out to DC again on Sunday.

Hopefully this doesn't fuck with his plans too much, he starts a new job on Monday :ohdear:

[Aldurin]

I am thinking less and less about moving far away from my natural disaster safezone (at worse we might get some bad lightning and wind, maybe a flood if one of the dams get fucked over). Move to the Pacific Northwest if you don't like shit like Irene stopping by to have a party in your neighborhood.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Snake, if this letter somehow works it will be the greatest thing in the universe

[Flarecobra]

I am thinking less and less about moving far away from my natural disaster safezone (at worse we might get some bad lightning and wind, maybe a flood if one of the dams get fucked over). Move to the Pacific Northwest if you don't like shit like Irene stopping by to have a party in your neighborhood.

Until the volcanoes erupt. Or you got more Earthquakes.

[Nique]

Yikes. Be careful everybody.

[Solid Snake]

Snake, if this letter somehow works it will be the greatest thing in the universe

Shyria, you are the greatest thing in the universe.
You and my date and every other woman like you.

[/drunk on Cabernet Sauvignon
Has been drinking far too much Carbernet Sauvignon lately
But it's so good]

[Aldurin]

Until the volcanoes erupt. Or you got more Earthquakes.

I'm in that area where earthquakes are a nonexistent problem. If Mt. Saint Helens decides to erupt again I'm far enough away that the ash problem shouldn't be too bad (at worst the local crops will be fertilized more).

[rpgdemon]

What about Yellowstone? That entire place is due to blow sometime soon.

[Bobbey]

^Yup, and we're all pretty screwed if it does blow up. There could be ash suspended in the sky for maybe over a year with that kind of explosion.

Is it weird that I'm semi-excited about having the final winds of the hurricane pass us by in Montreal? I mean, it's already rare enough that any leftover winds from hurricanes actually get to us in time to be somewhat powerful, but this time, 65 mph (I think that's 100 km and hour here) is pretty damn fast for winds around here. What can I expect here for winds of that speed?

[Loyal]

Man, I didn't realize how close that hurricane would be coming. Massachusetts is like dead center.:ohdear:

[pochercoaster]

Last night all the flights at the Toronto Pearson airport were canceled and we got a whole bunch of rain. Lots of insane lightning too. Yesterday morning a truck carrying gravel got flipped over by the wind on the major highway here and it had to be closed down. Fortunately I'm not in the hurricane zone.

I hope those of you in the area manage okay! :/

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Until the volcanoes erupt. Or you got more Earthquakes.

And Bigfoot. Can't forget the Bigfoot.

[Bells]

I am thinking less and less about moving far away from my natural disaster safezone (at worse we might get some bad lightning and wind, maybe a flood if one of the dams get fucked over). Move to the Pacific Northwest if you don't like shit like Irene stopping by to have a party in your neighborhood.

Dear Aldurin,

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/2037_Apophis_Path_of_Risk.jpg

This is the pathway of probable impact zones of the Apophis Asteroid (almost 900 feet wide), that has a real possibility of hitting earth on 2036. It's impact is estimated at around 500 Megatons of force, an Hydrogen bomb being 50 Megatons.

So, as you can see, not only it may nuke Mexico, but also, if it hits the Water it will sandblast with tsunamis one of the coast of the USA.

Lesson? Move to Canada now, your country is broken.

[Toastburner B]

What about Yellowstone? That entire place is due to blow sometime soon.

Nah, see, when the Yellowstone supervolcano goes, you want to live out in the American west. That way you die quick instead of slowing freezing/starving to death like the rest of the world. ;)

[Flarecobra]

It's not just St. Helens... There's Mount Hood and Mount Rainer.

And Apophis has a VERY slim chance at hitting... It would have to go down an extremely specific path in order to increase it's risk level when it passes by in 2029.

[mauve]

The Pacific Northwest also has earthquakes and tsunamis to worry about.


Anyway, stay safe, all you east coast folks!

[akaSM]

Nah, see, when the Yellowstone supervolcano goes, you want to live out in the American west. That way you die quick instead of slowing freezing/starving to death like the rest of the world. ;)

Toasty wants to get toasted, huh? Somehow I'm not surprised :P

[Bob The Mercenary]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/BobtheMercenary/st.jpg

Crap. Also, we're now under a state of emergency. NYC is thinking of halting all mass transit on Sunday too.

And the Yellowstone caldera I'm pretty sure isn't due to blow for about a million years or so.

[Bells]

And Apophis has a VERY slim chance at hitting... It would have to go down an extremely specific path in order to increase it's risk level when it passes by in 2029.

Murphy's law?


All kidding aside, if you any of you that could get affected by this need to stack on provisions, i would suggest do it slowly and sooner... i wouldn't be surprised if it got that much more complex to get certain supplies if the situation escalates from now on, also wouldn't be surprised if most shops raked up the prices once the realize that a) people will buy a ton of stuff they usually wouldn't b) if they get hit there will be damage and they will need more cash to fix it anyways...

Other than that, stay safe and try to keep some communication going on alright? Always best to know a situation without the "News Media Filter" all over.

[Toastburner B]

Toasty wants to get toasted, huh? Somehow I'm not surprised :P

Well, considering I live about 350 miles away from Yellowstone, it is not like I have a choice in the matter. :sweatdrop

And the Yellowstone caldera I'm pretty sure isn't due to blow for about a million years or so.

I was under the impression it was actually a few thousand years overdue for an eruption, but geologically speaking a thousand years isn't much, and really no one has a blessed idea (except for a website saying that it is due to erupt in DECEMBER 2012! DUN DUN DDDUUUUUNNNN!!!).

[Bob The Mercenary]

Other than that, stay safe and try to keep some communication going on alright?

I'm charging both our netbooks for the specific purpose of charging our phones. But even then, doubtful we'll have any cell reception. And now they're saying we could be out of power for at least a week. Which makes sense since we always get trees coming down during severe storms.

NYC is evacuating about 300,000 people and expecting most of lower Manhattan to flood. The shore is under mandatory evacuation and the governor is saying this could be a once-every-hundred-years event that we'll be telling our children about. :aaa:

I'm heading out tomorrow to pick up a few more things. Still need D batteries and some food, but drinks we're stocked up on. Except for alcohol.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Snake, if this letter somehow works it will be the greatest thing in the universe

Even greater then Voltron?

I'm charging both our netbooks for the specific purpose of charging our phones. But even then, doubtful we'll have any cell reception. And now they're saying we could be out of power for at least a week. Which makes sense since we always get trees coming down during severe storms.

NYC is evacuating about 300,000 people and expecting most of lower Manhattan to flood. The shore is under mandatory evacuation and the governor is saying this could be a once-every-hundred-years event that we'll be telling our children about. :aaa:

I'm heading out tomorrow to pick up a few more things. Still need D batteries and some food, but drinks we're stocked up on. Except for alcohol.

Seeing as we are both in the same state. i should probably be very considered about this thing too.

[phil_]

It's odd. The Carolinas both have people evacuating and stuff, the North East is declaring states of emergency and also evacuating, yet, right here in the middle, Virginia isn't doing squat. I've checked. We have a (unrelated to Irene) thunderstorm watch central, and flashflood watches East, but nothing I can point out to my boss to get out of work.

I don't want to go to work, guys. Seriously, can't the governor or someone say something like, "Don't drive into a hurricane for minimum wage?"

[Bells]

I'm charging both our netbooks for the specific purpose of charging our phones. But even then, doubtful we'll have any cell reception. And now they're saying we could be out of power for at least a week. Which makes sense since we always get trees coming down during severe storms.

NYC is evacuating about 300,000 people and expecting most of lower Manhattan to flood. The shore is under mandatory evacuation and the governor is saying this could be a once-every-hundred-years event that we'll be telling our children about. :aaa:

I'm heading out tomorrow to pick up a few more things. Still need D batteries and some food, but drinks we're stocked up on. Except for alcohol.

Might be a bit too late for it now, but just a thought... consider having a Solar Charger at home, i know of quite a few ones that are fairly cheap and work to charge multiple devices, i guess it's better to have it than not in a pinch

[mauve]

I don't want to go to work, guys. Seriously, can't the governor or someone say something like, "Don't drive into a hurricane for minimum wage?"
Call in sick. Say you're allergic to hurricanes.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Fortunately for me, it seems we'll just be getting the tail end of it, if thats how hurricanes work. I've only had like, 2 hurricanes before. In any case, that last crazy storm already knocked down the trees and destroyed the trampoline, so there's nothing else they can take from us!

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Fortunately for me, it seems we'll just be getting the tail end of it, if thats how hurricanes work. I've only had like, 2 hurricanes before. In any case, that last crazy storm already knocked down the trees and destroyed the trampoline, so there's nothing else they can take from us!

Well except YOUR SOUL!


Phil_ call in and tell them you can't come in because a flying bear destroyed your car this morning.

They'll believe you.

[phil_]

I prefer Mauve's idea and am seriously considering it.

[Bob The Mercenary]

http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/truvu/map_specnews15_ltst_4namus_enus_600x338.jpg

[Mondt]

:( Boston friends need to be careful.

[Michie]

I am thinking less and less about moving far away from my natural disaster safezone (at worse we might get some bad lightning and wind, maybe a flood if one of the dams get fucked over). Move to the Pacific Northwest if you don't like shit like Irene stopping by to have a party in your neighborhood.

I used to think the same up here in Mass. Not so much anymore. Tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and record breaking winters tend to kill the positivity of how awesome our weather was. Careful or Mother nature's coming for you next. :D

[lazy man]

Oh, hey. Philly's in the pink zone. Awesome. Looks like this is gonna be fun!

[Solid Snake]

DC is in the 'red' zone.
New Jersey is in the 'pink' zone.

...Could it be that Irene read my letter? =)

[Loyal]

Damnit Snake I never agreed to anything, why do I have to deal with the ugly one?

[Shyria Dracnoir]

You could always do a lot worse than Snake's not so sloppy seconds.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

DC is in the 'red' zone.
New Jersey is in the 'pink' zone.

...Could it be that Irene read my letter? =)

Not quite see, early tonight I stood outside on the roof of my apartment building, shirtless, wearing sunglasses, and screamed "BRING IT ON, IRENE!!! I CAN TAKE ANYTHING YOU THROW AT ME!! AND I CAN GIVE IT BACK!!!!!"


I guess she got the message.

[DarkDrgon]

i live in new jersey and work at a shop rite.... I THINK THEY WANT TO EAT ME!! we've had no batteries for days, and have given up stocking the shelves when we get more. we just open up the box and start throwing them at people.

[phil_]

Remember when I said I was considering Mauve's advice?

Now my boss is upset that no one wants to risk their life for him. First world problems for him, I guess.

[rpgdemon]

So, uh. I'm smack dab in the middle of Mass. This is my current situation. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjPqsDU0j2I)

[Bob The Mercenary]

Good luck, rpg!

The director of emergency management in Cape May just said "if you don't evacuate, please put a 3x5 index card in your left shoe with your name, social security number, and next of kin so you can be identified."

I'm buying an HD camera today to get some video of this thing. Been planning on it for a while anyway. Also, there are reports of fights breaking out at some gas stations in NY. Way to wait til the last second, guys.

[Edit] Now I'm hearing that, as of tonight, the I-80 and I-78 bridges along with the I-287 and Turnpike bridges will all be closed coming into the state. Meaning there will really be no way to get into NJ except through the city.

[Solid Snake]

Bob,

Don't you just love how the storm's path presently has DC only in its fringes but is bearing straight for New Jersey and New York City?

I think I just set you up on a date! =P

EDIT: DC isn't even in the red zone anymore! (http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/hurricane-irene-moves-towards-east-coast-6584#loc=41/169/21676)

[rpgdemon]

Uh oh. The sky now has big fluffeh white clouds. This is a step down from sun shining in the sky, there ain't a cloud in sight.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

For the first time, Snake's supernatural ability to repel women comes in handy.

Good thing I staved off on destroying that ancient Aztec whatchamacallit that has been cursing your family for generations, huh?

[Flarecobra]

Thought you picked it up at Wal-Mart....

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Nah, I found it in your typical horrible soul-sucking pit of ancient evil whose corridors echo with the howls of damned souls. Though I can understand why you got the two confused.

[Flarecobra]

Ah, K-mart then? Zing.

[Solid Snake]

For the first time, Snake's supernatural ability to repel women comes in handy.

Dammit, that one hurt. =/

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Snake, believe me, if I could hug people through the internet you'd be first on my list. You could use one.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Bob,

Don't you just love how the storm's path presently has DC only in its fringes but is bearing straight for New Jersey and New York City?

I think I just set you up on a date! =P


This date's gonna blow.

[Bells]

Snake, believe me, if I could hug people through the internet you'd be first on my list. You could use one.

You do realize that the potention for Snake to lock himself in the bathroom for 10 hours straight trying to understand what that Hug meant is huge, right?

...why would you do that Shyria? Why?

[Michie]

If anyone's interested. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/26/storm-tracker-hurricane-irene-2011_n_938056.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk2%7C89940&ref=fb&src=sp)

If the little blue line going down the middle is where they're expecting the eye to be, it'll be swinging right through my neck of the woods. Joy.

[Solid Snake]

You do realize that the potention for Snake to lock himself in the bathroom for 10 hours straight trying to understand what that Hug meant is huge, right?

...why would you do that Shyria? Why?

Har dee har har.

[CABAL49]

If anyone's interested. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/26/storm-tracker-hurricane-irene-2011_n_938056.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk2%7C89940&ref=fb&src=sp)

If the little blue line going down the middle is where they're expecting the eye to be, it'll be swinging right through my neck of the woods. Joy.

It looks like it is going to come over us, cock-slap us some, and I am still going to get drunk on my friends birthday and probably run around nude in the hurricane.

[Aldurin]

It looks like it is going to come over us, cock-slap us some, and I am still going to get drunk on my friends birthday and probably run around nude in the hurricane.

Because fuck you, Irene. This is AMERICA!

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Damn I can't even see New Jersey. That's not looking too good. Though the storm seems weaker.

[RickZarber]

So, today was a horrible day at work. (Not as bad as batgirl's, apparently, but still.) People spurred on by the fear of the chance of a hurricane probably caused as much or more damage to our store than the hurricane possibly could.

We sold out of water.

I work at Costco.

We sold out. Of water.

Tomorrow is going to suck ass.

Oh and also I'm sick.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Getting cloudy out there. :(

But it's perfectly still.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Getting cloudy out there. :(

But it's perfectly still.

The calm before the storm is always unbearable.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Special radio broadcast tonight. Doing hurricane and otherwise storm related songs. 6-8pm EST.

www.wdvrfm.org

[rpgdemon]

WATER IS FALLING FROM THE SKY!

THE APOCALYPSE IS UPON US!

Actually, I'm happy that it's finally cooled off, since I have no AC at my apartment, and it was sweltering.

[Magus]

So, today was a horrible day at work. (Not as bad as batgirl's, apparently, but still.) People spurred on by the fear of the chance of a hurricane probably caused as much or more damage to our store than the hurricane possibly could.

We sold out of water.

I work at Costco.

We sold out. Of water.

Tomorrow is going to suck ass.

Oh and also I'm sick.

Why would people buy huge tanks of water when they could just run some out of their taps before the power goes out?

[CABAL49]

I slept through most of the rain, but I did talk to my coastal friends. They lost power for a few minutes and there is some light water damage where they were. Nothing major.


Why would people buy huge tanks of water when they could just run some out of their taps before the power goes out?

I am not sure about where you are, but powerline is independent of the water lines. So even if all the power went out, we would still have running water for a while.

[Flarecobra]

Why would people buy huge tanks of water when they could just run some out of their taps before the power goes out?

Tap water can get contaminated and undrinkable.

[Loyal]

Though that does raise the question of why they aren't filling tanks with potable water now, while it's available.

[Magus]

I am not sure about where you are, but powerline is independent of the water lines. So even if all the power went out, we would still have running water for a while.

Oh, well, we have our own well which has a pump attached to it, the pump runs off of electricity. I'm not sure how municipal water lines work...


Tap water can get contaminated and undrinkable.

I was probably thinking from the perspective of someone with a gas stove who can still boil the water without electricity, I guess if they're just buying it to drink it makes sense because lots of people have only electric stoves...

[Solid Snake]

There's been a fair deal of rain here in DC, but hardly any wind yet. We'll be on the fringes of Irene's attack (clearly due to my letter to her extolling the virtues of visiting Rob instead) but should experience sustained winds of 40mph with max gusts around 55mph.

Personally, I'm not worried. More worried for my family up north who's closer to the direct trajectory of the storm.

[Flarecobra]

Though that does raise the question of why they aren't filling tanks with potable water now, while it's available.

Not everyone has a tub. And that water is typically used in case water pressure goes away, and you need to use the bathroom....

[phil_]

Not everyone has a tub.1: Buy keg.
2: Drink keg.
3: Fill keg with water.
:knowledge:

[RickZarber]

I ended up calling out sick today.

Throwing up vs going to work during all this craziness? I think I still prefer the former, so uh, thanks, whatever bug I've come down with!

Anyways, it has rained a bit. That is all.

[Bob The Mercenary]

I'm confused. The TV news is saying this is going to be a bad one, then you have these internet meteorologists saying the strength isn't even that of a tropical storm. I don't care what anyone says, 8-12 inches of rain is a big deal. Even without the wind.

I'm at the radio station and a message just came over the emergency alert system about a flood warning.

[Flarecobra]

With tropical storms, it's not the winds, but the water you worry about. For example, in some places in the Carolinas, they already have four feet of standing water.

[Solid Snake]

Yeah the rain and coastal surges are going to be far worse than the wind with this hurricane (which is still technically Category One, I believe, and will remain so for another few hours.)

DC is getting absolutely drenched as we speak, but the wind really isn't bad at all. I've experienced conventional storms over the summer with stronger wind gusts.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Same as Snake. It's been pouring for about two hours, but only small gusts of wind.

The ride home sucked.

[rpgdemon]

Same as Snake. It's been pouring for about two hours, but only small gusts of wind.

The ride home sucked.

Yup. Sums up what's going on here.

Edit: Though, not pouring so much as pouring a TON, then going to like no rain, then a TON, then none, then a TON.

Double edit: Noneish right now.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Yup. Sums up what's going on here.

Edit: Though, not pouring so much as pouring a TON, then going to like no rain, then a TON, then none, then a TON.

Double edit: Noneish right now.

That's how it starts. It tries to lull you into a false sense of security.

I'm unplugging the computer for the night and probably heading to bed. We'll see if the lights are still on in the morning.

[Bobbey]

Snake and Bob, this one is for you.

Irene's OkCupid Profile (http://www.okcupid.com/profile/irene)

I lol'd.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Snake and Bob, this one is for you.

Irene's OkCupid Profile (http://www.okcupid.com/profile/irene)

I lol'd.

I'd tap that. XD

Piss plays rough, that was a gentle breeze. I fight Tornados bigger then that during my visit to Texas.

[Flarecobra]

http://sadpanda.us/images/255532-RC2Z8PC.jpg

She's cuter though.

[Solid Snake]

T Minus 10 hours and it's raining just as hard here in DC as it usually is.

Fuck you Irene, get the fuck out of here already, stop being so damned slow.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Aaaaaand just lost power. -_-

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Things seem calm where I'm at. Though I think I'm more inland then Bob so that might be why.

Still raining though.

[synkr0nized]

We might have rain in a few hours.



Also I was tempted to start a drinking game based on "storm surge" and/or just "surge", but I didn't want to die. Also also make sure you got your water!


A friend was down in DC and overheard a family discussing their need for eggs (????) for during the storm and that, if it got bad enough, they would be fine 'cause they could just go outside and grill when the power was out.

[Bob The Mercenary]

I'm in western Morris County, I guess it's still not inland enough.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/BobtheMercenary/b6c6823b.jpg

Generator for the fucking win. It's also powering the basement pump and coffee pot.

Going to save phone battery now.

[Nikose Tyris]

Power in Toronto blinked a few times. Sky looks dreadful in TO.

[Bob The Mercenary]

I'mma let you finish, Nikose, but we had the greatest landfall of all time. ;) Stay safe, man. Prepare for a lot of water, even though you're in a highrise.

Also, there will be outrage in New York. It's already obvious that, thankfully, this isn't as horrible as was predicted. On the spot reporters are doing their best to make this a story when it has really become a big rainstorm. People will complain that they stocked up and evacuated for nothing. With these things you're either over or underprepared. I just hope people have more self control than that. The government made an assessment based on the information given to them by specialists in a field where 100% accuracy is impossible, with their safety in mind.

And to top it off, I've already heard speculation that the eeeevil mainstream media overblew this to make it look like Obama was coming to the rescue.

And the cable just went out. :(

[Solid Snake]

Ahahahah guys
Look at a map
the entire mass of rain is well above DC
But then there's this last spiral of rain
RIGHT IN DC
Literally the center of this last tiny little sliver
Is this God's way of saying "FUCK YOU SNAKE?"
perhaps

[Locke cole]

I got the hell out of CNU, so I'm not weathering the storm myself. We did get most of our furniture off the floor and sandbagged the door, though. I just hope I don't go back on Monday to find a ruined apartment.

[Bob The Mercenary]

This is my road, or was my road. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/BobtheMercenary/ca55a5f8.mp4). That's about 100 yards from my house. On a normal day that river flows about three feet underneath the small white bridge in the distance. Right now there's only one direction I can go, and we just took a trip to the next town over to refill our gas tanks for the generator.

[Bobbey]

Wow, that's a lot of water :/ Hopefully it won't be as bad when it hits here...I live in a basement apartment.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Just heard a report that they are pulling people off their rooftops in the center of town. Trying to confirm.

[Kerensky287]

Ahahahah guys
Look at a map
the entire mass of rain is well above DC
But then there's this last spiral of rain
RIGHT IN DC
Literally the center of this last tiny little sliver
Is this God's way of saying "FUCK YOU SNAKE?"
perhaps

I think it's more Irene's way of saying that she'd like to stay in touch.

Cripes, dude, what are you, like, oblivious to women?

EDIT: Also GUESS WHO HAS TO DRIVE THROUGH QUEBEC TOMORROW MORNING

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TROPICAL STORM

INCLUDING MONTREAL, WITH ITS CRAZY BIZARRO FUCKING STREETWAYS

[Bobbey]

I think it's more Irene's way of saying that she'd like to stay in touch.

Cripes, dude, what are you, like, oblivious to women?

EDIT: Also GUESS WHO HAS TO DRIVE THROUGH QUEBEC TOMORROW MORNING

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TROPICAL STORM

INCLUDING MONTREAL, WITH ITS CRAZY BIZARRO FUCKING STREETWAYS

Eh, it's raining here a bit and some wind, but nothing too big as of now. The wind will probably pick up soon though...

It's more the shitty constructions hours on the many roads at the moment (they're re-building all the sidewalks), added to the storm, that will make traffic worst here. It all depends which highways you're taking.

[batgirl]

I spent my entire Friday and Saturday evacuating 2 hospitals. I stocked up on some basic essentials just in case so my sister could survive without me. I spent 72 hours at work, sleeping either in a conference chair or in an ambulance. Yes, there was flooding. Yes, there was wind and trees down. Yes, there was power lost. But a cat 1 hurricane? Fuck no. I was watching the weather channel all night and it looked so ominous until it just...petered out near the end.

For the record, my apartment (Queens, NY) did not lose power once, did not flood, and aside from some small tree branches in the street, did not have any damage at all. Part of me is actually upset that I worked so hard this weekend for practically nothing.

[Solid Snake]

*sigh*
Welp
Irony
I wasted most of the weekend praying the date would not be cancelled
Now I'll spend the rest of the weekend wishing Irene had been stronger =/

[Bob The Mercenary]

...

Snake.

Fucking Snake.

[Solid Snake]

Get on MSN and we'll talk about it, Bob.
No sense in annoying everyone else here with details.

[Pip Boy]

Hurricanes are serious business bro. I mean that non-sarcastically. Had family in Katrina, some of them almost didn't make it out.

[rpgdemon]

We didn't really end up with all too much happening, around here.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Power's still out and apparently will stay that way for another day or two. Or three. Won't be chatting too much.

[CABAL49]

I guess I was too far inland to really get anything, cause it rained a lot, but then it felt great outside.

I usually live on the coast, but I have been visiting old family and friends. Everyone I know on the coast like said there was some light water damage to their place and they lost power for an hour. So NC was alright.

[synkr0nized]

I just want to note that every time I open this thread and scroll past that anime-Irene I sigh and cry inside a little bit.

[Aldurin]

Oh yeah, guess what hurricane Irene has done?

Stall webcomics.

http://nerf-this.com/comics/2011-08-29-Thanks-Irene.jpg

[Bob The Mercenary]

Still out of power, staying at my dad's tonight because his came back on. SO many computers came in with fried power supplies today it was nuts. One guy's desktop was completely submerged, but the hard drive still worked.

Also found out my grandma's house in Bergen County had two feet of water in the basement and the wood paneling needs to be replaced. Part of an interstate collapsed this morning and still lots of roads closed with flooding.

[Bob The Mercenary]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/BobtheMercenary/02b385d2.jpg

[Bobbey]

So, what's this guys name then?

[Aldurin]

I'm going to call it Hurricane Fenris.

[Nikose Tyris]

I am guessing James.

[Flarecobra]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Storm_names They got a list. This one would be "Katia"

[Loyal]

H-I-J-K.

Next is Jose. Though perhaps they could make an exception and go with "Jackass" instead.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Jose already fizzled out. He tried so hard, but just couldn't make it through the surgery.

[Flarecobra]

Fun fact: The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season? September 10th.

And TD12's being predicted to track similor to Irene.... Hopefully it'll stay east. Or south.

[Bob The Mercenary]

With my luck I'll be getting power back right as the next one hits.

[rpgdemon]

Are we sure the next one's coming this way? It's down in Florida right now...

Also, I got like nothing from Irene, guess I was lucky. Just some strong rain/wind from time to time, coming up and dying down.

People I know are STILL missing power.

[Flarecobra]

http://image.weather.com/images/maps/tropical/map_tropprjpath12_ltst_5nhato_enus_600x405.jpg

Well.. it's still too early as of yet.

[Solid Snake]

So long as it doesn't reach the states by Monday, I'm totally cool.
I don't want some Katia chick upstaging my birthday!

[Red Mage Black]

Yeah.... just got power back around 8:30PM yesterday. Not sure if it was due to storm damage or the fact that the power company was making excuses for it's lazy workers.

[phil_]

I haven't had power since Saturday and, according to the power company, won't be getting power back until Friday evening. Really, the only major impact not having power has had is changing my drinks from cold beer to warm rum. And I guess all my food is melted.

God bless the library for letting me use their internet and electricity.

[Flarecobra]

I love how the image I posted updates whenever there's a new advisory.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Waaaaaaaant powwwwwwwwwerrrrrrrr.....

That Katia track is looking more and more ominous.

[Flarecobra]

Idea for new thread name: The Katia came back, the very next day...

[Bob The Mercenary]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/BobtheMercenary/4b3f3575.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/BobtheMercenary/07666b38.jpg

Also...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/BobtheMercenary/b138f918.jpg

:dance:

[Magus]

I love how the image I posted updates whenever there's a new advisory.

I actually thought what you said there was sarcastic due to that, since the hurricane's path appears to form a ruler-straight line directly for us.

[phil_]

I'm not sure what I'm going to do if Katia takes out my power again, but I'm pretty sure a nail-bat will be involved.

[Bob The Mercenary]

http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/images/at201112_model.gif

They have no clue where it's going.

[Flarecobra]

Interesting thing about Hurricanes, you CAN'T reasonably predict where a hurricane can go past 24-48 hours out.

[rpgdemon]

To me, it looks as if it's going away from the US.

Like a jellyfish.

[Magus]

I'm not sure what I'm going to do if Katia takes out my power again, but I'm pretty sure a nail-bat will be involved.

If it keeps up soon we will have to defend our holdfasts with loaded gun and brazen steel from the post-apocalyptic biker gangs.

[Bob The Mercenary]

http://i.imwx.com/images/sat/regions/spec_sat10_600_en.jpg