Irene is here and she's seems to be strong!!

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited August 2011
    - candles
    - brewski's
    - cigs
    - sleeping bag
    - 2 large bags of white castle
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2011
    be safe all you East coasters... this could be the big one..
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited August 2011
    Don't forget the blow-up doll, never know how/when she might come in handy :biggrin:

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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited August 2011
    steveinaz wrote: »
    - candles
    - brewski's
    - cigs
    - sleeping bag
    - 2 large bags of white castle

    I'm going to predict that you'll miss the worst of the hurricane's fury in your location.:wink:
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2011
    Anyone south of Sunrise highway on Long Island has been advised to evacuate also. Can't wait until this is over with.

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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited August 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Don't forget the blow-up doll, never know how/when she might come in handy :biggrin:

    P.s. or He

    Place the flotation device around your neck and give the ---- a tug. :biggrin:

    All set at home for this one. Of course living near the PA border of Hunterdon County I have to say, I am just worried about trees if the winds come out this way. We have some old suckers around the property.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2011
    Got the Victrola ready in case power goes out. :biggrin:

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    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited August 2011
    steveinaz wrote: »
    - candles
    - brewski's
    - cigs
    - sleeping bag
    - 2 large bags of white castle
    gdb wrote: »
    I'm going to predict that you'll miss the worst of the hurricane's fury in your location.:wink:

    I don't think he was talking about the hurricane, just his normal weekend! :biggrin:
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited August 2011
    Why are so many people acting like this never happens on the East Coast? If anything, we've been lucky the past few years and the lack of a storm cruising up the east coast has been the anomaly.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    Why are so many people acting like this never happens on the East Coast? If anything, we've been lucky the past few years and the lack of a storm cruising up the east coast has been the anomaly.
    You answered it yourself...because it's been a while.

    This will actually be my first storm of this kind, I was on vacation in FL for Gloria.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited August 2011
    codyc1ark wrote: »
    I don't think he was talking about the hurricane, just his normal weekend! :biggrin:

    Finally, someone really understands me. I love you man.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2011
    Face wrote: »
    Anyone south of Sunrise highway on Long Island has been advised to evacuate also. Can't wait until this is over with.

    THAT, is a lot of people. Have fun Mike.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,146
    edited August 2011
    Pizza going in the oven now. Lights just poped off and on. I hope I get that pizza thawed enough to eat some.
    So far so good.
    We've gotten 1 1/4 inches of rain so far.

    The bands still come and go and they seem to be getting stronger now. Still a little light out too. It's going to be one noisy stressful night.

    Watching my neighbor boarding up his windows this afternoon made me feel uneasy, like I might have missed a new update somehow:..:eek:

    Thank God we had a new roof put on a couple years ago. I always stressed out when these BIG storms dumped alot of rain. The roof would always leak somewhere.:frown:

    Thanks for the thoughts and laughs..:wink::biggrin:
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    Why are so many people acting like this never happens on the East Coast? If anything, we've been lucky the past few years and the lack of a storm cruising up the east coast has been the anomaly.

    According to most outlets the last hurricane to hit us was Bob in 1991. 20 years is a good run.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2011
    cnh wrote: »
    Stay safe guys. Trajectories have this thing reaching even me?
    cnh

    Afraid not bud. Your orbit is too far out there. The APN-59 radar we had on the airplane wouldn't have picked you up.
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited August 2011
    What about THESE people?? I want this job.

    http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/hurricane-irene-hurricane-hunters-1926/
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2011
    That's not a real good job son.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,146
    edited August 2011
    Pizza got cooked and my wife showed me this video from 4:00 today at Wrightsville Beach, just 7 miles from us. As I was typing this, our local news showed another live broadcast and the reporter was getting slamed and even lost contact with her. Before the link was cut off, she said the surf surge was now topping the top of the dunes there. Man, we have all night to go still.:frown:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edswhp1TLIo&feature=player_embedded
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  • m00npie
    m00npie Posts: 697
    edited August 2011
    Face wrote: »
    Anyone south of Sunrise highway on Long Island has been advised to evacuate also. Can't wait until this is over with.

    Glad I'm on the north shore now.... I would be crapping my pants if I was still in my old house.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited August 2011
    Seems like every hurricane I've been through was during the night and the worst can last for hours. The gusts come and go, eventually you'll lose power(notice the transformers blowing,the momentary green flash in the sky.) Looks like Wilmington area has a lot of rain heading in that direction tonight.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited August 2011
    This is great!!...I have a lot of work to do in my basement and if we are forced to go down there Sunday, i can finally put the little woman to work!
    Thanks Irene!

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    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2011
    Made sure to pick up 4 bottles of vino for Saturday and Sunday. Now I'm ready.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited August 2011
    well she missed me on Ga. coast by a little ways...just a breeze blowing all day. Irene does not really care we named her, she doesn't care about the parcels we claim to own, she doesn't care the power companies will lose millions and then charge you back, she is moving a bunch a water from one spot on the planet to another while taking down whatever is weak in her path, she is doing what storms are meant to do, everyone be safe and protect what you can, but most of all protect yourselves and families.

    RT1
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited August 2011
    Watching this storm on doppler radar, looks like it's spawning some momentary vortexs way offshore.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,222
    edited August 2011
    Just got off the phone with my son he said they are being evacuated in NY..
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited August 2011
    Anybody in Maryland remember that **** Isabel ? I ran my chainsaw for two days straight after she was finished !:mad: I hope Irene doesn't decide to veer West instead of her Northward path! Except if she'd headed for poor Texas, I bet they'd gladly sustain some wind damage to get a thorough soaking.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Isabel_in_Maryland_and_Washington,_D.C.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2011
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    Just got off the phone with my son he said they are being evacuated in NY..

    Wait, where in NY?

    I can't imagine any major areas of NY that an evacuation wouldn't cause more problems than it would solve.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited August 2011
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    According to most outlets the last hurricane to hit us was Bob in 1991. 20 years is a good run.

    We've had a few hit us since 1991. Most just lose all their steam and end up being tropical storms or tropical depressions once they get up here.

    Well, at least here in NJ. New England usually gets spared because they will start peeling off to open sea due to high pressure areas over Canada pushing them that way after they stomp all over NJ and eastern PA.

    We got Isabel last year, Igor a couple years ago put my friend's deli under water. Lost $30K in equipment and food products. Frances in 2004 ran over us pretty good 'cause it came inland and ran all the way up to Canada. Dumped insane levels of water on us, widespread flooding everywhere. Ike in 2008 gave us lots of flooding here too. We got hit by the northeast wall which is usually where the majority of the rainfall hits. Ike dumped an entire season's worth of rain on us in like 5 hours. And Floyd, Floyd hammered us in '99. Postponed schools opening for a few days and shredded roofs and ripped up trees all over the area. Edouard in '96 caused the highest storm surge recorded on the Jersey coast and the storm surge alone killed 2 people.

    We've had a few doozies here since 1990.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,273
    edited August 2011
    gdb wrote: »
    Except if she'd headed for poor Texas, I bet they'd gladly sustain some wind damage to get a thorough soaking.

    AMEN...fortunately Irene is packing half the storm surge Ike had...so yes would love to have her at my house for the weekend
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,222
    edited August 2011
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    Wait, where in NY?

    I can't imagine any major areas of NY that an evacuation wouldn't cause more problems than it would solve.

    He lives in Brooklyn.. He turns 21 Monday and is to start school as well..
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