...I guess I should go grocery shopping...just in case. :kingmeh:
Projected landfall is Friday if he stays on the inside of the path and doesn't extrapolate into the Gulf. If they think I'm going into work that day, they're fucking nuts. Even in tropical storm force winds.
Unfortunately, you get no sympathy from me. That fucker's gonna cockslap my house on STT with category 3 winds tomorrow. And if it doesn't catch the gulfstream and jag back to the east and New England, it'll make a hell of a mess in southern Virginia and probably cost me a few days pay since we don't get paid if we can't go out.
just checked the newest NOAA forecast and it's now projected to head far enough east that it will probably make landfall in Nova Scotia. So you and I should be OK, but my house and family are still gonna get whacked.
So much for my weekend on the Cape :sad:
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 02:16:47 AM
just checked the newest NOAA forecast and it's now projected to head far enough east that it will probably make landfall in Nova Scotia. So you and I should be OK, but my house and family are still gonna get whacked.
I don't trust forecast models until the storm is within 12 hours of landfall, and even then, well...I've seen them do incredible shit that blows the curve on regular occasions.
In every model though, Rhode Island is within the 5 day cone.
(http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL0710W5_NL_sm2+gif/204614W5_NL_sm.gif)
(http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/tropical/map_tropprjpath07_ltst_5nhato_enus_600x405.jpg)
(http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/images/at201007_5day.gif)
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on August 30, 2010, 02:19:09 AM
So much for my weekend on the Cape :sad:
Yeah no. Even if we get off with the usual warning shot with no landfall, Friday and Saturday are going to be nasty. I'll know for sure when close the hurricane barrier.
And there's an Invest with 70% chance of development right on Earl's ass too. :kingmeh:
as long as the gulfstream doesn't move, you'll be OK. there is, of course, no guarantee that the gulfstream won't move.
Keep your heads down and be safe.
Woah, I hope everything turns out alright.
...Just as an aside though, I find it repulsive to name anything that mindless and destructive "Earl".
What gives? Why hasn't hurricane Baal hit yet?
Meteorologists are pants.
Meteorologists probably saw "Baal the Storm God (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1122761/)" and decided Earl had more threatening connotations.
I'm actually disappointed that the hurricane named after my wife didn't make landfall. I had so many jokes stocked up too.
Quote from: Cain on August 30, 2010, 08:06:08 AM
Meteorologists probably saw "Baal the Storm God (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1122761/)" and decided Earl had more threatening connotations.
Wow, weird. Okay, total honesty: I picked "Baal" completely at random, and have never heard of that movie.
:confusedsmile:
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on August 30, 2010, 08:06:51 AM
I'm actually disappointed that the hurricane named after my wife didn't make landfall. I had so many jokes stocked up too.
If it makes you feel any better, it has made the return trip from the bahamas to VA fairly hellish. Our captain even got seasick, and he's pretty used to shit like this.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 12:15:48 PM
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on August 30, 2010, 08:06:51 AM
I'm actually disappointed that the hurricane named after my wife didn't make landfall. I had so many jokes stocked up too.
If it makes you feel any better, it has made the return trip from the bahamas to VA fairly hellish. Our captain even got seasick, and he's pretty used to shit like this.
That's 2 hurricanes worth of waves, right there.
Some friends of ours wanted us to go to the beach yesterday to play in the surf from Danielle, which isn't going to be anything like what Earl is going to bring, but I can't BEGIN to talk about how bad of an idea it is anytime people think it's fun to swim in hurricane swells, because if you get caught in one of THOSE rips, you're done.
When I said, "HELL NO." They called me a pussy. Fine. I'd rather be called a pussy than risk drowning because of an obviously stupid choice. People die every year up here when we get storms that skip off of the Cape because they want to go in the surf, you'd think somehow they'd learn.
...With that said. I gotta see if I can get my Friday shift covered if we don't have a direct hit (not that we'll be busy anyway with the potential of at least tropical storm conditions) I gotta go to the Point and document this while partaking in the sacrament of doughboys.
Quote from: Sigmatic on August 30, 2010, 08:08:50 AM
Quote from: Cain on August 30, 2010, 08:06:08 AM
Meteorologists probably saw "Baal the Storm God (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1122761/)" and decided Earl had more threatening connotations.
Wow, weird. Okay, total honesty: I picked "Baal" completely at random, and have never heard of that movie.
:confusedsmile:
You can see their point though, right?
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 30, 2010, 02:04:16 PM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 12:15:48 PM
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on August 30, 2010, 08:06:51 AM
I'm actually disappointed that the hurricane named after my wife didn't make landfall. I had so many jokes stocked up too.
If it makes you feel any better, it has made the return trip from the bahamas to VA fairly hellish. Our captain even got seasick, and he's pretty used to shit like this.
That's 2 hurricanes worth of waves, right there.
Some friends of ours wanted us to go to the beach yesterday to play in the surf from Danielle, which isn't going to be anything like what Earl is going to bring, but I can't BEGIN to talk about how bad of an idea it is anytime people think it's fun to swim in hurricane swells, because if you get caught in one of THOSE rips, you're done.
When I said, "HELL NO." They called me a pussy. Fine. I'd rather be called a pussy than risk drowning because of an obviously stupid choice. People die every year up here when we get storms that skip off of the Cape because they want to go in the surf, you'd think somehow they'd learn.
nah, we're too far north now to be getting anything from Earl yet. It's over STT right now and we're about to round Cape Hatteras.
and yeah, people who think it's fun to swim/surf in hurricane-driven waves are idiots, and frequently dead idiots.
Our weather is gonna be really nice this week.
The storm is pulling all the moisture off the state so we've finally got some sun shining and there's a nice breeze.
However, the rip current in the ocean right now is BAD. My friend's buddy went surfing saturday and ended up way out further than he expected and found a man-less surfboard. Till he got closer and saw the other end of the leash.
Bad bad bad. Ended up hauling the guy back to shore. There was no saving him.
Stay out of the friggin water people. Please.
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on August 30, 2010, 05:14:00 PM
Our weather is gonna be really nice this week.
The storm is pulling all the moisture off the state so we've finally got some sun shining and there's a nice breeze.
However, the rip current in the ocean right now is BAD. My friend's buddy went surfing saturday and ended up way out further than he expected and found a man-less surfboard. Till he got closer and saw the other end of the leash.
Bad bad bad. Ended up hauling the guy back to shore. There was no saving him.
Stay out of the friggin water people. Please.
Holy shit. That sucks.
I have G+T left from this weekend (When DID Leln move those out. Bloody ninja...), and rum courtesy of her. So long as I'm not tapped for fmaiyl storm prep, and so long as the roomies have not devoured my frozen provisions like starved rats YET, I should be fine.
If not, I'm going to run on the winds and hunt those who cross my path. Should be winter for a proper Wendigo outing but why the hell not?
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on August 30, 2010, 05:14:00 PM
Our weather is gonna be really nice this week.
The storm is pulling all the moisture off the state so we've finally got some sun shining and there's a nice breeze.
However, the rip current in the ocean right now is BAD. My friend's buddy went surfing saturday and ended up way out further than he expected and found a man-less surfboard. Till he got closer and saw the other end of the leash.
Bad bad bad. Ended up hauling the guy back to shore. There was no saving him.
Stay out of the friggin water people. Please.
Damn : (
What news I could get out of STT before communications went down was not good. Earl hit them as a category 4 with 135mph winds and stronger gusts, shearing off tornadoes on the mountainous parts of the island. People are losing their roofs, I don't even want to think about what's happening in the slums where people live in corrugated zinc shacks. They had gotten 5 inches of rain since this morning, flash flooding all over the island.
I don't even want to think about what's probably happened to my mom & stepdad's fruit orchards, I just hope they still have a roof.
Well, pardon my bluntness, but they DO live on an island where hurricanes hit constantly. RI is high risk, FL even more so, but a Caribbean island is like a target.
All the cell towers must be down, I can't even get a voicemail or a message telling me I can't get through. Just nothing.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 12:01:34 AM
Well, pardon my bluntness, but they DO live on an island where hurricanes hit constantly. RI is high risk, FL even more so, but a Caribbean island is like a target.
actually that part of the leeward islands is not on the usual hurricane paths. they almost always track south (the ones that end up in the gulf or hit mexico) or north (the ones that hit the carolinas). Before Hugo in '89 STT hadn't had a direct hit in over 50 years.
Also, when your family's lives and livelihood are in question "they live on an island, they should expect it" sounds kind of dickly. Just saying.
I thought they weren't getting a direct hit? The eye was north of PR last I looked.
Ah crap. :( Just checked the radars...He jumped 2 categories in 8 hours and going right into the Gulf Stream.
They moved the forecast models so we're in a higher percentage of being hit now on Friday night.
And happy birthday, Tropical Storm Fiona.
the eye passed just to the north of STT and Tortola. Which is the only good news I can find as it means they were spared the northeast eyewall winds, which are always the worst. The real danger on STT (especially on the mountainous northside) isn't from the hurricane winds themselves, it's from the tornadoes that are sheared off and sent through the guts and valleys (you know, where people tend to build houses). All I know for now is that there are no communications with the island. Phone and internet are down and so is cell service. The last blog post I could find from anyone suggested that the storm was much more powerful than they were warned of, and that with the damage to the power infrastructure it would likely be months before electricity was fully restored. I don't get the impression that it's as bad as Hugo or Marilyn, but those were exceptional storms and even half of the damage that those caused would be alot of damage. It's not the states and doesn't have the resources of the states so even though on a personal level almost everyone is very aware of what's needed for hurricane preparedness, the infrastructure and resources to rebuild quickly just don't exist. Especially if there's damage to the airport and/or port facilities since everything has to be shipped in from elsewhere. If there is, again, a hint of good news it's that St. Croix seems to have escaped mostly untouched which means since they have a refinery that STT won't have to wait for gas to be shipped from the states. So people will at least be able to run their generators.
It's because it jumped two categories before they had a chance to know it.
I hope everything turns out alright for your family in STT, ECH.
So when do we get the fiery oil/lightning storms Michael Bay promised us?
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 31, 2010, 12:16:00 AM
the eye passed just to the north of STT and Tortola. Which is the only good news I can find as it means they were spared the northeast eyewall winds, which are always the worst. The real danger on STT (especially on the mountainous northside) isn't from the hurricane winds themselves, it's from the tornadoes that are sheared off and sent through the guts and valleys (you know, where people tend to build houses). All I know for now is that there are no communications with the island. Phone and internet are down and so is cell service. The last blog post I could find from anyone suggested that the storm was much more powerful than they were warned of, and that with the damage to the power infrastructure it would likely be months before electricity was fully restored. I don't get the impression that it's as bad as Hugo or Marilyn, but those were exceptional storms and even half of the damage that those caused would be alot of damage. It's not the states and doesn't have the resources of the states so even though on a personal level almost everyone is very aware of what's needed for hurricane preparedness, the infrastructure and resources to rebuild quickly just don't exist. Especially if there's damage to the airport and/or port facilities since everything has to be shipped in from elsewhere. If there is, again, a hint of good news it's that St. Croix seems to have escaped mostly untouched which means since they have a refinery that STT won't have to wait for gas to be shipped from the states. So people will at least be able to run their generators.
It really really bugs the shit out of me that this is happening in US territory and nobody in the media seems to be talking about it.
Peoples homes < WTC drama :argh!:
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 12:32:40 AM
It's because it jumped two categories before they had a chance to know it.
yeah, that's exactly what happened with marilyn (except that marilyn jumped from a 2 to a 5+ and nearly destroyed the island totally). Seems to be a running theme that the NHC is pretty useless as far as the northern leewards islands are concerned. Alot of people down there still blame them for most of the deaths that happened during marilyn.
Quote from: Requia ☣ on August 31, 2010, 12:35:12 AM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 31, 2010, 12:16:00 AM
the eye passed just to the north of STT and Tortola. Which is the only good news I can find as it means they were spared the northeast eyewall winds, which are always the worst. The real danger on STT (especially on the mountainous northside) isn't from the hurricane winds themselves, it's from the tornadoes that are sheared off and sent through the guts and valleys (you know, where people tend to build houses). All I know for now is that there are no communications with the island. Phone and internet are down and so is cell service. The last blog post I could find from anyone suggested that the storm was much more powerful than they were warned of, and that with the damage to the power infrastructure it would likely be months before electricity was fully restored. I don't get the impression that it's as bad as Hugo or Marilyn, but those were exceptional storms and even half of the damage that those caused would be alot of damage. It's not the states and doesn't have the resources of the states so even though on a personal level almost everyone is very aware of what's needed for hurricane preparedness, the infrastructure and resources to rebuild quickly just don't exist. Especially if there's damage to the airport and/or port facilities since everything has to be shipped in from elsewhere. If there is, again, a hint of good news it's that St. Croix seems to have escaped mostly untouched which means since they have a refinery that STT won't have to wait for gas to be shipped from the states. So people will at least be able to run their generators.
It really really bugs the shit out of me that this is happening in US territory and nobody in the media seems to be talking about it.
Nobody on the mainland gives much of a shit about the VI until it's time to go on vacation. And frankly, nobody in the VI gives much of a shit about the mainland until it's time to pump some more money from the federal teat. it's America in name only. That said, with phones and internet down, there really isn't any way for anyone to hear about it at the moment.
The reason the NHS has a hard time with the Leewards is because of the water temp there. There is no technology that can tell you when and where storms will strengthen, just old tracks and forecast models.
Jesus fuck. I hope your people stay safe, ECH.
And east coast spags--stay dry!
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 01:27:44 AM
The reason the NHS has a hard time with the Leewards is because of the water temp there. There is no technology that can tell you when and where storms will strengthen, just old tracks and forecast models.
be that as it may, they seem to continually err on the the side of the lowest estimate. Which keeps getting people killed. If you're not sure if a storm is gonna be a cat 1 or cat 4 when it hits, seems to me like you should warn people to prepare for a cat 4.
I got a message on facebook a few minutes ago informing me that my family's house and those of my immediate relatives are still standing and still have their roofs. I imagine the fruit orchard is toast, but that's not as important as everyone being alive and having a house. I'm also told they're getting the worst of it right now so they're not out of the woods yet.
ETA: especially when the last major storm to hit that area jumped several categories in a very short time. It's inexcusable that they keep lowballing their estimates.
Meteorology is an inexact science. You never know how bad a storm is until it hits. Katrina is a fine example. What caused the levees to fail? The storm? Or old engineeing?
if EVERY storm that's hit them in the last 20 years has been at least 2 categories higher than their forecast, there is NO excuse for them to keep lowballing their forecasts. Period. If they don't know and can't know, they have a duty to issue warnings that will prompt people to, you know, stay alive. If it was just one time, I'd understand but this is indicative of a failure in their system somewhere. You don't keep telling people to prepare for the lowest estimated strength of a storm when there's just as much chance that it will exceed the high estimate. Especially when peoples' lives are at stake.
this may be stating the obvious, but this is a touchy subject for me. I had a childhood friend that died in Marilyn who would not have been where he was if the NHC had even warned of the possibility of a stronger storm. This would be a poor time to play devil's advocate strictly for the sake of argument.
I'm not playing devil's advocate. But if the USVI are as prone to getting borked reports from the NHS as you claim (nor do I doubt) then it's something the islanders need to take into their own hands and be crazy prepared ALL THE TIME. Hurricanes are the hand of God. D/N/T.
We're not talking about a hotbed of educated and rational people. While I agree with you in that sense, it's also still the NHC's responsibility to at least attempt to put people in a position to be properly CRAZY PREPARED. It's also very expensive to prepare for a cat 4 storm as opposed to a cat 1, and most people down there are dirt poor so if they think it's not going to be that bad they'd usually rather spend the money on food or rent. Not that I necessarily agree with that mentality, but that IS the mentality.
There in lies the prob. Either they underestimate the storm and no one is prepared, or they overestimate and people are out thousands.
I still maintain that there's no reason for them not to err on the side of preserving life.
It's good to hear your family is OK.
Quote from: Cain on August 31, 2010, 12:34:58 AM
So when do we get the fiery oil/lightning storms Michael Bay promised us?
Bump. Why haven't we heard anything about what Earl is doing to the BP plume that made it around the tip of Florida?
Because, Lindsay Lohan just got out of jail/rehab/whatever and posed for a magazine spread.
probably because Earl isn't coming anywhere close to Florida.
INVINCIBLE!
Also- there isn't much being said about any oil in the gulf now. Probably because of what RWHN said.
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on August 31, 2010, 12:56:28 PM
Quote from: Cain on August 31, 2010, 12:34:58 AM
So when do we get the fiery oil/lightning storms Michael Bay promised us?
Bump. Why haven't we heard anything about what Earl is doing to the BP plume that made it around the tip of Florida?
Americans have short attention spans. Or at least our media does. I guess lingering ecological damage isn't interesting to them
Feh. I saw that new Spike Lee Documentary about New Orleans, "If the Creek Don't Rise", and the last third of it talks about the oil spill. It depressed the ever-living fuck out of me.
Quote from: Doktor Blight on August 31, 2010, 04:14:06 PM
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on August 31, 2010, 12:56:28 PM
Quote from: Cain on August 31, 2010, 12:34:58 AM
So when do we get the fiery oil/lightning storms Michael Bay promised us?
Bump. Why haven't we heard anything about what Earl is doing to the BP plume that made it around the tip of Florida?
Americans have short attention spans. Or at least our media does. I guess lingering ecological damage isn't interesting to them
fuck ecology. I want to hear about the next biggest loser who threw away her life for drugs and parties.
oh wait...fuck that whore. bring on the oil spill coverage.
I'm still sick as hell, and we've got forecast models putting it right over us on Saturday now, since he's slowing down. :kingmeh:
I'm planning on leaving work as early as possible on Friday and getting down to South County to get SOME readings and photos before evac'ing back to Providence...or most likely, crashing in Warren, drinking way too much and watching it roll in from East Bay. They say it's only going to be a Cat 2 when it hits us, but if the hurricane barrier for whatever reason fails, or it's a Cat 4 still, Providence will go under, and I'll be stranded with no power and little food on a hill in the ghetto.
Any news on the family, ECH?
family is OK, house is OK, trees are still standing though any fruit that was left on them is gone.
I've been informed that once we dock, we will have one day to restock and unload before we have to flee upriver as the new projections seem to indicate that our normal berth may not be as safe as our insurance company would like.
We need to invent some sort of hurricane drinking game.
I just started a new thread. :D
Yeah, if the Bourne and Sagamore bridges aren't closed I'm still hitting the Cape. Hurricane party sounds like my own unique brand of stupid.
You're safer in New Bedford.
God I can't believe I actually just said that.
This is what happens when you abandon Eris' Holy City, Suu.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 31, 2010, 11:21:46 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 10:31:30 PM
You're safer in New Bedford.
newsfeed.
:lulz:
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:23:58 PM
This is what happens when you abandon Eris' Holy City, Suu.
Eris's Holy City is Providence. That IS why we're getting the fucking storm.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:24:46 PM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 31, 2010, 11:21:46 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 10:31:30 PM
You're safer in New Bedford.
newsfeed.
:lulz:
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:23:58 PM
This is what happens when you abandon Eris' Holy City, Suu.
Eris's Holy City is Providence. That IS why we're getting the fucking storm.
Nope. Tucson. This has been long established.
You might get a storm once in a while, we get EVERYTHING. And then our bodies get tossed in dumpsters.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:26:11 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:24:46 PM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 31, 2010, 11:21:46 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 10:31:30 PM
You're safer in New Bedford.
newsfeed.
:lulz:
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:23:58 PM
This is what happens when you abandon Eris' Holy City, Suu.
Eris's Holy City is Providence. That IS why we're getting the fucking storm.
Nope. Tucson. This has been long established.
You might get a storm once in a while, we get EVERYTHING. And then our bodies get tossed in dumpsters.
You both have to fight for it, no holds barred.
Dok will have the jaw of an Ox, while Suu is armed with a broken lawn chair.
Quote from: Cain on August 31, 2010, 11:30:33 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:26:11 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:24:46 PM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 31, 2010, 11:21:46 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 10:31:30 PM
You're safer in New Bedford.
newsfeed.
:lulz:
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:23:58 PM
This is what happens when you abandon Eris' Holy City, Suu.
Eris's Holy City is Providence. That IS why we're getting the fucking storm.
Nope. Tucson. This has been long established.
You might get a storm once in a while, we get EVERYTHING. And then our bodies get tossed in dumpsters.
You both have to fight for it, no holds barred.
Dok will have the jaw of an Ox, while Suu is armed with a broken lawn chair.
I think I'd prefer a taser, and she can have handcuffs. On.
:fap:
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:31:52 PM
Quote from: Cain on August 31, 2010, 11:30:33 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:26:11 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:24:46 PM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 31, 2010, 11:21:46 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 10:31:30 PM
You're safer in New Bedford.
newsfeed.
:lulz:
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:23:58 PM
This is what happens when you abandon Eris' Holy City, Suu.
Eris's Holy City is Providence. That IS why we're getting the fucking storm.
Nope. Tucson. This has been long established.
You might get a storm once in a while, we get EVERYTHING. And then our bodies get tossed in dumpsters.
You both have to fight for it, no holds barred.
Dok will have the jaw of an Ox, while Suu is armed with a broken lawn chair.
I think I'd prefer a taser, and she can have handcuffs. On.
WTF are YOU thinking of?!
Broken lawn chair, and the exhumed body of HP Lovecraft.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:36:36 PM
WTF are YOU thinking of?!
That wicked right cross of yours, to be honest.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:36:36 PM
Broken lawn chair, and the exhumed body of HP Lovecraft.
Who gets what?
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:37:55 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:36:36 PM
WTF are YOU thinking of?!
That wicked right cross of yours, to be honest.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:36:36 PM
Broken lawn chair, and the exhumed body of HP Lovecraft.
Who gets what?
That's what I get, I don't care what you plan to fight with.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:38:43 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:37:55 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:36:36 PM
WTF are YOU thinking of?!
That wicked right cross of yours, to be honest.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:36:36 PM
Broken lawn chair, and the exhumed body of HP Lovecraft.
Who gets what?
That's what I get, I don't care what you plan to fight with.
Okay. I want a stealth bomber.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:39:44 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:38:43 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:37:55 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:36:36 PM
WTF are YOU thinking of?!
That wicked right cross of yours, to be honest.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:36:36 PM
Broken lawn chair, and the exhumed body of HP Lovecraft.
Who gets what?
That's what I get, I don't care what you plan to fight with.
Okay. I want a stealth bomber.
Not fair! My entire air force consists of this:
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/tucson.jpg)
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:46:04 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:39:44 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:38:43 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 31, 2010, 11:37:55 PM
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:36:36 PM
WTF are YOU thinking of?!
That wicked right cross of yours, to be honest.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:36:36 PM
Broken lawn chair, and the exhumed body of HP Lovecraft.
Who gets what?
That's what I get, I don't care what you plan to fight with.
Okay. I want a stealth bomber.
Not fair! My entire air force consists of this:
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/tucson.jpg)
I can't see that on this comp, but I have DM AFB about 30 feet from where I'm sitting.
It's the Big Blue Bug.
...I have Quonset Point ANG Base 20 minutes away, but it's all C-130s. There's some good stuff over on Cape Cod and up in Waltham though. I may have to make a few calls if that's the game you want to play.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 31, 2010, 11:56:02 PM
It's the Big Blue Bug.
...I have Quonset Point ANG Base 20 minutes away, but it's all C-130s. There's some good stuff over on Cape Cod and up in Waltham though. I may have to make a few calls if that's the game you want to play.
DM AFB is the world's largest air force.
Trifle not with my mighty
phallic symbols war birds.
You're in the projected path? Yeah, well, get the hell in line, cause there's a certain overgrown sandbar in between you and that hurricane.
I happen to be living on it. :x
It's going to go more East, it's going to bounce off Montauk and run right up Narragansett Bay all Bob style. Watch.
(http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/weather/hurricane/images/gloria.jpg) Gloria
(http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/snarl/files/2007/03/bob91.jpg) Bob
(http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/tropical/map_tropprjpath07_ltst_5nhato_enus_600x405.jpg) Earl so far.
Worst case scenario: Gloria
Most likely scenario: Bob
Best case scenario: Bill
My family has GREAT pictures of what Gloria did to Long Island...it knocked down 7 trees in our backyard, we had no power for 2 weeks and we got infested with ticks.
Also, as of the 5pm advisory, the Outer Banks are now under a hurricane watch.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on September 01, 2010, 01:15:44 AM
My family has GREAT pictures of what Gloria did to Long Island...it knocked down 7 trees in our backyard, we had no power for 2 weeks and we got infested with ticks.
WTF? Did you piss Moses off or something? :lulz:
They came in off the downed trees and from the flooded woods behind the house that separated us from the LIRR. It really wasn't fun.
And now we're in the 3 day cone.
My dad is pretty sure we won't get it, and that it will bounce off of Cape Cod (But will still make Friday and Saturday miserable.)
I dunno...I'm feeling this one. I think it could be a solid hit. I haven't had a direct hit by a hurricane in Rhode Island YET, and I've lived here for 8 years. Tropical storms, yes, remnants of named storms, yes, but not a full blown cyclone. Gloria was a direct hit for us when we lived on Long Island and I was 3.
The conditions are right. There's high pressure systems to the West and East which is creating a channel for the storm to beeline us.
I'm so leaning back in my chair all "better you than me" style.
HAW HAW NE-sterners!
it was breezy today. weather was nice.
I can't remember the last hurricane to hit Tucson.
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on September 01, 2010, 04:20:54 AM
I'm so leaning back in my chair all "better you than me" style.
HAW HAW NE-sterners!
it was breezy today. weather was nice.
Today was hot and stagnant with a high of 92. Tomorrow is going to be the same...I couldn't imagine where all your moisture is getting thrown. :roll:
Well, at least unlike Florida, we're mostly above sea level, except for downtown Providence, but that's what the hurricane barrier and levees are for, just like in NOLA, RITE?
For once, Florida isn't the place that sucks.
I kinda like this.
KING ON THROWN I TELL YA!
hurrrrrrrrrrrrr
Are you kidding? This time of the year is the BEST time of year in Rhode Island! I get to watch the stupid wash out to sea when they try to swim in rip currents.
Look at how excited I was for Bill!
(http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/8165/59761167797931425105481.jpg)
I'm one of the only people in this damn state that thinks, "Batteries, candles, ice, and beer" for hurricanes rather than, "Milk and bread" like it's some sort of blizzard. (And everyone knows the correct course of action for a blizzard is chips, salsa, and Sambuca, duh.)
I've paddled canoes down streets like gondolas!
I've sandbagged next to the mayor of St. Petersburg!
I've scooped dead stingrays out of my swimming pool!
I'M A GODDAMN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL!!!!
Being here during a hurricane is going to be like surviving a zombie outbreak, and I'm the only one with the technology to beat them.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?!?!
THIS IS MY CHANCE TO FINALLY TAKE OVER AS SOVEREIGN PRINCESS. ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY FLORIDIAN WHO HAS SAVED US FROM THE HURRICANE!
BOW TO ME YOU INCOMPETENT NORTHERNERS!
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA*COUGH*HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
whoa
Sounds like somebody been hittin da jooce.
::makes drinking gesture with hand with crooked smile::
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 01, 2010, 05:39:25 AM
whoa
This is why I'm driving further into the projected path of the hurricane. It's either Earl or powermad Suu. I chose the one more likely to let me live another day.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on September 01, 2010, 01:17:33 AM
Also, as of the 5pm advisory, the Outer Banks are now under a hurricane watch.
shitfuck. that means we are going to have to evacuate the ship further upriver, thus most likely screwing my plans for the weekend.
also, I remember Gloria. It hit southern Maine too. It was the first time, in fact, that my dad ever got physically angry with me.
dad: "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING OUTSIDE?!?"
me: "Look! If I open my raincoat and jump into the wind I can fly all the way across the yard!"
dad: (comes out and literally kicks me in the ass until I'm back inside) "I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK THAT 8 IS TOO YOUNG TO BE GROUNDED FOREVER."
I have to see if I can get copies of those pictures. For a storm that hit at what? I know it was a 4, but when it hit LI it was only a 2 or 3, but holy shit the damage it did was amazing. Gloria bulldozed her way across New England.
My brother was a newborn, like, not even a month old when it hit, and I just remember having to stay in the basement in the house we were in with our upstairs neighbors for what seemed like hours. I remember the power going out and the hurricane lanterns, and I remember going upstairs during the eye, or rather, following my dad and our neighbors upstairs even though I wasn't supposed to right when the eyewall was coming back around.
I remember my dad go, "GET BACK DOWN! IT'S COMING BACK! GO GO GO!" And getting dragged back down into the basement like, "Huh? What?"
And then I was mad that all the trees were gone, and didn't understand that they couldn't grow back right way.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 01, 2010, 04:21:45 AM
I can't remember the last hurricane to hit Tucson.
:lulz: Probably it was way back when Tucson was still sleeping.
I was hoping it would veer right into the South Carolina Coast. Would be incredible to witness.
Oh well, plenty more this year I'm sure.
Oh no. It's just getting warmed up.
This season has been quite boring.
It's funny to watch the weathermen froth over this crap right now though.
Quote from: Kai on September 01, 2010, 08:15:18 PM
I was hoping it would veer right into the South Carolina Coast. Would be incredible to witness.
Oh well, plenty more this year I'm sure.
But the coast is all we have!
Compared to 04 and 05, every season is boring. This one is pretty normal.
Quote from: Kai on September 01, 2010, 08:15:18 PM
I was hoping it would veer right into the South Carolina Coast. Would be incredible to witness.
Oh well, plenty more this year I'm sure.
FYI, wanting to personally witness a category 4 or higher hurricane is idiotic. It's the kind of thing that people think would be cool until it happens and then they have night terrors about it for the next 6 months.
Also...
Earl just re-intensified into a high category 4 and is expected to slam into us here in SE Virginia starting tomorrow night and continuing through friday afternoon. Not looking forward to riding this out on a boat.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on September 02, 2010, 04:38:17 AM
Quote from: Kai on September 01, 2010, 08:15:18 PM
I was hoping it would veer right into the South Carolina Coast. Would be incredible to witness.
Oh well, plenty more this year I'm sure.
FYI, wanting to personally witness a category 4 or higher hurricane is idiotic. It's the kind of thing that people think would be cool until it happens and then they have night terrors about it for the next 6 months.
Also...
Earl just re-intensified into a high category 4 and is expected to slam into us here in SE Virginia starting tomorrow night and continuing through friday afternoon. Not looking forward to riding this out on a boat.
Good luck ECH.
http://www.indianbeach.org/webcam.html
that's probably the best way to witness a hurricane I can think of.
Yeah...category 4 again.
Nobody is taking their boats out yet up here because nobody is apparently paying attention.
In fact, I have to work tomorrow afternoon and get out at 5pm. We're predicted to be in the 50knot wind zone at 2pm. :kingmeh: I hope I don't get fucking stranded, because I do NOT want to be anywhere near downtown.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on September 02, 2010, 02:37:12 PM
that's probably the best way to witness a hurricane I can think of.
I was going to head down to Point Judith to watch it roll in, but since it was upgraded, FUCK NO. Rhode Island needs to close the roads.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on September 02, 2010, 02:43:09 PM
Yeah...category 4 again.
Nobody is taking their boats out yet up here because nobody is apparently paying attention.
In fact, I have to work tomorrow afternoon and get out at 5pm. We're predicted to be in the 50knot wind zone at 2pm. :kingmeh: I hope I don't get fucking stranded, because I do NOT want to be anywhere near downtown.
Are they making you work through this shit? Without giving you adequate time to evacuate? Cause that's putting your life in danger.
They made us work the day Charlie rolled through. When they saw it coming they said "Ok, um.. GTFO" and then we got to drive home in it. NOT safe.
Your boss can't make you go in dude.
EoC, you are NOT GOING TO THE CAPE TOMORROW.
(http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/tropical/map_huralrt07_ltst_5nhato_enus_600x405.jpg)
RI is currently under a Tropical Storm Warning.
(http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/tropical/map_tropalrt07_ltst_5nhato_enus_600x405.jpg)
I take public transportation to and from work. If it's already nasty in the morning, they can fuck me. It's not like we're going to be busy anyway.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on September 02, 2010, 04:30:07 PM
EoC, you are NOT GOING TO THE CAPE TOMORROW.
Yeah, I know. :sad: I kept hoping for the best possible scenario of being able to get out there early and the hurricane veering off further east (and not being, you know, category 4). But now that it's become abundantly clear it won't be doing that I've stocked up on supplies* and I'm preparing**.
*booze
**drinking
Currently down to CAT 3.
CAT 3 is still a major hurricane. And still, no one up here is doing anything about it. *sigh*
RI has this thing that it only counts if the eye goes over you, but it's predicted to pass 30-50 miles to the East of us, that's not exactly far away.
Saturday night, I will hear the lamentation of the Swamp Yankees mourning the loss of their boats.
Meanwhile I haven't had a drop of rain in exactly a month. Who's in charge of these hurricane things anyways? I need the next one to take the same path as Rita and dump about 3 inches here.
Still coming right for us, a lot weaker though. We're already under the feeder bands.
Getting my bag ready to ride it out at my friend's house after work still. Since it's hitting as a 2 and not a 3 or 4, I'm a bit more relaxed.
Heading into work. I will post updates as the conditions deteriorate. Heading down more on the bay for the night too so I can watch the storm surge.
This thing is dying pretty good. Hopefully it's nothing more than a Nor'easter by the time it hits you.
I had a feeling it would.
It was fun to see Suu get CRAZY PREPARED, though.
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 03, 2010, 04:18:14 PM
I had a feeling it would.
It was fun to see Suu get CRAZY PREPARED, though.
:lulz:
Better prepared than stupid and dead.
Our man on the scene in Virginia reports:
Breezy Rainstorm Earl is a joke.
:lol:
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on September 03, 2010, 04:38:50 PM
Our man on the scene in Virginia reports:
Breezy Rainstorm Earl is a joke.
:lulz:
BREEZY RAINSTORM!?
WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!
\
:omg:
It's dying a fast death. However, the surf is killer.
They're closing schools. :lulz: this is a state of amateurs.
I think it's the colder waters that kills storms so fast up there.
Closing schools?
Sheesh.
Rain is coming down now and we have localized street flooding. Fucking Providence.
That's the thing though. Those flash storms that hit real quick always flood streets (well at least they do that here) then once they slow a little the drainage can catch up and then it just leaves some water on the street. Like and inch or two.
You can still drive through it.
Providence doesn't drain well. Everything goes into the rivers, and then the rivers overflow. Couple that with a storm surge, even from a measly cat 1, and we go under a couple feet, hence the hurricane barrier.
FUCKING FEEDER BANDS, HOW DO THEY WORK?
Had to come back up to the other bar. Barrier still open for high tide.
Rain has begun to fall on Boston. In anticipation of the imminent collapse of society, I just killed one of my co-workers for food. Please advise my next course of action.
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 03, 2010, 08:25:24 PM
Rain has begun to fall on Boston. In anticipation of the imminent collapse of society, I just killed one of my co-workers for food. Please advise my next course of action.
Did you remove the entrails?
What did they bring for lunch?
Quote from: Cudgel on September 03, 2010, 08:28:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 03, 2010, 08:25:24 PM
Rain has begun to fall on Boston. In anticipation of the imminent collapse of society, I just killed one of my co-workers for food. Please advise my next course of action.
Did you remove the entrails?
Naturally. The Oracles must be consulted.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on September 03, 2010, 08:29:34 PM
What did they bring for lunch?
Egg salad sandwich; Doritos; yogurt.
Get rid of the egg salad and proceed to nearest bar.
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 03, 2010, 08:31:50 PM
Quote from: Cudgel on September 03, 2010, 08:28:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 03, 2010, 08:25:24 PM
Rain has begun to fall on Boston. In anticipation of the imminent collapse of society, I just killed one of my co-workers for food. Please advise my next course of action.
Did you remove the entrails?
Naturally. The Oracles must be consulted.
I think that is offal...
:rimshot:
Quote from: Doktor Princess on September 03, 2010, 08:45:20 PM
Get rid of the egg salad and proceed to nearest bar.
Negative; since all those fuckers live on the south shore, they left. Now I have to cover their bunched-panty asses.
They let me out of work. Not because of the storm, just because we're totally dead.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE NEVER SLEEPS.
So, I don't know what I'm going to do now. Most of my friends are losers and don't want to go down to the shore to watch this thing roll in and calling me crazy for wanting to do so, but at the same time, they're the ones calling me a nerd for tracking it.
...I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR GODDAMN METEOROLOGY....I JUST WISH I HAD STAYED WITH IT. :(
An olympic martial artist-air force pilot-period seamstress-meteorologist.
It all makes perfect sense now.
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 03, 2010, 09:51:04 PM
An olympic martial artist-air force pilot-period seamstress-meteorologist.
It all makes perfect sense now.
A True Renaissance Woman.
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 03, 2010, 09:51:04 PM
An olympic martial artist-air force pilot-period seamstress-meteorologist.
It all makes perfect sense now.
I am now afraid of Doktor Princess.
Quote from: curiosity on September 03, 2010, 09:59:52 PM
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 03, 2010, 09:51:04 PM
An olympic martial artist-air force pilot-period seamstress-meteorologist.
It all makes perfect sense now.
I am now afraid of Doktor Princess.
You should be. I've seen her swing a sword.
Quote from: Ratatosk on September 03, 2010, 10:00:51 PM
Quote from: curiosity on September 03, 2010, 09:59:52 PM
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 03, 2010, 09:51:04 PM
An olympic martial artist-air force pilot-period seamstress-meteorologist.
It all makes perfect sense now.
I am now afraid of Doktor Princess.
You should be. I've seen her swing a sword.
:link:
I had to drop the meteorology cause I couldn't hack the maths...that and it was ruining my love of storms. I *DID* however, get to go on a tornado chase before I dropped out.
Also, I am now in Warren. On my way here I passed over several parts of Narragansett Bay. The yuppies in Barrington have yet to take their sailboats even off of the moorings whereas all the boats in Warren are now tied down or dry-docked...I'mma hear some yelping tomorrow.
Apparently people here just don't watch the news, because they heard "Hurricane on Friday" and thought the sprinkles we're getting from the feeder bands is it. Boy, good thing this ISN'T a category 4, because I'd be the only person alive tomorrow.
I'm telling you though...when we DO get that big one, I will be fucking worshiped.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on September 03, 2010, 11:05:05 PM
Also, I am now in Warren. On my way here I passed over several parts of Narragansett Bay. The yuppies in Barrington have yet to take their sailboats even off of the moorings whereas all the boats in Warren are now tied down or dry-docked...I'mma hear some yelping tomorrow.
Apparently people here just don't watch the news, because they heard "Hurricane on Friday" and thought the sprinkles we're getting from the feeder bands is it. Boy, good thing this ISN'T a category 4, because I'd be the only person alive tomorrow.
I'm telling you though...when we DO get that big one, I will be fucking worshiped. The only human left alive in Providence.
fixt
That is not entirely a bad thing.
Well, since this thing is still 6 hours out, we've decided to do the only logical thing, and that's brew alcohol.
Weird storm is weird. It's very quiet. I have my window open and I'm listening to the wind build. Not a lot of rain. This reminds me of the Gulf flybys we'd get that would put 5ft of Tampa Bay into our backyard.
Okay, as of about 1am we had some really good winds come through, definitely tropical storm force, but still very light on the rain. ECH was right when he said the storm didn't carry a lot of water.
Minimal debris around, typical for 45-50kt winds.
Weather has now completely cleared and it's, of course, amazing outside. We're still getting some good gusts. No word on the storm surge yet, which is really the only thing RI cares about.
I've been going over some of my notes from different storms I've been through, the mentality between Florida, Carolina, and New England as strike zones, etc. It's nothing new, but I guess from eyewitness accounts of behavior and such it's remarkable.
Floridians care more about flooding and airbourne debris whereas Carolinians and New Englanders worry more about beach erosion, for example. Geologically it makes perfect sense though.
Our erosion isn't usually that bad. We have big beaches.
However one of those things did take a good chunk out of A1A one year. But it wasn't really that big a deal.
I worry more about trees coming down on houses. That seems to be the most common thing when they come around.
Charlie took a lot of roofs and the insurance companies weren't too happy when they had to pay out. State Farm pulled out, and most companies expect extra for storm/flood coverage. In fact it's a completely different policy. Sucky.
Well, it WAS only A1A...
And if insurance companies don't expect to pay out, then well...they shouldn't be in business. You cover high-risk areas, it's to be fucking expected.
Beach erosion is scary up here since it's like 70% cliffs and dunes with houses built on them...but the houses were built a 100 years ago. I know the Montauk Point Lighthouse is running out of room.
every time I read "A1A", goddamn Vanilla Ice pops into my head yelling "Beachfront Avenue!".
Providence appears to have gotten a good hit. My roof leaked and there was obvious loss of power.