In the Path of Hurricane Irene

[Trigger 11]

She's weakened more. With the exception of the aforementioned idiots doing stupid things, not much to worry about. Some downed trees due to already being saturated, local flooding in low-lying areas, and some power loss here and there. So long as we don't get another earthquake here and the ground opens up and swallows us like in the movies I think we'll survive.

["couldbecousin"]

Hope all you guys stay safe.

Same.

 Thank you, overseas buddies. 

[WolFish]

Watched some stuff on the news about this and thought of people that are on here. Hope you get through it safe and sound.

 Thank you, I hope we all do too. 

are you on the coast? i am in westchester. i think we will get a lot of rain and wind here but unlikely to flood.

[WolFish]

Our mayor said if the gusts are over 55 they will not go out, I would understand sustained winds but even so it was close to that during one of the blizzards and they were all over the place.  I think we will get the usual,  some flooding and trees down with some beach erosion thrown in for good measure. 

My town is one of the places local news crews set up for these things

i will look for you on TV.

["couldbecousin"]

Watched some stuff on the news about this and thought of people that are on here. Hope you get through it safe and sound.

 Thank you, I hope we all do too. 

are you on the coast? i am in westchester. i think we will get a lot of rain and wind here but unlikely to flood.

I am in central Massachusetts.  The eye of the hurricane was perdicted, last I heard, to pass to the west of my city.   

[WolFish]

Watched some stuff on the news about this and thought of people that are on here. Hope you get through it safe and sound.

 Thank you, I hope we all do too. 

are you on the coast? i am in westchester. i think we will get a lot of rain and wind here but unlikely to flood.


I am in central Massachusetts.  The eye of the hurricane was perdicted, last I heard, to pass to the west of my city.   

ah, then i will be thinking of you. i know massachusetts well. western mass is where i have my storage box. once or twice in bad weather it had a roof leak once that ruined a lot of my stuff. i am hoping that it doesn't happen again.

["couldbecousin"]

Watched some stuff on the news about this and thought of people that are on here. Hope you get through it safe and sound.

 Thank you, I hope we all do too. 

are you on the coast? i am in westchester. i think we will get a lot of rain and wind here but unlikely to flood.

I am in central Massachusetts.  The eye of the hurricane was perdicted, last I heard, to pass to the west of my city.   

ah, then i will be thinking of you. i know massachusetts well. western mass is where i have my storage box. once or twice in bad weather it had a roof leak once that ruined a lot of my stuff. i am hoping that it doesn't happen again.

 I hope your stuff will be OK too.  Thanks for starting this thread, it was a good idea. 

[bodie]

OMG...only just seen this thread and i don't watch the news so i had no
idea about this 'irene'

Hoping you will all be safe.

[eris]

I checked the weather report, and it is to the east a few hundred ( not many ) miles. We are expected to just get thunderstorms. I remember back in 05 there was a devastating hurricane where I live - which is pracically unheard of. Weather is acting strange the past few decades.

I AM , however, worried about you lot. Some of you are right in the eye of the storm.

be careful

[eris]

Here is the projected path

[Parts]

My town is insane.  They announced if there is any delay in the start of school due to the storm they will post it on their web site and reverse 911 then almost like it was an after thought they said and the radio, so how are we supposed to get on to it if the power is out besides the radio?

They are also boarding all the windows on the central fire department for the first time I have seen in the twenty plus years I have lived here.  All this for a storm that we have already had worse countless times.  I would even venture to say at least one of the storms we had over the winter was and with that we had 18+ inches of snow also.

I am not saying the weather coming is nothing but the response to it has been so overblown at least where I am it's maddening. Sure people should be ready but they should always somewhat ready as some of the worst recent weather was pretty much without warning. I fear with all the hype it will make people think that is all it is when it really matters. I mean fuck they already as of noon shut down all the trains and it has not even started raining yet.  The governor of my state is already talking about national guard troops.   

[Trigger 11]

I was just outside in an outer band. Wind steady around 10-15 with slightly higher gusts. Constant light rain. I took in all the stuff on my porch and the kids' toys and put them in the garage, but left the heavy metal table and chairs on the deck along with the gas grill, but I positioned them more securely. I also moved my cars to be out of the way of falling trees. It actually passes just east of us in the middle of the night, so you can imagine how big these things get as we are already feeling her.

@eris - Yeah, that one angled right through us and up into PA. We had a lot of damage out where I work.

[Trigger 11]

Already a much heavier rain band with slightly higher winds. Went to get mail and got soaked.

[Phallacy]

Oh shit, are the mainstream media just having a field day with this or what?

[Al Swearegen]

Be safe Aspies. I don't want to be discovering that a few of you are not posting tomorrow