Irene...boredom fighting!!!!

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Re: Irene...boredom fighting!!!!

Postby beaky » Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:38 pm

So far so good, here... raining in sheets on and off; buckets are out under the various leaks; in a moment I have to break in to the room of one of the residents who stupidly left his window wide open when he went away for the weekend...  ::)


Latest local news says the winds have not really died down as much as expected, and they've issued tornado warnings for overnight.

Things will mostly get "real" in the morning... the streets will be flooded in my neighborhood, and there will be heavy winds and torrential rain.
Tomorrow morning's high tide will be a "moon tide" (Moon between Sun and Earth, which amplifies the gravitational effect on bodies of water), so those living on the water can expect massive flooding, especially if the wind is strong just before the tide peaks. The Passaic River, pretty close to me, is expected to overflow.

Right now it's about normal for a typical rainstorm, but it's merely a prelude. I've seen brief 60-mph gusts here before, and heavy rain, but this could be nasty, as it will go on and on without letting up.

But we're four stories up, my car is parked on sloping high ground away from trees, and I have what I need to be comfortable.
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Re: Irene...boredom fighting!!!!

Postby Webb » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:05 pm

Another over hyped media non-event.

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Re: Irene...boredom fighting!!!!

Postby hyperpep111 » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:21 pm

Another over hyped media non-event.

Please resume your lives.


When Isn't it? :( This gets tired after a while >:(


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Re: Irene...boredom fighting!!!!

Postby Webb » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:29 pm

When Isn't it?

I suppose if North Korea fired a nuclear missile at San Francisco it would not be an over hyped media event.

As soon as it became clear that the missile would miss its target by 2000 miles and was so poorly built that it never had a chance of detonation but Paris Hilton was terrified anyway it would become an over hyped media event.
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Re: Irene...boredom fighting!!!!

Postby beaky » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:46 pm

When Isn't it?

I suppose if North Korea fired a nuclear missile at San Francisco it would not be an over hyped media event.

As soon as it became clear that the missile would miss its target by 2000 miles and was so poorly built that it never had a chance of detonation but Paris Hilton was terrified anyway it would become an over hyped media event.


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Re: Irene...boredom fighting!!!!

Postby Club508 » Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:52 am

Another over hyped media non-event.

Please resume your lives.

OVER HYPED!!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
It took out over 75% of my city's power!!!
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Re: Irene...boredom fighting!!!!

Postby hyperpep111 » Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:33 am

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OVER HYPED!!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
It took out over 75% of my city's power!!!
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