Hurricane Irene

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East Coast checks bridges, readies plans for Irene

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My cousin e-mailed me this morning that he was preparing for the storm -- and he's 50 to 60 miles further inland on a hill some ways away from the Connecticut River. More likely, I'm almost next to a lake that I'd more apt be in.
There's a bigger concern for those of you further south who'll take the brunt of it -- much of its punch should be gone by the time it would get here, not that we won't have the problem with power lines and snapped tree branches.

8-)

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The storm is now 200 miles directly east of South Florida.

It looks like we just got one of the heavier outer bands - 6 hours of rain, a little over 2

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The rain and wind just now started for me.

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Apparently, Even New York Might get affected
Best of luck



[center]Ren

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PGA Tour shortens The Barclays from 72 to 54 holes

[quote]EDISON, N.J.

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We're just starting to get some pretty heavy rain here in NC.

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2 million Ordered to leave the the Irene expected path. To stay there would just be suicidal but I seriously feel really bad for the People living there .
Speaking about suicidal What were these people thinking . Anyway Wish the east coast best of luck :-/


[center]Ren

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[quote]PGA Tour shortens The Barclays from 72 to 54 holes

[quote]EDISON, N.J.

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2 million Ordered to leave the the Irene expected path. To stay there would just be suicidal but I seriously feel really bad for the People living there .

Hurricane? New Yorkers soak up the beach

More than 200,000 New Yorkers are under orders to flee a once-in-a-century hurricane, but many in the famed City That Never Sleeps are brushing aside danger -- and heading to the beach.

Hours after Mayor Mike Bloomberg ordered the evacuation from the low-lying Rockaway Beach, the sun-kissed coastline was packed with sunbathers and surfers as city dwellers took the dire warnings about Hurricane Irene in stride.

Roberto Luzuriaga, who was making a brisk business selling Italian Ice desserts to swimmers straight off the sand, echoed the views of many when he said that authorities' warnings were at times self-serving.

"It definitely is a concern, but sometimes things are blown out of proportion. Sometimes the people who make the calls just want to save their asses," said Luzuriaga, who is still debating whether to leave his nearby home.

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OMG!

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[quote]OMG!

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The eye is still quite far away, but it's settled into a continuous downpour here, with strong gusty winds. Not worried- the place is secure enough, and I have plenty of beer.

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If you have beer and ice you will be fine,

These things are overblown media hypes.  They want to keep you glued to the TV.

The worst hurricane I ever encountered (40 year South Florida resident) was Wilma when the electricity went out for 5 days.

On day 5 I heard (battery powered radio) that FEMA was giving out ice.  It didn't matter much since everything in the freezer was gone.  I got a couple of bags to chill some beer and the electricity came on an hour later.

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These things are overblown media hypes.