East Coast Hurricane
Discussion
Meanwhile in the Philippines they are getting battered by a storm as dangerous if not considerably worse, yet we are worrying about a country that should really be able to look after itself. I find the whole media attention on this rather distasteful given what else is going on in the world. Sure it will not be that good in America but WTF! the media are ill.
Jackleman said:
Meanwhile in the Philippines they are getting battered by a storm as dangerous if not considerably worse, yet we are worrying about a country that should really be able to look after itself. I find the whole media attention on this rather distasteful given what else is going on in the world. Sure it will not be that good in America but WTF! the media are ill.
Man's got a point! It has been running commenary over her ALL day.
You'd think the whole of North Carolina was under water and blowing about.
5 Deaths reported today in NC
Heart attack from a poor old guy putting boards up to protect his windows.
11yr old boy hit with a tree which fell into his house.
Child killed in an accident after the traffic signals failed... (No lights = approach with caution..?)
A surfer caught by a rip tied whilst out in it..! WTF
A Man hit a tree whilst out driving - Aqua planing on the floods.
Even if they watched and heeded the advice given by the news and authorities, many of these tragic deaths could have been avoided.
The storm has passed by us now.. We've been hauled up inside all day.
Luckily our area Raleigh NC wasn't hit badly, an inch or rain and blowing winds.
Nothing like the coverage on TV.
You'd think the whole of North Carolina was under water and blowing about.
5 Deaths reported today in NC
Heart attack from a poor old guy putting boards up to protect his windows.
11yr old boy hit with a tree which fell into his house.
Child killed in an accident after the traffic signals failed... (No lights = approach with caution..?)
A surfer caught by a rip tied whilst out in it..! WTF
A Man hit a tree whilst out driving - Aqua planing on the floods.
Even if they watched and heeded the advice given by the news and authorities, many of these tragic deaths could have been avoided.
The storm has passed by us now.. We've been hauled up inside all day.
Luckily our area Raleigh NC wasn't hit badly, an inch or rain and blowing winds.
Nothing like the coverage on TV.
rah1888 said:
hesnotthemessiah said:
Man's got a point!
What is the world coming to when a bit of wind and rain causes so much sensationalist news.
In NY at present, airport was s
te because of cancelled flights, but whats new. Spent the day on a power boat skiiing etc. Yawn.davepoth said:
MattDell said:
I really don't understand all the fuss. Hurricanes hit the east coast every year.
Not on this track though, and they very rarely get to NY in any strength.We are in it's direct path and have been hit with high winds and rains for a few hours now - the eye is almost over us. To be honest it hasn't really been that impressive or scary - sure high winds and driving rains, but far from the picture of armageddon being painted on the news channels over here.
There are a couple of issues to consider, regarding Atlantic Hurricanes. The media talks them up. The public is generally complacent (because the media talks them up). They are unpredictable and potentially very dangerous to people and property.
As a result, we have hysterical and sensationalist 'meteoroligists', who get to pissing down both legs about areas of disturbance out beyond the Cape Verde Islands. 9 times out of 10, these amount to nothing, so it gets to the point where we're so sick of being 'cried wolf to', we start ignoring the warnings.
When I first moved to FL, I asked friends and neighbors if I needed to be concerned by hurricanes and they all laughed at me. As a consequence, we were totally unprepared when we got totally nuked by one in 2004. It did some severe damage to my home and rendered several properties in my neighborhood uninhabitable (fallen trees, mainly). What made things worse was that the predicted track of the storm (Charlie) was that it would land-fall over Tampa, so large numbers of people evacuated the bay area and moved inland to Orlando to avoid a direct hit.
The storm ended up making landfall much further south, before charging up the penninsula and crashing right into the poor sods who'd come inland to escape.
I completely understand those who think that this event (Irene) is an over-hyped, non-event. Unless you have been in a situation where your home is coming apart around you and tree limbs are passing your windows at 100mph, parallel to the ground, it's easy to give it the blow-off.
Despite being seriously irritated by the media every hurricane season (half the year here), since being clobbered by 4 of them in one season, we take all of the hyperbole seriously.
As a result, we have hysterical and sensationalist 'meteoroligists', who get to pissing down both legs about areas of disturbance out beyond the Cape Verde Islands. 9 times out of 10, these amount to nothing, so it gets to the point where we're so sick of being 'cried wolf to', we start ignoring the warnings.
When I first moved to FL, I asked friends and neighbors if I needed to be concerned by hurricanes and they all laughed at me. As a consequence, we were totally unprepared when we got totally nuked by one in 2004. It did some severe damage to my home and rendered several properties in my neighborhood uninhabitable (fallen trees, mainly). What made things worse was that the predicted track of the storm (Charlie) was that it would land-fall over Tampa, so large numbers of people evacuated the bay area and moved inland to Orlando to avoid a direct hit.
The storm ended up making landfall much further south, before charging up the penninsula and crashing right into the poor sods who'd come inland to escape.
I completely understand those who think that this event (Irene) is an over-hyped, non-event. Unless you have been in a situation where your home is coming apart around you and tree limbs are passing your windows at 100mph, parallel to the ground, it's easy to give it the blow-off.
Despite being seriously irritated by the media every hurricane season (half the year here), since being clobbered by 4 of them in one season, we take all of the hyperbole seriously.
We have our electric back......
Note to all prospective immigrants , don't buy a house served by Atlantic Electric.
Well just before we lost our power at about 9.30 last night it was reported that Irene did a left turn just before it reached me and crossed the southern tip of NJ and headed inland to Pennsylvania. Moving inland apparantly knocks all the stuffing out of it.
Not so good for PA but good for those to the north. The rest of NJ,NY and all stations north
To add to the excitement just as the power went they were in the middle of reporting the tornado watches and warnings. They gave a warning for a place about ten miles from me, then darkness.
The only problem here was my dog decided to take refuge in the bathtub, not usually a problem. But I had filled it with water (reserve supply) so now apart from darkness I had a very confused dog with two wet front legs giving me a WTF look.
Rainfall, heavy and horizontal at times but volume... I think we had more last week!
It did however give me a chance to use my "extra emergency lighting" 12v LED reversing lights used on Mack trucks. In the words of a Brit Chav..."Fxxxxxg briliant" Hooked up quite a few just to make sure neighbours saw them
Currently very gusty winds, good for drying and removing all the leaves that are stuck on the side of the house.
Note to all prospective immigrants , don't buy a house served by Atlantic Electric.
Well just before we lost our power at about 9.30 last night it was reported that Irene did a left turn just before it reached me and crossed the southern tip of NJ and headed inland to Pennsylvania. Moving inland apparantly knocks all the stuffing out of it.
Not so good for PA but good for those to the north. The rest of NJ,NY and all stations north
To add to the excitement just as the power went they were in the middle of reporting the tornado watches and warnings. They gave a warning for a place about ten miles from me, then darkness.
The only problem here was my dog decided to take refuge in the bathtub, not usually a problem. But I had filled it with water (reserve supply) so now apart from darkness I had a very confused dog with two wet front legs giving me a WTF look.
Rainfall, heavy and horizontal at times but volume... I think we had more last week!
It did however give me a chance to use my "extra emergency lighting" 12v LED reversing lights used on Mack trucks. In the words of a Brit Chav..."Fxxxxxg briliant" Hooked up quite a few just to make sure neighbours saw them
Currently very gusty winds, good for drying and removing all the leaves that are stuck on the side of the house.
jeff m said:
We have our electric back......
Note to all prospective immigrants , don't buy a house served by Atlantic Electric.
Well just before we lost our power at about 9.30 last night it was reported that Irene did a left turn just before it reached me and crossed the southern tip of NJ and headed inland to Pennsylvania. Moving inland apparantly knocks all the stuffing out of it.
Not so good for PA but good for those to the north. The rest of NJ,NY and all stations north
To add to the excitement just as the power went they were in the middle of reporting the tornado watches and warnings. They gave a warning for a place about ten miles from me, then darkness.
The only problem here was my dog decided to take refuge in the bathtub, not usually a problem. But I had filled it with water (reserve supply) so now apart from darkness I had a very confused dog with two wet front legs giving me a WTF look.
Rainfall, heavy and horizontal at times but volume... I think we had more last week!
It did however give me a chance to use my "extra emergency lighting" 12v LED reversing lights used on Mack trucks. In the words of a Brit Chav..."Fxxxxxg briliant" Hooked up quite a few just to make sure neighbours saw them
Currently very gusty winds, good for drying and removing all the leaves that are stuck on the side of the house.
Glad you're okay, your experience sounds pretty fun to me. From here. In my living room. With the sun out.Note to all prospective immigrants , don't buy a house served by Atlantic Electric.
Well just before we lost our power at about 9.30 last night it was reported that Irene did a left turn just before it reached me and crossed the southern tip of NJ and headed inland to Pennsylvania. Moving inland apparantly knocks all the stuffing out of it.
Not so good for PA but good for those to the north. The rest of NJ,NY and all stations north
To add to the excitement just as the power went they were in the middle of reporting the tornado watches and warnings. They gave a warning for a place about ten miles from me, then darkness.
The only problem here was my dog decided to take refuge in the bathtub, not usually a problem. But I had filled it with water (reserve supply) so now apart from darkness I had a very confused dog with two wet front legs giving me a WTF look.
Rainfall, heavy and horizontal at times but volume... I think we had more last week!
It did however give me a chance to use my "extra emergency lighting" 12v LED reversing lights used on Mack trucks. In the words of a Brit Chav..."Fxxxxxg briliant" Hooked up quite a few just to make sure neighbours saw them
Currently very gusty winds, good for drying and removing all the leaves that are stuck on the side of the house.
Hope no one else gets injured or killed. RIP those that have.
MattDell said:
I really don't understand all the fuss. Hurricanes hit the east coast every year.
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