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2011-08-27 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by tu3031 2011-08-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Earthquake, hurricane, Obamacare. When does it stop? Seven more and I vote we let the Israelites go.

Krauthammer

Posted by Beavis 2011-08-27 00:28|| 2011-08-27 00:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Nope. It completely went around us here in the south. If you are around us here, it' is now business as usual. Proud of you taking this storm serious as it could have been HERE. But... (Always a but),

Pray for our large population centers. The storm surge could make havoc on the Hudson. Do not let your guard down in New York. Need you safe and play acting like it is serious.

Weather Nerd is good to watch.
Even if this does not look serious, it may have a right hook.

The next one could be very serious.

Posted by newc 2011-08-27 00:30|| 2011-08-27 00:30|| Front Page Top

#3 We saw a pine cone fall to the ground and a pine needle stuck in the screen on the porch. But on the scanner,There is a downed power line. Not to mention there is an alligator on the road.

Posted by newc 2011-08-27 03:45|| 2011-08-27 03:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Stay closed for Shabbot, but I doubt there will be much damage.

Posted by newc 2011-08-27 03:58|| 2011-08-27 03:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Will be small events spread out over wide areas for the most. Keep your eyes open for storm surge. That's the biggest issue.

Posted by newc 2011-08-27 04:54|| 2011-08-27 04:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Here in Connecticut we're takin' the under... but putting the lawn chairs in the garage and picking the half ripe tomatoes just in case.

Posted by regular joe 2011-08-27 09:15|| 2011-08-27 09:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Beavis - don't forget the crack in the Washington Monument and the earthquake in Virginia [that was the Founding Fathers (Washington, Jefferson, Madison, et al) rolling over in their graves].

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-08-27 09:39|| 2011-08-27 09:39|| Front Page Top

#8 For those in the south here, don't get over-confident and start mulling about. Most deaths occur when people think the storm as passed and they go outside and meet with a pool of water and a downed power-line. etc etc. Leave the roads clear for emergency personnel if at all possible.

Posted by newc 2011-08-27 12:33|| 2011-08-27 12:33|| Front Page Top

#9 Man, do they look unhappy.
You'd think it was the MacArthur's leaving Bataan...

Posted by tu3031 2011-08-27 12:49|| 2011-08-27 12:49|| Front Page Top

#10 Can you blame them, tu?

After all, if you were a messiah and ~~God~~ the weather screwed up your vacation, you'd be pissed too.

Posted by Barbara 2011-08-27 13:07|| 2011-08-27 13:07|| Front Page Top

#11 Current forecast here is 2-5 inches of rain, 40-50MPH guts. Worst of it about 2PM tomorrow.
Currently, very muggy, occasional showers. No wind at all.

Posted by tu3031 2011-08-27 13:13|| 2011-08-27 13:13|| Front Page Top

#12 LOL tu. I can't wait to see them catching that last ride off the WH grounds in January 2013. Bye Bye!

Posted by Frank G 2011-08-27 13:55|| 2011-08-27 13:55|| Front Page Top

#13 Frank, for some reason I had a flashback to Hueys and the dangling ladder pulling away from a rooftop ....

Posted by lotp 2011-08-27 14:37|| 2011-08-27 14:37|| Front Page Top

#14 tu, why are they walking together? I thought the plan was to go in separate planes in order to maximize their carbon footprint.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2011-08-27 15:00|| 2011-08-27 15:00|| Front Page Top

#15 Crap. We just had 2 power blinks (which kicked off the computer) and then it went out completely for a minute. Guess I'd better get offline before I get kicked off again. :-(

Posted by Barbara 2011-08-27 15:22|| 2011-08-27 15:22|| Front Page Top

#16 Well, Governor Erkel is panicking, so that's a good sign. He's never right...

Posted by tu3031 2011-08-27 15:42|| 2011-08-27 15:42|| Front Page Top

#17 The T's (transit system)shutdown for tomorrow. Two planes just went over though, so I guess Logan's still open. Heavy rain this afternoon for a few hours, then intermittent showers of varying intensity since. Still no winds yet. The big stuff's supposed to show up around dawn.

Posted by tu3031 2011-08-27 22:29|| 2011-08-27 22:29|| Front Page Top

#18 2 million Virginians without power according to the Richmond Post Dispatch.

Posted by tu3031 2011-08-27 22:34|| 2011-08-27 22:34|| Front Page Top

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