Tropical storm Irene approaches

Reba said:
Because of looting, guns aren't a joke. :(
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that was my concern. I'll be leaving for condo later tonite, bringing my firearms with me. Just a precaution cuz my apt could be looted. I'm going to leave lights on, lock everything, and then hope for best.
 
radioman said:
oh no!



If you have duct tape around, I'd tape the window glass in X form, it gives it extra holding power, and if it does break, then the tape will prevent some of it flying too far in your room.
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rice paper actually fares much better than duct tape in X-form.
 
Beowulf said:
Scammers are drooling over the prospect of getting rich from donations, and repair crews are weeping for joy.
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the stores must be salivating over easy profits - selling batteries that were kept back in storage room for several months, chinese-made flashlights, crappy duct tapes, etc. :lol:
 
shel90 said:
The states with the larger population haven't been hit yet. It is still early.
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Yeah but it is only a Cat 1. With pressure over 950..... It's more of a big rain storm that a hurricane.
 
Just saw more pics from Nags Head. The "skin" is peeling off a roof, and several homes have lost some siding.

A pier has been lost in Emerald Isle, NC, and another one badly damaged further north.

Not what you'd call a "lot" of damage, but not nothing, either.

3 deaths so far (the man I mentioned killed by a tree branch was not KDH, but another city), and some beach houses about to fall into the ocean.

http://www.weather.com/weather/hurr...ne-regional-impacts-north-carolina_2011-08-25
 
Babyblue said:
I doubt that. The threat was real.
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What happened in Joplin was real, too, yet there were scammers caught and the city practically forbade repair crews entry because of boosted costs.
 
Beowulf said:
Scammers are drooling over the prospect of getting rich from donations, and repair crews are weeping for joy.
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Nah the repair crews in the northeast are union.... They are not happy about this. I don't think many crews would travel north of North Carolina.

As for scammers I did see obama trying to turn this into politics already with a few passive aggressive comments during his meeting with FEMA. Really sad.
 
TXgolfer said:
Nah the repair crews in the northeast are union.... They are not happy about this. I don't think many crews would travel north of North Carolina.

As for scammers I did see obama trying to turn this into politics already with a few passive aggressive comments during his meeting with FEMA. Really sad.
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I have union and none union friends working right now in Joplin and the only way they can work there is to do it cheaply.
And yeah, let's turn this into an Obama bashing thread, why the hell not?
 
Beowulf said:
I have union and none union friends working right now in Joplin and the only way they can work there is to do it cheaply.
And yeah, let's turn this into an Obama bashing thread, why the hell not?
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what I am saying is with the Northeast being mostly union it is hard for people to travel in and do work. That is the reason most crews don't travel there. There will probably be scams but mostly from local folks unlike Katrina and Rita where anybody with a truck was there with a sign whether they had experience or not.

Not specifically bashing obama..... Anybody who tries to play politics with the storm before it even hits is slime in my book.
 
TXgolfer said:
what I am saying is with the Northeast being mostly union it is hard for people to travel in and do work. That is the reason most crews don't travel there. There will probably be scams but mostly from local folks unlike Katrina and Rita where anybody with a truck was there with a sign whether they had experience or not.

Not specifically bashing obama..... Anybody who tries to play politics with the storm before it even hits is slime in my book.
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I agree that all politicians are sleazebags. Except Ron Paul. :lol:
 
Beowulf said:
Scammers are drooling over the prospect of getting rich from donations, and repair crews are weeping for joy.
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Beowulf said:
What happened in Joplin was real, too, yet there were scammers caught and the city practically forbade repair crews entry because of boosted costs.
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The aftermath.. People look to take advantage of the people. Yes, you are right. And only donate to legit charities.

That is why people need to check for contracting licenses and not to pay in advance.

I though you meant before the storm.. but the aftermath the scammers are crawling around.
 
74 mph in Cape H. in North Carolina and waves up to 24 ft high in VA coast.
 
At this point, I guess this means South Carolina was missed......
 
Some shingles torn off houses in our beach-house neighborhood, per some pics posted on the neighborhood Facebook page. And now the winds are picking up again for a second go-round.
 
TXgolfer said:
Anybody who tries to play politics with the storm before it even hits is slime in my book.
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sounds like all Presidents are slime in your book :dunno:

about this one... care to be more specific about it? I'm not seeing anything in news on what you're saying.
 
Wirelessly posted (droid)

Let's consider this old joke: Don't tell my mother that I'm a politician. She thinks I'm a piano player in a brothel.
 
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Wirelessly posted (droid)

Reporting that gelato shop is still open in NY. Better grab some quick. How long until ya'll expect landfall?
 
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