Tropical storm Irene approaches

Reba said:
I heard that they also used up all the rental vehicles.
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same here. while driving home, I see several rental vehicles parked at houses. I think they store all valuable objects in it just for storage purpose because of chance of flooding
 
Beach girl said:
This was on a friend's Facebook page:

** THIS JUST IN ** As Hurricane Irene prepares to batter the East Coast, federal disaster officials have warned that Internet outages could force people to interact with other people for the first time in years. Residents are bracing themselves for the horror of awkward silences and unwanted eye contact. FEMA has advised: “Be prepared. Write down possible topics to talk about in advance. Sports...the weather. Remember, a conversation is basically a series of Facebook updates strung together.”
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:lol: you should add try to make yourself appear large and bang pots together.
 
Reba said:
People used to put masking tape (not duct tape) in X's on the window glass. It's an old wives' tale that it benefits windows. It just makes a terrible mess to clean off, especially after the sun hits it.
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oh yes yes. you're right.
 
Jiro said:
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I want those.
 
TXgolfer said:
I remember. Charley was the worst hurricane damage (wind) I have seen....and that includes Katrina. It looked more like tornado damage than hurricane damage.
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Charley was small and compacted. It was still a Cat 4 hurricane when it came across Wauchula and Lake Wales. I was in Lake Wales and people there was caught with their pants down.. People from Tampa evacuated and came to our town thinking they would be safe. (Since it was about 70 miles inland) Boy, they were wrong!! They eye came right across us and it did Spin off several Tornados. So it is true when they say the eye is calm... it only lasted for about 15 to 20 minutes then the wind shifted the opposit direction. It was an erie sensation! I still get spooked by storms.

My husband at the time... the next morning had to climb over limbs and three stumps to get to the shed to grab the chain saw, and cut a path for me to get out, so I could get to work at the nursing home. The police stopped me and escorted me to work. I bawled my eyes out on the way to work when I saw the actual damage.. They ended up closing the nursing home I worked at a few days later and moved the residents to Leesburg, Fl. So I lost my job I had minor damage to my home. Few shingles missing and a punctured roof from a tree branch. No power for 3 weeks.. No water... My salt water reef tank ruined...Son had to be taken to the ER to get 9 staples in his head.. (he was trying to play tarzan on a broken branch and fell on another tree stump)

Then I saw people that have lost everything they own... then I feel bad for complaining. I remember watching the man across the street... his house was leveled..nothing but the wood floor left of his home. He sat in his chair in the middle of where his living room was and cried.

I need to stop typing it is causing me to tear up... WOW!! I did not realize how much it still bothers me......
 
Beach girl said:
I couldn't help but think of the Native Americans who had lived in the area 300 years ago. Hurricanes must have quite literally come out of the blue for them - from a clear blue North Carolina sky to whoosh!! in the matter of a couple hours, when one would roll in....
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Yeah, I think about the Galveston hurricane of 1900. I read this book about it:

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists

Thousands (8-12) died. It was awful.

My mom was a young girl when the Great New England Hurricane hit in 1938. She said they only had a few hours warning. It was pretty bad. Dead: 564.

The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 (CAT 3 - September 21, 1938)
 
Babyblue said:
I remember watching the man across the street... his house was leveled..nothing but the wood floor left of his home. He sat in his chair in the middle of where his living room was and cried.
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:(
 
Reba said:
Yeah, I think about the Galveston hurricane of 1900. I read this book about it:

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists

Thousands (8-12) died. It was awful.

My mom was a young girl when the Great New England Hurricane hit in 1938. She said they only had a few hours warning. It was pretty bad. Dead: 564.

The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 (CAT 3 - September 21, 1938)
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"No Name Storms" I heard about some of them. Sad indeed when they had little warning and no time to prepare.

It is also Sad to see that we have the technology now and certain people still refuse to heed the warnings.
 
shel90 said:
She lives in Massachusetts. Not sure what town.
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I live in Newburyport Ma if you mean me. it right on the coast line. But I do not live right next to the ocean. People living on Plum Island may have hard time getting of it if the road flooded out! There is on is only one road to get on off Plum Island, so people will have to be careful about waiting too long to leave.
 
TXgolfer said:
I don't think the guy knows what he is talking about. Duct tape is pretty much useless when it is wet. At least from what I have seen. And I agree with Reba on the other
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My sister was telling me she just heard putting Duct tape on a window it useless and does not help at all.
 
Remember: When the power goes out, that's when you start eating the icecream in the freezer.
 
My power just went out for a min...serious wind and rain are starting to happen now. I didnt expect them to come until like 8 or 9PM. It will be a looongggg night if they are happening right now.
 
sallylou said:
Remember: When the power goes out, that's when you start eating the icecream in the freezer.
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and if things get so bad you have to eat each other, don't let the dog draw straws!

(Gary Larsen's favorite farside cartoon)
 
My family and friends in Connecticut are prepared. One of them works at a nuclear plant. He had to go there to shut it down, and he took his sleeping bag with him. He'll be staying there. His wife will stay at home, alone. She said the governor will close the roads at midnight.

She's a coordinator for a major insurance company, so I'm sure she'll be busy Monday morning.
 
Dixie said:
Hey now! That's a couple of Arkies your referring to! BTW I live 20 minutes away from Witt's Ranch, and yes I have met Mr. Witt.

At least Witt knew what he was dealing with, whereas that Arabian horse dude that was director during Katrina couldn't tell his head from his rear-end in a hurricane - Witt was Bill's choice, Arabian horse dude was Bush's choice.

I'd much rather place my bets on Witt running FEMA than the other dude.

Also, because of Witt, our county has one of the most sophisticated OEMs in the state for a rural area and it didn't cost us boocoos of dollars that the county didn't have.

Our city is considered a staging area for ANO and in a case of an emergency at ANO requiring evacuation, the main road from Russellville to here is all one direction. Another town an hour from here is an evacuation area in which all the schools and churches there become shelters for displaced people. Where our house is at, we wouldn't be required to evacuate, but we would have to take precautions such as sealing off the house around windows and doorways for a few days - and that's worst case scenario. If I were required to evacuate from Russellville, I know where I have a place to go! :D
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Talking about emergency , I saw a military vehicle today and it was really odd looking It was only big enough on one person and the top was very low and had short flatbed ,it was orange/yellow color . The solider was in camouflage and he looked like he mean business ! My city is home of the Coast Guard , so I feel safe having them right next my home!
 
The first day after the hurricane, we feasted. Everyone grilled together their hamburgers, steaks, chicken, etc., before it spoiled. The later days were warm drinks and sandwiches until the bread ran out. :lol:
 
whatdidyousay! said:
Talking about emergency , I saw a military vehicle today and it was really odd looking It was only big enough on one person and the top was very low and had short flatbed ,it was orange/yellow color . The solider was in camouflage and he looked like he mean business ! My city is home of the Coast Guard , so I feel safe having them right next my home!
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New London?
 
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