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Hurricane Irene
I'm now officially under a tropical storm watch for the next 48 hours here in the DC area. The smart money seems to be on us getting winds that are nearly 100 mph as well as the massive rain. I'm going to be spending most of Saturday getting things ready. Bring various out door things in and weighing down the things I can't. Need to clean up my basement den and get things off the floor in case power goes out and the sump pump doesn't run. I'm also planning on leaving my car in the parking garage at work.
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Come on, Irene
I swear (well, he means)
At this moment you mean everything
With your Category Three
I hope, I confess, that you avooooooooooid meeeeee
Ah, come on, Irene
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, BITCHES. I live right next to the river. Guess who's going to buy plywood and fill bottles full of water tomorrow?
My roommates and I are going to hunker down and stick this one out. We (and by we, I really mean mostly me) sat down and made plans on what we're going to do to prepare. Doesn't hurt to have safety plans. I'd rather look like a fool for having backup then not make those plans.
Additionally, my sister has just earned her Red Cross card and will most likely get called out even further east than I am. I guess I know who to call if I need saving.
These are quite survivable, if you don't act stupid.
Trust the Australian. Trust the Fuckhead. Call the city, see if they'll send out some tree loppers to sort out any dangerous branches. If not, then try to move your car into your yard, or as close to your house as possible out of the fall line of any trees - that way, if a tree falls, the house is likely to stop it before it hits the car too badly. And really, let's face it, you can't move the house, so if the house is gonna get hit, it's gonna get hit, so you might as well move your car to use the house as some sort of meager protection.
"Motherfucker, I'm in Zone A. Why the fuck am I in Zone A. I feel like the suckers in a virus movie. You know, the ones that get bombed."
Also, hurricanes are awesome. Kind of sad I'm missing it. You sit inside all day while there is a non-stop thunderstorm outside.
Hurricanes are not "awesome," unless you mean the standard definition of "inspiring terror and awe." Just ask the victims of Katrina. I'm sure they'd tell you that it's a lot less "sitting in a modern building during an endless thunderstorm" and a lot more "hoping flooding and pieces of debris moving at 100MPH+ don't kill my loved ones and destroy everything I've ever known."
Seriously, Scott. This is why I get so angry with you sometimes. It doesn't matter how fucking modern a building is. If the power goes out, it's out for everyone. Also - what Pete and George said about the sump pumps.
@Bird - I think Scott is intentionally trying to be an insensitive bastard in order to troll. You can tell by the silliness of what he said that he never really lived through a hurricane. If he ever did, he'd probably wet his pants.
I need a grill.
I know people who lived through Cyclones Larry and Yasi, and many of them still have nightmares about it. They can be, it depends on how prepared you are. For example, a CAT 3 down here nowdays will cause a bit damage, but usually few if any deaths, because we're prepared for it as a society - we build for them, we have ads on the TV every Cyclone season about what to do, and preparing/checking emergency kits, and so on.
But, if a Cat 3 hits a city that ISN'T prepared for such a serious storm, it can be very serious.
As long as you're moderately prepared, you should be fine - I mean, there is only so much you can do about much of it, particular types of roofs will be ripped of much more easily than others, some areas have more trees and the like, the buildings in each area will hold up differently, so on - but if you're smart and prepared, you'll be fine, at best you'll be a little scared, a bit inconvenienced, and maybe a bit uncomfortable, but you'll be okay.