'Effin Irene

[Inky_Wretch]

Good luck to all y'all facing this. If you're trying to ride it out, post photos.

 

[dixiehack]

And if precedent holds from New Orleans, we will hear that it's their own damn fault. Not holding my breath.

 

[YankeeFan]

MSNBC is still live.

Now I'm worried.

 

[Blitz]

This may have been posted earlier but, Jim Cantore is cut these days.
Been lifting those weights and, I guess, trying to give all those gals that watch him some nice candy, much like all the girls he works with always do for the male watchers.
My wife says thanks, Jim!

 

[Inky_Wretch]

MSNBC is still live.

Now I'm worried.

They haven't switched to "Locked Up" yet? Shiiiiiit, that is scary.

Seriously, the computer model of category 2 flooding in NYC was scary.

 

[Stitch]

My county is becoming a hub for refugees from NYC. Hotels are booked up. It will be a mess around here, though, with students moving into the dorms at the local university.

I'm inland, but will post some photos if I see any major damage.

 

[playthrough]

I was just joking with a friend in NYC that if Jim Cantore shows up there, they're screwed. Then I turned on TWC and there's Cantore in NYC. Ooops.

 

[User 11148]

How high does the water have to get before NYC starts seeing flooding? In Charleston, SC, a heavy rain would do it. In New Orleans, of course, a light dew would do it. I know you have the subways et al., but I am talking about streets and the like.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I think the worst thing about NYC flooding would be the rats heading for higher ground.

 

[dixiehack]

For as much fun as I've poked at everyone, the flooding usually kills more people than the wind or surge. Stay dry y'all.

 

[suburbia]

How high does the water have to get before NYC starts seeing flooding? In Charleston, SC, a heavy rain would do it. In New Orleans, of course, a light dew would do it. I know you have the subways et al., but I am talking about streets and the like.

It's not just the quantity of water. It's also how quickly it comes down. A large quantity of rain may not cause much flooding if it comes down relatively slowly and the drains can clear it and the soil can absorb it.

What will make this storm worse for the Northeast states is that they had a very rainy August. Philadelphia had more rain in August than in any previous August on record. The rains may end up doing more damage than the wind.

 

[dreunc1542]

Yeah, we've had some bad rainstorms the past few weeks, which is going to make things worse than they otherwise would be.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Two things:

1) Not sure if it has been mentioned, but New York City has a mandatory evacuation for certain parts, by 5 pm tomorrow. My home is half a block away from an evacuation area. I live on a street by the water that is elevated -- it's pretty high up there and you overlook a park that is right on the water. North of where I live there is a big hill and I am at the top of the hill, so I am OK. Below the hill, they have to evacuate. My office is farther north of there, also in the evacuation area.

2) I just stopped at a supermarket, more to buy a few things than thinking about the hurricane. People have lost their heads. I have never seen a crowd like this at this particular crummy supermarket. The lines were unreal to check out and pay.

I'm in NYC, too. Don't you love how they tell people to evacuate, but they don't say where we're supposed to go? It' not like we all have three country homes to choose from. I honestly have no idea where I would go. I'm not from here. I don't even have a car, and tomorrow, Bloomberg's stopping the trains.

They don't tell people where to go when they have to evacuate down here either. They just tell 'em to get the **** out.

 

[schiezainc]

My wife is in full-on panic mode right now.

We live about midway from the ocean to the big city but she works a city that you can only get to by a big-ass bridge. She's suppose to work from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday but reports are that they're going to close that bridge either before she crosses it to get to work or before she leaves work, making it impossible for her to get home.

I told her already that, unless the storm decreases severely from now until Sunday, she's calling out and riding the storm out with me.

I'm going to try to do laundry/grocery shop tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to it.

 

[Birdscribe]

I was supposed to fly into Boston Sunday evening for the Deutsche Bank -- right around the time Irene is going to slam into New England. Count me in -- or now out -- of one of those 1,300 flights Delta canceled. I'm dreading the headache that awaits me trying to reschedule this for Monday.

 

[printdust]

What would be the wind impact of say 100 mph winds hitting Manhattan with the affect the buildings themselves will have on breaking it, or at least changing it?

 

[printdust]

Well, everyone can relax. It's now a cat 1. With colder water as it moves north, this is just going to be a huge **** by Mother Nature.

Still, the NY Media will report it like it's a C5.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mayor_tells_new_yorkers_approaches_UYqTaDU9ZAnD9RaRXamx3O

 

[BYH]

This was so ****ing awesome.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

And if precedent holds from New Orleans, we will hear that it's their own damn fault. Not holding my breath.

Yeah, as Ron Paul says, in so many words, who needs FEMA?

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[trifectarich]

My No. 1 tip (after taking all the appropriate precautions on staying safe) for those of you who rarely deal with these kind of things: Fill your car with gas. If you lose power for a couple of days, you won't be able to do it then and, as you certainly realize, your ability to deal with all the problems afterward will be enhanced if you're mobile.

Good luck.