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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 11:45 AM Original message |
Irene an extremely dangerous storm surge threat to the mid-Atlantic and New England |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. When Jeff Masters starts freaking out, you need to pay attention |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. LOL |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. Beat me to it |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
3. Looks like my nephew will be staying on the sailboat near Baltimore... |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. That doesn't sound real safe. Does he understand what this may be like? |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. That is really foolish. |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. He understands and he is a risk taker who has always been lucky. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Sounds like you've already warned him, but... really, fuck the boat. This could be a real killer. |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. All I can hope for is that his wife talks him out of it.. n/t |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Send him here for tips to prep the boat: |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Thanks. The big problem is going to be the surge. Our marina is... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Remind him of the tornadoes associated with hurricanes. Not just the surge but the |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. Just got an email from him and he is staying with the boat.though... |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. Email I just got from my nephew said "remember I'm Mr. Lucky". I replied |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #32 |
50. You might also remind him of the lives of others that will likely be at risk should he panic |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
46. Tell your nephew to check with some locals who went through Isabel. |
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Harmony Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. Not only that |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's officially a big one - Jim Cantore has arrived |
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Whiskeytide (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. We have another saying here on the Gulf Coast... |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Anderson Cooper will be next |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
57. Considering the shirt the woman is sporting |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
61. You know it. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #12 |
69. OMG - thanks for the chuckle. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
7. Brace yourselves, East coasters |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'm in DC and wonder about the combination of quake damage and a hurricane |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
43. Dirty water washes mud and debris into all the cracks and holes for a temporary patch job? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #43 |
68. LOL! |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
48. If you're anywhere near the Potomac, it will flood. |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
53. A surge will raise the river levels. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
62. I will tell you that we do know |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
16. The best things about these predictions... |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. You'd rather people keep their heads in the sand and are killed? |
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Harmony Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I don't think this storm is in a position to peter out |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. I'm a Floridian, too. Been through hurricanes there and here. |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Giving people a false sense of security for those in her path doesn't help either |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. If anyone gets ANY sense of security from my stupid DU post... |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. no, you must walk around with a tightly puckered ass and serious face at all times |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Yes, according to the DU "Politeness Police." |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #41 |
60. I'm not picking on you....but most people in New England have no idea what's about to hit them |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I'm in New Haven but on the western side. However, I remember Gloria |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Taping windows is useless |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. We have a fairly sturdy basement if things get really rough... |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 06:44 AM Response to Reply #40 |
64. Usually gas is good, the lines are burried deep. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 07:35 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. good to hear what you said about gas lines. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. In agreement with you. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. That thing is looking large and in charge on satellite, isn't it. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. It's ginormous... |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #36 |
59. It looks like Rainbow Dash nt |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Yeah, I wish. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. hope for the best, prepare for the worst |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
63. I hope it is a lot of nothing to be honest |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
25. I don't freak easy but this storm, on this track, is going over three interest... |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
30. kick |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
33. My area of Maine is showing as aqua colored under a Cat1, but I'm having |
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Harmony Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Keep a close eye on the news to hear about the latest updates |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Will do. We always store water and so forth for storms, even the non-hurricane ones. :^) |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Right now ME is facing a tropical storm at worst |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Things can change, true. But there's a big difference between a hurricane traveling over the |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
45. Looks like a repeat of Isabel - will probably push water up the Chesapeake Bay. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. According to Jeff Masters, Isabel was moving at 32 mph... |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Wow that's really worrying,. I hadn't heard that, thanks for the info. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Sorry, it was Bob, not Isabel that Dr. Masters referenced... |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. You were still right - it says a 50% chance the surge will EXCEED Isabel. |
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Laxman (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
52. This is Different... |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. This is true...people will freak...count on it |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 06:53 AM Response to Reply #52 |
65. Power outages - |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
55. Kicked and recommended. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
67. This is gonna be REALLY bad for a LOT of people. |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
70. Kick |
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