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Irene...boredom fighting!!!! (Read 744 times)
Aug 27
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, 2011 at 12:12pm
jeffro3006
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I've officially decided that I hate "hurricanes"...
I've run out of flights to fly...
I'm only 4 hours into getting "hit" by Irene-and bored to tears...
We might have 15 kts max of winds, and its reminding me of April showers...
So that means that there's nothing to mess around in...
No trees to pull off roads...
No lashings to tie...
I'm even writing this...
With all these...
I could keep going...
But for the sake of you guys...
I'll stop...
THIS STINKS!!!!!!!!!!
Its only the landing phase in a plane crash that hurts...
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 12:56pm
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I have just spoken to my cousin in North Carolina, she is passing the time playing "drink along with Irene". Each time the wind hows or a bit of rain lashes the window, she takes a nice sip of red wine.
Matt
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 1:15pm
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I think folks around here are gonna end up dooing that too...
I'm considering seeing how long I can drool from boredom continuously
Its only the landing phase in a plane crash that hurts...
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 2:00pm
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Gettin' kind of bored here too.
Hopefully it will get a little more interesting once the larger parts of the storm hit us.
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 2:22pm
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I found a site earlier that I did not know existed. It does not have any hurricane/tropical storm tracking for 2011 yet, but it will give you current weather for your area.
It also will give you the tracks for all hurricanes and tropical storms in a give year and the map is interactive. I found it pretty interesting. Between that site and Wikipedia,
I found out that Katrina was a much larger storm than Camille, but Camille is ranked #2 in intensity based solely on central pressure. Camille was stronger, but Katrina
was larger and maintained intensity longer. But I survived both. Anyway, here is the link if you are interested.
http://www.stormpulse.com/
If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 2:53pm
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What I would be doing for entertainment is seeing how fast I can pack my bags and be at the canadian border
Renč
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Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 2:58pm
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For all of you who are bored, I have two PERFECT FS remedys for this.
1. Do a tour of the US in one of the default boeings, visiting the biggest airport in each state.
2.
http://www.simtours.net/tours.php
that place has lots of fun places to fly!
Hope these will keep you guys busy for a while to come!
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 4:34pm
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do some wacky flights,like landing on golden gate bridge, land on top of a roof or do some skyscraper dodging in a f/a-18 at 400 mph.
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 4:46pm
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jetprop wrote
on Aug 27
th
, 2011 at 4:34pm:
do some wacky flights,like landing on golden gate bridge, land on top of a roof or do some skyscraper dodging in a f/a-18 at 400 mph.
When I want a challenge I usually just turn the settings to max and then Do some dodging at 600 mph in an f-15 at 30ft
Renč
Most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots because they know how easy it is.
Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 5:42pm
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it has lost speed drastically after touching the ground.
I think It will reach NYC as a storm
Venezuela
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 7:41pm
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alrot wrote
on Aug 27
th
, 2011 at 5:42pm:
it has lost speed drastically after touching the ground. I think It will reach NYC as a storm
This is what we've been expecting...
and it won't face a full landwall until NY/Connecticut. We're expecting a drastic drop in force but, still, weaker trees and branches in NH could take beating (a threat to power lines); with our already saturated soil, I may be wading in an expanded lake while still inside my domicile.
It should die out when reaching us. When reaching our border, maybe it will realize it's demise having left the sea and turn around to see what it's missed. [Just joking -- we don't want it but those of you south of us don't need to be revisited].
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 7:48pm
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H wrote
on Aug 27
th
, 2011 at 7:41pm:
alrot wrote
on Aug 27
th
, 2011 at 5:42pm:
it has lost speed drastically after touching the ground. I think It will reach NYC as a storm
This is what we've been expecting...
and it won't face a full landwall until NY/Connecticut. We're expecting a drastic drop in force but, still, weaker trees and branches in NH could take beating (a threat to power lines); with our already saturated soil, I may be wading in an expanded lake while still inside my domicile.
It should die out when reaching us. When reaching our border, maybe it will realize it's demise having left the sea and turn around to see what it's missed. [Just joking -- we don't want it but those of you south of us don't need to be revisited].
You could go over to the marina and 'borrow' a boat 'til ebb tide.
If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 8:12pm
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patchz wrote
on Aug 27
th
, 2011 at 7:48pm:
You could go over to the marina and 'borrow' a boat 'til ebb tide.
Why spend the effort -- just wait until one of the cruisers comes floating by; tell them I just floated out into the lake when the water receded and couldn't get it back to them until I'd figured out how to operate it.
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 8:42pm
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I hope Rom is okay.
I'm the sort of person that'd get some tent pegs and put myself in the garden looking for that ultimate blow job....
But you have to remember that 5 years in the military has left me one very sick puppy
There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!
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Aug 27
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ozzy72 wrote
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, 2011 at 8:42pm:
I hope Rom is okay.
Same here. Be terrible for a hard core warrior like him to get wiped out by a big rainstorm.
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 9:38pm
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So far so good, here... raining in sheets on and off; buckets are out under the various leaks; in a moment I have to break in to the room of one of the residents who stupidly left his window wide open when he went away for the weekend...
Latest local news says the winds have not really died down as much as expected, and they've issued tornado warnings for overnight.
Things will mostly get "real" in the morning... the streets will be flooded in my neighborhood, and there will be heavy winds and torrential rain.
Tomorrow morning's high tide will be a "moon tide" (Moon between Sun and Earth, which amplifies the gravitational effect on bodies of water), so those living on the water can expect massive flooding, especially if the wind is strong just before the tide peaks. The Passaic River, pretty close to me, is expected to overflow.
Right now it's about normal for a typical rainstorm, but it's merely a prelude. I've seen brief 60-mph gusts here before, and heavy rain, but this could be nasty, as it will go on and on without letting up.
But we're four stories up, my car is parked on sloping high ground away from trees, and I have what I need to be comfortable.
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 10:05pm
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Another over hyped media non-event.
Please resume your lives.
A bad day at golf is better than a good day at work.
Jim
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Aug 27
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, 2011 at 10:21pm
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Webb wrote
on Aug 27
th
, 2011 at 10:05pm:
Another over hyped media non-event.
Please resume your lives.
When Isn't it?
This gets tired after a while
Renč
Most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots because they know how easy it is.
Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.
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Aug 27
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When Isn't it?
I suppose if North Korea fired a nuclear missile at San Francisco it would not be an over hyped media event.
As soon as it became clear that the missile would miss its target by 2000 miles and was so poorly built that it never had a chance of detonation but Paris Hilton was terrified anyway it would become an over hyped media event.
A bad day at golf is better than a good day at work.
Jim
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Aug 27
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Webb wrote
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, 2011 at 10:29pm:
When Isn't it?
I suppose if North Korea fired a nuclear missile at San Francisco it would not be an over hyped media event.
As soon as it became clear that the missile would miss its target by 2000 miles and was so poorly built that it never had a chance of detonation but Paris Hilton was terrified anyway it would become an over hyped media event.
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Aug 28
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Webb wrote
on Aug 27
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, 2011 at 10:05pm:
Another over hyped media non-event.
Please resume your lives.
OVER HYPED!!!!!
It took out over 75% of my city's power!!! They say some parts may even take as much as two weeks to restore power! I just now got on a laptop! And not to mention that thing is still tearing down the east coast!!!
And you call it
OVER HYPED!!!
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Aug 28
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, 2011 at 12:33pm
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Club508 wrote
on Aug 28
th
, 2011 at 11:52am:
OVER HYPED!!!!!
It took out over 75% of my city's power!!!
Make The "city" Part "country" and it becomes a normal rationing day
.
Club508 wrote
on Aug 28
th
, 2011 at 11:52am:
They say some parts may even take as much as two weeks to restore power!
That could be a little overestimated. Even here it takes only about 2 days.
Club508 wrote
on Aug 28
th
, 2011 at 11:52am:
And not to mention that thing is still tearing down the east coast!!!
Woah
. But it might have reduced power.
But I seriously hope it does ease off. I know this doesn't make a difference but Best of luck.
Renč
Most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots because they know how easy it is.
Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.
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