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Irene...boredom fighting!!!! (Read 744 times)
Aug 27th, 2011 at 12:12pm

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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... Grin

THIS STINKS!!!!!!!!!!
 

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Reply #1 - Aug 27th, 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.  Grin Grin

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Reply #2 - Aug 27th, 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 Tongue
 

Its only the landing phase in a plane crash that hurts...
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Reply #3 - Aug 27th, 2011 at 2:00pm

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Gettin' kind of bored here too. Tongue
Hopefully it will get a little more interesting once the larger parts of the storm hit us.
 

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Reply #4 - Aug 27th, 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/
 

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Reply #5 - Aug 27th, 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 Grin Cheesy


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Reply #6 - Aug 27th, 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! Wink
 

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Reply #7 - Aug 27th, 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.  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy  Grin Grin Grin
 

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Reply #8 - Aug 27th, 2011 at 4:46pm

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jetprop wrote on Aug 27th, 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.  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy  Grin Grin Grin


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 Lips Sealed


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Reply #9 - Aug 27th, 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
 

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Reply #10 - Aug 27th, 2011 at 7:41pm

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alrot wrote on Aug 27th, 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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Reply #11 - Aug 27th, 2011 at 7:48pm

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H wrote on Aug 27th, 2011 at 7:41pm:
alrot wrote on Aug 27th, 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].



Cool

You could go over to the marina and 'borrow' a boat 'til ebb tide. Roll Eyes
 

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Reply #12 - Aug 27th, 2011 at 8:12pm

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patchz wrote on Aug 27th, 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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Reply #13 - Aug 27th, 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 Grin Grin Grin
 

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Reply #14 - Aug 27th, 2011 at 9:06pm

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ozzy72 wrote on Aug 27th, 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.  Undecided
 

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Reply #15 - Aug 27th, 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...  Roll Eyes


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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Reply #16 - Aug 27th, 2011 at 10:05pm

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Another over hyped media non-event.

Please resume your lives.
 

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Reply #17 - Aug 27th, 2011 at 10:21pm

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Webb wrote on Aug 27th, 2011 at 10:05pm:
Another over hyped media non-event.

Please resume your lives.


When Isn't it? Sad This gets tired after a while Angry


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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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Reply #18 - Aug 27th, 2011 at 10:29pm

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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.
 

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Reply #19 - Aug 27th, 2011 at 10:46pm

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Webb wrote on Aug 27th, 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.


Cheesy  Cheesy  Cheesy
 

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Reply #20 - Aug 28th, 2011 at 11:52am

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Webb wrote on Aug 27th, 2011 at 10:05pm:
Another over hyped media non-event.

Please resume your lives.

OVER HYPED!!!!!
Angry Angry Angry Angry Angry
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!!!
Angry Angry Angry
 

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Reply #21 - Aug 28th, 2011 at 12:33pm

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Club508 wrote on Aug 28th, 2011 at 11:52am:
OVER HYPED!!!!!
Angry Angry Angry Angry Angry
It took out over 75% of my city's power!!! 


Make The "city" Part "country" and it becomes a normal rationing day Cheesy.

Club508 wrote on Aug 28th, 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. Wink

Club508 wrote on Aug 28th, 2011 at 11:52am:
And not to mention that thing is still tearing down the east coast!!!


Woah Shocked. But it might have reduced power. Sad But I seriously hope it does ease off. I know this doesn't make a difference but Best of luck.


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