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Come on, Irene (formerly about the VA quake)

#1

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

No, really. I'm totally 100% serious.

EDIT: Dude... :eek:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc0005ild.php


#2

Zappit

Zappit

Yes. I'm in western Massachusetts, and I felt it. Freaky, man. Freaky. 5.8 quake in Washington D.C., but a lot of the east coast felt it.


#3

Cheesy1

Cheesy1

You mean this?:

5.8 earthquake in Virginia felt in Washington, New York City, North Carolina


#4

Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

I turned on CNN, they were comparing it to 9/11 and then I turned off CNN.


#5

Tress

Tress

Suck it up, pansies. A 5.8 out here is yawn-worthy.


#6

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I turned on CNN, they were comparing it to 9/11 and then I turned off CNN.
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Good call. Dammit, CNN...:facepalm:


#7

Gusto

Gusto

Yup. I thought I imagined it at the time, since I was tanning on the deck and was almost asleep.


#8

Zappit

Zappit

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I turned on CNN, they were comparing it to 9/11 and then I turned off CNN.
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Turn on Fox and watch them blame Obama. Turn on MSNBC and watch them blame the tea party.


#9

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

EARTHQUAKE!?



#10

Cheesy1

Cheesy1

Turn on TBN and watch them blame it on the coming Rapture.


#11



Philosopher B.

Felt it in South Jersey. I woke up, my fucking bed was shaking! I thought I was still dreaming.


#12

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Turn on Nickelodeon and watch Squidworth blame Spongebob.
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Philosopher B. said:
I woke up, my fucking bed was shaking! I thought I was still dreaming.
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Sounds like my prom night. :D


#13

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Philosopher B. said:
Felt it in South Jersey. I woke up, my fucking bed was shaking! I thought I was still dreaming.
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I was actually thinking, "those goddamn construction workers and their goddamn drilling!"

Then I heard people outside my office freaking out...


#14

Dave

Dave

One of the guys who sits next to me was talking to his brother on the phone. His brother said, "I gotta go! Holy shit we're having an earthquake!!"


#15

Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

It was pretty awesome watching my G+ feed explode with 7 simultaneous "Earthquake" messages.


#16

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy



#17

Hylian

Hylian



#18

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

5.8 and people are acting like it's the end of the world? I slept through worst earthquakes while living in California.


#19

GasBandit

GasBandit



#20

Krisken

Krisken

Egads, location people. If I felt an earthquake in Wisconsin, I'd shit bricks.

Maybe if Cali was hit by a tornado they'd realize how strange it would be to suddenly experience a natural phenomenon they weren't used to.


#21



Philosopher B.

I'm still a little shook up.


#22

Gusto

Gusto

Rumour is that y'all now have a Leaning Monument of Washington.
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#23

Cheesy1

Cheesy1

They gave it some Cialis, it's fine again.


#24

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Mwahahaha!

*ahem*

Earthquake that spanned multiple states you say? How interesting.


#25

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Multiple states, except for a state of emergency. Oh, snap!


#26

Tress

Tress

Krisken said:
Egads, location people. If I felt an earthquake in Wisconsin, I'd shit bricks.

Maybe if Cali was hit by a tornado they'd realize how strange it would be to suddenly experience a natural phenomenon they weren't used to.
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A tornado? We get those here too.

This is just outside Chico:


We also get wildfires, floods, mudslides, tsunamis, extreme heat, extreme cold, high winds, blizzards, avalanches, and almost any other natural disaster. The only thing I don't remember ever getting would be a hurricane. No other state enjoys such a wide variety of natural disasters. So yeah, wake me when something is seriously damaged.


#27

Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

Shegokigo said:
Mwahahaha!

*ahem*

Earthquake that spanned multiple states you say? How interesting.
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It's me, I caused the earthquake in the OP, heh


#28

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

I figured it was due to my napping not too long ago.

If my snoring could have been controlled, it would've been weaponized long ago.


#29

Krisken

Krisken

Ok. Lets pretend that your cities aren't set up to handle earthquakes, then.

All your post tells me Tress is that California sucks.


#30

GasBandit

GasBandit

Apparently there was also a 5.3 at the colorado/new mexico border today as well.



#31

Gusto

Gusto

We had a tornado in Goderich over the weekend too.


#32

Cheesy1

Cheesy1

Look at all those pretty dots on the left side! :p


#33

GasBandit

GasBandit

From The Daily What:

The Earthquake Devastation in DC is almost too much to bear:



#34

GasBandit

GasBandit

Meanwhile, in the Vanuatu islands, Cthulhu burps.



#35

Tress

Tress

Krisken said:
Ok. Lets pretend that your cities aren't set up to handle earthquakes, then.

All your post tells me Tress is that California sucks.
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Gee, that hurts. This whole thing is nothing more than people on the east coast being self-centered. A non-serious earthquake that does little to no damage hits them, and it's the end of the world. :aaah:

Tell me this: If an earthquake of the same magnitude hit anywhere else, would it be news worthy? Would it be the top news result and get coverage on CNN? Nope. Because IT'S NOT THAT BAD.


#36

Gusto

Gusto

GasBandit said:
From The Daily What:

The Earthquake Devastation in DC is almost too much to bear:

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I just came here to post that! Damn!


#37

strawman

strawman

People are simply worried that it's a prelude to the new madrid fault slipping, which wouldn't be a tiny thing.


#38

Gusto

Gusto

Tress said:
This whole thing is nothing more than people on the east coast being self-centered.
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I've felt like three earthquakes ever in my life. Pardon me and my region for getting a little excited.


#39

GasBandit

GasBandit

Tress said:
Gee, that hurts. This whole thing is nothing more than people on the east coast being self-centered. A non-serious earthquake that does little to no damage hits them, and it's the end of the world. :aaah:

Tell me this: If an earthquake of the same magnitude hit anywhere else, would it be news worthy? Would it be the top news result and get coverage on CNN? Nope. Because IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
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You'd be surprised what gets coverage on CNN.

Do you like to read? Libraries will let you READ ALL THE BOOKS YOU WANT FOR FREE. FOR LIFE. This is CNN.


#40

Tress

Tress

Gusto said:
I've felt like three earthquakes ever in my life. Pardon me and my region for getting a little excited.
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It's not about being excited. I can see how people would be excited, have some fun, maybe freak out a little. What isn't justified is the heavy CNN coverage, the panic on blogs about nuclear meltdowns due to the earthquake, and comparisons to 9/11.

EDIT: So maybe I should have said the east coast media was being self-centered. That seems more accurate.


#41

GasBandit

GasBandit

Tress said:
EDIT: So maybe I should have said the east coast media was being self-centered. That seems more accurate.
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Well, these ARE the people who do news stories about themselves doing news stories about things.


#42

Gusto

Gusto

Well yeah.


#43

Krisken

Krisken

GasBandit said:
Well, these ARE the people who do news stories about themselves doing news stories about things.
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See, now that I can get behind.


#44

Vagabond

Vagabond

I'd never believe I would miss an earthquake at home while vacationing in California.


#45



makare

hey we had an earthquake in the middle of fucking south dakota that is some weird shit.


#46

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Worrisome? Nah. Of interest due to lack of frequency? Sure! Worth dramatic panic attacks over? Psh!

And you KNOW someone's going to take off work "to help deal with the stress of the Big One of '11." *eyeroll*


#47

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Hey, this whole thing has some people quaking in their boots.


#48

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Officer_Charon said:
Big One of '11
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Might be a good thing to name my penis.


#49

strawman

strawman

ThatNickGuy said:
Hey, this whole thing has some people quaking in their boots.
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It's not their fault, you can't blame them for tremoring.


#50

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Allen who is Quiet said:
Might be a good thing to name my penis.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMz8uzM65jk&feature=player_detailpage#t=52s


#51

Null

Null

I'm in New Jersey, and I didn't notice it.


#52

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Officer_Charon said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMz8uzM65jk&feature=player_detailpage#t=52s
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D:


#53

GasBandit

GasBandit

Best post I've seen about it so far:



#54

Tress

Tress

EVIL! ... but kinda funny...


#55

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Now, the question is, if I go to a bar tonight, how many guys will be claiming responsibility for the quake as a pick-up line?


#56

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

In Jersey? All of them.


#57

Jay

Jay


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GasBandit said:
Best post I've seen about it so far:

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I LOLed, hard.


#58



Chibibar

well...... it has been dormant for 40 years. Now there is a "small" quake.

What would prevent from having a LARGER one? Maybe this is a pre-panic party!


#59

GasBandit

GasBandit


Explainer of the Day: Apparently quite a few people reported reading tweets about today’s East Coast earthquake before feeling it themselves.
xkcd prophetically explained this phenomenon in an April 2010 strip entitled “Seismic Waves“:


#60



Chibibar

GasBandit said:

Explainer of the Day: Apparently quite a few people reported reading tweets about today’s East Coast earthquake before feeling it themselves.
xkcd prophetically explained this phenomenon in an April 2010 strip entitled “Seismic Waves“:
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LOL!!!! I love it


#61

Gryfter

Gryfter

Slow news day huh?


#62

Mathias

Mathias

Felt it in Philly. Happened while I was at work.

Now all the fucking news stations won't shut up about it.

I was going to post: In before some asshole from California posts about a 5.8 quake being no big deal. Looks like you assholes beat me to it.


#63

Tress

Tress

Mathias said:
Felt it in Philly. Happened while I was at work.

Now all the fucking news stations won't shut up about it.

I was going to post: In before some asshole from California posts about a 5.8 quake being no big deal. Looks like you assholes beat me to it.
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I would make a comment about stupid Philly assholes too, but that's redundant.


#64

Jay

Jay

Well of course 5.8 will mean shit in California. They have the infrastructure to support that especially considering that they are sadly located on one of the more dangerous areas in the world for that type of natural disaster and most buildings in the half a century have been built with extensive precautions that a jolt of that power will affect very little.

The East coast is not as prepared.

And 5.8 in a place like China and you got yourself a lot of dead people.

This would be like having it snow in California say... 3 inches. You know what will happen? Sheer chaos and the cities will shut down, dead people in accidents everywhere, people panicking and looting stores (new Orleans style) and religious folks will be swinging off American banners about the end of the world.

3 inches in Canada? I won't even put my jacket on to go to work, on schedule and I'll say "Wake me up when two feet of snow fall down."

So is a 5.8 earthquake a big deal? Sure is and hopefully no one died from this.

But comparing this to the terror of 9/11?



#65

Mathias

Mathias

Tress said:
I would make a comment about Philly assholes too, but that's redundant.
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Why do you think I live a solid hour away from Philly? I just work there. I fucking hate that city and wish a meteor would smite it back to Satan.


#66

Tress

Tress

Mathias said:
Why do you think I live a solid hour away from Philly? I just work there. I fucking hate that city and wish a meteor would smite it back to Satan.
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And yet you fit in so perfectly.


#67

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

I get the point you were making, Jay, but just FYI, I lived in California, in a place where getting 2+ feet of snow was a routine.

Just sayin'...


#68

GasBandit

GasBandit

As a colorado transplant in texas, I can personally vouch for the fact that snow doesn't even have to stick to the ground to make texans go absolutely ape shit as if the end of days were upon them.


#69

Krisken

Krisken

Officer_Charon said:
I get the point you were making, Jay, but just FYI, I lived in California, in a place where getting 2+ feet of snow was a routine.

Just sayin'...
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I'd be willing to bet most people don't drive to the mountains just to practice driving in snow. :p


#70

Jay

Jay



#71

Krisken

Krisken

Sorry, I can't hear you over my Adblock.


#72

Mathias

Mathias

Tress said:
And yet you fit in so perfectly.
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Well, I can't leave you to disappointment.

Go fuck yourself.

It's fucking annoying when people get all smug about natural disasters if they live in an area where they're common. My area hasn't had an earthquake in 108 years, excuse us if we find a 5.8 scale one a little odd - kinda how California would find it odd to have a balanced budget for once.


#73

TNM

TNM

Felt it briefly in the north ga mountains. This combined with an auger digging up our fiber kinda ruined my day.


#74

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

Slept through the earthquake and all the hysteria afterwards. That's what working overnights'll do to ya.


#75

fade

fade

Maybe not so abrasively, but I have to agree with Mathias. Much of CA has building codes and standards designed to handle a common occurrence like this. It's not really about who has more natural disasters. It's about how used to/prepared/common the one of interest is.

Also 5.8 in CA may not be equal to a 5.8 in DC. It all depends on the calibration of the scale (which the Richter scale is notoriously bad at), and more importantly, on the materials upon which the cities are built. A lot of the coastal cities in CA are sitting on relatively stable craton material, while DC is on an ancient passive margin which is basically Jello. You can replicate the difference by hitting jello and steel with the same force (magnitude) and seeing which one you have more effect on.

But really, it was probably small. The relatively large size in a passive area is concerning, though. As steinman impressively pointed out, this could be related to the New Madrid fault (or possibly just some passive margin reactivation like the small quakes we get in Louisiana), which has historically shown fairly devastating activity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_New_Madrid_earthquake) in areas completely unprepared.


#76

Tress

Tress

Mathias said:
Well, I can't leave you to disappointment.

Go fuck yourself.

It's fucking annoying when people get all smug about natural disasters if they live in an area where they're common. My area hasn't had an earthquake in 108 years, excuse us if we find a 5.8 scale one a little odd - kinda how California would find it odd to have a balanced budget for once.
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Well, my comments were really more about the media once I saw more reasonable reactions from folks. I've already explained I can see how people would find it odd or interesting to get an earthquake on the east coast, but the media flipping out over something that did little to no damage is stupid. But no, that would require the slightest bit of reading comprehension on your part.

I could go on, but it would be a waste of our time. So really, let me just say "And fuck you too," and we'll leave it at that.


#77

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

This earthquake may have just saved the economy. Think about it. You're going to hear story after story about how the east coast and midwest are sorely unprepared for the "Big One". That means retrofitting. Lots and lots of retrofitting over half the country. There's trillions to be made in the construction industry and related support industries. Even hotels and restaurants stand to make a mint. Those workers will need somewhere to sleep and somewhere to eat.

All we need is the right talking head to supply the right amount of FUD on TV and in print. :D


#78

Jay

Jay

Obama isn't acting fast enough to provide aid to all the victims who's patio furniture was displaced during the earthquake. That's because he hates caucasion people.

/kanye


#79

fade

fade

http://www.npr.org/2011/08/24/139891116/double-take-toons-did-the-earth-move-for-you?sc=fb&cc=fp


#80

Neon Pirate

Neon Pirate

Tell me this: If a drop of rain threatens to fall in sunny California why does that start the whole damned state screaming into storm watch panic and a complete inability to function? We'll probably just roll through yet another hurricane this weekend. Come on over.

Was it really that bad? No. I didn't even notice it. Was driving to a client and when I arrived got right to work wondering why everyone was outside until someone asked what I thought about the earthquake that I had to admit to not noticing, which may say something about my driving style. However, much like you're all going to panic at hint of rain because you have no real drainage mechanisms and your infrastructure isn't built for rain, we aren't accustomed to earthquakes particularly not of that magnitude and range and our infrastructure is not made to handle them. Next time anyone on the left coast starts whining and bitching about rain and flooded roads and the news lights up with the top story that screams storm watch I guess we should all jump up and remind the folks out there that IT'S NOT THAT BAD!


#81

Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

I read a really interesting piece on CNN about how the ground of the East Coast makes earthquakes travel much farther than the West Coast.

Also: I love whoever coined the phrase for all the earthquake joke tweets afterwards "Laughter Shocks"


#82

LordRendar

LordRendar

Philosopher B. said:
Felt it in South Jersey. I woke up, my fucking bed was shaking! I thought I was still dreaming.
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You have a fucking bed,too? I would be worried if it wasn't shaking. ;)


#83

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Tinwhistler said:
I was in the sub-basement of the Teddy Roosevelt Bulding in DC when it hit, just about to go up and catch my bus. Lost power for about 5 minutes. The guy in the elevator with me totally flipped the hell out. heh.
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I don't blame him. At my wife's job, the quake shook one of the elevators loose and it dropped down the shaft. Fortunately there was no one in it.

That said, and also saying I'm from NY, don't feel many quakes, this was biggest one I was in--it wasn't a big deal. There was a little shaking. It was no reason for a large stretch of Maryland yuppies to go freaking out like they did yesterday. I think a lot of people used it as an excuse to go home early, not because they were actually worried about anything. The DC region freaks over every little nature-related situation. I was fully behind Obama when he called the area wussy for closing schools when there was barely any snow on the ground.


#84

CrimsonSoul

CrimsonSoul

I have to repost even though I just put it on the funny pic thread.


#85



Chibibar

I think we all agree (well most of us) that infrastructure of city to prepare for disaster makes a huge difference and occurrence. I mean the monument is cracked from a "small quake" that just tells me the DC wasn't ready for it. Make it "quake resistant" cost money, why waste that kind of money if it doesn't happen regularly?

People in Texas goes nuts when it snows (anything 1/4inch and stick we are CLOSE) why? cause we don't get regularly. We don't spend the money to clear it out like other states (Colorado and such)

My concern is NOT of the 5.8 quake. What I'm concern is that is it a one shot deal? We never know really since the last one was 40 years ago (so I'm told) so it is possible that a larger one might occur.


#86

GasBandit

GasBandit

Interesting bit of trivia - if you're in an elevator that falls (which would require all three cables to snap AND the emergency brakes to fail), your best bet of survival is actually to lie flat on the floor of the car and cover your head. As the elevator falls it builds up a cushion of air beneath it that will slow the fall toward the end, and most also have a suspended-oil shock absorber at the very bottom as well. Lying flat on the floor distributes the shock of impact as much as possible, and you cover your head because chances are the stuff in the car's ceiling is going to rain down on you.

Don't bother trying the old "jump at the last second" thing.


#87

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

These TV retards who keep referring to terrorism when reporting on the earthquake need to be punched in the face. Repeatedly.

With a brick. :facepalm:


#88

Covar

Covar

I didn't feel anything :(

That's ok, though. I got Irene visiting this weekend, need to get ready for a weekend without power.


#89

fade

fade

I am actually a bit concerned that Irene may still be a strong hurricane when it reaches the largest city in the country. Youse guys aren't really prepared for that.


#90

Covar

Covar

Weather underground has it as a Cat2 in PA and a Tropical storm in VA/NH.

It's going to hit land on the coast of NC probably as a Cat3, Not sure how much of it is going to hit where I'm at, hopefully it won't be too bad, I've invited my sister and brother-in-law up from the coast, and am trying to come to grips with the fact that I might not be able to watch the Doctor Who premiere.


#91



Chibibar

Tinwhistler said:
Yeah, but we were in the sub-basement. There was nowhere to fall to. ;)
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yup...here, when it snows, all the snow plows come out and clean it up in a matter of hours. I don't even think the whole state of texas has a single plow.

Incidentally, the Cathedral damage was much more extensive than previously reported: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ot-structural/2011/08/24/gIQAKa1obJ_blog.html

Evidently the damage is in the millions, and the Cathedral's insurance didn't cover earthquakes. It sucks.
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yup :) I just read it http://www.theatlantic.com/national...rns-about-damage-from-hurricane-irene/244039/

worst is that if the hurricane swells up to a cat4, they are in big group.

The building aren't design for it.

As for Texas: I don't think there is a snow plow in Dallas :) we just have trucks that spread out salts stuff.


#92

North_Ranger

North_Ranger



#93

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

NC is evacuating, MD may be following them, and the Bahamas are being ripped to shit as we speak.

Hope everyone on the East Coast is doing okay, and listening to their emergency services. We're in "batten down the hatches" mode where I am in NJ, hopefully won't come to evacuating.

Right now, the guesstimated weather range by me (Hudson River) is anywhere from 5 mph winds and 6 inches of rain all the way up to 90 mph winds with 10 foot flooding. So I'm hoping for the former, obviously. ;)


#94



Chibibar

SpecialKO said:
NC is evacuating, MD may be following them, and the Bahamas are being ripped to shit as we speak.

Hope everyone on the East Coast is doing okay, and listening to their emergency services. We're in "batten down the hatches" mode where I am in NJ, hopefully won't come to evacuating.

Right now, the guesstimated weather range by me (Hudson River) is anywhere from 5 mph winds and 6 inches of rain all the way up to 90 mph winds with 10 foot flooding. So I'm hoping for the former, obviously. ;)
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That is a WIDE margin.

6 inches to 10 feet? yeesh!! I hope the east coast will be ok.


#95

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Chibibar said:
That is a WIDE margin.

6 inches to 10 feet? yeesh!! I hope the east coast will be ok.
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My area is already about 6 feet above the waterline, so *crosses fingers* high winds and rain are hopefully all we've have to worry about.


#96

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Maryland evacuating? I'm guessing they mean the side that's between the ocean and DC. I'm glad I live on the other side. It's still gonna suck. The county cut down some of the more dangerous trees here just in time.

Good luck to everyone. I can't imagine NYC evacuating outside of a Roland Emmerich movie.

I'm really hoping this will be a repeat of Floyd. That would be wonderful.


#97

Dave

Dave

Meanwhile in Puerto Rico....



#98

Cheesy1

Cheesy1

:eek:


#99

Mathias

Mathias

Bunch of East Coast wimps. Anyone from the Bahamas will tell you a Cat 2 hurricane is a joke.


#100

Tress

Tress

Mathias said:
Bunch of East Coast wimps. Anyone from the Bahamas will tell you a Cat 2 hurricane is a joke.
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:rolleyes:


#101

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Mathias was terrified of hurricanes before it was cool.


#102

Emrys

Emrys

Wimpy foreigners. Anyone will tell you that a Gamera sighting is a joke. Wake me when Godzilla shows up.


#103

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Emrys said:
Wimpy foreigners. Anyone will tell you that a Gamera sighting is a joke. Wake me when Godzilla shows up.
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Hey now, that's not true since the Kaneko helmed Gamera films. The collateral damage in Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris tops anything I've seen in a Godzilla film.


#104

Covar

Covar

Hey guys come on. If Tress really wants to brag about living in one of the shittiest areas of the country let him. It's not something I particularly care to win at.


#105

Mathias

Mathias

Tress said:
:rolleyes:
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The best part is how you pass me off as being an asshole despite the fact you were the original dickhead in this thread.


#106



Chibibar

Dave said:
Meanwhile in Puerto Rico....

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Anyone wanna go swimming?? Or is that border patrol ;)


#107

Zappit

Zappit

Chibibar said:
Anyone wanna go swimming?? Or is that border patrol ;)
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No. That's the Minutemen Engineer Creative Corps. of America (or MECCA) at its best. What you don't see is the truck balls on the SUV. (and the shark)


#108

GasBandit

GasBandit



#109

Frank

Frankie Williamson

Did you guys know it's a balmy 22 degrees here today, it might rain on Monday. Man, Canada sucks.

(meaning thank Christ all I deal with weatherwise is too much shitty snow in the winter, to which I am terribly accustomed)


#110

Tress

Tress

Mathias said:
The best part is how you pass me off as being an asshole despite the fact you were the original dickhead in this thread.
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I don't have to pass you off as an asshole, Chaz. It's a well established fact around here. My eyeroll was actually in response to the fact that you won't let this die.


#111

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Tress said:
I don't have to pass you off as an asshole, Chaz. It's a well established fact around here. My eyeroll was actually in response to the fact that you won't let this die.
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Oh shit, he used the C-word!


#112

GasBandit

GasBandit



#113

Zappit

Zappit

"You're an ass!"

"You're a dick!"

How has anyone not posted a dickbutt pic yet?


#114

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Guys, this is why we can't have nice things.

Well, and the hurricane....


#115

Tress

Tress

SpecialKO said:
Guys, this is why we can't have nice things.

Well, and the hurricane....
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You're right. I'm done with this fight, and sorry to all if I inadvertently trashed the thread.


#116

Mathias

Mathias



Oh wait, you're from California.



#117

Krisken

Krisken

Er, anyways, bummer about those hurricanes and that little earthquake and all that.

I think we can all take away from this that no matter how bad we are to each other, mother nature is the real dick here.

Fuck you, nature. I'm glad we're fucking you up.


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Mathias

Mathias



#119

Krisken

Krisken

That there is the ugliest damn Gremlin I've ever seen.


#120

Cheesy1

Cheesy1

That's what would have happened if Ash brought his dog in Evil Dead.


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Covar

Covar

bitch started it.

Anyway, that was a whole lot of nothing. At least where I'm at. We were clipped by the outer edges got a lot of wind and a bit of rain. Not to many trees fell, at least around my apartment complex.


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Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Covar said:
bitch started it.

Anyway, that was a whole lot of nothing. At least where I'm at. We were clipped by the outer edges got a lot of wind and a bit of rain. Not to many trees fell, at least around my apartment complex.
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In a lot of places, it's been a whole lot of something, with trees coming down, but more importantly flooding. Lots of it.

...Not where I live though. I've seen it on news site about deaths and rising water in NC, but the worst of it passed my area in the middle of the night. We lost power for 5 minutes around 3 AM, but the rain and wind have calmed down since then. I think we're still in for a spike of bad weather at some point today, but the storm seems to be moving for NY now. I hope it's lost some of its force by now.


#123

fade

fade

Yeah, I'm not going to hold panicking against anyone in a hurricane. I've been through several, and there's no such thing as "just a 1". Remember, Houston was devastated by "just" a tropical storm (Alison).


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sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I was sickened watching CBS Sunday Morning News. They quoted a store owner in NC that was bitching because the State ordered the evacuation of tourists because HE knew it would not be a major storm... The FUCKING STORE OWNER HAD HIS WINDOWS BOARDED UP!!!!

I love Monday Morning Quarterbacks and their bullshit-hubris.


#125

Mathias

Mathias

Philly didn't get it too bad, but SEPTA of course was the first to shut down.


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SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Tri-state seems mostly fine, so far. Some flooding, and all pubtrans is down, but that's it for the moment.

Of course, I haven't been back to my apartment in the mandatory evac zone yet....


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evilmike

evilmike



#128

Neon Pirate

Neon Pirate

Hope your apartment is dry and intact KO! Went down to the C&D Canal yesterday evening to see how bad things were there and the access roads were dry (did find some mud to play with the truck in) but there are still plenty of areas flooded out and without power. As of this morning Delmarva Power reports 45,772 customers without power across the region it serves. I consider those of us who got away easy to be very lucky.


#129

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Neon Pirate said:
Hope your apartment is dry and intact KO! Went down to the C&D Canal yesterday evening to see how bad things were there and the access roads were dry (did find some mud to play with the truck in) but there are still plenty of areas flooded out and without power. As of this morning Delmarva Power reports 45,772 customers without power across the region it serves. I consider those of us who got away easy to be very lucky.
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Indeed. The building lobby was flooded, but receded quickly, and my place was completely untouched. My area got off quite lightly; some other parts of town are without power, and there was a fair amount of real flooding.


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GasBandit

GasBandit



Presented without comment.


#131

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Not losing power on a calm, sunny day is good luck when it comes to Pepco. They must be stepping up their game lately.

In NY my friend on Long Island is without power and might stay that way until the weekend. Other places apparently the only roads into some small towns were washed away.


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Chibibar

Tinwhistler said:
I wasn't that concerned about it. I spent the first 35 years of my life in Houston, where we tracked hurricanes yearly like it was a state-sponsored religion. I figured the odds of us getting even tropical-storm level winds was pretty remote. And in the end, we got a little sprinkle, a little light rain, and it was a bit gusty for a couple of hours. We've had worse thunderstorms. My biggest concern was the power--even a light shower often causes the power to flicker here.

People around here don't know how to prepare for a hurricane, either. I saw people buying 4 and 5 gallons of milk, for pete's sake! MILK?? You're not going to drink that much normally, and if you lose power, that milk will do you absolutely no good. The water aisle was nice and stocked, and there was no freaking milk to be found in and around my town. What the hell were people planning on doing with so much milk?

I bought some water, and a couple of days of canned goods. I figured if we lost power for longer than a couple of days, I'd drive up into west virginia and buy some more. heh. In the end, we didn't even lose power. It was a total non-event where I was.
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LOL. I guess they didn't read "Alas, Babylon" either huh?

First mistake: increase the order of MILK!


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SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Now this is what I call "Fox News coverage".


#134

Shakey

Shakey

:eww:


#135

evilmike

evilmike

The Waffle House Index


#136

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

damn, now I want waffles.


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AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Comcast to charge for services you didn't receive because of Irene; calls it "Act of God".


#138

fade

fade

Used to that in Louisiana. The cable and phone companies don't give you a break. We were without cable for maybe a week after Gustav in 2008, and received no credit.


#139

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Man, Direct TV gave out free programming for several months (well top movie channels) after Ike, to make up the week or two people went without power.


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