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Just classed as Cat 4. Stay safe East Coast dakkaites!
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From what I've been reading, most of the southern states in the path of Florence began preparations last week, including lifting restrictions to allow farmers to harvest their crops more quickly and store them. Hopefully with the governments actually putting the effort in, damage should be minimum, since they already have hurricane experience. If it manages to come far up enough the coast to hit us in PA and NJ, then there will be trouble. We are still flooding out in certain areas in eastern PA from something as small as a light shower, or someone dropping a water bottle. Heavy rains would be disastrous for us right now.
feeder wrote: Frazz's mind is like a wiener dog in a rabbit warren. Dark, twisting tunnels, and full of the certainty that just around the next bend will be the quarry he seeks.
The biggest problem for the East Coast right now is how damn wet the summer has been, everything is already saturated far beyond anything that could remotely be considered normal. The rain from Florence is likely to cause serious flooding.
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vonjankmon wrote: The biggest problem for the East Coast right now is how damn wet the summer has been, everything is already saturated far beyond anything that could remotely be considered normal. The rain from Florence is likely to cause serious flooding.
No kidding about the rain - it has rained practically every day in Jacksonville Florida for almost 4 months. The real danger with this besides flooding is cat 4 wind will rip trees right out of the soggy ground. I really hope this one takes a wild turn northward and out into the ocean!
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Yeah, so offering my professional opinion here, don't eff around with this storm Dakka-ites. Prepare for flooding. Sandbags will be your friend. Florence is going to lose a lot of power fast once it makes landfall, but that just means winds will die down quick, not the amount of rainfall.
djones520 wrote: Yeah, so offering my professional opinion here, don't eff around with this storm Dakka-ites. Prepare for flooding. Sandbags will be your friend. Florence is going to lose a lot of power fast once it makes landfall, but that just means winds will die down quick, not the amount of rainfall.
I'm lucky that I'm quite a bit above sea level and the nearest moving water bit is something like 4-5 miles away and in the middle of what amounts to a deep ravine.
Not looking forward to the trees though. It's been so dry that we'll have loose trees quickly becoming a problem.
At least it's better named than god damned Harvey, no one is going to feel scared enough to leave their homes with a silly name like Harvey, be laughing your way to the grave with that one.
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djones520 wrote: Yeah, so offering my professional opinion here, don't eff around with this storm Dakka-ites. Prepare for flooding. Sandbags will be your friend. Florence is going to lose a lot of power fast once it makes landfall, but that just means winds will die down quick, not the amount of rainfall.
I'm lucky that I'm quite a bit above sea level and the nearest moving water bit is something like 4-5 miles away and in the middle of what amounts to a deep ravine.
Not looking forward to the trees though. It's been so dry that we'll have loose trees quickly becoming a problem.
Is your property on level ground? That will help
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Cheesecat wrote: At least it's better named than god damned Harvey, no one is going to feel scared enough to leave their homes with a silly name like Harvey, be laughing your way to the grave.
“Aunt Flo is visiting” will make every man evacuate.
Yeah, they just sounded the alarm everywhere for this in MD... not sure if it's hitting south of us or not, but regardless I think it's time for folks right on the coast to come west for a few days
My parents are in a mandatory evacuation zone in SC and they're, stupidly, not leaving.
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ScootyPuffJunior wrote: My parents are in a mandatory evacuation zone in SC and they're, stupidly, not leaving.
It’s ok. We will put our lives at risk and abandon our families to deploy there and save them if needed
Yeah this point needs to be made with anyone you talk to who is refusing to evacuate. It's not about whether they feel that they are in danger, it's about all of the people (police, fire, rescue, military) that will have to put their lives on the line to save them if things go a bit worse than they think it might. If you claim to care about your local police force, fire department, or military members then get the feth out when they tell you too.
ScootyPuffJunior wrote: My parents are in a mandatory evacuation zone in SC and they're, stupidly, not leaving.
It’s ok. We will put our lives at risk and abandon our families to deploy there and save them if needed
Yeah this point needs to be made with anyone you talk to who is refusing to evacuate. It's not about whether they feel that they are in danger, it's about all of the people (police, fire, rescue, military) that will have to put their lives on the line to save them if things go a bit worse than they think it might. If you claim to care about your local police force, fire department, or military members then get the feth out when they tell you too.
Yep, I've tried explaining that to them but my dad is "worried about his pool," which is by far the stupidest fething thing anyone could be worrying about when a storm of historic proportions is bearing down on their house.
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d-usa wrote: "When the Internet sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending posters that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing strawmen. They're bringing spam. They're trolls. And some, I assume, are good people."
d-usa wrote: and maybe an alligator that gets blown in.
Thats nothing to take lightly. I still check when I jump into a pool because of this:
"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
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AdeptSister wrote: Wait...How will him being there help save the pool?!?!?!
That’s the frustrating part. They know better and yet refuse to leave. I’m also pretty sure they’ve done nothing to cover the many windows in their house and now with the way the storm is tracking, the maximum wind area is pretty much guaranteed to be right over top of them.
My anger at their stupidity grows with every passing moment.
d-usa wrote: "When the Internet sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending posters that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing strawmen. They're bringing spam. They're trolls. And some, I assume, are good people."
AdeptSister wrote: Wait...How will him being there help save the pool?!?!?!
That’s the frustrating part. They know better and yet refuse to leave. I’m also pretty sure they’ve done nothing to cover the many windows in their house and now with the way the storm is tracking, the maximum wind area is pretty much guaranteed to be right over top of them.
My anger at their stupidity grows with every passing moment.
Have you asked him to renew his life insurance? Load his papers into the dishwasher?
Maybe its just that my in-laws aren't used to it, but if they are doing something pants-on-head stupid, I turn into a donkey cave until they take a moment and think as to why I'm suddenly being so callous. Then they sometimes figure it out, and do the proper thing.
Actually though, the dishwasher is a solid piece of advice. It's watertight, and usually screwed into the cabinets. Great way to protect valuables from water.
feeder wrote: Frazz's mind is like a wiener dog in a rabbit warren. Dark, twisting tunnels, and full of the certainty that just around the next bend will be the quarry he seeks.
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