Hurricane Earl
 

To anybody on the East Coast, stay alert and stay safe.

As far as tropical cyclones go, this one looks like the real deal. Most models still have it staying just offshore, but it's always wise to be prepared if things get dicey.

My folks like about 10 miles from the Jersey Shore. Getting ready to call my Mom and see what is up.

Looks like we're going to luck out here in Myrtle Beach with this one, hope it tracks further east then expected for the rest of you. Stay safe.

Eastern-most edge of Cape Cod (on the "elbow"), 200 yards from the water.

Latest track has it just off shore.. I might lose power during my friday night (6 PM-2AM work shift), if it comes east any, it's going to be.. interesting...

Castlerock, I hope you guys are safe.

We're a couple miles inland from Long Island sound, but elevated enough that flooding shouldn't be an issue. Curious to see what happens. I've never experienced a hurricane before. Hopefully it avoids populated areas.

this one will be a non factor, Fiona.........

on the beach in brigantine, nj.....

So - can I be all a-hole about the wimpy north easterners with regards to hurricanes like some of them were about the snow storms?

Do any of the Northeasterners seem overly concerned to you?

Thanks for taking one for the team guys so that I don't have to deal with 90 and humid anymore.

When did you become a Phillies fan?

I should have posted one of these instead:

- A real deal hurricane that is category 1? Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

- even Category 2 = pfft. Let me know when you are Category 4.

- They're pussies. :)

- They call them umbrellas......

Use Them.....

Honestly, a little wind and everything is going to shut down?

- Okay..I concede that point...but at least we dont start bawling and crying and wringing our hands". Too many people up that way break down when the drop hits. We get our ponchos on and go sandbag

- Lol...the words civilization and Long Island used in the same post......

Ok, I'm stretching now.

Not really - was mostly trying to be funny.

I do seem to remember a little bit of a snarky attitude towards 2' snow storms last year. Is it worth tracking them down to prove the point?

SI

Right, that's what I was saying - but Kodos is saying no one in the Northeast is freaking out about the hurricane.

I should have given it time until they did, because it was starting to move that way I think and I was just trying the preemptive joke.

We are dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomed. :(

Really?

Stay safe man!!

My mother's cousin has a place right on the water out on the Cape...

doomed by what? 55mph winds???

Just trying to go along with the wimpy Northeasterners theme. ;)

I think there are just a lot of joke detectors broken in this thread ;).

Only things I'm worried about are my flight tomorrow morning not being disrupted and not wanting to kill people who make "My Name is Earl" references.

Earl, You Know It's True!
Ooo ooo ooo,
We're all dooomed.

That stupid hurricane better not ruin my drunken holiday weekend in New England.

I'm sure it won't. Hurricanes in New England just mean, "Rain, possibly some wind". Unless you have a boat tied up somewhere, they're meaningless.

It's "Earl has to die" references around here (which I was guilty of).

What airline? Read an article that several airlines are allowing you to reschedule flights already with no penalty.

I'm trying to find the article with the list, but I know that Delta and Airtran were on it.

Oh, hey- here's the Snowpocalypse thread:


Front Office Football Central - View Single Post - The SNOWpocalypse

Front Office Football Central - View Single Post - The SNOWpocalypse

Front Office Football Central - View Single Post - The SNOWpocalypse

Front Office Football Central - View Single Post - The SNOWpocalypse

Front Office Football Central - View Single Post - The SNOWpocalypse

Front Office Football Central - View Single Post - The SNOWpocalypse

Front Office Football Central - View Single Post - The SNOWpocalypse

Ah, memories. :D

SI

It's JetBlue, but its an 8 AM to DC, so I'm thinking I'll be fine.

Well lately.

Back in the 80's it was different. Used to take down some pretty big trees.

My wife tells me that hurricanes have taken out windows at her grandfather's cottage on the sound at times.

Um, you might want to look - 8 AM departure from MA, or 8 AM arrival in DC? The hurricane will be right around DC at 8 AM.

JetBlue:Travel Info:Weather Alert

I'm just hoping it doesn't knock out our power tomorrow, cuz dammit, I have the day off, and the kids will be at daycare, and my wife has to work. I want to be able to play my videogames!

and for more info:

Sorry - it will be right at the NC/VA boarder at 8AM - so, you MAY squeak into DC.

8 AM departure from MA.

According to this DC isn't going to get hit at all.

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/...weekday=Friday

Of course I realize that that doesn't mean the flight won't get disrupted, but I have to think if its clear in Boston and clear in DC my chances are good.

Huh. I have to watch this stuff a lot because of how it impacts stuff at work and WUndeground seems crazy to me. They have a Tropical Storm Warning for DC right now. The National Hurricane Center puts them at about a 30% chance of Tropical Storm force winds.

I don't think DC is going to "get it bad" - but I would think the Tropical Storm force winds make it pretty risky for air travel.

Both the Weather Channel (http://www.weather.com/weather/hourb...Fri,%20Sep%203) and AccuWeather (AccuWeather.com - Washington Hourly Weather | Hourly Forecast for Washington, DC) show little effect in DC.

What, its almost like you've never been in a hurricane before the way you're getting so worked up. ;)

Heh. I just hate the "unknown" around weather with flights - so if it's me I'd rather not risk it, but that's me.

fixed

Don't worry. There's a backup plan for that.

sexy neighbor?

What are you visiting the wonderful District of Columbia for? :)

Alas, no.

My sister lives in Rockville, works for NIH. Her husband works for BAE. My dad grew up in Wheaton. So, lots of family visiting for the long weekend.

Love DC incidentally, I'm there three or four times a year.

Maybe this gets at the DC thing better (Chances of getting hit with 39 m.p.h. or higher winds):



So, looks like DC has about a 25% chance of getting hit with 40 mph winds.

we wont even get rain.... all my plants are dying :'(

Perhaps one of these times we can schedule an FOFC DC gathering around one of those visits. Did we ever have that one a few months ago we were talking about?


+1

No crap, same here - Lexington had less than .6 of an inch of rain for the entire month of August. Looks like scorched earth here.

we did. when SI was in town. it was me TK SI and wife, and todzilla

When I was in DC several years ago for a conference (the night FSU beat Alabama in Saban's first year, IIRC), we had a meet-up - me, Cam, Lord Scarlet, and TK.