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Ok, this, I think, is overkill
http://photos.nydailynews.com/621673895/518532299/hurricane-proof-your-car-hurricane-irene
And I choose to believe this dog is stuffed
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lol damn they must love that car :p. dog is 99% faked cause real one would of made some steam under the bag etc when breathing.
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Anyone think the East Coast will have a massive baby boom about 9 months from now, due to all the bored drunk couples tonight?
....especially in the few areas that lose power?
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lets hope not
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I think Madonna was at her most attractive when she made Rain.
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I totally love it when Bloomberg speaks Espanol.
Dear people with car alarms: if you can turn them off, do so, so your battery won't run down. Also, probably nobody's going to be stealing your car.
I tucked the trash cans up against the building as best I could, and turned the empty ones upside down. I rent, so I didn't even think about it until I read it here.
Cablevision sent an e-mail that basically said: please don't tell us about outages, because we already know.
(Could we please get this hurricane show on the road?)
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mg » Could we please get this hurricane show on the road?
The actual storm is just now reaching Maryland.
Pace yourself.
...enjoy watching newscasts where the weather reporters are acting like they are affected by huge winds, yet the people walking behind them are able to walk around reasonably normally.
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From the news broadcast, "Do not use your BBQ indoors."
Oh crap!
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Mamacita said:
From the news broadcast, "Do not use your BBQ indoors."Oh crap!
oh please with proper ventilation no problem :p.
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Half the world is watching NYC news online. We're all hoping things will turn out all right for you folks back in God's Country.
Stay safe!
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Good morning everyone.
So far so good, we haven't lost power here in PH and no visible damage to our building yet (although the back parking lot area is flooded).
Only thing is, dog hasn't gone in 16 hours. Our front doors open directly to the exterior patio; with my significant other strapped to the front door (to prevent it from flying away), we put the dog on a leash and tried to coax her to go right outside our front door. No dice. She whined and wanted in right away. She's a maniac though and can probably hold it for 24 hours if she had to. I'm hoping the eye will pass us soon so I can take her out for a quick one. -
Good morning. We survived the night. The noise got me up and listening to the radio by 7AM.. early rise and shine for me. There are some branches down in the backyard but no damage that I can see looking from the inside out. Guess I won't have to water the garden for quite some time! Dogs using wee wee pads!
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I have my patio doors and a window open. It's quite a nice breeze. Does anyone else notice the ocean in said breeze? Any eyewitness accounts on what's happening in the waterfront areas of Kings County and the Rockaways?
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tjaded,
I think we have a dry spell coming in a little while, so you should be able to walk your dog relatively soon.This was massively underwhelming, huh. I had a fun weekend though, ate some good food, did some crocheting, and laughed hysterically at my dog in his raincoat last night.
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Yeah, our 55lb dog is too proper (for lack of a better word) for pee pads. And I don't think she'll do her business inside, ever. I think the eye is forecasted to pass us around 10am.
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We'll get a dry break (perfect time to walk the pets), then it's just the tail whipping past with mild rain and wind.
Underwhelmed is correct: Regarding my specific section of the nabe at least -NJ and LI got it worse. I've been through stronger storms.
T, The eye is long past us as far as the satellite and news reports. It's basically done, except for the tail.
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Idlewild, my windows are open too, such a nice breeze.
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Just opened the back door to get some air in here.. feels good and smells good.
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Headed to the park a little before 9 with the dog. Had a very nice, but wet walk. The wind wasn't bad at all. The park has many new ponds.
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Idiots who lived:
It seems obvious that one shouldn't try to kayak during Hurricane Irene, a storm which has already brought the MTA to a complete standstill without uprooting a single tree—heck, just boarding up your home can be dangerous in this weather. And yet, two people who completely ignored the warnings about Irene had to be rescued by emergency services this evening off of Great Kills, Staten Island. As a grumpy Mayor Bloomberg said tonight, "Clearly a reckless act that diverted badly needed NYPD resources."
The two adult males capsized off Mayberry Promenade earlier this evening. They were found by an NYPD Patrol Boat; they floated in the water wearing lifejackets for approximately 30 minutes before their rescue. As Bloomberg put it, "Why they were out there, in spite of the warnings, I don't know." During his evening update on Irene, Bloomberg used the two as examples of what NYers should not do during the storm.
And there is a moral to this story: after the men were safely brought to Great Kills Marina, they were issued summonses.source: http://gothamist.com/2011/08/27/cops_crack_down_on_kayaking_during.php
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Not so bad out there
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I think we should start looting place just on principle. I'm going to start with Blue Marble.
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It is time for a bike ride around the park.
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Only if it ends at Blue Marble!
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Whynot, be careful. The park is officially closed to the public until storm damage is assessed but also because the continuing high winds make it dangerous. Lots of trees and branches down. Not a good time for a drive or walk, IMO.
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Aside from the ongoing wind, the constant rain storms we had a couple of weeks ago did more water damage to the park than the hurricane. And it seems only a few trees were really affected. We got off light.
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I recently communicated with some family members in Western Mass and Southern Vermont. They got hammered. Dams failed, bridges fell or have rivers rushing over them etc. The news reporters really should have headed in that direction instead of trying to amp up NJ and NYC.
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I hate douches that drive reckless after ever freaking snow storm/rain/what ever storm. seems to me they are always out and about afterwards not obeying any laws.
I got ran over almost not once or twice lol. they blew through red lights and don't even notice you there. damn douches well more like douchettes?
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tateinbk said:
I recently communicated with some family members in Western Mass and Southern Vermont. They got hammered. Dams failed, bridges fell or have rivers rushing over them etc. The news reporters really should have headed in that direction instead of trying to amp up NJ and NYC.Gotta go to YouTube for that. Not to many people in those places as compared to the million plus in the low lying areas of the Tri-State. The media goes for quantity rather than quality. So to speak.
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Gotta go to YouTube for that. Not to many people in those places as compared to the million plus in the low lying areas of the Tri-State. The media goes for quantity rather than quality. So to speak.
Oh, I'm not surprised that only local places went there, but I bet in the end far more people's lives are going to be directly impacted and their houses far more damaged in those areas than in NYC.
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THe storm seemed to have headed for the Çatskills after NYC.
Bad time to live by the steam in upstate NY or VT.
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Photos and news from various small towns in the Catskills
http://lockerz.com/gallery/6318244
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/08/29/new.york.irene.reports/
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/145958/catskills-suffer-severe-floods
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We've definitely had storms that were much harder on the park, but I also think previous storms in the last 2 years have really cleared out the most vulnerable trees and branches. More branches fell while I was out this morning and they were out closing some paths.
There's one fallen tree, over a path, that's been there for a long time and another tree fell on it. I saw plenty of relatively new trees just totally ripped up which seems like it's due as much to the massive amounts of rain as to the wind.
I'm always out after storms and this seemed like the most water I've seen in the park in my 6 years of frequenting it. Most of the excess was gone by this morning but it was there.
We were very lucky it didn't hit us as hard as other areas.
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I'm happy no tenants called me yet :p about damages to buildings.
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The big story is in the Catskills and VT....
New York (CNN) — Numerous people remained stranded Monday in Greene County, New York, after torrential rains from Hurricane Irene washed out roads and bridges, flooded homes and businesses and left the town largely cut off, according to government officials and residents.
Twenty-three people stranded in one Prattsville, New York, house that was cut off when all the bridges around it crumbled were awaiting rescue Monday, while more than 100 others sheltering at a hilltop Christian center and a hotel were unsure when they might get out.
“We’re all stranded here. There’s no way out,” said Melissa Post, who was staying at the Huntersfield Christian Training Center with about 60 other people.
Authorities were preparing to go house to house in an effort to account for residents who had yet to be rescued, said County Administrator Shaun Groden.
“There could be hundreds of people stranded,” Groden said. “We don’t know.”
Emergency workers rescued 87 people from the Prattsville area on Sunday, including 25 people who were stranded at a motel for hours after 70 mph wind gusts grounded aircraft.
The area flooded when Schoharie Creek rose more than 15 feet in less than 12 hours and intense rainfall shedding off the Catskills sent a volume of water greater than that of Niagara Falls — both the American and Canadian sides — crashing through town, Groden said.
Members of seven families who had taken refuge in a vacation home that became cut off when bridges surrounding it succumbed to raging floodwaters were standing by Monday for rescue by state police who flew in a helicopter, said Dennis Michalski of the New York State Office of Emergency Management.
Crews had tried to rescue the people by airboat Sunday night, but they couldn’t reach them because of the raging waters, Michelski said.
It was unclear why authorities were holding off on evacuating the families, which include two pregnant women, seven toddlers and three infants.
Post said she didn’t have much hope for immediate evacuation.
“We’re pretty much stuck here,” she said, adding that bridges leading out of town were either washed out or damaged and that no one had suggested an air evacuation might be in the offing.
She said her home was filled with mud, fuel oil and other materials, but she was able to rescue her dog, which she had left on a second floor.
“Our town is devastated. We’ve lost all our houses. We’ve lost our jobs. We’ve lost everything,” she said.
She and other evacuees were subsisting on water pumped by a generator and food donated by the local grocery store, which flooded, she said.
Elsie Stuppert, an employee of the Hideaway Hotel in Prattsville, said the situation is dire.
“People can’t go home. They have nothing, floors all mud, car on top of the deck. They’ve lost everything,” she said.
The hotel is sheltering about 35 or 40 people, and is also serving as a makeshift command post.
The town was filled with vacationers, as well as people who headed to vacation homes in the area in an effort to heed warnings to evacuate parts of New York that forecasters had expected to bear the brunt of Irene’s impact, said George Wilson, youth leader at the Christian center.
“They had come up to escape the storm only to find its worst here,” he said.
CNN’s Maria P. White and Katie Silver contributed to this report.
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It makes sense really. Upstate NY & Vermont has tons of ground water due to all the lakes, rivers, streams and so on. Plus, from what I understand, they've had an above average rain season. Throw in a low grade hurricane dumping tons of water and you have your flooding.
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Yup, towns located in valleys are being especially hard hit.
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Earlier, I posted that the owner of an SUV would attempt this. A 20-something male is still a 20-something male, even when he is in the National Guard.
It seems the NY National Guard is as capable, as smart!
If you see one video this year.....
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Boing Boing said:
Hi Everyone!
I haven't gotten a chance to read this thread yet, but I've been warned to take the posts all in good fun:)
I have volunteered to be a drop off center for all donations heading to Upstate New York.
Most needed is food, flashlights, batteries, diapers, food supplements for seniors, toothpaste, toothbrushes, baby wipes, blankets, sleeping bags,clothing for men, women and children...basically everything you have laying around, they can use.
BOING BOING is open 11-7 today and tomorrow. We will be closed Thursday for the holiday, although I might stay open just for donations if people support this drive.
Thank you and please forward to any interested parties.mods should make it a second thread and sticky.
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Folks who feel like donating money instead of actual items could donate to the regional food bank. Being that the supply chains are intact, the food bank could then just purchase the items in demand in bulk, and distribute them to its existing network of pantries/churches/NGOs etc.
http://www.foodbankofhudsonvalley.org/index.php/pages/agency_list/11
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Moved and stickied! Thanks, AW.
p.s. I've already brought a bunch of canned goods over to Boing Boing.
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My family lives in PA -- My parents in the Lehigh Valley and my brother in the Poconos.
My parents lost power and had 3" of water in their basement. The road behind their house got 27" of water and the people in the development across that road were evacuated by boat.
My brother is a teacher and school was supposed to start on Monday. School still hasn't begun because of trees blocking roads, flooding, lack of power (still not on in all areas of the school district) and one of the schools in the district catching fire during the storm because it was struck by lightning.
Not something one hears about on the news out here either.
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Deja Vu anyone? If you were a junior level weather reporter, what color raincoat would you be packing to be sent off to stand on a beach? This is their opportunity for a Big Break.
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Count Stormula! I hear it's going to rain sideways.
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This guy looked good in green during Isaac
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this time around I'm not caring :p.
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I think the green gets lost a bit, but that might be the point in a wimpy storm? Make it seem a bit worse?
I think a lot of us aren't caring this time around. Anyone want to take bets on whether the mta shuts down again? I'm inclined to say they won't do it preemptively.
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hell this time around i even plan to go upgrade a tenants faucets and do some manual labor to tenants apt on monday.
I laugh at you storm!!!
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tateinbk said:
I think the green gets lost a bit, but that might be the point in a wimpy storm? Make it seem a bit worse?I think a lot of us aren't caring this time around. Anyone want to take bets on whether the mta shuts down again? I'm inclined to say they won't do it preemptively.
the gov already too early declare a state of emergency!! prematurely. MTA might jump the gun too.
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