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Here I am! Rock You Like A Hurricane! - Page 3 — Brooklynian

Here I am! Rock You Like A Hurricane!

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  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Does anyone else find it unusual that I just saw an 18 wheel, flat bed tractor trailer on Eastern Parkway?

    With a police escort?

    Carrying a M113 military armored personnel carrier? like this one

    Headed East?

    I didn't have my phone with me to get photo.

    The city isn't playing around. It is getting ready for a variety of things that might happen....

  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter

    that's an easy one: marshall law

  • oneoneone
    oneoneone

    Military is moving their expensive equipment from low lying areas where it would be susceptible to damage. OR perhaps they're gearing up for zombie onslaught.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Or complying with governor's orders, as described in detail here:

    http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/082611hurricaneirenecabinetmeeting

  • xlizellx
    xlizellx

    mg said:

    I was wondering that, too.

    All greenmarkets totally closed all weekend.

    http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket

    Storm advisory: Saturday 8/27 and Sunday 8/28 all Greenmarkets will be CLOSED, and all GrowNYC events and activities are cancelled.

    The Union Square Greenmarket on Monday 8/29 may be closed or open late, depending on the severity of the storm and cleanup. We will update this page as we learn more.

    Just saw this on twitter:

    GAPGreenmarket Greenmarket Staff

    UPDATE: @GAPGreenmarket now OPEN tmrw 8am-11am. Come&support yr farmers! No EBT/debit/credit or compost/textiles collection. RETWEET PLS!

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    lol obviously :p. we are on long island. but if you consider continents are also a island if you just look at the bigger picture :p.

    point is brooklyn is much bigger and not as dense as manhattan.

  • dailyheights
    dailyheights

    Early reports: Irene has been downgraded to Category 1, and has knocked over a few trailers in the Outer Banks.

    It could get bad, very bad, but so far it is underwhelming.

  • idlewild
    idlewild

    I saw ESU trucks hauling Zodiacs out of GAP yesterday. I think they were heading south on Flatbush. Probably setting up shop around Manhattan Beach & the Rockaways. Maybe even Floyd Bennett. Although I'd think the field would be the first to go if the water level rises.

  • MOD
    MOD

    So I'm curious. What's your hurricane preparedness list?

    Me: so far I have extra water, toilet paper, ramen(LOL!)

    flashlights, cell phones charging, clean towels, wine(haha)

    and I'll pic up some snacks just in case.

  • mg
    mg

    xlizellx said:

    UPDATE: @GAPGreenmarket now OPEN tmrw 8am-11am.[/i]

    Excellent! I need mushrooms, because stormy days are for making soup. And they're not taking compost, so I don't even have to feel guilty for tossing mine yesterday.

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    i didn't go out and brought stuff like everyone :p. i think its over rated and not much you can do anyway. but i have tons of candles i offer my tenants. only one apt took up on my offer :p. gonna drive it over today later on soon as my lazy ass get off the computer. besides that, if its bad. power is going to be out for a few days, gas is most likely still gonna work. matches still can light the gas :p. still can boil water.

    have alot rice and ramen to begin with :p so no worry there lol.

  • opossumqueen
    opossumqueen

    Woohoo, they picked up our trash this morning which made it much easier to stack the cans together and bring them inside the stoop.

  • opossumqueen
    opossumqueen

    There was quite a fleet of (non NYC or parks dept.) bucket trucks lined up on the park drive. I guess they've brought in back-up for post storm clean-up, which I approve of.

  • MOD
    MOD

    I wanted to grab snacks like chips, crackers, etc.. so I didn't have to cook, but at 9:30am Key Foods was a clusterfuck.

    I'm hoping it's not as bad as it sounds.

  • homeowner
    homeowner

    whynot_31 said:

    Does anyone else find it unusual that I just saw an 18 wheel, flat bed tractor trailer on Eastern Parkway?

    With a police escort?

    Carrying a M113 military armored personnel carrier? like this one

    Headed East?

    I didn't have my phone with me to get photo.

    The city isn't playing around. It is getting ready for a variety of things that might happen....

    State Police and the National Guard have been ordered to muster in LI in preparation for the eye hitting there.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Homeowner-

    Yes, the resources they are deploying are pretty massive : http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/082611hurricaneirenecabinetmeeting

  • canyontothesky
    canyontothesky

    I'm sad how the media doesn't care about anything south of New York right now. Every news story is, "NYC is shutting down the subways, Mayor Bloomberg says..., this random person in NYC is worried... it could be really bad... and oh, by the way, it's hitting NC right now but we're not going to talk about what it's like there, lets instead be paranoid about the Northeast." By the time it gets to us, it's going to be nothing. I think the reaction to this storm is largely political. And I wish Obama would quit being quoted as calling this a historical hurricane.

    Anyway, this was briefly mentioned on previous pages, but I am seriously wondering what people with dogs and no backyards plan to do! I suppose we'll just have to wait and see what the winds are like, but I don't want to be the aforementioned dead person who gets hit by a falling branch when going to out to get something, in this case, letting my dog pee. My plan is to try to coax her into going in the bathtub?

  • MOD
    MOD

    Pee pads?

  • veets
    veets

    My Maltese, Boris and Freddy have their own cache of Wee Wee pads. They are willing to share if any dog owners want some!

  • 8thandprez
    8thandprez

    Finding it hard to believe that so many people are leaving their trash cans outside. Maybe they're planning on bringing them in later.... when they're soaking wet.

    Seriously people, garbage cans should not be outside after today.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    People who have never been thru a hurricane don't know what basic steps to take, and which are hysterical.

    Hopefully this will be a medium size event, so that folks can handle the next one better.

    ...yes, I expect to see lots of flying garbage cans.

    In relatively non-windy periods, I'll try to take the dog out. We shall see "where he decides to go"

  • MOD
    MOD

    We are not all home owners. Renters are doing what they can (pun intended)

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Has anyone bought coconuts, tropical plants, sea shells, pineapples, and coral to distribute around afterwards?

    "8/29/11: Gothamist reports people in Prospect Park Found Coconuts in the Long Meadow, presumably carried from the Caribbean."

    (remember to take the price tags off for the best effect)

  • boygabriel
    boygabriel

    dailyheights said:

    Early reports: Irene has been downgraded to Category 1, and has knocked over a few trailers in the Outer Banks.

    It could get bad, very bad, but so far it is underwhelming.

    Yeah, but a category 1 is still 75 mph winds. And this storm is abnormally large which means tons of rain.

    But yes, hopefully it won't be blowing any buildings away.

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    whynot_31 said:

    Has anyone bought coconuts, tropical plants, sea shells, pineapples, and coral to distribute around afterwards?

    "8/29/11: Gothamist reports people in Prospect Park Found Coconuts in the Long Meadow, presumably carried from the Caribbean."

    (remember to take the price tags off for the best effect)

    since i been banned on gothamist lol. those guys are idiots. anyway they are most likely hindu offerings to the gods. they use the bays and estuaries and rivers.

    lol i was banned for saying darwin takes another one LOL. I sure do love darwin.

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    also my father is a total failure lol, god damn literally no education straight from the chinese countryside. he halfass sand bag near a basement exit. too full of fail to mention why.

  • witch-king
    witch-king

    The streets will be rivers. A lake was forming at the intersection of 1st St and 8th Ave after the last rain shower.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    witchking-

    If you decide to get around by building your own hovercraft, please build a cage for the propeller. Don't end up like this guy:

    http://blog.ziggytek.com/2011/08/05/auckland-man-decapitated-while-testing-hovercraft/

  • MOD
    MOD

    All I'm saying is if 4th Ave became a river when we had a momentary flash flood last year, what can you expect from a long-term heavy downpour.


  • canyontothesky
    canyontothesky

    Yeah my dog won't go on wee wee pads. She's more likely to just go on a rug or the floor, but I'm going to go with trying to run her out during non-windy periods, too. When it gets bad out and she has to pee, she's pretty good about doing it extremely quickly near my building so hopefully all will be well, and my section of 4th ave hasn't seen flooding in the last year despite the above video so hopefully we'll be good.

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