08/2011 - Hurricane Irene

[FritoBandito]

Attention mongers looking for a bargain!!!!! If the storm is really bad and there is a lot of damage, there could possibly be a puta scratch and dent sale in Sosua next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:wav::wav:

[DASBOOTY]

Attention mongers looking for a bargain!!!!! If the storm is really bad and there is a lot of damage, there could possibly be a puta scratch and dent sale in Sosua next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:wav::wav:


FB, please test drive the damaged ones and report back to us as to whether they are still worth riding?

[FritoBandito]

On a serious note, I watched NBC Nightly News, tonight, which said that Irene will be a Categorgory 1 hurricane, with 75 mph winds, when it hits the east coast of Hispaniola on Monday evening. It will hit Sosua area in the early a.m. hours on Tuesday.

Video of tonight's newscast & MSNBC (theres a commercial in between forecasts:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/44220810#44220810

[FritoBandito]

FB, please test drive the damaged ones and report back to us as to whether they are still worth riding?

I was originally supposed to be in Soua as we speak, until I had to change my vacation plans. So, as of now, I'm in boring NW PA.

[explorador negro]

Attention mongers looking for a bargain!!!!! If the storm is really bad and there is a lot of damage, there could possibly be a puta scratch and dent sale in Sosua next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:wav::wav:


I call dibs on the refurbished 20-24 y.o. pieces with no hijos.

EN

[explorador negro]

On a serious note, I watched NBC Nightly News, tonight, which said that Irene will be a Categorgory 1 hurricane, with 75 mph winds, when it hits the east coast of Hispaniola on Monday evening. It will hit Sosua area in the early a.m. hours on Tuesday.

Video of tonight's newscast & MSNBC (theres a commercial in between forecasts:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/44220810#44220810



I guess this might be a reason for me to stay another day in SD. Don't want to travel long distance in a hurricane in DR. I did that already and the rental car people weren't happy when I bought back my SUV. There was so much water on the floor it looked liked I used it as a submarine.

EN

[DASBOOTY]

I call dibs on the refurbished 20-24 y.o. pieces with no hijos.
EN

Good luck on finding any pieces with no hijos:(!

[Bhutto,BhuttoGolly]

Good luck on finding any pieces with no hijos:(!

What do you call a Dominican girl with no kids?
A virgin!

[gdogg]

I guess this might be a reason for me to stay another day in SD. Don't want to travel long distance in a hurricane in DR. I did that already and the rental car people weren't happy when I bought back my SUV. There was so much water on the floor it looked liked I used it as a submarine.

EN

I would've done it the other way around...left SD a day earlier. I'd rather be on the north coast when the storm hits.

[FritoBandito]

If you're in Sosua, you better get your puta early tonight! You won't want to stay out late, because the storm is supposed to hit early Tuesday morning!!!!!!!!

Hurricane Irene heads toward Hispaniola and US

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Irene cut power to more than a million people in Puerto Rico, downing trees and flooding streets on Monday, and forecasters warned it could be a major storm as it threatens Florida and South Carolina by the end of the week.
There were no reports of deaths of major injuries in Puerto Rico, but Gov. Luis Fortuno declared a state of emergency and urged people to stay indoors to avoid downed power lines, flooded streets and other hazards.
"This isn't the time to go out to find out what happened ... This is the time stay in your homes," Fortuno said at a news conference.
The first hurricane of the Atlantic storm season posed an immediate threat to the northeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, though the center of the hurricane was expected to miss neighboring Haiti, which shares the island of Hispaniola. Nearly 600,000 Haitians are still homeless due to the January 2010 earthquake and that country could still see heavy rain and tropical-storm-force winds, said Dennis Feltgen, a spokesman for the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.
"We don't expect to this to get ripped up over the mountains of Hispaniola," Feltgen said. "We expect it to remain a hurricane."
The U.S. National Hurricane Center projected that Irene could grow into a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph (184 kph) over the Bahamas on Thursday. And it may carry that force northwest along Florida's Atlantic coast and toward a possible strike on South Carolina, though the forecasters warned that by the weekend, the storm's path could vary significantly from the current projection.
A hurricane warning was issued Monday for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas.
Authorities in Palm Beach County directed staffers to stop routine operations Monday and switch to storm preparations, including checks on generators and communications equipment.
"Hurricane preparations are pretty much the order of the day," said Mike Geier, radiological emergency preparedness planner. "We go through a pretty extensive checklist. It's probably three pages long."
Officials in Charleston, South Carolina, warned residents to monitor Irene closely. It has been six years since a hurricane hit the South Carolina coast, said Joe Farmer of the state Emergency Management Division.
Hurricane Irene centered about 70 miles (115 kilometers) northeast of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic late Monday morning and it was moving toward the west-northwest at 13 mph (20 kph). It had maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph (130 kph), the Hurricane Center reported.
In Puerto Rico, crews were out clearing streets and assessing the damage but the governor and other officials gave no indication when power would be restored. Schools, most government offices and many businesses remained closed. Flights were expected to resume at the international airport in San Juan by midmorning.
Dozens of people in San Juan sought emergency shelter ahead of Irene and authorities evacuated 150 tourists from the outlying islands of Culebra and Vieques as the storm approached.
The storm entered through the southeast coastal town of Humacao, but emergency management regional director Orlando Diaz said the damage seemed to be less than he feared.
"We thought things were going to be a bit more tragic," he said. "I was surprised that we didn't see the amount of rain I expected."
Irene had previously churned through St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where more than half of the inhabitants are still without power, said Christine Lett, emergency management spokeswoman.
In the Dominican Republic, officials assured residents they had food available for 1.5 million people if needed. Also, soldiers and emergency management crews evacuated dozens of residents from high-risk areas along the southern coast.
"We have taken all precautions," presidential spokesman Rafael Nunez said.
Many stores in the capital of Santo Domingo closed Sunday even as people bought last-minute items like flashlights.
The international airport and others remained open late Monday morning, although dozens of flights had been canceled.
Irene is expected to lash the northeastern region of the Dominican Republic for up to 15 hours, local meteorologist Miguel Campusano said.
In the popular tourist city of Punta Cana, emergency crews prepared for the storm but have not taken any special measures, said Candy Gomez, spokeswoman for the Punta Cana resort.
The Hurricane Center said the main impediment to the storm's progress over the next couple of days will be interaction with land. If Irene passes over Hispaniola's mountains or over parts of eastern Cuba, the storm could weaken more than currently expected.
"However, if the system ends up moving to the north of both of those land masses it could strengthen more than expected," wrote forecaster Richard Pasch.
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[explorador negro]

What do you call a Dominican girl with no kids?
A virgin!


Thats a good one. Well i prefer the Dominican "virgin". But as mentioned its hard to find them.

EN

[FritoBandito]

Hurricane Irene picked up strength as it moved toward the southeastern Bahamas, snarling air traffic in the U.S. and Caribbean on a path that may take it to South Carolina (http://topics.bloomberg.com/south-carolina/) by week’s end, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Irene, with maximum winds of 80 miles (129 kilometers) per hour, up from 75 earlier today, was about 105 miles west- northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, as of 11 a.m. East Coast time and moving west-northwest at 13 mph, according to an advisory (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/221053.shtml?) from the Miami-based center.
“The official forecast calls for intensification and makes Irene a Category 3 hurricane as it moves across the central Bahamas,” according to a center analysis. “Irene is becoming a large cyclone.”
The current track forecast (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/145813.shtml?5-daynl#contents) predicts Irene will hug the eastern Florida (http://topics.bloomberg.com/florida/) coast and make landfall in South Carolina on Aug. 27 as at least a Category 3 hurricane, which is considered a major storm. The last major hurricane to hit the U.S. was Hurricane Wilma in 2005. With winds of at least 111 mph, “devastating damage will occur” at landfall, according to the hurricane center.
“We definitely think it’ll make landfall in the southeastern part of the U.S.,” said Kristina Pydynowski, a meteorologist with State College (http://topics.bloomberg.com/state-college/), Pennsylvania-based AccuWeather Inc.
Florida Threat Eases

Earlier today, forecasters thought the storm was heading to Florida. However, as they receive more information “the current guidance lessens the threat to south Florida,” according to the hurricane center.
The center expects the hurricane to pass just north of Hispaniola, home to Haiti (http://topics.bloomberg.com/haiti/) and the Dominican Republic, later today. Irene will veer northward over the next few days, taking it across the Bahamas by Aug. 25 and the east coast of Florida the next day, the center said.
American Airlines (http://topics.bloomberg.com/american-airlines/) and its American Eagle regional carrier, along with JetBlue Airways Corp. and US Airways Group Inc., canceled a total of 124 flights today between the U.S. and the Caribbean, as well as among the islands themselves, according to spokesmen for the companies.
Florida’s orange crop is vulnerable to tropical weather if the area is exposed to strong winds. Orange-juice prices have climbed 20 percent from a year earlier as frost and dry weather hurt the Florida crop. Futures for November delivery closed at $1.6415 a pound on ICE Futures U.S. in New York (http://topics.bloomberg.com/new-york/) last week.
Watching Groves

“It’s a bit of a wait-and-see at this point in time. We need to get a couple days nearer to see what the damage is going to be” to the crop, Jim Dale, senior risk meteorologist at British Weather Services at High Wycombe, England (http://topics.bloomberg.com/england/), said by phone.
A hurricane warning in Puerto Rico has been changed to a tropical storm warning. Hurricane warnings have been issued for the north coast of the Dominican Republic and the southwest Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, while watches are in force for the north coast of Haiti. Warnings are issued for areas where hurricane-force winds are expected in the coming 36 hours and a watch is issued when there is a possibility of hurricane-force winds in the coming 48 hours.
Tropical storm warnings for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands have been dropped.
Wind Field

Hurricane-force winds (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIAPWSAT4+shtml/221504.shtml?) extend outward for 30 miles from Irene’s core, twice as far as earlier today, and tropical-storm- force winds extend for 185 miles, the center said in its advisory.
The storm may drop 5 to 10 inches (13 to 26 centimeters) of rain across Puerto Rico (http://topics.bloomberg.com/puerto-rico/), the Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos, with as much as 20 inches in some areas and “life- threatening flash floods,” the hurricane center said.
The storm probably won’t enter the Gulf of Mexico (http://topics.bloomberg.com/gulf-of-mexico/), home to 31 percent of U.S. oil output and 7 percent of natural gas.
“It looks like most of the models are looking somewhere along the east coast from Florida up to North Carolina (http://topics.bloomberg.com/north-carolina/),” said Travis Hartman, meteorologist with MDA EarthSat Weather in Gaithersburg, Maryland (http://topics.bloomberg.com/maryland/). “As far as energy purposes it looks like the Gulf is going to get away from this one.”
A storm becomes a hurricane when winds hit 74 mph. The last hurricane to hit the U.S. was Ike in 2008, which was a Category 2 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale when it went ashore near Galveston, Texas (http://topics.bloomberg.com/texas/).
Farther to the west, Tropical Depression Harvey dissipated over southern Mexico (http://topics.bloomberg.com/mexico/), the hurricane center said.


http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/article/tropical-depression-nine-storm-hurricane-irene_2011-08-20

[weyland]

13.30 hrs Monday in Puerto Plata and torrential rain but no winds as yet.

[explorador negro]

Steady light rain with cloudy skies in SD. No winds. Still trying to decide whether to leave SD for the north coast or other areas.

EN

[FritoBandito]

13.30 hrs Monday in Puerto Plata and torrential rain but no winds as yet.


That's because the storm is now between Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. Just saw the latest storm track on the Weather Channel here in the US.

It's moving at 12 mph.........

[deezl]

That's a really odd path for a storm to cut so hard to the west like this one seems (or is predicted) to be doing.

http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=24825&d=1314034348

http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=24826&d=1314034350

http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=24827&d=1314034352

Looks like a good chance of 50mph-ish winds just skirting the North Coast.

[FritoBandito]

Steady light rain with cloudy skies in SD. No winds. Still trying to decide whether to leave SD for the north coast or other areas.

EN


Looks like SD won't be affected at all by the storm. They show the storm track skirting the North Coast at the moment...............so southern Haiti won't be hit.

[deezl]

Looks like SD won't be affected at all by the storm. They show the storm track skirting the North Coast at the moment...............so southern Haiti won't be hit.

nope, but this thing looks like the heart of the storm is heading straight for Turks & Caicos & the Bahamas.

I don't understand how those islands get through it, they're small, low-lying islands so hurricanes roll right over them and they seem to be in dead center of the path of every single one.

[DominicanBilly]

At 2:00pm here in Puerto Plata it's overcast and ranges from spitting to light rain. Some gusts of wind earlier but hardly any right now. I don't think we have anything to worry about.

Been living here since 1992 and we have had more problems in the rainy season (January) from flooding in the low areas than in the hurricane season.

[FritoBandito]

At 2:00pm here in Puerto Plata it's overcast and ranges from spitting to light rain. Some gusts of wind earlier but hardly any right now. I don't think we have anything to worry about.

Been living here since 1992 and we have had more problems in the rainy season (January) from flooding in the low areas than in the hurricane season.

Irene hasn't made landfall with Hispaniola yet......be patient......you'll soon see the effects early in the a.m. hours.

That's because the storm is now between Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. Just saw the latest storm track on the Weather Channel here in the US.

It's moving at 12 mph.........

[SeaWeed]

I just saw the latest Hurricane Track and it's suppose to hug the North Coast of the DR...........
Irene will be a Cat 1 with 75 mph winds and heavy rain tonight into early tomorrow morning........
this Irene may be dead on for Sosua and PP.......could be a mess there after this

very rare to see a Hurricane hugging the North Coast....
mostly they come up or by the South Coast......very strange

[JD426]

I wish Marco was still here...so all you guys could Slug it out with him ....
LOL
PAGING Meteorologist Marco.....

ok, I'll be Marco for a second...
"No Hurricane has EVER hit Sosua,,all you guys are a bunch of &^$%#%@%* Morons, u dont know WTF u are talking about,, STFU , all of you."


:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[deezl]

I wish Marco was still here...so all you guys could Slug it out with him ....
LOL
PAGING Meteorologist Marco.....

ok, I'll be Marco for a second...
"No Hurricane has EVER his Sosua,,all you guys are a bunch of &^$%#%@%* Morons, u dont know WTF u are talking about,, STFU , all of you."


:rofl::rofl::rofl:

I agree with fake Marco!

the edge of the storm will hug the coast - but they might not even get tropical storm level winds.

[steviewonder]

The only Hurricanes to worry about here in the north coast is our basketball team. We're 8 and 8, and in second place. Great league:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[DominicanBilly]

My only concern is that the rain will wash out reception on my satellite and I'll miss the Bears / Giants game and the Little League World series game. Believe me it's not going to do much else here in Puerto Plata I assure you.

[FritoBandito]

Here's the latest satellite map:
http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atlstorm9/spec_floater3_large_animated.html

[SeaWeed]

Here's the latest satellite map:
http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atlstorm9/spec_floater3_large_animated.htmlgeez........says it's a Cat 2 now with 100 mph winds.......
according to that map it looks like the North Coast is going to get nailed big time......
hopefully it will take a more northerly track than they are predicting......

[FritoBandito]

geez........says it's a Cat 2 now with 100 mph winds.......
according to that map it looks like the North Coast is going to get nailed big time......
hopefully it will take a more northerly track than they are predicting......


Looks like the eye of the storm will miss the North Coast, but I would still expect heavy rains and strong winds, though.......

[jose1234]

My only concern is that the rain will wash out reception on my satellite and I'll miss the Bears / Giants game and the Little League World series game. Believe me it's not going to do much else here in Puerto Plata I assure you.

Go Bears!!!

I'm sitting in my living room a few feet from the sea and it is one impressive storm from right here. But if your not by the sea, it probably just feels like a big ole regular storm.

[Hoseman]

It is not that bad in POP right now.I just made plans to go to BB,s tomorrow I need a vacation.:lol:

[jose1234]

It is not that bad in POP right now.I just made plans to go to BB,s tomorrow I need a vacation.:lol:

Nice...

[Hoseman]

Nice...I am sitting in La Sirena my buddy told me there is no power in the area so I decided to stay here.While I was checking my email I looked at the lastest newsletter and I called and told them I will be there tomorrow.

[steviewonder]

I am sitting in La Sirena my buddy told me there is no power in the area so I decided to stay here.

There's still no power:mad:

[jose1234]

There's still no power:mad:

Power is out here in Cabarete. Wind and surf has really picked up. Got some waves threatening my deck and tiki bar...washing under it. Saved three dogs a few hours ago that were hiding under the deck...they almost got trapped. Its really picking up now...thatched roof over deck and tiki hut is vibrating.

[Hoseman]

There's still no power:mad:That is why I am kind of hanging around here very nice view.:corky:

[The Sage]

You just might be there all night my friend.



That is why I am kind of hanging around here very nice view.:corky:

[Hoseman]

You just might be there all night my friend.Naw .I just hope the chic as can make it in to black wards tomorrow.

[steviewonder]

As of 7:30pm...


http://images.intellicast.com/WxImages/SatelliteLoop/hicbsat_None_anim.gif

and another....

http://www.stormpulse.com/

[jose1234]

As of 7:30pm...


http://images.intellicast.com/WxImages/SatelliteLoop/hicbsat_None_anim.gif

and another....

http://www.stormpulse.com/

Wind is still very strong off the ocean. Water levels have receded a bit...thankfully.

[weyland]

Water levels have receded a bit ... thankfully.
They tend to do that. It is known as the "tide". If you hadn't grown up in Kansas you would have heard of it.

[jose1234]

They tend to do that. It is known as the "tide". If you hadn't grown up in Kansas you would have heard of it.

Thanks, you must have worked in a school during your younger years...as a janitor's assistant.

[FritoBandito]

Wind is still very strong off the ocean. Water levels have receded a bit...thankfully.

I watched the NBC Nightly News at 6:30 p.m., and they showed that the hurricane eye was just over the eastern tip Hispaniola at that time. It was still way to the east of Samana. Moving at 12 mph hour, it's still going to take a while to get to Cabarete. Supposed to hit in the early a.m.

Exact position of the storm at the moment:
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/hurricanecentral/2011/irene.html (http://www.weather.com/newscenter/hurricanecentral/2011/irene.html)

[FritoBandito]

At 11:30 p.m., the eye of the storm was off the tip of Samana on the map shown on the Weather Channel. Moving at 12 mph it probably won't hit Sosua until about 10 a.m.

It's now a category 2 hurricane with winds over 100 mph......

[Gutter Meat]

Anyone on the ground in Sosua ?? Whats happening there ?

[DRCowboy]

http://images.intellicast.com/WxImages/Satellite/hicbsat.gif

[DRCowboy]

Hope everyone's OK on the ground. Any word?

[Sidney]

Hope everyone's OK on the ground. Any word?
Basically, a non-event!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

[DASBOOTY]

Basically, a non-event!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

Sidney, is most everything closed in Sosúa right now? Eg. Rocky's, Merengue Bar closed?

[FritoBandito]

I'm glad to hear the storm didn't impact the DR much.

I guess it's back to "business as usual." LOL.........

The passing storm was good for kitesurfing, though: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150416537287576

[DASBOOTY]

Just talked to some friends in Sosúa on MSN.

They said they are passing the storm in their house. Moderate winds and raining. Not any big damage has occurred as of yet.

School is closed today so the kids didn't have to go to school:iconTU:.

However, my friend has to go to work this evening at the AI resort where she works:icontd:.

Gotta keep that tourism machine rolling!:rofl:

[yayow]

........
The passing storm was good for kitesurfing, though: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150416537287576

Some of those guys are nuts, checking the weather all over the globe, and then when they see a storm brewing hopping on a flight to that location, searching for the biggest and baddest waves, and the strongest and most violent wind.

I used to have an apartment in Long Beach, on Broadway, and my window was right above the boardwalk, I used to trip off those guys jumping into their wet suits, as soon as they heard a Noreaster was on it's way.

[DominicanBilly]

3:50pm in Puerto Plata. Went to the supermarket at 9:00am and then did a Malecon tour. No flooding no wind damage to any degree and all is a NON EVENT. As I said before Puerto Plata is not a target for hurricanes. Why do you think Carnival Cruise Lines are investing 65 Million in a cruise ship port about 10 miles from Puerto Plata in Mimon.

[Sidney]

Sidney, is most everything closed in Sosúa right now? Eg. Rocky's, Merengue Bar closed?
All open with good crowds last night. Also busy were Bar Central. Latino's. Rumba and el Flow.:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

[Goober17]

I'm in Casa Linda......non event...just rain & strong wind....it woke me up at 5:00 this morning, most everyone missed the worst part....:wink:

[deezl]

Some of those guys are nuts, checking the weather all over the globe, and then when they see a storm brewing hopping on a flight to that location, searching for the biggest and baddest waves, and the strongest and most violent wind.

I used to have an apartment in Long Beach, on Broadway, and my window was right above the boardwalk, I used to trip off those guys jumping into their wet suits, as soon as they heard a Noreaster was on it's way.

have you ever seen the movie "Riding Giants" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389326/)? It's pretty awesome if you have even a vague interest in surfing, but hitting the 30-40 footers isn't enough, they have to find the biggest beast they can. One dude (I think it was Greg Noll) went out in a massive tropical storm in Hawaii and caught (and wiped out on) a 60+ft wave.

Fucking insane.

[Hoseman]

As of right now bright and Sunny at BB's.

[Blaster006]

As of right now bright and Sunny at BB's.


Thanks for the info. I will be at BB Friday afternoon!!

[whynotme]

As of right now bright and Sunny at BB's.
thats awesome,

how about some top less chica pool pics just so we can see how sunny it is:wink:

[MegasAv]

have you ever seen the movie "Riding Giants" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389326/)? It's pretty awesome if you have even a vague interest in surfing, but hitting the 30-40 footers isn't enough, they have to find the biggest beast they can. One dude (I think it was Greg Noll) went out in a massive tropical storm in Hawaii and caught (and wiped out on) a 60+ft wave.

Fucking insane.
Reminds me of Point Break with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swazy, just saw it again the other night on cable.

[yayow]

You guys stay safe up on the east coast, sounds like this one can cause you guys some problems.

[FritoBandito]

Forecasters are now talking about NYC taking a direct hit, yo.

[deezl]

Forecasters are now talking about NYC taking a direct hit, yo.

A direct hit by what? On the news they're playing it up as if it'll still be a Cat2 hurricane, but in reality - by the time it gets this far north it probably won't be anything more than a low-level tropical storm.

NOAA data shows about a 30% chance of the NYC area getting hit by tropical storm level winds (sustained winds of 39mph or more) and the odds of even Cat1 level hurricane winds at between 0 and 5%.

[JD426]

The "news" has been nothing more thant ENTERTAINMENT for a LONG TIME..
and if you go by their info, you are a Fool and a Consuming Fool at that.
Yes, lets all RUN to the STORES, & empty tall he Shelves.. Buy all the water , Milk & Bread you can, or your family will starve. And make sure you go to home Depot and buy a $ 500 Generator , cases of batteries and 5 flashlights, while you are at it.
I LITERALLY just this evening observed a group of ladies trying to CLEAN out Home depot of The bottled WATER they had for like $3.97 a case.
They must have taken out 5 shopping carts of cases of water. filled a whole SUV..
WTF is wrong with people ?
The funny thing is this is the exact same shit I used to see in NC, when there was a forecast of 1-2 " of snow.. Which is where I realized how stupid people really can get.

[gdogg]

So what exactly did the storm do in the D.R.? Any real damage anywhere? I haven't heard anything, seen a weather report, or been to any sites.

[yayow]

A direct hit by what? On the news they're playing it up as if it'll still be a Cat2 hurricane, but in reality - by the time it gets this far north it probably won't be anything more than a low-level tropical storm.

NOAA data shows about a 30% chance of the NYC area getting hit by tropical storm level winds (sustained winds of 39mph or more) and the odds of even Cat1 level hurricane winds at between 0 and 5%.


The "news" has been nothing more thant ENTERTAINMENT for a LONG TIME..
and if you go by their info, you are a Fool and a Consuming Fool at that.
Yes, lets all RUN to the STORES, & empty tall he Shelves.. Buy all the water , Milk & Bread you can, or your family will starve. And make sure you go to home Depot and buy a $ 500 Generator , cases of batteries and 5 flashlights, while you are at it.
I LITERALLY just this evening observed a group of ladies trying to CLEAN out Home depot of The bottled WATER they had for like $3.97 a case.
They must have taken out 5 shopping carts of cases of water. filled a whole SUV..
WTF is wrong with people ?
The funny thing is this is the exact same shit I used to see in NC, when there was a forecast of 1-2 " of snow.. Which is where I realized how stupid people really can get.


You guys can sleep on Irene if you want, but I wouldn't, I believe this one is going to be pretty bad, you got high tide set to hit at the same time as the storm is supposed to hit NYC. You guys can think it's funny all you want, and that the weather man is just trying to panic you, but with all the shit that's been happening this year all over the planet, I wouldn't doubt this one in the least. Time will tell we shall know in a few days, but nothing wrong in being prepared for the worst, and if it ain't that bad just adjust, but if you prepare for the least or not at all, and it is what they say, you are seriously fucked my friends.

I bet all those motherfuckers in Missouri and Alabama didn't expect those tornadoes either, I bet those folks surrounding the Mississippi didn't expect floods like that for weeks, doubt they expected that earthquake and subsequent Tsunami in Japan, keep on joking and doubting, just hope the joke ain't on you.

This weather shit ain't no joke.

[DASBOOTY]

I bet all those motherfuckers in Missouri and Alabama didn't expect those tornadoes either, I bet those folks surrounding the Mississippi didn't expect floods like that for weeks, doubt they expected that earthquake and subsequent Tsunami in Japan, keep on joking and doubting, just hope the joke ain't on you.

This weather shit ain't no joke.

You got that right!

I didn't expect the earthquake in Haiti when I was in Sosúa (tremors). I was resting in my bed in my hotel room when the whole building started to sway.......WTF. I was on the 3rd floor and decided I better get the fuck out of the building. But it was over in like 5 seconds.

I didn't realize the extent of the devastation of the earthquake until I saw the news on CNN on one of the TV's in Merengue later that night. And then there was a tsunami alert for that part of the Caribbean.

[eastcoastallstar]

DAMN-Stuck at work until Sunday! :mad:

[Hunter]

DAMN-Stuck at work until Sunday! :mad:

They are shutting down the complete NYC transit system tommow noon. How are all you guys going to get to Big Ds :rofl::rofl: OMG will walk :wink:

oh wait the girls wont walk....:lol:

[Jimmydr]

They are shutting down the complete NYC transit system tommow noon. How are all you guys going to get to Big Ds :rofl::rofl: OMG will walk :wink:

oh wait the girls wont walk....:lol:

There will be no whores out anywhere.:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Hunter]

There will be no whores out anywhere.:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

If you lose power you may just have to read a book :p

[ezsmile]

went through Miami yesterday, on my way to Santo Domigo. No problems whatsoever.

Lots of other flights were cancelled though. One big reason for that is if a plane gets grounded somewhere else it screws up its scheduled flights for the rest of the day.

[gdogg]

If you lose power you may just have to read a book :p

I remember those thingies.

[yayow]

They are shutting down the complete NYC transit system tommow noon. How are all you guys going to get to Big Ds :rofl::rofl: OMG will walk :wink:

oh wait the girls wont walk....:lol:

Yeah the whole mass transit system shut down for the first time in history in NYC, the storm has been reduced to a cat 1, but I think they are worried about flooding with the high tide and all.

[Hunter]

Irene looks like a pussy. Barely a cat 1. more like trop storm. as usual the media is overblowing things :confused:

[greydread]

Yeah the whole mass transit system shut down for the first time in history in NYC, the storm has been reduced to a cat 1, but I think they are worried about flooding with the high tide and all.

Yup.

It's all about flooding. Subway tunnel is no place to be now.

[officemgr]

Supermarkets are still crazy I wouldn't want to try to stock up now. I took a quick inventory and I got batteries food water henny vodka and rum. I'm good for awhile.

[yayow]

......henny vodka and rum. I'm good for awhile.


At least you got the essentials. :iconTU::corky::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Irie]

I've been afforded the opportunity to talk face to face with some of you and feel I've "met" many of you through the site.....and it's all been good. Many of you from what I gather happen to be living in the northeast US and are getting ready for some fun so to speak.

As Irene bears down on all of you, keep it real the tonight and tomorrow and heed the warnings that are given. No matter if it is just hype and she turns out to be just another nor'easter, I hope everyone the best through all of this and looking forward to all the great and fun posts come Monday from all of you.

Have a safe night all

Irie

[Westy]

Irene looks like a pussy. Barely a cat 1. more like trop storm. as usual the media is overblowing things :confused:
Where do you live, Hunter?

I live northwest of Washington, DC, and Irene isn't too bad here but I don't take this storm to be a "pussy". We started getting its effects this morning, and at 22:00 EDT the storm is beating up my bushes. (The eye is still 150 miles southeast of my home.) We are getting winds in the 50-knot range, and as I said I'm well inland and reasonably far from the storm track.

Halcyon, my "new" sailboat, was pulled out of the water yesterday. She's well above the flood line of the last hurricane-level storm we had in the marina. I hope her neighbors, still in the water, survive the storm - but some of the nearby boats have pretty badly worn dock lines, and one of them may be in my boat's slip (and battered) when I get back to the dock ... about Wednesday, I hope.

Maybe the fact that I have a boat too big & heavy for a trailer is affecting the way I judge Hurricane Irene. And we can tease about the people overloading their SUVs with bottled water, all we want. I have a few gallons of bottled water for myself, just in case - but if I don't need it at home I'll use it on the boat later. Same for the extra flashlight/radio batteries I bought yesterday.

I don't believe I overdid it or ran a Chicken Little on the storm. No doubt, some people have done so.

I DO want to say, here and "officially," that Robert13212 was extremely unkind to bring Irene with him from the DomRep this week.
:mad::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Hunter]

Where do you live, Hunter?

CT....its starting to thunder and rain here. maybe she does have some punch. hope my sump pump holds up.

dont mind me. I am just talking bulltetin board trash :wink::wink:

[Westy]

CT....its starting to thunder and rain here. dont mind me. I am just talking bulltetin board trash :wink::wink:
Oh, yeah, that's understood. :wink: Connecticut sticks out into the Atlantic enough that you actually may get more out of it than I've gotten ... so far.

My major hope is that the power grid won't be disrupted by the storm. So far so good. My only regret is that I didn't fix myself a two-quart pitcher of the "Hurricane" cocktail - I've got several pouches of Pat O'Brien's Hurricane mix.... oh well.

[PapiQueRico]

Well it's almost midnight. Here in north Jersey we've had steady hard rain, but little wind so far. They sat that it will kick up around 2 AM andthat the eye will pass this far north around 8.

As for the hype, I do belive that this could be serious. They have no way of knowing if the storm will turn in land and weaken or ride the coast and keep drawing strength from the ocean.

It's a good idea to be prepared, but many people take it to the extreme. I saw a woman at costco with 40 gallons of water. Asked her if she was loading in the animals two by two.

OTOH, if the water supply does get compomised I'll be happy to have a couple of gallons of water, Iced Tea and two six packs to get through. If the water is good I'll still drink th erest over the next week or so.

Any one catch the idiot Glen Beck when he said the hurricane is a blessing because it will teach people to be prepared?

[yayow]

Watching a little bit of news, and seeing quite a bit of flooding in Long Beach, I used to live there on Broadway which was right next to the boardwalk, lived there for a few years before I got married, Long Beach was a fun town back in the day for a single guy. During that time only once remember any significance flooding on Broadway, based on what I am seeing on the news this flooding is worse than anything I experienced while I lived there, it's already gone quite a few blocks past Broadway which is significant.

[Westy]

Any one catch the idiot Glen Beck when he said the hurricane is a blessing because it will teach people to be prepared?
No, and it reinforces my feelings that the "glass teat" is the lowest common denominator of Western civilization. The idiot box, of idiots, by idiots, for idiots.

The place to learn to Be Prepared is the Boy Scouts.

[yayow]

No, and it reinforces my feelings that the "glass teat" is the lowest common denominator of Western civilization. The idiot box, of idiots, by idiots, for idiots........


Now the next question is; is if the new idiot box is the computer w/ internet??

[DMV]

Hope all are doing ok after the storm and those who might still be going through it.

One good thing about living in the city. Power is less likely to go out ( most of the lines are under ground). My lights flickered but never went out. I have some roof damage but that's about it. Some neighbor didn't fare as well, bricks fell off the front facade. I guess that earth quake and two days of heavy rain and wind didn't help.

I was also happy to received a couple of calls from some RD chicas to see if I was alright.:biggrin:

[Hunter]

Irene looks like a pussy. Barely a cat 1. more like trop storm. as usual the media is overblowing things :confused:

Well the pussy hurricane Irene is turning into a big pain in the ass for me.

no power at work or home for 3 days now. At starbucks now looking at hot yale virgin students..lol...

could be a week till I get it back...ughh. maybe going without internet is a good thing.

fix my poles El Drunko and stop drinking...you drunk.:biggrin:

[Rubicon]

no power at...... home for 3 days now. :biggrin:
Same here, including no cell service, and not expecting power until at least Saturday, if not another week after that.
Had to cancel my trip to POP this Saturday (my choice) and not happy. BUT, the house survived any damage, and it would piss me off to no end to head down to POP and come back and find most of my shit missing.

[Hunter]

After 5 nights and 6 days I finally have power and internet back. Man I was going out every night drinking. Good thing it came back..lol...

Back to degenerate internet life :rofl:

[Donaldo66]

Same here, including no cell service, and not expecting power until at least Saturday, if not another week after that.
Had to cancel my trip to POP this Saturday (my choice) and not happy. BUT, the house survived any damage, and it would piss me off to no end to head down to POP and come back and find most of my shit missing.
Had to cancel my trip to DR also.I know Irene fucked up a lot of people's houses and being a plumber the calls have already started coming in for new boilers,water heaters.Been slow with work for two years and opportunity is knocking.I will be able to stay longer next trip with extra dinero.:smile:
mas dinero =mas chicas:mrgreen:

[Rubicon]

Had to cancel my trip to DR also.I know Irene fucked up a lot of people's houses and being a plumber the calls have already started coming in for new boilers,water heaters.Been slow with work for two years and opportunity is knocking.I will be able to stay longer next trip with extra dinero.:smile:
mas dinero =mas chicas:mrgreen:
I'm blown away by the affect a Tropical storm had. I can't imagine what we'd be going through had it remained a CAT 2 or 3 storm.
I came home from work yesterday and was surprised to find the electricity on. The only thing upsetting was that I had just purchased a generator the day before.
Now the focus is on getting the okay from work to reschedule another trip down to POP.

But, yeah Donaldo66, bank that money and party your ass off when you do make it down to the DR.