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2012-10-29, 07:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
See? This is why I told folks to come hang out in Canada.
One Park Ridge, NJ resident did so, and now she's staying in my garage, nice and safe from the storms.
To those of you stuck down there, good luck, and stay warm.
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2012-10-29, 07:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2007
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- Pelican City
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
My favorite tweet of this entire event:
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2012-10-29, 07:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2011
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- Western Maryland
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
Amazingly still have electricity, though it's been dimming and blinking for the last hour repeatedly. Wind has picked up tremendously and the rain has as well. Roof in bathroom has sprung a leak, and about a 4 foot section is extremely damp, guess it'll have to be repaired after Sandy leaves.
Experts are now saying the Potomac will crest higher then it has at any time since 1996.
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2012-10-29, 08:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2010
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- Sea Monkey paradise
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
I know what you mean, Starwulf. It's weird: I have half a tree sitting on my hottub, and the gutter has been bent into a question mark. But I still have power, and am watching a movie on television. The movie?
Inherit the Wind
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"I don't swear just for the hell of it." -Henry Drummond, Inherit the Wind
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2012-10-29, 08:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2010
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- Somewhere over there ->
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
It's just getting gradually more windy here. The wind picks up and blows for awhile then slows down. Then half an hour - hour later it picks up again, blowing harder before slowing down, but not as slow as before. We are getting sustained winds here probably between 15-20 mph with gusts up to probably 30 or 40.
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2012-10-29, 08:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2011
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
I can only imagine everyone in New Orleans watching the news and thinking.
Last edited by The Underlord; 2012-10-29 at 08:21 PM.
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2012-10-29, 09:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2007
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- D.C., Northern VA, NM, FL
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
News from Fairfax, Va
Flooding
IN THE HOUSE
True it is a slightly sunken room so it is only one room at the moment
Edit: we are near the top of a hill so this is from water flowing down the hill and from our guttersLast edited by IsaacTheHungry; 2012-10-29 at 09:03 PM.
I tried to be a nurf herder but the nurfs wouldn't listen
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2012-10-29, 09:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2007
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
Oh no Isaac! Good luck!
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2012-10-29, 09:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2006
Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
Hah, I'm so glad I'm not home right now. I'm always last to get power back on the outage maps (blasted Pepco).
For some reason, classes were cancelled today (I'm in Upstate NY currently) and it was barely overcast. It's just a moderate rain right now. Lucky me I suppose.Avatar by araveugnitsuga | Play by Post (Guide) | Steam
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2012-10-29, 09:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2010
Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
I'm staying in a hotel in PA. No problems here so far. Power's on, internet's up, lots of food, the cats aren't whining.
Probably not going anywhere till Wednesday, so I don't think I'll need to worry about rain or wind or gloom of night.
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2012-10-29, 09:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2006
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- Raleigh NC
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
"Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid."
-Valery Legasov in Chernobyl
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2012-10-29, 09:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2004
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- South Dakota
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2012-10-29, 09:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2010
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- right behind you
Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
So far, so good, a few more flickers is all, my computer didnt even fully shut down this time. Every year this kind of thing happens, I give my thanks that I live on the top portion of a hill. Flooding just doesnt really happen on 90% of my street. Its the wind damage we have to worry about. But even then, I wouldnt be surprised to know that we got the vast majority of our dead wood or easily broken tree branches last year.
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2012-10-29, 09:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2011
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- Western Maryland
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2012-10-29, 09:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2006
Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
Good luck little buddies... I think I am going to stay in Idaho for a little while.
And please be mindful of flying reporters
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2012-10-29, 09:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2010
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2012-10-29, 09:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2011
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- Western Maryland
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
Hmm, power just went out for about 3 minutes then came back on. Is this a prelude?! Stay tuned as we find out shortly here in the life of Starwulf!
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2012-10-29, 10:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2009
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
Phone service in some affected areas is now down. There may be posters unable to do so.
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2012-10-30, 04:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2010
Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
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2012-10-30, 05:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2012
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- Aldain
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
Perhaps that's stuff from the Noreaster?
Anywho, this wombat's burrow is fine! (I was smart and made my burrow be ABOVE ground - 3rd story). No power loss, no trees down in the parking lot, no windows leaked. Still, I'm a security supervisor and still have to go into work. That will be interesting! Wish me luck.Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
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(you can't take the sky from me)
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2012-10-30, 06:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2005
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- BROOKLYN!!
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
No power.
Street light fell near house.
Minor sewer backup.
I hate hurricanes.
EDIT.
Someone had a car accident dodge above downed street light. Called police.
And there goes my fence!Last edited by Orzel; 2012-10-30 at 06:13 AM.
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On Vacation until Aug 7th.
Spell currently researching: Explosive Pie.
Weapon currently crafting: +1 cakebane kris
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2012-10-30, 06:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Sep 2008
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- UK
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2012-10-30, 07:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2006
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
Prayers continue. Here in DC the worst seems to be over. I look outside and instead of wind whipping around the outside appears calm and rain appears minimal. You guys must still be in the path of it.
Oooo, are we doing haiku based on hurricanes now? Haikucanes? Ahem...
Strong wind and cold rain
Power supply keeps cutting off
I hate hurricanes
As the leaves fall down
A mighty wind stirs them up
Rain covers the land
I'm told a haiku needs to include a seasonal word.
Respectfully,
Brian P."Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid."
-Valery Legasov in Chernobyl
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2012-10-30, 07:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2008
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- England
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
My I.T. support guy is insisting that the entirety of New York City has been evacuated. Can anyone confirm/deny this, because that sounds insane and I refuse to believe him.
Last edited by Kobold-Bard; 2012-10-30 at 07:26 AM.
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2012-10-30, 07:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2005
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
Last edited by Orzel; 2012-10-30 at 07:33 AM.
Gitp's No. 1 Cake hater
On Vacation until Aug 7th.
Spell currently researching: Explosive Pie.
Weapon currently crafting: +1 cakebane kris
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2012-10-30, 07:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2012
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- Aldain
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
I can deny it. Parts of NYC close to the ocean had mandatory evacuations, but the entire city was certainly not evacuated.
Here's a handy map: http://project.wnyc.org/news-maps/hu...ane-zones.htmlScientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Extended Signature | My DeviantArt | Majora's Mask Point Race
(you can't take the sky from me)
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2012-10-30, 07:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2012
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- <<Undetected>>
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
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2012-10-30, 07:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2012
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- Aldain
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Extended Signature | My DeviantArt | Majora's Mask Point Race
(you can't take the sky from me)
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2012-10-30, 07:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2010
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- Sea Monkey paradise
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
Kobold bard, I hope your IT guy is better at IT that at current events and, evidently, common sense.
Pendell, you are right. However, in the second example, "leaves" would be the word. But perhaps you knew that. Crickets and crysanthemums are typical "fall words" in traditional haiku. Maybe you knew that too.
Ahem:
First, down swirled the leaves.
Then, a branch: tree shattered.
****. There go my mums.
Well. It's a work in progress. Like the branch on my hot tub.
Haiku after Basho's "Excuse Me, Toad, While I Plant This Bamboo"
Excuse me, hot tub,
While I remove this damn branch.
Boy, do I wish you had legs.
If only the hot tub were ambulatory. I would have invited it inside.
Or at least had fun watching it run around the yard, sloshing, and dodging the falling branches.
*reads what just wrote*
Hm. You know, a night spent on the sofa did my brain no good at all.
-Tired Haiku Monkey
"I don't swear just for the hell of it." -Henry Drummond, Inherit the Wind
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2012-10-30, 07:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2012
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- Aldain
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Re: East Coasters, are you ready for FrankenStorm?
Oh, Monkey, I'm just glad you're okay! I'm sorry about your hottub. I had a friend who had a tree fall on their house in similar fashion, and another who's car got crushed 15 minutes before they were getting into it.
Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Extended Signature | My DeviantArt | Majora's Mask Point Race
(you can't take the sky from me)