Yeah, definitely felt that in Durham, NC.

 

 

Felt that quake here in Brooklyn too for about 5 seconds.

All fine and dandy across the pond

Evil Scots and their haggis and such... plotting to destroy the Eastern United States one 'natural disaster' at a time.

 

Don't think I don't know what you're up to Schnellders. Don't think I wont stop you.

Evil Scots and their haggis and such... plotting to destroy the Eastern United States one 'natural disaster' at a time.

 

Don't think I don't know what you're up to Schnellders. Don't think I wont stop you.

 

 

I'm not acting alone. There is a traitor! And he goes by the name of Brad Pitt who is currently enjoying staying in Scotland

So you think you've figured it all out, eh?

 

Did you ever think... that maybe this entire time... he's been stealing information from right under your noses! A double agent!

So you think you've figured it all out, eh?

 

Did you ever think... that maybe this entire time... he's been stealing information from right under your noses! A double agent!

 

 

Maybe so, but Angelina is lying beside me right now and has assured me she is on my side

Blinded by love.

 

It's a beautiful thing.

Blinded by love.

 

It's a beautiful thing.

 

 

Well its about time she added a mini-Schnellders to her tribe

Blinded by love.

 

It's a beautiful thing.

 

 

Well its about time she added a mini-Schnellders to her tribe

 

Must... let... it... pass... to... easy...

Oh my...

:D

I'm so disappointed. I was expecting at least tropical storm conditions. Now its looking like we'll be lucky to get any rain at all from it. Yeah, I know. Be careful what I wish for. :nailbite

 

 

Is anyone planning on going surfing the next few days? It should be awesome.

I'm somewhat disappointed as well.

 

Of course be careful what you wish for, but I'm just so... in love with hurricanes.

A storm has the potential to make me hundreds of extra dollars a week for a month or so

I'm so disappointed. I was expecting at least tropical storm conditions. Now its looking like we'll be lucky to get any rain at all from it. Yeah, I know. Be careful what I wish for. :nailbite

 

I'm somewhat disappointed as well.

 

Of course be careful what you wish for, but I'm just so... in love with hurricanes.

 

While post-Hurricane BBQ's and hurricane parties are fun, you both sound retarded. =)

I'm so disappointed. I was expecting at least tropical storm conditions. Now its looking like we'll be lucky to get any rain at all from it. Yeah, I know. Be careful what I wish for. :nailbite

 

I'm somewhat disappointed as well.

 

Of course be careful what you wish for, but I'm just so... in love with hurricanes.

 

While post-Hurricane BBQ's and hurricane parties are fun, you both sound retarded. =)

Why? Because we like weather?

No, because you wouldn't mind having a strong storm hitting your area.

 

I like hurricanes too, and they are a neat experience, but the damage and rubble just isn't worth it imo.

Rubble? My friend, we live in Florida. 'Rubble' from an average storm constitutes peoples screens falling down.

 

We're talking about a Cat 2, potentially Cat 3. Tis not the end of the world. We're not praying on damage. You can have a storm without destroying half of the state.

There is no chance a cat 3 hits New England - the cold water + Long Island will handle that.

Looks like it will reach cat 4 with a 1/3 chance of being cat 5.

There is no chance a cat 3 hits New England - the cold water + Long Island will handle that.

 

lol so i'm assuming Long Island is to new england as hispanola is to Florida.

 

And direct hits from hurricanes aren't fun especially when you own a home. Having your roof ripped off and your second floor flooded isn't fun, having roof tiles smash the windshield of your car and your interior soaked isn't fun, losing an entire inventory from your fridge at your business isn't fun.

getting drunk and watching the enclosure blow off your most hated neighbors pool though, that's slightly enjoyable if nothing happens to you. Especially because they never invited you over to swim.

Rubble? My friend, we live in Florida. 'Rubble' from an average storm constitutes peoples screens falling down.

 

We're talking about a Cat 2, potentially Cat 3. Tis not the end of the world. We're not praying on damage. You can have a storm without destroying half of the state.

I love storms too but once you own a home it gets scarier. Plus it hurts business for weeks. Fwiw i dont put the shutters up unless its a strong cat 1 or 2.

 

New England would get messed up if this storm hits as a cat 3. They aren't ready for it.

 

Absolutely, I don't disagree. But again, I don't think either of us were trying to wish about bad news. Enjoying mother nature's awe power is much different than enjoying people picking up what's left of their home. They usually never go hand-in-hand, except for the most well known cases.

 

Plus, hurricanes support business/economy just as much as they hurt it. I think there's a better case for the former, actually.

No, because you wouldn't mind having a strong storm hitting your area.

 

I like hurricanes too, and they are a neat experience, but the damage and rubble just isn't worth it imo.

 

Actually, if the winds get above 100MPH, I'd be more scared than fascinated. So I'm not as crazy as you think.

 

 

Irene is probably gonna screw up MLB for a few days unless those teams are on road trips. There's at least 5 MLB teams that it'll impact.

While obviously earlier I was joking that here we would golf in such strong winds, I just checked hurricane classifications and noticed that Category 1 winds are deemed to start at 74mph. I have golfed in about 50-60mph gusts before, so wasnt that far off.....

The reason why Irene is going to drop power quickly is that once you get above 30n, wind shear is going to increase dramatically, and once you get to about Deleware (perhaps NJ depending on weather) the water temp is going down to 60-something quickly. The storm will bleed energy rather than build. It is a well organized storm, so I figure high cat 1 (perhaps barely cat 2) is possible, but not likely when it reaches Long Island / Rhode Island and it could probably remain a named storm well into upper New England (39+ MPH).