General Chat / The Weather Thread

Actually wanting one of these for a bit. Just to discuss one of the biggest things that impact our day to day lives.

Obviously Sandy is the big story going on right now, any preparations you New Englanders are taking?

Tonight I went to buy supplies for the hurricane. I got a pineapple, pop tarts, and some food for my cat. Adulthood sucks.

Projections say this thing will blow Philly's shit up, so I don't suppose I'll see anyone's replies for a few days.

Dont forget paper copies of pornography.

Good luck to those in the northeast. I grew up in North Carolina and went through some pretty big storms, most notably Fran. We no longer have pine trees in our yard, as those are the first to go (shallow root system or something like that). We cut down our remaining ones so that they wouldn't hit our house or our neighbors. Our neighborhood was also always one of the last to recover power (it usually took 5+ days)...I suggest moving somewhere near a hospital if don't want to go through a week without electricity.

I know my old school district has already cancelled classes tomorrow, so this must be some serious shit they're dealing with. Where I am now, the projections say there might be snow if it gets cold enough. Ironically enough the Philly area got a freak snowstorm last halloween, and if the projections are true, they're getting a hurricane this year.

I have been in a few Hurricanes and they are kinda fun, assuming your prepared. Do all the shit they tell you too with checklists and whatnot. GET GAS! Might be a little late for that now, but having a full tank in your car is important if power is lost for days or weeks.

Losing power is the worst part. In Andrew, Katrina and Wilma we lost power for days. Makes it like your camping inside your house. If you lose power during the storm and find it getting hot and annoying inside, just walk out into the Hurricane going on outside. Kidding, a little, I mean I have done that, but make sure your near a wall and looking for power lines or random sheet metal. I doubt you guys have impact glass on your windows, so maybe you cannot watch the storm. Watching it is really the most fun.

Good luck guys, hope my advice helps. What Austin last said is really the best advice I have ever heard tho

I live just over a block from the hospital, so I should be fine. I'm also within walking distance of the grocery store and liquor store, so I only really have to make it through tomorrow and tuesday and then I'll be back on my feet.

And I was a bit late on getting the gas, but we'll see how that goes.

Kumba-I tottaly understand what you say about going out in it. Back when I had my truck, my dad and I would go out and drive about in really severe weather. Tornado? We'd try and track that sucker down. Stupid as hell but some of the most fun I've ever had. He's a firefighter, so he usually gets payed to do it anyway. I love thunderstorms, I'd love to go through a hurricane at some point in my life. I'm weird.

This is pretty much how I'm imagining whats going on right now.
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Is that picture from the day after tomorrow

Kumba, of course a hurricane is nothing for you. You captain them every once in a while

It is matt.

It seems like NYC is going to miss out on the heaviest winds/rains, but the storm surge is still expected to be at a record breaking high.

The Crane collapse at One57 is quite scary. This is a 1,005 foot tall building.

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You'd be the king of /b/ with that picture right now =D

Being landlocked (from the ocean, at least), I've always wondered what life during a hurricane is like. Is it something to be really concerned about, or is it not much worse than your typical heavy storm for most people. At least your winters are survivable.

Seriously? Yes, they are much worse than a typical heavy storm. Inland storm systems can certainly be powerful, but they are generally brief. Hurricanes produce sustained high winds and heavy rain, and they have the potential to spawn tornadoes.

I guess that question was poorly phrased. It is just that really large hurricanes occur every few years, and people forget about it within a few months. It just doesn't make sense to me to live in an area where everything you own can be destroyed in an instance.

Oh shit, Coney Island is probably going to be several feet underwater during this.
There goes the one coaster that I wanted to ride before I died.
Quick, take the Cyclone apart and get it the hell out of there!

Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock. The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn't fall, for it was founded on the rock. Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn't do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand. The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.

I guess that question was poorly phrased. It is just that really large hurricanes occur every few years, and people forget about it within a few months. It just doesn't make sense to me to live in an area where everything you own can be destroyed in an instance.

People forget about the small hurricanes, but they don't forget about the large ones; Katrina and Sandy are both life-changing storms that will be remembered (Although I doubt Sandy will top Katrina in terms of damage, we'll see what happens!).

As for living in areas where everything can be destroyed; I guess you would rule out California for their earthquakes, the entire midwest for their volleys of tornadoes every year, and the entire eastern seaboard because of the chance of hurricanes. Kinda picky, aren't we?

Good luck to all the east coast kids.