Looks like there is no escape from Izabel

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-09-18 01:12am

Zaia wrote:Fun stuff: I was told today at work (around 2pm, I think) that we have off tomorrow and Friday because they're shutting the building down. I still get paid and all; I just get to stay home. Huzzah!!

So, I'm going to go upstairs, go to bed, and then SLEEP IN tomorrow!!! YAY!!

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Post by **Zaia** » 2003-09-18 01:14am

Kuja wrote:.................................

Whatever, you won't be envious when I have to bail my car out with a bucket.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-09-18 01:17am

Zaia wrote:
Kuja wrote:.................................

Whatever, you won't be envious when I have to bail my car out with a bucket.

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2003-09-18 03:06am

Apparently the USN has surged all seaworthey ships from Norfolk to sea to get out of the way. Including the Ronald Reagan. I didn't even know she was ready for sea as yet.

Oh well. Shows you what I know

I still see that TV Christian guy hasn't been able to turn it back through the power of God as yet. I'm sure if the storm does not harm him he will be seen as divine and if it does, God works in mysterous ways or something...

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-09-18 03:08am

I do not wish ill will upon the people living in its vicinity, but I must say that if Pat Robertson's studio is wiped from the Earth by what insurance companies classify as an "Act of God", I would laugh my ass off.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2003-09-18 04:22am

Including the Ronald Reagan. I didn't even know she was ready for sea as yet.

Image:

"Oh crap."

"What."

"We forgot to finish replacing that hull plate."

"ARGH!"

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2003-09-18 06:59am

NecronLord wrote:
Including the Ronald Reagan. I didn't even know she was ready for sea as yet.
Image:

"Oh crap."

"What."

"We forgot to finish replacing that hull plate."

"ARGH!"

"Well...that would explain that general fact how the flightdeck is getting closer and closer to the waterline..."

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2003-09-18 07:02am

Darth Wong wrote:I do not wish ill will upon the people living in its vicinity, but I must say that if Pat Robertson's studio is wiped from the Earth by what insurance companies classify as an "Act of God", I would laugh my ass off.

Yeah thats the guys name. I actualy watched one of his shows one day (when I was awake at 3AM and board to hell). I don't know if I should laugh or cry at the people who fall for that crap.

Perinquus · Post by **Perinquus** » 2003-09-18 07:58am

Darth Wong wrote:I do not wish ill will upon the people living in its vicinity, but I must say that if Pat Robertson's studio is wiped from the Earth by what insurance companies classify as an "Act of God", I would laugh my ass off.

I'm in full agreement with you there. We've been preparing here in Norfolk. I just spent all night evacuating one of the seedier parts of town where a lot of our drug crime takes place. I'm hoping when it's all over we can somehow refuse to let the shitbags back in.

The winds are starting to pick up, and I may lose power any time now, so I'm signing of for the present.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-09-18 10:39am

Zaia wrote:Fun stuff: I was told today at work (around 2pm, I think) that we have off tomorrow and Friday because they're shutting the building down. I still get paid and all; I just get to stay home. Huzzah!!

So, I'm going to go upstairs, go to bed, and then SLEEP IN tomorrow!!! YAY!!

Same deal. I just now have to haul in all the stuff outside and hope that when it comes...I don't have retrieve anything with a bucket.

Still have poer...though I'm doubting tonight I will.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-18 12:09pm

Ol' Izzy
wont' sputter out until she hits Ontario on Saturday.....after ripping through Virginia, DC, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and New York. That bitch is on a tour of north america!

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-09-18 12:13pm

If I lose power, I I'll just go over to Zaia's house....

Heh heh heh, ye underestimate Shep at ye own peril.

:snerk:

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-09-18 04:00pm

Zaia & Sheppard sitting in a tree,
K-I-S-S-I-N-G!

And if I remember right there's a spanking too...

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-09-18 05:00pm

Some more links for everyone:

NWS national Doppler radar composite Clickable map to view local radar sites. Local sites include links to radar estimated rainfall totals.

National Hurricane Center and a mirror site, for when NHC's servers are overloaded.

Some web cam links:
Bethany Beach, DE BeachCam

Tower based beachcam at Duck, NC

Avalon Fishing Pier Web Cam Kill Devil Hills, NC

A collection of web cams hosted by WKTR in the Hampton Roads area.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-09-18 09:59pm

Yay, no school tomorrow. Too bad power is very unreliable and goes out intermittently, which is obnoxious.

No flooding or anything here.

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2003-09-18 11:05pm

Zaia wrote:Fun stuff: I was told today at work (around 2pm, I think) that we have off tomorrow and Friday because they're shutting the building down. I still get paid and all; I just get to stay home. Huzzah!!

So, I'm going to go upstairs, go to bed, and then SLEEP IN tomorrow!!! YAY!!

Damnit why can't I get a break like that? Instead I'll be up at 5am pushing crates of clothing and furniture around JCPenney once again...oh how I love being back to a normal civilian job with "civilian" hours.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-09-18 11:14pm

CmdrWilkens wrote:
Zaia wrote:Fun stuff: I was told today at work (around 2pm, I think) that we have off tomorrow and Friday because they're shutting the building down. I still get paid and all; I just get to stay home. Huzzah!!

So, I'm going to go upstairs, go to bed, and then SLEEP IN tomorrow!!! YAY!!

Damnit why can't I get a break like that? Instead I'll be up at 5am pushing crates of clothing and furniture around JCPenney once again...oh how I love being back to a normal civilian job with "civilian" hours.

I did some temp work for company that takes pictures of kids at the malls. And something like 65 of the stores on the East Coast where closed today to avoid the hurricane. Thats a lot of workers to send home.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-18 11:21pm

What is wrong with all these people going out in that damn hurricane,reporters doing "their job reporting.....and the jackasses trying to see if they`ll stay up or get carried away....i see a shitload of potential Darwin Awards.

beyond hope · Post by **beyond hope** » 2003-09-18 11:27pm

Sounds like the rain is getting more serious here in the Middle of Nowhere, PA. It'll be interesting to see if it follows the predicted track or not.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-19 07:23am

Montcalm wrote:What is wrong with all these people going out in that damn hurricane,reporters doing "their job reporting.....and the jackasses trying to see if they`ll stay up or get carried away....i see a shitload of potential Darwin Awards.

some dumbassnear me was sitting on the rocks by the seawall and was washed away out to sea. It pisses me off that the coast guard has to go out and risk their lives to try and save the lives of the stupid.

Phil Skayhan · Post by **Phil Skayhan** » 2003-09-19 09:33am

Well, Delaware got off pretty easy. I'm still waiting to see if work is open tonight though. There's some flooding, trees down, and electricity off in some areas.

Aside from losing power for most of the night, this is all that happened:

Occured around 2 AM. The tree only took out the awning; no damage to the house. Strange thing is that I didn't even hear it hit.

I called my old roommate who now lives in N. Carolina around Raleigh. He told me that they had a hurricane party and that he had been loaded for most of the day. Of course, he's the type of guy who says, "Hey, it's Tuesday; we should drink!" so that's nothing unusual.

Hope everyone else made it through with no problem.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-09-19 10:54am

It was raining pretty hard last nice, and it's kinda windy, but at the moment it's bright and sunny...

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-09-19 10:30pm

I was highly disappointed, all that happened in here was that power got knocked out at my work for about 3 hours. A few trees lost branches and a couple trees fell over somewhere, it was just basically a thunderstorm that lasted hours. I was hoping for blown over trailer homes and houses loosing their roofs and all I get is rain.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-09-19 10:35pm

*Grumbles* Stupid storm...here I was planning on going out in the torrental downpour, get thrown around by wind. But NO, stupid storm had to pass to the left of us and we barely got a drizzle....piece of shit storm...

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-09-19 11:36pm

Lost power last night, just got it back.