so it went from Category 3 to 2 and now 1? All this hype for nothing. The way it's going it will be a zero by the time it hits New York.
Hurricane Irene
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It was way too crowded at grocery stores today, all I wanted was a gallon of milk!
Also went to home depot, people are going crazy looking for flashlights. Relax
Also went to home depot, people are going crazy looking for flashlights. Relax
How many power poles, transformers, wire and all the other crap that breaks when wires come down, do you think they have sitting around in a warehouse somewhere?
If the trees come down so does the power... for a while. I wouldn't want to be in NYC without power for more than a day or so. Not in the summer if it gets hot again... and certainly not for more than 3 days.
Power going out on the east coast will cause massive problems... like food, water and gas shortages like we have never seen before.
Hell, we first have to get the streets cleared where the repair folks live before they can even start working.
If the trees come down so does the power... for a while. I wouldn't want to be in NYC without power for more than a day or so. Not in the summer if it gets hot again... and certainly not for more than 3 days.
Power going out on the east coast will cause massive problems... like food, water and gas shortages like we have never seen before.
Hell, we first have to get the streets cleared where the repair folks live before they can even start working.
You guys are forgetting that New Orleans was fucked because it was practically underwater before the hurricane anyway, then the levees broke.
I live on the very south shore of Long Island. I don't give a fuck. I haven't done anything to prepare, I have no flashlights and no extra food or water. Just beer.
Meh... back in around 2003, there was a huge outage that affected New York, Toronto, etc. Lasted about 2 days, and was crazy. No lights, hanging out with friends, cooking up some food with little propane camping BBQs, etc. Nothing major happened though, and we all lived to see another day.
Northeast Blackout of 2003 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Finally you guys are seeing the light.
I just don't think the Northeast is prepared IF anything catastrophic were to happen. Not saying Irene will fuck us all, but I have zero confidence in the authorities SHOULD it cause real damage.
^^^^^^^ It's obviously sarcasm, but you're just so retarded you can't stop from making a complete fool out of yourself. I think if you post that picture a 60th time, it might really hammer home the theme you're trying to develop.
Welcome to the world of hurricane seasons. As someone who was devastated when tropical storm Don did a total raintease to most of Texas last month, I'll say it's almost always like this: All hype, very little play.
We rarely evacuate and when we do it's usually about 2 hours before it hits. (hence that historic traffic jam on I45 for Rita)
In 2005, Hurricane Rita was scheduled to hit Houston and everyone in the city decided to evacuate at the same time. That means that 2.5 million cars were suddenly packed onto the I-45, which was the official evacuation route. The resulting traffic jam stretched for over 100 miles and lasted for over 48 hours. During the jam, motorists passed the time by playing catch and chatting with fellow evacuees, and police officers patrolled the highways distributing gas and supplies and pulling stalled cars out of the way. It took motorists about 28 hours to make the (normally) 3-hour trip from Houston to Austin. It’s the largest traffic jam in U.S. history, reinforcing the ideal that everything really is bigger in Texas…even the really, really crappy stuff.
The Worst Traffic Jams in History | EgoTV
We rarely evacuate and when we do it's usually about 2 hours before it hits. (hence that historic traffic jam on I45 for Rita)
In 2005, Hurricane Rita was scheduled to hit Houston and everyone in the city decided to evacuate at the same time. That means that 2.5 million cars were suddenly packed onto the I-45, which was the official evacuation route. The resulting traffic jam stretched for over 100 miles and lasted for over 48 hours. During the jam, motorists passed the time by playing catch and chatting with fellow evacuees, and police officers patrolled the highways distributing gas and supplies and pulling stalled cars out of the way. It took motorists about 28 hours to make the (normally) 3-hour trip from Houston to Austin. It’s the largest traffic jam in U.S. history, reinforcing the ideal that everything really is bigger in Texas…even the really, really crappy stuff.
The Worst Traffic Jams in History | EgoTV
