Army submarine fail.
i feel sorry for that poor Canon camera
i feel sorry for that poor Canon camera
So is anyone freaking out about hurricane Irene?
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WTF were they trying to accomplish?
Sounds and looks familiar Splat. No power since 10AM yesterday in Easton. Most of the town is without right now. Many poles and primaries on the ground. It will be at least 3-5 days before we're back on line.
VT got the worst of Irene as far as I can tell. Check out Killington's base lodge
I used to work Mountain Operations back in the early 90s at Killington, and Rte 7 always had spring thaw flooding issues, this flooding takes it to another level. crazy.
http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/specials/ski/blog/2011/08/irene_causes_ki.html
edit: Anyone heard from JBP?
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my power's back on. Hooray!
As promised, here's a few pics of the damage to my folks house.
They live just outside Oriental, NC. The west winds forced water in from the Pamlico Sound into the Neuse River in front of their house...which in turn forced water into Dawson's Creek, which is behind their house--two tremendous-sized bodies of water.
The storm surge created a wave about 11 feet tall, which washed over the protective rocks and crashed into the front of their house....completely blowing up the knee-wall that supported the screen porch and roof. It flooded the house with about 4ft of water, mud and sand which smelled like a cross between low-tide and a public bathroom that wasn't very well-kept.
For your enjoyment:
These boulders are heavy...very heavy. Tossed around like bowling balls.
Front Porch
Wait...aren't we missing something?
Nevermind...we found the wall. It's on the floor.
Foundation torn out of the ground.
Some furniture re-arrangement
That's right...the fridge got tackled.
OK...now we're pissed. Fvck up our wall...fine, but mess with the TV?
Water line above the fireplace...
Water, mud and glass...
Where do we start...?
What washes the washing machine?
That's the Air-Conditioner...it doesn't go there.
Neighbors...just as bad.
They live just outside Oriental, NC. The west winds forced water in from the Pamlico Sound into the Neuse River in front of their house...which in turn forced water into Dawson's Creek, which is behind their house--two tremendous-sized bodies of water.
The storm surge created a wave about 11 feet tall, which washed over the protective rocks and crashed into the front of their house....completely blowing up the knee-wall that supported the screen porch and roof. It flooded the house with about 4ft of water, mud and sand which smelled like a cross between low-tide and a public bathroom that wasn't very well-kept.
For your enjoyment:
These boulders are heavy...very heavy. Tossed around like bowling balls.
Front Porch
Wait...aren't we missing something?
Nevermind...we found the wall. It's on the floor.
Foundation torn out of the ground.
Some furniture re-arrangement
That's right...the fridge got tackled.
OK...now we're pissed. Fvck up our wall...fine, but mess with the TV?
Water line above the fireplace...
Water, mud and glass...
Where do we start...?
What washes the washing machine?
That's the Air-Conditioner...it doesn't go there.
Neighbors...just as bad.
Didn't you tell us this already?
Or are you just reposting it in hopes that someone will care this time?
Nope. 110° on Saturday...109° on Sunday and we broke the record for today too.
I'd get rid of that T-Rex if he crapped like that over my lawn.
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Ridemonkey by smart phone?
Yup. Charged it in my truck tooRidemonkey by smart phone?
With a rifle rack in the back window no doubt!
LOL
I don't even own *a* gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do... with a gun rack?With a rifle rack in the back window no doubt!
Grayhound: So are we not allowed to take IH8Rice to Oriental, NC? Like some sort of reverse capita or something?
lol wut
did the sasha gray pic offend you too?
Yeah.....I see you reaching for that one.
i live about 3 minutes from there. we lucked out fine but our surrounding area was real bad. all our local roads are open today.
We just have heat and fire to deal with here. Sadly... there is more fire, and more chance of it, than I like for anyone to have to deal with. It simply won't rain here.
I hope everyone from around here is ok. I was watching the news and saw Vermont. Wow...it's unbelievable how much of the northeast got flooded.
I hope everyone from around here is ok. I was watching the news and saw Vermont. Wow...it's unbelievable how much of the northeast got flooded.
I got power Back yesterday ! woo hoo
any word on 6mile yet? underwater?
it was flooded yesterday but not where the south middlebush road crossing is covered in water. the blow downs are bad. it looks like there is lots of chainsaw work to be done. so it'll be dry soon, but probably still blocked from trees for a while.
Here is some severe damage very close to where I grew up in CT. Keep in mind this was done as a tropical storm, not as a hurricane where the damage would have been much worse and widespread.
http://mmaler.com/2011/08/hurricane-irene-connecticut-shoreline-damage/
Can't seem to link any of the pictures. Definitely worth taking a look.
http://mmaler.com/2011/08/hurricane-irene-connecticut-shoreline-damage/
Can't seem to link any of the pictures. Definitely worth taking a look.
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That sucked.
Lost power 4:20 on the 28th when this tree:
Went down on the lines, resulting in this:
Had no power until 9:30 pm Friday the 2nd. If it wasn't for the power lines, said tree would have crashed through the house, only damage to the structure itself is a small dent in the gutter.
Otherwise, my road route has been compromised for a month or so, no big deal there.
The biggest loss was my eldest aunt from kidney failure who went with the hurricane.
Went down on the lines, resulting in this:
Had no power until 9:30 pm Friday the 2nd. If it wasn't for the power lines, said tree would have crashed through the house, only damage to the structure itself is a small dent in the gutter.
Otherwise, my road route has been compromised for a month or so, no big deal there.
The biggest loss was my eldest aunt from kidney failure who went with the hurricane.
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