August 26, 2011
— Gabriel Malor FRIDAY!!!
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Posted by: Inspector Asshole at August 26, 2011 03:02 AM (mhkSx)
Posted by: Talibill at August 26, 2011 03:05 AM (WEWGu)
I'm getting some free lawn watering.
Posted by: Cindermutha at August 26, 2011 03:12 AM (esohW)
Posted by: Co at August 26, 2011 03:13 AM (STTZD)
Posted by: MrScribbler at August 26, 2011 03:14 AM (YjjrR)
....but note how the author has to interject his bias
Unsurprisingly, it's a politically sensitive topic, as it provides support for a "heliocentric" rather than "anthropogenic" approach to climate change: the sun plays a large role in modulating the quantity of cosmic rays reaching the upper atmosphere of the Earth.
...see it's controversial because it goes against the narrative, not the established science
Posted by: beedubya at August 26, 2011 03:22 AM (AnTyA)
77% of Democrats (and Ron Paul) Voted Against Rules Of Engagement That Protect Our Troops.
My proposed ROE's:
ROE #1 - Immunity
ROE #2 - See rule #1
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 03:24 AM (TfRqk)
Posted by: toby928™ at August 26, 2011 03:27 AM (GTbGH)
You mean a fantastically large fire may be the culprit behind our climate fluctuations?
YGBFKM!
Posted by: De' Debil Hisself at August 26, 2011 03:29 AM (j5CHE)
10My A/C went out yesterday and I had to call the repair guy. HVAC is one of the few things I can't at least tinker with. Bad start capacitor it was.
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Typical. Mine went out 10 years ago, a pair of pliers wedged in the relay switch fixed it. Not recommended by most HVAC repair men, or greenies.
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 03:32 AM (TfRqk)
My A/C went out yesterday and I had to call the repair guy. HVAC is one of the few things I can't at least tinker with. Bad start capacitor it was.
At least yours waited until almost the end of summer. Mine's been out since the end of May. In Florida. In the summertime.
Looking at around $2K to replace the outside unit, which me and B'Gal do not have. But, on the flip side, we're so much more in tune with Gaia...
Rain is very nice.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at August 26, 2011 03:34 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: De' Debil Hisself at August 26, 2011 03:38 AM (j5CHE)
1412 And you can order yourself a Top Quality capacitor for way less than what they charge for the junk the repair guys keep on their trucks and keep it tucked away . If the AC chokes, pull the disconnect and replace it. Save a bundle
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I'll admit that after 10 years it was getting to be a pain in the ass being the thermostat, and controling the AC at the breaker switch.
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 03:41 AM (TfRqk)
Posted by: toby928™ at August 26, 2011 03:42 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 26, 2011 03:43 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: I don't know WHO I am anymore at August 26, 2011 03:44 AM (iniPz)
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 03:45 AM (PSypz)
That Global Warming crap has been debunked over and over. Can we pronounce it dead now? Let's see what new brand of snake oil Al Gore comes up with.
I call again for CERN to look into the DDT scam.
Posted by: Case at August 26, 2011 03:46 AM (FD6YW)
18Has anyone else noticed that Dakota Fanning has turned into a skank?
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There's a hint of trending in that direction, but who am I to talk about trends like that. I'd try it out before she goes off the cliff.
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 03:48 AM (TfRqk)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 26, 2011 03:49 AM (UlUS4)
My proposed ROE's:
ROE #1 - Immunity
ROE #2 - See rule #1
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 07:24 AM (TfRqk)
Amen, and amen.
While Paul is nutty in his way, I didn't expect him to go so far as to side with the enemy in this matter. I hope the Paulbots are taking note - time to reconsider.
Posted by: Reactionary at August 26, 2011 03:52 AM (xUM1Q)
While Paul is nutty in his way, I didn't expect him to go so far as to side with the enemy in this matter. I hope the Paulbots are taking note - time to reconsider.
Posted by: Reactionary at August 26, 2011 07:52 AM (xUM1Q)
I'm sure 'the justification' will be coming soon from the Ronulans - aggressive ROEs make us less safe and so forth.
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at August 26, 2011 03:54 AM (FkKjr)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 03:55 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 03:56 AM (niZvt)
That Global Warming crap has been debunked over and over. Can we pronounce it dead now? Let's see what new brand of snake oil Al Gore comes up with.
I call again for CERN to look into the DDT scam.
Posted by: Case at August 26, 2011 07:46 AM (FD6YW)
I'm sure the libtards will give up on AGW just as soon as they give up on their other discredited notion - the effectiveness of socialist economic theory. In other words, they could be sitting on a mile thick glacier in Florida and they'd still swear we were gonna burn up the earth with our evil carbons.
Posted by: Reactionary at August 26, 2011 03:56 AM (xUM1Q)
Posted by: blaster at August 26, 2011 03:56 AM (Fw2Gg)
Posted by: blaster at August 26, 2011 03:58 AM (Fw2Gg)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 26, 2011 03:59 AM (lGFXF)
I'm sure 'the justification' will be coming soon from the Ronulans - aggressive ROEs make us less safe and so forth.
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at August 26, 2011 07:54 AM (FkKjr)
Sigh... You're probably right. I'm amazed at how many people think that killing off muslims makes them more prone to attack us. What would these gentle geniuses propose? Patting the muz on the head and giving them a cookie?
An existential fight for survival is not resolved by diplomacy or deals or good will. It is resolved by fire and sword - and that's it.
Posted by: Reactionary at August 26, 2011 03:59 AM (xUM1Q)
Posted by: Jean at August 26, 2011 04:01 AM (kUxiO)
I need me a desalination machine....
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 04:02 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: blaster at August 26, 2011 07:58 AM (Fw2Gg)
Shit, that means I should probably do something. I guess I'll secure the deck furniture, umbrellas and grills buy more water and some D batteries. Then I'll promptly hide the flashlights from the 7 year old who can run out batteries faster than anything I've ever seen. Don't know what else to do. I have canned food. It's not like I'm not walking distance from civilization.
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 04:04 AM (PSypz)
Posted by: Jean at August 26, 2011 04:04 AM (kUxiO)
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 04:05 AM (PSypz)
Sigh... You're probably right. I'm amazed at how many people think that killing off muslims makes them more prone to attack us. What would these gentle geniuses propose? Patting the muz on the head and giving them a cookie?
Posted by: Reactionary at August 26, 2011 07:59 AM (xUM1Q)I think Ronulans believe that ultimately America can control everything - if we are attacked, it must be because of something we did, not because -horror of horrors- other human beings are capable of making independent moves and having different ideologies.
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at August 26, 2011 04:06 AM (FkKjr)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 04:07 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: Jean at August 26, 2011 04:07 AM (kUxiO)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 04:07 AM (cbyrC)
Posted by: Jeff at August 26, 2011 04:08 AM (7Aums)
Posted by: Case at August 26, 2011 04:09 AM (FD6YW)
Posted by: Jean at August 26, 2011 04:09 AM (kUxiO)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 26, 2011 07:59 AM (lGFXF)
What's the etiquette on raping them? I can never remember. I wish there was someone or some event to tell me if raping sluts was good or bad.
Posted by: lowandslow at August 26, 2011 04:11 AM (GZitp)
Posted by: bail, bail, bail at August 26, 2011 04:12 AM (hn7Yz)
I suspect that will be moved back a few days... and they better make that decision NOW, because how will people with no power or telephone find out about it come Monday morning?
Radio. I, embarassingly, wear am radio headphones all the time anyway so I don't even have to change my habits.
Ok Jean. I'll do something. I just don't want to be one of those snow/bread/ people. Yeah the little one starts school monday. The big one only a half day on the 31st to get his schedule and picture.
It's my mother's 90th birthday on Sunday. She wanted Pork Barbeque, slaw, apple cobbler, and beans. I don't know if we're going to be able to manage that without my cooking it tomorrow morning.
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 04:12 AM (PSypz)
Posted by: Jean at August 26, 2011 08:07 AM (kUxiO)
Hey, good idea! I have a huge pond in my back yard.
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 04:13 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Jean at August 26, 2011 04:13 AM (kUxiO)
I need me a desalination machine....
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 08:02 AM (X6akg)
Easy. Just convert your shine 'still. I assume that's what any Moron would do...
Posted by: Reactionary at August 26, 2011 04:14 AM (xUM1Q)
Over 1000 people died in Katrina. Don't be foolish with the false bravado. It can kill you. Run if you are in the direct path.
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 26, 2011 04:14 AM (bvXGR)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 04:15 AM (cbyrC)
Posted by: Jean at August 26, 2011 04:15 AM (kUxiO)
Easy. Just convert your shine 'still. I assume that's what any Moron would do...
Posted by: Reactionary at August 26, 2011 08:14 AM (xUM1Q)
The feds took my still....bastards.
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 04:16 AM (X6akg)
Is there a surefire way to disinfect them first? You don't know where they've been.
Posted by: real joe at August 26, 2011 04:17 AM (w7Lv+)
Posted by: phoenixgirl needs a generator for the house at August 26, 2011 04:18 AM (eOXTH)
I flipped through the network channels this morning, something I NEVER do.
David "I'm weirdly colored" Gregory was busy asking the FEMA guy (who looks like a walrus) if the feds are going to be able to 'TAKE CARE OF" all the urban poor who are going to be hurt, frightened, and put at risk by this hurricane which will disproportionately hurt the POOR. He asks this while showing pictures of Katrina "victims" standing on roofs of houses.
I'm sure the meme will be that Obama left his vacation to personally carry the poor blacks of brooklyn to safety.
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 04:19 AM (PSypz)
Posted by: Case at August 26, 2011 08:09 AM (FD6YW)
I dunno how many of us actively "care" but at least we don't have a homocidal drive to kill them off because there are "too many" of them. Frankly, I think it would be quite unhealthy and a precursor for bad things if we really did care a lot about the affairs of foreigners (except when their policies effect us). Now, in the case of Islamic lands I have no problem with banning DDT and letting the casualties mount, but it has nothing to do with some ideal population figure. Aggressive enemy cultures should be encouraged to thin themselves out regardless.
Posted by: Reactionary at August 26, 2011 04:20 AM (xUM1Q)
From the city that brought you SlutWalk, there is a topless parade planned for Sunday.
http://tinyurl.com/3qjgozp
Prepare for another earthquake, infidels!
Posted by: Noted Iranian Scientists at August 26, 2011 04:21 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 04:22 AM (niZvt)
I'm in SW Connecticut. I have my dog, my daughter's dog and a cat. I don't know where I can run to with this menagerie...and my daughter's dog HATES cats. The car ride would be interesting. With my luck, I'd die in a crash trying to keep the dog away from the cat in the car.
I do have a generator.
Posted by: Jean at August 26, 2011 08:15 AM (kUxiO)
Yes, a real pond...not a cement pond.
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 04:22 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 04:24 AM (niZvt)
The feds took my still....bastards.
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 08:16 AM (X6akg)
Tsk tsk. Shameful. You must not have followed Ace's Guide to Hiding from the Revenuers.
You may have to arm up and go water shopping door-to-door. Or, fill up your bath tub and any empty plastic tubs, and buy some iodine tablets.
Posted by: Reactionary at August 26, 2011 04:25 AM (xUM1Q)
And this may seem obvious, but don't run it inside the house. A couple of 50 foot extension cords will come in real handy. One should be heavy duty.
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 26, 2011 04:27 AM (bvXGR)
I'm just saying that 100+ mph winds are no casual disturbance of your weekend. Be safe y'all.
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 26, 2011 04:34 AM (bvXGR)
Posted by: nevergiveup at August 26, 2011 04:36 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: JimK at August 26, 2011 04:38 AM (NgsCA)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 04:40 AM (cbyrC)
Posted by: nevergiveup at August 26, 2011 04:44 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 04:47 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 04:50 AM (PSypz)
It's only a Cat 2 now, but still the Carolinas will take the brunt...but that's OK because they're going to vote against Obama in 2012.
Posted by: beedubya at August 26, 2011 04:51 AM (AnTyA)
Mornin', M&Ms! For all of you in the path of the hurricane, be prepared and be safe!
Posted by: Insomniac at August 26, 2011 04:53 AM (DrWcr)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 04:53 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 04:54 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 08:50 AM (PSypz)
And chainsaws. Always a potent combination.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 26, 2011 04:54 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: nevergiveup at August 26, 2011 04:56 AM (i6RpT)
I'm just saying that 100+ mph winds are no casual disturbance of your weekend.
I just got some roof damage from 60 mph winds. Sudden storm, very little warning, and then things were flying around the neighborhood almost as bad as when a tornado hit.
Corner houses really don't seem to do so well in high winds. Driving around the neighborhood, they were the ones that lost trees and fences.
Y'all hold on tight, okay?
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 26, 2011 04:56 AM (XdlcF)
Getting the first band of wind/rain here in coastal GA. Coming down hard.
Video of you standing in the rain reporting, or it didn't happen.
:-)
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 26, 2011 04:58 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 26, 2011 04:58 AM (bvXGR)
Anyone really believe it's that high?
Posted by: Methos at August 26, 2011 04:59 AM (sOXQX)
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 04:59 AM (TfRqk)
We need the rain more than you anyway. And who needs Houston?
(Kidding, kidding).
Add my prayers for y'all's (yes, Firefox, it is word. I'm a Texan) safety.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:00 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 08:50 AM (PSypz)
And chainsaws. Always a potent combination.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 26, 2011 08:54 AM (sbV1u)
Potent, yes. Smart? Not so much.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 26, 2011 05:00 AM (DrWcr)
Posted by: Retread at August 26, 2011 05:01 AM (G+7cD)
Well, remember that anything less than about 3% is, effectively if not absolutely, negative growth anyway.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:02 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 26, 2011 05:03 AM (XdlcF)
Well, there goes the Capitol. President Anti-Midas to the anti-rescue.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:03 AM (8y9MW)
Getting the first band of wind/rain here in coastal GA. Coming down hard.
Video of you standing in the rain reporting, or it didn't happen.
:-)
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 26, 2011 08:58 AM (XdlcF)
Oh hell no! It's pretty gusty, considering Irene is about 300 miles east of us. Found a hawk or osprey feather in the driveway this morning. New cat toy!
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 05:03 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:06 AM (niZvt)
I was tempted to say, "Yes, I know he's a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure {yes, I would have somehow pronounced the asterisk}, how about you just ask me for my money and save me five minutes." I couldn't quite bring myself to do it- I didn't want to rain on the poor guy's parade.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:06 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 26, 2011 05:07 AM (XdlcF)
Good morning, good people. Even here in North Country, Irene is making a stir. We shouldn't get much more than heavy rain and higher than normal winds, being well along the fringe of the storm. That, of course depends on the path being no different than prior disturbances.
Something that IS a concern, the soil here (in our area) is very sandy, and already wet. We have 11 white oak trees near the house, all between 60&70 ft tall. Having one of them drop on the house is guaranteed to ruin your storm party for sure. Everything else has been seen to, but that one variable makes me awful uneasy.
Posted by: irongrampa at August 26, 2011 05:07 AM (ud5dN)
But will they split screen him with the market indices?
Posted by: Methos at August 26, 2011 05:08 AM (sOXQX)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 05:09 AM (cbyrC)
I don't know about your white oaks, but just about any kind of oak that'll grow in Texas (mostly Live Oak and Red Oak) would be just fine once they were that tall (the root systems dig way down). Now, if you're concerned about a tree-limb, that might be a different matter, of course.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:10 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 05:11 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 05:11 AM (TfRqk)
See, I kept my promise to lower the seas. You're welcome, wingnuts.
Posted by: Commander Clusterfuck at August 26, 2011 05:12 AM (UOM48)
We need the rain more than you anyway. And who needs Houston?
Heh! My SiL and her husband live in the SE of fringe of the Houston area, but have been living temporarily in NC near the coast on a job assignment over the summer.
Before she left, she said she was glad to be out of there so they would miss the hurricane season.
....oops
Posted by: beedubya at August 26, 2011 05:12 AM (AnTyA)
Posted by: Fritz at August 26, 2011 05:13 AM (/ZZCn)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:13 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 05:14 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:14 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 05:15 AM (cbyrC)
There was a hurricane that blew through DC when we lived there...2002-2004...we had some big ol' trees in the yard. I made everyone sleep downstairs because of them.
But it was only a little tree that came down...one little tree in almost everyone's yard...
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 26, 2011 05:15 AM (XdlcF)
Morons in the path: Don't screw around.
As the great Ron White says: It's not THAT the wind is blowing, it's WHAT the wind is blowing.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 26, 2011 05:16 AM (B+qrE)
Posted by: Dang at August 26, 2011 05:17 AM (TXKVh)
>>>irongrandpa, our house is surrounded by 100 ft. tall pines. We took down ten of them when we moved here, and I wish we could take them all down (neighborhood assoc. wouldn't approve). We're guaranteed to have at least one take out the roof in a tropical storm/hurricane. Sigh.
That sucks, IIRC pine roots don't go down very deep.
Posted by: Ben at August 26, 2011 05:18 AM (wuv1c)
Well, when you're thinking of "tree coming down" its usually an old, already diseased one, or the little ones that do. Again, a tree limb is different, it could fall from any tree, but for the whole tree to come down, the wind has to overcome the tree's natural tendency (read: root system) to stay in the ground.
Mature trees have pretty deep and wide root systems, so it take a whole heckuvalot to knock them down. The little ones and the very old ones are more vulnerable.
Every time we have a high wind storm in my neighborhood (the development is only about 4 years old) almost everybody has a tree come down, because the trees are still so young.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:18 AM (8y9MW)
Wonder what that wet stuff is hitting the house? And good thing I took down the umbrella on the deck last night.
You NC and northeast morons stay safe.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 05:19 AM (UOM48)
Depends on the type of pine, but you're probably right. Though, in my experience, the problem with pines (all conifers, really) is that the limbs are so large in proportion to the trunk that it doesn't take much to make a limb come down.
A whole tree falling on your house is catastrophic, but a big enough limb can ruin your day, too.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:20 AM (8y9MW)
>>>irongrandpa, our house is surrounded by 100 ft. tall
pines. We took down ten of them when we moved here, and I wish we could
take them all down (neighborhood assoc. wouldn't approve). We're
guaranteed to have at least one take out the roof in a tropical
storm/hurricane. Sigh.
That sucks, IIRC pine roots don't go down very deep.
Posted by: Ben at August 26, 2011 09:18 AM (wuv1c)
Yep.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 05:20 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 07:55 AM (niZvt)
In this morning's NYT, which I am reading for entertainmnet (the comments of hurricane preps last night displayed how hipsters were prepareing: not).
Anyway, the NYT today (paraphrased) stated that global warming was allowing tropical hurricanes to go further north or some such. The term was thrown in to subliminally make sure the readers GOT IT. My questions, how do they tie it in with the other hurricanes in the last century.
Martha's Vineyard is now under a hurricane watch thanks to The One living under his black cloud.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at August 26, 2011 05:20 AM (fNdyx)
Jane,
You should just cut it down anyway.
As Ace always says, it's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission.
Posted by: Ben at August 26, 2011 05:21 AM (wuv1c)
Make sure you read ace's late-night post de-bunking the Skerry Perry is a Closet Muslim garbage. Great work by ace.
I registered to vote in Utah yesterday. I can't wait to work for and vote for the Rickster.
Posted by: Y-not at August 26, 2011 05:21 AM (5H6zj)
"I told you so." Well, not y'all specifically, necessarily, but I've been batting down that allegation for at least the last week with the trolls.
Have I mentioned that I'm tired of the trolls?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:22 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:23 AM (niZvt)
Jane,
You should just cut it down anyway.
As Ace always says, it's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission.
Posted by: Ben at August 26, 2011 09:21 AM (wuv1c)
Ben, there's about 20 of them. We took out ten closest to the house (after getting permission 
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 05:23 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: Retread at August 26, 2011 05:23 AM (G+7cD)
>>>Ben, there's about 20 of them. We took out ten closest to the house
Is there a provision in your HOA that dead trees can be removed? If so, poison the remaining pines or at least the ones that could potentially hit your house.
I'm sure it'd be easy to get permission to take down ugly dead pine trees.
Posted by: Ben at August 26, 2011 05:25 AM (wuv1c)
And on this note: let me say I freaking hate HOA's. I think they're stupid and the law should be changed so that it cannot be mandatory to join the neighborhood HOA.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:25 AM (8y9MW)
I mentioned this upthread but the meme is that by hitting the big cities the storm disproportionally harms the urban poor.
Seriously
So I'm yelling at David Gregory: "They aren't property owners, idiot."
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 05:25 AM (PSypz)
They'll be wailing and begging for the gubmint to save them. Just like the Katrina "victims."
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 05:25 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:25 AM (niZvt)
Women and Minorities Hardest Hit? Really? They're back to that old meme?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:26 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:27 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:27 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:27 AM (niZvt)
No, pine roots are really shallow, but widespread. That just means they rip up more area when the wind takes them. I kinda think we'll be okay, because the root system on most trees is equal to or slightly larger than the crown diameter, if memory serves.
Just can't shake that nagging concern.
Posted by: irongrampa at August 26, 2011 05:27 AM (ud5dN)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 05:28 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 26, 2011 05:28 AM (lbo6/)
Posted by: Retread at August 26, 2011 05:29 AM (G+7cD)
137 Yes. They even showed film of "urban poor" from Katrinia standing on a roof, jumping up and down with "help me" signs. This time, I'm sure Obama will swim through the floodwaters to save them.
Wait, didn't he promise that the sea levels would recede?
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 05:29 AM (PSypz)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:29 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:30 AM (niZvt)
They'll be wailing and begging for the gubmint to save them. Just like the Katrina "victims."
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 09:25 AM (UOM4
We can't be using our idle fleet of school buses to evacuate! Where's Washington with the Greyhound buses, man! You can't expect us to evacuate without air conditioning, on-board bathrooms and padded seats!
Posted by: Mayor Ray Nagin at August 26, 2011 05:31 AM (DrWcr)
He's busy nailing communists over his windows to protect his house from the hurricane.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative)) at August 26, 2011 05:31 AM (LH6ir)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 26, 2011 05:31 AM (lbo6/)
I don't. And, really, I don't care about her. If you call your blog "Atlas Shrugs" you should be an economics blog, IMO. I didn't like the false advertising in the first place.
Or the screeching.
Or the hysteria.
The problem is, as someone pointed out, if they say it enough, it becomes virtually impossible to get the real truth out there. A lie (or, at least, a mis-representation) can be very, very simple. The truth rarely is. So if someone buys into "Rick Perry supports a Muslim Studies curriculum, so he must be pro-Muslim," it's very, very hard to get them to sit still long enough to explain what the curriculum actually is, and that it is not "pro-Muslim" in any way.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:32 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 05:32 AM (cbyrC)
Posted by: Retread at August 26, 2011 05:33 AM (G+7cD)
Posted by: phoenixgirl needs a generator for the house at August 26, 2011 05:33 AM (eOXTH)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:33 AM (niZvt)
She cute, but come on, there have to be better looking conservative chicks out there!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative)) at August 26, 2011 05:34 AM (LH6ir)
While that might be cathartic, and helpful in the long run, won't that leave quite a mess to clean up? Not to mention having to deal with the whining.
I can just see it now,
COMMIE: "Ouch! Ouch! That hurts!"
Vic: "Shut up, and stop wiggling."
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:34 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:35 AM (niZvt)
Any morons/'ette's in Wilmington, NC area? I have been trying to convince a friend who just moved to Topsail to evacuate. I think she is going to leave for inland SC today.
Anyone in the "cone" needs to remember Hurricane Charley, who changed his mind on landfall at the last minute heading for Tampa, leaving a lot of folks stranded in Port Charlotte for his arrival. He then cut across central Florida and did all sorts of damage in and around Orlando. I forced him to stay north of us with my powers, but later Frances and Jeanne came for a visit instead.
You NC and Yankee moron's and 'ettes stay safe and get the heck out if you are on the coast in the "red line" of the warning and mandatory evacuations. The irritation and hassle of leaving is minor compared to staying and freaking out even in a Cat 1. The howling wind does not allow you to sleep. The weather radio will be in constant alarm over the multiple tornado warnings. An additional special time will be if you lose power and airconditioning.
Stay safe.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at August 26, 2011 05:35 AM (fNdyx)
And good thing I took down the umbrella on the deck last night.
Yeh, mine flew farther Wed. than it's ever flown before. I'm soooo relieved it didn't jump the fence. The neighbors have a big ol' window right there.
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 26, 2011 05:35 AM (XdlcF)
He's gone full-on Ron Paul. Husband and I are throwing our hands in the air. By the time the election rolls around, the old geezer may vote for Barky. Nothing would surprise me.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 05:35 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: phoenixgirl needs a generator for the house at August 26, 2011 05:35 AM (eOXTH)
Egyptians to hold ‘million-man protest’ against peace accord with Israel
And unlike Calypso Louis' "million man march", I'm sure there will be at least a million Egyptians that will turn out for this.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at August 26, 2011 05:36 AM (9hSKh)
You know who to speak....about Irene.
I wonder how much of this will be the House Republicans fault?
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 26, 2011 05:37 AM (B+qrE)
Posted by: Pecos Bill at August 26, 2011 05:37 AM (j84s0)
Well, that part is true. And he's proud of it.
Of course, my rejoinder is "Every president after Ronald Reagan has been a graduate of an Ivy League school. How's that workin' out for ya?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:37 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 08:59 AM (TfRqk)
Barry could be molesting kids and the MFM would approve and blame Republicans/the Tea Party for provoking Barry to do it
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 26, 2011 05:38 AM (1Jaio)
Still remember Hugo. It blew through during half-time.
Unfortunately, I was in the "marching" band at the time.
Lost a lot of good sheet music that day. <sniff>
Temp dropped 30 degrees in a few minutes.
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 26, 2011 05:38 AM (XdlcF)
I guess what he's been saying lately is better off said now than later.
Posted by: Anony at August 26, 2011 05:39 AM (7ahtU)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:39 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 05:39 AM (cbyrC)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:40 AM (niZvt)
I don't know how conservative she actually is, but Sarah Michelle Geller is apparently a registered Republican in CA.
I'd take her over SE Cupp any day.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:41 AM (8y9MW)
Egyptians to hold ‘million-man protest’ against peace accord with Israel
See, from Israel's perspective you could call that a target rich environment.
Posted by: GMan at August 26, 2011 05:42 AM (sxq57)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:43 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:45 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 05:49 AM (cbyrC)
Posted by: steevy at August 26, 2011 05:50 AM (pV6cO)
Yes. Hoping my wife didn't kill me.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:50 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:50 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: blaster at August 26, 2011 05:53 AM (l5dj7)
Mike Barnicle, of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": We don't have much time left here but is there potentially a rather dark, downside to the storm and that after the storm passed, after it's over there might be employment in reconstruction and things like that?
Gov. Beverly Perdue (D-NC): "I hadn't thought of that but obviously there will be some employment as people rebuild and prepare. This morning they said there's at least 27,000 or 28,000 structures that have an opportunity to be hit by the storm. So, we'll know by Saturday or Sunday. But all of us want jobs, but this isn't a way to get them quite frankly."
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 05:53 AM (UOM48)
Okay, Sara Evans doesn't surprise me. Angie Harmon does, a little bit. (I'm assuming you linked those pics because they're both putatively conservative).
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 05:54 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:55 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 05:55 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: blaster at August 26, 2011 05:56 AM (l5dj7)
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 05:56 AM (TfRqk)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 05:57 AM (niZvt)
Awesome! Just what I need!
Posted by: DJIA at August 26, 2011 05:57 AM (sOXQX)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 09:53 AM (UOM4
Perdue is screwed next year, she rode the Obama wave in 08 and she's deeply unpopular
Posted by: AuthorLMendez (Perry Guy) at August 26, 2011 05:57 AM (yAor6)
R. S. McCain should have listed Ace & Co. as co-bloggers yesterday as often as they linked to/quoted from articles here. Clear sign that Ace rocks, or that Stacy had nothing, or both. Probably both.
And I get to travel this weekend, nowhere near Irene. Happy fun time.
Posted by: DarkLord© sez Obama is a stuttering clusterf--- of a miserable failure
Oh, and F--- Nevada! at August 26, 2011 05:57 AM (GBXon)
We had a tropical storm in 2008 that dumped 25+ inches of rain in 24 hours on this coast.
Anyway, we regard a tropical storm as mild snow days and normally not a big deal. In other words, an excuse to stay home, make soup and read a book. This one had you wondering if you should build an ark. Beachside there is very quick run off to the river. The mainland became a swamp with record flooding.
My favorite memory was when a seal on one window facing east began leaking a bit (one screw needed to be replaced as it rusted as everything does here). These windows can handle 110 mph wind and are double-paned (we only put up shutters for hurricanes and flying debris). Anyway, in driving rain---we are talking blowing rain on a slant from east, high winds, and firehose amounts of water pouring off roof---hubby goes out in his swimsuit,googles and snorkel to put up metal shutters on that leaky window. I got to watch from inside and it was very entertaining. We hoped no neighbors saw him on the front lawn in his outfit. Honestly, it was like he was underwater. The shutters did stop the rain coming in, and the rusty screw was later replaced. Otherwise we had no damage but I have never seen that much rain (our street was flooded for a few hours, but nothing compared to the mainland).
So, morons, do have your duct tape, plastic bags or plastic sheeting, and/or plywood to cover windows if they start leaking.
Prayers for those in Irene's path.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at August 26, 2011 05:59 AM (fNdyx)
Posted by: Methos at August 26, 2011 06:00 AM (sOXQX)
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 06:00 AM (PSypz)
Test of Darwinism--do they go out and loot in the eye of the storm?
I know where my money is...
Posted by: DarkLord© sez Obama is a stuttering clusterf--- of a miserable failure
Oh, and F--- Nevada! at August 26, 2011 06:00 AM (GBXon)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:01 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: phoenixgirl needs a generator for the house at August 26, 2011 06:01 AM (eOXTH)
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 06:02 AM (PSypz)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:02 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 06:03 AM (PSypz)
RINOs are off the hunting list. The trophies are devalued, and the meat's horrid.
Posted by: DarkLord© sez Obama is a stuttering clusterf--- of a miserable failure
Oh, and F--- Nevada! at August 26, 2011 06:03 AM (GBXon)
Posted by: steevy at August 26, 2011 06:03 AM (pV6cO)
Posted by: Jean at August 26, 2011 06:04 AM (WkuV6)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:04 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: DJIA Death Watch at August 26, 2011 06:05 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 06:05 AM (PSypz)
That is beyond awesome.
Posted by: Methos at August 26, 2011 06:05 AM (sOXQX)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:05 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 06:06 AM (TfRqk)
Test of Darwinism--do they go out and loot in the eye of the storm?
I know where my money is...
Posted by: DarkLord© sez Obama is a stuttering clusterf--- of a miserable failure
Oh, and F--- Nevada! at August 26, 2011 10:00 AM (GBXon)
Wow. Did not consider this fact.
Do y'all think the rats streaming out of the subways in NYC ahead of the storm surge will be enough warning? I think I'd be walking across the Brooklyn Bridge to get the heck out of there and keep heading west from Brooklyn.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at August 26, 2011 06:06 AM (fNdyx)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 06:06 AM (cbyrC)
Posted by: phoenixgirl needs a generator for the house at August 26, 2011 06:06 AM (eOXTH)
Posted by: Jean at August 26, 2011 10:04 AM (WkuV6
OOOoooo. Should I hit the coach store or the nordstrom shoe dept first?
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 06:06 AM (PSypz)
Posted by: Pecos Bill at August 26, 2011 06:07 AM (j84s0)
Bernanke speech started at 10 am, no cameras but text released.
Barky speaks at 11:30 on Irene.
Posted by: Retread at August 26, 2011 06:07 AM (G+7cD)
Posted by: steevy at August 26, 2011 06:07 AM (pV6cO)
Posted by: phoenixgirl needs a generator for the house at August 26, 2011 06:08 AM (eOXTH)
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at August 26, 2011 06:08 AM (fNdyx)
Posted by: steevy at August 26, 2011 06:09 AM (pV6cO)
Well, because IÂ’m a political genius, thatÂ’s why, since you asked.
I said this the other day. Rove and his ilk have to be part of the team. If they feel frozen out, they start sucking blood and feeding the left ammo. Rove is the best at this, imo. His “condemnation through faint praise” schtick is tuned like a Stradivarious. He’s a parasite, imo.Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at August 26, 2011 06:09 AM (jx2j9)
Just need to get cash...oh and maybe a pedicure. (I keed...I keed)
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 06:10 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 06:10 AM (PSypz)
Posted by: steevy at August 26, 2011 10:07 AM (pV6cO)
reporters to show they can be out in a Hurricane like I am every time one comes to FL in 3..2..1..
Posted by: AuthorLMendez (Perry Guy) at August 26, 2011 06:10 AM (yAor6)
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at August 26, 2011 06:11 AM (fNdyx)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 06:12 AM (cbyrC)
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 06:12 AM (TfRqk)
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 10:10 AM (PSypz)
Can I place an order with you for a couple of Coach bags?
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 06:12 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: phoenixgirl needs a generator for the house at August 26, 2011 06:12 AM (eOXTH)
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 09:26 AM (PSypz)
Posted by: Piñon Farmer at August 26, 2011 06:12 AM (IzuWw)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:13 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: The Banned Played On at August 26, 2011 06:13 AM (W5ilH)
Posted by: steevy at August 26, 2011 06:13 AM (pV6cO)
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at August 26, 2011 10:11 AM (fNdyx)
SW Connecticut...southern Fairfield county.
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 06:13 AM (X6akg)
Time to go outside and stow the furniture. Hubby manages to miss every single opportunity for boring physical labor.
I've been hacking at the clay soil for a week trying to get holes big enough for the rose bushs I bought and their additional potting soil. This storm should soften things up a bit.
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 06:13 AM (PSypz)
Posted by: steevy at August 26, 2011 06:14 AM (pV6cO)
That is beyond awesome.
New bumper sticker?
I Set Fiscal Policy through Campaign Rhetoric.
-Perry 2012
Or how about:
Making Liberals Cry since 1989
-Perry 2012
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 06:15 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 06:15 AM (cbyrC)
Posted by: phoenixgirl needs a generator for the house at August 26, 2011 06:15 AM (eOXTH)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:15 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 10:13 AM (niZvt)
Remember Steve Harrigan (sp?) on Fox during Katrina? I almost wet my pants laughing at him.
"Whoaaaaaa.....whoaaaaaa....whoaaaa!!!"
Wonder if that's on youtube anywhere....
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 06:16 AM (X6akg)
Bill Keller: In the criticism of my column.. i'm not seeing any quarrel with the point: we should ask candidates about their faith.
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How does someone that dense get to be the editor of any newspaper?
Posted by: franksalterego at August 26, 2011 06:16 AM (7/sDI)
Posted by: nevergiveup at August 26, 2011 06:17 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: steevy at August 26, 2011 06:17 AM (pV6cO)
In the end, there will be only chaos!
Every time the market drops 200 points, I've noticed Barky -- all by himself -- makes an awesome speech, and the market regains 100 points immediately.
That's how awesome he is!
And he keeps repeating it over and over and over ...
DOOM SOON, the market will be at a point where one speech by Barky will DOUBLE it's value!
Posted by: jwb7605 at August 26, 2011 06:17 AM (Qxe/p)
Feature. Not bug.
Also, I presume he's buying into the "Rick Perry wants a Christian Theocracy!" meme? I didn't see the article.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 06:17 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:18 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 06:18 AM (cbyrC)
Accuweather foretasted 50mph winds here. I hope they are correct.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative)) at August 26, 2011 06:18 AM (LH6ir)
-Perry 2012
Somewhere upthread a moron called him Skerry Perry. I like that.
Posted by: Retread at August 26, 2011 06:19 AM (G+7cD)
Maybe you should consider just checking into a hotel far away from the coastline. Good luck, Tami.
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 10:15 AM (niZvt)
I'm even further west and south...one town away from the NY border.
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 06:19 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Piñon Farmer at August 26, 2011 06:19 AM (IzuWw)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 06:19 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:19 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: toby928™ at August 26, 2011 06:20 AM (GTbGH)
Hell, I don't want to go all the way over to Neiman's.
Posted by: dagny at August 26, 2011 10:20 AM (PSypz)
If you get high winds, the Neiman's stuff might come to you.
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 06:21 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: wfs1970 at August 26, 2011 06:21 AM (+KmL5)
"Hipster-ish Aloofness" to "Annoying Inconvenience."
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 06:21 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:21 AM (niZvt)
243Does anyone think mandatory evacuations are unconstitutional?
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Can't really see myself in a position where the question would affect me. But it probably is.
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 06:21 AM (TfRqk)
It isn't the end of the world, so I am sure many people in the MBM are disappointed!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative)) at August 26, 2011 06:21 AM (LH6ir)
I didn't realize I was hobnobbing with the Rich of God's Acre!
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 10:21 AM (niZvt)
LOL! No...I'm in Stamford.
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 06:22 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: phoenixgirl needs a generator for the house at August 26, 2011 06:22 AM (eOXTH)
I will look to y'all to translate what the whistling 's' SCOAMF as I cannot watch.
If Rick Perry is going to speak to the nation, please let me know.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at August 26, 2011 06:22 AM (fNdyx)
Posted by: nevergiveup at August 26, 2011 06:22 AM (i6RpT)
I'd risk getting in trouble at work to stream that.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 06:22 AM (8y9MW)
"Hipster-ish Aloofness" to "Annoying Inconvenience."
They haven't had time to fully recover from the devastating earthquake earlier this week.
Posted by: jwb7605 at August 26, 2011 06:23 AM (Qxe/p)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 06:24 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: phoenixgirl needs a generator for the house at August 26, 2011 06:25 AM (eOXTH)
Posted by: no good deed at August 26, 2011 06:25 AM (mjR67)
That would be THIS op-ed.. "Asking Candidates Tougher Questions About Faith"
You know.. Like all the tough questions about faith that were asked of Captain Abysmal before he was elected.
Posted by: franksalterego at August 26, 2011 06:26 AM (7/sDI)
Posted by: phoenixgirl needs a generator for the house at August 26, 2011 06:27 AM (eOXTH)
IÂ’ve got the book. I just need to read it. YidÂ’s place leads you to a Steyn interview about his book.
IÂ’m kinda ODÂ’d on DOOM right now, or IÂ’d be in it.
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at August 26, 2011 06:27 AM (jx2j9)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 10:24 AM (UOM4
That's funny! My Mom (eastern shore, MD) already emailed that they were about to get hit by the worst hurricane in 100 years. I chose to not reply and start a new thread.
Posted by: NC Ref at August 26, 2011 06:27 AM (/izg2)
Posted by: nevergiveup at August 26, 2011 06:28 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 06:28 AM (cbyrC)
Posted by: sTevo at August 26, 2011 06:28 AM (roFKc)
Posted by: sTevo at August 26, 2011 06:28 AM (FzVlt)
Most of these fools won't recognize the eye of the hurricane, if it hits them, for what it is. I predict idiots going out and wandering around in it, only to be caught when it passes.
Mind you, this is a worst case scenario, but I've found the 21st century seems to reward those who think in such terms.
Posted by: DarkLord© sez Obama is a stuttering clusterf--- of a miserable failure
Oh, and F--- Nevada! at August 26, 2011 06:29 AM (GBXon)
Heh. They showed that clip repeatedly on F & F this morning.....while Geraldo was sitting on the curvy couch.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 06:29 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: no good deed at August 26, 2011 10:25 AM (mjR67)
Really. Every now and then they'd show him clinging to that gazebo thing. He couldn't talk. He just stood there clinging - as if that were somehow news. Headline: Geraldo Is An Idiot and Dogs Chase Cats.
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at August 26, 2011 06:30 AM (jx2j9)
Posted by: Dirk Hardpec at August 26, 2011 06:31 AM (e8T35)
Posted by: Kahlres Zhonsahn at August 26, 2011 06:32 AM (RD7QR)
I believe that was hurricane Rita. He was holed up in a hotel on Jimmy Johnson Blvd in Port Arthur, TX. The lobby windows blew in on them.
Posted by: no good deed at August 26, 2011 06:32 AM (mjR67)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 06:33 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 10:21 AM (TfRqk)
Probably, but it is needed to get the attention of those without brains who cannot make decisions for themselves based on data that "you could die."Also trial attorney's would sue the world if mandatory evacuations were not in place.
You cannot arrest and haul people out of their homes. It is their choice. The massive trailer parks in west Florida, which are tornado magnets,should be enough to make you seek shelter. After Charley, one poor demented old lady in a trailer with her cat was spared. She did not know there was a hurricane. Have no idea what she was thinking as the rest of her neighborhood became debris. While she was demented and senile, where were her family in getting her out? Those poor people I excuse from my wrath. In this county they have the old an infirm on a list and bus them out (in addition to the nursing homes). Yet there will be wails echoing Katrina that enough was not done.
"Stuck on stupid" requires "mandatory evacuations." If you want to stay on this island, the sheriff deputies ask you to sign a list of the possible dead and hand them a sharpie to write their SS number on their arms for body ID later. Heck, just the thought of snakes would get me flying to higher ground (note: photos of snakes when the Mississippi flooded plus huge mounds of fireants who float and cannot be destroyed). Surfers yesterday were reporting lots of stinging jellyfish in the waters. No thanks.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at August 26, 2011 06:33 AM (fNdyx)
I have family in Anne Arundel County, MD reporting last night that there were no flashlights nor batteries left in the stores. Gave them some TX Gulf Coast hurricane preparedness tips hard learned from experience. Sister thinks I'm an expert. HA!!
Nephew at that college in Williamsburg, VA got sent home after less than 1 week in school. They closed the school and emptied the dorms for Irene.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 26, 2011 06:34 AM (4q5tP)
LOL.
That's a pretty broad swipe. Fairly artful, actually. He gets to swipe at Mormons and Evangelicals at the same time. Wow.
Yeah, my response is, "And would ask Barack Obama, who is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure, about his membership in a church that specifically teaches 'Black theology?'"
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 06:35 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Y-not at August 26, 2011 06:35 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Sean Penn at August 26, 2011 06:35 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: nevergiveup at August 26, 2011 06:35 AM (i6RpT)
First they come for your guitars, then they come for your guns! Well, they can pry my Melody Maker out of my cold dead fingers! "Careful what you carry, 'Cause the man is wise, You are still an outlaw in their eyes."
http://tinyurl.com/3tlbr53
Posted by: Errol at August 26, 2011 06:36 AM (d2AYO)
I've never heard of a "Mandatory Evacuation" which actually had police carrying people out of their homes. The only way I've ever head mandatory evacuations done is "You have to leave. If you don't leave, anything bad that happens to you is your fault."
That doesn't sound unconstitutional to me. Especially if it's not the Federal Government doing it.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at August 26, 2011 06:37 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 06:37 AM (cbyrC)
Posted by: sherlock at August 26, 2011 06:37 AM (CkxJi)
WTF?!? He needs to be out there now, in a very small boat. He can use mine.
Posted by: Bob Saget at August 26, 2011 06:37 AM (F/4zf)
Posted by: red plastic cup at August 26, 2011 06:37 AM (GTbGH)
I love that woman. (She introduced my mother and dad at an officer's club dance in Wyoming.)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 06:38 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:38 AM (niZvt)
In other news: Peggy
Noonan is still stupid. (via HotAir)
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at August 26, 2011 06:38 AM (jx2j9)
Never Fear, Sean is Here!Posted by: Sean Penn at August 26, 2011 10:35 AM (niZvt) I loved that photo of his boat sinking and his expression. It was Bush's fault. Oh, my, after my horror of Katrina and heart breaking for the Mississippi coast of my youth vanishing overnight, Sean Penn, Geraldo and Shep started providing entertainment. Shep must be whipping out his waterproof eyeliner for this weekend.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at August 26, 2011 06:39 AM (fNdyx)
Posted by: polynikes at August 26, 2011 06:40 AM (0FEvE)
Posted by: no good deed at August 26, 2011 06:40 AM (mjR67)
Posted by: sTevo at August 26, 2011 06:40 AM (vXr7p)
Posted by: joncelli at August 26, 2011 06:41 AM (RD7QR)
Line them with Visclean to prevent it leaking away.
Posted by: toby928™ at August 26, 2011 06:41 AM (GTbGH)
Damn, I forgot about that. We're expecting a really hot and stormy weekend here. I was looking forward to staying home and watching golf.
Posted by: Y-not is watching Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at August 26, 2011 06:42 AM (5H6zj)
Sigh.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 26, 2011 06:42 AM (UOM48)
I’m thinking that Bloomberg might have probably let some religious leaders come to the 911 commemoration thing. You know – to be on the safe side; cover the bases, so to speak; hedge the bets, as it were.
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at August 26, 2011 06:44 AM (jx2j9)
Ok, now that the East Coast M&Ms are prepared and hatches battened down (already? well then batten them down again!), it's time to enjoy watching the zombie tangos run around like chickens with their heads cut off. Salute!
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 26, 2011 06:46 AM (4q5tP)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:46 AM (niZvt)
Those evil big businesses? Well, those in NY and Boston might have to cough up a few bucks for palace repairs.
It will be a good time to be in the windows or roofing businesses. Handymen will suddenly be plentiful so folks need to be careful to watch out for scams. They will be plentiful.
Posted by: As If! at August 26, 2011 06:47 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: sherlock at August 26, 2011 10:37 AM (CkxJi)
The SCOAMF is just trying to set a good example for us all.
Posted by: Piñon Farmer at August 26, 2011 06:47 AM (IzuWw)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:48 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:48 AM (niZvt)
243Does anyone think mandatory evacuations are unconstitutional?
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I'm back from checking....
Nope it isn't written down in the constitution.
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 06:48 AM (TfRqk)
I'm heading out to the beach in a few minutes to watch the waves and the bands roll in. It's a tradition which I've been afforded my entire adult life. I get to watch safely from the sidelines because of the blessed little curve in the coast into which Jacksonville is safely tucked away.
Posted by: As If! at August 26, 2011 06:49 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:49 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at August 26, 2011 06:50 AM (cbyrC)
You're obviously reading one of those copies that are over a hundred years old.
The document is quite fluid, you know, and open to creative interpretation.
Posted by: jwb7605 at August 26, 2011 06:50 AM (Qxe/p)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 06:51 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 06:54 AM (TfRqk)
Posted by: Texas Jobs Myth at August 26, 2011 06:55 AM (mjR67)
*BEEP!* *BEEP!* *BEEP!*
Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure!
*BEEP!*
This has been a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. Had we had an actual President, you would have been instructed on how to prepare for this weather event in order to take care of yourself and your loved ones. As it is, we can only suggest to you 52 percenters that you bend over, grab your ankles, and kiss your ass goodbye. This concludes this test of the Emergency Broadcast System.
*BEEP!* *BEEP!* *BEEP!*
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 26, 2011 06:55 AM (4q5tP)
However, I have read that Ike in Texas was a Cat 2 with a storm surge of a Cat 4 due to tides. This is a full moon tide for NYC, so surge could be worse for a weaker storm. Or it could do nothing. Regardless, I would not want to be in a big city for a storm surge. I do hope Dagny will loot a purse or two for 'ette's, however.
If the NYC hurricane hits and destroys, which I hope and pray it won't, then it could make the aftermath of Katrina become a distant memory of disorder and incompetence.
Y'all remember Gov. Blanco's answer to hurricane prep? She cried.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at August 26, 2011 06:56 AM (fNdyx)
Tami, you don't have to have water for drinking. Anything that keeps you from dehydrating in the middle of Summer will work: Hi-C, juice boxes, gatorade, fresh fruit. You WILL however, need water for flushing and for hygiene. When a storm approaches everyone goes ape-shit looking for bottled water. Grab some if you can, but if it's a cat fight or if it's scarce, head to the soft-drink aisle. Purchase the single-serving sizes so that they won't require refrigeration after opening.
Water for hygiene and flushing can be stored in a bathtub or cooler. In fact, grab a cooler and fill it up with ice because you can use the melt to drink and clean. Hell, a rubbermaid storage box will hold water that can be used for hygiene.
In the hurricane thread from yesteday I posted a list of things we southerners have learned to have on hand. If you're in the north, it might not be a bad idea to have those items handy in the event of a blizzard too.
Posted by: As If! at August 26, 2011 06:57 AM (piMMO)
That girl sports the Mooserack of racks!
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 26, 2011 10:48 AM (niZvt)
Mountain Dew in the nasal passages kinda livens things up. mooserack FTW
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 26, 2011 06:57 AM (4q5tP)
353Mandatory Evacuations are not the same as police hauling you out of homes. They cannot do that. It is a warning that means "if you stay and die don't blame this county if you die or bad stuff happens."
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Exactly, but in practice - if you stay anything happens to you it will be Bush's fault.
Posted by: Jimmah at August 26, 2011 07:00 AM (TfRqk)
Posted by: Yeah, I'm pretty redneck at August 26, 2011 07:04 AM (cQZV0)
Part of the reason for the severity of the surge on the gulf states also arises from the type of hit they take. The worst part of a storm is the NE quadrant. On the Atlantic side, the storms rarely come in direct (see Andrew). Usually, they follow a path similar to Irene and skim the coast which means the NE quadrant doesn't strike directly. When it does, it's been weakened a bit from the western half being dragged across the land. In the case of Irene, it is coming up from beneath the point in NC, Jaws style, and will take a similar hit to that in the gulf. The same is possible in NY.
Still, Jacksonville hasn't had a direct hit in nearly 50 years, but we are brushed on a fairly regular basis. Even a brush with mere tropical storms has resulted in severe flooding and 5-7 days without power 20 miles inland.
You can't be too prepared.
Posted by: As If! at August 26, 2011 07:04 AM (piMMO)
What they are saying is that, once the winds reach a certain point, they will not send in the calvary to save your sorry ass if you decide to remain behind. They aren't going to risk additional lives saving them if they think so little of their lives to begin with.
Only idiots remain on a barrier island in the threat of a hurricane.
Posted by: As If! at August 26, 2011 07:11 AM (piMMO)
Only idiots remain on a barrier island in the threat of a hurricane.
I believe we've never found some of the ones who stayed on the Bolivar penninsula for Ike. A few were found many months later under the debris piles in wilderness areas. Sorta like the partial remains that turn up every now and then from Ground Zero.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 26, 2011 07:19 AM (4q5tP)
Posted by: Warthog at August 26, 2011 10:39 AM (WDySP)
I'm sure that would have occurred to me....sooner or later. Thanks!
Tami, you don't have to have water for drinking. Anything that keeps you
from dehydrating in the middle of Summer will work.
Water for
hygiene and flushing can be stored in a bathtub or cooler. In fact,
grab a cooler and fill it up with ice because you can use the melt to
drink and clean. Hell, a rubbermaid storage box will hold water that can
be used for hygiene.
I have a ton of drinks here so no worries there. I will fill all the bathtubs tomorrow. Keeping the water IN the bathtubs, however, is always a challenge.
And I don't know what visqueen is.
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 07:21 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: no good deed at August 26, 2011 07:26 AM (mjR67)
Heavier quality plastic sheeting. Go to the paint department of any walmart or kmart and you'll find tons of plastic sheeting. It's very cheap. You will also need it in case a window blows because you'll want to seal up the window once the winds have passed.
Posted by: As If! at August 26, 2011 07:28 AM (piMMO)
The few folks who did survive the surge would never, ever, ever, try it again.
Posted by: As If! at August 26, 2011 07:41 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: As If! at August 26, 2011 11:28 AM (piMMO)
I am soooo tired of running out to get things. Guess I'll have to make one more trip. ARGH!!!
Posted by: Tami at August 26, 2011 07:42 AM (X6akg)
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I dunno. If the Ulsterman is to be believed, keeping Barry happy is probably as simple as keeping the TV on and a supply of smokes handy.
Posted by: Anachronda at August 26, 2011 07:43 AM (IrbU4)
I dunno. If the Ulsterman is to be believed, keeping Barry happy is probably as simple as keeping the TV on and a supply of smokes handy.
Reminds me of this scene. "These things are defective."
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 26, 2011 08:10 AM (4q5tP)
Posted by: Miles, Count Vorkosigan at August 26, 2011 10:13 AM (5zHJe)
I think I'd be walking across the Brooklyn Bridge to get the heck out of there and keep heading west from Brooklyn
All that's west of Brooklyn is water and Manhattan, which is where you started from. Posted by: Miles, Count Vorkosigan at August 26, 2011 02:13 PM (5zHJe) Good point. Have been to NYC many times but guess I have no direction (as my husband would also agree). I would get the heck out of there, regardless.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at August 26, 2011 10:51 AM (fNdyx)
After listening to half that video, I realize it was not enough.
Of course, I will be sad if I find out it ends with someone bursting in to cut those little pussies' throats.
Posted by: Adjoran at August 26, 2011 11:38 AM (VfmLu)
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