October 26, 2012
— Open Blogger Hi there, Morons and Moronettes. tmi3rd here again, and relatively little change in the forecast track so far, but the timeline is beginning to firm up. For the above-the-fold discussion, if you're anywhere from DC to Boston, you need to be finishing up your preparations for a strong tropical storm to Category 1 hurricane hit. You need to also expect extremely high tides and for the possibility that this storm may linger for a bit.
As you can see from the map, Sandy is emerging from the Bahamas, with maximum sustained winds still at 75 mph (hurricane strength) and gusts to 90 mph. Movement is currently to the north at 6 mph, and minimum pressure is still a robust 969 mb. The current forecast track takes it south of where it was anticipated to hit at this time yesterday- yesterday, the thinking was that the center of circulation would go ashore around the New York City area, and now they're thinking Delaware Bay. That will probably change again, so just allow for a wide swath.
That doesn't let anyone off the hook, though. If you're on the northern side of the storm, you'll have those winds blowing water in towards the shore as the storm comes ashore. The other thing is, the storm is pretty asymmetric right now. Here's a satellite shot of it...
The center of circulation is that little notch just north of the Bahamas, and it's very exposed to the south. It's beginning to take on some hybrid characteristics, which is just to say that it's beginning to lose some of the warm core-characteristics that make tropical cyclones tropical cyclones. It's sucking up some cooler frontal air, and it'll encounter a pair of weather features that will move it first to the northeast (in which time it will weaken slightly), and then make it take a hard left turn on Monday evening. It is anticipated to have re-strengthened by that time.
Now, glance back up at the satellite shot. This is a BIG storm, and if you're anywhere from North Carolina to probably southern Maine, you're going to feel some effects from the storm. Also, if you look at the forecast map, it's anticipated that Sandy will slow way down over central Pennsylvania and New York, and that will be where the real threat to life and property comes in- inland flooding.
Plan for substantial power outages in that area, and it may take several days to get power back. If you haven't already, you'll want to charge up all your electronics, and all of us who were in the neighborhood for Katrina have a new-found appreciation for generators. Gas up the cars now, and you'll want a few days' worth of non-perishable food and medication.
If you're on the coast- should the order be given to evacuate, don't screw around. Slow movers are the worst- the winds stay up, the water keeps coming in, and the rain just hangs out forever.
There has been some discussion of some winter weather on the trailing end of the system- it's too early to say what we're talking about there, but just plan for a big mess. The leading edge of the storm will likely just be rain.
So, to reiterate- DC to Cape Cod, be finishing up your preparations for a big, persistent storm. If you need to get a hold of me with questions, I'm on Twitter at @tmi3rd, and as many will tell you, I'm approachable and friendly, and there are no dumb questions.
Everyone stay safe!
-tmi3rd
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Posted by: JackStraw at October 26, 2012 07:45 PM (TMB3S)
Posted by: tmi3rd at October 26, 2012 07:47 PM (cxomr)
I've neer seen a track with this sharp a turn. I can't find any place describing WHY it's going to turn like that.
It's been my experience of 40 years living on the East coast from Florida to New Hampshire that they will just continue up the coast or turn east.
If they turn inland, they do it further south of or at south/north carolina.
Storms don't like land. They will rapidly slow down and spread out over land. So they're tracking the system and not the 'cane?
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 26, 2012 07:48 PM (Vh0f5)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 26, 2012 07:52 PM (TMB3S)
Posted by: USS CONSITUTION at October 26, 2012 07:57 PM (KqwSL)
that was in 1903 so frankly, I'm thinking it's going up the east coast that left hook is just CYA by the weather folks.
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 26, 2012 08:01 PM (Vh0f5)
Posted by: tmi3rd at October 26, 2012 11:47 PM (cxomr)
Ok. That shit's funny right there.
Posted by: © Sponge at October 26, 2012 08:01 PM (nDcVA)
Posted by: Adam at October 26, 2012 08:02 PM (/YJYi)
The rest of those states are Blue, so they are dead to me. May they get electricity Nov 6 at midnight to hear Chris tingle legs declare Mitt the winner.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 26, 2012 08:03 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: Ben at October 26, 2012 11:48 PM (xTHBC
------ Two other euphemisms: Riding the cotton pony. And, Aunt Flo is visiting.
Posted by: . at October 26, 2012 08:03 PM (Q2wni)
Posted by: tmi3rd at October 26, 2012 08:04 PM (cxomr)
It is a low pressure system coming from the west that is going to suck the storm in. Look at map, see line of storms in Ohio valley? They are going to bring Sandy in.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 26, 2012 08:05 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: tmi3rd at October 26, 2012 08:06 PM (cxomr)
You have to input a location but theirs a widget lets you click on it and then click on the area you want to see tracks for so you don't have to write in the location.
click the widget (you get a big black dot for a cursor) then click in the map. I clicked philly and up came dozens of tracks. Only one make a kind of left into PA and then into NY.
Lots of tracks showing 'canes hugging the coast or over the coast all the way to boston. (little rhoadie really bite it a lot)
That's the tracks I'm familiar with and I don't see or hear any reason to think differently now.
Still it's gonna affect inland because of the winds and rain. It's just not gonna take a left at camden and head to harrisburg.
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 26, 2012 08:06 PM (Vh0f5)
Posted by: Hard Right at October 26, 2012 08:08 PM (mmXou)
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Footnote: the turds at Nightline are running a special on the pitiful remnants of the KKK and painting them as a clear and present danger, if "The Second Coming" doesn't get elected.
Posted by: beverly at October 26, 2012 08:08 PM (MOu5l)
Posted by: Bill Clinton at October 26, 2012 08:10 PM (mmXou)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 26, 2012 08:10 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 26, 2012 08:10 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Bill Clinton at October 26, 2012 08:13 PM (mmXou)
Is this a thing ? ;-)
Stay Safe Morons and may the Farce be with you...
Posted by: AmericanDawg at October 26, 2012 08:13 PM (XIsD/)
Mitt's HQ is in Boston.
Posted by: fluffy at October 26, 2012 08:13 PM (z9HTb)
Moving to the Northeast, weakening, and turning hard to the left?
Sandy must be a "moderate Republican journolist"
Posted by: kbdabear at October 26, 2012 08:14 PM (wwsoB)
____________
In VA the number of people who vote early is limited because you have to apply for an absentee ballot first and satisfy one of the state's permitted excuses (out of town, law enforcement, etc). The ballot comes in the mail but you can also vote in person. MD, on the other hand, has early voting for anyone who wants to show up. That starts this Sunday and ends on Thursday, but I'm betting that will be extended.
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 26, 2012 08:14 PM (sHqsk)
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 27, 2012 12:05 AM (wR+pz)
A 'cane is the biggest (or lowest) of a low pressure system I find it difficult to believe that it will "suck the storm in." Maybe suck the low system in but the major reason I can see may be that eastern High pressure. That makes sense BUT it could just as well go almost straight up the coast.
Okay, now I see what they're talking about. It's like a opening to the west and north and it's blocked to the east so it's got nowhere else to go.
crap.
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 26, 2012 08:15 PM (Vh0f5)
Posted by: Bill Clinton and his libido at October 26, 2012 08:16 PM (mmXou)
Posted by: Ozzie at October 26, 2012 08:17 PM (OcxA8)
Posted by: tmi3rd at October 26, 2012 08:18 PM (cxomr)
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You Did , it was at your last speech !
Posted by: AmericanDawg at October 26, 2012 08:18 PM (XIsD/)
Sadly.
Posted by: Nate at October 26, 2012 08:19 PM (tAHf5)
At the very least you can use the collected rainwater for personal hygiene, dishwashing, toilet flushing and the like. If you still have natural gas you can boil the water for safe drinking.
It's a lot cheaper than paying for bottled water.
Posted by: Country Boy at October 26, 2012 08:19 PM (2c1Cq)
Posted by: tmi3rd at October 26, 2012 08:20 PM (cxomr)
Posted by: eman at October 26, 2012 08:21 PM (+XD7n)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 26, 2012 08:21 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Ozzie
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This - Coming from a guy named Ozzie...
Posted by: AmericanDawg at October 26, 2012 08:22 PM (XIsD/)
Posted by: Laughable overacting from The Perfect Storm at October 26, 2012 08:24 PM (wwsoB)
Sandy must be a "moderate Republican journolist"
You gonna finish that butter?
Posted by: David Frum at October 26, 2012 08:25 PM (z9HTb)
I remember it well because some turd stole the t-tops from my car two days before.
Posted by: kbdabear at October 26, 2012 08:26 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: © Sponge at October 26, 2012 08:29 PM (nDcVA)
I'm hoping that High moves east and lets this thing go out to sea.
Last time we had a big storm, even though I'm at the top of a hill and all, the rain came down so hard and I'm on clay, my crawlspace flooded.
That's not an easy trick to accomplish.
I'm better prepared now though as I dug some guiding trenches and have a sump pump to pump out any inflow.
I'm glad I don't live near a stream or creek as those folks get the big surprises.
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 26, 2012 08:29 PM (Vh0f5)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 26, 2012 08:31 PM (UTq/I)
Posted by: theBman at October 26, 2012 08:32 PM (3VPCe)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 26, 2012 08:32 PM (kc2b9)
I'm glad I don't live near a stream or creek as those folks get the big surprises.
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 27, 2012 12:29 AM
Because of media hype, people prepare more for damaging winds than flooding from heavy rains. It's the rain that will make life difficult if it hits where it's predicted and moves slowly
Posted by: kbdabear at October 26, 2012 08:32 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 26, 2012 08:34 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 26, 2012 08:34 PM (kc2b9)
Make sure you have a very tight stopper but the bathtub is very convenient to the toilet. In emergency can also be drank.
Hot water heaters also have water in them so if power goes out shut off inlet and outlet for water heater. Drain water out by drain spigot at bottom. They're threaded like a hose bib so you can hook up any hose to drain.
That water's may not be good to drink depending on temperature and how much sulfur is in your water.
Milk jugs. Save them for recycling and always keep some clean on hand. fill up quick before power out.
toilet paper. Every body forgets toilet paper.
3 things you learn to cherish as you get old:
soft lavatory paper, a warm place to shit and good dentistry.
(the dentistry won't help during a 'cane though)
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 26, 2012 08:36 PM (Vh0f5)
That's what kills people during a tornado. Wind born debris.
2x4's through trees etc. Seen it, heard it, moved away from it.
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 26, 2012 08:37 PM (Vh0f5)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 27, 2012 12:32 AM (kc2b9)
There was a place up north when my brother lived up there called Skip's. He used to go up there all the time. Vinyl for DAYS.
He's currently got a collection of over 1,100. With the right needle and a clean album, its better than CD.
Posted by: © Sponge at October 26, 2012 08:39 PM (nDcVA)
Posted by: Chris M at October 26, 2012 08:49 PM (4lyMJ)
Posted by: grumpy momma bear at October 26, 2012 08:55 PM (+NBAo)
Posted by: eastvalleyphx at October 26, 2012 08:55 PM (GRvW4)
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 27, 2012 12:36 AM
I'm like kewl with recycling. It's a bitch keeping my big jugs clean though
Posted by: Meghan McCain at October 26, 2012 08:57 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: helofixer at October 26, 2012 08:59 PM (HjwH5)
Posted by: bergerbilder at October 26, 2012 09:00 PM (bErUT)
Well, I suppose it's gets you acclimated if you plan to go to HELL!!!
Drove through Arizona, a night thank god.
I like heat but not that much.
I'm a temperate climate sort of guy. Got to be a change of season and not just a change of moisture. Didn't like SoCali for the same reason.
After awhile you get tired of it being warm or warmer all the time. Unless of course there's a torrential rain storm to break the monotony.
No thanks. Saw too much rain in the tropics. It's like snow only not as cold but it can be as dreary.
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 26, 2012 09:01 PM (Vh0f5)
Look, there's hot, and then there's HOLY SHIT IT'S HOT. But I never shovel sunshine.
I did my time on the east coast (DC area more than half my life). Hated it. I'll take HOLY SHIT IT'S HOT any day of the week.
I do like the End Times vibe of late, though. I'm armed, well-supplied, and ready to deal with zombies.
Let's just do this.
Posted by: eastvalleyphx at October 26, 2012 09:05 PM (GRvW4)
I am in northern VA. Filled up the food stores today. Plenty of water and gasoline for the generator. Tomorrow I may pre-cut some 3/4" plywood for a few of the windows ... just in case. May need to top up on the valu-rite though. The basic lesson around here is ... buy your emergency supplies while there is NOT an actual emergency. It is impossible to get a generator at the moment and the batteries and laterns section of stores are getting bare. A well planned emergency kit beforehand is REALLY useful. I have everything I need to keep the family safe and comfortable but if you did not plan ahead ... well, looks like you will sit in the dark for a while.
Good luck and stay safe everyone.
Posted by: UofC Conservative at October 26, 2012 09:06 PM (a3rDD)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 26, 2012 09:08 PM (wwsoB)
You're not too smart are you?
(not you kbdabear. the theoretical store owner.)
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 26, 2012 09:09 PM (Vh0f5)
Posted by: Chris Matthews at October 26, 2012 09:11 PM (8HhF2)
Just left Loudoun Co. Va. to go down to the tidal Rappahannock and deal with things here. Full moon has brought a right nice high tide already, with nary a puff of wind to help it along. Tomorrow is a work day to get everything battened down. I'll let you all know if my bunions start to ache.
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at October 26, 2012 09:13 PM (JrhsI)
Great blog posting! Very helpful info! Excellent, and better than anything I have seen anywhere else.
Now, all of you Yankees better grab your snow shovels and pull on your mittens! I am sure glad that the Giants won't have to play in the Apple in arctic conditions! (ahhh, yes, that WAS a knife twist.)
Posted by: and irresolute at October 26, 2012 09:18 PM (DBH1h)
Posted by: Hard Right at October 26, 2012 09:22 PM (mmXou)
You're not too smart are you?
(not you kbdabear. the theoretical store owner.)
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 27, 2012 01:09 AM
No, I'll never be asked to bring the potato salad to the MENSA picnic, so it's all good
Some advice for the locals thinking of doing some post storm "shopping";
Koreans don't know what white liberal guilt is. They will shoot to kill.
For reference, google "Koreatown 1992"
Posted by: kbdabear at October 26, 2012 09:22 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Hard Right at October 26, 2012 09:23 PM (mmXou)
If I was there (fat chance), I'd have to fart just to amuse myself.
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 26, 2012 09:27 PM (Vh0f5)
Posted by: Chris Matthews at October 27, 2012 01:11 AM (8HhF2)
I'm pretty sure it's George Bush's fault.
Posted by: Barry the Magnificent at October 26, 2012 09:29 PM (hO9ad)
I do not miss personal aquaintance with "wind chill"
Posted by: kbdabear at October 26, 2012 09:29 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: bergerbilder at October 26, 2012 09:30 PM (bErUT)
You know it's going to be a bitch just walking out to the car
Freezing rain is kind of a paradox. Driving is a real challenge, power lines come down, but when the sun hits those trees covered in ice, it's actually beautiful
Posted by: kbdabear at October 26, 2012 09:34 PM (wwsoB)
Like Sugar Icing look on everything.
the driving and the power line and trees down; not so much.
Posted by: Jcw46 at October 26, 2012 09:41 PM (Vh0f5)
I am in northern VA. Filled up thefood stores today. Plenty of water and gasoline for the generator. Tomorrow I may pre-cut some 3/4" plywood for a few of the windows ... just in case. May need to top up on the valu-rite though. The basic lesson around here is ... buy your emergency supplies while there is NOT an actual emergency. It is impossible to get a generator at the moment and the batteries and laterns section of stores are getting bare. A well planned emergency kit beforehand is REALLY useful. I have everything I need to keep the family safe and comfortable but if you did not plan ahead ... well, looks like you will sit in the dark for a while.
Good luck and stay safe everyone.
Posted by: UofC Conservative at October 27, 2012 01:06 AM (a3rDD)
In SW Virginia, we raided the stores for generators back this summer. This time of year, a 800 watt generator from Harbor Freight will get your internet, computer and tv working. That is all I would need this time of year, but this summer in 100+ temps, a 5000 watt generator would have been awesome.
Posted by: MrCaniac at October 26, 2012 09:45 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: JDP at October 26, 2012 09:49 PM (8HhF2)
laterns section of stores are getting bare.
I had to laugh the other night when I fast forwarded through a commercial for some brand of emergency lantern.
You see I was watching on DVR Halloween 2...
Posted by: Methos at October 26, 2012 09:53 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 26, 2012 09:54 PM (X9Mnx)
If he has to conserve power on his laptop, does he cut out internet pr0n, Twitter, or blogging?
Posted by: kbdabear at October 26, 2012 09:55 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 26, 2012 10:25 PM (kzFo5)
Also, I killed two democrats tonight with a fireplace poker. They had it coming.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 26, 2012 10:30 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 26, 2012 10:32 PM (kzFo5)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 27, 2012 02:32 AM
Deserve's got nothing to do with it.
Posted by: william munny at October 26, 2012 10:47 PM (yBF/9)
I cut and pasted your suggestions in an email to a friend in NJ. He's freaking out about this, calling it "the perfect storm."
Am I a bad person for kind of hoping it hits all the bad people in DC and makes them go away permanently?
Posted by: shibumi at October 26, 2012 11:01 PM (z63Tr)
Posted by: George Orwell what knows bayonets slice like a freaking hammer at October 26, 2012 11:06 PM (AZGON)
Posted by: Acid Spunk at October 26, 2012 11:10 PM (S6QQ8)
I agree. People are acting like this is a Cat 4 or something. It looks to mostly be a tropical storm. But the tides will be high ... oooooh. Lots of rain. Big whoop.Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 26, 2012 11:14 PM (X3lox)
LOL.
I'm in Michigan and we very occasionally get insane wind gusts that are pretty strong, so I'm thinking category one will not impact the HQ crew that much...
Posted by: shibumi at October 26, 2012 11:14 PM (z63Tr)
Posted by: King Shabazz at October 26, 2012 11:17 PM (yJYwC)
Posted by: GGE Is Just Askin' Questions at October 26, 2012 11:52 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Gerg at October 27, 2012 12:03 AM (PY0du)
My friend called while I was there & told me how he had been there the night before to look at a battery backup for his sump pump. While he's reading the package on the last one left on the shelf, a guy swooped in & grabbed it. I couldn't stop laughing.
Posted by: Buddy Bizarre at October 27, 2012 12:33 AM (sqGUm)
Posted by: SI swimsuit issue interviewer to various weather chicks in 1998 at October 27, 2012 01:20 AM (cQzr5)
Posted by: General Zod at October 27, 2012 02:09 AM (MQYri)
Posted by: eman at October 27, 2012 02:25 AM (+XD7n)
Posted by: Clarence Beeks at October 27, 2012 02:42 AM (yJYwC)
Obama and Jarrett are duplicitous in the Benghazi murders, and along with Panetta as dirty as Sandra Fluke's twat.
Posted by: Doctor Fish at October 27, 2012 03:10 AM (lDWQr)
Posted by: Tami at October 27, 2012 03:12 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Tami at October 27, 2012 07:12 AM (X6akg)
Sorry, no milk or bread available between NYC and Miami.
Posted by: Vic at October 27, 2012 03:14 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 27, 2012 03:15 AM (/BwGa)
Posted by: rickl at October 27, 2012 03:16 AM (sdi6R)
After all, how long can Pinocchio's nose grow without perpetually tripping Pinocchio?
Deviating from the plot curve; teaching turning points.
http://tinyurl.com/8t7n6fl
Syd Field, author of Screenplay and The Screen Writer's Workbook, breaks up the acts into a different paradigm. He calls Act I Set Up, Act II Confrontation and Act III Resolution. Each of these plot points thrusts the action in a new direction. Men with more wisdom than me (sic) have analyzed and put their own spin on the three-act structure, and the one that I like best is from Michael Hauge, author of Writing Screenplays that Sell. Hauge's "Screenplay Structure: The Five Key Turning Points to All Successful Scripts" breaks the three acts up into six stages...
Act II and Stage IV end in the next Turning Point 4, at the 75 percent mark, which is Major Setback. Here the hero is failing to meet his goals and things start to look hopeless. This may also be what is called the "black moment" when everything appears to be lost.
Now the hero enters Stage V, which is Final Push. Here the hero picks himself up, finds that reserve strength and keeps pushing until the end, which he finds at Turning Point 5. This where the climax of the story occurs and it can appear anywhere around the 90 percent mark to almost the end. The climax is the biggest moment the hero faces, the big moment of triumph or failure. The outer motivation is resolved.
After Turning Point 5 comes the very brief Stage VI, which is called The Aftermath. Here the story winds up and finishes.
Posted by: panzernashorn at October 27, 2012 03:16 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at October 27, 2012 03:17 AM (L7hol)
Posted by: Tami at October 27, 2012 07:16 AM (X6akg)
LOL, its amazing how milk and bread is always the cure for every type of inclement weather there is.
Posted by: Vic at October 27, 2012 03:19 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 27, 2012 03:19 AM (6Zy+s)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, October 26, 2012, 10:20 PM
Obama Fiddled While Benghazi Burned–
Earlier today Barack Obama told DenverÂ’s WUSA TV this in regard to the Benghazi 9-11 terror attack,
“I gave three very clear directives. Number one, make sure that we are securing our personnel and doing whatever we need to. Number two, we’re going to investigate exactly what happened to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Number three, find out who did this so we can bring them to justice.”
Tonight however, Bing West, a former Assistant Secretary of Defense, told Greta Van Susteren,
“If that actually happened the way President Obama said it happened, there’s a paper trail and I think people reasonably enough can say, “Can we see the order?” because hundreds of others supposedly saw this order.
Obama just got caught. He lied about his securing our personnel in Benghazi. And now the world will know about it.
There was no order to protect our men on the ground.
Posted by: panzernashorn at October 27, 2012 03:22 AM (BAnPT)
LOL, its amazing how milk and bread is always the cure for every type of inclement weather there is.
And plywood. Lots and lots of plywood.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at October 27, 2012 03:22 AM (L7hol)
Posted by: stillers at October 27, 2012 03:22 AM (EYRvC)
Oh, I do need doggeh and kitteh food.
Posted by: Tami at October 27, 2012 03:22 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: rickl at October 27, 2012 03:26 AM (sdi6R)
LOL, its amazing how milk and bread is always the cure for every type of inclement weather there is.
And plywood. Lots and lots of plywood.
_________________
Don't forget the toilet paper!
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 27, 2012 03:27 AM (sHqsk)
Posted by: Vic at October 27, 2012 03:27 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 27, 2012 03:28 AM (6Zy+s)
Posted by: chemjeff at October 27, 2012 03:29 AM (d/5qf)
Posted by: otho at October 27, 2012 03:30 AM (yBF/9)
Plywood
Toilet Paper
Milk
Bread
I should probably also stock up on batteries that don't actually fit anything I own. You know, just to be safe!
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at October 27, 2012 03:30 AM (L7hol)
Posted by: Bill Mitchell at October 27, 2012 03:31 AM (hlUJY)
Posted by: schizoid at October 27, 2012 03:32 AM (cQzr5)
ya never know when you'll need a Size Q battery
Posted by: chemjeff at October 27, 2012 03:32 AM (d/5qf)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 27, 2012 03:32 AM (6Zy+s)
oh absolutely. I have all the essential supplies.
Posted by: chemjeff at October 27, 2012 03:33 AM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Bill Mitchell at October 27, 2012 03:33 AM (hlUJY)
You can never be out of sammich-making supplies.
(It's cheap calories, it doesn't need to be refrigerated, and yes, you can make sammiches, especially if you have kids.)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 27, 2012 03:35 AM (sHqsk)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 27, 2012 03:35 AM (6Zy+s)
If Romney wins we have a small chance of learning whodunit, but I expect the "cooler" heads in the RINO party to ask us to move along and pretty much let this pass. The DC establishment can be expected to circle the wagons and unless some very senior people are exposed as witting and culpable and turn on each other it will come to naught (McCain's bluster notwithstanding)! I really hope I am wrong on this, since every time I hear a little bit more about the sequence of events I get angrier and angrier about this.
Posted by: Hrothgar (Dagny Aficionado ) at October 27, 2012 03:36 AM (Cnqmv)
Arab Spring Dreams: The Next Generation Speaks Out for Freedom and Justice from North Africa to Iran
Nasser Weddady (Editor), Sohrab Ahmari (Editor), Gloria Steinem (Foreword)
/ON THE FRONT LINES OF A GLOBAL STRUGGLE: glenn reynolds, instapundit, pjmedia
Posted by: panzernashorn at October 27, 2012 03:37 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: Thunderb at October 27, 2012 03:38 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Tami at October 27, 2012 03:40 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 27, 2012 03:40 AM (M7Cfv)
Posted by: Baldy at October 27, 2012 03:41 AM (Ak69M)
K-state is playing Texas Tech I see. That should be no problem. TTU is overrated IMO.
Posted by: chemjeff at October 27, 2012 03:41 AM (d/5qf)
Posted by: rickl at October 27, 2012 03:42 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 27, 2012 07:40 AM (M7Cfv)
Well we already now he has said he will not undo/revoke Obama's Dream Act amnesty XO.
Posted by: Vic at October 27, 2012 03:42 AM (YdQQY)
AA Studies says it all.
Posted by: Vic at October 27, 2012 03:44 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 27, 2012 03:44 AM (cWpCn)
Posted by: Thunderb at October 27, 2012 03:46 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: fluffy at October 27, 2012 03:47 AM (z9HTb)
Posted by: Vic at October 27, 2012 07:42 AM (YdQQY)
Well, we knew he was a squish (Gov of MA--give me a break), but he was the closest thing to a "candidate" we were allowed to have.
Interesting to me that he might have been the only politician that would be immune to the Obama/Chicago smear machine; however, just because you lead a good life doesn't mean you will make tough Constitutional choices as President.
Posted by: Hrothgar (Dagny Aficionado ) at October 27, 2012 03:47 AM (Cnqmv)
Posted by: Soap MacTavish at October 27, 2012 07:45 AM (vbh31)
Actually what he should do on day one is issue a blanket XO that revokes ALL of Obama's XOs. If one turns out to be actually needed he can reissue it.
Posted by: Vic at October 27, 2012 03:47 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Thunderb at October 27, 2012 03:48 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Mekan at October 27, 2012 03:48 AM (T/L2Z)
Posted by: rickl at October 27, 2012 03:49 AM (sdi6R)
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But the world still overwhelmingly loves him, according to some poll that was on the ONT the other night. He is still their Nobel Prize-winning, light-bringing citizen of the world. He will get his customary pass.
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No. The world does not still overwhelmingly love Obama. If they did, the Benghazi massacre would not have occurred. The only "world" that still overwhelmingly loves Obama is his world. Not reality.
The EU awarded itself the Nobel Peace Prize, co-opting any significance previously attributed to Obama for simply "being there". Barry is no Chance. http://tinyurl.com/6sd6cup
European NATO Members have disengaged from their NATO responsibilities, placing all war activity onto the US to bear. And though the EU and Obama may share the same ideology with the UN, no one loves a loser. Obama's been caught with his pants down once too often even for the French or Italians. Shit for brains just doesn't cut it in the dog eat dog world at war.
Posted by: panzernashorn at October 27, 2012 03:49 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: BignJames at October 27, 2012 03:50 AM (rlFQ+)
Posted by: Truman North at October 27, 2012 03:50 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Soap MacTavish at October 27, 2012 07:45 AM (vbh31)
No it is simple. Immediately after repeating the oath of office, President Romney should formally announce that all]/u] Executive Orders signed by Obama are null and void in their entirety. Then his staff can work through them on a case by case basis and decide what needs to be retained (if anything). Remember that Democrat social justice lawyers wrote those EOs so they each have administrative and regulatory tentacles that spread far and wide and cannot be deconstructed piece by piece. They just need to be ended in toto.
Posted by: Hrothgar (Dagny Aficionado ) at October 27, 2012 03:52 AM (Cnqmv)
Posted by: panzernashorn at October 27, 2012 03:52 AM (BAnPT)
Oh noes!!11!!
I ain't buyin' it, but then I'm not a local. Haven't talked to the dude whose ancestor whose ancestor was the first settler in town (in 1690), but he doesn't seem like the type to freak out and imagine the storm hauling ass straight from Cuba to here, as a reporter for the local rag did.
We bought an extra gallon of bottled water, though.
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at October 27, 2012 03:53 AM (ZgX/g)
Posted by: rickl at October 27, 2012 03:54 AM (sdi6R)
Can that be done? "Everything this guy just said is bullshit."
I'm thinking they have go through them line by line. But, like Obama, I'm not a Constitutional scholar.
Posted by: fluffy at October 27, 2012 03:56 AM (z9HTb)
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 27, 2012 03:57 AM (BAS5M)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 27, 2012 03:57 AM (HEWhR)
You're right about one thing: the NE (particularly here in Massachusetts) has a dense population. They're about as dense a humans can be and still be called "sentient."
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at October 27, 2012 03:57 AM (ZgX/g)
"@MittRomney
I know it because I have seen it: Good Democrats can come together with good Republicans to solve big problems. What we need is leadership."
Hope he doesn't forget that Obama, Reid, and Pelosi cannot be considered to be good Democrats.
Posted by: Hrothgar (Dagny Aficionado ) at October 27, 2012 03:58 AM (Cnqmv)
Posted by: fluffy at October 27, 2012 07:56 AM (z9HTb)
I am and XOs and signing statements are all unconstitutional unless all they do is expound on an authority already listed in the Constitution.
Posted by: Vic at October 27, 2012 03:59 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Baldy at October 27, 2012 04:01 AM (Ak69M)
Thunderb!
Posted by: panzernashorn at October 27, 2012 04:03 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: rickl at October 27, 2012 04:04 AM (sdi6R)
There is plenty of over-reach and lots to be undone. I would prefer a systematic unraveling with the resolve to completely un-tie the knot, rather slice through with a single swipe. Get all the cockroaches.
Just mixed a lot of metaphors. Omina need a bigger blender.
Posted by: fluffy at October 27, 2012 04:04 AM (z9HTb)
Posted by: BignJames at October 27, 2012 04:04 AM (rlFQ+)
What's with all the concern this morning?
Romney isn't Osama Obama. Just keep repeating that to yourself: "Romney isn't Osama Obama."
To me, that is the only qualification Teh Mutt needs to become president. I'm a realist: he'll do things that piss me off. Even if he wipes out all of Choom Boy's XOs, puts everyone in the current regime in jail and brings the economy back to life, he'll do things that piss me off.
But that's fine. Get President Historic First© the hell out of office, and the rest is trivia.
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at October 27, 2012 04:05 AM (ZgX/g)
And there are a lot of people who use sump pumps around here; if power goes and they don't have battery backup they're screwed.
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 27, 2012 04:05 AM (sHqsk)
Posted by: Thunderb at October 27, 2012 04:06 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 27, 2012 04:06 AM (sHqsk)
Posted by: panzernashorn at October 27, 2012 04:08 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: Thunderb at October 27, 2012 04:09 AM (Dnbau)
like a whole lot in comparison to big hurricanes but in this area a lot
of damage can be done in a hurry primarily due to large trees coming down.
Yep. This is my concern. After the Halloween snowstorm, we had four oaks cut down. I'm looking at this storm as ROI (sort of).
Perhaps the derecho down your way thinned out some of the potential problems.
Posted by: fluffy at October 27, 2012 04:10 AM (z9HTb)
Hence, an Executive Order to delete specified previous Executive Orders is as constitutionally legitimate as any other EO.
Posted by: panzernashorn at October 27, 2012 04:10 AM (BAnPT)
To me, that is the only qualification Teh Mutt needs to become president. I'm a realist: he'll do things that piss me off. Even if he wipes out all of Choom Boy's XOs, puts everyone in the current regime in jail and brings the economy back to life, he'll do things that piss me off.
But that's fine. Get President Historic First© the hell out of office, and the rest is trivia.
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at October 27, 2012 08:05 AM
You can't always get what you want. But if you try sometime, you just might find, you get what you need.
Posted by: otho at October 27, 2012 04:10 AM (yBF/9)
Posted by: soothie at October 27, 2012 04:11 AM (I87cK)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 27, 2012 04:12 AM (M7Cfv)
Posted by: backhoe™ at October 27, 2012 04:12 AM (ULH4o)
Posted by: soothie at October 27, 2012 04:13 AM (yPdMt)
Posted by: fluffy at October 27, 2012 08:10 AM (z9HTb)
The power companies started aggressive tree-trimming after that, but the vast majority of power lines around here are above-ground and some areas need infrastructure upgrades. PEPCO is a curse word for many in this region.
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 27, 2012 04:14 AM (sHqsk)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 27, 2012 04:16 AM (M7Cfv)
Posted by: rickl at October 27, 2012 04:17 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 27, 2012 08:14 AM (sHqsk)
Power Companies get cursed for trimming trees and they get cursed for not trimming trees when the power goes out. Mostly they just get cursed.
When hurricane Hugo came through here it took
several months before power was restored to all.
Posted by: Vic at October 27, 2012 04:18 AM (YdQQY)
# 201
I wish they'd done the same in my area.....they didn't. Part of cutting down on expenses meant cutting back on preventative maintenance like tree trimming, and pole replacement. Power outages in this area are more frequent, and tend to last longer now.
With the whole NE scheduled to be smacked around like Sandra Fluke at a frat house party with a limitless supply of condoms, power outages could last for a long time. Al Gore will be along shortly to blame it all on Global Worming.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at October 27, 2012 04:19 AM (L7hol)
Posted by: backhoe™ at October 27, 2012 04:38 AM (ULH4o)
Posted by: rickl at October 27, 2012 04:38 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: backhoe™ at October 27, 2012 04:40 AM (ULH4o)
Posted by: rickl at October 27, 2012 04:40 AM (sdi6R)
Bottled water---a lot. You will use later if not needed. Fill bathtub for water to flush toilet and wash hands. Gatorade. Prescription meds. OTC meds for diarrhea, etc. Advil. Plastic garbage bags.Non-perishable foods. Uncle Ben's and others make cooked rice packets for boiling water. Look for Mountain House freeze dried food for campers in Walmart or wherever it is sold. First aid kit. Make a bug out kit from all of these supplies and have them near your important papers and treasures in the event you have to leave in a hurry. As someone said, gas in car. If you have a generator, make sure it works. Charcoal or gas grill for cooking what is in freezer if power goes out.
Candles. Matches. Battery lanterns. Batteries. Camp stove if you don't have a grill...something to boil water.
BAGS OF ICE. Trust me, this is gold after a hurricane. Put bags of ice in your large freezer if you have one. Will keep frozen food colder longer and can be used for drinks. Or, if you don't have a large freezer, put in a cooler. I used to read to freeze water bottles for later use, but some plastic bottles split when frozen.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky, unbanned, ready to get this done at October 27, 2012 06:01 AM (baL2B)
I am doing nothing to prepare for this storm of the decade, century Millenium!
Will await Obamas rescue.
Posted by: Lower Hudson Valley at October 27, 2012 07:30 AM (oA8Eq)
Posted by: steevy at October 27, 2012 11:46 AM (6o4Fb)
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