Semi OT: Hurricane Florence and Patriots traveling to Jacksonville

[Clonamery]

That's true, but you don't have to act like there is fire and brimstone coming either.

Local and State governments push the media to blare the news though. People are slow to move and the less people that stay, the less resources they have to use to save people from their flooded homes, etc.

Now, you talk the news up north with a snowstorm coming then I agree it's TV crazy time....2-3 inches expected and they start screaming 4 days before like it is a hurricane coming.

 

[Kontradiction]

Local and State governments push the media to blare the news though. People are slow to move and the less people that stay, the less resources they have to use to save people from their flooded homes, etc.

Now, you talk the news up north with a snowstorm coming then I agree it's TV crazy time....2-3 inches expected and they start screaming 4 days before like it is a hurricane coming.

Then those people should be allowed to be taken out by Darwin's Law. If you don't think that you should move off of the coast, at 3 ft. above sea level, with any kind of storm heading your way, you're a moron. You can inform the masses without stirring up a panic and clogging the roadways.

 

[Mark.]

How long ago was that? Utilities now have command centers with a massive screen that shows their entire grid and digital transformers/circuits that are not operational.

They have that, but in Maine they still tell you to call if you are out of power. With the thousands of lines and who knows how many different circuits, things can be overlooked. During the ice storm of 98, we had power ripped from our house. We had an electrician come and restore our part. When the power company restored our street, they didn't restore us because there was an extra step involved and they had time constraints. So we waited 5 more days, called again, and found out they showed us as power restored. Mistakes happen.

We were out 2 weeks and said never again. We have a generator, wood stove, and lots of water and food on hand.

 

[n6249c]

You can't fix stupidly stubborn.

Being underwater long enough may fix it.

Remember, this is the state that disliked climate change science so much they made it illegal to consider science when setting policy.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

It's been pretty clear for a while that wind is not going to be the biggest issue here. Not even close. You do have to worry about what 30 inches of rain will do, though, plus a decent (~10 ft.) storm surge across multiple high tides.

 

[TB_Helmet]

Lmao, the alarmist national news outlets strike again. I’ve seen reports calling this the “storm of a lifetime” and it’s now a Cat 2 at landfall. Just get out of coastal areas that flood easily and stay inside your house and you’ll be fine. And expect to be without power for a week or two. Don’t like that? Maybe you should have gotten up off your ass and bought a generator.

Some tips:

1. Let those morons still on isolated, coastal islands either figure it out for themselves or die. Don’t waste the lives of rescuers. Those people had plenty of time and notice to evacuate. They didn’t. They made their beds and now it’s time to sleep in them.
2. Come to grips that you’ll be without power. As someone that worked for a utility while he was in school, they restore power in this order: government/hospitals/police/fire and rescue, business areas, then the transformers and circuits that will restore the most amount of residential dwellings in one shot. So if you live in the middle of nowhere with no neighbors for a couple of miles, you won’t be getting power back for a while. You’re the lowest priority. Don’t like it? Don’t live there. Hopefully you have a generator and money for gas. On that note...
3. Don’t bother the poor utility linemen when they’re working in your area. Those poor bastards are pulling down 12-16 hour days everyday until everyone is back up and running. They’re away from their families, exhausted, and working in an extremely dangerous situation. They have no clue when you’ll be back on. It’s a stupid ****ing question and you’ll be looked at as a moron. And rightfully so. The time they have to take to answer a stupid question from some asswipe in a Van Halen t-shirt, jean shorts, and white Reebok’s is time that they’re not spending restoring power. On that note, don’t call in and ask how much more time it will take. Those poor souls are working the same schedule as the linemen and legitimately have no idea whatsoever how long it will take. If they quote you a timetable, add 48 hours at least to it.
4. If you were stupid enough to buy a freezer full of meat with a massive hurricane churning off the Atlantic, you’re an idiot. The city/county/state/FEMA will not reimburse you for this no matter how much you cry and complain. Grill it in the immediate aftermath of the storm. That portly fellow that you call a wife? Keep her stomach full. God knows she’s going to make your life even more miserable than usual since she’s probably in menopause and hot. Don’t let that pig be hungry on top of that. After you finish off your meat, work your way down to dry goods. If you’re a vegan and don’t eat meat, then you win out here because you don’t have to spend your time grilling it. Congrats, you effeminate nancyboy.

Those of you that are in the storm’s path, stay safe. A 2 is not that bad at all. Just stay inside, ride it out, and check back in when you can.

I was nodding along to points 1-3 and then got to point four and

 

[Kontradiction]

I was nodding along to points 1-3 and then got to point four and

I can rearrange if needed so that the punchline is better than the build up.

 

[TB_Helmet]

I can rearrange if needed so that the punchline is better than the build up.

No no...that order was probably optimal.

 

[KDPPatsfan85]

Outer Banks already seeing a storm surge. Hurricane still 140 miles out. This is nuts. So is this guy...

 

[BTTA]

Being underwater long enough may fix it.

Remember, this is the state that disliked climate change science so much they made it illegal to consider science when setting policy.

They also made it illegal to mention coastal erosion or sea level rise in anything having to do with real estate. So the joke is that NC outlawed sea level rise, making things much worse for VA and SC because that's where all the water will go, given that it will be illegal for it to show up on NC beaches. VA and SC are considering major lawsuits.

 

[BTTA]

I had a real estate closing delayed yesterday, to Monday of next week, in Charlottesville, VA.

So now, the storm is set to show up in Charlottesville on Monday of next week. And just rain a few inches - nothing that would stop a 20 minute legal procedure.

Sigh.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

webcam at frying pan tower, off the Carolina coast:

 

[TB_Helmet]

They have that, but in Maine they still tell you to call if you are out of power. With the thousands of lines and who knows how many different circuits, things can be overlooked. During the ice storm of 98, we had power ripped from our house. We had an electrician come and restore our part. When the power company restored our street, they didn't restore us because there was an extra step involved and they had time constraints. So we waited 5 more days, called again, and found out they showed us as power restored. Mistakes happen.

We were out 2 weeks and said never again. We have a generator, wood stove, and lots of water and food on hand.

I remember that storm. We had a week off school. Cancelled finals, etc. We all just brought sleds to our one friends house who had power and spent all day sledding down the empty streets of Bangor. Best week ever.

 

[Mark.]

I remember that storm. We had a week off school. Cancelled finals, etc. We all just brought sleds to our one friends house who had power and spent all day sledding down the empty streets of Bangor. Best week ever.

I'm glad you have fond memories. We had young kids, no power, and our house got into the 40s inside. Pretty much everyone in Maine that went through that now has a generator. With last October's wind storm, many people had no idea how quickly the power company was able to respond compared to the ice storm. And after both those events, I've come to realize how useless poplar trees are.

 

[Joker]

Poplar trees may be useless but they are extremely popular...(there's a lame joke in there somewhere)

 

[rochrist]

Lmao, the alarmist national news outlets strike again. I’ve seen reports calling this the “storm of a lifetime” and it’s now a Cat 2 at landfall. Just get out of coastal areas that flood easily and stay inside your house and you’ll be fine. And expect to be without power for a week or two. Don’t like that? Maybe you should have gotten up off your ass and bought a generator.

Some tips:

1. Let those morons still on isolated, coastal islands either figure it out for themselves or die. Don’t waste the lives of rescuers. Those people had plenty of time and notice to evacuate. They didn’t. They made their beds and now it’s time to sleep in them.
2. Come to grips that you’ll be without power. As someone that worked for a utility while he was in school, they restore power in this order: government/hospitals/police/fire and rescue, business areas, then the transformers and circuits that will restore the most amount of residential dwellings in one shot. So if you live in the middle of nowhere with no neighbors for a couple of miles, you won’t be getting power back for a while. You’re the lowest priority. Don’t like it? Don’t live there. Hopefully you have a generator and money for gas. On that note...
3. Don’t bother the poor utility linemen when they’re working in your area. Those poor bastards are pulling down 12-16 hour days everyday until everyone is back up and running. They’re away from their families, exhausted, and working in an extremely dangerous situation. They have no clue when you’ll be back on. It’s a stupid ****ing question and you’ll be looked at as a moron. And rightfully so. The time they have to take to answer a stupid question from some asswipe in a Van Halen t-shirt, jean shorts, and white Reebok’s is time that they’re not spending restoring power. On that note, don’t call in and ask how much more time it will take. Those poor souls are working the same schedule as the linemen and legitimately have no idea whatsoever how long it will take. If they quote you a timetable, add 48 hours at least to it.
4. If you were stupid enough to buy a freezer full of meat with a massive hurricane churning off the Atlantic, you’re an idiot. The city/county/state/FEMA will not reimburse you for this no matter how much you cry and complain. Grill it in the immediate aftermath of the storm. That portly fellow that you call a wife? Keep her stomach full. God knows she’s going to make your life even more miserable than usual since she’s probably in menopause and hot. Don’t let that pig be hungry on top of that. After you finish off your meat, work your way down to dry goods. If you’re a vegan and don’t eat meat, then you win out here because you don’t have to spend your time grilling it. Congrats, you effeminate nancyboy.

Those of you that are in the storm’s path, stay safe. A 2 is not that bad at all. Just stay inside, ride it out, and check back in when you can.

It's not the wind in this case. It's the rain and the storm surge and the way it's expected to stall out and slow to a crawl. Some places are expected to have 13 feet of storm surge through as many as four high tides. That doesn't leave a lot behind.

 

[KDPPatsfan85]

 

[The Brandon Five]

It's not the wind in this case. It's the rain and the storm surge and the way it's expected to stall out and slow to a crawl. Some places are expected to have 13 feet of storm surge through as many as four high tides. That doesn't leave a lot behind.

So you wouldn't stay on a narrow island that is 3 feet above sea level?

 

[TheBostonStraggler]

Then those people should be allowed to be taken out by Darwin's Law. If you don't think that you should move off of the coast, at 3 ft. above sea level, with any kind of storm heading your way, you're a moron. You can inform the masses without stirring up a panic and clogging the roadways.

Sure but what about all those extra viewers/clicks? Isn't that worth some unnecessary panic .
I'd be surprised if every local government in the hurricane "zones" (gulf, lower eastern seaboard) doesn't have an evac zone map by storm category (my county does and we aren't a highly populated or wealthy county by any means). Simple math, if you're in that zone then you leave/evac (if you don't please don't blame your government).

And if you live in the hurricane evac zone (typically single digit miles from coast, weaker the storm fewer the miles inland for evac) yet you have no idea of the evac area, no idea of evac routes, no prep/pre thought at all, you are unaware of your elevation and susceptibility to surge or flood (meaning you generally rely on others to do the thinking)? One of BB's situational awareness pep talks is needed...

 

[Kontradiction]

People Trapped in Cars, in Attics and on Rooftops: The Latest on Hurricane Florence - TIME People Trapped in Cars, in Attics and on Rooftops: The Latest on Hurricane Florence — TIME

All of the areas where calls for help have come were under mandatory evacuation orders beginning at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. And this is just the beginning. Parker says.

Morons.