Anjin-san Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Hi all, Well not much around here,some rain,wind,... KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 True cause of Irene as phoned into WRAL-TV 5 in Raleigh, NC yesterday: Don't people fact check anymore? I mean, you're in NC....how hard could it be to verify that who you're talking to is in fact, a real person.....and not some asshole looking to be a dick in the middle of a hurricane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Don't people fact check anymore? I mean, you're in NC....how hard could it be to verify that who you're talking to is in fact, a real person.....and not some asshole looking to be a dick in the middle of a hurricane? I would imagine there's some sort of screening process that takes place before putting someone on the air but I'm not sure what it is. In any event (as noted above), it's not the first time this person has gotten through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Upstate New York right now is a complete mess. Rainfalls as much as 12 to 15 inches in some areas, many streams and rivers overflowing their banks and a couple small dams have already failed. It may have missed NYC but we're getting hammered up here region wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I would imagine there's some sort of screening process that takes place before putting someone on the air but I'm not sure what it is. In any event (as noted above), it's not the first time this person has gotten through. You know, I get that he has a 1st amendment right to be an asshole and all that, but he really ought to be tied to a post and kicked in the dick. You know, have people pony up a few bucks for charity and take one swift upward thrusting motion with their foot. It would be one thing if he was doing this during non-serious events, but when there's a major hurricane coming on shore (not so much Irene, but more Charley), and newscasters are trying to get information from emergency services, that is not the time for your sophomoric sense of humor. Or maybe I just have priorities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I still think he is hilarious! The fact that these news organizations don't check who they are speaking with so they can get the "scoop" first on the story makes me not feel sorry for them when he does his thing. To each his own..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I still think he is hilarious! The fact that these news organizations don't check who they are speaking with so they can get the "scoop" first on the story makes me not feel sorry for them when he does his thing. To each his own..... Someone I know actually believed the person who called in was with "State Emergency Management". Because of this he removed the clip from his FB wall in fear of the person losing their job. Scary how many fucking idiots there are out there and not just the ones making these sort of prank calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planted Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Just went for a walk...2 huge trees down in my neighbors yard. Good thing they fell the other way, or they would have landed in my kitchen. Now we wait for the waters to rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepps_apprentice Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 My power is out, so I'm gonna stay at my Grandparents for a while until it's restored. Huge damage where I live, I'll post pictures later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 We were fine; no damage or power outage, thankfully. I am thinking of all of you who were in the path and hoping you got through it okay. Zepps_apprentice, I am sorry to hear about the damage at your home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planted Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 The Blackstone River is about a mile from my home. Always a problem for those who live closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepps_apprentice Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 (edited) We were fine; no damage or power outage, thankfully. I am thinking of all of you who were in the path and hoping you got through it okay. Zepps_apprentice, I am sorry to hear about the damage at your home. Thanks! But there was no damage to my particular home, thank goodness. 1 tree fell in the yard and huge limbs fell on our patio. That's it though. My neighbor had a big tree fall on his house. I hope that turns out okay. The Auto-Zone near my place is destroyed. Thanks for your concern though. Hope the damage at your neck of the woods is minor though! Edited August 28, 2011 by zepps_apprentice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Yesterday's rainfall was a disaster. Upstate NY cities along the Mohawk River are flooding out. Amsterdam and Schenectady have both experienced severe flooding with residents having to be evacuated. Troy which is further down the river is also being evacuated in its' lower lying areas. Farmland along the Scoharie Creek has been devastated............much of the dairy farming that takes place in New York state happens here. I realize most people and the media especially don't consider anything north of the city as New York, but there is. There's a lot of suffering up here righ now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Upstate New York right now is a complete mess. Rainfalls as much as 12 to 15 inches in some areas, many streams and rivers overflowing their banks and a couple small dams have already failed. It may have missed NYC but we're getting hammered up here region wide. that is what amazed me about this storm...and vermont. i'm sorry, for the amount of media it could never be predicted. i am just glad everyone got the hell off the beach. thats what this storm will be remembered for....chris cristie saying, get the hell off the beach. it was a a bit worse than the noreaster of 92, halloween, perfect storm book and movie,in regards to the high tide, but with that storm we got cycles of tides, high water and tide never really letting off past mid tide. but it wasnt a brutal storm at all here, the wind wasnt bad, no roof shingles coming off and soffets and siding being blown off. it just wasnt that bad,exvcept for it hitting at ahigh tide and i am on a canal, so i am used to that, but thankfully it wasnt a category 3 or 4. but what is interesting, is that is did hit a very high tide, which i been here for 20 yrs and i talked to folks who been here for 50yrs and its the highest since then....so with that i realize that this storm did have the potential to be a disaster, but it slowed down in north carolina, so it was what it was, and thats great....but we all just have to sit back and decipher media and reality and that is kind of strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepps_apprentice Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 As soon as I stepped outside, our trash bin was knocked over. My back porch. A tree fell on my neighbors house. His porch was destroyed. Poor guy My pool was hurting. Shingles fell off my roof. D: My neighbors mailbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepps_apprentice Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Another limb. Hammock More debris. Pool deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Here's a slide show from the local paper here. If anyone wants to see what this storm did to upstate New York and Vermont........ http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/As-rivers-back-off-recovery-2147221.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bitnogoodjive Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Katia up next. Still too early to tell where or if it will hit land though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZep342 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) Power was out for four days (Sun. - Mon.) here in CT, thank god the internet came back today! Edited September 3, 2011 by LedZep342 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Haven't seen Super Dave on here this week. Anybody heard from him? Hope it's just because his power is out! Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZep342 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) Haven't seen Super Dave on here this week. Anybody heard from him? Hope it's just because his power is out! Peace. I believe he also lives in CT, as he told me... The cause is probably power... Edited September 3, 2011 by LedZep342 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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