truth on hold Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) Some good advice from our local TV site... http://www.wral.com/weather/hurricanes/story/3281970/ Thanks. Sounds like NYC is more certain of being hit as they just announced all mass transit will be shut down Saturday at noon Edited August 26, 2011 by Joe_the_6_pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I guess my only concern is that my parking spot is right under some very large trees. I just moved to a new apartment but still have access to my old marking spot. I'm tempted to park at that one since it's on higher ground and there are no trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 You better hide your nuts big boy! Wintechog Mountain Oysters Yeah baby!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 hmmm...don't open your windows. Hey, I'm in the same boat, I'm in SE Connecticut...we'll be getting 75-95 mph winds, and my house is surrounded by giant oaks...I'm !@#$ed. Maybe you can go over to T-Bone's house, where you can bunk together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 A coworker just mentioned that he's driving to Trenton Saturday, coming back Saturday night. Yeah, they're only shutting down the trains. I'm sure you'll do just fine in your dinky little subcompact on that crappy two-lane road into Trenton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Maybe you can go over to T-Bone's house, where you can bunk together. As long as they sleep pole to pole or hole to hole, they should be fine. Avoid any pole to hole positioning with a nervous T-Bone in the rack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) Lots of good advice already posted, and i'll add... Since you're in an apartment and probably don't/can't have a gas grill, but you have a roof deck, it might be wise to pick up a cheap charcoal grill and a few bags of charcoal. When the storm passes, if power is out for a few days, it will come in handy to cook on. When Dennis rolled through here (florida) in 2005, we had the grill, a bunch of food and drinks, and cigars. Since we were without power, we sat on the porch eating/drinking all day long. Edited August 26, 2011 by Ramius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hopefully Irene will drown a lot of the rats in NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 A coworker just mentioned that he's driving to Trenton Saturday, coming back Saturday night. Yeah, they're only shutting down the trains. I'm sure you'll do just fine in your dinky little subcompact on that crappy two-lane road into Trenton. to be fair! trains are not shut down DC to NYC, only south of DC. In really cannot see much impact in DC outside of Southern MD. Should be on the far west of the storm, maybe a couple inches of rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 As long as they sleep pole to pole or hole to hole, they should be fine. Avoid any pole to hole positioning with a nervous T-Bone in the rack! T-Bone's place is probably empty; he's probably hiding at his mom's. to be fair! trains are not shut down DC to NYC, only south of DC. In really cannot see much impact in DC outside of Southern MD. Should be on the far west of the storm, maybe a couple inches of rain. Really? I thought I heard Amtrak shut down the DC-NYC line. At any rate...still stupid. DC might be on the far west...Trenton's going to be quite a bit closer. And now I have to go home and get some sandbags set up...even the 1-2" of rain they're calling for is enough to cause me issues, living in a flash flood zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) T-Bone's place is probably empty; he's probably hiding at his mom's. Really? I thought I heard Amtrak shut down the DC-NYC line. At any rate...still stupid. DC might be on the far west...Trenton's going to be quite a bit closer. And now I have to go home and get some sandbags set up...even the 1-2" of rain they're calling for is enough to cause me issues, living in a flash flood zone. On that we agree..idiotic actually!!!! To be fair, I am in DC tonight and driving back to Richmond tomorrow, so I am a little idiotic as well Edited August 26, 2011 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 The storm will prolly not hit you now that your so worried about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) On that we agree..idiotic actually!!!! To be fair, I am in DC tonight and driving back to Richmond tomorrow, so I am a little idiotic as well Speaking of idiotic how reckless is It for jets giants to play tomorrow starting at 2 in the meadowlands. NYC and NJ shores are being mandatorily evacuated, public transportation is shutting down at noon and the gov said the entire state of nj could be devastated Edited August 26, 2011 by Joe_the_6_pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Speaking of idiotic how reckless is It for jets giants to play tomorrow starting at 2 in the meadowlands. NYC and NJ shores are being mandatorily evacuated, public transportation is shutting down at noon and the gov said the entire state of nj could be devastated We all know what Snooki is capable of from one passing of gas, but the hurricane is what we need to be talking about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 We all know what Snooki is capable of from one passing of gas, but the hurricane is what we need to be talking about... Snooki want smoosh-smoosh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 What do you all think about the advice some give of leaving windows partially open to take pressure off them so they won't break? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 What do you all think about the advice some give of leaving windows partially open to take pressure off them so they won't break? What do you all think of water damage inside the building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 What about taping inside of windows to brace them and I guess minimize flying glass if they break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 What about taping inside of windows to brace them and I guess minimize flying glass if they break I was watching Weather channel and they said it is pointless to tape the windows. Boarding them is the only way to keep them from blowing out. We were talking about it at work, as well. A few people have beach houses and have seen windows blow out from wind and rain. If nothing else, take a mattress and put it against any large windows you may be near. As far as leaving windows open - didn't they debunk that back in the 90's with tornado's? It only did more damage then was worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 What do you all think about the advice some give of leaving windows partially open to take pressure off them so they won't break? That's retarded. It's not pressure differential that would break windows in a hurricane, it's the pressure of the wind on the glass. Partially opening the window doesn't change that. Someone's confusing tornadoes and hurricanes. And it takes about a 150mph wind to reliably break glass (I know the internet says 80. The internet's wrong.) Wind does, however, carry debris. But opening your windows to keep them from breaking is one of the stupider suggestions I've heard today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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