tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post5386538771069217155..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Joaquin Away From JooSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-22989692801246432862015-10-03T01:25:18.755-04:002015-10-03T01:25:18.755-04:00Not if they drown when it falls in.
Odd how the b...Not if they drown when it falls in.<br /><br />Odd how the bodies all washed up in Jax, innit?Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-58249097976525113042015-10-02T23:44:16.476-04:002015-10-02T23:44:16.476-04:00While I wouldn't give a damn if all of New Yor...While I wouldn't give a damn if all of New York City slide into the ocean, my wife reminded me that it would just cause more damn Yankees to flood into Florida, so I'm hoping the storm misses them too. - Jumbo JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-67805664396111444572015-10-02T19:08:51.500-04:002015-10-02T19:08:51.500-04:00Francis -
Not calling all New Yorkers the same, ...Francis - <br /><br />Not calling all New Yorkers the same, I just didn't think I needed to write a couple of sentences about who "those people" are. My article from right after the storm, which I linked to, covered most of who was insufferable with the exception of the news media. I think it's pretty well accepted as true out in the rest of the country that any event that happens in New York or the Northeast population centers gets far more attention than the same event happening out here. <br /><br />I think that, as rule, New York isn't as highly thought of in the rest of the country as New Yorkers themselves think. I remember hearing a "dude on the street" being interviewed back in '03 or so referring to New York as "the capital of the universe". Uh ... no. <br /><br />Sandy wasn't historically terrible or unusual, it just happened in place woefully unprepared for it. Of course I feel bad for those affected by it, but by this time, anything damaged that hasn't been fixed is the result of some bad planning on someone's part. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-38568645431183630832015-10-02T15:40:21.626-04:002015-10-02T15:40:21.626-04:00Lack of your preparation does not constitute an em...Lack of your preparation does not constitute an emergency on my part. Even holy communities may have to move. (Sorry, Francis.) Removing the political graft involved in the Sandy $$ would have helped somewhat, I think. <br /><br />But the pollies got whiney.....The Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854776544931267722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-63198473125663029382015-10-02T08:03:12.795-04:002015-10-02T08:03:12.795-04:00"Those folks were insufferable after Sandy......"Those folks were insufferable after Sandy..."<br /><br />A little collectivism there, Graybeard? Oh, by the way, quite a few of the nuns who are my wife's principal clients are still living in "temporary housing" since Sandy. You might want to spare them a Hail Mary or two.<br /><br /><br />All my best,<br />Fran<br />Long Island, NYFrancis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-69762675486912706812015-10-02T07:08:10.599-04:002015-10-02T07:08:10.599-04:00We live in Philly, and an earlier track from NOAA ...We live in Philly, and an earlier track from NOAA showed us getting centerpunched by the hurricane.<br /><br />Only prep needed was filling two gas cans.<br /><br />The conversion of Ryobi flashlights to use LED bulbs was done years ago, and the recent tests of powering LED vehicle accessory lights from a Ryobi battery worked great. (details and lessons learned upon request)<br /><br />As someone much cleverer than I said, "If you are prepared for the zombie apocalypse, a hurricane is just a storm." <br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-41537191827206842772015-10-02T07:01:44.485-04:002015-10-02T07:01:44.485-04:00Wow, tough call Anonymous since you live in Idaho....Wow, tough call Anonymous since you live in Idaho.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-7675948928017032392015-10-01T23:56:19.960-04:002015-10-01T23:56:19.960-04:00What I have found most reliable is to watch the tr...What I have found most reliable is to watch the trend of the 5 day cones. They told me to stay put during Katrina, Rita and not to worry about Ike. They were all the correct calls. <br /><br />For fun go checkout http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/?lat=32.36999893&lon=-64.68000031&zoom=8&pin=Saint%20David%27s%2c%20&rad=1&rad.type=00Q&wxsn=0&svr=0&cams=0&sat=0&riv=0&mm=0&hur=0<br />the two weather station under the satellite hurricane image are, at this time showing winds of 26 and 31 mph.<br /><br />I sometimes have trouble with what the NHS tells me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-44673748665535912072015-10-01T21:14:19.425-04:002015-10-01T21:14:19.425-04:00This guy that runs the site here https://www.faceb...This guy that runs the site here https://www.facebook.com/WxRisk<br />is a little cocky BUT he is pretty damn good at weather predictions.<br /><br />One of my readers sent me the link last year and I followed it for<br />the bad winter we had up here. He called the storms fairly well.<br /><br />I think he is based in the Virginia area so he focuses on that.<br /><br />Just another link to check out for these types of events.<br /><br />More here if you want to research<br /><br />http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-independent-forecaster/BestOf?oid=1713377Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.com