There's a Hurricane A-Comin'! - Page 3

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 8/25/11 at 11:01pm

^ Well that's unfortunate, since I have to do my battery shopping tomorrow.

[thetinymagic2]

Posted: 8/25/11 at 11:17pm

"The Doomsday Scenario" - is anyone living in Midtown/UWS/LES/1st Ave/ Manhattan thinking the meteorologists' hysteria about this might be a tad overblown? Seriously, if you live in a high rise, are you afraid the windows might blow out, or not? (Of course low lying NJ, Queens, Brooklyn, LI, Battery Park are in trouble......)

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 8/25/11 at 11:30pm

I have nothing to contribute other than to say I love the Golden Girls clip at the beginning of this thread.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 12:42am

Well that's unfortunate, since I have to do my battery shopping tomorrow.

I ended up finding a wind-up flashlight at a local hardware store. No batteries needed - you just wind it up to charge it. Walmart also had plenty of jar candles. I prefer the jars over the tapers because they're more stable and less likely to be knocked over by a curious pet.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 1:06am

I'm used to Category I hurricanes. If it's bigger than that I'd worry about the roof leaking or being torn and flying debris coming through the windows, the place being exposed to the elements, that kind of thing.

I have wind-up & solar dual power no-batteries-needed lantern, flashlight and radio. I also stock a case of bottled water and plenty of no refrigeration, no prep needed foods for emergency. That way I don't have to go chasing these things when the inevitable snowstorm, blackout, whatever happens. I bought bread, crackers, pretzels, paper towels.

I should have one of those Red Cross preparedness backpacks ready to go with food, water, clothes, survival tools, important papers and emergency supplies but I don't yet. I have a lot of the prescribed contents at hand but not all.

I have a large beach bag ready, but I haven't filled it yet, contemplating what I'd need to take (and save) if I had to evacuate or leave. I'll probably make a list tomorrow. I paid my bills. Depending how strong the storm is and how near it gets I'll tape my windows.

I was always taught to fill the bathtub with water before a storm in case the power goes out and you need it to flush the toilets. Also to fill large kettles with extra water for drinking or washing.

Today I took some round 32-ounce plastic tubs saved from restaurant take-out and filled them with water and put them in the freezer to make large ice blocks to be prepared to help keep it cold if the power goes out.

This may incline Bloomberg to worry about the subways:

"1821: The only hurricane in modern times known to pass directly over parts of New York City pushed the tide up 13 feet in one hour and inundated wharves, causing the East River and the Hudson River to merge across lower Manhattan as far north as Canal Street. Deaths were limited since few lived there at the time."
Hurricane threat history in NYC

[Eris0303]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 8:41am

New York Declares State Of Emergency For Hurricane Irene

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 10:40am

I think Gawker's had the best line so far:

"Did you hear? Hurricane Irene is going to slam into New York City like Lindsay Lohan slamming into the sidewalk in front of a nightclub."

[SNAFU]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 10:43am

I remember us doing this once before in the late eighties. the hysteria, News programs telling people to tape up their windows, Many in midtown did with huge tape X's (which stayed in some windows for a least a year! The storm came and passed over. Just a sigh.
This hysteria is driving me nuts! It is a media feeding frenzt to get people to tune in.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 10:51am

I have the Storm sequence from The Secret Garden loaded on my ipod.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 11:05am

^ You're all set, then.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 11:26am

"News programs telling people to tape up their windows, Many in midtown did with huge tape X's"

I know people have said that, but how does tape help with a hurricane blowing at your window?

[Eris0303]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 11:28am

According to my mother's friend at her company's Florida branch it doesn't

[Calvin]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 11:31am

Tape does nothing. Neither does cracking your windows to "relieve the pressure."

[Eris0303]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 11:31am

http://www.snopes.com/science/hurricane.asp

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 11:34am

The tape helps keep the glass from flying all over the place.

[Calvin]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 11:36am

Not really -- see the bullets at the bottom of Eris' article.

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 11:40am

Won't open on my phone. Will have to check it later.

It worked for family members in the past. I'm just going by their accounts.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 11:44am

CNN seems to want me to think the only way to survive this is to hide under my bed with bottled water and a crash helmet. Can't help thinking that they've been waiting years for an opportunity to scream, "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!"

[Eris0303]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 11:55am

I was just talking about how I moved my porch furniture into the garage and one of my coworkers is giving my a hard time because I'm "scared". I told him I would speak at his funeral lol

[fingerlakessinger]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 12:03pm

I live in upstate NY (about 25 miles outside of Rochester in Ontario county)
Does anyone know what we should expect? Every news station is different. I'm expecting just some mild thunderstorms to some severe. One news station even said that tornadic off springs are possible because we're getting the edge of the storm where there is a lot of turbulence up in the atmosphere which will enhance the thunderstorms we are already expecting. Of course, we will most likely get a drizzle with some gusts of wind but kinda interesting to see how every different news outlet is different.

[singtopher]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 12:40pm

I was at Home Depot on the East Side yesterday and they had a table full of rain suits and these glowing light sticks.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 12:56pm

Are you sure you weren't at a rave?

God, I wish I stocked up on candy necklaces.

[tommyboy]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 1:01pm

^ ^ ^
Eris, If you don't speak at your friend's funeral, they won't speak at yours.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 1:01pm

If I had a choice between a hurricane or a rave, I'd choose the hurricane.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 8/26/11 at 1:04pm

Fingers, prepare for the worst and hope for the best. If you take precautions and nothing happens you're no worse off. If you don't and something happens then it will cost you a lot more money than what some cases of water and batteries cost.