The Official Hurricane Irene Thread

[Nick]

Malloy is closing the Merritt at midnight on Saturday

[Lumbergh]

"Hurricane Irene winds blamed for SC power outage"


http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/...a_8644736.html

[Pat]

[Pat]

Cabelas sold out of nearly 400 generators, almost all of their coleman grills and propane lanterns. My mother and friend that work their part time in maintenance were ordered to board up windows by the boat shop in case people start looting but they only wanted the plywood attached with 4 nails or screws per sheet and only 2 pieces high.

[Buffalo Phil]

We'll see, I'm not changing my plans because of nothing happens I'll be pissed.

[DizzDizz]

all those are so true andy

[justtorchit]

Who Are the People Who Refuse to Evacuate for Killer Storms?

First, a large percentage of people will resist believing that a rare and highly dramatic event could actually be unfolding in their normal, everyday lives.

Any one with a sane mind

Another group likely to stay behind during Hurricane Irene, when officials are urging evacuations, are those who have had reason in the past to distrust authority figures.

Black people

Yet a third group more likely to stay behind in a dangerous hurricane are depressed people who consciously or unconsciously want to be swept away by a flood.

the people on Welfare, the unemployed, BigVag...

Finally, among those who will cling to their homes as Hurricane Irene roars ashore will be those who have “heard it all before.”

Old fogies

So, as the storm hits the East Coast this weekend and you look upon a woman unlucky enough to be standing atop her roof, ankle deep in water (after resisting calls to evacuate), you should know that it is no accident that she is perched there. -- Her entire life story will have led her to that very spot, at that very moment.

[Nada_Jeep]

Hopefully long island blows away so the view from my house gets better. Fucking eye sore

at least long island's nickname doesn't involve the word "waste"

I liked Jon's post - but touche Nicole.

[DizzDizz]

tim and i have come up with a battle plan. were going to dekes house where there is a generator. the shop may or may not be closed monday. i uploaded every britney spears song to my ipod, and charged it im set. the only problem is if anything happens to our shop everything will rust lol.

[Nick]

yeah haha, every wall here is just windows pretty much. And theyre all old and cracked

[Lawn Guyland]

holy crap. i dont have a window in my office.

[Nick]

our windows have a good shot of being blown out. 23 stories of antiquated glass right on long island sound

[Lawn Guyland]

wow. we haven't been told anything that serious, and we're in a more 'dangerous' area right now hahaha

[Nick]

We've been told to take everything off our desks and put it in drawers. Then lock and latch everything.

Battle stations.

[DizzDizz]

im gonna have to call a company meeting to see what are plans our for monday