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Jeff Grossman

Jeff Grossman
Now, we're cued up for a bunch of rain and wind.

I seem to recall that low atmospheric pressure was bad for Bordeaux tasting. So, I should open Loire or Beaujolais tonight?
 
best of luck to everyone in the path of Irene. we're expecting 6-10 inches of rain and high winds here in DC on Saturday night into Sunday. much like my neighbors and i did during Snowmageddon in 2009, we'll be opening a large amount of wine while we watch Mother Nature rage.
 
I'm not gonna be a fat head like all the West Cost nitwits were with our earthquake. For those of you with no experience with a hurricane, it is no joke. Forget everything you are reading about damages, what is really going to suck is when everything floods, the rats will be everywhere. There won't be anywhere to hide, they're heading for higher ground just like you and can swim. Oh yeah, and roaches.

At least it isn't snakes. That's what happens here, especially down East. Fucking water moccasins.

The grisliest story from Fran in 1996 was of a family they found down east in their attic, all dead, covered in moccasin bites. Their house had flooded and they went to higher ground, well so did the moccasins from the nest in the creek beside their house. Fucking nasty way to die.
 
originally posted by VLM:
I'm not gonna be a fat head like all the West Cost nitwits were with our earthquake. For those of you with no experience with a hurricane, it is no joke. Forget everything you are reading about damages, what is really going to suck is when everything floods, the rats will be everywhere. There won't be anywhere to hide, they're heading for higher ground just like you and can swim. Oh yeah, and roaches.

At least it isn't snakes. That's what happens here, especially down East. Fucking water moccasins.

The grisliest story from Fran in 1996 was of a family they found down east in their attic, all dead, covered in moccasin bites. Their house had flooded and they went to higher ground, well so did the moccasins from the nest in the creek beside their house. Fucking nasty way to die.
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Eek! Best of luck to y'all down there. The power outages are no fun, either, especially if hot, humid weather follows. Here's hoping that Irene doesn't live up to expectations.

Mark Lipton
 
Current track forecast (zoom in) has Irene skipping NJ and making landfall in mid-LI. So the wind will be blowing south across NY harbor rather than pushing the storm surge up from the ocean.

It is also forecast to be a tropical storm when it arrives, nothing worse. Not that there won't be plenty of wind and tons of rain, but there won't be a big wave coming from the ocean to wipe out winegirl's former party digs in Battery Park City.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
Current track forecast (zoom in) has Irene skipping NJ and making landfall in mid-LI. So the wind will be blowing south across NY harbor rather than pushing the storm surge up from the ocean.

It is also forecast to be a tropical storm when it arrives, nothing worse. Not that there won't be plenty of wind and tons of rain, but there won't be a big wave coming from the ocean to wipe out winegirl's former party digs in Battery Park City.
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On this blog, updated at 11:00am today, it is said that the surge potential of Irene is one level higher than its wind speeds would ordinarily suggest, and that it is possible that surge levels will be the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane when it reaches the New York area.

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Hope not!
 
Hope everyone comes through unscathed especially the person with the snake fetish, that's really "ICKY".
Earthquakes, floods, God is obviously pissed off at you right coasters, pray for forgivness.
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
originally posted by Brad Kane:
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
The latest news: The City is going to shut down all mass transit starting at noon tomorrow: PITA.
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Dang! I better get to the farmers market early!
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I don't know if you're kidding, but just in case.
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Shoot! I really wanted to go. That's actually a blow to the farmers who would probably like to pick heavy ahead of all that rain, but with no one to sell it to, what are they going to do?
 
originally posted by Brad Kane:

Shoot! I really wanted to go. That's actually a blow to the farmers who would probably like to pick heavy ahead of all that rain, but with no one to sell it to, what are they going to do?
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Maybe they could sell to other venues? It's also a big blow to our weekly eating.

But of course there are other priorities right now. Including hoping that a tree doesn't destroy my car! (And hoping that I can fly back to the States on Sunday).

Plus all that rat stuff that has VLM worried.
 
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