Hurricanes....Record Rainfall for August so far...Earthquake

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:34 am

Hey everyone....
Hurricanes....Record Rainfall for August so far...Earthquakes.....Busy month and week here! How is everyone else faring with the drought in the south and /or the record rainfalls here in the northeast? We got about 11 inches of rain so far for August and the hurricane is foreacast to bring more this weekend to NJ. And how about that 5.9 mag quake?? Anyone else feel it?
Happy summer....waning....

Mike

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:07 am

Going to be an interesting weekend for weather watching....
Hope Irene misses you.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:14 am

hardyjim wrote:Going to be an interesting weekend for weather watching....
Hope Irene misses you.

No chance, she's coming. Gonna be worse at our place in Cape May than here in Audubon....Oh well!

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:20 am

sidpook wrote:Hey everyone.... And how about that 5.9 mag quake?? Anyone else feel it? Mike

My sister in Toronto felt it.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:51 am

igor.glukhovtsev wrote:
sidpook wrote:Hey everyone.... And how about that 5.9 mag quake?? Anyone else feel it? Mike
My sister in Toronto felt it.

I heard they did. Amazing.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:24 am

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:30 pm

Take some pics Mike... I think youll get front row seats to this...

Hope your all alright on the coast!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:33 pm

canadianplant wrote:Take some pics Mike... I think youll get front row seats to this...

Hope your all alright on the coast!

Coast may be evacuated....

Latest advisory: Hurricane Irene is heading directly toward Cape May

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news ... 002e0.html

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:39 pm

Can you imagine a direct hit on N.Y. and Mass?
That would really be amazing!
Esp if it has no interaction with land first.

Remember what N.O. looked like with so many
windows blown out of skyscrapers!

I doubt it would make a difference to these assholes
but if N.Y./D.C. are severely damaged maybe the douche bags
in D.C. will finally start thinking about taking care of this country first!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:01 pm

Michael,
I hope your Cape May place is battened down...

It was stunning how huge an area of population felt that EQ...something about there being "no faults" along which to dissipate the shaking.
Bet there are some faults there now

Be careful as that thing approaches!
Yup, please take some photos from a safe spot.

Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:01 pm

ITs gonna clip North carolina, and make second landfal between boaston and new york city.

The bad part? Im sure you guys over there have had more then your share of rain....

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:25 pm

Yeah, Thanks Barb. We headed back here to Audubon. Cape May is supposed to get a direct hit with 100mph winds and major surge. Not looking forward to going back down to check things out afterward. I'll take pics from the relative safety of Audubon......Of course we will be making "Hurricanes" this weekend to drink in the hot tub! Woohoo!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:34 pm

canadianplant wrote:ITs gonna clip North carolina, and make second landfal between boaston and new york city.

The bad part? Im sure you guys over there have had more then your share of rain....

It's actually gonna clip N. Carolina and hit dead on in Cape MAy running up the Jersey coast NY then off to New England. The Jersey coast is all small low-lying barrier islands...Yikes!! We are 2 miles inland, but that's not much help with wind!

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:24 pm

Hunker down all you that are going to be affected by Irene. Stay safe!

John

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:02 pm

Okanagan desert-palms wrote:Hunker down all you that are going to be affected by Irene. Stay safe!

John

Thanks!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:06 pm

What a week there.
I think a 5.8 is the strongest I remember from living in Oregon. Out there, all bookcases, tall furniture, TVs, etc. are anchored to a stud up in the wall so they don't fall over in quakes. I don't do that here in OK, but I guess we all should, whereever we live.

Irene--wow. We are praying for you. I'm drinking a hurricane in your honor right now.
But, I have to suggest a modicum of sobriety for you this weekend to ensure you have your wits about to deal with whatever comes your way.

I forgot about your coastal house. Sorry in advance.

Sorry to be morbid, but can you take photos for your Flickr account? Your storm photo from last week (http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaeltra ... 58284/?v=1) is amazing enough.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:46 pm

Wear a hat in the hot tub!

And then run for the safety of the house.

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:09 pm

Beautiful day here today, hot and humid. Lazing in the pool. Went for a jog...just waiting for the sh$%T to hit the fan tomorrow night. They still havent cancelled our Phillies game for tomorrow night @ 7pm. I'm taking my nephew. Gotta say though, I am most worried about my Musas...They're so tall and beautiful now: sure they're gonna get shredded!!!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:11 pm

Maybe before and after pics?
The strongest winds my bananas have seen this month is 66 MPH (100 kmh). Siam ruby was shredded but stood. Ensete was fine, and the fiber bananas were also pretty good.
Of course yours may see at lot worse and for much longer

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:56 pm

TerdalFarm wrote:Maybe before and after pics?
The strongest winds my bananas have seen this month is 66 MPH (100 kmh). Siam ruby was shredded but stood. Ensete was fine, and the fiber bananas were also pretty good.
Of course yours may see at lot worse and for much longer

Suposed to get 20 hours of sustained hurricane winds

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:13 pm

Stay sober and alert.
I really cannot imagine. We get intense storms here, but they pass quickly. Irene is so huge it will seemingly last forever.
The only hurricane I experienced was Agnes, in 1972. I was visiting family on Staten Island NYC. Bad flooding. No power. Scary. Irene is stronger.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:37 pm

TerdalFarm wrote:Stay sober and alert.
I really cannot imagine. We get intense storms here, but they pass quickly. Irene is so huge it will seemingly last forever.
The only hurricane I experienced was Agnes, in 1972. I was visiting family on Staten Island NYC. Bad flooding. No power. Scary. Irene is stronger.

I remember Agnes.....

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:22 pm

Ive only been in the "remnants" of Hurricanes. The backside of Katrina, when it went over southern ontario, and there was one the next year that went right over top of us.

As crazy as it sounds, id love to experience a massive hurricane

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:19 pm

canadianplant wrote:Ive only been in the "remnants" of Hurricanes. The backside of Katrina, when it went over southern ontario, and there was one the next year that went right over top of us.

As crazy as it sounds, id love to experience a massive hurricane

Come over! Our party starts at 8:00 pm

445 Chestnut Street
Audubon NJ
08106

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:28 am

Im hoping this give a chuckle to you guys on the east coast...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI2COawqMJQ

Stay safe people[/url]

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:25 am

canadianplant wrote:Im hoping this give a chuckle to you guys on the east coast...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI2COawqMJQ

Stay safe people[/url]

Haha,,,I literally just posted that to my facebook page 20 mins ago. Great minds...I also posted the Los Lobos Video Shakin Shakin Shakes when we had the earthquake on Tuesday...Hmmm, I guess I'll need to think of a video to post when we have the locust pestilence next week?????

It is starting to rain here finally getting the northernmost bands coming through. We shall see how this plays out. I have secured everything I could in my gardens and have a boatload of ice, fresh water , food and battery operated electronics. I was even able to get my daily jog in ...I also tied my 8 foot tall red Cannas to the gazebo wrought iron...I would hate to lose them to the winds, they are amzing this year! Chat soon....I hope! LOL

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 12:45 pm

Yup stay safe!

This live cam of a North Carolina beach showed pounding surf yesterday...(second pic down).
Just static today, likely blew away.

http://www.carolinastormwatch.com/wxbeachcams1.php

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:19 am

Hi Mike,

I felt the quake at my office in East Greenwich, RI. The building was shaking but no damage. Strange that we felt it so strong and we are so far away from Virginia.

How's the hurricane damage? The heavy rains just ended 15 min ago here. No big damage here....a few branches down. Banana leaves look OK!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:44 am

TimMAz6 wrote:Hi Mike,

I felt the quake at my office in East Greenwich, RI. The building was shaking but no damage. Strange that we felt it so strong and we are so far away from Virginia.

How's the hurricane damage? The heavy rains just ended 15 min ago here. No big damage here....a few branches down. Banana leaves look OK!

Woke up a few minutes ago from my coccoon. We were extremely lucky, the center f the storm hit 30 miles off the coast of cape may rather than a direct hit as first projected. Up here inland at home, just about 8 inches of rain (on top of the 12 so far this month) and lotsa leaves and branches down, did lose one huge banana leaf, others looking good. Going for a jog: far away from large trees.

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:51 am

OK, so our prayers worked

Have a good jog, take & upload some photos, and then have a post-hurricane party to use all that beer and wine you stock-piled.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:11 am

TerdalFarm wrote:OK, so our prayers worked
Have a good jog, take & upload some photos, and then have a post-hurricane party to use all that beer and wine you stock-piled.

Thanks!!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:17 pm

Thank goodness all's safe again...
anybody heard if Bill fared as well in Boston?

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 6:16 pm

lucky1 wrote:Thank goodness all's safe again...
anybody heard if Bill fared as well in Boston?

Barb

Beautiful night tonight here folks! Finally!!

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