*Official* Hurricane Isabel Thread

[Mango]

With so many AOer's living on the East coast, primarily from SC up to NH, I thought this would be a good place to post information about the Hurricane.

Weather Channel Video (http://www.weather.com/activities/verticalvideo/vnews/topstory.html?from=http://www.weather.com/newscenter/topstory/video.html)

I would hope that all East Coast residents take this storm VERY seriously. With an eye 60 miles wide and 100 mph + winds covering that radius, this storm must be taken very seriously.

So if anyone has tips/suggestions for preparing for the storm post them here. You never know, they might just save some AOer's life.

BTW: RobAGD, I don't think the South Park rule of "Duck and Cover" will work for this one, I would get out of VA if I were you. :p

[Dayspring]

Autnie Em, Autnie Em! It's a twister! It's a twister!

[Big'n slo]

If the US Navy and Air Force are moving ships and planes out of the path of this beast you know its gonna be a big one.

Tip #1: Be sure to have the beer fridge stocked. :D

[nouseforaname]

Im suppose to fly out of JFK in ny to buffalo this friday ... Im expecting delays but do you think my trip is going to be postponed to the next weekend?:(

[edweird]

screw that...

Tip #2 Come visit uncle Edweird in Phoenix and enjoy our lovley weather until this blows over

[Albinonewt]

Originally posted by edweird
screw that...

Tip #2 Come visit uncle Edweird in Phoenix and enjoy our lovley weather until this blows over

But is your beer fridge stocked?

[Dayspring]

With your $4.00/gallon gas prices? I'd much rather go to Canada. They have better beer. :D

[Big'n slo]

Originally posted by nouseforaname
Im suppose to fly out of JFK in ny to buffalo this friday ... Im expecting delays but do you think my trip is going to be postponed to the next weekend?:(

nouseforaname,
I would definitely plan on your flight to be delayed/canceled for friday.

[RamboPreacher]

lots of people affected, potentially, here. my thoughts are with them. I don't think I have anyone directly related out there, but it is concerning me, nonetheless.

[Kevmaster]

hmm...I think im REAL safe

yeh....lots of fun!

[Creative Mayhem]

Damn this thing is headed my way.... :( I need to stock up.... on BEER!!! This could be a bad one...:D

CM

[.bolink]

Looks like the eye might pass right over my area... Southside of richmond here BTW....teachers are allready acting like there is no school thursday/friday.

[XzIpK21]

Yeah, I do hope I get out of school this Thur/Fri.. The school handed out this letter to us making it sound like we are going to go to school during this storm, and that the "county officials will make it as safe as possible".. :rolleyes:

[personman]

You north cariolinians best break out the umbrellas :cool:

[edweird]

Originally posted by Albinonewt


But is your beer fridge stocked?

Not yet... but it could be :P

[PyRo]

Originally posted by Dayspring
With your $4.00/gallon gas prices? I'd much rather go to Canada. They have better beer. :D

How dare you Mexico has better beer :)

Oh and as far as this goes, if it gets here you can bet I will be running around outside with a bunch of other people on the football field seeing who can get throw the farthest :)

[Torbo]

hopefully itll get me out of school friday........im sorta doubting that tho

[sps16]

thats why i'm loving the west coast, nothing but earthquakes.

[cris8762]

yeah kev and i are screwed, i gotta go fill my car up with gas b4 we end up losing power

i heard Home Depot sold 60 generators last weekend

and Ace Hardware has been out of batteries for a week now

yeah this is gonna suck....

[ASDadam]

Hey, feel bad for me, i live in New Bern which is directly in the storms path. Should make for alot of fun. I'm even going to have to work during the hurricane. Bossman said if he needed me he'd swing by my house in his truck and pick me up...yippie. Not taking my truck out in that mess.

[logamus]

you east coasters are blowing this way out of proportion. its always about you, you had to have the black out now you have to have the big hurricane. jeez the rest of the country tires of you so fast.

;)

[Furby]

Okay...the timing of this whole thing is messing with my head...we're in the process of moving our servers from Maryland to TX...I guess the little co-lo box died at an appropriate time. I wish all you guys in the path of this beast the best of luck. People were pretty tense around here for a few days until the projected path changed.

[personman]

Haha there isnt a cloud in the sky here.. :P

[kevdupuis]

I guess this ruins my plan to retrieve my van on Friday. Of course, a litte rain is good for the soil.;)

[Infratracide]

yeah, canceled my reservations to NJ paintball for saturday. I wonder what playing with 50 mph winds would be like. Probly like playing basketball on jupiter.

[magsRus]

See this is why I like my house being attached to 20 other houses. If I we go then we all go :)


...row homes (for the slow folks)

[FalconGuy016]

Its going right through springfield :eek:
No school tomorrow though (and its not even hitting tomorrow :))

[FalconGuy016]

Woo

[MantisMag]

isabel is making landfall. any AOers in North Carolina?

[Mango]

Don't forget, SHOOT AT THE HURRICANE!! We must defend our cities!!

[BobTheCow]

Well they called of school for Fairfax County today (and quite a few others) because of Izzy, we'll see if it turns out to be another spook like a couple years ago. Although it's really not lookin' like it will!!

[Big'n slo]

Bring It Isabel!!! Bring it!!

[BobTheCow]

AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
*pulls out paintball guns, loads up the hoppers, gets ready to rip*
:D

[FalconGuy016]

Originally posted by Big'n slo
Bring It Isabel!!! Bring it!!
Ahahahhahahahaha

[goat]

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/60562/1.jpg

Winds are currently 30 to 50 MPH with gust to 65, rain sounds like gravel being thrown at the house, I work in the utility industy and the boss is already seeing dollar signs...Wooo freaken Hoooo! I will probably end up working all dang weekend because of this, heck one telephone pole has already snapped in half right across the street from the house earlier today.

[ASDadam]

Wow....an overly professed thunderstorm. In New Bern we had maybe a few trees down, a powerline or two. A bit of flooding not alot. I've seen alot worse from Northeasterns than i have from Isabel. But i think we were lucky. Sounds like maybe a few other places got alot of really bad flooding.

[FalconGuy016]

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102814

[FeelTheRT]

result of hurricane

all these are pics i have taken in my yard.

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as u can see, trees have fallen down

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fallen trees again

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as u can see, the tree has fallen into the neighbor's property

our stupid neighbor is making my mom pay for a fence (that isn't even f-in his might i add), and a tool shed (that was already damaged BEFORE the hurricane).

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ripped right out of the ground

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no more practicing basketball =(

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[Mango]

Isabel punched a whole in my fence, knocked down about 5 sections. Otherwise just lots of debries everywhere. Glad to hear no one got hurt from AO :p

[FeelTheRT]

except for that squierl...

[kevdupuis]

Just a warm breeze and a light all day rain up here.:)

[wyn1370]

Originally posted by kevdupuis
Just a warm breeze and a light all day rain up here.:)
with your luck I was expecting a tree to land on your van

[cockermatt]

http://mat1622.8m.com/images/oh_no.jpg

[cockermatt]

Dinner.