Forecast keeps pushing the storm further west and, right now, the Philly area is looking at a major soaking and some powerful winds. We've already been flooded twice this month - the ground is saturated and we've got a nasty string of storms coming in tonight, too.
So, Noah & I will be sandbagging the garage Friday and making other preparations.
What are other East Coast Falcons doing in advance of Irene?
Check out Weather.com's geeky interactive tracker. (Linky)
East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
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Falcon Fanatic
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Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
We'll be thinking of you! STAY SAFE!!!!
"Regarding BGSU, I would think their biggest strength is that they never give up, They never slow down and they battle hard even after the other team scores. We have to be on our game and never, ever take the foot off the gas for a second."
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
I live in Baltimore. I'm not too worried personally, but anybody south of us, like especially along the VA and NC coasts, be seriously careful.
MarkL has spoken.
You may all now return to your daily lives.
You may all now return to your daily lives.
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Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
I lived through one of those when I lived in Fayetteville. I learned you definitely take them seriously.
Friends lost power for almost a week, my place was the only one with power so we had everyone unload refrigerators and freezers, put a lot of food in ice coolers and we were eating steaks for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that week. My water bill was sky high that month with about 8 or 9 of us showering daily and doing laundry, but we had a good time.
Friends lost power for almost a week, my place was the only one with power so we had everyone unload refrigerators and freezers, put a lot of food in ice coolers and we were eating steaks for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that week. My water bill was sky high that month with about 8 or 9 of us showering daily and doing laundry, but we had a good time.
"The name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back" -Herb Brooks
Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
Today is prep day.
Noah and I have already cleared the backyard of potential projectiles and gotten everything off the garage floor. The sump pump is in place at the end of the driveway and after lunch, we'll be placing sandbags in front of the garage. We're also going to experiment with a makeshift barrier at the end of the driveway.
The morning update moved the track a bit to the east, which is good. The further east, the better.
Noah and I have already cleared the backyard of potential projectiles and gotten everything off the garage floor. The sump pump is in place at the end of the driveway and after lunch, we'll be placing sandbags in front of the garage. We're also going to experiment with a makeshift barrier at the end of the driveway.
The morning update moved the track a bit to the east, which is good. The further east, the better.
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Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
Good luck to you '87. Looks like it's heading right for NYC. This has the potential to be a big mess. I'm glad we're just getting wind. . .
Here's Jim Cantore on the storm with some Bowling Green PR:
http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/n ... 41/169/328
Here's Jim Cantore on the storm with some Bowling Green PR:
http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/n ... 41/169/328
BG '79
Twitter: @Vapid_Inanities
Twitter: @Vapid_Inanities
Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
The sump pump is at the end of the driveway and sandbags are against the gararge:
Tomorrow, we stack sandbags across the end of the driveway.
Latest forecast calls for 10 inches of rain in the Philly area, winds more than 74 mph. We'll start feeling Irene's impact tomorrow afternoon; the worst of the storm will hit overnight into Sunday morning.
Strapping in ...
Tomorrow, we stack sandbags across the end of the driveway.
Latest forecast calls for 10 inches of rain in the Philly area, winds more than 74 mph. We'll start feeling Irene's impact tomorrow afternoon; the worst of the storm will hit overnight into Sunday morning.
Strapping in ...
Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
Wow, latest rainfall forecast for our area is now 15 inches in the next 18 hours.
Fif
teen
inches of rain
This could be very, very bad. Praying hard ...
Fif
teen
inches of rain
This could be very, very bad. Praying hard ...
Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
I spent part of my day down in DC and drove back up to Baltimore. The drive down was really, really dark with clouds. The drive back north was insane with all that rain coming down. Seriously be careful out there folks if you live in the area.
MarkL has spoken.
You may all now return to your daily lives.
You may all now return to your daily lives.
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Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
I can't stop thinking about you and your family!!1987alum wrote:Wow, latest rainfall forecast for our area is now 15 inches in the next 18 hours.
Fif
teen
inches of rain
This could be very, very bad. Praying hard ...
STAY SAFE!!!
"Regarding BGSU, I would think their biggest strength is that they never give up, They never slow down and they battle hard even after the other team scores. We have to be on our game and never, ever take the foot off the gas for a second."
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
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Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
Bowling Green PR? I listened twice and didn't hear anything about BG. Am I missing something?Lord_Byron wrote:Good luck to you '87. Looks like it's heading right for NYC. This has the potential to be a big mess. I'm glad we're just getting wind. . .
Here's Jim Cantore on the storm with some Bowling Green PR:
http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/n ... 41/169/328
"Regarding BGSU, I would think their biggest strength is that they never give up, They never slow down and they battle hard even after the other team scores. We have to be on our game and never, ever take the foot off the gas for a second."
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
I spent Saturday morning on the golf couse at a private Philadelphia area golf club. Nothing like getting in 18 holes by noon time. This morning, our only noticable damage was our Verizon cable wire on the ground, but as you can read by this post, we didn't lose the communication ability.
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Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
Falcon Fanatic wrote:Bowling Green PR? I listened twice and didn't hear anything about BG. Am I missing something?Lord_Byron wrote:Good luck to you '87. Looks like it's heading right for NYC. This has the potential to be a big mess. I'm glad we're just getting wind. . .
Here's Jim Cantore on the storm with some Bowling Green PR:
http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/n ... 41/169/328
Look closely at the Subway signs on the orange tile wall. ..
BG '79
Twitter: @Vapid_Inanities
Twitter: @Vapid_Inanities
Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
We made it through the worst of Irene without any trouble. Never took on water, really, just enough to soak a small hand towel.
Then, this morning, long after the storm had cleared, the power went out.
And the electric company says it could be more than a week before we get it back.
* sigh *
Then, this morning, long after the storm had cleared, the power went out.
And the electric company says it could be more than a week before we get it back.
* sigh *
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Re: East Coast Falcons, strap in, here comes Irene
At least you're all ok!!!! So happy for that!!1987alum wrote:We made it through the worst of Irene without any trouble. Never took on water, really, just enough to soak a small hand towel.
Then, this morning, long after the storm had cleared, the power went out.
And the electric company says it could be more than a week before we get it back.
* sigh *
"Regarding BGSU, I would think their biggest strength is that they never give up, They never slow down and they battle hard even after the other team scores. We have to be on our game and never, ever take the foot off the gas for a second."
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
