Powerful, enormous Earl bearing down on East Coast
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (CNN) -- Larger than the state of California, Hurricane Earl prepared to take a swipe at the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday as residents scrambled to ready themselves ahead of its arrival.
Hurricane warnings and watches stretched from North Carolina to Delaware, and covered parts of Massachusetts.
As to be expected, this has completely and utterly dominated the news here. Cape Cod (where we recently spent a semi-soggy week) is under somewhat intense scrutiny, as (we've been reminded several THOUSAND times) there are only two roads in/out over the canal - and the Cape and islands (Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket) are projected to be the hardest hit. It's a terrible time of the year for something like this - it's Labor Day weekend, the unofficial last week of summer and one of the busiest times for tourism on the Cape and islands.
The local news has been doing the typical headless Chicken Little routine, running around like this is TEOTWAWKI like they do for every snowstorm all winter long. "If it bleeds (or rains, or snows) it leads" and all that. They're just struggling to remain relevant, with breathless proclamations of the size of the hurricane, the wind speeds, etc. National coverage has a little more relevance, as areas further south have seen significant hurricane damage in my lifetime (Andrew & Hugo spring immediately to mind). I can recall a handful of hurricanes that were supposed to be a big deal here (Gloria in '86, Bob in '91) but we're just too far north and storms tend to run out of steam before they hit us.
But you never know - ZOMG THIS COULD BE THE STORM OF THE CENTURY!!!111111
That is all.
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I was on the Staten Island Ferry when Hurricane Donna hit NY.
I didn't get even damp.
ZOMG, I'm going to be bored again by proclamation of horrid things.
Gak!
Eck!
You can't call it the Storm of the Century (tm) until AFTER the century ends, son!
See also: "Long Island Express 1938"
The problem: Many climate models suggest this will be an active hurricane season. So everyone from the Weather Channel to your local broadcaster is pumped with extra people and resources to cover it.
So - when something shows up - they *have* to give it all they've got, even if it ends up going out to sea. Self-fulfillment at its best.
Meanwhile, I've been chased off of Hatters by a hurricane before - and rode out a tropical storm there once. It can be an unpleasant place to be, even without a direct hit.
I'll be at the beach, about a 1-2 minute walk to the water.
Yeah. And here in NC we lose our 2A rights because of it...
Jay,
Just keep repeating the lyrics of the R.E.M. song,
It's the end of the world as I know it and I feel fine.........
Mike W...
This guy is down in N.C. as well and he said the same thing about the State of Emergency...
I'm not arguing the necessity of declaring a state of emergency. It's a big hurricane, and the two week aftermath of hurricane Fran made a lasting impression on me.
I do have a problem with one aspect of the state of emergency. Having been under the control of statist dhimmicrats for far too long, the state of North Carolina is burdened with an extensive collection of stupid legislations - not the least of which if General Statute 14-288.7. That little unconstitutional piece of bigotry makes it illegal for me to carry a gun off my property this morning - because of the declared state of emergency.
It matters not that the sky is blue, the air is calm and the forecasters say my county will see almost none of the effects of Earl. It matters not that I have a concealed carry permit. It matters not that my right to keep and bear arms is guaranteed by the United States Constitution.
When I roll out the end of my driveway in a few minutes ... I will be an outlaw. So what's the point in stopping for all those mindless traffic lights? Heck, might as well go for broke ... I'm not even gonna wear a seatbelt.
http://whatbubbaknows.net/blog1.php/2010/09/02/september-2-2010
w.v. pronfo....Michelle to Barrack "why you always be looking at pron fo"?
sorry that was supposed to go to Robert.... my fault.. (facepalm)
If I survive I'll let you know. If not then it blew the Cape into Nova Scotia.
"Larger than the state of California, Hurricane Earl prepared to take a swipe at the Eastern Seaboard..."
Scary? No..... it, and all it's effects, will be over and done with in less than 2 weeks.....
..... California, on the other hand, will still be with us ....
As usual the media, both local and national is hyping the crap out of this storm. Despite the fact that all of the major computer models showed the storm staying off the coast, and the fact that there was a very good chance that the storm would decrease in intensity, you would in fact think it was Armageddon.
I'm sitting in Edison, NJ where we felt the fury of Earl earlier today. Some sprinkles, some wind, and a lot of humidity.
I understand it's raining up in MA and a bit windy, but that's it.
Oh, and biggish waves along the coast. None of which should come as a surprise.
Well, now they can pin their hopes on Gaston.
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