"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
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Any stores still open? Go fill up the car

Done

and the gascans.

Taking them for a fill, but the only things I can run with them are my leaf
blower and lawn mower. d8-)

Maybe a neighbor will be out of gas. Can bring his generator
over, run your sump pump and window AC for an hour, exchange
for some gasoline.

I doubt if anyone has a generator within a mile of here. But it's a good
thought.

--
Ed Huntress



--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
...

No generator, and I used the last of the gas in the
lawnmower this week. If
it looks bad, we're headed west. I have a case of water and
food and clothes
for a few days in the trunk.

--
Ed Huntress

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
...
Of course, you'd take everything frozen or refrigerated with
you. Leave the fridge off, door to fridge and freezer
propped open.

sob 40 pounds of striped bass and bluefish...

--
Ed Huntress




--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.


"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
...

It's not too late to pick up an inverter
to run your fridge off your car electricals
for an hour a day.
http://www.harborfreight.com/1200-wa...ter-93761.html

--Winston

Thanks for the thought, Winston, but I'm not going to get
trapped here. If
it's a high Category 2 and headed straight for us, we're
gone.

And we only have a hurricane hit hard about once per
century. d8-)

--
Ed Huntress

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"ATP" wrote in message
...

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
...
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models show
the eye going right over my garage. g I'm only 6 miles from salt
water, but I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it out. The
storm surge *could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of NJ, like
one did just under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

No, I'm about 1000 feet from the bay and maybe 10 or 15 feet
elevation...... Some of my fellow kiteboarders are planning on going out
when the wind is "only" 40 or 50.


Aack. Youze guys are always doing crazy stuff like that. When I was 21, we
used to wait for the nor'easters to go surfing at Wildwood. It turned
Wildwood into something like the North Shore at Oahu.

Surfing in November is a beach, though. I gave that stuff up about 100
years ago.

--
Ed Huntress
Well, I'm not going out, about 35 mph is tops for me. I have to try the
paddleboard in the surf sometime, though. My area is now under a mandatory
evacuation order starting tomorrow morning.

THIS SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE...DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE
THREATENING WAVES.Somebody will be catching some waves..

"ATP" wrote in message
...

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
...

"ATP" wrote in message
...

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
...
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models show
the eye going right over my garage. g I'm only 6 miles from salt
water, but I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it out.
The storm surge *could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of NJ,
like one did just under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

No, I'm about 1000 feet from the bay and maybe 10 or 15 feet
elevation...... Some of my fellow kiteboarders are planning on going out
when the wind is "only" 40 or 50.


Aack. Youze guys are always doing crazy stuff like that. When I was 21,
we used to wait for the nor'easters to go surfing at Wildwood. It turned
Wildwood into something like the North Shore at Oahu.

Surfing in November is a beach, though. I gave that stuff up about 100
years ago.

--
Ed Huntress
Well, I'm not going out, about 35 mph is tops for me. I have to try the
paddleboard in the surf sometime, though. My area is now under a mandatory
evacuation order starting tomorrow morning.

Wow, are you down in Cape May County? Or has it been extended up the coast?


THIS SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE...DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE
THREATENING WAVES.Somebody will be catching some waves..


'Hope they get out in time. Surfing on the wild side is fun, particularly
here on the East Coast where we have to grab our opportunities, but someone
is likely to die. It's just the way it works.

--
Ed Huntress

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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...
Surfing in November is a beach, though. I gave that stuff up about 100
years ago.
Ed Huntress

I couldn't believe seeing surfers at Long Branch in February.

jsw

"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
...

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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...
Surfing in November is a beach, though. I gave that stuff up about 100
years ago.
Ed Huntress

I couldn't believe seeing surfers at Long Branch in February.

jsw

There was a one-armed kid in Wildwood, nicknamed Flipper, who surfed all
winter long -- often by himself.

--
Ed Huntress

Ed Huntress wrote:
"Stormin wrote in message
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Of course, you'd take everything frozen or refrigerated with
you. Leave the fridge off, door to fridge and freezer
propped open.

sob 40 pounds of striped bass and bluefish...

Road Trip!

Seriously Ed, I hope Irene makes a sharp right
turn and never makes it up the coast.

--Winston

Larry Jaques wrote:

(...)

So, what's the story on inverters? What can and can't you run on
them? What's the figure on horsepower for them? I've heard you can't
run very large motors, like an electric chainsaw, on them. Does
anybody here have much experience with them?

I've had extremely good luck with them.
I have the great-grandfather of this unit:
http://www.harborfreight.com/750-wat...ter-66817.html

I've run my 5-1/4" circular saw, my Makita angle grinder
and my refrigerator during a power outage with it from
my car battery (One at a time with engine running).
No problemo. It Just Works.

Regarding evacuations, I don't expect to leave for Irene. You, Win?

No, but the 40 pounds of striped bass and bluefish
is a temptation.

But if something were to head my way, I'd pack up the valuables and
leave at the first hint of evacuation, way before it was official.
Traffic out of town is likely to be deadly for at least 24 hours
before the official word leaks out, 48 hours before it's officially
released, especially in very large urban areas.

Yup. Silicon Gulch during the Loma Prieta shaker was
pretty congested.

I really should stock up a second (and maybe 3rd) BOB.
http://goo.gl/Zy6Jg

Prepared is good.

--Winston

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:27:20 -0700,
wrote:

--snip--
And we only have a hurricane hit hard about once per century. d8-)

I'll take my earthquakes any day.

You might not be saying that when the Big One hits you
Californicators, Winnie.

I remember that. Vaguely.
Oh! Earthquakes. Right.

That said, I'm on the wrong side of the San Andreas if Murphy is
right. When the Big One hits, everything on the east side of the
fault will fall into the Atlantic.

I'd go with "neither" rather than one or the other.

I concur, doctor.

I don't think about them unless they are happening
and when I do think about them with any concentration,
they've already happened.

Yeah, so far...smirk

Think: Lots of little shakers and no more big'uns.

--Winston

On 8/26/2011 5:25 PM, Ed Huntress wrote:
"Jim wrote in message
...

"Ed wrote in message
...
...
Surfing in November is a beach, though. I gave that stuff up about 100
years ago.
Ed Huntress

I couldn't believe seeing surfers at Long Branch in February.

jsw

There was a one-armed kid in Wildwood, nicknamed Flipper, who surfed all
winter long -- often by himself.


There are kids at the inlet beach all year long.
I have to take the baby back to college (evacuation by tuition), so I
won't be able to go down and see the rollers breaking on Third Avenue. I
am one of the Original Settlers, and I haven't seen a _real_ hurricane
around here since Donna in 1960. It will be interesting to see how the
new construction on the beach holds up- even more interesting how my
house a mile away from the beach holds up.

Kevin Gallimore

On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:06:54 -0700, Winston
wrote:

Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message
...

"Ed wrote in message
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Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models show
the eye going right over my garage.g I'm only 6 miles from salt water,


Good luck. Hope you got a generator and plenty of gas.

Best Regards
Tom.


It's not too late to pick up an inverter
to run your fridge off your car electricals
for an hour a day.
http://www.harborfreight.com/1200-wa...ter-93761.html

--Winston

I can tell you it's too late to buy a generator anywhere within 3
hours of the Jersey-PA border. I had a generator I've been trying to
sell for several months - nothing wrong with it and it was priced
right; there just wasn't any demand. With the storm coming, I posted
it again Thursday night in the Harrisburg, PA craigslist since it's
been about 6 weeks since the last posting. I've been bombarded with
emails and phone calls from people as far away as NJ, MD, and the DC
area. Most are 3+ hours away. I sold it this evening to a young
couple from the Allentown area who drove 2 hours to get here. Some of
the callers sounded really desperate. I sold it for what I had in it,
but I probably could have raised the price and still sold it. I spent
a lot of time returning calls and emails this evening so that people
knew where they stood in line in case the purchaser didn't show.
(I had made the arrangements this AM for him to see it and held it for
him to arrive at 8 PM this evening. )

RWL

On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:00:41 -0400, "Ed Huntress"

Good luck. You'll need it more than most. I could say something here about
the "for sale" sign that went through our neighbor's window during Hurricane
Hazel (probably before your time), but it wouldn't be appropriate...

OK Lets hear the story. I remember Hazel too - 1954 IIRC. It took
down an apple tree in our front yard. We were living outside Philly
in Phoenixville then. Were you in Bloom during that one? You would
have been pretty young since you're not much older than me.

RWL

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"ATP" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
...

"ATP" wrote in message
...

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
...
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models
show the eye going right over my garage. g I'm only 6 miles from
salt water, but I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it
out. The storm surge *could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of
NJ, like one did just under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

No, I'm about 1000 feet from the bay and maybe 10 or 15 feet
elevation...... Some of my fellow kiteboarders are planning on going
out when the wind is "only" 40 or 50.


Aack. Youze guys are always doing crazy stuff like that. When I was 21,
we used to wait for the nor'easters to go surfing at Wildwood. It turned
Wildwood into something like the North Shore at Oahu.

Surfing in November is a beach, though. I gave that stuff up about 100
years ago.

--
Ed Huntress
Well, I'm not going out, about 35 mph is tops for me. I have to try the
paddleboard in the surf sometime, though. My area is now under a
mandatory evacuation order starting tomorrow morning.

Wow, are you down in Cape May County? Or has it been extended up the
coast?


THIS SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE...DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE
THREATENING WAVES.Somebody will be catching some waves..


'Hope they get out in time. Surfing on the wild side is fun, particularly
here on the East Coast where we have to grab our opportunities, but
someone is likely to die. It's just the way it works.

--
Ed Huntress

I'm in NY, out on the island, in a Category 1 surge area. Almost everything
south of Merrick Road/Montauk Highway is going to be evacuated, especially
the barrier beaches, so access to the surf will be limited.

GeoLane at PTD dot NET wrote in message
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:00:41 -0400, "Ed Huntress"

Good luck. You'll need it more than most. I could say something here about
the "for sale" sign that went through our neighbor's window during
Hurricane
Hazel (probably before your time), but it wouldn't be appropriate...

OK Lets hear the story. I remember Hazel too - 1954 IIRC. It took
down an apple tree in our front yard. We were living outside Philly
in Phoenixville then. Were you in Bloom during that one? You would
have been pretty young since you're not much older than me.

RWL

It's not really much of a story. Yes, I was 6 at the time, but we were
living in West Trenton, NJ, a half-mile from the Delaware River. The river
came up to within 50' of our property line during the storm.

Hazel was a freakish storm -- it came up inland, through PA and NY State,
but kept its wind velocity, all the way up to Toronto.

I was sitting in our bay window watching house shutters, pieces of siding,
and tons of paper and trash sail by when my mother made me get away from the
window. Shortly we heard a crash from our neighbor's house. A big for-sale
sign that had been in front of a house up the street came sailing along like
Odd Job's bowler and sliced right through the bay window of our neighbor's
house, knocking out some of the window framework and landing in the back of
their living room. It could have taken someone's head right off.

The memory stuck with me and, when on land, I don't go outside when the wind
exceeds a steady 40 mph or so, ever since.

--
Ed Huntress

"ATP" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"ATP" wrote in message
...

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"ATP" wrote in message
...

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
...
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models
show the eye going right over my garage. g I'm only 6 miles from
salt water, but I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it
out. The storm surge *could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands
of NJ, like one did just under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

No, I'm about 1000 feet from the bay and maybe 10 or 15 feet
elevation...... Some of my fellow kiteboarders are planning on going
out when the wind is "only" 40 or 50.


Aack. Youze guys are always doing crazy stuff like that. When I was 21,
we used to wait for the nor'easters to go surfing at Wildwood. It
turned Wildwood into something like the North Shore at Oahu.

Surfing in November is a beach, though. I gave that stuff up about 100
years ago.

--
Ed Huntress
Well, I'm not going out, about 35 mph is tops for me. I have to try the
paddleboard in the surf sometime, though. My area is now under a
mandatory evacuation order starting tomorrow morning.

Wow, are you down in Cape May County? Or has it been extended up the
coast?


THIS SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE...DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE
THREATENING WAVES.Somebody will be catching some waves..


'Hope they get out in time. Surfing on the wild side is fun, particularly
here on the East Coast where we have to grab our opportunities, but
someone is likely to die. It's just the way it works.

--
Ed Huntress

I'm in NY, out on the island, in a Category 1 surge area. Almost
everything south of Merrick Road/Montauk Highway is going to be evacuated,
especially the barrier beaches, so access to the surf will be limited.

Aha. We have mandatory evacuations all up the Jersey Shore now. Gov.
Christie, in his charming way, said "Get the hell out, now! It's too late to
work on your tan! g

He has such a way with words...

7:50 AM, it's dead calm outside, humid and cloudy, but with no rain. You can
hear crickets. Seagulls just flew over, headed north. 'Looks like a nice
Saturday morning for fishing...

--
Ed Huntress

--
Ed Huntress

"Winston" wrote in message
...
Ed Huntress wrote:
"Stormin wrote in message
...
Of course, you'd take everything frozen or refrigerated with
you. Leave the fridge off, door to fridge and freezer
propped open.

sob 40 pounds of striped bass and bluefish...

Road Trip!

Seriously Ed, I hope Irene makes a sharp right
turn and never makes it up the coast.

--Winston

Thanks, Winston. The velocity is down but the path still looks really bad.
We have around 20 hours to go, from the predictions.

I checked my big freezer and see that I'd overestimated the fish supply.
It's maybe 20 - 30 pounds now. We've been eating fish but I haven't been
fishing.

The blues are ready for crab bait, anyway. You can't freeze those suckers
more than a few weeks before they lose their flavor. Stripers, on the other
hand, will keep.

--
Ed Huntress

From what I've heard on the radio, they aren't using "contra
flow" on the highways. They should.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"Richard" wrote in message
m...
Grab plenty of cash while you can.
When the power goes out the ATMs won't work!

Excellent tip.

We have only one way out of the path -- westward. If the eye
runs up central
NJ, we're screwed if we don't get out early.

--
Ed Huntress

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
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From what I've heard on the radio, they aren't using "contra
flow" on the highways. They should.

They are. The main arteries in south Jersey, and the Garden State Parkway up
to about where I am, have been 100% contra-flow since late yesterday.

In other words, six- and eight-lane highways have been turned into one-way
streets -- away from the coast.

--
Ed Huntress



--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.


"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"Richard" wrote in message
m...
Grab plenty of cash while you can.
When the power goes out the ATMs won't work!

Excellent tip.

We have only one way out of the path -- westward. If the eye
runs up central
NJ, we're screwed if we don't get out early.

--
Ed Huntress

Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message
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On Aug 25, 11:03 pm, "Ed wrote:
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models show
the
eye going right over my garage.g I'm only 6 miles from salt water, but
I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it out. The storm surge
*could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of NJ, like one did just
under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

I'm right in the line of fire (four mile drive from the George
Washington Bridge), and I'm gonna hunker down and enjoy the show.

'Hope you have a good view.


I'm most concerned about a tree, more-or-less across the street from
me, that has been functionally dead for years. A couple of years ago,
in a big storm, half of it fell and took out my power for five days.
The other half is likely to go this weekend, and I'll be very ****ed
off. The homeowner* (too cheap to take care of his fsking tree) is
away on vacation.

We have a 95-year-old Norway maple in our front yard that I'm worried about,
and an enormous old fir in my neighbor's yard that will take out my entire
roof if it blows down this way.


I do have a generator and plenty of gas. I ran the generator yesterday
afternoon (I run it for 10 minutes or so every three months just to
cook off any condensed water in the oil). I also have a ****load of
batteries (maybe 500 pounds of lead-acids in various UPS devices and a
bunch for flashlights and radios), and another ****load of candles.

Tomorrow, I'll finish moving all my basement shop stuff at least a
foot and a half off the floor.

Being this prepared, I fully expect the storm to be nothing more than
a breeze a drizzle.

Yeah, I think you're helping us all out by all of your preparation. That
ought to almost guarantee a fizzle. d8-)



Doesn't anyone have hurricane parties any more? Common in Florida.
Plenty of drink and food to party on. Of course houses in Florida are
supposed to be built to withstand a 150 mph wind. Trees crashing down
and flying debree are what you have to watch out for. I been through a
number of hurricanes in Florida.

If the wind direction doesn't shift and the barometer keeps falling the
eye is coming right at you. If the wind starts to shift and the
barometer remains steady the eye is moving parallel to you. Of course
the worst place is not the eye but if the eye passes to the near left of
you where the strongest winds are and also the longest substained winds are.

John

rangerssuck wrote:
On Aug 25, 11:03 pm, "Ed wrote:
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models show the
eye going right over my garage.g I'm only 6 miles from salt water, but
I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it out. The storm surge
*could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of NJ, like one did just
under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

Oh, and one more thing. An earthquake AND the "storm of the century"
in the same week? Surely this is some Old-Testament punishment for
something...


That earthquake shook one of my lathes so that it was tapering a couple
of thousandths per foot and I had a job on Thursday that required
holding a thousandth in a seven inch bore and turn. I wondered at first
why it was tapering so much and then realized that it got shook by the
quake. It normally cut straight within a tenth or two for the length of
the lathe.

I guess next month we get the locusts.


John

Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Aug 25, 10:03 pm, "Ed wrote:
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models show
the
eye going right over my garage.g I'm only 6 miles from salt water, but
I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it out. The storm surge
*could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of NJ, like one did just
under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

Good luck Ed.

Don't be a hero...stuff can be replaced.

You and your family can't.

TMT

Thanks, TMT. Don't worry about us hanging around if it looks really bad.
We're too high to worry about storm surge, and I can handle the rain. But if
the sustained wind is going to be over 70 mph, we're gone.



Your biggest problem is the large trees around your house. The ground
gets soggy and the roots pull up and over they go. If you stay sleep
in the bathtub. unless you have one of those flimsy fiberglass tubs
then sleep under your bed.

John

Joe AutoDrill wrote:
Gee, Joe, will they get a shot of you as a stop sign flying by at 70 mph
tries to decapitate you?g

Good luck. You'll need it more than most. I could say something here about
the "for sale" sign that went through our neighbor's window during
Hurricane Hazel (probably before your time), but it wouldn't be
appropriate...

I'm more worried about flying tree branches... I'm in farm country where
about the only thing that typically blows from anywhere is the smell of
manure.

I didn't think there was any farm country left in NJ.

...Then again, I probably won't have any news crews running around then
either.

the news media has at least three days of easy reporting and hype to
fill their timeslots. Usual for a storm is trees down, wires dangling,
roofs damaged and local flooding. Some stupid fools will be hurt being
outside in it, hope it only the stupid newspeople standing outside with
a mike in hand. They act like this is a class 5 hurricane which it is
not. The biggest problem is the ocean waves on the beach front property
and barrier islands but if you want to live near the ocean you have to
live with it and expect a wave here and there.

For the beach / shore areas and flood areas or anywhere with items or trees
likely to suffer wind damage, this might be a real storm. Otherwise, it's
more media hype I think. I'm far enough inland that I doubt I'll get
anything other than wicked wind and heavy rain.

If I'm still around Monday, I'll report back on the damage we sustain in my
town, 8 miles from the PA border here in NJ.

I'm out in PA between the hills so if we get any wind at all it will be
minor. Rain will not be a problem here since we are not in a real low
area. The worst thing that will happen is that it will ruin the fruit
crop and I love peaches.

John

"john" wrote in message
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Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Aug 25, 10:03 pm, "Ed wrote:
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models show
the
eye going right over my garage.g I'm only 6 miles from salt water,
but
I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it out. The storm
surge
*could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of NJ, like one did just
under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

Good luck Ed.

Don't be a hero...stuff can be replaced.

You and your family can't.

TMT

Thanks, TMT. Don't worry about us hanging around if it looks really bad.
We're too high to worry about storm surge, and I can handle the rain. But
if
the sustained wind is going to be over 70 mph, we're gone.



Your biggest problem is the large trees around your house. The ground
gets soggy and the roots pull up and over they go.

Yeah, we had a big one form next door go through our roof during a
nor'easter about 15 years ago.

If you stay sleep in the bathtub. unless you have one of those
flimsy fiberglass tubs then sleep under your bed.

Our tub is cast iron, but I'd have to cut my legs off at the knees to sleep
in it. And I'd squash my wife. d8-)

It's now looking like we're in for 50 mph. Not too bad.

--
Ed Huntress

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"john" wrote in message
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Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Aug 25, 10:03 pm, "Ed wrote:
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models show
the
eye going right over my garage.g I'm only 6 miles from salt water,
but
I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it out. The storm
surge
*could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of NJ, like one did just
under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

Good luck Ed.

Don't be a hero...stuff can be replaced.

You and your family can't.

TMT

Thanks, TMT. Don't worry about us hanging around if it looks really bad.
We're too high to worry about storm surge, and I can handle the rain.
But if
the sustained wind is going to be over 70 mph, we're gone.



Your biggest problem is the large trees around your house. The ground
gets soggy and the roots pull up and over they go.

Yeah, we had a big one form next door go through our roof during a
nor'easter about 15 years ago.

If you stay sleep in the bathtub. unless you have one of those
flimsy fiberglass tubs then sleep under your bed.

Our tub is cast iron, but I'd have to cut my legs off at the knees to
sleep in it. And I'd squash my wife. d8-)

It's now looking like we're in for 50 mph. Not too bad.

--
Ed Huntress


55 to 75 here, with gusts to 90. But the surge could be a bitch. The man
hasn't come to my door yet to harass me, wife and kids left to stay with
relatives.

"ATP" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
...

"john" wrote in message
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Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Aug 25, 10:03 pm, "Ed wrote:
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models
show
the
eye going right over my garage.g I'm only 6 miles from salt water,
but
I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it out. The storm
surge
*could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of NJ, like one did
just
under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

Good luck Ed.

Don't be a hero...stuff can be replaced.

You and your family can't.

TMT

Thanks, TMT. Don't worry about us hanging around if it looks really
bad.
We're too high to worry about storm surge, and I can handle the rain.
But if
the sustained wind is going to be over 70 mph, we're gone.



Your biggest problem is the large trees around your house. The ground
gets soggy and the roots pull up and over they go.

Yeah, we had a big one form next door go through our roof during a
nor'easter about 15 years ago.

If you stay sleep in the bathtub. unless you have one of those
flimsy fiberglass tubs then sleep under your bed.

Our tub is cast iron, but I'd have to cut my legs off at the knees to
sleep in it. And I'd squash my wife. d8-)

It's now looking like we're in for 50 mph. Not too bad.

--
Ed Huntress


55 to 75 here, with gusts to 90. But the surge could be a bitch. The man
hasn't come to my door yet to harass me, wife and kids left to stay with
relatives.

I just saw live video from Asbury Park on TV, and it looks windy, blowing
spray over the boardwalk. I'm not that far from Asbury Park but the wind is
maybe 5 mph, with a little drizzle.

Strange.

--
Ed Huntress

On Aug 27, 7:52*am, "Ed Huntress" wrote:

Aha. We have mandatory evacuations all up the Jersey Shore now. Gov.
Christie, in his charming way, said "Get the hell out, now! It's too late to
work on your tan! g

He has such a way with words...

Actually, this was the first time that Christie said something that I
didn't feel like putting my fist through the TV. Perhaps his bruatal
way will actually reach some people who otherwise would have stayed.
Don't get me wrong - people who stay put in spite of the rather dire
situation deserve to drown, but you can be sure that we'll send in the
national guard or something of the sort to rescue them, putting the
rescuers at risk and spending our tax money. So, Christie saying
yesterday, "It's 4:30 in the afternoon. You've gotten all the tan you
are going to get. It's time to get off the beach. Now." Was OK with
me.

I'll go back to hating every word that comes out of the Fat ****'s
mouth on Monday.

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"ATP" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"john" wrote in message
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Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message
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On Aug 25, 10:03 pm, "Ed wrote:
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models
show
the
eye going right over my garage.g I'm only 6 miles from salt water,
but
I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it out. The storm
surge
*could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of NJ, like one did
just
under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

Good luck Ed.

Don't be a hero...stuff can be replaced.

You and your family can't.

TMT

Thanks, TMT. Don't worry about us hanging around if it looks really
bad.
We're too high to worry about storm surge, and I can handle the rain.
But if
the sustained wind is going to be over 70 mph, we're gone.



Your biggest problem is the large trees around your house. The ground
gets soggy and the roots pull up and over they go.

Yeah, we had a big one form next door go through our roof during a
nor'easter about 15 years ago.

If you stay sleep in the bathtub. unless you have one of those
flimsy fiberglass tubs then sleep under your bed.

Our tub is cast iron, but I'd have to cut my legs off at the knees to
sleep in it. And I'd squash my wife. d8-)

It's now looking like we're in for 50 mph. Not too bad.

--
Ed Huntress


55 to 75 here, with gusts to 90. But the surge could be a bitch. The man
hasn't come to my door yet to harass me, wife and kids left to stay with
relatives.

I just saw live video from Asbury Park on TV, and it looks windy, blowing
spray over the boardwalk. I'm not that far from Asbury Park but the wind
is maybe 5 mph, with a little drizzle.

Strange.

--
Ed Huntress
57 in Ocracoke

http://irene.windalert.com/

Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message
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"Ed wrote in message
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wrote in message
...
Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Aug 25, 10:03 pm, "Ed wrote:
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models
show
the
eye going right over my garage.g I'm only 6 miles from salt water,
but
I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it out. The storm
surge
*could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of NJ, like one did
just
under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

Good luck Ed.

Don't be a hero...stuff can be replaced.

You and your family can't.

TMT

Thanks, TMT. Don't worry about us hanging around if it looks really
bad.
We're too high to worry about storm surge, and I can handle the rain.
But if
the sustained wind is going to be over 70 mph, we're gone.



Your biggest problem is the large trees around your house. The ground
gets soggy and the roots pull up and over they go.

Yeah, we had a big one form next door go through our roof during a
nor'easter about 15 years ago.

If you stay sleep in the bathtub. unless you have one of those
flimsy fiberglass tubs then sleep under your bed.

Our tub is cast iron, but I'd have to cut my legs off at the knees to
sleep in it. And I'd squash my wife. d8-)

It's now looking like we're in for 50 mph. Not too bad.

--
Ed Huntress


55 to 75 here, with gusts to 90. But the surge could be a bitch. The man
hasn't come to my door yet to harass me, wife and kids left to stay with
relatives.

I just saw live video from Asbury Park on TV, and it looks windy, blowing
spray over the boardwalk. I'm not that far from Asbury Park but the wind is
maybe 5 mph, with a little drizzle.

Strange.



That is the eye of the hurricane. The sun should be shining in it too.

John

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:17:09 -0700,
wrote:

(...)

No, but the 40 pounds of striped bass and bluefish
is a temptation.

?

Lame attempt at humor there.
Ed said that he might have to dump 40 lbs of striped bass
and bluefish if he has to pack up and leave for a while.

You used the phrase 'leave *for* Irene' which can be
interpreted to mean 'leave away from Irene' or
'leave with Irene as a destination'.

I figured I could get some excellent frozen fish if
I snagged it from Ed.

'Course the 'transportation charge' would be significant.

(...)

You betcha! I need to rotate some boxes of granola bars. Amazingly
enough, the Wally World Great Value bars are healthier for you than
most of the farkin' "health food company" bars, and about half the
price, too. Well, until "they" come out with the FesStool Bar, at
only $126.83 a box.duckin', bigtime

I struggled with unwrapping energy bars until my boss
at Xerox took pity on me and showed me the One True
Method. It works fast and easy, once you know how.

--Winston

Ed Huntress wrote:

(...)

Thanks, Winston. The velocity is down but the path still looks really bad.
We have around 20 hours to go, from the predictions.

I checked my big freezer and see that I'd overestimated the fish supply.
It's maybe 20 - 30 pounds now. We've been eating fish but I haven't been
fishing.

The blues are ready for crab bait, anyway. You can't freeze those suckers
more than a few weeks before they lose their flavor. Stripers, on the other
hand, will keep.

Propane grill, striped bass, beverage of choice
all in the same place at the same time.

Coincidence? I Think Not!

Irene is late with her right turn though.
Looks like we shall know much more by tomorrow
afternoon. Now sending 'safety waves' in your
direction.

--Winston

"rangerssuck" wrote in message
...
On Aug 27, 7:52 am, "Ed Huntress" wrote:

Aha. We have mandatory evacuations all up the Jersey Shore now. Gov.
Christie, in his charming way, said "Get the hell out, now! It's too late
to
work on your tan! g

He has such a way with words...

Actually, this was the first time that Christie said something that I
didn't feel like putting my fist through the TV. Perhaps his bruatal
way will actually reach some people who otherwise would have stayed.
Don't get me wrong - people who stay put in spite of the rather dire
situation deserve to drown, but you can be sure that we'll send in the
national guard or something of the sort to rescue them, putting the
rescuers at risk and spending our tax money. So, Christie saying
yesterday, "It's 4:30 in the afternoon. You've gotten all the tan you
are going to get. It's time to get off the beach. Now." Was OK with
me.

I'll go back to hating every word that comes out of the Fat ****'s
mouth on Monday.

C'mon. You know how Jerseyans will react to that. The tourists may be
influenced, but we natives will think, "Shove it up your big, fat ass. I'll
stay as long as I want." g

--
Ed Huntress

(4:00 PM -- light breeze, very light rain)

"ATP" wrote in message
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"ATP" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"john" wrote in message
...
Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Aug 25, 10:03 pm, "Ed wrote:
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models
show
the
eye going right over my garage.g I'm only 6 miles from salt
water, but
I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it out. The storm
surge
*could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of NJ, like one did
just
under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

Good luck Ed.

Don't be a hero...stuff can be replaced.

You and your family can't.

TMT

Thanks, TMT. Don't worry about us hanging around if it looks really
bad.
We're too high to worry about storm surge, and I can handle the rain.
But if
the sustained wind is going to be over 70 mph, we're gone.



Your biggest problem is the large trees around your house. The
ground gets soggy and the roots pull up and over they go.

Yeah, we had a big one form next door go through our roof during a
nor'easter about 15 years ago.

If you stay sleep in the bathtub. unless you have one of those
flimsy fiberglass tubs then sleep under your bed.

Our tub is cast iron, but I'd have to cut my legs off at the knees to
sleep in it. And I'd squash my wife. d8-)

It's now looking like we're in for 50 mph. Not too bad.

--
Ed Huntress


55 to 75 here, with gusts to 90. But the surge could be a bitch. The man
hasn't come to my door yet to harass me, wife and kids left to stay with
relatives.

I just saw live video from Asbury Park on TV, and it looks windy, blowing
spray over the boardwalk. I'm not that far from Asbury Park but the wind
is maybe 5 mph, with a little drizzle.

Strange.

--
Ed Huntress
57 in Ocracoke

http://irene.windalert.com/

That's an interesting gadget. Thanks.

--
Ed Huntress

"john" wrote in message
...
Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message
...

"Ed wrote in message
...

wrote in message
...
Ed Huntress wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Aug 25, 10:03 pm, "Ed wrote:
Is anyone starting to plan evacuation out there? The latest models
show
the
eye going right over my garage.g I'm only 6 miles from salt
water,
but
I'm at 115 feet of altitude, so I'm going to ride it out. The storm
surge
*could* wind up re-shaping the barrier islands of NJ, like one did
just
under a century ago.

It doesn't look good.

--
Ed Huntress

Good luck Ed.

Don't be a hero...stuff can be replaced.

You and your family can't.

TMT

Thanks, TMT. Don't worry about us hanging around if it looks really
bad.
We're too high to worry about storm surge, and I can handle the rain.
But if
the sustained wind is going to be over 70 mph, we're gone.



Your biggest problem is the large trees around your house. The
ground
gets soggy and the roots pull up and over they go.

Yeah, we had a big one form next door go through our roof during a
nor'easter about 15 years ago.

If you stay sleep in the bathtub. unless you have one of those
flimsy fiberglass tubs then sleep under your bed.

Our tub is cast iron, but I'd have to cut my legs off at the knees to
sleep in it. And I'd squash my wife. d8-)

It's now looking like we're in for 50 mph. Not too bad.

--
Ed Huntress


55 to 75 here, with gusts to 90. But the surge could be a bitch. The man
hasn't come to my door yet to harass me, wife and kids left to stay with
relatives.

I just saw live video from Asbury Park on TV, and it looks windy, blowing
spray over the boardwalk. I'm not that far from Asbury Park but the wind
is
maybe 5 mph, with a little drizzle.

Strange.



That is the eye of the hurricane. The sun should be shining in it
too.

John

Nah, the eye is nowhere near here yet, and won't be until the wee hours of
the morning.

--
Ed Huntress

"Winston" wrote in message
...
Ed Huntress wrote:

(...)

Thanks, Winston. The velocity is down but the path still looks really
bad.
We have around 20 hours to go, from the predictions.

I checked my big freezer and see that I'd overestimated the fish supply.
It's maybe 20 - 30 pounds now. We've been eating fish but I haven't been
fishing.

The blues are ready for crab bait, anyway. You can't freeze those suckers
more than a few weeks before they lose their flavor. Stripers, on the
other
hand, will keep.

Propane grill, striped bass, beverage of choice
all in the same place at the same time.

Coincidence? I Think Not!

Irene is late with her right turn though.
Looks like we shall know much more by tomorrow
afternoon. Now sending 'safety waves' in your
direction.

--Winston

Jeez, I hope they don't add to the wind velocity. d8-)

Thanks for the thought. It doesn't seem that it will be that bad here.

--
Ed Huntress

That helps restore my slight bit of respect for government.
Thank you.

And here it is:
http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/a...+routes+47+347
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"Stormin Mormon" wrote
in message
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From what I've heard on the radio, they aren't using
"contra
flow" on the highways. They should.

They are. The main arteries in south Jersey, and the Garden
State Parkway up
to about where I am, have been 100% contra-flow since late
yesterday.

In other words, six- and eight-lane highways have been
turned into one-way
streets -- away from the coast.

--
Ed Huntress



--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"Richard" wrote in message
m...
Grab plenty of cash while you can.
When the power goes out the ATMs won't work!

Excellent tip.

We have only one way out of the path -- westward. If the
eye
runs up central
NJ, we're screwed if we don't get out early.

--
Ed Huntress

On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:33:02 -0700, Winston
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:17:09 -0700,
wrote:

(...)

No, but the 40 pounds of striped bass and bluefish
is a temptation.

?

Lame attempt at humor there.
Ed said that he might have to dump 40 lbs of striped bass
and bluefish if he has to pack up and leave for a while.

As I twit filter him, I didn't see that. A client gave me a couple
pounds of striped bass last month and I was in heaven for awhile.
Vurry good.


You used the phrase 'leave *for* Irene' which can be
interpreted to mean 'leave away from Irene' or
'leave with Irene as a destination'.

I did? I don't even -know- the woman.


'Course the 'transportation charge' would be significant.

The penalties for unrefrigeration are high, too.


You betcha! I need to rotate some boxes of granola bars. Amazingly
enough, the Wally World Great Value bars are healthier for you than
most of the farkin' "health food company" bars, and about half the
price, too. Well, until "they" come out with the FesStool Bar, at
only $126.83 a box.duckin', bigtime

I struggled with unwrapping energy bars until my boss
at Xerox took pity on me and showed me the One True
Method. It works fast and easy, once you know how.

You give it the clap, right?

--
Life is an escalator:
You can move forward or backward;
you can not remain still.
-- Patricia Russell-McCloud

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:33:02 -0700,
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:17:09 -0700,
wrote:

(...)

No, but the 40 pounds of striped bass and bluefish
is a temptation.

?

Lame attempt at humor there.
Ed said that he might have to dump 40 lbs of striped bass
and bluefish if he has to pack up and leave for a while.

As I twit filter him, I didn't see that. A client gave me a couple
pounds of striped bass last month and I was in heaven for awhile.
Vurry good.


You used the phrase 'leave *for* Irene' which can be
interpreted to mean 'leave away from Irene' or
'leave with Irene as a destination'.

I did? I don't even -know- the woman.

She speaks highly of you.

'Course the 'transportation charge' would be significant.

The penalties for unrefrigeration are high, too.

Provided it would last on the return trip. Yum!

You betcha! I need to rotate some boxes of granola bars. Amazingly
enough, the Wally World Great Value bars are healthier for you than
most of the farkin' "health food company" bars, and about half the
price, too. Well, until "they" come out with the FesStool Bar, at
only $126.83 a box.duckin', bigtime

I struggled with unwrapping energy bars until my boss
at Xerox took pity on me and showed me the One True
Method. It works fast and easy, once you know how.

You give it the clap, right?

Nup.
Grab the bar by the edges, label facing into your hand.
Grasp the top of the glued tag end and very rapidly
tear it down to the other end of the bar. Viola!
One naked bar.

--Winston

On Aug 26, 12:17*am, rangerssuck wrote:

I'm right in the line of fire (four mile drive from the George
Washington Bridge), and I'm gonna hunker down and enjoy the show.


Being this prepared, I fully expect the storm to be nothing more than
a breeze a drizzle.



It was pretty much a non event at our house. We did get a lot of
rain, but not close to the prediction of 12 to 14 inches. The creek
is up and out of its banks, but it has been higher as a result of
thunderstorms. The power stayed on which is good as I can hear the
sump pump running every once in a while. Still pretty breezy outside,
but looking from the house I can not see any trees or limbs down.

Dan

http://www.intellicast.com/Storm/Hur...m=2&type=track
I appear to be outside the storm effect band. Which, is fine
with me. No need to evacuate. Power still on, cable internet
still working.

Looks serious, but fairly limited area of damage.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...-airing-228553

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


wrote in message
...

It was pretty much a non event at our house. We did get a
lot of
rain, but not close to the prediction of 12 to 14 inches.
The creek
is up and out of its banks, but it has been higher as a
result of
thunderstorms. The power stayed on which is good as I can
hear the
sump pump running every once in a while. Still pretty
breezy outside,
but looking from the house I can not see any trees or limbs
down.


Dan

On Aug 28, 7:00*am, " wrote:
On Aug 26, 12:17*am, rangerssuck wrote:

I'm right in the line of fire (four mile drive from the George
Washington Bridge), and I'm gonna hunker down and enjoy the show.

Being this prepared, I fully expect the storm to be nothing more than
a breeze a drizzle.

It was pretty much a non event at our house. *We did get a lot of
rain, but not close to the prediction of 12 to 14 inches. *The creek
is *up and out of its banks, but it *has been higher as a result of
thunderstorms. *The power stayed on which is good as I can hear the
sump pump running every once in a while. *Still pretty breezy outside,
but looking from the house I can not see any trees or limbs down.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dan

Our power was out 5am Sunday through 10pm Sunday. Cable & internet
were out from about 11am to a few minutes after the power came back
(I'm thinking Time Warner doesn't have enough backup power). My
generator carried the load for my house and ran three neighbors' sump
pumps as well.

We (the neighbors and I) consumed a pint of bourbon.

All in all, it could have been much worse for me. One of my customers,
in East Brunswick, has five feet of water in his (finished and
furnished) basement.