Good vibes needed - tropical weather [Archive]

eyelikeart

Sep 24, 2002, 12:02 PM

yeah...we've been getting the beginings of it all the past couple days...lots of wind and minimal rainfall...

but later today we're expecting some heavy winds...and by tomorrow morning we're supposed to be hit with some heavy ass winds as well as storms...

all I ask is that u guys keep us in your thoughts...B2TM, thanks for your offer to help me & my family out...I think we're gonna stick around and stick it out...wouldn't be the first time we've been through this *****...

I hope this thing dissolves and no one ends up getting a direct hit...if anyone wants to know just how serious a hurricane can be, do a search on "hurricane betsy" :eek:

G4scott

Sep 24, 2002, 01:07 PM

Hurricanes can be really bad. Down in South Texas, though, we really need the rain. Not a direct hit, but a strong wave of rain would really help. It's funny, because people here got mad when the hurricane wasn't predicted to head towards south Texas...

Mr. Anderson

Sep 24, 2002, 01:27 PM

Wow, good luck eye and all the rest in the path of the beasts....

NOLA is already below sea level in many places, so a nice storm surge wouldn't be good.

I remember being at home in Connecticut when a storm hit one fall. It was really intense, the eye passed right through town. My brother and I went down to the beach (we lived 5 minutes from Long Island Sound) and watched 3' - 5' waves crash in. My car was parked in the lot, 100 yards from the water, but going back later we had to pick seaweed off the windows.

And across the inlet where we were, some idiots were out body surfing in the waves. That's what I grew up thinking hurricaines were. Fun storms that might blow a tree down but not really be all that bad. 70-90 mph wind isn't that bad. It wasn't until later that I realized that we would always (at least in the past 60 years or so) get the little weak storms.

D

eyelikeart

Sep 25, 2002, 03:35 PM

Well it seems that Isadore will be more wet & wind than destruction. It's been downgraded to a tropical depression...as it's winds are half of what it was yesterday. Thanks to duke for caring about cleo & I... :)

btw...on another note...I'm stuck at work right now due to a flood in the street...damn this sucks!! :eek: :rolleyes:

mischief

Sep 25, 2002, 03:54 PM

It's headed almost due north at you and it may get bigger if it hits a pocket of warm water big enough. Apparently it'll hit land at about 2AM. From the track it looks like it'll hit NOLA pretty much square on. Good luck buddy.:(

Mr. Anderson

Sep 25, 2002, 04:31 PM

Well, its not all bad news. If any of you have been following the events planned around DC Friday and Saturday, there is a large planned IMF and World Bank demonstration taking place here with about 20k people trying to close down the city.

Tropical Storm tracking indicates that the remnants of the storm (gusty wind and lots of rain) should hit DC on Friday and Saturday!!! WhooHoo! That means there won't be half as many people in the streets.

I plan on working at the Lab near my house instead of going in to the city, the World Bank building is only a few blocks from the office. It will still be a mess.

D

dreamlance

Sep 25, 2002, 08:37 PM

Thanks for the vibes! I'm just a few hours west of NOLA and we're just now getting the heavier winds and rain coming through. They still won't cancel school though so I guess I'll drag out my pirogue to make it to work tomorrow.

eyelikeart

Sep 25, 2002, 08:41 PM

I don't think many people are gonna know what a pirogue is around here...he he he... ;)

I do remember when I was a kid...maybe 3 or 4 years old....at my old house it flooded and water was up to the porch...

anyway...there were neighbors going down the street in boats w/paddles...I thought it was so awesome to see something like that at that age... :D

scem0

Sep 25, 2002, 08:42 PM

If you have to go into your basement, to keep from getting sucked up (like in the movies ;)) then don't forget your dog... They always forget the dog... :D. Get your computer too. My dog is important, but what would I do w/o my computer???? BTW - this is post #300! 200 more!

eyelikeart

Sep 25, 2002, 09:08 PM

hmm...we don't have basements here really....we're below sea level...so a basement in a house is really just a low ceiling, bottom floor...

on a light note...when I left work today it ws flooded on the street where my building is located...

and since the street was flooded...I found out that my Matrix is just narrow enough to drive up on the sidwalk...safe from getting too deep into the flooded street...he he he ;) :D

Mr. Anderson

Sep 25, 2002, 10:25 PM

No hills around you? I saw a pic of some person in the French Quarter, the streets flooded....I hope you stay dry, good luck!

D

G5orbust

Sep 25, 2002, 10:40 PM

well good luck.... and may god be with you two.... if they hit, stay on Mr as long as possible and give us updates so we can see if you ok or not.

eyelikeart

Sep 25, 2002, 11:17 PM

Originally posted by G5orbust
well good luck.... and may god be with you two.... if they hit, stay on Mr as long as possible and give us updates so we can see if you ok or not.

thanks G5...I'll be on here as much as I can since I won't be going to work in the am...;)

duke...u should have seen what the interstate looked like today...under one of the overpasses the water was over car's roofs! :eek:

G5orbust

Sep 25, 2002, 11:25 PM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

thanks G5...I'll be on here as much as I can since I won't be going to work in the am...;)

duke...u should have seen what the interstate looked like today...under one of the overpasses the water was over car's roofs! :eek:

whoa dude taht must have been rele scary.... id tell u to fly the hell out of there.. but then again taht wouldnt be a good idea either....

iGav

Sep 26, 2002, 04:36 AM

BBC TV Weather has been giving us the weather reports for the New Orleans area....... look like it's gonna be nasty........

I must say though..... I didn't realise where New Orleans was before the BBC pointed it out on the map........ :eek: :eek: :eek: I need to brush up on my Geography....... :p

Mr. Anderson

Sep 26, 2002, 08:19 AM

Originally posted by iGAV
BBC TV Weather has been giving us the weather reports for the New Orleans area....... look like it's gonna be nasty........

I must say though..... I didn't realise where New Orleans was before the BBC pointed it out on the map........ :eek: :eek: :eek: I need to brush up on my Geography....... :p

If you ever get over to the states, I'd recommend making a trip down there, its a pretty damn cool city, unlike anything else in the US - much more European actually, except most of the streets are still straight. One thing I like about the old world, many cities don't have a street grid throughout, makes it fun and much more interesting. Sienna would be one of my favorites, nice walled city that you really can't drive through.

D

Mr. Anderson

Sep 26, 2002, 08:23 AM

What were these idiots thinking?

This is pretty much nuts, how long will it take the waters to recede eye?

D

zarathustra

Sep 26, 2002, 08:54 AM

Originally posted by dukestreet
What were these idiots thinking?
D

It's called a flash flood, and if you are not familiar with it, don't use harsh words. You can be driving along in the rain, come to an underpass, with a little water - wham! - you are flooded, the engine dies, somebody takes a picture of it. And the next thing you know, someone calls you an idiot on a computer forum.

Mr. Anderson

Sep 26, 2002, 09:04 AM

Originally posted by zarathustra

It's called a flash flood, and if you are not familiar with it, don't use harsh words. You can be driving along in the rain, come to an underpass, with a little water - wham! - you are flooded, the engine dies, somebody takes a picture of it. And the next thing you know, someone calls you an idiot on a computer forum.

please, If you look at the photo, you'll notice that there are some other vehicles in the background, on the pavement. The drivers who got stuck thought they could drive througn the 'puddle' but didn't realize how deep it was, or thought if you go fast enough, you'll plow right through.... You should never drive through water that you don't know how deep it is. They were stupid, and got caught.

D

iGav

Sep 26, 2002, 09:21 AM

Originally posted by dukestreet

If you ever get over to the states, I'd recommend making a trip down there, its a pretty damn cool city, unlike anything else in the US - much more European actually, except most of the streets are still straight. One thing I like about the old world, many cities don't have a street grid throughout, makes it fun and much more interesting. Sienna would be one of my favorites, nice walled city that you really can't drive through.

D

I was only thinking the other day, what was actually in that area of the states, then last night on the BBC 10 O' clock news they showed the storm, and what was happening in New Orleans... that's when I noticed where New Orleans was marked on the map...... I just didn't realise it was there, I thought it was nearer the east coast........

I must say though, it's one of the places that I really want to visit over there..... I've done the Pacific Northwest, I've done bits and bobs of the East Coast, I want to do Montana, and I quite fancy doing the coastal bit all around New Orleans, as well as the Carolina's and all that part on the East coast, New England and Maine too.....

Hopefully I'll be getting out to the States early next year for a 2 week break, although not sure where yet....... the U.S. has some many cool places to visit.......

So has the storm hit New Orleans yet???

iGav

Sep 26, 2002, 09:23 AM

Mr. Anderson

Sep 26, 2002, 09:36 AM

Originally posted by iGAV

Hopefully I'll be getting out to the States early next year for a 2 week break, although not sure where yet....... the U.S. has some many cool places to visit.......

So has the storm hit New Orleans yet???

The storms hit, not much of one compared to the ones that usually get noticed. This mostly rain with a gusty breeze, no high winds, which is great......

If you make it to the states and are in the DC area, let me know, we'll get a pint or two!

D

eyelikeart

Sep 26, 2002, 09:50 AM

Well the power has just been restored to the area of town where I live. I learned something very interesting today: the pumping stations are on the same electrical system as the neighborhoods are...and have NO BACKUP power supply in the event of an emergency. There are a number of houses in my area who are slightly lower in elevation who have water in them.

To answer your question duke, u would not believe the amount of jackasses who try to brave the floods with their cars & get stuck. People think they can just go full force into the water and somehow their car will get them through with no problem. Of course, I was one of these fools determined to get home yesterday myself...but the water near work was nothing near what this was...so I knew I could get through it...just had to drive on the sidewalk for part of the way... ;)

dreamlance

Sep 26, 2002, 10:12 AM

Watching the news this morning about the storm's whereabouts...found it funny that the CNN dude called it the Missouri River instead of Mississippi.

No rain here at all, just high winds. Only 8 hours without power Eye? Just enough for you to get sleep then ;)

And a pirogue (say pee-row) is a Cajun version of a canoe, I believe.

eyelikeart

Sep 26, 2002, 10:31 AM

Originally posted by dreamlance
Watching the news this morning about the storm's whereabouts...found it funny that the CNN dude called it the Missouri River instead of Mississippi.

No rain here at all, just high winds. Only 8 hours without power Eye? Just enough for you to get sleep then ;)

ha ha...the Missouri River, eh? :rolleyes:

and 8 hours...just enough to have somewhat restless sleep...no AC....I woke up with a headache...ugh... :(

mischief

Sep 26, 2002, 10:39 AM

Originally posted by eyelikeart
Well the power has just been restored to the area of town where I live. I learned something very interesting today: the pumping stations are on the same electrical system as the neighborhoods are...and have NO BACKUP power supply in the event of an emergency.

*Smacks forehead* You have GOT to be kidding me. Any half-witted Geek knows better than to have a critical system with no UPS.... Particularly one that's a BACKUP to begin with. They'd be better off using wind-pumps! (which you can still buy BTW) Ah well. Maybe somebody'll get video of Emergency Services Workers bailing out the pumping stations enough to turn on the lights.:rolleyes:

eyelikeart

Sep 26, 2002, 10:53 AM

Originally posted by mischief
They'd be better off using wind-pumps!

yeah...tell me about it... :rolleyes:

I can tell u right now there was a ton of phonecalls regarding this...and I'm quite sure it's gonna create quite a stir among the masses...

I just really feel for those poor souls who's houses flooded out...

I spoke to a good friend of mine about 45 mins east of NOLA...her car is currently filling up with water! :eek:

cleo

Sep 26, 2002, 11:33 AM

Originally posted by dukestreet
No hills around you?
D

Teeheetittertitter. :D

eyelikeart

Sep 26, 2002, 11:48 AM

he he he...our highest point of elevation in New Orleans is a manmade hill at the Zoo...

Cleo knows it quite well ;)

zed

Sep 28, 2002, 03:22 AM

Originally posted by eyelikeart
he he he...our highest point of elevation in New Orleans is a manmade hill at the Zoo...

Cleo knows it quite well ;)

he he, ive "hiked" up that hill many times, the view from up there is... well...

anyway, when George (or whatever the storms name was) hit Houston last year, we flooded pretty bad here in Baton Rouge. I live right outside the LSU campus and we had people in the streets on Jet Ski's. It was crazy... lucky for me, I have an upstairs apartment. :)

eyelikeart

Oct 1, 2002, 06:02 PM

that's right...another friggin' storm... :rolleyes:

Lili...that b*tch... :eek:

this one is moving pretty fast and so far looks like it's coming right for NOLA...

if it happens again...looks like I'll be taking more time off work and having another bottle of wine to pass the time of the storm... ;)

I cannot believe 2 weeks in a row we're dealing with this *****... :rolleyes:

mischief

Oct 1, 2002, 06:09 PM

Can I interest U in some Hurricaine Repellant?;) :rolleyes:

With warmer seas this time I advise you getcho ass on a roadtrip very soon...

eyelikeart

Oct 1, 2002, 07:19 PM

Originally posted by mischief
Can I interest U in some Hurricaine Repellant?;) :rolleyes:

With warmer seas this time I advise you getcho ass on a roadtrip very soon...

too bad my Pittsburgh trip isn't sooner... :(

zed

Oct 1, 2002, 09:18 PM

hmm....

maybe there is a reason that I havent been able to get a job in NOLA yet :)

(always trying to look at the bright side of things :) )

eyelikeart

Oct 1, 2002, 10:09 PM

Originally posted by zed
hmm....

maybe there is a reason that I havent been able to get a job in NOLA yet :)

(always trying to look at the bright side of things :) )

he he he...my kinda guy...there's a silver lining to every dark cloud! ;)

Rower_CPU

Oct 1, 2002, 10:30 PM

Craziness...we even got about an inch of rain in SD today/yesterday! :eek: ;) :p

Hang in there!

Mr. Anderson

Oct 1, 2002, 11:14 PM

So I just saw that the storm track is going to hit LA again.....not right on New Orleans, but its possible to be a catagory 3 this time. I hope things go well, keep dry!

D

zed

Oct 1, 2002, 11:16 PM

actually the projected path for lili seems like it could be much worse for NOLA. Definitely much worse for Baton Rouge... we hardly knew Isadore passed through :eek:

dreamlance

Oct 2, 2002, 12:54 AM

Lili must be Cajun from what I hear. They've evacuated everything south of Lafayette and may cancel my university classes tomorrow. I think I'm gonna hide in my bomb shelter of a dorm and wait it out.

Mr. Anderson

Oct 2, 2002, 08:06 AM

Yeah, this looks to be a lot worse, that's got to suck since you've just probably started getting back to normal since the last storm. There will probably be even more flooding too. Damn.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT13/AL1302W.GIF

D

eyelikeart

Oct 2, 2002, 09:04 AM

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
Craziness...we even got about an inch of rain in SD today/yesterday! :eek: ;) :p

Hang in there!

he he he...small potatoes...the part of town where I live got 13" of rain in a 48 hour period...

and that's one of the lighter records....there was 23.5" of rain at City Park... :eek:

I'm hoping this thing makes either a major turn or that the Gods grant it a dismissal very soon...I don't wanna see people have to go through this ***** 2 weeks in a row... :(

mischief

Oct 2, 2002, 10:52 AM

Lili is now a class 3 and anticipated to have reached AT LEAST class 4 by landfall.

She has gone up 2 grades in 24 hours just in passing from the cold water around Cuba to the (currently) 83 degree water of the Gulf.

Her present course will keep her over very warm water for the next 32 hours after which she is VERY LIKELY to be directly over NOLA.

Assuming that no freak high pressure areas form magically over LA in the next 18 hours it is quite possible that Lili will be NOLA's "perfect" storm.

For the peace of mind of those of us not directly in her path I would request that those of us who are on her projected path GTFO RIGHT NOW. Lili has a tremendous amount of spin and will only get uglier over an extremely warm Gulf. NOLA is already soaked from Isadore so there will be existing high water that will only be added to. Please, for your own safety... BE ELSEWHERE.

Mr. Anderson

Oct 2, 2002, 10:59 AM

At 11 a.m. EDT, Lili's maximum sustained winds had increased to 120 mph, forecasters said. They predict the winds could be as high as 130 mph by the time Lili hits the Gulf Coast.

Damn, that's not good - and with a storm surge from 9' to 12' its going to be bad. If it reaches Category 4, well, it would be good to be in the construction business.....

Frank, you going to a Hurricaine party or are you getting out?

D

Mr. Anderson

Oct 2, 2002, 10:59 AM

eyelikeart

Oct 2, 2002, 12:06 PM

nice double post there duke ;)

as for the storm...it's still not looking so good for us...

if it's Cat 3 by the time we start getting some weather...who knows...was gonna do a small hurricane party...but not so sure...

stay tuned...and thanks for the support guys! :D

dreamlance

Oct 2, 2002, 04:27 PM

Cat 4 now and anticipated to hit Abbeville and Kaplan first (two smaller towns south of me in Lafayette). Campus shut down at noon and everyone's evacuated minus a handful of us dorm-dwellers who are holing up in our fall-out shelter dorms. *puts on army helmet* See y'all when this is through :)

mischief

Oct 2, 2002, 05:19 PM

Lili's eye-wall is 90 miles across with windspeeds in the 135 range.

She has gone up 3 Categories in 36 hours and will likely go up one more.

Her storm-surge will be up to 20 feet. The Lake Levies in NOLA are at 17.5 feet. Add another foot of rain and you have a peak flood surge maxing at 21 feet or 3.5 feet above the lake levies.

http://www.nola.com/weather/index.ssf?/weather/ssfstuff/hurricanecloseup3.html

http://www.nola.com/weather/index.ssf?/weather/ssfstuff/hurricaneplot3.html

http://www.nola.com/weather/parishes/orleans.html

"
NOAA RESEARCH HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES
LILI AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. WHILE SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...LILI IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL AS A MAJOR HURRICANE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES... 75 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 185 MILES...295 KM. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD
INLAND UP TO 150 MILES NEAR THE TRACK OF THE CENTER OF LILI. NOAA
BUOY 42001 RECENTLY REPORTED AN EIGHT-MINUTE SUSTAINED WIND OF 105
MPH WITH A GUST TO 148 MPH."

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/popup/td13.html

Time to be anywhere else.

:(

Rower_CPU

Oct 2, 2002, 05:34 PM

Man, I'm getting goosebumps reading that...

Take care, all of you. :(

mischief

Oct 2, 2002, 05:41 PM

Consider a 21 foot surge total:

:eek:

mischief

Oct 2, 2002, 05:49 PM

"STORM SURGE: Hurricanes’ Big Killer
Hurricanes are usually described in terms of their wind speeds, but flooding caused by the high water a storm brings, kills many more people than wind. Flooding, also is responsible for much of the damage, especially within a few hundred yards of the shoreline. Boats ripped from their moorings, utility poles, parts of destroyed buildings, and other debris crashing in the waves atop hurricane surge, often destroy buildings that stood up to the wind. Even without the weight of debris, water is a powerfully destructive force. A cubic foot of sea water weighs 64 pounds.

Water does more than batter, it scours away the sand of beaches and dunes and can also have an inpact on barrier islands. High water and pounding waves carry away the sand under sea walls, buildings, and roads. As the water begins rising sometimes hours in advance of the storm, it erodes the beach, the dunes and undercuts buildings behind the beach.

Storm surge isn’t a killer only along beaches facing the ocean; water is also pushed into bays and rivers. As the surge of water squeezes up a narrowing bay or river, it rises even higher.

What happens when the surge comes ashore.....
The ultimate height of the “storm tide” is a combination of the astronomical tide and the storm surge. The surge normally does not arrive as a “wall of water,” but more like a quick rise in the tide to extremely high levels.

A 2-foot normal high tide plus a 10-foot storm surge will push the water 12 feet above mean sea level. A surge’s worst effect is to bring storm-whipped waves far inland; the battering of the waves causes far more damage than high water alone.

Hurricane protection levees have been built in many coastal communities, especially the New Orleans area, to protect life and property from storm surge. While these levees do a very good job in protecting communities during minimal hurricanes, sophisticated computer modeling of storm surge effects indicate most levees in southeast Louisiana would be overtopped from the storm surge generated by a direct strike by a major hurricane. The result would be widespread flooding. "

http://www.nola.com/weather/ssfstuff/epg.ssf?/~offemerg/#anchor3

"CATEGORY 4. EXTREME DAMAGE

Windspeed: 131-155 MPH
Storm Surge: 12-18 Ft.

More extensive curtain wall failures with some complete roof failure on homes occur. Major damage is caused to lower floors of homes and businesses from storm surge flooding. Terrain continuously lower than 15 feet above mean sea level is flooded.

CATEGORY 5. CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE

Windspeed: >155MPH
Storm Surge: >18Ft.

There is complete roof failure of many homes and businesses as well as complete building failure of many small structures. Major storm surge flooding to lower floors of buildings located less than 20 feet above mean sea level occurs. "

Mr. Anderson

Oct 2, 2002, 06:38 PM

Well congrats! Its now a Catagory 4 with sustained winds at 140mph and they're expecting a storm surge around 20 feet.

You guys should just get out now....good luck.

D :(

vniow

Oct 2, 2002, 06:44 PM

This is getting to be just as bad as that 318 mph tornado in Oklahoma a couple years ago.
Hope you people in LA can find shelter as quick as the people in OK did.

Good luck.:(

dreamlance

Oct 2, 2002, 07:44 PM

Unfortunately for many people, even if you could leave, it would take you twice the amount of time it normally does to get in any direction.

The storm surge is anticipated to reach its limit about 35 min away from my position, taking up most of southern LA below I-10. Can't speak for NOLA or BR. No rain here yet although the first wave of it is said to be hitting quite soon.

I think we'll be ok. Got shelters and generators around campus.

eyelikeart

Oct 2, 2002, 08:42 PM

hmm...I guess I'll be experiencing a Category 4 hurricane then...

all of my family has decided to remain in town...aside from my stepdad having to leave town for Atlanta...my mother would be alone...so I'm gonna make sure she's ok during all of this...

I'll update u guys whenever I can... ;)

zed

Oct 2, 2002, 10:03 PM

hang in there Eye, this one looks to be really bad... although you wouldnt be able to tell in Baton Rouge right now... it is as calm outside as ever....

guess we will see what happens... :(

Mr. Anderson

Oct 2, 2002, 11:30 PM

good luck to all of you, and if you get any pics, put them up - the aftermath should be interesting - somewhat morbid - but worth it.

Keep safe.

D

job

Oct 2, 2002, 11:32 PM

It's getting close to Houston now...

The sky was orange for hours..

No birds or animal sounds outside...

And my cat is acting all funny...

eyelikeart

Oct 3, 2002, 01:23 AM

thanks zed...u gotta be careful too man...u should be getting a ********* of wind & rain right now? :eek:

duke...I'll try to get some pics if I can...the best spot to get good shots is near the lakefront where it tends to get worse...

and hitman...calm that kitty down...he he he ;)

vniow

Oct 3, 2002, 01:29 AM

I just heard that the big part of the storm was supposed to come by LA by 8:00 in the morning.
Hope all of you are sheltered up.

Good night and good luck.:):(

mischief

Oct 3, 2002, 11:27 AM

She downgraded to a Cat 2 when she hit land.

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf?/weather/ssfstuff/hurricanecloseup3.html

eyelikeart

Oct 3, 2002, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by mischief
She downgraded to a Cat 2 when she hit land.

he he...see...this is what no one understands...

I haven't been worried much at all...and everyone's been freaking out over the storm... ;)

update: up to 40mph winds around here...no flooding....and the rain past over while I was asleep...

I think the worst of over with...as Lili downgraded 2 categories...

so Lili...u b*tch...bite me!! :D :eek: :p ;)

eyelikeart

Oct 3, 2002, 12:22 PM

I slept for 10 friggin' hours...my body probably thought I was dead....as I normally get about half of that... :eek:

I haven't looked around yet...but has anyone seen zed or dreamlance by chance? I'm wondering how they fared...

jefhatfield

Oct 3, 2002, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

he he...see...this is what no one understands...

I haven't been worried much at all...and everyone's been freaking out over the storm... ;)

update: up to 40mph winds around here...no flooding....and the rain past over while I was asleep...

I think the worst of over with...as Lili downgraded 2 categories...

so Lili...u b*tch...bite me!! :D :eek: :p ;)

cbs news made it look like biggest storm in a century and possible huge loss of life and property

they ...the news...always do that here...today was hottest day in century, hottest tuesday, hottest tuesday in vacaville after thanksgiving, hottest tuesday during the AL playoffs

basically, a century old record falls somewhere every year

but we did have a 40 degree night nearby which is very unusual for sunny california this time of year...indian summer did not happen...went straight from summer to fall...pow, just like that...very rare for my part of country ...while rest of usa is prolly used to cold nights by oct 1:p