Hey, guys. We're in the path of Hurricane Dorian. We're also built high and dry as far inland as you can get in this state, so we'll likely be OK. But I'm just dropping this OT here for this week. Gotta go do last-minute prep!
...but it is predicted to turn north moving up the coast creating a big storm surge in it's wake. Wishing you and all my Florida buddies the best riding out this strong storm!
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I little thought I'd be able to come on today. I guess that's a silver lining of the unfortunate slowdown of Dorian.
Here's hoping it tracks away from the coast. Florida has way too much population along its coasts, including Kate's daughter (who is currently visiting us, as per pre-storm plans, but is going to drive back today to be with her husband in Jacksonville.)
I would rather he would drive here to be with her, but they are adults.
I feel for Savannah and Charleston (especially Charleston, which has been battered so often), but the GA and SC coasts are, aside from those two cities, much more sparsely populated than ours are.
I can just barely remember when most people didn't live on the beach, but at most kept summer places there--if they were rich--or went out and rented a motel room--if they were not. The motel owners, restaurant owners, and fishermen were there year-round, as were food service personnel. But that was a lot fewer people than after this fad for parking there year-round took hold.
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Shudder. It's following the same path and tearing up the NW Bahamas. South FL better go on full alert. The only difference is this one is bigger. Rec'd!!
I have a feeling it's not going to go as far inland as fast as Andrew. This is a rather weird track. Of course, they started delivering news about the track so far ahead of time that their level of certainty was almost nil, and I still feel like Dorian's path is, if you will pardon the pun, up in the air.
Regardless, take all possible precautions.
#3 Shudder. It's following the same path and tearing up the NW Bahamas. South FL better go on full alert. The only difference is this one is bigger. Rec'd!!
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Floridian. Thank the gods, we are inland, FWIW. Just checked WU's blog and looked up the history on Andrew. Way too similar. So. FL has got to go on full storm alert.
I have a feeling it's not going to go as far inland as fast as Andrew. This is a rather weird track. Of course, they started delivering news about the track so far ahead of time that their level of certainty was almost nil, and I still feel like Dorian's path is, if you will pardon the pun, up in the air.
this is the reason I chose not to move back to the St Pete beaches.
#3.1.1 Floridian. Thank the gods, we are inland, FWIW. Just checked WU's blog and looked up the history on Andrew. Way too similar. So. FL has got to go on full storm alert.
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"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
I've already got hurricane supplies laid in and the yard is about half done (you have to get all things that might be picked up and thrown inside or tied down). Happily, Kate got the trees trimmed, and we don't have any pines--lots of live oaks and palms.
Next year, I'd really like to get hurricane shutters for both my mom's house and mine.
head down for this one, stay safe.
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"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
I'm not saying there shouldn't be islanders. They are a hardy breed. It's living on the edge in the truest sense, and I grew up from 6 to 12 yrs of age on a barrier island. What I'm saying is that it's a life of serious risk. There aren't all that many people suited to a life of that kind of risk. Which is great because there shouldn't be high population density along the coast of anyplace as tropical as FL.
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"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
@Cant Stop the Macedonian Signal
this hardy lifestyle evokes images from Beasts of the Southern Wild -- same kind of storm even though that was the Louisiana Bayou. Guess we love where we're from because it's where our souls got started; it's home. Glad to know you're safe, CSTMS. If my best friend in the whole world hadn't died way too soon, he too would be living in Florida with his partner, retired and happy I hope, and I'd be worried right now about him. Hope Dorian passes w/o much damage to the East Coast. Thanks for the music.
I'm not saying there shouldn't be islanders. They are a hardy breed. It's living on the edge in the truest sense, and I grew up from 6 to 12 yrs of age on a barrier island. What I'm saying is that it's a life of serious risk. There aren't all that many people suited to a life of that kind of risk. Which is great because there shouldn't be high population density along the coast of anyplace as tropical as FL.
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I've forgotten exactly where you are, but it sounds like you're safe at the moment. Hope that continues and very best of luck to all back there in harm's way. The anticipation must be maddening. I've never actually been through a major storm, but I've been kinda close to a couple while out and about and profoundly dislike the fact that they can move about and seemingly chase one. I'll take earthquakes any day.
Good luck and have the best day(s) you can under the circumstances.
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with its eye just off the east coast, but that's just one possible track. Even if it is that track that we get, Gainesville will probably come in for only Cat 1 winds, maybe low Cat 2--which is, I know, a bit crazy to say "only" about any hurricane, but we've lived through a Cat 1 here in Gainesville before and were fine. I'm more concerned for people (including Kate's daughter) who live on the coast--by which I don't mean on the beach. Anybody who CAN move who is living directly on the beach should already be in the process of boarding up their houses and moving with all movable valuables. I have no ego about being a complete coward in those circumstances. Part of the price of living within a mile of the sea is knowing that it can all be swept away rather suddenly. You gotta be willing to pack up and leave.
Well, OK. Nobody's "gotta" do anything, and there will always be a minority who choose to ride out the storm. As long as that's by choice and everybody's an adult and in their right minds, I'm fine with that. But I ain't one of them.
I've forgotten exactly where you are, but it sounds like you're safe at the moment. Hope that continues and very best of luck to all back there in harm's way. The anticipation must be maddening. I've never actually been through a major storm, but I've been kinda close to a couple while out and about and profoundly dislike the fact that they can move about and seemingly chase one. I'll take earthquakes any day.
Good luck and have the best day(s) you can under the circumstances.
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@Cant Stop the Macedonian Signal
is that tracking north off the coast the “good” side is along the coast. The winds will be less the the right side but water will tend to pile up against land in the north/northeast quadrant. OK. Forget that. There’s nothing good about this storm unless it buggers off to sea.
There have been several earthquakes in the Andes since we moved here including a couple memorable ones but nothing more than a long shake. We haven’t had any in several months though.
with its eye just off the east coast, but that's just one possible track. Even if it is that track that we get, Gainesville will probably come in for only Cat 1 winds, maybe low Cat 2--which is, I know, a bit crazy to say "only" about any hurricane, but we've lived through a Cat 1 here in Gainesville before and were fine. I'm more concerned for people (including Kate's daughter) who live on the coast--by which I don't mean on the beach. Anybody who CAN move who is living directly on the beach should already be in the process of boarding up their houses and moving with all movable valuables. I have no ego about being a complete coward in those circumstances. Part of the price of living within a mile of the sea is knowing that it can all be swept away rather suddenly. You gotta be willing to pack up and leave.
Well, OK. Nobody's "gotta" do anything, and there will always be a minority who choose to ride out the storm. As long as that's by choice and everybody's an adult and in their right minds, I'm fine with that. But I ain't one of them.
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I experienced a couple in Maryland while I lived there. I very much did not like the experience, and would rather deal with hurricanes. It's all what you're used to, I guess.
I've forgotten exactly where you are, but it sounds like you're safe at the moment. Hope that continues and very best of luck to all back there in harm's way. The anticipation must be maddening. I've never actually been through a major storm, but I've been kinda close to a couple while out and about and profoundly dislike the fact that they can move about and seemingly chase one. I'll take earthquakes any day.
Good luck and have the best day(s) you can under the circumstances.
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In my humble opinion, is that you can actually DO something to protect yourself in a hurricane, or a tornado.
There is NOTHING you can really do in a devastating earthquake. You can prepare for the aftermath, in case you lose electricity, or water. But during an actual earthquake, all you can do is pray to motherfucking God the shaking will stop and not get stronger and stronger and stronger.
I've experienced 3 earthquakes in the last five years since I've moved back here to California and if given the choice, I'd rather deal with any natural phenomena that does not leave me completely and utterly vulnerable. Although, I could move, I guess I'm hoping I get lucky and survive.
I experienced a couple in Maryland while I lived there. I very much did not like the experience, and would rather deal with hurricanes. It's all what you're used to, I guess.
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The current working assumption appears to be that our Shroedinger's Cat system is still alive. But what if we all suspect it's not, and the real problem is we just can't bring ourselves to open the box?
My thoughts will be with you and your family today. I pray you will ride this one out without consequence. While I can offer my heartfelt sympathies for the concern you must be going through, for those of us living in areas that don't have hurricanes, the reality of living in an area that does remains an unfamiliar and nebulous concept.
New York's Superstorm Sandy was the closest I ever came to a hurricane, which I believe in a technical sense, it was, but there was no personal damage to my property, and outside of the loss of electricity for almost a week, I suffered no other hardships. What little personal experience I've had with Florida's tropical temperament came during a holiday trip to Sarasota. We'd heard about the warnings on the news of a lightening storm coming to our area, but being a native Los Angelenos living in New York, lightening storms didn't mean the same thing to me so I shrugged it off. A few hours later, from the window of our hotel, I witnessed first hand what a lightening storm, Florida style, actually was. Forget the ominously dark sky that blocked out the sun so completely, it looked like evening at 2pm. Or the wind that was bending palm trees as far as I thought they could go. It was the lightening bolts as thick as tree trunks and the earth shattering thunder that scared the bejesus out of me. Relentlessly, for almost an hour, we watched a force blow through our area, the likes of which I had never seen before. At one point, not more than 100 feet away I saw a lightening bolt destroy a stop sign so fast, if it wasn't for the black smoke confirming that it happened, I never would've believed it. Frankly, it felt like the end of the world had come to claim us. Can't imagine what a Cat 5 hurricane would feel like.
Be safe dear CStMS
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My thoughts will be with you and your family today. I pray you will ride this one out without consequence. While I can offer my heartfelt sympathies for the concern you must be going through, for those of us living in areas that don't have hurricanes, the reality of living in an area that does remains an unfamiliar and nebulous concept.
New York's Superstorm Sandy was the closest I ever came to a hurricane, which I believe in a technical sense, it was, but there was no personal damage to my property, and outside of the loss of electricity for almost a week, I suffered no other hardships. What little personal experience I've had with Florida's tropical temperament came during a holiday trip to Sarasota. We'd heard about the warnings on the news of a lightening storm coming to our area, but being a native Los Angelenos living in New York, lightening storms didn't mean the same thing to me so I shrugged it off. A few hours later, from the window of our hotel, I witnessed first hand what a lightening storm, Florida style, actually was. Forget the ominously dark sky that blocked out the sun so completely, it looked like evening at 2pm. Or the wind that was bending palm trees as far as I thought they could go. It was the lightening bolts as thick as tree trunks and the earth shattering thunder that scared the bejesus out of me. Relentlessly, for almost an hour, we watched a force blow through our area, the likes of which I had never seen before. At one point, not more than 100 feet away I saw a lightening bolt destroy a stop sign so fast, if it wasn't for the black smoke confirming that it happened, I never would've believed it. Frankly, it felt like the end of the world had come to claim us. Can't imagine what a Cat 5 hurricane would feel like.
Be safe dear CStMS
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The first time that I came across the name was in a TV film of Wilde's story and I've never met a Dorian IRL. So, the name Dorian has been "mud" to me ever since I saw the film. "Different from what he seems" has been my knee jerk. I know that's unreasonable.
With deepest apologies to any flesh and blood Dorians out there, human or animal. You deserve better. If I meet you, I promise not to pre-judge you.
I've been through some hurricanes as well. I just haven't faced any Cat 5s that actually made landfall within a couple hours of me. OTOH, it's now looking like I won't face that this time either.
Regardless, panic helps nobody, so I'm not freaking out. You do what you can do, and then you hope for the best!
I have survived about 7 hurricanes. It is difficult, but doable.
You will be ok!
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"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
Down on the bayous were extreme. The thinking went along the lines, if you get blasted before the storm destroyed the surrounds, then it wouldn't hurt so bad. Recovery efforts involved aspirin and alkaseltzer. And lots of the hair of the dog that bit you. Plus gumbo.
@QMS
I have slept numerous nights in my innermost bathtub. I didn't put a mattress on top of me, but did use pillows and a cot mattress over me.
My pals and I stock up on beer and ice and cheap coolers, call it good!
My law office is one block from the courthouse, the designated Homeland Security headquarters during emergencies. They are the first electrical grid to be repaired, and I am on it. I leave my home, head to my office where I have working phones and electricity. I have had as many as 11 people sleeping on cots and mats in my office during these hurricanes. They bring food from their freezer, I cook it, we all eat fairly well during the worst of times, and we keep the booze nice and cold.
Down on the bayous were extreme. The thinking went along the lines, if you get blasted before the storm destroyed the surrounds, then it wouldn't hurt so bad. Recovery efforts involved aspirin and alkaseltzer. And lots of the hair of the dog that bit you. Plus gumbo.
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Dorian is a Cat 5 today
...but it is predicted to turn north moving up the coast creating a big storm surge in it's wake. Wishing you and all my Florida buddies the best riding out this strong storm!
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Good morning, everybody!
I little thought I'd be able to come on today. I guess that's a silver lining of the unfortunate slowdown of Dorian.
Here's hoping it tracks away from the coast. Florida has way too much population along its coasts, including Kate's daughter (who is currently visiting us, as per pre-storm plans, but is going to drive back today to be with her husband in Jacksonville.)
I would rather he would drive here to be with her, but they are adults.
I feel for Savannah and Charleston (especially Charleston, which has been battered so often), but the GA and SC coasts are, aside from those two cities, much more sparsely populated than ours are.
I can just barely remember when most people didn't live on the beach, but at most kept summer places there--if they were rich--or went out and rented a motel room--if they were not. The motel owners, restaurant owners, and fishermen were there year-round, as were food service personnel. But that was a lot fewer people than after this fad for parking there year-round took hold.
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
Keep your
head down for this one, stay safe.
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This storm reminds me more and more of Andrew.
Shudder. It's following the same path and tearing up the NW Bahamas. South FL better go on full alert. The only difference is this one is bigger. Rec'd!!
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Take all possible care, orlbucfan
I have a feeling it's not going to go as far inland as fast as Andrew. This is a rather weird track. Of course, they started delivering news about the track so far ahead of time that their level of certainty was almost nil, and I still feel like Dorian's path is, if you will pardon the pun, up in the air.
Regardless, take all possible precautions.
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
You, too, good friend and fellow central
Floridian. Thank the gods, we are inland, FWIW. Just checked WU's blog and looked up the history on Andrew. Way too similar. So. FL has got to go on full storm alert.
Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.
Aside from the expense
this is the reason I chose not to move back to the St Pete beaches.
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
Doing my best--
I've already got hurricane supplies laid in and the yard is about half done (you have to get all things that might be picked up and thrown inside or tied down). Happily, Kate got the trees trimmed, and we don't have any pines--lots of live oaks and palms.
Next year, I'd really like to get hurricane shutters for both my mom's house and mine.
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
What I said goes double for living on islands.
I'm not saying there shouldn't be islanders. They are a hardy breed. It's living on the edge in the truest sense, and I grew up from 6 to 12 yrs of age on a barrier island. What I'm saying is that it's a life of serious risk. There aren't all that many people suited to a life of that kind of risk. Which is great because there shouldn't be high population density along the coast of anyplace as tropical as FL.
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
Yes,
this hardy lifestyle evokes images from Beasts of the Southern Wild -- same kind of storm even though that was the Louisiana Bayou. Guess we love where we're from because it's where our souls got started; it's home. Glad to know you're safe, CSTMS. If my best friend in the whole world hadn't died way too soon, he too would be living in Florida with his partner, retired and happy I hope, and I'd be worried right now about him. Hope Dorian passes w/o much damage to the East Coast. Thanks for the music.
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Risk means nothing
to those with nothing left to lose. We seem to be headed in that direction as a species.
It's natures way...
Have we outgrown survival skills? There ain't no app for that.
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Good morning CSTMS, hope it's all well there as I type this;
I've forgotten exactly where you are, but it sounds like you're safe at the moment. Hope that continues and very best of luck to all back there in harm's way. The anticipation must be maddening. I've never actually been through a major storm, but I've been kinda close to a couple while out and about and profoundly dislike the fact that they can move about and seemingly chase one. I'll take earthquakes any day.
Good luck and have the best day(s) you can under the circumstances.
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I'm not thrilled with the idea of it marching north
with its eye just off the east coast, but that's just one possible track. Even if it is that track that we get, Gainesville will probably come in for only Cat 1 winds, maybe low Cat 2--which is, I know, a bit crazy to say "only" about any hurricane, but we've lived through a Cat 1 here in Gainesville before and were fine. I'm more concerned for people (including Kate's daughter) who live on the coast--by which I don't mean on the beach. Anybody who CAN move who is living directly on the beach should already be in the process of boarding up their houses and moving with all movable valuables. I have no ego about being a complete coward in those circumstances. Part of the price of living within a mile of the sea is knowing that it can all be swept away rather suddenly. You gotta be willing to pack up and leave.
Well, OK. Nobody's "gotta" do anything, and there will always be a minority who choose to ride out the storm. As long as that's by choice and everybody's an adult and in their right minds, I'm fine with that. But I ain't one of them.
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
The one positive
is that tracking north off the coast the “good” side is along the coast. The winds will be less the the right side but water will tend to pile up against land in the north/northeast quadrant. OK. Forget that. There’s nothing good about this storm unless it buggers off to sea.
There have been several earthquakes in the Andes since we moved here including a couple memorable ones but nothing more than a long shake. We haven’t had any in several months though.
"Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now..."
As for earthquakes--
I experienced a couple in Maryland while I lived there. I very much did not like the experience, and would rather deal with hurricanes. It's all what you're used to, I guess.
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
The difference between earthquakes and hurricanes
In my humble opinion, is that you can actually DO something to protect yourself in a hurricane, or a tornado.
There is NOTHING you can really do in a devastating earthquake. You can prepare for the aftermath, in case you lose electricity, or water. But during an actual earthquake, all you can do is pray to motherfucking God the shaking will stop and not get stronger and stronger and stronger.
I've experienced 3 earthquakes in the last five years since I've moved back here to California and if given the choice, I'd rather deal with any natural phenomena that does not leave me completely and utterly vulnerable. Although, I could move, I guess I'm hoping I get lucky and survive.
There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier
Stay dry CStMS.
The current working assumption appears to be that our Shroedinger's Cat system is still alive. But what if we all suspect it's not, and the real problem is we just can't bring ourselves to open the box?
Thanks, NHK!
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
Good Morning CStMS
My thoughts will be with you and your family today. I pray you will ride this one out without consequence. While I can offer my heartfelt sympathies for the concern you must be going through, for those of us living in areas that don't have hurricanes, the reality of living in an area that does remains an unfamiliar and nebulous concept.
New York's Superstorm Sandy was the closest I ever came to a hurricane, which I believe in a technical sense, it was, but there was no personal damage to my property, and outside of the loss of electricity for almost a week, I suffered no other hardships. What little personal experience I've had with Florida's tropical temperament came during a holiday trip to Sarasota. We'd heard about the warnings on the news of a lightening storm coming to our area, but being a native Los Angelenos living in New York, lightening storms didn't mean the same thing to me so I shrugged it off. A few hours later, from the window of our hotel, I witnessed first hand what a lightening storm, Florida style, actually was. Forget the ominously dark sky that blocked out the sun so completely, it looked like evening at 2pm. Or the wind that was bending palm trees as far as I thought they could go. It was the lightening bolts as thick as tree trunks and the earth shattering thunder that scared the bejesus out of me. Relentlessly, for almost an hour, we watched a force blow through our area, the likes of which I had never seen before. At one point, not more than 100 feet away I saw a lightening bolt destroy a stop sign so fast, if it wasn't for the black smoke confirming that it happened, I never would've believed it. Frankly, it felt like the end of the world had come to claim us. Can't imagine what a Cat 5 hurricane would feel like.
Be safe dear CStMS
There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier
Thank you, Anja.
Don't tell our Tourism Board, but we are an extreme place, with an extreme climate. There are many wonderful things about being here, particularly on vacation. But this is not the easy place many seeking to escape snow think it is!
Keep your fingers crossed for us!
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
Take care of yourselves, guys.
I haven't trusted anything named Dorian since I read Oscar Wilde.
@HenryAWallace I really like the name
I really like the name but not this storm. CStMS: we are set down here, too.
Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.
LMAO!
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
Well, it doesn't have to be *that* Dorian.
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
For me, it's like the name Mudd after the Lincoln assassination.
The first time that I came across the name was in a TV film of Wilde's story and I've never met a Dorian IRL. So, the name Dorian has been "mud" to me ever since I saw the film. "Different from what he seems" has been my knee jerk. I know that's unreasonable.
With deepest apologies to any flesh and blood Dorians out there, human or animal. You deserve better. If I meet you, I promise not to pre-judge you.
Hurricane Dorian, however, can suck it.
Earth in a “blue marble in space”–type “Picture of Dorian Gaia”
Earth’s biosphere in the picture gets progressively ruined, while the real Earth seems to be unaffected — until one day . . .
Stay safe and prepared, CTSTM.
I have survived about 7 hurricanes. It is difficult, but doable.
You will be ok!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Thanks, on the cusp
I've been through some hurricanes as well. I just haven't faced any Cat 5s that actually made landfall within a couple hours of me. OTOH, it's now looking like I won't face that this time either.
Regardless, panic helps nobody, so I'm not freaking out. You do what you can do, and then you hope for the best!
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
Hurricane parties
Down on the bayous were extreme. The thinking went along the lines, if you get blasted before the storm destroyed the surrounds, then it wouldn't hurt so bad. Recovery efforts involved aspirin and alkaseltzer. And lots of the hair of the dog that bit you. Plus gumbo.
question everything
You bet!
I have slept numerous nights in my innermost bathtub. I didn't put a mattress on top of me, but did use pillows and a cot mattress over me.
My pals and I stock up on beer and ice and cheap coolers, call it good!
My law office is one block from the courthouse, the designated Homeland Security headquarters during emergencies. They are the first electrical grid to be repaired, and I am on it. I leave my home, head to my office where I have working phones and electricity. I have had as many as 11 people sleeping on cots and mats in my office during these hurricanes. They bring food from their freezer, I cook it, we all eat fairly well during the worst of times, and we keep the booze nice and cold.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981