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#263190 - 08/28/11 03:13 PM
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They've closed the roads OUT of town...
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#263191 - 08/28/11 03:41 PM
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...and told us to evacuate.
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Re: They've closed the roads OUT of town...
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#263193 - 08/28/11 03:56 PM
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> ...and told us to evacuate.
Maybe you have to catch the train?
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#263195 - 08/28/11 04:02 PM
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New York:
The crane behind the reporter "was magnitudes of order higher" yesterday.
If you mean "a lot higher" just say it. You got it wrong, and obviously don't even know what "orders of magnitude" means.
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#263196 - 08/28/11 04:05 PM
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The train station is 30 miles minutes away. The only train that even comes through is a freight train, and you can't jump into a box car any more.
EDIT: 30 minutes, not miles. a bit over 17 miles.
Edited by TriggerFin (08/28/11 04:16 PM)
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#263197 - 08/28/11 04:11 PM
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TWC says it might get wet. Basement had some water at 5am, drying now.
Boston is about to get hit, way up there....
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#263199 - 08/28/11 04:33 PM
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> The crane behind the reporter "was magnitudes of order higher" yesterday.
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> If you mean "a lot higher" just say it. You got it wrong, and obviously don't even
> know what "orders of magnitude" means.
I thought there was something fishy about it being in outer space, zooming towards Andromeda.
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#263203 - 08/28/11 05:34 PM
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"These people are not cowering indoors when told. These are bad Americans, Carl. BAD AMERICANS. And frankly, they disgust me..."
Also, flagged as adult content on YouTube. Had to rewatch it to see that Mr Winky made the news. 
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With a final gust of wind...
[Re: italie]
#263216 - 08/28/11 07:27 PM
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...the over-wet ground surrendered the roots of a tree, which whumped down against the side of my mother's house just before she came home, having decided the worst was over. She'd been taking shelter for about 5 hours in her car, in the parking lot of the town's K-8 school.
I put my shoes on, walked over, and stayed out of the way as my sister took pictures with the camera she'd recently purchased.
I asked to see it so I could upload a couple, but she can't find Kodak's custom mini-USB cord (dammit, Kodak, the port's the same friggin' size as a standard mini-USB!), so, no pics.
We'll know what sort of damage there might be to the roof in about $700.
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#263218 - 08/28/11 07:44 PM
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> The train station is 30 miles minutes away. The only train that even comes through is
> a freight train, and you can't jump into a box car any more.
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> EDIT: 30 minutes, not miles. a bit over 17 miles.
Perhaps you have a gate to the Nether on the premises?
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At least you can still get pizza...
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#263219 - 08/28/11 08:15 PM
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Sorry to hear about the damage...
> ...the over-wet ground surrendered the roots of a tree, which whumped down against
> the side of my mother's house just before she came home, having decided the worst was
> over. She'd been taking shelter for about 5 hours in her car, in the parking lot of
> the town's K-8 school.
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> I put my shoes on, walked over, and stayed out of the way as my sister took pictures
> with the camera she'd recently purchased.
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> I asked to see it so I could upload a couple, but she can't find Kodak's custom
> mini-USB cord (dammit, Kodak, the port's the same friggin' size as a standard
> mini-USB!), so, no pics.
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> We'll know what sort of damage there might be to the roof in about $700.
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#263220 - 08/28/11 08:24 PM
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> Boston is about to get hit, way up there....
It's been pretty meh here, overall. I've seen a few pics on Twitter of downed trees and power lines in the area, but from what I can see out my window, the damage was pretty minimal. I don't even think my basement got wet.
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#263222 - 08/28/11 08:27 PM
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Heh... "I'm not even supposed to be here today..."
> Sorry to hear about the damage...
Yeah, hopefully it's minimal and the insurance company isn't too much of a hassle.
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#263226 - 08/28/11 09:37 PM
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> New York:
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> The crane behind the reporter "was magnitudes of order higher" yesterday.
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> If you mean "a lot higher" just say it. You got it wrong, and obviously don't even
> know what "orders of magnitude" means.
LOL, I'm gonna have to remember that one.
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#263247 - 08/29/11 02:05 AM
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Who is this "I" person, though? Assurances from a random passer-by with a can of spray paint don't really mean much.
Power went out for a few hours. Back on now. I probably could have stayed connected most of that time, running my modem & hub on the UPS and the laptop on the battery.
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#263280 - 08/29/11 02:12 PM
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> It's been pretty meh here
Yeah was just a LOTTA wind and rain here for us. Lost power @ 10am yesterday. Still out today so came into work today in Boston to charge up all the gadgets.
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