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Out of the Blue

[Oct 28, 2012, 1:48 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Thanks to all of you expressing concern that the BlueTower stays safe during Hurricane Sandy, aka the Frankenstorm. We're not in a particularly vulnerable location, so at the risk of angering the fates, I'll express confidence we will be safe, and that our major concern is that we may lose power. If that turns out to be the case, I'll probably be able to add a note here to that effect, but I can't say that for sure, so we'll just see how it goes. To those in more dangerous spots, here's hoping you stay safe and sound throughout, as while the forecasts are often wrong in this regard, there are some dire predications of how severe this will be, so better safe than sorry.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Oct 28, 2012, 14:39

kanniballl

jacobvandy wrote on Oct 28, 2012, 14:14:
I've heard it is the WORST storm ever to hit the east coast. Though they seem to say that about every single one now... Anyhow, hello from sunny California.

Wow, you managed to squeeze out a post between Earthquakes / Mud slides / Brush fires / Droughts

J/K

Yes, it seems like just about any storm worth its salt is called the "worst... storm... ever" over here.

My favorite was, they were calling for blizzard + whiteout conditions with like 2-feet of snow maybe 5-6 years back. Snow storm of the century. Seriously. Schools sent out snow-day messages the night before. Companies closed. Etc. I was all geared up to stay home from work the following day.

Not a single... snowflake... fell... That's not hyperbole, not a single snow flake. To save face, the weathermen had to drive way the hell up north to do their "on the scene" bits, where they got maybe 2 inches or something. Like up-UP state NY. People used to joke that they would see a Moose in the background.

The weather-persons lost a LOT of respect after that. Not that they had much to begin with, but you'd think they would learn to dial back the "DOOOOOM" statements.

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Comment [quote="kanniballl"Oct 28, 2012, 14:39][quote="jacobvandy"Oct 28, 2012, 14:14]I've heard it is the WORST storm ever to hit the east coast. Though they seem to say that about every single one now... Anyhow, hello from sunny California. ;) [/quote] Wow, you managed to squeeze out a post between Earthquakes / Mud slides / Brush fires / Droughts ;) ;) J/K Yes, it seems like just about any storm worth its salt is called the "worst... storm... ever" over here. My favorite was, they were calling for blizzard + whiteout conditions with like 2-feet of snow maybe 5-6 years back. Snow storm of the century. Seriously. Schools sent out snow-day messages the night before. Companies closed. Etc. I was all geared up to stay home from work the following day. Not a single... snowflake... fell... That's not hyperbole, not a single snow flake. To save face, the weathermen had to drive way the hell up north to do their "on the scene" bits, where they got maybe 2 inches or something. Like up-UP state NY. People used to joke that they would see a Moose in the background. The weather-persons lost a LOT of respect after that. Not that they had much to begin with, but you'd think they would learn to dial back the "DOOOOOM" statements. - [/quote]

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