Is the end near?

[wavelandscott]

I just returned home after a business trip to Kenya to learn about the impending hurricane and evacuations in NYC.

The recent earthquake and now this once in a hundred year storm has got me wondering if the end is near. Maybe we won't make it to 2012 after all.

[DavidU]

It's a big one then, I must look at the satellite map.

[supernova1965]

It must be time to resurect this thread (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=75919)

I hope all in the path are safe

[Suzy]

Just been reading up on it here (http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Hurricane-warning-issued-for-New-York-City-2143084.php).


Good grief, a quarter of a million people were ordered to evacuate.:eyepop:
The U.S. certainly has gotten a beating lately and I don't blame you for being worried, two disasters inside a week has got to be worrysome.:sadeyes:

Stay safe Scott!

[jenchris]

I remember sailing up the coast of USA in 1979 - We were on the edge of a hurricane all the way up - not a nice time. I lost a lot of weight though!

[astroron]

Stay Safe Scott, I hope the thing peters out before it reaches your area :thumbsup:

[RB]

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected.

[leon]

Mother Nature is surly letting us know what she is capable of, hope all people are safe and well.

Leon

[renormalised]

Stay safe, Scott. It's going to be a rough ride, for sure.

[wavelandscott]

Thanks all! We should be fine but will likely get a fair amount of rain. Last forecast model has it coming throu this area tomorrow night but a lot can happen. We'll be ready when she calls.

[h0ughy]

come back to sunny australia Scott!!!?

[Gem]

The fear a storm generates is usually directly proportional to the size of the media in that country. Yes, it is a big hurricane (I am not saying it isn't!!) ... but I am sure far worse (storms, earthquakes, etc...) go largely unreported in Africa and Asia a lot of the time.
Having said that - I hope all are safe.

[wavelandscott]

I would love to do that!

[wavelandscott]

I agree

I mostly started this post because of the hype and not to raise or express my storm fear. By the time it reaches us it will be getting weaker and likely down to a Category 1 or so storm. I am not expecting heaps of structural damage but I am expecting lots of downed trees and loss of power.

I am confident that it will be okay but will be prepared for the worst.

[Waxing_Gibbous]

We had 162kph wind gusts on Thursday.
Fortunately everything that could be blown down already has.
Shifted our sheep-pens 4 metres tho'.

[Suzy]

Oh no...
According to Fox News just now, someone has already been killed- a man in North Carolina when a tree limb blew down and struck him. :(

[astroron]

Sad news, I hope there is no more loss of life :sadeyes:

[wavelandscott]

We still have electricity but lots of wind and rain...worst should hit us today. So far so good....

[wavelandscott]

We seemed to have made it through. Still some wind and rain but the worst should be over. Lots of limbs and sticks down at our house but no trees. Our power flickered a time or two but is still on. A number of folks in our town are without power due to tree downed lines but not us!

[iceman]

Great to hear, Scott!

Not as dramatic for the news, but certainly better for the residents when things don't play out as nasty as they expect.

[shelltree]

Glad to hear everything is okay where you are, Scott! And my thought are with everyone dealing with this disaster :(

[gary]

Hi Scott,

Good to hear all is well for you and your family.

We had a storm come through here on the upper North Shore of Sydney Friday week
August 19th. The wind gusts were very severe and it downed a neigbouring tree
and caused some damage.

Not so lucky was a truck driver who had a tree fall on the cabin of his small
truck on Pennant Hills Road. He was taken to Royal North Shore in a critical
condition.

All makes trying to dodge the vehicles whilst crossing a busy Nairobi road sound comparatively safe for a change.

As they say in Swahili, Hakuna matata!

[wavelandscott]

I wrote too soon we lost power Sunday evening as part of the repair process (turned off all power) to protect the workers repairing things. We are now back up and running with power and internet (only out two days) but seemed longer. Downside is it is back to work tomorrow