Frankenstorm for Halloween??!!

[Windigo]

^Saw that a few hours ago. Scary.

As far as more pleasant weather-related items: the Weather Channel has a lot of hawtness. My favorite is Kelly Cass who comes from the area I live in. She is not a small woman but she is damn MILFy.

Breezy the capacity of the reservoir is about 1B gallons. They typically flood the area below during storms and have gotten into some legal trouble because of Hurricane Irene last year and the planned flooding they did. They note that the reservoir and facility are a power production facility, not a flood mitigation facility.

Sometimes they just can't win.

Dam owners/operators never win they just get shit on .... 

[Gusington]

I definitely learned that lesson in the past few months. My employer is by far the biggest employer in the area that is suing them too. Talk about biting the hand that feeds.

[Windigo]

I definitely learned that lesson in the past few months. My employer is by far the biggest employer in the area that is suing them too. Talk about biting the hand that feeds.

no kidding... pretty secure job - generating power for the eastern seaboard communities

just as an aside question.... they (the plaintiffs) union?

[Gusington]

No they're actually the towns that all of the employees (union and corporate) live in, immediately surrounding the facility. Rural towns that don't have any industry at all except for this power project, 99% farms.

[Windigo]

No they're actually the towns that all of the employees (union and corporate) live in, immediately surrounding the facility. Rural towns that don't have any industry at all except for this power project, 99% farms.

the towns??? WTF? I expect farmers to bitch... just because they are farmers, but what the hell does a town expect to get?

[Gusington]

That's what my employer said. Our general counsel said they are just suing to see exactly what, if anything, they can score. Trying to find money anywhere they can in bad economic times and all that.

[Windigo]

That's what my employer said. Our general counsel said they are just suing to see exactly what, if anything, they can score. Trying to find money anywhere they can in bad economic times and all that.

If they are claiming damages from flooding ... good luck with that .... especially if the operating licence for the dam is older than the buildings/infrastructure that got/gets damaged

[Gusington]

That's exactly what they are claiming. And you will be hard pressed to find anything near the river that got flooded.  It's basically just wilderness :/

Silly lawsuits

[Windigo]

That's exactly what they are claiming. And you will be hard pressed to find anything near the river that got flooded.  It's basically just wilderness :/

Silly lawsuits

sounds like politics more than anything else to me

[Windigo]

WTH???? The huricane is now going at 28mph???? Look out you Nor'Easters, its gonna be early!!!

[Martok]

Sandy has claimed the tall ship HMS Bounty - 14 rescued but 2 crew members are missing. Say a prayer for them.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/10/29/ns-hms-bounty-hurricane-sandy.html

I hope they make it. Not exactly ideal conditions for a water rescue.

The water is starting to come up my street now. The houses down at the low end are probably under a foot or two. It's probably gonna rise a few more feet before it's done, assuming the storm surge isn't as epic as is being speculated on. If it does... well, it's a good thing I don't have a basement. The wind is getting pretty fierce as well. Lost power for an hour but it's back. For how many minutes/hours?  :-\

Stay safe, mate. 


By the way, I'm just going to warn you all now I'm gonna be worrying about you guys like a mother hen these next few days.  So don't mind my "Has anyone heard from [insert name here]?" posts this week...  ::) 

[Jarhead0331]

I left work and just got home.  My office is still friggin open and there are still morons there working...I swear, I hate lawyers. There are people with families at home.  Anyway, still have power.  Let's see how long that lasts.  I have a dead tree that is raining debris all over my roof and yard.  Its the one thing I'm most scared of.  If that tree comes down, my kitchen is gone and my basement is potentially blocked.  God...if you protect my house, I promise I'll remove that tree...Its getting pretty wild out here on the Island.  God speed to all in the zone.

[Staggerwing]

You too.

[LongBlade]

We were placed under a blizzard warning a few hours ago. Still raining and 45, but I expect that to change. It's nothing like they're about to get hit with.

JH, I hope the best for that tree. If it falls, I'm praying it falls into the street.

[W8taminute]

Hang in there guys.  Winds started picking up speed around here at about 14:30.  Rain also coming down at 45.  Still have power.