Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Fuck the earlier projected path had it going more towards the inner Gulf Coast, attacking Louisiana yet again, which brought me a bit of a humor in a morbid sort of way, then I guess I got repaid by having the hurricane's path go fucking RIGHT toward me, not to mention gain strength in those warm Gulf waters before shitting all over South Florida. This'll be fun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank Kingsley 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 I love always being in the Cone of Uncertainty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Any oil fields near there, cause I really can't afford another gas spike at this time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfaJack 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Do you really think there have to be any oil rigs nearby for them to raise gas prices? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 The word Hurricane has enough impact to raise the price somewhat high. Anything above a category three is more of a bonus towards the oil companies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sideburnious 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Hurricanes are sooo last summer. Mother nature should come up with something new for Autumn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Bonus! I didn't realize it last time I made this thread, but the picture showing the forecast track at the top of the thread continually updates itself. Rock on. Anyways, stop bitching about the gas prices, they won't get that bad, there's not many oil rigs or anything here, just the most heavily concentrated population to be threatened by hurricanes in the South. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfaJack 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Whoa. Easy VX, I just went through Rita. Though it wasn't that bad here at my place, it was only because we got lucky and the storm turned way north. I had family living with me for two weeks because they couldn't live in their own homes because of that storm. So believe me, I'm praying for you guys. EDIT: wrote this before VX changed his post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Yeah I overreacted at first, sorry. It was more directed at people who are particularly detached from the storm because it's not "their concern". Moreover, since I'm originally from Southern California, I have a lot of friends out there who didn't even know anything about Katrina (let alone the immense flooding and the people it killed here before it went on to New Orleans to cause a true catastrophe) or any of the hurricanes that affected us, again, because it feels like the media treats us like, "Eh, hurricanes... they're used to `em, who cares?"... which is kind of true, but it's hilarious to watch the "floods" that are going on out there on national news, which easily compares to a normal thunderstorm we'd receive on any given day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Nice knowin' you, Leo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 18, 2005 You too, Drew! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Hurricane season is the only time I'm glad I live in Jacksonville. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 My place is pretty much in the middle of the projected path. Hoorah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Ol' Smitty 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Awesome thread title. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 18, 2005 Hey, it's almost tornado season. awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2005 Awesome thread title. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, I did the same joke in my living room the other day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zaius 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2005 Awesome thread title. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, I did the same joke in my living room the other day. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to hear it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 19, 2005 Then it still fell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank Kingsley 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2005 Now Wilma is the strongest hurricane in Atlantic history, going from a category 2 to a 5 overnight. And still coming right for me. Jesus Christ. God willing, it'll slow down before it makes landfall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Joseph 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2005 Eh, it will be a cat 3 or 4 when it hits, but still from cat 2 to 5 in one day. DAAAAMNNN! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 19, 2005 Considering it hasn't even gotten a chance to get to the warmer Gulf waters yet, I'm quite worried. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2005 It's in the warmest water it could possibly be over right at this time. It would be weaker when it hit Florida, but there's a small warm eddy poking out into the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean, which means it'll have more fuel before it hits land. And Supes, that's the worst thing that could happen. You want a hurricane to blow through as quickly as possible. Moving slower just allows time for re-organization and destroys beaches with high surf for days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 19, 2005 Not to mention the slower it goes, the more rain it dumps on the areas affected. I'm getting together a hurricane party at my house this weekend, hopefully my apartment's streak of not losing power continues through Wilma. But holy crap! They were showing on the weather channel how it dropped 88mb in 15 hours! By comparison, Katrina and Rita only dropped something like 15-20mb, but still resulted in very quick strengthening, however this explains Wilma's overnight strengthening from barely a Category 1 to Cat-5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2005 VX, for supplies, hit up Winn Dixie. Me and the girlfriend got a good amount of water and other goodies that Publix and Walmart were sold out of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank Kingsley 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2005 Topped off my engine today. There were already enormous lines at 2:00 PM. School's already cancelled for Friday (since the schools are used as shelters), and it'll probably be cancelled into next week. Fuck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 19, 2005 Well this is Miami, and as usual, everyone here waits until the last freaking minute to do everything, so I'm topping off on gas tonight (there's like 5-6 gas stations in between here and my work, which is roughly 2 blocks away from my house), and we already have more than enough supplies from all the other hurricane freakouts last year and this one. I just need to go hit up the local liquor store (open till 2AM!) and THEN I'm set for the hurricane party. Winn Dixie's great too, though, but people out here love shopping cheap so I expect just about every supermarket around here to be slammed, but not until tommorrow.. today's pretty much like any other day. I expect that to change tommorrow when the shock of what's coming finally hits everyone here. I feel especially bad for you guys since you're gonna be the first ones to get it. Here's to hoping none of us lose power or anything! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricMM 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2005 Heres to hoping it keeps on that path and stays the fuck in the ocean. Not through MD. Last time a hurricane blew through here, I lost power for eight days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2005 Heres to hoping it keeps on that path and stays the fuck in the ocean. Not through MD. Last time a hurricane blew through here, I lost power for eight days <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I had a picture of the track of Isabel that I put up here in 2003. We didn't lose power here though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 20, 2005 Yeah, what you guys get in Maryland is cheesecake (crabcake?) compared to anything south of the Mason-Dixon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2005 haha, I'm not worried at all. I expect it to rain a lot this weekend and nothing more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
