SPEW ALERT!
Posted on 08/28/2011 3:48:41 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
NOAA said that maximum average wind speeds at landfall were 85 MPH, hurricane winds stretching outwards for 90 miles. In fact, only two locations even had gusts over 85 MPH.
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This is awesome!
Next time please post a spew alert! My wife and I saw this and both LOAO!!
Thanks...glad you liked it, Graybeard58...:)
I do want to reiterate that it was not directed towards people who have experienced losses, both physically and property-wise. I know there are places up in Vermont experiencing real problems right now with the rain.
It was directed towards the people who were (and still are) hyping this beyond reality.
If you go back to my original post, I asked that people cut it back and say a prayer for the people that have been greatly affected. Try some decaf!
Here’s my question.
Homeowners should be insured from windstorm (hurricane or tornado), fires, floods, etc....right? Granted, politicians have driven many private insurers out of business due to regulation and have forced property owners into state pools which makes no sense whatsoever, but still...
Business owners, ditto.
Municipalities, counties and states should be insured or self-insured.
Clean up is usually done by the individuals affected, hired by them or their insurer, or these people are on the payroll anyway (city crews, for example).
WHY THE HELL ARE WE RELYING ON THE FEDS FOR “DISASTER RELIEF” ANYWAY????????
Yes, GWB's period of absence from the TX Air National Guard all makes sense now. He was attending underwater demolition cross-training with Navy SEALs.
BTW, most of New Orleans' flooding was caused by levees being over-topped, not breached. Katrina's storm surge even passed over the Mississippi River levees south of the city. Those levees are far more impressive than the perimeter flood-control levees.
Hurricane force winds? Who had that today?
The storm surge didn’t breach the levees, the levees were breached by corruption.
SPEW ALERT!
I certainly don’t think we should be helping those with insurance or businesses that lose money from being closed,etc. I don’t even agree with helping people that repeatedly build homes along coastal waters. The problem is our government is the largest insurer and therein lays the problem. We are paying for it all and Obama is playing political games with OUR MONEY!
I can see the need to rebuild certain areas that provide economic benefit to states...but who pays for it all? That is the question. And who decides who gets what? That is the problem.
There are news stories of Cuomo talking about how THIS DAM needs to be inspected for 'possible' damage because of a small New York earthquake. Earliest story I see is from 8/27. Cuomo said that while the 2.9 magnitude earthquake Saturday was small." http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s2259407.shtml?cat=565
I don’t think it is disappointment it wasn’t worse, I don’t think that is it at all...I think it is the around the clock coverage that has been hyping this weather event to a breathless level that bothers people, and I agree.
It is unseemly, this strange, contrived crisis atmosphere. I think it is harmful in the long run.
I think we can hold both the concept of thinking this thing is overhyped and simultaneously praying for those who are being affected by this.
You're right when speaking of power/energy (e.g. wind turbine hp). I see that I did mention energy in my statement below.
When wind speed doubles the force or energy of the wind quadruples.
However, the force of the wind (e.g. trees, signs knocked down, lbs of force) increases on the square as I mentioned.
My bad on the other and good catch - thanks for correcting!
WIND TUNNEL TESTING - For those who want to read more.
My wife and I live in an area that is neither likely to be flooded nor experience an earthquake. But my wife (bless her) insisted we get both on our insurance, and have had it for 24 years.
I do have a problem with building in areas that are going to be washed away in a storm, and expecting Uncle Sam to pick up the tab AND allow rebuilding.
I guess I can see where there is a once-per-lifetime event where the government helps out there and after that you are on your own regardless of who owns the property after that, but that is even a stretch.
I said it was a rant. I have just gotten tired of reading the same kind of posts all day and last night. Just had enough...especially since I know that many of us who do have questions have been pillored by a few relentless posters on several threads even though some of us were the very first ones calling for folks to say a prayer when the whole thing started. Sorry that my rant had to go off on you...it wasn’t personal.
Now back to regular programming...lol.
And does anyone think that if people didn’t buy back to school stuff week that they will never buy it anytime this year?
Gee, uh, how about NEXT weekend?
Oddly, that’s exactly how the chairs in my yard looked after the storm passed by New Hampshire today.
Right; one doubles; one squares; and the other cubes.
I read ‘energy’, and automatically thought, ‘oops; cubes’.
Force squares with speed; energy cubes with speed; hype squares with energy...con mucho gusto! LOL
I have empathy for the people who have problems...but look, after the hype that preceded this storm, it IS bullcrap.
Ever been through a REAL hurricane, though? Obviously not, because right now you’ve got internet.
Try livin’ for 9 days without electricity, no ice, limited communications (we did have phone sporadically), and do it in a sub tropical climate. We did that a few years back when a hurricane blew through.
Sounds to me like ya’ll are dealing with what a bad blizzard might do...and while I’ve been through those, too, I believe you’ll get back on your feet.
So don’t think I’ve not faced it either. I have. And I empathize. But this wasn’t a major disaster. Not by a long shot.
Where do you think the picture came from?
:)
This was a very odd storm that will send tropical forecasters back into their think tanks all winter long to try and figure out how they got it wrong. Joe Bastardi has made some very good calls in his career and he overstated this one. It happens. I'm glad it was a fizzle. But you don't know it's going to be such until it actually fizzles.
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