Hurricane Frances

[AztecWarrior]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT06/refresh/AL0604W5+GIF/302053W5.gif

Florida = FUCKED.

That little orange ball isn't the size of the storm, this is:

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/GIFS/HUIR.JPG

ASS RAPE.

A storm the size of Florida is barrelling towards Florida, chances are that it will be a Cat 4 or 5 when it hits, most probably 5:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT06/refresh/AL0604T+GIF/302053T.gif

For the record: the following common members of PSU are Floridians:

Me (Miami- Southeast Florida near the tip)
Triggar/martyr (Daytona Beach- that wierd bulge on the East coast of FL)
Xmodum (Panhandle)

Apologies to those I missed.

So...are we screwed or what? Commencing emergency preparations...

Why do they give them nice names like Charlie and Frances, Andrew and Floyd? How about "HROTHGAR" or "I SUCK" or "ASSFACE"?

[Hamma]

That storm is going to be pretty major. Get the hell out of dodge while you still can.

[Spider]

Seems like you guys are gonna get pounded like two dollar whores on mardi gras... :ugh:

[Infernus]

That storm is going to be pretty major. Get the hell out of dodge while you still can.

Indeed

[AztecWarrior]

Negative on the evac. We're intent on surviving this one. We'll be in a room at a hospital my dad works at. The house is screwed though: we don't have enough hurricane shutters. Flood damage is the #1 problem though, we live in a VERY flood-prone area. If it rains hard, we could expect serious damage. We're going to pile everything we can on top of the beds, etc.

But we have insurance. Because it's better to have the fucking windows break and the house flood, but get paid for it all, than to not have it break in the first place. Mom logic.

[Lartnev]

Good luck :(

[Hamma]

Still time for it to turn tho, lets hope :x

[AztecWarrior]

Assface'd better turn the fuck around.

EDIT: I should start a company called "Hurricane Debris, Co." and sell bricks, iron balls, spikes, and other projectiles. Throw them in your neighbors yard shortly before the hurricane. And let the fun begin!

[Triggar]

Martyr and I are planning on evacuating Wednesday evening to avoid the traffic from fellow evacuatees. However, we don't have renter's insurance, and my car isn't big enough to hold all our important stuff.

Someone pray USAA hooks us up now-ish.

[JetRaiden]

o man, I hope it doesnt turn and head north. I havent had a major hurricane up here in years, so I guess good ol' New england is in the clear. :cool:

trig and martyr hope you guys can make it out ok.

[Salazar]

I live about 50 minutes north of Miami (Coral Springs). God, I hope it turns.

http://images.ibsys.com/sh/images/weather/auto/at200406_5day.gif

[Corrosion]

Yes!! This one will be missing me!

















































By a whole country :p

Move to Cali everyone!

[ViperGTS]

Onoes.
:(
Leave. Now.

[Strygun]

Hayoo, Chronosphere, and Gohan_exe are all located in Florida as well.

[Indecisive]

Yes. Fuck.




FRANCE SUCKS!

[BUGGER]

Lol i thought for some damn reason it was like the first hurricane in France......heh, another war they'd lose.:D


Cali>florida because Earthquakes>Hurricanes......we get one major earthquake every 30+ years, you guys get weekly hurricanes every summer.

SO jw......would this reach Orlando? Dad lives round there....

[AztecWarrior]

This will uh...erase Orlando.

[Firefly]

Oh Jesus God, are we going to have to listen to another "OMG we are fuxx0red" thread every time some cricket farts in Africa and it becomes a Hurricane? We've got 26 letters in the alphabet, ladies and gentlemen. That's another 20 threads.

Just go ahead and start twenty more threads today, so we can get it overwith.

[AztecWarrior]

You don't understand, this one's sort of like seeing "RED ALERT" all over your base with Hotspots slowly advancing. This is The One. I could care less about the tiny-ass storms that turn away by themselves.

[Firefly]

EVERY hurricane is "the one" to people on the coast.

[Rbstr]

cat 5's are not an every day ocurance, they = big time destruction

[AztecWarrior]

EVERY hurricane is "the one" to people on the coast.
That's because the east coast is big.

[Firefly]

That's because the east coast is big.
The East Coast being big has nothing to do with every hurricane being "the one".

Of course, you realize I am kidding, right? I can see this is a big deal to you, even though you're basically running fifty-fifty for commiting suicide by saying negative and riding it out.

My apartment patio flooded three inches when we had a big rain storm. Oh man, was I pissed. I can just imagine how those rednecks in Staarkey or Starrkey, Florida (whatever the name of that shitty village was where I got pulled over) are going to feel when their trailers all get blown away.

[AztecWarrior]

Schizophrenia? Either that or you suck at sarcasm. Guess it's all K though.

[Firefly]

Schizophrenia?
I'm a schizo, and so am I.

[AztecWarrior]

That clarifies everything. Thanks, both of you.

[Firefly]

That clarifies everything. Thanks, both of you.
Both? We are legion.

[Hayoo]

This will uh...erase Orlando.

Apparently. :( My house is screwed. Time to evacuate to Central Florida again...oh wait, that's that I did last time and ended up in hurricane alley.

[SDM]

You all should move to Indiana. I have yet to be attacked by corn.

[Mag]

Oh ho, you've not heard the term cornhole? You don't know where that came from? Your time'll come... just wait.

[SDM]

Oh ho, you've not heard the term cornhole? You don't know where that came from? Your time'll come... just wait.
I don't consider being analed by a corn cob an "attack" by corn per se. If I'm ass-raped with a corn cob, it's more of an attack by the wielder of said cob, than the cob itself.

[Mag]

Tornado.

[Squeeky]

Goodluck :eek:

[Strygun]

http://ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float_vis_loop.html (courtesy hamma)

Neat place to watch the storm move. She definately doesn't look happy.

[Triggar]

The really scary part is, everywhere that Charley hit is still waiting for repairs from that hurricane. Our roof is still weakened, so is the structure of a lottt of other people's homes. Getting slammed by a smaller hurricane and sustaining damage is only setting us all up for total destruction.

Renters Insurance + Evacuating = Best Solution for right now.

[Hamma]

You all should move to Indiana. I have yet to be attacked by corn.
:lol:

[martyr]

i dont like hurricanes.

[Setari]

hm looks like it'll still miss me. Yay.

[eXoSloth]

West coast = win

[Hayoo]

West coast = win

Inflation
Earthquakes
Drought
Smog
Rabid Sea Lions
San Francisco
Michael Jackson

[JetRaiden]

Inflation
Earthquakes
Drought
Smog
Rabid Sea Lions
San Francisco
Michael Jackson

:lol:

me :love: north atlantic

[Fragmatic]

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/GIFS/ECIR.JPG

I'm worried for Triggar and Martyr (and the other people there) :(

[Salazar]

Turned a Cat. 4 a day early :(

[Dharkbayne]

Holy shit! It's the fucking size of texas!

[Firefly]

Holy shit! It's the fucking size of texas!
I get that a lot. :D

[Strygun]

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/IOD/OSEIiod.jpg

and, the kicker:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/images/frances083104-1215z.jpg

[Everay]

Holy shit! It's the fucking size of texas!

I get that a lot. :D


nothing, is the size of Texas, but Texas, and Alaska...

[Firefly]

nothing, is the size of Texas, but Texas, and Alaska...
So you were the one peeking at me in the shower?

[JetRaiden]

I hope Cuba ends up getting more owned then florida.

[I Hate Pants]

I want to be in Florida during a Hurricane. Just for the experience.

[Setari]

nothing, is the size of Texas, but Texas, and Alaska...
China's bigger than texas.... in fact its pretty much the same size as the US.

[AztecWarrior]

Now they say it will turn...exactly how they come to this conclusion baffles me. They said Charley was going to hit Tampa, and it hit the south of Florida...

[Spider]

It's a proven fact that meterologists are idiots.

[Triggar]

That is the most ludicrous statement I've seen on PSU for a long, long time.

Meterologists aren't psychics. The best they can do is have an extensive knowledge of the history of weather, weather phenomena and how the factors of weather (i.e. convection) work. For example, I know that a rising parcel of saturated air is a good indicator that there will be a thunderstorm. But I can't see into the future, so I don't know that the parcel of air will become convective activity.

It's like saying a car mechanic is an idiot because he didn't tell you last week when you had your oil changed, that you were going to be rearended a week from now.

[martyr]

It's a proven fact that meterologists are idiots.


i hope you get rear-ended in a week.

ass.

[JetRaiden]

:rofl:

pwned by teh trig.

and martyr.

[Spider]

I've seen it umpteen times, meteorologist that say: "Well... we had every sign... but I overlooked them..."

[Squeeky]

I've seen it umpteen times, meteorologist that say: "Well... we had every sign... but I overlooked them..."

shut the fuck up and go play dressup in the woods, and quit trolling for an argument, especially about meterology. We have two people (Trig & Martyr) who know more about cumulo nimbus clouds and goofy weather patterns and shit then you could ever hope to know.

[biodemon]

Hmm whats the ETA when the storm is due to hit florida, and are there any chances of it diverting?

[Spider]

shut the fuck up and go play dressup in the woods, and quit trolling for an argument, especially about meterology. We have two people (Trig & Martyr) who know more about cumulo nimbus clouds and goofy weather patterns and shit then you could ever hope to know.

Fuck off squeeky.

[Firefly]

Meterologists aren't psychics. The best they can do is have an extensive knowledge of the history of weather, weather phenomena and how the factors of weather (i.e. convection) work. For example, I know that a rising parcel of saturated air is a good indicator that there will be a thunderstorm. But I can't see into the future, so I don't know that the parcel of air will become convective activity.
I had a rock that I carried in my rucksack. It was called the Weather Rock. If it was dry, it wasn't raining. If it was wet, it was raining.

That rock never lied to me. So Spider doesn't know what the shit he's talking about.

[Rbstr]

ok spider you lost, thought more now than humans doing the forcasting there are super computers that get infor about Tem's wind humidity ect form all over the place and put it together to make a forecast, if they make a general forcast it's nearly alway's right, but any thing specific it gets to be iffy. So many things effect the weather it is a very interestion phenominon, so many googleplex millions of atoms all somehow forming into an Organized chaos, it fucking insane how complicated it is.

Chaos therory is so interesting.

[Salazar]

Hmm whats the ETA when the storm is due to hit florida, and are there any chances of it diverting?

Friday or Saturday. There is always a chance of it diverting, a prime example is Hurricane Charlie.

[Dharkbayne]

I had a rock that I carried in my rucksack. It was called the Weather Rock. If it was dry, it wasn't raining. If it was wet, it was raining.

That rock never lied to me. So Spider doesn't know what the shit he's talking about.

Holy crap, that's amazing! :eek: :lol:

[martyr]

Fuck off squeeky.

no, spider, you definitely suck in this case.

edit:

cumulonimbus is one word, but other than that, i fully support squeeky here.

if you're going to insult me like that, you damn well better be able to back it up better than 'some guy on tv said it was gonna be sunny on friday but it wasnt so you're all idiots.'

[Triggar]

He's hot when he's pissed :brow:

[Firefly]

He sure is. I'm so wet.

Hey does that mean it's raining?

[JetRaiden]

:rofl:

[martyr]

not necessarily. it could just mean you're colder than the dewpoint temperature.

that seems to be your MO

[Triggar]

Time to get out the sling psychrometer.

[Firefly]

Oooh, I love BDSM sex toys!!

[ViperGTS]

North east = teh win...

[Strygun]

edit: whoops, forgot to read page 5.

[AztecWarrior]

GOOD NEWS (for Central-South Floridians):

The hurricane is "expected" to landfall more to the north, along the GA/FL state line. No reason is really given for that, and it could be wrong, as witnessed with Charley.

BAD NEWS: It's the size of fucking Florida itself. Everybody's getting hit.

[I Hate Pants]

BAD NEWS: It's the size of fucking Florida itself. Everybody's getting hit.Not me :D:doh:

[Triggar]

Shut it, Canada!

Martyr and I have extended our contingency evacuation plan to include a possible roadtrip to Buffalo.

Imagine my mom's face as we ring her doorbell and unload my cat :)

[Firefly]

Shut it, Canada!

Martyr and I have extended our contingency evacuation plan to include a possible roadtrip to Buffalo.

Imagine my mom's face as we ring her doorbell and unload my cat :)
I live in Atlanta. It's far enough inland so that you might get some rain. You can come here if you don't want to go that far.

[Rbstr]

Midwest for teh win.
We get Thunderstorms here, and the occasionaly Giant ice storm that covers everything in a cool 2 inches of ice, and knows the power out for week +. great fun though, you can skate on the streets, last time school sstarted back up befer we even had power.

[THrONeBeaST]

140+ MPH Winds now

Like i told martyr in irc......Maybe we can get the Bush family to blow enough hot air to turn the hurricane :)

[PilotDragon]

I have seen some nasty weather in my 17 years of exisitence, including watching tronado touching down in person and the after math of a recent tornado in jeresy on the way to the shore, but I look at Frances and think a tronado is a light breeze. To those in Florida, if you aren't evacing, please reconsider. There is no need to risk one's life. Frances could possibly become a hurricane Andrew (quick reference link: http://www.noaa.gov/hurricaneandrew.html) if it continues to strengthen, I hope to God it doesn't though. Hope it weakens and turns away but better safe then sorry and possibly injuried or worse.

[SkunkPunk]

like i said, florida needs mor cactuses to protect them from hurricane ramsackery

[AztecWarrior]

http://img76.exs.cx/img76/7016/4135374f29829.jpg

[Strygun]

She will hit the Bahamas today...

[Hamma]

Shut it, Canada!

Martyr and I have extended our contingency evacuation plan to include a possible roadtrip to Buffalo.

Imagine my mom's face as we ring her doorbell and unload my cat :)
You better be back by the rally. :rawr:

And for that matter, stop by here if you drive that far north :p

[Jennyboo]

You better be back by the rally. :rawr:

And for that matter, stop by here if you drive that far north :p
:thumbsup: :nod: :hug: Ya drop by ;)

[Triggar]

Oh ho ho hoooo we certainly will.

Don't you worry about that.

Oh yes. We will stop by.



Martyr is drawing right now instead of hurricane-proofing our apartment. I'm allowed to be at the computer since I've been in class all day and dammit, I'm hungry. SEE WHAT YOU MONSTERS HAVE CREATED!!

[Salazar]

My county (Broward County) has just closed schools for Thursday and Friday.

[ZionsFire]

Nothing ever happens in the middle of Georgia....*sigh*

[JetRaiden]

Shut it, Canada!

Martyr and I have extended our contingency evacuation plan to include a possible roadtrip to Buffalo.

Imagine my mom's face as we ring her doorbell and unload my cat :)


holy shit buffalo? geez. thats a bit of a hike. good luck with that. Im sure you'll need it. :hug:

[Firefly]

Nothing ever happens in the middle of Georgia....*sigh*
I live in Atlanta. We got some shit from Bonnie and Clyde. Charley. Whatever.

[Squeeky]

http://inverse.ws/genmay/Frances_SEA_2004245_lrg.jpg

holy shit, here she comes (4.5mb image, 56k=no)

[Corrosion]

O_

[AztecWarrior]

Hold me :scared:

[EineBeBoP]

http://inverse.ws/genmay/Frances_SEA_2004245_lrg.jpg

holy shit, here she comes (4.5mb image, 56k=no)


holy shit, thats a fucking awesome image.

can you get more?

[JetRaiden]

http://inverse.ws/genmay/Frances_SEA_2004245_lrg.jpg

holy shit, here she comes (4.5mb image, 56k=no)

sweet jumping jehovas!

[Squeeky]

holy shit, thats a fucking awesome image.

can you get more?
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12384

[Everay]

Squeeks, 5 fake bucks if you can find a image if a nuclear explosion from space.

[SDM]

O NOES TYPHOON CHABA!1! KeKEkeKEkeKE ^_^

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/Aug2004/Chaba_tmo2004242.jpg

[AztecWarrior]

Looks like our PSUers on Okinawa'd better get ready as well.

[Spider]

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/Sep2004/Frances_SEA_2004245.jpg

Florida is gotta get ass-raped harder then a skinny guy in jail.

[Hamma]

http://inverse.ws/genmay/Frances_SEA_2004245_lrg.jpg

holy shit, here she comes (4.5mb image, 56k=no)Damn.

[TotalFusionOne]

EVERY hurricane is "the one" to people on the coast.

... What an asinine comment. Were you here for Charley? Right before it came through, no one thought anything of it until about a day before it arrived. I remember when Mitch came through no one said a word, then it came BACK through..

That's a pretty lame comment, you intellectual noob. Now they're saying over 25 people died in our last hurricane... So far they're estimating death toll in the Bahamas are over 100... And you're sitting here acting all high and mighty about that "Oh they ALL think this is the end."

I do understand that you were half joking, but jesus man...

Times like this I'm so glad I wasn't public schooled.

[Squeeky]

And you're sitting here acting all high and mighty

Times like this I'm so glad I wasn't public schooled.How's the blackness going for you, kettle?
:doh: :doh:

Hypocrisy at it's best folks. Do you feel special that mommy and daddy payed for you to go to private school? Should we all bow down and wish we had an education like you? I'd rather go to public school then spend all day being surrounded by a bunch of rich snobby brats who have their asses wiped for them. I spent 3 years at a Military academy, got in on an academy scholarship, and i dealed with your type everyday every year. I'd rather get a mediocre education at any public school then be surrounded by those little punks for thre rest of my life. You're the only one making ignorant statements here buddy. Good day.

[UncleDynamite]

Yeah, that public school comment was pretty dumb. You're actually acting a lot like how private school students are stereotypically portrayed: elitist and close minded.

[Electrofreak]

Ive been homeschooled, private schooled and public schooled. WHO GIVES A FLYING FUCK.

If you look PAST the last line of his post, obviously written out of anger, you will see that his point has merit.

God damn you people so quick to jump all over somebody for a minor comment like that. Get over yourselves.

Back to the point. Hurricane Frances is coming, and instead of flaming one another, we should be providing our support to the people who will be impacted by it.

Good luck Flordians, may you be as safe from harm.

[Lonehunter]

Friend of mine in Tampa says a Huge cold front is heading south from the Central US, his family thinks it will push ole franky up the coast.

Edit: I think he's a dumbass

[TotalFusionOne]

... Woah... Okay, look at the sentence before "Times like this..." yeah thanks.