Not a storm, but after two years of living in California I experienced my first noticeable earthquake. I was from my front door to my car a bit after 1AM and I heard what I thought was rolling thunder. Then I realized my feet were vibrating and the garage door was rattling. Where I am it wasn't bad at all, and actually barely noticeable, but people just a mile downhill said it was much longer and much stronger; strong enough to wake them out of a deep sleep. Turns out it was a 5.2 centered a bit north of Borrego Springs, which is about 80 miles NE of me.
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Quoth notalwaysright View PostHey, I hope everyone who's in Matthew's path is all ready! I'm thinking of you guys.
Not planning on going anywhere Saturday. Got to run to the store in the morning for milk/bread/pound of butter and quick run to get a small bottle of e-juice to hold until my online order gets here (due Saturday but hoping tomorrow.)
Been watching local news coverage and at first our governor declared State of Emergency in 66 of our counties (we have 100 total.) Now it's the entire state of NC that's under State of Emergency b/c the weather forecasters still aren't 100% sure of Matthew's path.
Either way, I'll be home enjoying my last couple of days of freedom b/f going back to work on Monday.Human Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)
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Where I am, we're expecting a bit of rain and wind, but I don't think anyone was expecting flooding. The flood of evacuees, that is. Hotels are completely sold out, the interstate is at a standstill, and people are offering up their yards to anyone who might have a camper or a trailer.
As a side note, my sister goes to school closer to the coast. They're expecting a bit more wind and rain then us and evacuation was recommended by the school- however, classes were not cancelled, and it's midterm week. I'm willing to bet that very, very few students, if any, are going to evacuate, and that it won't end well.The fact that jellyfish have survived for 650 million years despite not having brains gives hope to many people.
You would have to be incredibly dense for the world to revolve around you.
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I left well ahead of any type of evacuations, had to get a hotel room in bumfucknowhere as any hotels from the coast to about 150-some miles inland were sold out or couldn't take pets [note to self: do NOT evacuate with someone who has pets again].Eh, one day I'll have something useful here. Until then, have a cookie or two.
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Quoth Android Kaeli View PostI left well ahead of any type of evacuations, had to get a hotel room in bumfucknowhere as any hotels from the coast to about 150-some miles inland were sold out or couldn't take pets [note to self: do NOT evacuate with someone who has pets again].
So glad I live where I do . . . .it would be hard to get all the furbabies together. Only one largish cat carrier (and we're looking at replacing it soon, as the door is getting rusty) and we have 2 large dogs.
And only one small vehicle.Human Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)
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Generally, "pet-friendly" shelters will advertise themselves as such, fill up quickly, and (AFAIK) require that the owners stay there with the animals. They're fairly rare. Animal hospitals and such will often offer safe boarding, but that ain't cheap, and, of course, requires that the place will remain staffed; thus, they're usually outside of the immediate danger zone."For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
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Quoth DGoddessChardonnay View PostThat's something that's always concerned me whenever we have these evacuations: what happens to the pets? Are there emergency shelters that can harbor them until their owners can return?
So glad I live where I do . . . .it would be hard to get all the furbabies together. Only one largish cat carrier (and we're looking at replacing it soon, as the door is getting rusty) and we have 2 large dogs.
And only one small vehicle.
Why yes, I do have experience being evacuated from hurricane zones =) and Rob spent several shore duty periods being a disaster coordinator for his divisions =)EVE Online: 99% of the time you sit around waiting for something to happen, but that 1% of action is what hooks people like crack, you don't get interviewed by the BBC for a WoW raid.
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Quoth DGoddessChardonnay View PostThat's something that's always concerned me whenever we have these evacuations: what happens to the pets? Are there emergency shelters that can harbor them until their owners can return?
So glad I live where I do . . . .it would be hard to get all the furbabies together. Only one largish cat carrier (and we're looking at replacing it soon, as the door is getting rusty) and we have 2 large dogs.
And only one small vehicle.Eh, one day I'll have something useful here. Until then, have a cookie or two.
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There's at least 1 long-time CSer that I know now lives in Florida, but they've deactivated their Facebook account and haven't actually posted here in months. Only time will tell if they'll check in and let us know they're still alive and (hopefully) safe & sound."Eventually one outgrows the fairy tales of childhood, belief in Santa and the Easter Bunny, and believing that SCs are even capable of imagining themselves in our position."
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I worry how my cat would deal if I had to evacuate. He's very good with his litter box, although I've had some incidents, but they've always been in other box-shaped things. So it's hard to say it was his fault. He's a bit of a terror if you try to keep him in a room. Or out of a room. He will wait until you're gone and rip up the carpet trying to get in or out.
So even if I was able to stay at a friend/relative's house, I'd have to watch him like a hawk. They wouldn't know not to leave a random cardboard box out overnight... He also has a history of pulling his fur out and biting his belly until he creates sores. He stopped after I switched foods, but I think it was at least partly caused by stress. So... Lets just hope for no evacuations for like 10 years, 'kay? The only reason I could think of is if we had an earthquake. It would be unlikely (but possible) to have a fire, or flood. No hurricanes or tornadoes here. I'm not in the path of a lahar from a volcano, though I know people who are.Replace anger management with stupidity management.
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Quoth Android Kaeli View PostI don't have any animals myself but from what I've seen, anyone who's looking for a pet friendly emergency shelter has better odds of winning the lottery then finding one.
So if anyone ever needs to evacuate like that, I'd recommend checking out the Facebook page for news stations in the area you're going to.The fact that jellyfish have survived for 650 million years despite not having brains gives hope to many people.
You would have to be incredibly dense for the world to revolve around you.
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Up here in PA, we usually get the tail end of any storms. So far though, all we've seen is some heavy rain and black skies. Other than some trees coming down, damage has been pretty minor. I hope that those of you in the storm's path are safe.Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. --Enzo Ferrari
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