http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/02/tropical.weather/index.html?hpt=T2
Has a video (scroll down) of Earl from the ISS 230 miles up. Dylan Dylan Haines Systems Technical Support Manager HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. Box 725, The Hive 37 Hall Street Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 Tel: (902)634-8316 ext. 237 Cell: (902)553-0706 Fax: (902)634-3647 www.hb-studios.com -----Original Message----- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of JimHays Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 12:53 PM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: Hurricane season Earl is huge. I read this morning that the area covered by Earl is larger than the state of California. It will engulf little ole NS and perhaps PEI and most of New Brunswick and some of Maine. In any case, you are in for a wet weekend. Be careful and stay safe. Dylan Haines wrote: > Ready and waiting, water, propane, batteries and extra beer laid on. > > Bill was also Cat1 last year and he was a pussycat. No worries. A good > nor'easter up here can actually be worse than a Cat1 as they go on > much longer (24+ hours) > > The track has moved a litte north of us (on Monday it was directly > overhead) into the Bay of Fundy possibly - given the Bay of Fundy has > the worlds highest tides of 28 feet that could be fun to watch. :-) > Given the size of Earl we'll feel it no matter where it lands - Nova > Scotia is fairly small. PEI where I was last week is tiny. > > It's the next 3 storms lined up behind Earl that might keep it wet and > windy for a while. The coast of Africa is cranking out the storms in > overdrive this year. The gulf down there is likely to see a couple of > nasty ones before it's over, lets hope New Orleans is spared any more grief. > > Dylan > > > Dylan Haines > Systems Technical Support Manager > > HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. > Box 725, The Hive > 37 Hall Street > Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 > > Tel: (902)634-8316 ext. 237 > Cell: (902)553-0706 > Fax: (902)634-3647 > > www.hb-studios.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of JimHays > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 12:26 PM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: Hurricane season > > I just read where Earl is supposed to make landfall sometime Saturday > morning as a strong category 1 hurricane over southern Nova Scotia. > Do we know anyone who lives in southern Nova Scotia???? It says > category 1 > - a STRONG category 1 and it still says HURRICANE. > > Dylan, prepare and be safe....... > > > > > > Mike Swanson wrote: > >> Sitting in an apartment pool with some other 20-something morons >> watching >> > the roofs of the buildings blow over our heads during Alicia. Hey, we > could duck under water if the debris got to close; just did not want > to spill anything. > >> Our managers were trying to get us to take support calls during the >> best >> > part of the storm to keep some systems up. I did not go because the > streets were flooded too much. > >> ---------- >> "He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." >> --- Benjamin Franklin >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bob Morse" <bmo...@d168.org> >> To: "Tech-Geeks Mailing List" <tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org> >> Sent: Thursday, September 2, 2010 9:00:25 AM (GMT-0600) >> America/Chicago >> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: Hurricane season >> >> Don't recall the name of the hurricane but it was in the 80's when I >> lived in Ft. Lauderdale, I was 16, waited until the hurricane was >> coming ashore, drove to the beach, went out on the very end of the >> Pompano Beach Pier, wrapped my arms around the railing and allowed >> the waves, wind, and rain wash over me. The entire pier was moving, >> shaking and groaning under the stress of the waves battering it. It >> was thrilling and exhilarating at 16 years old. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >> [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Williams, >> Scott >> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:42 AM >> To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List >> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: Hurricane season >> >> I also spent time on Hurricane Hunters, turbo charged P3's. A whole >> summer, based out of Champaign, IL. >> >> Scott >> ________________________________________ >> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >> [tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] >> On Behalf Of Richard Kasson [rkas...@valmeyerk12.org] >> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 3:41 PM >> To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' >> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: Hurricane season >> >> I was in Elena in 1985. I remember standing in the shelter and >> watching the rain go sideways and seeing corrugated aluminum fly by >> the doors of the shelter at 125 +MPH. We didn't have high water >> because of the way Elena traveled, but what the wind did was enough. >> I also flew through Elena and a couple others on orientation flights >> with the Hurricane Hunters. I find the storms interesting and would >> like to work at the Hurricane center after my life as a geek, but I >> really don't want to have my house and family have to try to get away >> from >> > another one. > >> Stay safe Dylan. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >> [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Bob Morse >> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 3:10 PM >> To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' >> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: Hurricane season >> >> Oh yeah...I lived in S. Florida and hurricanes and the teenage years >> provided some interesting (stupid) experiences that I wouldn't do now >> if you paid me!!! >> >> Bob >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >> [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Mike Swanson >> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 2:54 PM >> To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List >> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: Hurricane season >> >> I remember living on the Gulf Coast when I was a little geek... man, >> when I was younger we did some stupid things during hurricanes... I >> guess now that I am responsible I would just move inland. My mom has >> a house on the NC coast. Keep safe Dylan. >> >> ---------- >> "He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." >> --- Benjamin Franklin >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dave Greig" <dgr...@philoshopia.com> >> To: "Tech-Geeks Mailing List" <tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 2:31:34 PM (GMT-0600) >> America/Chicago >> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: Hurricane season >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | Subscription info >> | at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | Subscription info >> | at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org| > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org| | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
