Hurricane Irene

Echoing the thoughts of others in wishing everyone well.

If you can leave the area as suggested, better safe than sorry. Remember the last big ones of this past decade.

I have family and friends on the island about 2 miles from the south shore. They're battening the hatches and some are going upstate.

Trelja, Goldeneraguy

I too recall '62. Remember watching a tree across the street being torn from the ground. When the eye arrived we went out and played in the flooded streets, one foot to eighteen inches rushing down the road to the creeks and on to the bay. Then the other side arrived, time to retreat.

Goldeneraguy

Where about on the island? Suffolk, North Babylon here.

As well our prayers for the safety and well being of all in the path.

Best,

Dave

Not everyone who'll decide to ride it out is an idiot. Some simply have no where to really evacuate to. There are shelters, but they' have their own set of issues. Did you hear about what happened at a lot of shelters in New Orleans?

I live in Stamford, CT. 2 blocks away from the ocean. Luckily our families are all in Albany, NY. We just got there, as we have a 9 month old daughter and aren't taking any chances. If we didn't have family far enough away from the worst parts, I'm not sure what we'd do to be honest.

Not everyone has this option. I'm pretty optimistic that it'll be more annoying than utterly destructive. Living without electricity for a few days can be dealt with. Hopefully people won't lose their homes, or worse, their lives.

Very well said Kbarkamian.

Best,

Dave

Our country has been through a lot in the last few years, I kept hoping for a break, that Irene would blow out into the ocean and do no harm.

I watched the news and weather a lot today. I can only say my heart is with the folks and property in harms way and hope it's not as bad as it looks on TV.

The track is truly the worst case scenario forecasters have warned about. Fortunately, Irene was not able to strengthen as it moved up the coast toward N.C. If this was even a cat 3, on the path it is slowly moving on, things would me much, much worse and we might be left talking about the east coast's Katrina.

But for shear, destructive power. I'd take sitting through Irene than the Joplin tornado anytime.