We Could Talk About The Weather

[W5BRM]

And in other on topic related info. Sitting in Robinson Illinois and the just had a public test of their weather warning system. The acoustics were waaay weird on their sirens and public address system.

There was no real classic siren. It sounded like they were playing an mp3 of the various siren effects over a PA system. Then the computer voice states the test is complete.

Never heard anything like that in my entire life! Creeepy effects and computer voices but effective as it gets the warning out i suppose

[K7SGJ]

Nothing will ever compare with the twelve o'clock whistle of my childhood.

Duck and cover.

[K0RGR]

I suspect that even if hurricanes became a fairly common thing, people would not abandon the Atlantic seaboard - they'd eventually learn to build so that the hurricanes weren't so big a problem. It's a little hard to imagine New York City built on stilts, but that may be the eventual result. Maybe they can replace the submerged subways with gondolas or L trains.

We have some concrete dome buildings around here that I think would be an attractive alternative in hurricane country. The doors and windows could be made watertight fairly easily, and the building is aerodynamic enough to survive almost any imaginable wind.

[NQ6U]

A Mashie Niblick? They were very advanced.

No, a Mashie Niblick is more the equivalent of a 5 iron. The equivalent of a 9 iron would be the Mashie. More info here.

[K7SGJ]

No, a Mashie Niblick is more the equivalent of a 5 iron. The equivalent of a 9 iron would be the Mashie. More info here.

A long time ago, I was trying to hit on this chick and she called me a mashie. Or was that a masher?

[N2NH]

Since 2:15 PM EDST, we've been hit with massive thunderstorms in the area. It sounds like we're being shelled by a battleship. Got a stray here and it shut off the A/C. At 3PM it looked like 8Pm. NWS issued an emergency flood warning, status: imminent over the cellphone.
At the peak, winds were aroung 60 MPH. I think these storms are worse near the top of the mountain where we are, but it does make life interesting. Still hearing loud booming thunder from the North and Northeast right now. It's strong enough to shake the ground.

[PA5COR]

Stay safe there, hope you can swim....

[n2ize]

Yeah, looks like the same thing is about to happen here. Bluish-black coulds moving in from the west, street lights coming on, etc. looks like we are going to get doused. Maybe even some hail. The thunder is getting LOUD !!

[NA4BH]

Yeah, looks like the same thing is about to happen here. Bluish-black coulds moving in from the west, street lights coming on, etc. looks like we are going to get doused. Maybe even some hail. The thunder is getting LOUD !!

Just looked at your radar, you're in for a heap-o-sheet. Time to unplug some stuff.

[N2NH]

Thanks Cor. Looks like it's over here, with much of the same forecasted for tomorrow. Flood watch continues until Friday the 4th, when Arthur passes by. Thankfully being on the mountain we're not prone to flooding. The valleys on the other hand...

Good luck NYC. This was a big one here.