Howdy folks and fiends. Happy early Halloween and happy anniversary for me. I won’t be around much today, as I’m taking the day off and the wife and I are celebrating 7 years with a visit to a Brazilian steakhouse followed by a movie. I might embargo news for the day as well, just to give my mind a rest from the nightmare from which I pray the country shall soon wake.
8 days. You’re going to hear and see a lot about polls (as though you haven’t already). Here’s a few poles that are worth seeing, if only for the trending curves they show.
Have a good one, dweebs and dweebettes. I’m sure gonna try to.
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Wakey wakey
I probably won’t be around much tomorrow either. Big day.
Comment by Jay in Ames on October 29, 2012 12:28 am
Well, I’m not gonna be here either, then.
H2 STRIKE!
I had a double on Saturday, spent the ENTIRETY of yesterday on a Soccerfield, and now I have a double today.
I’m going to try to get a workout in before I got in, if my muthafocking coffee would brew.
So, I won’t be here today either.
ba
Oh so Leon lied. When he said 7am what he really meant was 6
We need to start brewing coffee.
“Damaging winds” are supposed to be here in 2 hours.
Thank you Leon. Good job. Hope you have a great anniversary.
Amazing storm. I feel for those who are about to deal with its bullshit.
Stay safe. Power crews headed there from as far away as here.
I am very worried. We left entirely too much booze there to let it get washed away by a storm.
It’s garbage day and the street is lined with trash bins.
Idiots.
Yes, Dave, there was a news story about utility trucks leaving from Iowa this morning, too.
I hope this all turns out to be nothing. But it doesn’t look like it will. Keep your heads down, Eastern Seaboarders!
If you have a new iPhone, go outside when the storm hits and take a picture using the panoramic feature.
Put a bucket on your head first, though.
These girls are remarkably lovely. Amazingly talented, as well…..
Happy Anniversary, Leon (and Mrs. Leon)!
Occupy Couch.
Coffee brewing. Going to attend a 10am work meeting then hit the gym, then the day truly begins.
Happy Anniversary leonseses!!
Came back to town just in time to see the Tigers get broomed.
Workout done. Eggs eaten.
I watched a bit of MSNBC while doing weights. Apparently, the storm is going to favor Obama for the election.
Because he gets to do presidenting stuff.
Uh, sure.
When you’re down to thinking about how a storm might change the election, you’ve lost.
Didn’t wiser say that the storm already allowed the CT governor to extend registration?
If you have a new iPhone, go outside when the storm hits and take a picture using the panoramic feature.
Android has had panoramic capabilities for a long time. Suck it, fanboy!
Oh MJ – but Obama gets to do his job and wear a FEMA jacket and shit.
He’s going to look fabulous
Benghazi what? Never heard of it.
Alice is the true Android fan. And I haven’t seen that panoramic thingy. Must be my old Evo.
Happy Anniversary Leonseses
Android has had panoramic capabilities for a long time. Suck it, fanboy!
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Plllffffttt.
Jay knows about my tattoo, I think…
Time to go see the eye doc. I will ask about the laser beam option
Good luck, Dave! If you get a laser beam eye, will you also become a shark? Seems backwards, but rules are rules.
the waaaa-iiting is the hardest part…so far…
Good morning, cool kids.
Happy Anni, Mr. and Mrs. Leon.
Is everything shut down now in CT? Can you still get gas or groceries or do banking?
I hope this is actually all overkill.
I doubt you can do much now at all. They are being extremely cautious with this one. Coast is under evac orders in places.
X-ray. Its the shiz
It seems HMS Bounty has foundered in the Atlantic. 😦
I hate the waiting part for you all too.
Gov Christie seemed very insistent on the evac thingy.
I just watched the panel on Meet the Press.
Everyone with the exception of Carly Fiorina is a total idiot. David Brooks, EJ Dionne, Chuck Todd, and Rachel Maddow are all exactly the same.
I got the X-ray deal back in May. This is a warranty upgrade.
X-ray was handy though.
X-Laser??
X-ray was handy though.
Oh, THAT’S why Dave was smiling all the time at the meatup.
Is that something done on purpose, Hotspurt?
No, they had to abandon ship. They lost their power and couldn’t run the pumps. According to the USCG the ship has sunk.
Still not sure about all of the crew.
FEMA is going to be buying votes.
If anyone asks, we had $67,000 worth of meat in our freezer.
If I were the mayor of NYC, or the governor of NJ or CT, images of Katrina’s aftermath would be haunting my mind right now.
Dumb Asses stupid Democrats want Romney to stop campaigning because of Sandy.
Wait the sun is shining STOP campaigning Mitt! It is not FAIR!!!!111eeeek
Of course, vmax.
And there will be NO pictures of Obama in the command center with his FEMA jacket on.
Nuh uh.
(golf course is flooded, anyway)
SEALofHonor @SEALofHonor
Everything else in the Nation’s Capital may be shuttered, but not the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Pray for the… http://fb.me/22LBYVUT2
it’s quiet out there….
too quiet…..
And there will be NO pictures of Obama in the command center with his FEMA jacket on.
How courageous of our brave and caring commander-in-chief to choose to ride this storm out in the safest, most heavily fortified buildings in the entire country.
Gutsy call.
Thanks for that reminder, Mare.
You NE miscreants stay warm, safe, and dry, m’kay?
Holding you guys in our thoughts and prayers…..
The outages are approaching. Scott just hollered up to to me that the storm is turning into a Cat 2, lowest barometric pressure ever recorded North of NC.
Last Cat 2 we saw here was Gloria.
MCPO, Tushar, our other friends in PA, Jersey and NY, please stay safe!!
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Connecticut-s-worst-hurricanes-3984238.php
Everyone in the path hold on tightly!!
We’re praying for you (that you have enough alcohol post hurricane)!
Stay safe guys! Prayers up!
funniest things i saw yesterday were people raking their lawns.
ummm…..
[…] Mare at H2 reminded me, no matter how bad Sandy hits the eastern seaboard, the guards at the Tomb of the […]
We have red wine and whisky and a few beers in the fridge.
*eyes harden; gaze meets the horizon, as she considers an uncertain alcohol future*
If the winds get super scary I will camp out in the cellar tonight. Tomorrow I’m going looting, hopefully I can grab some more booze then.
Many, many Octobers ago, the TiFWs took the spawn to DisneyWorld for a week-long vacation. While we were there, a tropical depression moved in over the Orlando area – and stalled.
It rained for 4 days straight – we got our money’s worth out of the ponchos we bought when it started (and there were NO lines anywhere those 4 days – especially on the water rides….)
That was nothing compared to what you guys are in for up there, though – this sucker is HUGE, and you’ve got hurricane-force winds to contend with, on top of all of the rain .
I wonder if there will be a mini baby boom in the NE nine months from now……
Hah! We raked our lawn. But mainly because I wanted to put a layer of leaves inside my garden fence to smother the last strip of sod that I didn’t turn over.
Cat 2?
Yikes – I always thought that hurricanes LOST strength as they reached colder water.
That’s kinda scary…..
Tomorrow I’m going looting, hopefully I can grab some more booze then.
ummmm.. i have no booze.
not a drop.
but those people up the road do.
Good morning, broheims and, uh, sisheims.
*eyes harden; gaze meets the horizon, as she considers an uncertain alcohol future*
HA!
I know they’re unnecessary 99.44% of the time, and would probably dry rot before we got a chance to use them, but this is one of those days when I wish we had real storm shutters on the house.
Make a list of all of your elderly neighbors.
They won’t have much to loot, but they’ll offer little resistance.
I am hoping the hurricane follows the path of New Jersey Turnpike. The State Troopers are anal about speet limits. That should limit the hurricane to 65 MPH
DAMN that .56%!!
Don’t worry about that sod near your garden fence, your garden fence won’t be there tomorrow…problem solved!
I hear The Scorpions have cancelled several tour dates.
I hear The Scorpions have cancelled several tour dates.
end times, man. end times….
.064 seconds
From Slublog: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/10/29/obama-suggests-secretary-of-business-in-a-second-term/
I can’t even believe this shit.
.064 seconds
to quote sohos, “I always think it is funny when hostages let each other know when we get laid hahahaha”
Hahahahahaha
Obama should push for a Secretary of the Presidency.
I thought that was Valerie Jarrett.
Asshole speaking now
One of the best way to convince people to evacuate is to hand them wrist tags and permanent markers, for easy body identification of bodies later. I hope rescuers are using this technique.
I can’t even believe this shit.
I keep waiting to see Rod Serling step out and say something ironic, but it never happens.
Scheduled… Nov 14. The knee will provide power source for the laser.
That’s my Governor! Cool, calm leadership in a time of crisis.
“OMGOMGOMG RUN FOR YOUR LIVES, PEOPLE, IT’S THE BIG ONE!!!! WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!!! (by the way, polls in certain towns will be open for two or three extra days if needed. And remember, get there early for your free cash. The lines can get rather long, what with all the non-essential state workers not having to report for work)
If you don’t have to go in to work, but then the state calls in essential workers, do those workers get overtime, or double time?
Won’t have power for much longer. Can’t wait until this thing is over!
If you don’t have to go in to work, but then the state calls in essential workers, do those workers get overtime, or double time?
both.
Rass now says Romney leads in Ohio.
In Rass we trust.
Good luck, chief, stay safe.
Nothing happening here. Couple of gusts approaching 30 mph and light rain.
Off to my interview
*crosses fingers*
Heavy band of rain. Coming down sideways.
You’re gonna crush it, vmax. Good luck anyway!
And now, a word about the weather in SoCal:
Stormaggedon has resulted in winds of 2-3 mph and clear sunny skies with a temp of about 75 in SoCal.
Speaking of non-essential state workers, I noticed a couple of things on my east coast trip.
– When I hit the PA line the highways are marked every tenth of a mile, not every mile. Something tells me signs are made, installed and maintained by govt. workers.
– In RI and MA, at every street and road construction site a cop is posted. They stand there with their thumb up their ass the whole time. What is the purpose of this?
They do that here too. It’s called hole watching. Before a cop retires he gets about 8 hours overtime pay a day by watching holes.
That gets you the six figure pension.
Help me, I’m bored!
I can’t even believe this shit.
I am re-reading Atlas Shrugged – after 35 years (I did my senior HS research paper on the works of Ayn Rand) – and it is amazing how everything in there meshes so closely with this administration’s actions.
Pathetic, really….
*hands MCPO a paddleball toy*
*hands MCPO a paddleball toy*
“I need this…..”
Stormaggedon has resulted in winds of 2-3 mph and clear sunny skies with a temp of about 75 in SoCal.
Yes, it’s uncanny how much it reminds me of the Russian Winter of 1812.
27000 out of power already.
Well, just got the email about Hurricane Sandy, sent to the Barack Obama campaign email list.
Yep, he’s politicizing it. At least he didn’t ask for a donation in the email. Yet.
MCPO?
On MSN’s main weather page, there’s a picture of some idiot in Southhampton, NY attempting to drive his truck over a road filled with rushing water:
No doubt he was surprised when said water picked up his car and started moving it……
*hands MCPO a paddleball toy*
Heh. Beat me to it, b-rad.
Ok, ok, ok. . .
Great minds think alike, Sean.
And us, too!
Chief?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VbI5zcB8Ac
Power outages all over the West Shore. Still watching TCM here.
So, Chief, was Thames Street all nothing but bars tattoo parlors and peep shows when you were in Newport?
H/S -No peep shows.
Comment by MJ on October 29, 2012 12:12 pm
Make a list of all of your elderly neighbors.
They won’t have much to loot, but they’ll offer little resistance.
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They usually have good drugs too! 😉
son. of. a. BITCH
Batteries in the cable remote just crapped out and now I have to walk up a flight of stairs to get some fresh ones.
#WorstHurricaneEVAH!
They usually have good drugs too! 😉
if your incontinent, impotent or incoherent, perhaps.
Hurricane Sandy Update:
Things just went from “bad” to “Oh, SHIT!”
http://tinyurl.com/9bden8v
Things just went from “bad” to “Oh, SHIT!”
shit just got real….
” Gov. Declares State Of Civil Preparedness”
whu?
Just got off the phone with DD#1 – right now, Fairfax County, VA is experiencing rain (it rained all night), but no high winds. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Everyone in her office was advised to “Work from Home” for the next couple of days……
*sighs*
This again.
*calls Mothra on the phone*
“…you wont believe who’s back…”
Batteries in the cable remote just crapped out and now I have to walk up a flight of stairs to get some fresh ones.
BRB – calling the National Guard to come rescue you 😛
I posted that same photo at JOM and got this reply:
Isn’t that the only known photo of Michelle Obama in a bathing suit at the beach? How on earth did you find it?
GOJIRRA!
Reminds of Christmas for some reason. Weird.
Somebody needs to put XBrad’s picture in the header……
It is starting. Got the first real big gust of wind right now.
If I survive this, I may post again.
Uh oh…cable is getting screwy.
Stormageddon is forcing me to hunker down and endure sunny skies and frigid temps in the mid-60s. I barely survived a trip to the grocery store to buy candy for the trick-or-treaters.
Damn you, Sandy!
Tushar, this may be your last chance to enjoy a steak.
Power’s out here. We’ve been running on the generator for about an hour.
Lost a large oak in the front yard too, dammit!
Hotspur, you could have told me that yesterday. Where do I find steak now? Every place is closed.
daaaamn
I wouldn’t eat that steak. God might get pissed, and blow a tree through your house.
Better play it safe.
I think Donna is a democrat.
Everything in the house just went beep. Checking if internet s still up.
I could have worked 1/2 day today. I am such a dumbass.
Sandy is creating jobs.
Welcome to three weeks ago, Hospurt!
I take some satisfaction from the fact that this storm is aptly named. “Sandy” was my mother’s nickname.
I was on vacation.
If they are running out of sandbags, they should commandeer Kim Kardasian’s ass.
Tushar, Michelle could volunteer too. We’re saved.
If they are running out of sandbags, they should commandeer Kim Kardasian’s ass.
Fat floats.
Take it from someone who knows….. 😛
Man, my peeps on the Jersey shore are getting moidered!
Did you see Atlantic City MCPO?
Before the surge http://instagram.com/p/RXoEkohmER/
Who needs Venice? We have Atlantic city now.
Scott – Point Pleasant and Wildwood are worse!
My mom is a hurricane. Makes sense.
Man, that looks awful already, Scott.
You all in the zone are going to find a way to let us know that you’re okay if shit gets even more real, right?
Pt. Pleasant and wildwood are in worse shape than AC!
Freed you from teh bucket, Chief.
That’s BEFORE the surge, Scott?
Yikes.
46,000 out.
*shakes fists at…
Wait, what?
http://tinyurl.com/8qqquru
Are y’all looking forward to Obama’s new cabinet post Secretary of Business should he be reelected?
Or is that Bidness?
Winds are getting stronger, rain lashing like craz…. Glug glug….sputter….
#WorstHurricaneEVAH!
DAMMIT, now we’re out of sals… oh no, here it is…
*whew
Just remember what Ron White says about hurricanes: “It isn’t THAT the wind is blowin’, it’s WHAT the wind is blowin’…..”
http://is.gd/xMDV2H
(First minute or so of clip)
WHY ARE THERE STILL LEAVES ON MY FRONT LAWN?!?!?!
#WorstHurricaneEVAH!
Getting hairy here. Good thing? Only 36 more hrs to go!
Nothing here yet. Few big gusts and flickers. I really should have gone to work. But, we didn’t know.
>>Getting hairy here.
Said the bald man.
Man, the folks on The Weather Channel are practically orgasmic.
I have been watching the local stations coverage of the storm. It’s a riot. Anchor to director of Hartford Hospital.. “So are the emergency rooms filling up with people falling on wet pavement?”
friends who got married on weekend of meat-up came home early from their honeymoon yesterday. They were in Jamaica.
They brought me back a bottle of banana rum cream. That is the best tasting stuff on the planet. It’s like liquid banana Now & Laters.
We finished the entire bottle last night.
Better safe than sorry, Laura.
We’d rather have you and Scott here – ♥♥♥
NOW THE NEIGHBORS LEAVES ARE BLOWING ONTO MY YARD?!?!?! WTF?!?!?!?!?!
#WorstHurricaneEVAH!
They brought me back a bottle of banana rum cream. That is the best tasting stuff on the planet. It’s like liquid banana Now & Laters.
Yeesh. I think I just found out what my own personal hell tastes like.
*Watching The Weather Channel
OMG, IT’S THE STORM OF THE CENTURY, PEOPLE! Head for high ground! Run for your lives!! Flooding! Winds! Massive damage everywh…. ooooh, look! I can get TWO Forever Comfy’s for only $19.95!
sweet!
Forever Comfy? Is that the camo waterproof Snuggie used for deer hunters?
Oh, this one has header pic written all over it.
http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/10/huffpo-home-page-obama-underwater/
Awwwww. The lefty sites are trying out the ‘Romney is desperate’ narrative.
That should work, considering their guy is waving around a 1998 copy of Glamour magazine claiming that he has a plan to finally get the closet clutter under control.
HA! Iowahawk is a hoot!
HA! That’s awesome, Jay!
Are you anywhere near Lake Havasu, Cyn?
Didn’t the Great Stock Market Crash happen on this date in history?
Maybe Obama’s chickens really ARE coming home to roost…..
Happy Birthday, Bob Ross.
No; about a 2-3 (?) hour drive northwest of me. I can tell you that it’s a designated Official Spring Break Party Location™.
Your hurricane may be changing the pressure here. My head is effing killing me…same with my coworkers (that or there is a gas leak).
*looks around for a match*
Tushar, how are your boys doing? They ain’t scairt, are they?
No; about a 2-3 (?) hour drive northwest of me. I can tell you that it’s a designated Official Spring Break Party Location™.
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Turns out the state rep there is an old acquaintance.
*just waiting to see the idiot reporter from TWC get washed away by rogue wave*
Seriously, dude – sand is very unpredictable when it gets waterlogged; that “dune” you’re standing on isn’t nearly as stable as you think it is……
Please be careful East Coasters!!
Where’s Oso? I need to learn how to make chicharrones. I have a big piece of pork skin in the freezer and if we lose power for a week I don’t want to use all of it on making stock. Would be nice to make myself some crunchies.
the dumb douche county grand poo-bah just ordered that there are to be no pubic assemblies,,,,WTF!!! first of all, the thieves are too fuckin lazy to deal with the wind and rain, and;
Most importantly:
Has she never read THEE U.S. Constitution? I’ll submit to marshal law from her approximately five years after she gives me a high colonic with her tongue.
I’m thinkin’ about gathering a couple of neighbors and bullshitting over beers out on main street… in the rain – with my “Fuck Obama” tee shirt on….
*fuckin assholes*
communities around here are starting to lose power.
Tushar… hope you are well. oh – yeah – and the rest youse’ll’s in the NE cabal
The interview went well, as I was leaving the owner said we have a few other people to interview but we spent the most time with you because we think you are what we need.
ye hah
Starting to get noisy outside. Just a constant dull roar, with some louder roars.
*bangs on the window*
KNOCK IT OFF OUT THERE
“martial” law.
Better look, laura. It might be trick or treaters.
Martian Law.
It’s looking good, vmax!
Better look, laura. It might be trick or treaters.
*grabs a handful of bullets*
Nice job, Vmax.
*crosses fingers, toes, eyes, balls
Nah, can’t be trick-or-treaters. They aren’t screaming ‘TREEK O TREE!’ at the top of their lungs.
Martian law?!
Lauraw, my mom just fries them in lard in her cast iron skillet. medium low heat. seasons with a little chile powder and garlic salt while they’re draining.
Vman – Good luck, buddy. You deserve some!
mmm, pork rinds
cracklins
Marshal Lawra.
She doesn’t do the boil/ dry thing?
Marshal Lawra.
She’d look good, with the cool hat with a feather and shoulder boards, dontcha think?
I am still alive…..
**drowns**
You should have water wings on.
Btw, Laura, I sent the coconut balls recipe to Alice. If you think it is good enough, I can email it to you and you can post it on the recipe blog.
I want to be published before I become a statistics in hurricande sandy.
Attention bitter clingers, typical white persons, people who use the word “golf,” etc.:
Where’s yo dollah?
That is all.
I can the title now, “Tushar’s Balls”
The Connecticut Brisket Research Center could use a dessert recipe.
The fact that people are talking about the president having the ability to move a company overseas as if it’s normal is completely fucking insane.
NM does chicharrones differently than anywhere else.
Marshal Lawra.
Does Scott have the legs to be Miss Kitty?
Good luck, VMax!
Sounds promising –
Hurricandy Sandy
Vmax! Vmax! He’s your man!
If he can’t do it, no one can!
*does hurkey and throws pom poms in the air*
OK, I see- so the NM way is to fry up chunks of pork fat with the skin attached, so you basically get brown crispy cubes of fried pork.
Not the light puffed-crackery things.
Fortunately, there is no law against trying it both ways.
Thanks all.
*passes new pork law*
Not so fast, Cookie.
H/S must be part of the New Democratic Party. Dearborn rules WILL apply!
My mom makes them both ways. The crunchy ones she makes at home. The NM way when they are at a matanza.
150,000 outages and climbing.
http://tinyurl.com/8tubqzj
http://tinyurl.com/8lpxdaw
The Chief won’t let something like a little hurricane keep him from getting his exercise:
MCPO was disqualified from jury duty. Noreason was given, but this footage surfaced.
http://cheezburger.com/6696664320
Lights flickering.
* sad face *
When we institute Marshal Lawra, the first thing to go will be draconian pork edicts instituted by The Despot Hotspur.
FROM MY COLD DEAD HOCKS
ok that was three minutes ago.
*waits*
“draconian pork edicts”…
ima light the grill –
tyme two grill pork chops
The FNC feed flickered for a moment too.
(freed Vman at 5:01 pm)
They should have named the hurricane A-Rod.
Then it wouldn’t hit anything.
One of my teenage haunts. Looks to be being reclaimed by the sea.
http://flic.kr/p/doZxSq
270,000.
It would be so awesome to be one of the lucky ones this time around.
Hey, you’re still on Scott!
Our Governor is giving a press conference and reminds us that candles can be dangerous and if “you use a generator please use it correctly.”
branch just landed on my roof. From the sound of it, it was a biggun….
A jogger in NYC was hit by falling debris.
Just had to go jogging in this. Had to.
Well, maybe he or she will stay unconscious until after election day and not be able to vote for Obama.
Healthiest guy in the morgue.
Uh oh. You should probably burn that off.
Uh oh. You should probably burn that off.
Sounds like a plan.
brb
Wow! House is shuddering.
A jogger in NYC was hit by falling debris.
See? SEE!?
Jogging is a hazardous addiction.
damn lighter keeps blowing out….
BOB, I’M STANDING HERE ON THE ROOF OF MY HOUSE TO SHOW YOU JUST HOW POWERFUL THIS STORM IS BECOMING AND TO REMIND YOU THAT STANDING ON YOUR ROOF DURING A HURRICANE IS INCREDIBLY STUPID.
BACK TO YOU, BOB.
Natural selection in progress.
The tide is coming up in The Sound. Where the poor people live they are shutting down power substations that might get flooded.
About an hour ago they finished construction on a new wall around the power substation where the rich people live.
It just happens to be in the town where our Governor is from.
Purely coincidental.
*calculate’s Wiserbud’s velocity and trajectory*
I think if you look down you will see that you are on your neighbor’s roof now. Your old neighbor. Who moved to Goshen.
Where the poor people live they are shutting down power substations that might get flooded.
did they blow up the levees yet?
I always love that part.
ooo.. possible tornadoes here tomorrow…
Windy and cold here. We had to put a jacket on our skinny horse.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
idiot bubblehead reporter on local fox affiliate just reported on the devastation, which included a portable basketball backboard and hoop being blown “all the way to the ground…”
the horror…..
the horror…..
Power flickering.
Do you feed your horse?
You are supposed to feed them.
Woof.
Fox news indicated that people in Battery Park may get their feet wet.
GET THIS POSER ‘WEATHERMAN’ OFF MY TELEVISION AND THROW HIM OUTSIDE WITH A MICROPHONE AND A WINDBREAKER WHERE ANY SERIOUS METEOROLOGIST WOULD BE AT A MOMENT LIKE THIS!!!
Fox news indicated that people in Battery Park may get their feet wet.
end times.
♪ Momma, don’t let your babies grow up to be meteorologists… ♪
75F, partly cloudy, the pampas grass outside my office window is barely even moving. I might as well be in fuckin’ Hawaii today.
You northeasterners grab your sack. You too, Lauraw.
Wiser, I am enjoying all your humor, but it is not as overblown as you think. I am much closer to the eye. The wind is really bad and my house is shaking like crazy. My kids are silent as mice.
Do you feed your horse?
She gets 3 times the grain ration of the other mare, she’s just a hard keeper.
If she were a 45yo woman, her friends would hate her.
Today was beautiful. Low 70s and very breezy.
I hope you guys in the NE are ok. Drinking cures boredom for awhile, then again in the morning when you feel like shit.
Pumpkin pie and pecan tassies! Yum-O.
Wiser, I am enjoying all your humor, but it is not as overblown as you think.
I appreciate that, Tush and I am not trying to make light of the danger here.
But these weatherman and reporters are fucking idiots. Seriously, do you need to physically be standing in 8 inches of water to tell me about “massive flooding in this area.”
Yeah, their scare mongering is getting on my nerves too. Every weatherman in the country is sporting enormous boners today.
Sonsabitches!
We are in the dark.
We’re treated to quite a bit of hype down here.
They usually make the newbies stand on the beach while 90 mph winds sandblast them into submission.
You know the producer says something like, ‘We need the shot, Derek. Get out there and tell us how brutal it is, and make sure you scream so we can hear you over the wind. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.’
Every weatherman in the country is sporting enormous boners today.
Probably going to last more than 4 hours.
We are in the dark.
shit. And Monday Night Football is starting soon….
grab the liquor and head on down here.
Oh and bring the wife and dog too, if you want.
Mrs. Caruthers wants me to convey her appreciation for all the congratulations.
Some idiot reporter on TWC who’s in CT keeps trying to get himself killed – standing right next to the water with the wind blowing like an SOB.
I’m waiting for the wind to blow him over just as a big wave crests – we’ll hear his frantic screams for a second or two before he disappears…..
RATINGS GOLD, JERRY!!!!!!!
Some idiot reporter on TWC who’s in CT keeps trying to get himself killed – standing right next to the water with the wind blowing like an SOB.
wonder if that’s the same idiot who as actually out standing on a dock for his report. Then let go of the railing so he could point out where north, south, east and west were.
One gust and he was a goner.
I bet driving the BANGLAR PARTY VAN right now would be an adventure….
MNF promises to suck tonight. Sorry; it’s the Cardinals.
Cyn is going to be sad.
Thanks Wiser but we are gonna stay here and shoot looters.
STORM UPDATE:
Still sunny and clear here, but the school behind my house is having its Halloween carnival, and they’ve begun blasting some really awful pop music.
I might need to fry up some slices of almond loaf and smother them in cheese. It’s an experiment that simply must be done.
Sean, I don’t envy you this nightmare.
“Hold me, I’m scared!”
Not you, Dave!
Shep Smith is a stupider version of Brick Tamland.
heh heh heh….
All of Chris Christie’s tweets include a hashtag of #Don’tBeStupid
oh damn Scott… sorry. We sent linemen up 2 days ago.
They will be in the cowboy hats sayin “sumbitch”
we are gonna stay here and shoot looters.
Hmmmm….
can we come over to your house?
Thanks Cyn!
I shot a Heron earlier.
This is my punishment.
You have to hang it around your neck now.
It’s the only way.
Shep is now reporting on flooding at Fire Island. He seems slightly more upset about that…
He’ll get more upset when they’re raping babies there.
…
Ok, hard to say with Shep. He’s a bit flighty.
I shot a Heron earlier.
what it was doing in his pajamas, he’ll never know….
Oh joy! Water coming in under the garage door.
this storm sucks….. my neighbors house is still standing…. and i think i hear pop music
I read that as, “I shot a heroin dealer.” And I’m ok with that.
*wonders why scott is shooting heroin*
It has been the roaring 40’s here today 30 mph north wind bringing temps in the 40’s tonight.
Central Florida, October, 40d.
Now they are saying Sandy is not a hurricane anymore. ‘Windy and wet Sandy’ does not have the same ring to it.
He was eating our fish.
I saw Windy and Wet Sandy open for Van Morrison in ’78.
Are the Cardinals crying yet?
Yes, Scott: crying in anticipation of the ass whuppin’ they’re going to get. (about 15 minutes until game time)
How’s the weather up by you, Jam?
You still w/o power, Andy?
“Windy and Wet Sandy”… i think i dated her back in ’78
Success! I actually finally spoke to a real live Nevada voter, and she said she’s voting for Romney! She actually said, “I’m praying that he wins” at the end of the call, and I went off script to agree with her.
Power’s still out. It’s supposed to be back on by 1am.
This is awesome … video of the Coast Guard rescuing the HMS Bounty survivors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDlc1slA8PA
The collision avoidance system warning “Altitude. Altitude.” as they hover 30 feet off the deck adds a certain edginess to the screenplay.
cyn – mild so far. we have much worse t-storms in the summer…. of course challenging mother nature has it’s dangers.
some minor regional power issues. i’m sure we will have some moderate flooding.
the temp is perfect for my beer on the back deck tho
Oh, and there’s an update to that. Two people remained missing at the time, but one has been recovered (i.e., deceased) and they’re still looking for the other.
I believe the captain is the missing person.
Sean, I got a call today asking for my vote for Jeff Flake; she seemed tickled pink that I was going to vote for him.
Of course, I tell all those callers that I’m voting FOR whomever they’re calling about 1.) to skew the heck out of their numbers, and Z.) so they take me off their call list.
Andy, the missing person is the captain of The Bounty.
the temp is perfect for my beer on the back deck tho
Silver lining
Be safe and stay hydrated, Jam!
Power just flickered here. They really oughtta just shut off NY now so we don’t have problems.
This is lauraw.
A tealight candle in the bottom of a large stainless steel pot makes a fine lamp.
LauraW – No oil lamps?
A tealight candle in the bottom of a large stainless steel pot makes a fine lamp.
Shining a flashlight through a filled plastic water jug works awesome.
Laura, you are looking different! New hair?
We have an oil lamp, 2 Coleman lanterns, plus candles and flashlights.
Don’t open the crawl space.
Someone needs to teach the Cards how to tackle!
We occasionally lose power during monsoon storms. The last time, I rigged up a mirror and foil dealio so the boys could keep doing their homework. Thanks for the lighting tips, peeps.
Someone needs to teach the Cards how to
tackleplay football!Fixted
http://news.discovery.com/human/do-intelligent-people-drink-more-alcohol.html
this study is sheer genius
They just showed pics of the recovered crewmember. Cute blonde from USC.
“We have an oil lamp, 2 Coleman lanterns, plus candles and flashlights.”
i lit the adjacent houses on fire… should last till tomorrow
You could always set fire to a hunk of magnesium engine block. Lots of light. You might need welding masks.
WTFITS?
My SIL is having a hurricane party. In WV.
I’m on the iPad. If things get bad, I’ll hit it with some lighter fluid.
Did anybody trample anybody else to get the last package of toilet paper in the store today?
The pics of NYC under water are staggering.
WHAT ABOUT THE LEVEES? BUSH?!?!!!!
I went to the store and stocked up on clam juice. Bought every last one.
I just wanted to beat the rush of hoarders. K
My God, they’re eating people at Lutèce!!
Oh wait, it’s not cannibalism, just the latest foodie trend.
Comment by leoncaruthers on October 29, 2012 7:22 pm
Mrs. Caruthers wants me to convey her appreciation for all the congratulations.
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Will you be making the movie you took of the evening “festivities” available? We won’t critique it, I promise. 😉
I love lamp.
It’s a wonderful night for a moon dance. .
sonofa.. the flooding..
water is like electricity, it wants to go somewhere. You don’t want to be where it wants to go
Do we have any updates from those in the path? I guess I should just read upthread
wiser waiting for the hurricane: http://i.imgur.com/vcU15.jpg
I have several kerosine lamps, a few oil lamps, 4 coleman lanterns and 100 candles.
I have sat in the dark for days it is not fun.
I bet Andy is glad he has that generator. It pays to be prepared.
Good luck with the job VMax.
Oooh that red wine looks good.
>> water is like electricity, it wants to go somewhere. You don’t want to be where it wants to go
The both follow the path of least resistance.
Ohm my goodness at the pun.
Groan. . .
wiser waiting for the hurricane: http://i.imgur.com/vcU15.jpg
Marlboro reds?
freak.
Sohos, Andy is on generator. Scott and Laura are dark. I just got a call from Gabe, he’s dark but safe. Don’t know about Tushar yet.
Gabe said he’d cussin people over the way, lights still on, but he has his scotch and a book, and is ok.
hey, anyone know where I can get a bottle of clam juice?
stupid supermarket was sold out….
I figured the reds were your attempt to butch up, wiser.
I figured the reds were your attempt to butch up, wiser.
That’s what the nylons were for.
We just got an Emergency Alert telling us not to try to leave our house if we are surrounded by water.
Thank you, gubmint….
Is the Olds under water?
Is the Olds under water?
It floats. IT FLOATS!!!
Lawdy Reegis, I am so sorry about MNF.
we all float down here…..
NO CLOWN JOKES
When you Eastern folk decide to relocate to more hospitable climes, you’re welcome to crash here.
Thanks Pepe
It’s about time Cyn took responsibility for the Cardinals getting raped by the 49ers. And I mean rape-rape.
still a little windy here, but not as bad as earlier. No damage to casa de wiser and only lost power for about 30 seconds.
Survived Sandy pretty well, compared to others.
I told the Cards not to wear skirts to the game, but did they listen?!
NO CLOWN JOKES
still makes you lose sleep, huh?
It was an Ace post, but there are so many things RIGHT about this picture, it makes me weep about the incompetents we have making decisions for these good men and women.
the pics of the flood water in Manhattan are incredible.
Oh, and Obama….Bayonets M’Fer!!!!
When you Eastern folk decide to relocate to more hospitable climes, you’re welcome to crash here.
too much snow.
Way to go Mare – totally bypassing Andy’s post.
I know, right.
Especially given the important update.
Had a very good friend was in the Old Guard, but he went onto the Army Drill Team, instead of trying to be a Tomb Guard.
Seriously, I can honor those guys, but can’t for the life of me conceive of spending my first enlistment doing a job like that.
too much snow.
I guess we do average a foot a year more than you guys. But ours is usually light and fluffy, and is gone a day later.
All stupid aside, I’m glad you weathered it ok wiser. And I am assuming wiserkid uno is cool too, or you wouldn’t be here. Good.
Best wishes to the Ws and others w/o power.
http://tinyurl.com/9n776uj
Please give my kind regards to the missus.
Thank you Dave
Don’t care when the picture was taken. I’m very sorry I didn’t link with Andy as author. Although I did mention the post at Ace’s.
Please give my kind regards to the missus.
Will do when she gets home.
**sets Mare on fire for not caring when a picture was taken**
I’m very sorry I didn’t link with Andy as author.
Just giving you a hard time.
You’re welcome Sohos.
Is MCPO getting snowed in? I know he said water under the door has it changed yet?
hey, Vmax, best of luck on the potential job.
anyone else find it interesting that the usually-so-hilarious libs have been so quiet about a hurricane hitting NYC when they seemed to have so much to say about a hurricane hitting FL during the RNC?
hmmmmm…..
Still rain here and blowing wind. . .
Pretty calm here now. No rain and clouds breaking. Still no powah.
Andy – You have plenty juice for your genny?
11pm advisory 75 mph (heh stretching the minimum much) No longer a hurricane it is a cyclone per hurricane center and NWS (Who Cares)
I see snow is in the south but not PA. Because of the dry air we are a red flag fire warning because of Sandy.
Thanks Wiser
Ban me please!
Ban me please!
eh eh eh… you know the rule…..
Biden is in Martin Luther King park tomorrow.
Bless his heart
THERE WAS NO JEOPARDY TONIGHT. WORST STORM IN HISTORY.
Biden is in Martin Luther King park tomorrow.
$5 says he asks MLK Jr. to stand up and be recognized….
Heh Wiser’
I am out G’nite all
Oh, crap – I just thought of something.
What if Barky does one of his last-minute “saves” and comes out looking presidential when touring all of the sites impacted by the storm?
This guy has more dumb “luck” than any politician I have ever seen – just when it looks like he’s down for the count, something unexpected happens, and he comes out smelling like a rose.
I don’t even want to think about it……
heh heh heh…
Josh Greenman
@joshgreenman
Yes, New Yorkers think, tweet and act like they’re the center of the world. But tonight a huge hurricane hit here. Give them (us) a break.
If I thought you might change your fucking attitude, I might consider it.
But since I am positive you won’t……
Y’all like to be so flippant when this sort of event happens to rednecks and mouth-breathers, and now you whine like a little bitch? Toughen up a bit there, buttercup.
Biden is in Martin Luther King park tomorrow.
There’s a Chris Rock routine about this, but I can’t find it.
What if Barky does one of his last-minute “saves” and comes out looking presidential when touring all of the sites impacted by the storm?
not gonna happen. He and his team have the incredible ability to fuck up a wet dream.
worry not, TiF.
Best part about that little NYC douche’s tweet is that he thinks the bad part of over because Sandy has moved away from NYC.
Ummmm…. there’s still people who are dealing with and going to be dealing with this beyond your precious little island.
Scott & Laura, Wiser, Tushar, Gabe, Andy, MCPO, how are you guys doing?
PA looks sucky, CT looks like it may get a break, Tushar, sucks to be you.
Hope you are all fine and gonna ride this out…
S&L, Gabe and Andy lost power, but otherwise okay so far. I got through this pretty much unscathed. Not sure about MCPO or Tush.
>> Andy – You have plenty juice for your genny?
Oh yeah. We’re good for another 18 hours before we have to go to the gas station or siphon the neighbor’s car.
siphon the neighbor’s car.
Option 1, I presume?
Only at night.
It’s raining and blowing like a MoFo here, but we are hanging in. Lots of folks having a rough time.
If you’re saying a prayer tonite, think about all of the 1st and 2nd responders out in this crapfest!
Y’all like to be so flippant when this sort of event happens to rednecks and mouth-breathers, and now you whine like a little bitch? Toughen up a bit there, buttercup.
Has anybody heard from James Wolcott?
Only at night.
*looks out window.
get sucking, dude.
>> If you’re saying a prayer tonite, think about all of the 1st and 2nd responders out in this crapfest!
Done!
Glad you are all doing ok.
>> get sucking, dude.
Where do you think I got an 18-hour supply of gas?
Pic 1 for the win for the artistic merit.
Good luck to all in the storm.
Here is something to keep you warm ICYMI:
http://tinyurl.com/scoamf-gonna-lose
Wiser,
Am worried about the folks in NE as it looked like the storm-center was headed right for MCPO. I know Scott & Laura are without power, as are Tushar and Gabe.
Andy is still on the generator.
I worry about my imaginary internet friends in the NE, as does Anita…
I worry about my imaginary internet friends in the NE, as does Anita…
One death in CT so far, a fireman who was in his firetruck when a tree fell on it.
Horrible.
next few days should be interesting. Hopefully those without power get it back quickly. Sounds like CL&P were better prepared this time around.
Wiser – We have crews here in central PA from as far away as NV and NM. PPL doesn’t play when the Utility Commission is looking over their shoulders!
My prayers are with you all tonight. Love you and stay safe
unbelievable.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-10-29/postcards-underwater-new-york
nite y’all.
It’s not the way you derp
It’s not the way that you smile
Although there’s something to them
Why are the highways closed?
The Jersey Shore is fooked. Why does Obama hate Italians?
Wakey wakey 2
What if Barky does one of his last-minute “saves” and comes out looking presidential when touring all of the sites impacted by the storm?
not gonna happen. He and his team have the incredible ability to fuck up a wet dream.
That’s what they’re gaming for, of course. He was UP before DAWN signing papers to make parts of the country Federal Disaster, etc.
@@
Up before down.
He’s also “concerned this will affect our economy.”
How will this storm affect my ability to get contraception.
There are no B word synonyms for Hurricane. Obama is in trouble.
How will this storm affect my ability to get contraception.
We could have a crises on our hands.
BUT, if Obama gets re-elected, he has another excuse for a failing economy.
First Bush, then Sandy.
WSJ turned off their paywall today. I’m a subscriber, but I’m share. Because I care.
I’ll actually read the WSJ, then, which is one more person than yesterday. I’ll even click some ads to reinforce the wisdom of their decision.
Hurricane Horse Head
My wife and I were talking about one of my pet mysteries yesterday: the doughnut shop. It’s gone, largely. Used to be that almost every neighborhood in MI had one on the edge where it met an area of commerce. They’d open at 5am and serve very little beyond coffee and doughnuts, but you could count on there being a half-dozen to a dozen older folks there. They’d be reading a paper and partaking of the food and beverage on offer, sometimes chatting. If you got there at 7 you could count on most newspapers laying around somewhere. Already bought, but neatly folded and left on a table in case someone else wanted to read them.
These places — near as I can tell — are gone now. I don’t know if the internet killed them, or the patrons just died off over time (you don’t see them at Starbucks), but they’re gone. Maybe Starbucks and the like just took their function, and the younger demographic with it. The loss of them makes me sad, even though I don’t want a doughnut.
We’ve got one in Lapeer. And yep – mornings, and afternoons, a group of guys sit there, drinking coffee and chatting.
I think places like Tim HOrtons and McDonalds cut into ’em. But neither of them have that loong counter, where you could sit if you were alone and still have someone to chat with.
Well that’s good. Maybe I’m just in the wrong places these days.
The ones in my home town are all gone now.
What a fucking mess. And a levee broke!
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUSH
Bush detonated those levees personally. Water doesn’t break levees. Google it! Find the video of the transformer explosion, too, I’m sure that was an inside job.
We had our power flicker last night briefly, now we’ve got sleet and rain.
This is a mess and a damn shame.
http://tinyurl.com/9pvkbfu
I still wonder what they heck they were doing out there?
NJ Gov Christie says the levee didn’t break it was breached over the top. 800 people being rescued.
This is Obama’s “go to guy.” He’s just really dumb:
http://therealrevo.com/blog/?p=86882
If it has not sunk yet Romy they ought to be able to pump it out I think. It was heading to MJ’s I would have visited it there just a short hop across the bridge.
I hope the owners had insurance.
NY levees broke, IIRC, not NJ.
Good morning, cool kids.
CRISIS AVERTED!!!!!!
Kitten trapped in laundry room has been freed.
I repeat – kitten trapped in laundry room has been freed.
We now return you to your regular program, already in progress.
Cyn, what the hell happened to the Cards last night? Did Romo put up 4 picks?
NY levees broke, IIRC, not NJ.
George Bush is in NYC? 😛
I know, Dave. In reality, they’re back on a SOP: start out the season like gangbang busters, then fade away. It’s disheartening, but many of our teams in AZ operate this way (see, Phoenix Suns). *shrugs shoulders* Cain’t change what’s supposed to be I suppose.
We need Tushar to check in.
I’m glad to see you, Scott (and invisibly, Laura too). I hope we hear soon from Tushar, Andy, AD, Wiser, MCPO, and Jam
And MCPO. It looks like the storm is over Harrisburg heading for his shiny new truck
New Poat thown up
I’m ok in Iowa, if anyone was wondering!
24 hours + on the generator. No word yet on when it’s supposed to come back online.