Avdave Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 From MWAA spokesperson: The last flight took off from DCA just after 9am. Last flight at Dulles expected about 1230 pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 in the ongoing saga of the storm drain, I now have some serious ponding: on a side note, there are like 6 giant crows prowling the grass, just massacring the worm population Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I have two big, tall, bushy crape myrtles and a 30' holly tree in my front yard. I wouldn't be surprised if I lose something from at least of them. They're already struggling, especially the crape myrtles, as they still have all their leaves on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 on a side note, there are like 6 giant crows prowling the grass, just massacring the worm population Crows are impressively devious birds. They don't give a s*** about anything but crushing food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Wind picking up. 1.63" here so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I remember that. I was actually watching it live and there were some drunk frat boy types and a football comes through and then them and then a guy side jumping across the camera with full frontal. Alcohol is a hell of a drug. Speaking of which, is it 5 yet? LOL- I'm holding off for as long as possible. Just want to stay sharp for when things get hairy. I'm edgy though. I've gone through the house and the lists like 50 times. Generator started on first pull. Pretty stoked about that. I maintain that engine better than a firetruck. There is no substitute for having juice during long duration outages. I've already run my cord setup to my fridge, icebox, and most importantly...my plasma and home theater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Gimme a link. Time to tell them they are stupid In the WaPo Sandy Live blog: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/liveblog/wp/2012/10/29/live-blog-hurricane-sandy-news/?hpid=z2 See the comment made at 10:21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Wind was blowing me all over i-83. Rain coming down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I have two big, tall, bushy crape myrtles and a 30' holly tree in my front yard. I wouldn't be surprised if I lose something from at least of them. They're already struggling, especially the crape myrtles, as they still have all their leaves on them. i have 2 75' pines, the one our back yard has my wife and daughter on high alert. If it makes it through this, i'm pretty confident a suck it up and spend the 1000 bucks to have it cut down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJField Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Drizzle here and a breeze with a few gusts. Really not bad at all. No reason to get excited here...yet, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I have two big, tall, bushy crape myrtles and a 30' holly tree in my front yard. I wouldn't be surprised if I lose something from at least of them. They're already struggling, especially the crape myrtles, as they still have all their leaves on them. I trimmed back one of my crape myrtles because it was so top heavy it always bent way over. Smart move for me right now. I lost a bunch of it 2 winters ago when part of it broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Large band incoming - Fredericksburg, Richmond, Norfolk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Cherry's Jacket Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 LOL- I'm holding off for as long as possible. Just want to stay sharp for when things get hairy. I'm edgy though. I've gone through the house and the lists like 50 times. Generator started on first pull. Pretty stoked about that. I maintain that engine better than a firetruck. There is no substitute for having juice during long duration outages. I've already run my cord setup to my fridge, icebox, and most importantly...my plasma and home theater. Yeah, I've spent my waning hours of 21st century living researching costs for those whole house back up generators. Not unreasonable, given the number of problems we've had in this neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 In the WaPo Sandy Live blog: http://www.washingto...y-news/?hpid=z2 See the comment made at 10:21 Thanks, Jamie. I'm on it. Stupid dumbasses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four Seasons Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 My mom just called me to say that on CNN a reporter in DC said there was "really fine snow" falling. Had to convince her otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillzPirate Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Crows are impressively devious birds. They don't give a s*** about anything but crushing food. I was thinking about that this morning.... I pondered who gave less of a ****? Pigeons or crows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Another dog walk here. Gusted to 22mph on my anemometer, but definitely 40+ at tree top level. 1.42" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 That nasty band is over me now. most wind and rain of the morning in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 i have 2 75' pines, the one our back yard has my wife and daughter on high alert. If it makes it through this, i'm pretty confident a suck it up and spend the 1000 bucks to have it cut down. I feel like pines can withstand a decent amount of punishment, but I'd still be on the lookout if I were in your situation. I trimmed back one of my crape myrtles because it was so top heavy it always bent way over. Smart move for me right now. I lost a bunch of it 2 winters ago when part of it broke. Yeah...these things are huge, especially the one on the northwest side of the lawn. It's also top heavy and already leans towards the southeast. I'm surprised I didn't have too much damage in 09-10 or from the Jan '11 storm, although I did have to whack the holly in the middle of the night to shake snow loose during the Dec 19 storm. If I hadn't, it would nearly have snapped in half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loshjott Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I need another half hour of power because I just put brownies in for my kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disc Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 That band around the King George/Montross county area is really putting down rain. Radar showing just shy of 2in/hr in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 These pics really show why I get damn nervous during high wind and these trees are due N-NW of my house. You can see the damage to the tulip poplars from July 2010. This is in conjunction with no leaves left makes me fee a little better but still, they are all in easy reach of my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanineJ Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 It sounds like he says " there are Johnson's of people" ... too funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I have two big, tall, bushy crape myrtles and a 30' holly tree in my front yard. I wouldn't be surprised if I lose something from at least of them. They're already struggling, especially the crape myrtles, as they still have all their leaves on them. I'm becoming more and more worried about my back yard. The initial tree line buffer (80-100ft oaks) have only 25-50% leaves, but my big 140' oak (tree guy estimate) has at least 75% still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdcrob Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I can't remember because I laughed any sense of mind out on the floor. Has to be one of the funniest things I've seen on live tv ever. Only click play if your sense of humor is wide open or you like sausage. Genuinely beautiful that a guy standing in the middle of a hurricane to provide titillating entertainment decries the foolishness of people who are outside in the middle of a hurricane unnecessarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedaSnowday Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Now getting a few gusts... I dont want sustained winds!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Finally starting to feel like a tropical storm around here. Trees swaying. Branches getting stripped clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I feel like pines can withstand a decent amount of punishment, but I'd still be on the lookout if I were in your situation. Yeah...these things are huge, especially the one on the northwest side of the lawn. It's also top heavy and already leans towards the southeast. I'm surprised I didn't have too much damage in 09-10 or from the Jan '11 storm, although I did have to whack the holly in the middle of the night to shake snow loose during the Dec 19 storm. If I hadn't, it would nearly have snapped in half. i often say, "if those trees could only talk" imagine how many storms they have seen over the years. Those trees have been that big since i was young. my work is now shutting down at noon. I have been here 26 years and we never close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 i have 2 75' pines, the one our back yard has my wife and daughter on high alert. If it makes it through this, i'm pretty confident a suck it up and spend the 1000 bucks to have it cut down. Ugh, the softest wood out there in Pine trees and tall suckers, be careful with those bro. BWI has no flights in or out for the rest of today now. Amtrak is suspended all Northeast Routes. CT Gov has shut down all state roads, Garden state parkway is close from MM38 southward. Gov of NY is shutting down the Brooklyn Battery tunnel and Holland tunnel at 2pm all major cities have shut down mass transit, earthquake 10KM south of Marion, NC this morning, 3-4 feet of snow in the WV Allegheny Mtns, Over a foot of rain along the Delmarva and other shore line locations. Holy Crap this is real live history we are watching. Amazing at least to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Winds finally starting to pick up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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