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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all) Mike R Reged: 05/26/03 Posts: 15952 Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire here we go again?       #60075 - 03/20/06 08:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11927624/ -------------------- Post Extras:       MartinS Reged: 05/25/03 Posts: 776 Loc: Anna Maria Island, Florida. Re: here we go again? [Re: Mike R]       #60076 - 03/21/06 01:31 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Stop Mike, hurricane season is 71 days away, let us enjoy the time without it. Chamber of Commerce weather in these parts right now. Having a powder day out there? -------------------- You can rest when you're dead !!! www.silentcaptain.com Post Extras:       Mike R Reged: 05/26/03 Posts: 15952 Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire Re: here we go again? [Re: MartinS]       #60077 - 03/21/06 04:47 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   forewarned is foreearned there will never be a season to top this one for powder..... hey at least they are saying its the northeasts's turn now....thats got to be worth something -------------------- Post Extras:       Andynap Reged: 10/24/02 Posts: 12360 Loc: Philadelphia Re: here we go again? [Re: Mike R]       #60079 - 03/21/06 05:34 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Actually they are talking storm surge in New England big time. Have to scare everyone before vacations start. -------------------- Andy - St. Barts- where no day is ever the same and one day is not enough Post Extras:       Mike R Reged: 05/26/03 Posts: 15952 Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire Re: here we go again? [Re: Andynap]       #60083 - 03/21/06 06:14 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Hurricane Bob proved how unprepared New England is....I had no electricity for 17 days...and when I finally got it back, the electrical surge was so strong a TV and an alarm clock went on fire..it was a mess on the Cape for the better part of August...but as far as tourists coming or not???..we learned to stop worrying about that sort of thing a loooooong time ago...nothng will ever top 9/11 and its impact on us anyway...and we survived it....barely....que sera?....sera -------------------- Post Extras:       ProLurker Reged: 03/15/03 Posts: 1826 Re: here we go again? [Re: Mike R]       #60098 - 03/21/06 08:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Let us not overlook the recent articles about East Coast tsunami fears/predictions (if that's spelled correctly). Ric PS~1 hour notice to clog the Interstates or find a coconut tree. Post Extras:       Mike R Reged: 05/26/03 Posts: 15952 Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire Re: here we go again? [Re: ProLurker]       #60099 - 03/21/06 08:24 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   except hurricane predictions are far more accurate then tsunami predictions -------------------- Post Extras:       Island Visitor Reged: 12/19/02 Posts: 10396 Loc: Retraité Re: here we go again? [Re: Mike R]       #60135 - 03/21/06 12:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   I am not too concerned about a tsunami. For the most part, tsunamis aren't horrifically deep, just a huge wall of steady water coming at you. Get to the third or forth floor in a sturdy building and you should be okay as a general rule (Bien sur, if you are ground level they are VERY dangerous). What scares the heckle and jeckle out of me is a Superwave as will occur when Cumbe Vieja erupts, splits the island of La Palma (Canary Islands) in half and sends a land mass larger than Manhattan crashing into the sea. The resulting wave is predicted to hit the Americas eight hours later and could be up to 1800 feet (yes, 1800 feet) tall all the way from canada through south america. It would innundate the coast for a distance of at least 20 miles and probably nothing would survive in its path. I have often pondered how the caribbean islands will do in such a scenario. For instance, St Croix faces shallow water (bad scene) to the north but tremendously deep water just off its shore to the south. As such the Superwave MAY pass them underwater without ever building up, just a long giant ripple in the ocean. Then again, anywhere there is shallow water, the wave will go vertical. Could be a bad scene. Cumbe Vieja is overdo to erupt and an eruption could come tomorrow or ten thousand years from now. If it is the latter, then we need not ponder the consequences further at this time. Fingers crossed. Post Extras:       Island Visitor Reged: 12/19/02 Posts: 10396 Loc: Retraité Re: here we go again? [Re: Island Visitor]       #60137 - 03/21/06 12:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   As to the good news, most authorities believe the original estimates of an 1800 foot wave were GROSSLY exaggerated and most place the predicted height of the wave hitting the east coast at only 180 feet. Just wanted to ease some concerns. Post Extras:       marybeth Reged: 05/22/04 Posts: 275 Re: here we go again? [Re: Island Visitor]       #60143 - 03/21/06 12:55 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   IV, Can you post that hurricane/month little poem again? I'm too lazy to search.... mb Post Extras:       Island Visitor Reged: 12/19/02 Posts: 10396 Loc: Retraité Re: here we go again? [Re: marybeth]       #60144 - 03/21/06 01:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quote: IV, Can you post that hurricane/month little poem again? I'm too lazy to search.... mb June: Too soon July: Stand by August: It must September: Remember October: It's over Post Extras:       marybeth Reged: 05/22/04 Posts: 275 Re: here we go again? [Re: Island Visitor]       #60148 - 03/21/06 01:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Thanks!!! Now if only I can remmber it... mb Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all)

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