Hurricane! - Page 3

Chewbaccus · 09-17-2003, 04:59 PM

I live in Greensburg PA right now, inside of 50-100 miles east of Pittsburgh. Basically, see that picture OC posted? I live about a sixteenth of an inch northeast of where 40 N and 80 W intersect.

From what I'm seeing, there's a nice fat high pressure system just sitting in upstate NY that's doing a good job of running interference for the northern half of the eastern seaboard - that's probably why Isabel's stalling a bit, having to push against that thing. What I'm worried about is this cold front moving across the Midwest. I don't know how fast it's moving, but if the Upstate system slows Isabel to the point where she and the cold front meet, it's possible we might see her going out with a pretty bang.

/me makes plans to e-mail his paper's rough draft to his professor and just watch the rain all day.

OnyxCougar · 09-17-2003, 06:43 PM

That is a GORGEOUS pic, Bruce.

Update:

We got our paychecks today (2 days early). Today is my day off. While I was in to pick up my check, my manager told me to call later on, because Ops was deciding whether or not to close the call center tomorrow.

I got a phone call from my friend Nan at work, and she forwarded the email. They are, indeed, closing the call center tomorrow. We all get paid if we're scheduled to work it (I am), and they expect us in Friday. If we can't make it, we don't get paid, but the email has an attachment with all the manager's cell phones and home numbers to call if we can't get in (due to flood or whatever).

So I'll be home tomorrow, hopefully the power and cable won't be the first things to go. I took some pics today, looking east at the storm, but it doesn't look impressive, just some clouds. I also took a pic of the houses across the street from my complex. Kinda a before and after thing. Hopefully there won't be much difference.

Elspode · 09-17-2003, 08:21 PM

Keep us posted, and pics would be great, but under no circumstances should you put yourself in any kind of danger to get them!

Maybe you could do audio if it gets really roaring outside!

Elspode · 09-17-2003, 08:22 PM

Hey, Bruce...was that another shot from ISS? Really nice oblique angle. Very 3D.

OnyxCougar · 09-17-2003, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elspode
Keep us posted, and pics would be great, but under no circumstances should you put yourself in any kind of danger to get them!

Maybe you could do audio if it gets really roaring outside!

My digi cam takes video too. I'll see what I can do.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-17-2003, 09:18 PM

Uh huh,

OnyxCougar · 09-18-2003, 08:05 AM

OK, I'm going to take a few videos with my digi cam, how do I post them? I can throw them up on my ftp webspace through cox but what's the html code so you can dl it?

And the files are .mov, the first one runs 5 megs. How can I compress it?

OnyxCougar · 09-18-2003, 02:03 PM

At 2pm, Isabel is 65 miles ESE of Greenville. Winds are 100 mph. The power went out once, for a few moments. I've taken a few 30 second movies. Checking my html book to see how to put it on a page.

Undertoad · 09-18-2003, 02:10 PM

If you email it to me, I could host it here.

OnyxCougar · 09-18-2003, 02:21 PM

I've got the latest one up, and I *think* it works... 5M DL, don't know how to compress it...

My cox page

Let me know if it works, what you think... etc.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-18-2003, 04:13 PM

That's cool but I think a small child being blown across the parking lot would be a better effect.

Elspode · 09-18-2003, 04:38 PM

I'm impressed...the sound of the wind blowing is what freaks me out. In a big midwestern storm, you hear the wind *gust* like that a lot, but you don't hear it *sustained* like that, unless you are next to a tornado.

Glad things are going alright, OC...they *are* going alright, aren't they?

Elspode · 09-18-2003, 04:43 PM

Wow...I just watched the second video, the one at the bottom of the page.

Good job, OC. The video really conveys what it is like. Thanks for thinking of us!

OnyxCougar · 09-18-2003, 05:15 PM

No wiccans were harmed in the making of these movies.

Including me.

The 3pm is the most violent one. Everything has pretty much died down now, and it's getting dark, so the 6pm one is the last for tonight.

I think the worst is over, now we only are worried about the flooding.

Elspode · 09-18-2003, 05:29 PM

So, how far did the storm center miss you by?

09-17-2003, 04:59 PM	#31
Chewbaccus Freethinker/booter Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 523	I live in Greensburg PA right now, inside of 50-100 miles east of Pittsburgh. Basically, see that picture OC posted? I live about a sixteenth of an inch northeast of where 40 N and 80 W intersect. From what I'm seeing, there's a nice fat high pressure system just sitting in upstate NY that's doing a good job of running interference for the northern half of the eastern seaboard - that's probably why Isabel's stalling a bit, having to push against that thing. What I'm worried about is this cold front moving across the Midwest. I don't know how fast it's moving, but if the Upstate system slows Isabel to the point where she and the cold front meet, it's possible we might see her going out with a pretty bang. /me makes plans to e-mail his paper's rough draft to his professor and just watch the rain all day. __________________ Like the wise man said: Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

09-17-2003, 06:43 PM	#32
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	That is a GORGEOUS pic, Bruce. Update: We got our paychecks today (2 days early). Today is my day off. While I was in to pick up my check, my manager told me to call later on, because Ops was deciding whether or not to close the call center tomorrow. I got a phone call from my friend Nan at work, and she forwarded the email. They are, indeed, closing the call center tomorrow. We all get paid if we're scheduled to work it (I am), and they expect us in Friday. If we can't make it, we don't get paid, but the email has an attachment with all the manager's cell phones and home numbers to call if we can't get in (due to flood or whatever). So I'll be home tomorrow, hopefully the power and cable won't be the first things to go. I took some pics today, looking east at the storm, but it doesn't look impressive, just some clouds. I also took a pic of the houses across the street from my complex. Kinda a before and after thing. Hopefully there won't be much difference. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

09-17-2003, 08:21 PM	#33
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Keep us posted, and pics would be great, but under no circumstances should you put yourself in any kind of danger to get them! Maybe you could do audio if it gets really roaring outside! __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-17-2003, 08:22 PM	#34
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Hey, Bruce...was that another shot from ISS? Really nice oblique angle. Very 3D. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-17-2003, 09:18 PM	#36
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Uh huh, __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:07 PM.

09-18-2003, 08:05 AM	#37
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	OK, I'm going to take a few videos with my digi cam, how do I post them? I can throw them up on my ftp webspace through cox but what's the html code so you can dl it? And the files are .mov, the first one runs 5 megs. How can I compress it? __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt Last edited by OnyxCougar; 09-18-2003 at 08:42 AM.

09-18-2003, 02:03 PM	#38
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	At 2pm, Isabel is 65 miles ESE of Greenville. Winds are 100 mph. The power went out once, for a few moments. I've taken a few 30 second movies. Checking my html book to see how to put it on a page. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

09-18-2003, 02:10 PM	#39
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	If you email it to me, I could host it here.

09-18-2003, 02:21 PM	#40
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	I've got the latest one up, and I think it works... 5M DL, don't know how to compress it... My cox page Let me know if it works, what you think... etc. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

09-18-2003, 04:13 PM	#41
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's cool but I think a small child being blown across the parking lot would be a better effect. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-18-2003, 04:38 PM	#42
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I'm impressed...the sound of the wind blowing is what freaks me out. In a big midwestern storm, you hear the wind gust like that a lot, but you don't hear it sustained like that, unless you are next to a tornado. Glad things are going alright, OC...they are going alright, aren't they? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-18-2003, 04:43 PM	#43
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Wow...I just watched the second video, the one at the bottom of the page. Good job, OC. The video really conveys what it is like. Thanks for thinking of us! __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-18-2003, 05:15 PM	#44
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	No wiccans were harmed in the making of these movies. Including me. The 3pm is the most violent one. Everything has pretty much died down now, and it's getting dark, so the 6pm one is the last for tonight. I think the worst is over, now we only are worried about the flooding. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

09-18-2003, 05:29 PM	#45
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	So, how far did the storm center miss you by? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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