Dorian could be hurricane when it reaches Puerto Rico

[osxmatt]

2 minutes ago, ort said:

I like how foxnews.com's current lead story on this is how China helping the Bahamas might give them a military advantage.

 

I feel guilty. I came of political age during the Obama administration (turned 20 in 2008) so I only knew Fox News as an angry, opposition party channel. A small part of me wanted a Republican to win (not Trump, back when the field was 10-15) only to see what Fox News looked like with a Republican president.

 

I was wrong. So wrong. It's the exact same channel. It's a cancer for the mind. Poison to the eyes and ears.

[SaysWho?]

4 minutes ago, osxmatt said:

 

I feel guilty. I came of political age during the Obama administration (turned 20 in 2008) so I only knew Fox News as an angry, opposition party channel. A small part of me wanted a Republican to win (not Trump, back when the field was 10-15) only to see what Fox News looked like with a Republican president.

 

I was wrong. So wrong. It's the exact same channel. It's a cancer for the mind. Poison to the eyes and ears.

 

Damn, bro. Many of us remember them during the Bush years; they're State TV for Republicans and change their arguments depending on who is president.

 

That's why they're not a conservative channel. They're a Republican channel.

[Spork3245]

[Jason]

4 hours ago, atom631 said:

i cannot fucking believe that this whole Alabama thing is still a topic.

 

“Precious hours were wasted”: Trump’s doctored map affected hurricane forecasters

 

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Instead of warning residents of the Southeastern United States about a re-strengthening Dorian just as it posed its greatest threat to the nation, the media subsequently pivoted to cover Trump's preposterous attempt to re-write the history of Dorian's forecast. As an American, I felt embarrassed. As a meteorologist, I was livid.

 

[Jason]

 

 

[MarSolo]

I’m convinced more than ever that by Halloween he’s going to be wearing Green Goblin makeup on his face and throwing pumpkins at people.

[Remarkableriots]

I hope it isn't true but it sounds like thousands might be dead in Bahamas.

[TwinIon]

So Trump posted a CNN clip from Wednesday to prove a claim he made on the following Sunday.

 

 

The man is not well.

[MarSolo]

 

l’m serious, Trump by Halloween.

[TheGreatGamble]

if trump can design a goblin glider, it will all have been worth it!

[MarSolo]

15 minutes ago, TheGreatGamble said:

if trump can design a goblin glider, it will all have been worth it!

 

That depends if he can finally bang Ivanka and then throw her off a bridge.

[Ghost_MH]

 

[osxmatt]

28 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said:

 

Haha take that libs*!
 

*and employees of NOAA and the National Weather Service. 

[Keyser_Soze]

28 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said:

 

 

 

[finaljedi]

The statement saying that Alabama wasn't going to be hit was just the NWS being responsible, because hurricane forecasts can be life and death along with costing every level of government billions.  This latest one was put out to make their sensitive boss happy.

[CitizenVectron]

Making landfall just next to Halifax as a Cat 2. Hundreds of thousands in maritime Canada in its path. Needless to say, Canada is not as prepared for hurricanes as the southern US.

 

Military is mobilizing to provide aid as power is already out around the region.

 

 

Canadian military is allowed to operate inside Canada's borders under a process known as Aid to Civil Powers, and has been used in the past to help fight wild fires, provide aid during ice storms, etc.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dorian-weather-saturday-1.5274673

[CitizenVectron]

Winds are already hitting the city and region. A crane has collapsed in the downtown area:

 

 

280,000 without power at the moment.

[atom631]

2 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

Winds are already hitting the city and region. A crane has collapsed in the downtown area:

 

 

Fuck me. I was just in Halifax a few weeks ago. My wife is from there and has a lot of family there. Her cousin is a fire chief in Dartmouth. I’m sure he’s busy as hell. 

[CitizenVectron]

4 minutes ago, atom631 said:

Fuck me. I was just in Halifax a few weeks ago. My wife is from there and has a lot of family there. Her cousin is a fire chief in Dartmouth. I’m sure he’s busy as hell. 

 

Yeah it will likely be bad, the city isn't built for this. I was also incorrect, it is expected to make landfall this evening, and cross over Prince Edward Island tomorrow morning.

 

EDIT - Looks like it will involve snow too, as it heads over PEI and into Newfoundland/Labrador.

[CitizenVectron]

 

[Chairslinger]

3 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

 

Yeah it will likely be bad, the city isn't built for this. I was also incorrect, it is expected to make landfall this evening, and cross over Prince Edward Island tomorrow morning.

 

EDIT - Looks like it will involve snow too, as it heads over PEI and into Newfoundland/Labrador.

 

 

Don't give up that easy. If you dig in I think you can still win this one.

[CitizenVectron]

5 minutes ago, Chairslinger said:

 

 

Don't give up that easy. If you dig in I think you can still win this one.

 

This has been shared around, warning people in western Canada to be safe:

 

[CitizenVectron]

Walmart is taking heat because they've advised their workers that they will remain open until 11pm this evening (assuming there is power), even though the hurricane is expected to hit Halifax at 7pm.

[Chairslinger]

25 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

 

This has been shared around, warning people in western Canada to be safe:

 

 

 

I  was a little surprised that, as far as I saw, no one made this reference in the thread....

 

 

Spoiler

 

[Spork3245]

Okay, I don’t know which I like better here:

 

 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

2 hours ago, CitizenVectron said:

 

Yeah it will likely be bad, the city isn't built for this. I was also incorrect, it is expected to make landfall this evening, and cross over Prince Edward Island tomorrow morning.

 

EDIT - Looks like it will involve snow too, as it heads over PEI and into Newfoundland/Labrador.

Excuse me what

[Jason]

4 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Excuse me what

 

At least the snow won't be radioactive. 

[silentbob]

A former neighbour is right in the path in Nova Scotia. His fiancé has updated her Facebook saying it was getting pretty bad there and it hasn’t made landfall. He is also in the Arm Forces and I guess he might be cleaning up his own area if they’re assigned to do so. I will also have to check in on my buddy who lives in P.E.I. and see if he will still have his Greenhouses standing once Dorian’s is done.

[CitizenVectron]

 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said:

 

I have to admit, those high rises are not what I pictured when I picture Nova Scotia

[silentbob]

53 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

I have to admit, those high rises are not what I pictured when I picture Nova Scotia

Seems to be like that in the Maritime provinces for the short high rises. That buddy of mine in PEI brought friends down with him about 8 years ago to my town. Currently we have a 14 story max building code (being changed to allow higher builds now) and his buddies were taking pictures because of their height. A couple of them freaked out when we went down to catch the air show in Toronto. He filled a couple SD cards that day, a few pic for the air show but shit-ton for all the tall buildings in Toronto.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Toronto is a different beast. I can't wait to go back. Zoning in downtown Canadian cities is so much better than in the US

[Keyser_Soze]

If only you had an amazing president that could have warned you a week ago.

[Jason]

 

[SaysWho?]