Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.

Buffy ,'Sleeper'


Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Burrell - Aug 25, 2011 4:02:00 pm PDT #22251 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Tired of EPIC NATURAL DISASTERS!!! Record heat, record earthquake, now possibly "the worst hurricane impacts in 50 years along the northern part of the Atlantic seaboard as Irene plows northward."

eep! Take care everybody! Now you have me worrying too.


sarameg - Aug 25, 2011 4:06:38 pm PDT #22252 of 30001

I guess I should take in the deck furniture and plants tomorrow night. Put them in the basement. Probably should fold down the porch set and lay it flat. I don't want them crashing around. They're heavy, but. We'll see about the hanging plants.


Sue - Aug 25, 2011 4:15:25 pm PDT #22253 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Hurricanes are so hard to second guess. A little wobble in the path and it could miss you. You just have to prepare and hope for the best.


sarameg - Aug 25, 2011 4:22:16 pm PDT #22254 of 30001

This one is so huge, we'll get something.


Scrappy - Aug 25, 2011 4:24:00 pm PDT #22255 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

My bro is flying in to DC tomorrow and is supposed to drive my niece to B.U. to move her into college. First day of her freshman year and she is beyond excited--hope she doesn't have to be late because of the storm.


Jesse - Aug 25, 2011 4:33:32 pm PDT #22256 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Last I heard, we're expecting it Sunday night, so they may be able to more or less beat it. At least on the way up.


sarameg - Aug 25, 2011 4:37:53 pm PDT #22257 of 30001

Saturday evening into Sunday is likely to be the worst here. If they can get out early on Sat or even Friday night, best. But still doubt it will be a fun drive.


Jessica - Aug 25, 2011 4:45:11 pm PDT #22258 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

There's apparently a chance the entire NYC transit system could be shut down this weekend:

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le nubian - Aug 25, 2011 4:56:00 pm PDT #22259 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Jesu Christo. Man, I hope this hurricane does minimal damage.


Amy - Aug 25, 2011 4:56:33 pm PDT #22260 of 30001
Because books.

I just saw a tweet from someone I know in NYC who said she's apparently in an evacuation zone of lower Manhattan, if it comes to that. I thought it was hitting farther out on Long Island, but I guess it's impossible to tell.