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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 08/31/2011 : 05:49:04

...and Katia appears to be headed inside of Bermuda...

Sunday afternoon/evening, when radar showed all rain bands gone from CT, I went out several times and was surprised by the misty drizzle in the air. I re-checked the radar... nothing. Monday morning, in the bright sun, I could see speckles all over the windows and doors of my condo--salt! I had been feeling spray from the churning seas, probably from around the reefs off Watch Hill, RI, 6-7 miles away, or maybe the Stonington Harbor breakwater about 5 miles away (mostly over land).

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dberlind
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Response Posted - 08/31/2011 : 06:18:24

I have a question about this part: "causing people to buyout all of the batteries in MA"

I noticed that all the flashlights were gone too. This invariably happens with every major storm threat. Why do we have the urge to go out and buy more flashlights with every storm. What happened to the flashlights we bought for the last storm. Or the one before that? Are they hiding with the missing socks?

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 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by bostonsailor
 ...I was worried but this was all hype...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I have to take issue... 24-hour news channels "hyped" it because they have nothing better to do for 24 hours a day. But when NOAA says they think a hurricane is going to hit somewhere, we should pay attention. Their forecasts are uncertain--they explain and graphically show the uncertainty... They walk a fine line between "crying wolf" and not giving us enough warning, and have revised their "watch" and "warning" policies as their predictive models have improved. They were 90% right on this one--many will focus on the 10% and call it "hype". Some will ignore warnings on another storm some day, and that storm will crush them. A hurricane is many times more powerful than what we in New England just experienced--even those of us on the CT coast. It has happened, and it will happen. Ignore NOAA at your peril.

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While I felt the predictions were a bit (ahem) over-blown I certainly did not take things lightly and completely stripped the inside of my boat. I did not mean that there was no reason for the hype. The real hype was what was causing people to buyout all of the batteries in MA. My family still doesn't have power in CT and they may not for a few more days so there was reason for concern obviously.
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 08/31/2011 : 08:39:31

I went into the Home Depot after the Hurricane figuring I could use another dry cell aince my spot light was very weak when we used it during the the short 1+ hrs our electricity was out and I was initially surprised to see that almost all batteries were cleared off the shelves and every single flashlight regardless of size was cleaned out.

Dave,

I thought crusty sailors felt salt all the time ?

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dberlind
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Response Posted - 08/31/2011 : 08:53:44

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Prospector
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Response Posted - 08/31/2011 : 09:14:23

IN our house Flashlights go missing pretty regularly, but for power outages we prefer to use a hurricane lantern or oil lamp. We have a couple jugs of lamp oil out in the garage.

With an oil lamp we can see how much fuel we have left, unlike a battery powered flashlight. Lately the solar powered lighting options have given the oil lamps a run for their money, but I still like my lanterns better. We live pretty rural, and try to keep our place as prepared as possible. In a power failure we have food in the gardens and in the cellar, water in the stream and in the well, Heat in the fireplace, and a house that should keep us safe. Of course we don't face off agains hurricanes. Ever.

In any case, here is the oil lantern, if you live an area that is prone to power failures or the forces of nature, I suggest putting one up on your mantle until its needed: http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=10311&cat=2,40731,10311 or other models: http://www.lehmans.com/store/Lamps_Lights___Lanterns___Dietz?Args=&view_all=&sort_by=&partner_id=bcngoog&9gtype=search&9gkw=dietz%20lanterns&9gad=6881561804.1&gclid=CKyV7Ij2-aoCFeoEQAodOFp1GA Stick with the Dietz name and dont buy a chinese knockoff.

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 09/04/2011 : 06:24:38

I just noticed an interesting consequence of Hurricane Irene. My boat has 4 white dorade vents. This morning I noticed that the wind peeled about 1/3 of the paint off the one forward and on the starboard side. I've heard hurricane winds could peel paint, but this is the first time I ever saw it.

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JohnP
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Response Posted - 09/06/2011 : 06:04:41

I spoke to a marina neighbor who also had his boat hauled out before the hurricane, and he saw the tidal shift that Irene caused in the central Chesapeake. The low tide was about 3 feet lower than usual, and a few sailboats in the shallower slips were sitting in the mud and one 30 footer was leaning over. The west side of the counterclockwise rotation from Irene blew the water out of the Chesapeake Bay into the Atlantic.

I'm still glad I had my boat sitting in the parking lot as Irene passed by on the coast. Spent about 4 hours this last Saturday re-installing everything from the boom to the rudder and the outboard, and then had a fun sail in the evening with a half moon lighting up the water and a steady 15 knot southerly breeze.

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 09/06/2011 : 16:27:30

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Prospector
 IN our house Flashlights go missing pretty regularly, but for power outages we prefer to use a hurricane lantern or oil lamp. We have a couple jugs of lamp oil out in the garage.

With an oil lamp we can see how much fuel we have left, unlike a battery powered flashlight. Lately the solar powered lighting options have given the oil lamps a run for their money, but I still like my lanterns better. We live pretty rural, and try to keep our place as prepared as possible. In a power failure we have food in the gardens and in the cellar, water in the stream and in the well, Heat in the fireplace, and a house that should keep us safe. Of course we don't face off agains hurricanes. Ever.

In any case, here is the oil lantern, if you live an area that is prone to power failures or the forces of nature, I suggest putting one up on your mantle until its needed: http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=10311&cat=2,40731,10311 or other models: http://www.lehmans.com/store/Lamps_Lights___Lanterns___Dietz?Args=&view_all=&sort_by=&partner_id=bcngoog&9gtype=search&9gkw=dietz%20lanterns&9gad=6881561804.1&gclid=CKyV7Ij2-aoCFeoEQAodOFp1GA Stick with the Dietz name and dont buy a chinese knockoff.
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I like those, probably going to pck a couple up.

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