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Libs
Sbil
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 Storms. suck. So. Yeah. My DC people can back me up on this.
We had this crayyyyzayyyy storm late Friday night about 10:30 PM that came out of nowhere. There were 80mph winds at one point, and lightning like I've never seen. Downed trees and power lines EVERYWHERE.
It knocked out my power immediately and I just got it back a few hours ago. So I had two agonizing nights in horribly humid and muggy temperatures without A/C. Good times. And I still don't have cable or internet so I am clinging to Wi-Fi at Starbucks right now.
It also postponed/canceled my plans to see Magic Mike with girlfriends for the time being. Butttt I did go see Ted (hilarious!) and People Like Us (pretty good) with a friend yesterday just to get out of the fricking house.
...ugh.
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David
Pure Phase
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Re: Storms. suck. I never lost power myself. But, yes, a formidable storm.
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Libs
Sbil
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:38 pm
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Location: Arlington, VA
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Re: Storms. suck. Magnus wrote:
but i did have to spend about 15min cleaning leaves from my pool. that did suck.
Poor baby.
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| Sun Jul 01, 2012 6:57 pm |
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Libs
Sbil
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Re: Storms. suck. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2012_ ... an_derechoThere's even a Wikipedia entry for this. We had a derecho, which is some magical storm that usually only comes once every 4 years. oy
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FILMO
The Original
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:19 am
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Re: Storms. suck. Libs wrote: So. Yeah. My DC people can back me up on this.
We had this crayyyyzayyyy storm late Friday night about 10:30 PM that came out of nowhere. There were 80mph winds at one point, and lightning like I've never seen. Downed trees and power lines EVERYWHERE.
It knocked out my power immediately and I just got it back a few hours ago. So I had two agonizing nights in horribly humid and muggy temperatures without A/C. Good times. And I still don't have cable or internet so I am clinging to Wi-Fi at Starbucks right now.
It also postponed/canceled my plans to see Magic Mike with girlfriends for the time being. Butttt I did go see Ted (hilarious!) and People Like Us (pretty good) with a friend yesterday just to get out of the fricking house.
...ugh. I always though you are though? _________________Libs wrote: FILMO, I'd rather have you eat chocolate syrup off my naked body than be a moderator here.
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torrino
College Boy T
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:52 pm
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Re: Storms. suck. Storm knocked over a tree in my parents' backyard. They took the pooch and went to a hotel.
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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
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Re: Storms. suck. So it was kinda like a haboob. Except we get those almost on a monthly basis.
_________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Mannyisthebest
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Re: Storms. suck. derechos are very rare and intense storms...
Pretty much its like a wave of intense winds...
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Mau
100% That Bitch
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Re: Storms. suck. Magnus wrote: derecho is my new favorite word ever. It means Straight, lulz. _________________
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Mannyisthebest
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Re: Storms. suck. I remember one coming through our area a while ago... You see this big wall cloud coming closer and closer stretching across the sky as the eye can see. something like this...  _________________The Dark Prince
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Libs
Sbil
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:38 pm
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Re: Storms. suck. My friend in Maryland may not have power back until SATURDAY, according to Pepco estimates. SATURDAY. That is 8 days after the storm hit in the middle of an extreme heat wave.
My internet/cable/landline still doesn't work but at least I have air conditioning. Woof.
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Libs
Sbil
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Re: Storms. suck. just got cable and internet back
things are looking up woooo #knockonwood
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Mau
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Re: Storms. suck. Libs wrote: My friend in Maryland may not have power back until SATURDAY, according to Pepco estimates. SATURDAY. That is 8 days after the storm hit in the middle of an extreme heat wave.
My internet/cable/landline still doesn't work but at least I have air conditioning. Woof. What is exactly your "extreme heat wave"? for the past month we've hit constantly 110°. I think I'd rather have your "extreme heat wave" than what we're going thru here. _________________
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Libs
Sbil
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Re: Storms. suck. Roman Zolanski wrote: Libs wrote: My friend in Maryland may not have power back until SATURDAY, according to Pepco estimates. SATURDAY. That is 8 days after the storm hit in the middle of an extreme heat wave.
My internet/cable/landline still doesn't work but at least I have air conditioning. Woof. What is exactly your "extreme heat wave"? for the past month we've hit constantly 110°. I think I'd rather have your "extreme heat wave" than what we're going thru here. I think I'm allowed to complain? It's record high temperatures in the D.C. area which is incredibly humid and swampy.
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Mannyisthebest
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Re: Storms. suck. wasn't DC built in a swamp?
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Libs
Sbil
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Re: Storms. suck. It's supposed to dip into highs in the 80s tomorrow! So exciting!
An end to the 11-day heat wave. FINALLY.
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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
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Re: Storms. suck. It's about 110 here. And it has been for about a month.
_________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Libs
Sbil
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Re: Storms. suck. Chippy wrote: It's about 110 here. And it has been for about a month. Don't you live in Arizona?
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Chippy
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Re: Storms. suck. Yes.
_________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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jmovies
Let's Call It A Bromance
Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:22 pm
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Re: Storms. suck. We FINALLY got some rain today, though not much. Also 10 straight days of 100-degree weather ceased.
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Bradley Witherberry
Extraordinary
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Re: Storms. suck. Don't just complain about the weather - - read about what's causing it in this well written article in this week's Rolling Stone by Bill McKibben: Global Warming's Terrifying New Math: Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe - and that make clear who the real enemy is
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