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TA Jen
08-13-2004, 10:28 PM
Originally posted by mehcky
We were closed today.. that being said ( I work for Nielsen) we just this past year moved into a new building in Oldsmar (just west of Tampa) which is state of the art in terms of hurricane protection particulrly for the data center (a truly amazing room) this was looking like the first test but thankfully we dodged it. My house didnt even get rain. At my kids house in Sarasota there were some strong winds but nothing spectacular and didnt even lose electricity.. we were very lucky.
Bronco
08-13-2004, 10:44 PM
Originally posted by mehcky
We were closed today.. that being said ( I work for Nielsen) we just this past year moved into a new building in Oldsmar (just west of Tampa) which is state of the art in terms of hurricane protection particulrly for the data center (a truly amazing room) this was looking like the first test but thankfully we dodged it. My house didnt even get rain. At my kids house in Sarasota there were some strong winds but nothing spectacular and didnt even lose electricity.. we were very lucky.

Very good to hear. Lord Stanley is ok too, right? :)
thebrain
08-14-2004, 04:19 AM
Since this is Hurricane Charley...Will the next hurricane this year be Hurricane Ditka?
ScottK
08-14-2004, 07:58 AM
I see that I was missed yesterday. I actually got a rare day off, as I had tickets to a baseball game last night (Lowell Spinners). However, I'm in for a 10-hour shift today (on my day off). So I'll be checking in from time-to-time.

Bruce, glad to see the quote from Gary Gray's website. I'll let him know he's crossed over from weather geeks to media and hockey geeks. :D (He's a good friend of mine - we went to UMass-Lowell together to study meteorology.)
ScottK
08-14-2004, 08:00 AM
Originally posted by thebrain
Since this is Hurricane Charley...Will the next hurricane this year be Hurricane Ditka?

Tropical Storm Danielle is in the eastern Atlantic, and Tropical Depression Five will likely become Tropical Storm Earl later today before crossing the Windward Islands on Sunday.
Scarlet
08-14-2004, 10:07 AM
My dad's been trying to get a hold of his sister and her husband that live in Punta Gorda. Phone service there is down. He talked to her yesterday and thinks they should be OK as their house is pretty solid. He was watching the news this morning and saw the coverage of that mobile home park where it's rumored that some people died and told me that he and my mom had looked at that place to buy something. Yeesh.
Greyeagle
08-14-2004, 10:36 AM
Read an piece about Charley in today's Star-Trib, a guy steps outside for a heater during the storm and dies when a Banyan (sp?) tree falls on him. Yikes. :eek:
UConn4Life
08-14-2004, 11:52 AM
Originally posted by thebrain
Will the next hurricane this year be Hurricane Ditka?

Ditka versus Hurricane...Ditka.
thebrain
08-14-2004, 12:14 PM
But what if it's Hurricane Ditka??

Originally posted by UConn4Life
Ditka versus Hurricane...Ditka.
Nick
08-14-2004, 12:24 PM
"As bad as Andrew" - S. Florida reporter on CNN

Report of 173 mph gust from the anemometer on the Punta Gorda hospital before it broke.
ScottK
08-14-2004, 01:25 PM
Originally posted by Nick
"As bad as Andrew" - S. Florida reporter on CNN

Report of 173 mph gust from the anemometer on the Punta Gorda hospital before it broke.

WOW! Where'd you see that one?
Nick
08-14-2004, 05:37 PM
Originally posted by ScottK
WOW! Where'd you see that one?

Heard it from the CNN reporter. Don't know if I completely believe it. Plus, it was probably at the top of a hospital which is higher than the 10m standard.
Wardy
08-14-2004, 05:38 PM
Charley's outer rain bands have arrived in Maryland.
TA Jen
08-14-2004, 06:30 PM
Originally posted by Wardy
Charley's outer rain bands have arrived in Maryland.

Keeping my fingers crossed for your boat Wardy.

Scarlet, have you heard from your relatives yet?
Scarlet
08-14-2004, 07:12 PM
Originally posted by TA Jen
Keeping my fingers crossed for your boat Wardy.

Scarlet, have you heard from your relatives yet?

As a matter of fact, yes. My dad's been trying all day but phone lines are most likely down. I called my cousin who has just moved to Florida, living in Hollywood. He called my dad to say that his folks are fine and he was driving to pick them up and bring them to stay with him for a while. No power or water, etc. Their house is fine, the screened in lanai was damaged, but given the destruction I saw on TV there, I think they're pretty lucky.
TA Jen
08-14-2004, 07:15 PM
Originally posted by Scarlet
As a matter of fact, yes. My dad's been trying all day but phone lines are most likely down. I called my cousin who has just moved to Florida, living in Hollywood. He called my dad to say that his folks are fine and he was driving to pick them up and bring them to stay with him for a while. No power or water, etc. Their house is fine, the screened in lanai was damaged, but given the destruction I saw on TV there, I think they're pretty lucky.
Netman
08-14-2004, 07:50 PM
Great News, Scarlett!
UConn4Life
08-15-2004, 12:01 AM
Charlie is a mere 2 hours from inflicting his rage on Quinnipiac for going to the ECAC.

Thanks again, Q...
Warrior51
08-15-2004, 12:01 PM
Charlie has been a biatch and is bearing down on Cape Ann in Massachusetts right now. I worked overtime today and yesterday to take first claim reports for clients that were hit by the storm.

I have had 4 calls in two days in something like a 14 hour span.
Not bad to sit on my butt, post on USCHO and make half a weeks pay when I had nothing to do anyhow.