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Hurricane Irene
23-08-2011 8:18 AM
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Re: Hurricane Irene
23-08-2011 11:51 AM
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Currently it's early to tell but it could hit land at the weekend in the US and it looks like the Carolinas are the likely place. Spaghetti plots will be available later and will give some idea of direction.
Irene
I shall be out in the US in a few weeks so we could have an interesting time

Re: Hurricane Irene
25-08-2011 6:58 PM
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Shame for them following the massive earthquake where ten bricks fell down
Re: Hurricane Irene
25-08-2011 7:11 PM
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Re: Hurricane Irene
26-08-2011 7:18 AM
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Re: Hurricane Irene
26-08-2011 10:48 AM
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Re: Hurricane Irene
26-08-2011 2:55 PM
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Was in Florida when Wilma hit in 2005 (it made landfall on my Birthday!) Was most disappointed as Disney closed most of the parks for the entire day (opened up Epcot later on though) and the weather was only just about as bad as that which hit the UK the following Monday on my return to work.
I guess it's just their "compensation culture" that causes them to be more paranoid than practical about events like this!
Re: Hurricane Irene
26-08-2011 3:05 PM
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Guess it might have lessened a bit when it got to you.
One reason for closing things down is the unpredictability of the hurricane which can change direction and speed with little warning.
Re: Hurricane Irene
26-08-2011 4:54 PM
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Re: Hurricane Irene
26-08-2011 5:10 PM
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Quote from: artmo Wilma was a category 5 hurricane with winds up to 175 mph. Don't think we get them in the UK
Shouldn't we be grateful for that rather than

Re: Hurricane Irene
26-08-2011 5:17 PM
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I've been in a number of hurricanes some of category 4 and one I think that reached 5. Very scary. There's nothing you can do but hope and pray they will pass quickly.
I am out on the East coast again in a few weeks and we still have a way to go to the end of the official hurricane season.
Re: Hurricane Irene
26-08-2011 6:12 PM
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Quote from: artmo Wilma was a category 5 hurricane with winds up to 175 mph. Don't think we get them in the UK
We were at the north end of the storm when it made landfall which made it a slightly safer place to be.
All the same - it didn't seem that bad - although the pictures from South Florida were a little frightening - and didn't really need them to close the parks.
Re: Hurricane Irene
26-08-2011 7:09 PM
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Edit: it's a joke
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27-08-2011 7:12 AM
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Re: Hurricane Irene
27-08-2011 7:22 AM
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