The Wind, The Rain! It's, it's...

[mrcrashhappy]

a big, stupid hurricane tropical storm. Or something.

I officially dislike all journalists. News, weather, sports, it's all the same. It must be a CRISIS or it isn't worthy of discussion. Especially the endless, moronic kind that keeps the folk in makeup in front of the cameras

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[darkspires]

Sea doesn't ever foam that way unless it has got something in it. Having seen water treatment plants close up, I am not surprised. What does astonish me is he didn't clue in on the smell.

As for those who have purportedly gone through journalism school, I once spent ten minutes trying to figure out one paragraph in a local paper. The message was lost through garbled prose. I gave up in the end.

Oh, and I know what that plant is now. I have one growing as a small tree in my living room. It is currently in flower.

[mrcrashhappy]

Poor kid. Can you imagine the nicknames he'll have for years to come?

You IDed it? Please share. I've seen it before but I can't remember the name.

[carl_allery]

Glad you weren't badly affected. I spent a lot of last week following weather blogs where people who follow mere depressions for fun couldn't agree on exactly what the consequences of landfall would be. :/ From what I can gather from over here, it could have gone either way, given that it wasn't behaving at all like previous hurranes have done with regards to barometric pressure and wind speeds.

Was just discussing with my next door neighbour how very lucky we are in the UK to have such *bland* weather. ;)

[mrcrashhappy]

Unfortunately, those most affected by the deluge aren't in sexy urban areas so they're not getting much attention from the tube journos. Lots of flooding, extensive farmland under water, and several deaths.

It took about twelve hours for the thing to pass by us. We got a moderate soaking, but nothing extraordinary. Twelve hours after it stopping raining, I was hooning around in the boonies. Just a bit of tree litter here and there. Barely enough to slow me down.

[carl_allery]

Yup, seen the photos coming out of upstate NY and VT. I have a friend in Brattleboro, but she assures me her street is uphill of the next one over (which is flooded) and she's on the 2nd floor. Given the word of rivers yet to crest and collapsing roads and bridges, this does not entirely reassure me. :(

OTOH, have also seen the YouTube vid of submerged lorries being driven through the flood (possibly National Guard) until they appear to conk out and drift to a stop. Given that neither of them appears to have air intake or exhaust snorkels I have to wonder what they were thinking. *facepalm*

[mrcrashhappy]

I saw that, too! LOL "Thinking" may be too strong a term.

[gwynhyffar]

I used to live in Old Town. I loved it! Glad to see it didn't get torn up.

[mrcrashhappy]

It is a great place to live.

I think the Potomac sloshed onto Union Street (as usual), but not much else.

Glad to know you've survived winter, floods, and Super Fund contractors wrecking the place. Hope you've had a better summer.