So there's a phrase that gets used from time to time called the 100-year event. The FEMA floodplain is based on this--the floodplain is the area that will be flooded by a storm that has a 1% chance of taking place in any given year.
In 2011, the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast have been hit by 2 100-year events: the blizzard, and the earthquake.
They're now talking about Irene as a 100-year event for this region.
Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. Can we just have a nice couple of problem-free months to end the year please?
-Rand
P.S. This afternoon I bought a small tarp--it does NOT help that I already have a few missing shingles on the top of my roof, which I cannot reach since I don't own a 24'+ ladder--and a loaf of bread and jar of peanut butter to supplement my home supplies, which otherwise should last through a prolonged power outage. That's about it for me.
P.P.S. Governor O'Malley has stated, on the record, that Maryland is concerned that every part of Ocean City south of 17th Street will be underwater this weekend at some point due to storm surge. That ain't good.
In 2011, the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast have been hit by 2 100-year events: the blizzard, and the earthquake.
They're now talking about Irene as a 100-year event for this region.
Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. Can we just have a nice couple of problem-free months to end the year please?
-Rand
P.S. This afternoon I bought a small tarp--it does NOT help that I already have a few missing shingles on the top of my roof, which I cannot reach since I don't own a 24'+ ladder--and a loaf of bread and jar of peanut butter to supplement my home supplies, which otherwise should last through a prolonged power outage. That's about it for me.
P.P.S. Governor O'Malley has stated, on the record, that Maryland is concerned that every part of Ocean City south of 17th Street will be underwater this weekend at some point due to storm surge. That ain't good.
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