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Irene Is Now Expected To Pass Right Over Wall Street With 74-95 mph Winds
There is a silver lining though: just as it has over the past 3 years, the world's Bernanke Put "Heads I win, Tails the world blows up" hub may survive simply courtesy of being in the eye of the Hurricane. Alas, this time around, the other side will arrive much faster: after all the Fed can not print windbreaks.
Wind speed map:
and probability map:
And some more from CNN:
Three governors declared states of emergency Thursday as Hurricane Irene threatened to wreak havoc along the United States' Eastern Seaboard.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie declared emergencies for their states, while North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue declared a state of emergency in counties east of Interstate 95. The emergency declarations allow states to free funds and prepare resources that may be needed.
If Irene continues along its current track, "from a flooding perspective, this could be a hundred-year event," Christie said. He encouraged voluntary evacuations to begin immediately. "Anybody who is on a barrier island should go," he said, adding that on Friday people along the beaches should start thinking about moving to higher ground.
Christie said it was too soon to know whether there will be mandatory evacuations.
In parts of North Carolina, mandatory evacuations were under way Thursday.
The military moved more than two dozen ships out to sea ahead of the storm.
As of 11 a.m. ET, the Category 3 storm was pounding the northwestern Bahamas, with its core approaching Abaco Island, the National Hurricane Center said.
"The core of the hurricane will continue to move over the northwestern Bahamas today, and pass well offshore of the east coast of central and north Florida tonight and early Friday. The hurricane is forecast to approach the coast of North Carolina on Saturday," the center's advisory said.
Maximum sustained winds were at 115 mph as the storm worked its way northwest.
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Perfect, hope it destroys the sewer.
not to fear! benny is here!
http://azizonomics.com/2011/08/23/what-if-qe3-doesnt-happen/
Please stop spamming nearly EVERY post with that website. Thx.
This will disperse the fiat much more effectively than from a helicopter.
From the South, with love ;-)
From Africa with love.
Delivered here in the hold of a monarchs slave ship no doubt.
dub
be careful what you wish for.
What if Indian Point Nuclear facility floods? Radioactive water in NYC?
It's gonna blow the mountains of cocaine away...
Hmm.... The NY Fed Gold Vault is the lowest level 'E' as I recall - you could feel the subwy lines go by. And they're expecting major flooding of subway lines.....
A number of the COMEX bullion vaults are also downtown - in basement level facilities.
Could we have a massive - if supposedly 'temporary' - loss of access to gold in storage? Or - horrors - could some be swept out to sea or lost while being evacuated by boat?
snark - yeah... just like Chavez is actually going to get his gold back from London....those tungsten bricks are going to end up on the ocean bottom..... with a payoff in paper insurance money.
Awesome. I've just booked my ticket for tomorrow to NYC to help "audit the fed" during the storm.
Panning for gold on Liberty.
Not to worry, gold doesn't rust.....Does tungsten? Inquiring minds want to know
Something's wrong with the Lake Anna plant in VA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcjLXyCPqOg
At the end of the clip, some locals talk about the lower lake level, down by 22".
Per the plant owners:
"Dominion says each of the plant’s two nuclear reactors pumps one million gallons of water a minute into the North Anna Lake. Dominion says that flow was disrupted during the power outage, but posed no risk to the public."
Excuse me. If the lake is not getting the "million gallons of water a minute", the reactor is not being cooled. Which may be a risk to the public.
Here is a map of the evacuation zones of the aforementioned "sewer".
http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/downloads/pdf/hurricane_map_english.pdf
New instructions from Bloomberg.
Rats are hereby ordered to shelter in place. No holding your breath either.
Go long "Wrath of God"
...it's Payback for all that "666" business....
Today is a day to sell equities, buy gold and bug out of the city for the weekend upstate. It will be a good practice run.
You may be right, sir.
The hurricane is going to hit shore right about where the Lake Anna nuclear power station sits, and slowly work its way north, slamming into every nuclear plant on the Eastern Seaboard.
Every one of which was just struck by a large earthquake measured right at the max of what these plants were designed to withstand.
I don't see any problem at all. Oh, no, nothing to see here . . . Yes, I'd say G-d is pissed.
Might want to take a last picture of the washington monument, it will be gone come monday morning.
Belmont Racetrack is an evacuation center, LOL.
Awesome.....drink a few beers. Bet on the races.
My hopes and prayers are with each New Yorker through this emergency . . .
Bwaahaaahaaa!
I feel so guilty--I know it's wrong--but I can't help it!
WTF?
God, it could wipe out Wall Street! Unfortunately, the Masters of Our Universe are sure to be out of town.
Yeah, but those same 'Masters of the Universe' all own real big expensive homes in the Hamptons.....
poetic justice, karma, call it what you will but I suspect some people are going to own nothing more than seawater on Monday.
If you live in the city, I suggest you put the weather channel on.
Biggest storm of 100 years.
And keep your Chinese delivery menus handy you Upper East & West Siders.
Aren't they all the same? If not, just pick a random number.
I never pray, but now I am. Direct hit baby!
tidal surge to flood out NYSE HFT servers.......Hope I can believe in.
I only regret that I can vote up once here!!! I hope for NYC stock exchange to be closed permanently
I almost hate to say it but ...
There's plenty of paper and ink for FEMA.
different kind of windfall
Different kind of waterfall too.
Vivek
The Fed cannot print windbreaks but if you glued all the printed currency into a Berlin wall type thing it would help
"gods work" says Ben
(keep safe folks)
They can use all of that paper to soak up the rain runoff.
With a little flooding I presume? Time to drown those rats.
I can't wait until Monday market open. Who's going into the weekend long?
yeah, the four footed rodent ones too
First, the bullseye earthquake on DC. Now the bullseye hurricane on NY, NY. I wonder if the criminal syndicate known as Wall Street and their lackies in congress are getting the message?
The Force may be nothing more or less than the collective consciousness. Better yet, the collective super-ego, bitchez!
This could be a very bad storm.
Are we getting Jungian here? Freud ain't geared for this one, unless I missed something in my theory courses.
Hybrid vigor, MsCreant!
people be safe.
Banksters are cleared to play in traffic and man the prop desks in the hurricane.
I like it, banksters ain't people. He he he he he he! Snort!
I was talking to my banker today, I accidentally said, "Well I understand your position on this, given everyone thinks ya'll are criminals and all, you need to be conservative (they gave me a lowball appraisal on something which may screw me)." He said, "Gosh, now why would I be offended by that?" We both laughed, we both know what is what.
uhhhhh 75-95mph are a cause for evac? im no hurricane expert but that seems a little excessive.........
I think the issue is more related to the higher water levels.
The wind from katrina didn't do much to N.O. but the water level increasing did.
Yes sir. And here are the tides for the Brooklyn Bridge area for Sunday. When is this hitting NYC? Because leading up to 8:40 PM, this might be a problem.
Su 28 Low 2:10 AM -0.2
28 High 8:31 AM 5.2
28 Low 2:20 PM -0.1
28 High 8:40 PM 5.7
Yes, this could get ugly....
Saturday should be fun for the last minute shoppers on the lower east side, no?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKbk_dQ8Mhg
Green Grass and High Tides my friend.
check out the storm tide for a Cat 2 NYC:
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/MidAtlSurge.asp
red all the way up the East River to the Queensboro.
those #'s may come in handy...nice one cog.
Those New Yorkers always have a bulls-eye on their chests but they can take a hit; e.g. 9/11. Good luck you crafty thieves!
It's amazing since the velocity of BS coming out of Wall Street is about 300mph daily I believe.
Ever been on a block of sky scrapers in high wind? just sayin...
Dramamine strongly advised. And don't forget the vomit dominoe. When one starts chucking, everyone starts chucking.
http://dramamine.com/
Dramamine's for wimps. Real men go on the roof with a 6-pack and an 8-ball.
Double those up and now we're talkin!
Double the comment, double the fun!
Yeah, done that in Taifoon, not on a skyscraper though.
Its pretty dangerous down in the streets with all that shit flying around.
...and then smoke some Jimsonweed just for the scopolamine.
For every 250 feet in the air you are, you feel the wind at an increase of one category level. So if the hurricane is a cat 1 on the ground and you are on the 24th floor, you're getting hit with a cat 2.
Meanwhile, here in Virginia Beach, we're dug in tight and our bug out bags are heavy as hell because of the gold and silver. We're sure not looking forward to humping it out if we have to leave...
I did not know that. Learn somethign knew every day..
May I just correct you on the 'every' part of your comment. It is true that the wind speed increases with elevation, but only up to a certain point. This is because you are getting away from the ground clutter and up into unfettered air flow.
But it doesn't increase with 'every' 250 feet. My understanding is that the increase between ground level and say 250 feet and up would be 25 to 40 MPH. More under extreme circumstances. But your example would mean that it goes from a Cat 1 to a Cat 4 at the top of the Empire State Bldg. Nope.
I can't speak for hurricanes specifically because there may be some difference, but for general winds aloft, it does increase in near constant with altitude. Have a look at this chart:
http://aviationweather.gov/products/nws/fdwinds/dynamic/boston_fd1.shtml
Columns are altitude, rows are windspeed in the format of magnetic heading for the first two digits, speed in knots for the second two, and temperatures in the +- field.
I agree. But s/he was talking about a hurricane cat level increase with each 250 feet.
Nope.
Yea, that would mean a CAT 1 on the surface is a CAT 5 at 1250ft. Not a chance.
Sorry, I should have qualified that I heard it from my husband -- the guy who advised me against buying gold at $600/oz. 'Nuf said.
Well if jet fuel can take down 3 buildings then this should level all of lower Manhattan.
pods
Building 7 fell down seemingly without any prior damage. If that's the quality of the workmanship in NY, then yes. It could be the worlds biggest game of dominos.
Expect a few key buildings to collapse though. Who needs a false flag when you can blame nature?!
Paraphrasing Ron "Tater Salad" White: It isn't THAT the wind it blowin', but WHAT
neil young - like a hurricane
Scorpions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI2COawqMJQ
After a quick stop in the Hamptons?
A direct hit to Wall St could cause billions of dollars of improvements. (imho)
and become the "feel good story of the year"
Paul Krugman must be happy ... to him, this will be good for the economy and for stocks.
ManBernKrug - Half Man. Half Bearded Psychotic Bastard
Kruggybear. Think Starsky and Hutch.
Although I'm pretty sure there's a general lack of Hurricane insurance in lower Manhattan.
O-bomb-er will take care of it post-mortem.
WARP. Weathered Asset Relief Program.
He's riding the hurricane down to NY Slim Pickens style with his cowboy hat out.
We'll get to Dow 36,000 even if we have to nuke the whole East Coast to get there!
If you tell me your name is sarcastic/sadistic, you'll earn an upvote for that comment.
Would it be an 'act of God' if Irene blew the living shit out of The Marriner S. Eccles Building?
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know My name is the LORD when I lay My vengeance upon thee.
I cannot read that anymore without thinking of Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction. makes me giggle.
Just Jules.
I would convert to that religion and be a loyal follower the rest of my days, and know a true peace that passeth all understanding.
Amein.
Krugman jerk material. Go Long Broken Windows. All we need now is Spaceships cloaked in the hurricane and the boom time is back big time bitchez
You mean like in Cocoon? Get Wilford Brimley up here, stat.
Anyone who can work in a Wilford Brimley call-back deserves a +1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz1WWfjzSWw&feature=related
This just chokes me all up. Brings a tear to my eye....
I get that way too but it turns out allergy season is prolonged this year.
So there was an earthquake near DC this week, now a hurricane coming to sweep though NYC.....maybe earth has finally gotten tired of all the SCUM!!!!!!!
GO GOD! SMITE THESE ``WE'RE DOING GOD'S WORK`` with everything you've got!
earthquakes, hurricanes and we are awaiting the formation of a new volcano to appear on the NY skyline....KAPHOOOOOOM....situation solved, salvation achieved without 4 horsemen needed.
God's just returning the favor by doing Blankfein's work.
This could be the first sign of justice I've ever seen on Wall Street.
Justice would mean the whole of DC, the FED, and Pentagon as well as all the Banks are in town for a big meeting when it strikes.
The Bernank just ordered "sand bags" filled with trillions of worthless US$ to be piled around FRBNY and GS. When asked about this strategy hereplied, "Hell its cheaper than buying dirt".
Maybe God is sayin... "you're startin to piss me off!"
You have to consider the possibility that God does not like you. He never wanted you. In all probability, he hates you. This is not the worst thing that can happen
Startin'?
It's the Travis Bickle prophesy come to fruition? "Someday a real rain's gonna come and wash all the filth off the streets."
“I think someone should just take this city and just…just flush it down the fuckin’ toilet.”
Irene to create low volume: rally time!
LOL. "First, we'll start by evacuating the women, children, short sellers and bears. Everyone else will stay and weather the storm." "oh yeah, and the exchanges will stay open."
It's like a lot of baaaad juju just came to the usually placid east coast. And this is just the start of the hurricane season too. Plus, these rains are full of corexit and what ever weird artificial life form craig ventner and his people invented to "eat" the oil spill (still spilling again, GW is right).
What about the collateral damage, outside of the "deserving of wrath" ones?
I remember this as beign the time we'd be looking forward to fall colours in Upstate NY. (RPI!!!).
Even if this is a non-event in real terms, all this "emergency" action will make it one.
A tangled web indeed.
vivek
http://aadivaahan.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/precursor-03-bottom-falling-out-still-still-and-a-gander/
There are no "innocent bystanders" in New York. The cops just pretty much shoot anywhere, and hit a perp.
Japanese Dexys Midnight Runners;
'come on Irene...'
Ah ballz. Well said man, missed your post and dropped in below with the same meme. Great minds think alike.
Have a look at http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/storm.php?&basin=atlantic&sname=09L&zoom=4&img=1&vars=11111000000000000000000&loop=0
The possuble track is very wide and unpredictable
So is your misplaced optimism.
'Possible'. Spell check is your friend.
Ummm... actually the very wide part is what makes it so predictable.
Anyone remember that hurricane that was off the coast of NYC on 9/11/2001? Maybe time for another `event' to disintegrate a few more asbestos-filled towers......
"Doing God's work,"......thanks Blankfein!
Maybe God will be repaying the favor by doing Blankfien's work.
Well, if there were really any such thing as karma, the big wind would take out DC on it's way ....
TRANSITORY BITCHEZ!
do bankers float?
Bankers are like turds: some of them float, but most do not.
Dunno. Best to weight them down with lead (.308 increments), just in case.
Dang, will they have to leave the market in the hands of the HAL3000s and quant algos? ....er, wait.. carry on.
in gutteral voice - "..if i can MAKE it there I'll MAKE it ANY WHERE!"
Wow cracks in the Washington monument and hurricanes over wall street, If that isn't foreboding I don't know what is.
No QE3..or Irene? Which will crash the markets first?
I bought tons of food ....jus tin case there's a little panic this weekend.....
water = check
canned food = check
ammo = check
toilet paper = double check
flashlight = check
well, you get the idea......Be Prepared!
"Toliet paper = double check"
when TSHTF, people will use paper money as TP. in all seriousness folks, make sure you have what hillbillies call "metally money" Gold and silver if that is your thing, but for everyday use, US and Canadian minted common coins will be integral to a quasi barter system.
Great post! Our paper money is already toilet paper!
Hillbillies use a corn cob or a page from the Sears and Roebuck catalogue. .... Really.
Well, they might not anymore, but they did when I was growing up. Cheers! -Shine
Is it possible to just hit the HFT Servers?
"Very Bullish for the GNP," Wall Street just announced.
i would like totally miss the summer sun
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnFSaqFzSO8
Who says there never good news, to bad it will only hurt the little people.
No need to seek shelter......this is just Transitory.....
It's actually called a "wet patch"
Sounds like cause for a party in NYC courtesy of the other Buffett . . . Jimmy that is! Can't Reason with Hurricane Season!!!
Probably Paul Krugman is gonna detonate his homemade dirty bombs right there in the front of NYSE.
Is that what they call it these days?
This may be exactly the event excuse Bernanke has been looking for to launch QE3. The real issue facing Manhattan is that a direct hit could floor downtown Manhattan upto Houston if this system retains a fair amount of strength. All NYC transit will without a doubt be out for a few days. This is a fairly large storm as well so being that I have an apt on the first floor I may have to make arrangements.
Go baby ,go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCxM5-tlG1g
heh
heh
heh.
So one more blowhard shows up in Gotham for the weekend. What's the big deal?? Like there aren't enough already.
But without HFT to do their bidding how can they manipulate the market on continued vapor volume???
If only there was some way to change the density of the atmosphere along the storm's track... then its path could be manipulated, possibly even diverted away from populated areas.
Refried beans'll do it.
To change the density, wouldn't it be simple to (somehow) heat it? If only there were a huge micro-wave emitter (somewhere) that we had access to.. And some way to direct its energy to the targeted zone...
Hmmm, I feel a patent coming on..
From wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane
Scientists estimate that a tropical cyclone releases heat energy at the rate of 50 to 200 exajoules (1018 J) per day,[19] equivalent to about 1 PW (1015 watt). This rate of energy release is equivalent to 70 times the world energy consumption of humans and 200 times the worldwide electrical generating capacity, or to exploding a 10-megaton nuclear bomb every 20 minutes.[19][26]
Not sure how you'd power 666 zillion microwave ovens to have an effect. To one of these, an H bomb is about as effective as a gnat's fart.
You mean you could blow up an atom bomb in the storm and it wouldn't even do anything? Sounds like someone ought to try it ...
But that would make big holes in the clouds that the sheeple could see,
it might spook them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msQRVzsNhTs
Yeah,right.lovin the MSM commitment to truth.
Please, try not to say things more stupid than necessary.