tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post1490678003610529910..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: Stormy WeatherBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-36036213364682497252011-08-28T10:02:20.468-04:002011-08-28T10:02:20.468-04:00Yeah, still at work, may end up crashing on the fl...Yeah, still at work, may end up crashing on the floor, and working this afternoon. There are others on site now, so I should be able to catch some shuteye.Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-40939650070903467942011-08-28T09:07:42.598-04:002011-08-28T09:07:42.598-04:00Bet it was the easiest drive to work you ever made...Bet it was the easiest drive to work you ever made. You still at work?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698117410778232102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-74136826713820585202011-08-28T09:05:36.023-04:002011-08-28T09:05:36.023-04:00Good luck B4, stay safe
I made it through to dayl...<i>Good luck B4, stay safe</i><br /><br />I made it through to daylight- the storm is supposed to abate in a couple of hours, and the Director of Operations told me that I could hunker down, even sleep, if things are still awful.<br /><br /><i>With the subways all shut down how did you get to work and how will you get home m'dear B4?</i><br /><br />I live immediately north of the city, and work north of home, so I drove to work yesterday (at 3PM!).Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-31938403404422259312011-08-28T08:07:20.883-04:002011-08-28T08:07:20.883-04:00The storm intensity for Irene is much lower than i...The storm intensity for Irene is much lower than it might have been because the eyewall collapsed just before she hit North Carolina (too late to reform one before going overland).<br /><br />So it's <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/article.html" rel="nofollow">a flooding event</a>.ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-16324226569071796772011-08-28T08:02:04.308-04:002011-08-28T08:02:04.308-04:00The flood fears are passing as I type this. High t...The flood fears are passing as I type this. High tide is in and if flooding hasn't started by now....according to Jim Cantore..it aint gonna. <br /><br />As for your music I echo Bouffant:<i>And I'll take Lena Horne over every Limebag hair farmer from the '80s combined.</i> Nothing personal...just my personal musical choice. ;-D<br /><br />With the subways all shut down how did you get to work and how will you get home m'dear B4?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698117410778232102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-4815593057582083122011-08-28T06:07:26.532-04:002011-08-28T06:07:26.532-04:00Good luck B4, stay safeGood luck B4, stay safeHamish Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079552635307235197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-36868374765260784402011-08-28T04:56:51.187-04:002011-08-28T04:56:51.187-04:00I'm okay, but the storm is huge, and slow movi...I'm okay, but the storm is huge, and slow moving, so there will be buckets of rain coming down for hours.<br /><br />The major highways in my neck of the wood are all by watercourses, many of them are shut down. I may end up staying on site for over 24 hours, to ensure coverage. I often say that my job is cushy, except when it's not. This is one for the "not" column.Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-12949809556423775322011-08-28T04:07:22.289-04:002011-08-28T04:07:22.289-04:00Hope you aren't at flood level, or near flood ...Hope you aren't at flood level, or near flood level. Or at lightning level. Tornadoes are at every level, so good luck<br /><br />And I'll take Lena Horne over every Limebag hair farmer from the '80s combined.M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-14050115736226594472011-08-28T00:53:57.017-04:002011-08-28T00:53:57.017-04:00Mike Peters is a genuinely nice guy. When I saw h...Mike Peters is a genuinely nice guy. When I saw him in ought-six, his backing band was sorta like an almost supergroup- drummer from SLF, bassist from The Sisters of Mercy... I forgot what band the guitarist played with during the 80's.<br /><br />If you ever get a chance to see Mike Peters play live, GO!!! Dude is an awesome live performer, and ballsy enough to turn the mic towards the audience during the choruses.Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-18098151199527430932011-08-28T00:11:59.996-04:002011-08-28T00:11:59.996-04:00Also, FWIW, one of the guys who started the Knitti...Also, FWIW, one of the guys who started the Knitting Factory in NY is from Madison....used to be in a local band I liked quite a bit called Swamp Thing, I still have at least one of their LPs around here somewhere...zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-14057064210668807492011-08-28T00:09:26.391-04:002011-08-28T00:09:26.391-04:00I love the Alarm.
In suppose that is not a surpri...I love the Alarm.<br /><br />In suppose that is not a surprise to you.<br /><br />I have never seen them perform.<br /><br />I suspect that may be a surprise to you.<br /><br />Stay safe and dry.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.com