The hurricane barely killed a dozen people. Of course the hurricane was soooo overrated, unless you were one of the unlucky dozen. Or, maybe you were one of those losers who fell victim to flash flooding and now find your homes under 5 feet of water.
Oh, and the media, OMGLMAO! The Geraldo Rivera’s of the world were so busy warning people that the storm would be dangerous, for no good reason. After all, tough men can fight mother nature with their own hands. When the flood waters threaten the homes of said tough guys, they throw cigars and beer cans at it and the water recedes.
I know several people whose homes have been rendered uninhabitable. Trees slammed through the living rooms and water flooded to the top of their televisions. But who cares right? The media should be focused on Libya or the corrupt nature of Obama, instead of this bullshit hurricane Irene.
In closing, as I sift through my Twitter and/or Facebook streams, I am so pleased to know there are so many brave men out there, unbending to the will of mother nature. These men are monuments to humanity and should be lauded for their bravery, albeit from their very dry and low end computer swivel chairs. Nevertheless, “The Fly” tips his top hat to you, brave man from the internet, and thanks you for being the backbone of this milquetoast society.
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Holding down the NYC fort… only the subway rats washed away, come on back!
Apologies, First!
Good Sir, the line is:
The Fly is God.
How much rain did Times Square get? It didn’t look like it rained that hard on the boob tube.
a non event.and sheeple still followed the liars
Yes because everyone knew how the weather would turn out, before it happened, and they egregiously lied about it. Oh, but not everyone, just the people on TV knew. Everyone else somehow did not know.
but they all act like a 70-100 mph wind will knock sky scrapers down and cause panic and chaos,next time i go into town while the wind kicks up 70 mph i’m gonna run over to the sky deck at the sears tower and look out the window 110 stories up. wonder how much of a gap down there might be tomorrow while everyone is out of town and cant get back to the street.. (sarc on)
‘Discretion is the better part of valor.’
A wildfire started just over the ridge from our home last week (California). I packed the car, ready to flee. Sometimes you just have to get out of the way of catastrophe. Luckily, a few hours later the fire was contained and I got to unpack the car.
I watched the feed from CBS overnight, I’m not that familiar with the places and names BUT…any fool could see the water damage alone..no doubt making it even tougher for those scrimping by to begin with. Any word on your Family…house… com padres?
Could you say Hello to Mr Yoder for me?
If you spend money on the unnecessary evacuation please send the bill to Mayor Bloomberg or CNN and Fox News. Enough said.
i was surprised they didnt get robbed at the toll booth o n the way out
I love these kooky bastards that think we should abolish FEMA and the National Weather Service.
Honest to goodness, all these far right wingnuts talk so much about how “Obama hates america”….but more and more it becomes plainly obvious that these folks literally hate what modern america is. I dunno, maybe they do love 1880’s America or something. They are certainly not yearning for some recent version of America.
Anyway, watching all the craziness this weekend it just dawned on me how much these folks actually hate the America that exists.
XXXHuggie Bear, how do you manage to get so many thumbs down? Those of us who pride ourselves on independent thinking, ready to say what we perceive as the truth, regardless of any disapproval it brings, are jealous of you. What is your secret?
Yeah, like the world was a better place before penicillin was invented.
The rightwingtards are against abortion, want to bomb every country that doesn’t like us, and are against keeping the fiscal promises we’ve made to half the country.
All clear Neighbor Fly and you can come home now. Your house is fine. Mrs. Steve, Steve, Jr. Myself and a bunch of drunk illegal Mexican gardeners spent the night putting sandbags around the perimeter of your house. All of your other neighbors were throwing rocks at us and yelling obscenities about you but we ignored them. Not sure why they don’t like you. A couple of things however. The holes in your yard are pretty deep and plentiful. We had to get the sand somewhere.
Your other neighbor, Old Man DeLuca, had to be tied to your front tree and you can find him there with your looted blue radio and solar lights in the shopping bag next to him. Lastly, the graffiti on the side of your house should come off with sand blasting.
Hurry home Neighbor.
For a couple of centuries, the weather man was wrong about New Orleans’ hurricanes. And there was no widespread damage from them.
Like Anon says, “everyone knew how the weather would turn out, before it happened.”
And then came Katrina. One reason why so many people remained in the city, many of them throwing drunken “hurricane parties” as was the custom, was because the weather man had become a joke over the years. And “everyone knew how the weather would turn out, before it happened.”
Like my favorite author of all time said:
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”
Mark Twain
Irene faded by weatherman definition making fodder for all who mock everything except their WNR. How about this shot of Staten Island from a ZorTrades instagram
http://instagr.am/p/LiAY_/
a Mark Twain quote gets an instant thumbs up from me !
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Great line !
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And just like the Hurricane, The Bull rally on Friday should fade soon too. Ten Trading Days earlier the bulls shot their wad of cash too soon, now they did it again on Friday. They “could” try and push it up a little..but eur/usd is bashing into resistance and I don’t see anything great on Monday.
Yes, please stay short a little longer.
You have no point. You made a mistake and you are caught short. Get over it and stop posting nonsense. FYI, BanAlf.com.
“mistake” ???
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What on Earth are you yappin’ about ?
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I AM SHORT … BUT … I AM HEDGED A BIT ON LONG SIDE !!!
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If I’m wrong … I lose a little !
If I’m right … I GAIN A TON !!!
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Git yer popcorn ready fool … I’m GOLDEN !!!
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“BanAlf.com” ???
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YOU … are an IDIOT !!!
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… or, maybe … ah hem … “BanAlf” wasn’t even talkin’ to me !
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With that ridiculous moniker … he is STILL an idiot !!!
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I’m disappointed — I went to BanAlf.com
Does everything have to be divisive? Do liberals have anything better to offer than insults? “Kooky bastards”. “rightwingtards”. Can’t go to any blog anymore without a cavalcade of self righteous rhetoric.
I love how a singular event by a few people paints an entire group as one in the liberal mind.
well, first of all im not that liberal, and secondly, if by “entire group” you mean all republicans/conservatives, then i wasn’t trying to paint an entire group.
You see, I am literally talking about the kooky bastards. People who think we shouldn’t have a national weather service. People who think we shouldn’t have any coordinated national disaster response. People who think giving fair warning to 65 million people about a once-in-decades hurricane is inappropriate.
These days, the kooky bastards, while possibly a minority, seem to have somehow commandeered the ship and are running roughshod over the rest.
Quite frankly, these quacky bastards have taken a decent conservative option off the table for the large majority of normal americans who might lean politically/economically conservative. The choice really isn’t whether to vote liberal or conservative anymore, we’re left simply to choose between “completely wackadoodle” and “relatively normal.”
Great post Fly. The “tough guys” act as if they would have much preferred being swept away in a sea of flood water.
bullshit,the point was those goofy tea party guys. they were just tellin the facts, to often we want to change reality to reflect how things should be in stead of how they r…so u pick what ur reality is ?
Almost no one cares about facts in political discussions. If a person actually did care, they could easily check and find out at
http://factcheck.org/
that many Tea Partiers, and lots of other politicians from other political factions, say plenty of things that are untrue–probably sometimes intentionally and sometimes not.
funny u say that, i was there. the thing about reagan was he was a good man w/only america on his mind. u need to read his biography. not sayin ur wrong but u got to look at the choises he was given.
Are you drunk again? You were talking about Tea Partiers “just tellin the facts.” I responded to that. Now you go back and decide you were talking about Reagan instead.
My comment is awaiting moderation. Usually when that happens, it is lost forever. So here is part of it again.
I got 3 thumbs down for telling people where they could check out the actual facts in politics, rather than just believing every politician of the same party that they are registered in. The truth hurts apparently.
I did get one thumb up, so apparently there is a single individual here, who values facts in political discussions. Whoever you are, you have reason to be proud of yourself for this rare quality. Stay honest!
Interesting. I got 3 thumbs down for telling people where they could check out the actual facts in politics, rather than just believing every politician of the same party that they are registered in or that their brother-in-law is running for a race in. The truth hurts, doesn’t it? Thanks for taking the time to record that here.
I did get one thumb up, so apparently there is a single individual here, who values facts in political discussions. Whoever you are, you have reason to be proud of yourself for this rare quality. Stay honest!
Dear Fly, I have a serious inquiry but I would prefer not to post it here. Is there any way to contact Fly privately?
Flybroker at gmail com
I do not accept clients from the Internet, if that’s your question, fyi
There is a Contact Us button at the bottom of the screen here.
Sir Fly …
You did exactly what you should’ve done … you protected your family !
Nothing but respect here, dewd !!!
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… so “protecting your family” gits downward pointin’ “thubs” …
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Such children !!!
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Glad to hear the Fly survived.
Just an FYI to those who were flooded — you are now the target of bullshit conartists who will charge you exorbitsnt sums of money per square foot to dry your house out. Be strong — they will charge you $20/ft to put high-powered fans everywhere. It is useless. ServPro attacked Nashville with a vengeance after the floods last May and they made a killing and left thousands in soggy homes. Its bullshit – buy or rent your own high powered fans at home depot tomorrow morning. Book it today. If you do have to hire someone, call your adjustor first to approve it. Then negotiate. They will charge less.
Weather forcasters suck more than sell side analysts.
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No worries in upstate NY. A few cows were sacrificed with the rising waters but H.B. Pope remained vigil. The pharmacy stayed open just in case the junkies ran out of Oxycontin.
HB, a recent contact mentioned Oxycontin.
What’s the dealio, yo?
Like coke, extasy, pot, etcetera.
Most (in “the know”) people are aware regulated narcotics are similar to the unregulated sorts. Discuss.
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P.S.: $ABC is looking mighty fine now that I think of it… .
Morphine in pill form.
What? A little bit of water never hurt anyone.
You ought to have a shit pipe under 500 psi break in your face one time, then you’ll know.
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