April 5, 2007
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National Weather Service wrote:434 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2007
...A POTENTIAL MAJOR COASTAL STORM MAY AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA
SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...
LATEST INDICATIONS ARE SHOWING A GROWING POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR
NOREASTER TO DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY ALONG OR OFF THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST ON SUNDAY AND THEN STALL OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
IF THIS OCCURS THE POTENTIAL FOR COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR RAIN
EXIST. VERY STRONG WINDS WOULD ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM.
ALONG THE COAST COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION MAY OCCUR DUE
TO THE POTENTIAL COMBINATION OF STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MARINERS SHOULD ALSO TAKE NOTE AND BE PREPARED TO HEAD TO PORT AND
TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS.
THIS IS A STORM THAT WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED VERY CLOSELY DUE TO
ITS POTENTIAL SIZE AND INTENSITY. ALL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO
KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION
SINCE IT IS STILL SEVERAL DAYS AWAY.
I've often wondered why you always had these really early launch dates planned!Figment wrote:I've lost my tolerance for this "discounted price, but you MUST launch on this day" system. This supposedly laid-back "hobby" becomes the most stressful thing in my life for 6 weeks of the year.
Heaven help you if you are blocking someone who needs to go in before you. Usually the yards will try and schedule this in advance, but most yards will charge you extra to move you again.Figment wrote:I think next year I may winter at a yard that hauls and launches at (something approximating) my convenience.
So what we haven't actually heard directly of late is whether you're going to be ready for your launch date later this week.Figment wrote:I've no one to blame but myself, so of course I'm jumping at the opportunity to blame mother nature!
Is Brownell the only game in town?
Fig, I have a suggestion for you, you could launch wherever you want whenever you want:They're the only game I'm willing to consider. They've totally spoiled me and ruined me for any future competition.
That must be nice.but in general the situation is not particularly dire, and people here are proactive and prone to helping each other, and don't sit around whining about their bad luck and waiting for help.
If you go looting, could you pick me up some spin sheets and maybe some shackles?you would think it was Katrina up here to listen to the stupid news anchors.
But it's snowing again here in Montreal this morning, which makes it the fourth of fifth day it has snowed in the past week. If they can put floats on planes, maybe I can put skiis on my boat?Figment wrote:...it did cross my mind to be thankful that this one storm was NOT snow at my latitude.
Nuts? Yes.Figment wrote:Are you nuts?
You don't think you can get it clean and dry enough to get you through the summer at least?
Kind of like your icebox...?dasein668 wrote:Besides, I know myself: if I can get it "good enough" for the summer, it'll probably stay there for two or three more years.
I told you to go ahead and finish it if it bothers you so much!Tim wrote:Kind of like your icebox...?