Hurricane Igor

[Rocky]

Igor the Terrible (or was that Ivan?) pounded Bermuda (my favorite island - other than the one I own) pretty hard and the outer reaches of the storm are over us today with only some rain later today and tonight. We don't expect much more than normal breezes from it - said with fingers crossed.
I contracted to have a new roof put on my house and they are here today tearing off the old one, but not the main part of the house. I have a front veranda roof and two smaller porch and sunroom roofs at the rear that are being done first in case they have to stop because of Igor.
Fun and games in Nova Scotia.

 

[DaveM]

:tongue: Wow lets hope it is only rain you get this time

 

[Rocky]

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/hurricane/track_e.html

This link will show the track and vasteness of the storm at 3:25 PM Atlantic time.
So far just overcast from the outer reaches.

 

[DaveM]

Ah yes I see the cloud cover is just passing over you

 

[CarlS]

Satellite tracking is awesome.

 

[Rocky]

Igor stayed well offshore and we didn't get any rain at all - just a bit of wind which didn't amount to anything.
Clear and sunny today and still breezy as the storm moves away.

 

[DaveM]

Great news so they can fix your roof now :y18:

 

[Rocky]

As a matter of fact my roof is crawling with guys ripping off the old shingles. My house is 2 1/2 stories high and has a steep roof. I wouldn't go up there for all the tea in China or all the Triumphs in Hinckley :ya2:
It was 9C (48F) when I got up at 6:30 this morning. Fall is certainly in the air. Now that Igor has passed it sucked in clear and colder northern air.
Just one month ago we were sweltering in heat and humidity.
Last July I was in the Rocky Mountains and in the national parks of Jasper and Banff. Jasper is north of Banff and they are covered in snow h:
That's a little early, but not unusual.

 

[DaveM]

Well we always seem to find our coldest part of the year is around now as we head into spring. Then one morning you just seem to wake up and it's summer :y18:

 

[CarlS]

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As a matter of fact my roof is crawling with guys ripping off the old shingles. My house is 2 1/2 stories high and has a steep roof. I wouldn't go up there for all the tea in China or all the Triumphs in Hinckley :ya2:
It was 9C (48F) when I got up at 6:30 this morning. Fall is certainly in the air. Now that Igor has passed it sucked in clear and colder northern air.

Just one month ago we were sweltering in heat and humidity.
Last July I was in the Rocky Mountains and in the national parks of Jasper and Banff. Jasper is north of Banff and they are covered in snow h:
That's a little early, but not unusual.
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Glad to know Igor missed you. :y115:

When I first retired from the Army, I roofed for about six months. You get used to being up in the world. :y114:

 

[dazco]

You heard about the other one, right? Hurricane Carl !!! I'm serious, theres one called Carl at the moment, tho i can't recall where it's headed. And i think thats what we're gonna call you for now on...Ol' Hurricane Carl ! :y114:

 

[ducarly]

Carlos will have to call to make as much mess !!!!! :y24: :y24: :y24: :y24:

 

[Rocky]

Hurry Kane Carl - it has a certain ring to it :y114:

Our sister province of Newfoundland was pounded pretty hard by Igor and a state of emergency has been declared in about 30 communities. I wish no one any harm, but I'm glad it was someone else for a change.
I've lived in this city since 1950 and hurricanes were never a concern. It's obvious that things are achangin' - and not for the better.
I have two lovely maple trees left after Juan and Igor knocked down three others. They are close to buildings (mine and neighbours) and would do considerable damage if they blow down. I guess I'll have to bite the bullet and have them taken down as a preventative measure.
I'm also going to have my house wired so I can use a gas generator when we lose power.

 

[CarlS]

Watch out for hurricane Carl; he will be an erratic one! :y114:

Rocky, back in the 60's or 70's, didn't you get some hurricanes up your way? It seems that when Florida does not get them, they head your way. We had almost none after Donna in 1960 into the mid 70's.

 

[Rocky]

Yes Carl, it's not as if we never ever had a hurricane blow through, but they were not much more than a strong wind storm. Juan and Earl have been the bad ones. These days folks really pay attention to hurricanes as they develop. Like in Florida, some folks have plywood ready for their windows and many have gas generators on hand for when the power goes out. This is a city of a million trees so you know limbs will come down.
We didn't give hurricanes much thought over the decades since they usually petered out when they got close because of the cold north Atlantic water. The ocean has warmed so we can't rely on that to diminish a hurricane.

 

[CarlS]

Yes, the limbs and tress definitely come down. We call it natures way of pruning - and she leaves a big mess. She does not haul her litter away!