From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 10/29/2012 04:03 PM, Moe Trin wrote:   
   > On Mon, 29 Oct 2012, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in   
   article   
   > , TJ wrote:   
   >   
   >> Adam wrote:   
   >   
   >>> TJ wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> Adam wrote:   
   >   
   >>>>> Are you prepared for the hurricane? :-)   
   >   
   >>>> As much as I can be. Up here in the hills winds like those   
   >>>> predicted aren't uncommon, especially this time of year.   
   >   
   > National forecasts I'm seeing here are talking about one to two FEET   
   > of snow on the higher hills in Western Virginia.   
   >   
   Might snow here after things settle down, but they don't think so at   
   this time.   
      
   >>> Sounds like you're about as prepared as you can be.  I'm more   
   >>> concerned about flooding.  The runoff from Irene last year soaked   
   >>> my floor and anything on it and humidity indoors was close to 100%.   
   >   
   > I know it's already started raining, but how wet is the soil?  Have   
   > you had that much rain in the previous 10-20 days?   
   >   
   Not so much, maybe an inch altogether, and most of that would have been   
   absorbed. Technically, we're still in a "moderate drought" condition in   
   Syracuse, with rainfall for the year at 5 inches below normal. I've   
   heard that Lake Ontario might rise 3-5 feet on the southern shore, but   
   the lake is still very low by historical standards from the summer   
   drought, so that should minimize some of the damage. Leaves are off the   
   trees, so that should mean fewer trees down.   
      
   >> This morning they're saying only 0.5-2 inches here. Probably more your   
   >> way. Big thing here will be the wind tonight - 60+mph from an unusual   
   >> direction.   
   >   
   Looking more now like the heaviest rainfall will be in PA, the DelMarVa   
   peninsula, and western NY.   
      
   > My sister is about 45 miles/72 km ESE of Adam, and around midnight   
   > Eastern time (10/29/04:00 UTC) was reporting strong winds (est. 40   
   > mph/18 m/s) out of the East and some rain.   I could see her backups   
   > server this morning (14:00 UTC), but not now.   
   >   
   Wind came up here a couple of hours ago, but still not too bad.   
   http://www.fenneralps.com/weather/ is reporting right now that the   
   highest local gust was 33mph at 4:07.   
      
   > Good Luck, and keep us posted   
   >   
   Will do.   
      
   TJ   
      
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