Amazing.. this is a house floating down Susquehanna River & crashing into the Tunkhannock Bridge
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Friday, September 9, 2011
The solar world is alive..
From Spaceweather:
A polar geomagnetic storm (Kp=5) is in progressfollowing the impact of a CME around 1100 UT on Sept. 9th
River debacle in Luzerne County
…..the river crested higher last night than what officials said it did last night.. feet higher. This is an amazing development and it’s putting lots of pressure on the levees that some didn’t think would occur. .Governor Tom Corbett just landed in Forty Fort.. The dangerous part now: The levees are holding water back that was never expected. So officials are watching them everywhere……. Some people are beginning to return to areas that, if the levee DOESN’T hold, will be flooded. People need to stay out of the mandatory evacuation area in Wilkes Barre and surrounding communities.. This is now history: The level is higher than Agnes in 1972.
Intel report on 9/11 terror threat
The thedailyfeed:
The Daily has obtained a joint intelligence bulletin issued by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security with information on the al Qaeda car bomb plot targeting New York and Washington, D.C. Read the full story here.
Also according to the report: Bin Laden’s replacement ‘personally’ planned 9/11 anniversary attack…
Intel report on 9/11 terror threat
Meanwhile in Plymouth Township and West Pittston
All history of flooding in his area has been compared with Agnes… it was the storm of the age. This new, Lee fellow, came and swept history aside and gave even more devastation than Agnes could.. truly unbelievable developments continue today as streams that flow into the mighty Susquehanna are now backing up, too… unbelievable..West side officials: flooding worse than Agnes
Flood water are leading to very desperate situations in Pennsylvania
25% of Bloomsburg is flooded— this is some of the worst flooding since 1904.. parts of Nanticoke are so inundated with water that entire buildings are covered.. Streams that drain into Susquehanna River are backing up and now endangering neighborhoods that weren’t in danger of flooding.. There are houses floating down rivers and being destroyed as they cannot make under bridges..City Island in Harrisburg is covered.. Front Street in Harrisburg is flooded..Shipoke flooded.
The flooding continues to not be a joke..
Yes, the water is beginning to recede.. and yes, Wilkes Barre didn’t get destroyed.. and yes, Harrisburg will recover. But NO it’s still not 100% safe.. case in point: the sad story this morning that now, among the casualty from Lee, an 8-year-old boy dead after getting caught in a storm drain.. Sad story, among the other persons that lost their life, too.
The flooding continues to not be a joke..
Scientists are searching for intelligent life on earth
…and yes, since they are looking for intelligent life they are avoiding humans. Instead, looking for anything ETs may have left behind as signs or messages of their presence.
Scientists are searching for intelligent life on earth
LATimes: A worker error in Arizona that caused the blackout that left 4 million without power.
I bet this: People will slam the worker.. but news will slowly come out that he or she was overworked. That or Homer Simpson left the nuke plant for a new job.
True blood: True version
Female ‘vampire,’ 22, busted for bloody bite attack on elderly victim…
This brings to light something I wrote about before on here… I liked horror as much as the next person.. but is there just too much vampire culture for our own good anymore?
Staring at the sun
Sunspot 1283 is producing flares so intense they are visible through solar telescopes in backyards 93 million miles away.. Meanwhile a geomagnetic storm watch is issued due to all the other flares..
Thursday, September 8, 2011
His turn:
jobs…. tax breaks.. infrastructure.. Obama promises a detailed plan Monday, September 12, 2011.. So now it’s time for football………………..OBAMA: PASS JOBS PLAN RIGHT AWAY
DHS: 'It's accurate that there is specific, credible but unconfirmed threat information' ahead of 9/11 anniversary - statement
DHS is confirming media reports of terror threat.. Developing..
9/11 anniversary terror threat called 'specific' and 'credible'
ABC NEWS reporting tonight’s breaking details:
At least three individuals – one believed to be a U.S. citizen — entered the U.S. in august by air with the intent to launch a vehicle borne attack against Washington D.C. or New York around the anniversary of 9-11, according to intelligence officials
MORE:
One of those officials added that at least two rental trucks —one from Penske and one from Budget —were being sought nationwide. The Budget GMC truck and the Penske GMC both were missing from locations in Kansas City, Missouri. It was not immediately known if that search was connected to the plot
The news being reported across the wires of the world while Obama speaks to an economically injured nation tonight..
Developing story…
9/11 anniversary terror threat called 'specific' and 'credible'
A government official tells CNN that members of Congress were briefed by the White House, intelligence and other officials on Thursday that there is a “specific, credible but unconfirmed threat” to the U.S. homeland as the 9/11 anniversary approaches.
CNN alert that circulated as Obama speech began tonight
As Obama speaks to the nation about the economy, another catastrophic economic disaster occurring...
Flooding in Northeastern Pennsylvania.. God bless the cities along the Susquehanna River.. the from Wilkes Barre on down to Harrisburg and all the way to York and Lancaster. Everything washing away tonight..
Another economic disaster. Another natural disaster..
View of the Susquehanna River from the fifth floor of the Guard Insurance Building Thursday, September 8, 2011, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The Susquehanna is projected to crest in northeastern Pennsylvania between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday at 41 feet _ the same height as the levee system protecting riverfront communities including Wilkes-Barre and Kingston, officials said. More than 100,000 residents were ordered to flee the rising Susquehanna River on Thursday. (AP Photo/Mark Moran - The Citizens’ Voice) MANDATORY CREDIT
Last night’s debate highlight: Rick Perry visibly accosting Ron Paul. Can’t wait for Paul’s next anti-Perry ad after this. Who does Perry see as his real threat? …he sure didn’t do this to Romney.
This photo was good.. and so was the bloodthirsty audience rabidly applauding Rick Perry putting people to death. I think Ron Paul still won.
Here's a deal for Texas..
You send up the tanks to PA and NY, and we’ll get you the water. We really don’t need it..
King’s Plaza in Minersville, PA, which is the home to one of the greatest restaurants in the Coal Region: Palermos. I wanted pizza today, too.. Guess that won’t work out.
(Photo from WNEP Facebook Wall Photos)
It’s not just Pennsylvania: ashleeistanbul:
Before and current picture of Confluence Park, Binghamton, NY. Tropical storm Lee did what hurricane Irene couldn’t.
Good luck to all in that area.. And isn’t it something..Lee is doing what Irene couldn’t do. I like that.
Tornadoes.. floods.. fires.. and flares?
Spaceweather has this:
Earth-orbiting satellites have detected another strong flare from sunspot 1283. The X1.8-class event at 2238 UT on Sept. 7th produced a bright flash of extreme UV radiation and hurled an inky-dark plume of plasma into space. Click to view the movie from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory:
….earth just can’t take much more..
More:
Glancing blows from the three clouds will commence sometime on Sept. 9th and continue through Sept. 11th, possibly sparking minor geomagnetic storms
This Lee flooding is no joke..
AP reporting this dispatch:
A motorist trapped in a vehicle drowned early Thursday in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Emergency Management Director Randy Gockley said.
Gockley says responders found 3 to 4 feet of water on the road as the nearby Hammer Creek went over its banks.
Best links to follow the floods in Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre, PA: http://www.timesleader.com/
Hazleton, PA: http://standardspeaker.com/
Bloomsburg, PA: http://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/
Pottsville: http://republicanherald.com/
Harrisburg, PA: http://www.pennlive.com/
York, PA: http://www.yorkdispatch.com/
Lancaster, PA: http://lancasteronline.com/
TV:
WNEP: http://www.wnep.com/
WGAL: http://wgal.com/
More to come..
Mandatory evacuation of about 120,000 people ordered in northeast Pa.; Susquehanna River expected to crest at 39.6 feet
It’s going to be big.. bad.. immense. Historic. And something anyone involved will be thankful when it’s over.
Mandatory evacuation of about 120,000 people ordered in northeast Pa.; Susquehanna River expected to crest at 39.6 feet
And yes, I'm also worried about the Bloomsburg Fair
The greatest time of autumn is coming. Bloomsburg Fair season.. already the fair delayed vendors from setting up 9/11.. I certainly hope whatever rain and mud leftovers remain after waters subside can be cleaned .. and hopefully in time for the start of the great annual autumnal brilliance of pig pens and fried foods called the Bloomsburg Fair.
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From BloomUToday.com .. amazing flood waters rage ..
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River worries..
I know what the projections say.. I know they are talking about rivers being dangerously above flood levels—and the highest since Agnes in ‘72. But something deep down thinks their projections are off a bit and the river levels may end up being higher than projected.. What is troubling me is the rain pattern, how it’s nonstop and seemingly forming all over again once its over..and all headed to the watershed areas that fuel and form the main burst that the Susquehanna River is going to have.. I just worry. Hope I’m wrong..
Accuweather report details out the river projections
The Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pa., is projected to crest 5 feet above major flood stage according to the National Weather Service hydrologists early this weekend. At this level, flooding will occur along heavily traveled routes 11 and 15, and US 22/322.
Widespread flooding will also inundate the residential sections of Front and Second Streets and in the city’s Shipoke area.
The Harrisburg Patriot News reports that Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson declared a state of emergency.
Flooding of roughly 25 percent of Bloomsburg, Pa., is projected, including major inundation of the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. The projected crest of 31.5 feet should narrowly surpass the level recorded during the deluge unleashed by Agnes in 1972.
More here:
Where will the flooding be after?
Flooding may occur in Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts. Bands of thunderstorms are coming north through Long Island… Lee is stagnant. Good luck up north, should you happen to get 9 to 12 inches of rain in 24 hours.
This composite is the amount of rainfall in a 24-hour period ending 6am this morning..It’s almost like God has cursed this area.. the exact locations of the heaviest is where the Susquehanna River picks up steam.. This is unheard of rainfall.. As said before, some of this rain, 9 inches or more in some locations, is what these areas get in three months… that much rain in 1 day. Amazing.. and unforgettable.
I THINK WE CAN THANK KATIA..
…take a look at radar and satellite. Katia is so large and so strong in the Atlantic it seemingly is blocking Lee from moving out!
Every time the rain seems to end, more forms.. all the way down to Virginia.. still a line of storms and strong rain. And even worse for those on the Susquehanna River West Branch, the rain will fall on top.. and maybe effect the North Branch.. and maybe cause a big fluctuation in how much this river is going to rise..
Records are being set.. rainfall totals of 9 inches? That is an entire season of rain.. .. and this is just in a day.
Unbelievable. Amazing. Unheard of. Historic. And something we will WANT to forget.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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Amazing flood video.. Looks like the season is over for Knoebels..
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
A cautionary tale with no exaggeration
If you live in the Coal Region, Wilkes Barre, PA, Harrisburg PA, Hershey PA, Dillsburg, PA, York, PA.. anywhere in Eastern PA.. Halzeton.. you name it.. all the way up to Eastern New York, all the way down the Maryland border: IF you don’t have to go out, or are not currently being evacuated due to this monster flooding happening tonight, don’t go anywhere.. and if you’re pumping basements, managing to drive home from wherever you are at, or just trying to find an open bar with sealed windows, good luck and be safe. This is rain like I don’t remember ever living through.. the river flooding that will be coming over the next few days is going to be horrid.. Good luck all to who need it. Heed my warning.. I try not to play things up much but this, tonight, right now, is absolutely biblical.
A robber so ridiculous, he is laughed out of the store
He dressed like Gumby.
And robbers who dress like Gumby get no respect.
A robber so ridiculous, he is laughed out of the store
Highest levels since Agnes for Susquehanna River towns in Pennsylvania
It’s going to be a long weekend for a lot of people..
Highest levels since Agnes for Susquehanna River towns in Pennsylvania
No mention of what one is to do if you’re actually afraid of what’s IN the vaccine..
Scared of needles? You’re in luck: A new method of delivering flu vaccines injects you just below the surface of the skin with a needle less than 1/10 of an inch long. See the traditional flu vaccine on the left, above? You want the pin prick on the right, don’t you? That’s what we thought.
Summer is over.. This is Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, flooded.. MORE from their Facebook: Photos of Knoebels Amusement Resortin Noon update - September 7, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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Sure this song is about Vietnam .. but with the rain coming down now and the rain that will come down all week, I have to ask.. who exactly WILL stop the rain?
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Where have you gone, summer '11?
Just looked outside and .. the darkness is already creeping in at 7:07 on the East Coast. We are running out of time.. running out of sunlight.. running empty.
Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the transition of time. One season to another and all over again. We should constantly accept change.. but this year, this time, it just feels too sudden.
I still fondly remember those nights in July when the sun was high atop the mountain late into the night.. And now gone. Behind that rolling hill….which rolls into oblivion..
Back to school.. and back to bullies.. how can you raise your kids to be nicer?
I often think back to my years in school.. I was a bit of a clown but I also tried to bully those who bullied others. I hope, maybe, that some will remember me as someone who didn’t attack the weak but almost advocated in my dark sarcastic jokes about others the weak themselves. I hope..
And now, with a son growing quickly, I hope to raise him to respect others and fight for what’s right…through humor, the power of the pen, and sometimes sarcasm directed as those who wouldn’t understand it if it hit them in the face…
Kids just sometimes suck.
Back to school.. and back to bullies.. how can you raise your kids to be nicer?
Take a dump: A new study concludes that colon cleansing is pointless and dangerous
How about this.. just eat good. That’s all..
Take a dump: A new study concludes that colon cleansing is pointless and dangerous
Amazingly enough...
Hurricane Irene has been gone for 10 days, but there are still 90 homes and businesses in my area are without power, Luzerne County, PA .. 14 hour days by utility companies still haven’t led to these few places regaining power. I can’t imagine life without electricity.. without water.. heat.. power.. Amazing that I didn’t know this until now.. And one more example that all of those who said this past storm that slammed the East Coast was nothing much at all.. this storm hurt. Bad for some more than others.
Some more things to think about .. ponder over.. and fear?
Hairy situation:
Article on the HUFFINGTON POST titled, “Cameron Todd Willingham Execution: Rick Perry’s Role Deserves Scrutiny,” making big waves
Hairy situation:
Some more news of the day..
Welcome to the future: Coming now: Commercial spaceflights..
"UFO" over China holds up flights more than an hour..
Deadly shooting at Nevada IHOP..
Over 40 shootings in NYC this weekend..
Teen guns down 8 at party in NY..
College student loses leg trying to hop train..
Horrible story of crime from the West.. 15-year-old was stabbed 40 times.. body found burned.. 19-year-old suspect confesses to using a kitchen knife..
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