Wednesday, 21 September 2011

I've been meaning to scan these photos for a while now. Today seems like a good time to start. This was September 13, 2001 when we took an ambulance from Palmyra Ambulance up to Ground Zero, two days after the attacks. From Palmyra were Joanne Huber, Diane Schroeder, and myself. We just happened to hook up with Doug Pignatelli and his crew from Mount Holly. Over a hundred photos in the album.








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Saturday, 27 August 2011

Hurricane Irene

Local Weather Alert
Hurricane Warning for Northwestern Burlington, NJ
Issued by The National Weather Service
Philadelphia, PA
Sat, Aug 27, 2011, 8:05 AM EDT
Local Radar Map
Updated Aug 27, 2011, 8:50am EDT

... HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

... NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

... PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 12 PERCENT. ALSO... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 87 PERCENT.

... WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED... ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS... WALLS AND WINDOWS... AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE... AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT... CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED... ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED.

... STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE SIZE... INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY. A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE. A 1 TO 3 FOOT SURGE IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.

... INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION... AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

... COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES... AROUND 20 FEET HIGH... ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE FROM LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

... RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF.
More Information

... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT THE REGION SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION

.AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NEW JERSEY... DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND... AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NEW CASTLE... KENT... INLAND SUSSEX... DELAWARE BEACHES... TALBOT... CAROLINE... MIDDLESEX... WESTERN MONMOUTH... EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM... GLOUCESTER... CAMDEN... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON... OCEAN... CUMBERLAND... ATLANTIC... CAPE MAY... ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC... COASTAL OCEAN... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL... KENT MD... QUEEN ANNES... SUSSEX... WARREN... MORRIS... HUNTERDON... SOMERSET... MERCER... CARBON... MONROE... BERKS... LEHIGH... NORTHAMPTON... CHESTER... MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS.

FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NEW JERSEY... DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.7N... LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ... OR ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST... WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS... TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING... AND COASTAL FLOODING.

OVERALL... 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING OVER 12 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY... EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE... SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER... THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT.

WHEN MAKING DECISIONS... DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE... AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVERYONE IS URGED TO COMPLETE THEIR STORM PREPARATIONS.

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY... NEW JERSEY.

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY... NEW JERSEY.

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY... NEW JERSEY.

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY... NEW JERSEY.

SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY WILL BE HALTED AT NOON TODAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. AT LEAST ONE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING AT 600 PM TODAY. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS... TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS.

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS, DOCKS AND MARINAS, URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT, MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

Friday, 01 April 2011


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Saturday, 26 March 2011

=)


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Sunday, 06 March 2011

woohoo!


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Sunday, 27 February 2011


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Friday, 25 February 2011

Another one

Issued by The National Weather Service
Philadelphia, PA
Fri, Feb 25, 2011, 12:00 AM EST

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA... CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... NORTHERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN... NORTHERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 200 PM EST

* AT 100 PM EST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TACONY TO YEADON TO CHESTER... OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PHILADELPHIA TO 7 MILES WEST OF CAMDEN TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILMINGTON... AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

Friday, 25 February 2011

Woohoo! Nice to see after all the snow warnings this winter

Issued by The National Weather Service
Philadelphia, PA
Fri, Feb 25, 2011, 12:00 AM EST

... A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT CECIL... HUNTERDON... SOMERSET... SALEM... CAMDEN... GLOUCESTER... MERCER... MIDDLESEX... DELAWARE... PHILADELPHIA... CHESTER... MONTGOMERY... BUCKS... NEW CASTLE AND BURLINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 1208 PM EST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALLENTOWN TO 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEST CHESTER TO 18 MILES WEST OF ELKTON... MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF SHOWERS. BRIEF, BUT LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY BE EMBEDDED IN THIS LINE.

Monday, 21 February 2011

Here's a pic of our new house being built in Hainesport! Click the pic for more photos:


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Monday, 21 February 2011

So, the site's been broken since Dreamhost upgraded something about six months ago, and I finally dug in and fixed it. Had to do with depreciated PHP functions, which I mostly fixed a while ago but couldn't get the Sessions to work. Finally figured it out woohoo!
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