# Hold onto your butts Mid-Atlantic Dopers. Here comes Isabel!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 14, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594 "2003-09-14T17:53:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/101 "2003-09-18T17:00:31Z")
This morning on the Today Show, to my great amusement, I saw Al Roker in Cape Hatteras out in the storm – interviewing Jim Cantori of the Weather Channel. Which says something about the intelligence of the news media… ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/102 "2003-09-18T17:00:47Z")
Nothing much here yet, (just NE of Baltimore City) but it’s getter darker. The wind’s picking up and I’ve seen a few dribbles of rain. They’ve already closed schools for tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/103 "2003-09-18T17:02:20Z")
Baltimore checking in… quiet here… too quiet… According to the radar, I’m getting rain, but I’m not. Winds at Martin State Airport about a mile away are 12 MPH, gusting to 23. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/104 "2003-09-18T17:04:41Z")
Very bright outside now. No rain but overcast. Very bright. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/105 "2003-09-18T17:23:28Z")
Choir rehearsal was cancelled for tonight. This means that I have to be in downtown B’more Sunday morning before the drunks and junkies are up and at 'em. Whee. I have bread, milk, and toilet paper, so I don’t expect to be part of the hordes at the Mars and Giant. Windy here in Dundalk, but no rain. Yet. ---
**Author:** ![juliuslizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@juliuslizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/juliuslizard)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/106 "2003-09-18T17:26:59Z")
oooohh ohh it’s started to rain pretty steadily in Fairfax VA! It’s getting colder and windier! ---
**Author:** ![juliuslizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@juliuslizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/juliuslizard)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/107 "2003-09-18T17:29:09Z")
by the way Mama T, I saw that too- it was kinda funny watching him being beat around by the wind though. It was kinda like, Look! Now you see Al Roker, oops now you don’t… ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/108 "2003-09-18T17:30:13Z")
Not much here in new jersey. Overcast skies, a touch of constant wind. Darnit, and I wanted a nice storm too. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/109 "2003-09-18T17:31:44Z")
Not much here in new jersey. Overcast skies, a touch of constant wind. Darnit, and I wanted a nice storm too. (Hint: Inama Nushif from Children of Dune is nice to listen to during storms of any kind 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/110 "2003-09-18T17:36:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by athelas \* > \*\*Not much here in new jersey. Overcast skies, a touch of constant wind. Darnit, and I wanted a nice storm too. > \*\* You can have mine… ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/111 "2003-09-18T17:39:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by athelas \* > \*\*Not much here in new jersey. Overcast skies, a touch of constant wind. Darnit, and I wanted a nice storm too. > > \*\* Please no storms in NJ! I have to fly there tomorrow for a wedding, and the last thing I need is a cancelled flight! Plus my cousin will have a fit if the weather gets screwed up; it’s an outdoor wedding on the beach. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/112 "2003-09-18T17:48:50Z")
Here in my corner of NoVa it’s started to get windy, and it’s raining. Woohoo!! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/113 "2003-09-18T17:50:30Z")
Rains just started here. Right on par with what the Weather [Channel.com](http://Channel.com) told me it would. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/114 "2003-09-18T17:56:36Z")
Light rain here. No high winds yet. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/115 "2003-09-18T17:57:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\*I have bread, milk, and toilet paper, so I don’t expect to be part of the hordes at the Mars and Giant. \*\* Silly, those are _blizzard_ supplies. You were suposed to get batteries and bottled water. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/116 "2003-09-18T18:00:25Z")
You’ll have to forgive her. She’s new. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/117 "2003-09-18T18:20:37Z")
I’m also not a screaming Mimi, so I’m not sure I’ll fit in. Besides, we already had batteries and bottled water. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/118 "2003-09-18T19:25:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eva Luna \* > \*\*Please no storms in NJ! I have to fly there tomorrow for a wedding, and the last thing I need is a cancelled flight! Plus my cousin will have a fit if the weather gets screwed up; it’s an outdoor wedding on the beach. \*\* I hope they don’t cancel it on you. They’re moving all or most of the planes out of BWI, Dulles, and National tonight, and the loss of those flights means that things are going to get very hectic over the next few days, what with people rescheduling and all. Not to mention dealing with any damage to airports. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/119 "2003-09-18T20:10:55Z")
Doesn’t seem like much so far; it could pass for a typical November nor’easter. ---
**Author:** ![Gopher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gopher)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594/120 "2003-09-18T20:14:35Z")
Classes are canceled for today and tomorrow! So what do I do with my free time? My laundry and work. 😛 And where’s the freaking hurricane? This is nothing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594.md?page=7)