F Hurricanes...not the football team (but f them too)

Where were you headed?

Little Rock to see family. Didn't even get started, first flight out was delayed to the point where we were going to miss our connection out of Baltimore, and that was the only flight to Little Rock of the day.

Guys I am flying back to Washington Dulles via Charlotte late Friday night (flight leaves Charlotte at around 10:30PM).

Based on preliminary weather forecasts I should be ok. Anyone flown around a hurricane? I assume there will be a ton of flight cancellations?You should be OK. Charlotte shouldn't see much and you'll be ahead of it hitting DC, but if they're already cancelling weekend flights in B-more....

I moved my flight up so I am flying through Charlotte around 430PM. Hopfeully that is enough time.

I have to take my kid to BWI Saturday afternoon, already dreading the drive. I hope it doesn't start until late Saturday.

I'll second that. Earthquakes and hurricanes in one week? Geez mother nature, leave us alone for a little bit.

Mother Nature is officially the number one hatter this week. Her hatte game is top notch.

I'll second that. Earthquakes and hurricanes in one week? Geez mother nature, leave us alone for a little bit.

We are also dealing with a forest fire in the dismal swamp. When the wind switches to the north the smoke gets so bad I have to turn on my head lights and cannot go outside. If I look to the soth of my office I can see what looks like clouds but its actually smoke. The only good news about the hurricane is that it may put out the fire.

Visible from space: Great Dismal Swamp fire grows | Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/aug/11/13/great-dismal-swamp-fire-grows-crosses-nc-ar-1232566/)

We are also dealing with a forest fire in the dismal swamp. When the wind switches to the north the smoke gets so bad I have to turn on my head lights and cannot go outside. If I look to the soth of my office I can see what looks like clouds but its actually smoke. The only good news about the hurricane is that it may put out the fire.

Visible from space: Great Dismal Swamp fire grows | Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/aug/11/13/great-dismal-swamp-fire-grows-crosses-nc-ar-1232566/)Yeah, that's been crazy too. I went out for a run kind of early last Saturday morning and it smelled like some someone was BBQ'ing. For a second I thought SBF had moved to Columbia but then I heard it was from a fire in VA.

Mother Nature is a crazy bittch.

Hurricane Irene Looks 'Terrifying' From Space, Astronaut Says - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-irene-looks-terrifying-space-astronaut-says-174601334.html)

Hurricane Irene Looks 'Terrifying' From Space, Astronaut Says - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-irene-looks-terrifying-space-astronaut-says-174601334.html)

wow those space pics are awesome. puts into perspective just how retardly huge these hurricanes are...I believe this storm is going to strike the Outer Banks dead on

Evacuation order for Sandbridge down here in VB issued this evening.