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lyc: i'm finding "irene weakens!" + "irene strengthens!" fluctuation news about as useful as minute-to-minute stock market updates....

Posted by x (aka dmuck) Aug 26 '11, 06:40

instantaneous 24 hour news is a blessing in many ways, but it sure doesn't help much in distanced overall big picture assessment, i don't think.

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bankers need to knwo if they'll end on top of the building or at the bottom -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 26, 07:11
What happens if you start seeing pictures of weathermen with their heads buried in their hands? - prayformojo Aug 26, 07:01 2
- (The weatherman-equivalent dosage is out on the shoreline wearing a storm jacket and being blown around) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 26, 07:03
- Buying opportunity in home repair stocks, natch. -- nm - x si Aug 26, 07:02
I found the tidbit about the cranes at WTC site only able to withstand 60mph winds interesting - oblique Aug 26, 06:42 2
- probably pretty commong. I'd expect cranes to be taken down today if at all possible. -- nm - loosilu Aug 26, 06:43 1
  - related: my building and some of the local schools are taking down tall lights and flagpoles. -- nm - loosilu Aug 26, 06:47

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