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Re: Historical Analogues for Hurricane Michael: Hermine, Dennis, Ivan, Opal, and Kate by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:27:31 -0000

Exactly what I was (badly) Googling for. Thank you.

Re: Historical Analogues for Hurricane Michael: Hermine, Dennis, Ivan, Opal, and Kate by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:21:28 -0000

Hey, does anyone know where I can find some large-format satellite images of Michael? Like GOES images. Thanks.

Re: Gulf of Mexico Development Likely Early Next Week; 4 Other Storms to Watch by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 20:02:47 -0000

I hope it's a huge bust and all the death and destruction weenies cry with frustration for many days.

Re: Olivia and Mangkhut Set Their Sights on Hawaii and Guam by Bob Henson | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 19:40:32 -0000

He needs to wash out his mouth with something unpleasant.

Re: Olivia and Mangkhut Set Their Sights on Hawaii and Guam by Bob Henson | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:57:02 -0000

Respectfully, I think Disqus is poorly suited for how it's being used on this site. If it were up to me, I'd have quality forum software with dedicated topics for each storm. This would give us persistent, searchable resources and much better multimedia. It's crazy chasing storm conversations across multiple blog posts (though Disqus is good for just that -- article comments).

Re: Gordon Closing in on Mississippi-Alabama Coastline by Bob Henson | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 23:49:38 -0000

I'm in historic Warrington. I have a fair amount of stuff down in the yard. Hopefully things will simmer down overnight.

Re: Gordon Closing in on Mississippi-Alabama Coastline by Bob Henson | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 23:19:30 -0000

Gordon has been impressive here on the west side of Pensacola. Sadly, a child has been killed not far from me after a tree fell on a mobile home. We've still got an active tornado warning near Milton. There's a recent report of another tree on a house on Jackson in Pensacola. About 11k without power in Escambia County so far. It's still blowing.

Re: Gulf Stories Moment August 6th

Chris Baskind — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:59:25 -0000

That Catherine is still there and a popular dive destination. As Dr. Bratten pointed out in the podcast, Mother Nature periodically covers and uncovers sections of the wreck, sometimes revealing things we haven't seen before. After one storm, we were graced with a display of beautiful copper sheathing which covered parts of the ship below the waterline. I was a little surprised to hear the ship's compass was salvaged before the ship broke up -- I was under the impression that the stern was first to disappear. But some years ago, I was diving just southeast the the hull when I noticed a glimmer in the sand. I fanned the area and found myself nose-to-nose with a sea monster. It was, in fact, a stylized sea creature that adorned a leg of the Catherine's compass binnacle, which had been hiding in the sand for a century. After some discussion topside, we covered it up again, took some measurements so that it could be relocated, and contacted the Park Service. They referred the matter to the Florida Department of Archaeology, who called in UWF's Department of Underwater Archaeology. Long story short: A few weeks later, we joined both agencies to document and raise the binnacle. It was conserved at UWF and is now on display in the archaeology museum. No -- the compass wasn't with the binnacle, so perhaps Dr. Bratten's recollection is correct. That's a younger version of me in the photo with Shelby Mitchell of 95-KSJ, who was with me on the discovery dive.
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Re: Buckle Up MAGA-Nerds, Alex Jones and Matt Gaetz Are Beefing

Chris Baskind — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 18:38:31 -0000

Challenge accepted: Obama *knew* Matt Gaetz looked “like a possum ate a pile of crap," but failed to do anything about it because his Deep State puppetmasters knew he'd eventually attack InfoWars from within. RIGGED SAD CROOKED ETC

Re: Alberto Taking on Tropical Characteristics: Warnings along NE Gulf Coast by Bob Henson | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Sun, 27 May 2018 17:26:06 -0000

Point take on the movement, though. I never put much faith in expected dramatic turns (though it looks like Alberto is finally jogging NW).

Re: Alberto Taking on Tropical Characteristics: Warnings along NE Gulf Coast by Bob Henson | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Sun, 27 May 2018 17:11:25 -0000

Except Irma was a bad-ass killer hurricane. ;-)

Re: How To Install Vanilla GNOME Shell on Ubuntu 17.10

Chris Baskind — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 17:32:08 -0000

What I want is that cool mountain desktop wallpaper in the demos. :-)

Re: Irma Slams the Keys; Florida’s Southwest Coast at Risk of Major Storm Surge by Bob Henson | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 13:47:33 -0000

Yeah, if I were going storm chasing, it wouldn't be in a lightweight bike helmet designed for 11 mph impacts and maximum cooling . Totally agreed on that. I do, however, keep a couple urban-style bike helmets in the closet near where we shelter in weather emergencies. They look a bit like BMX helmets and are mostly solid. Plus they have cool skull and crossbone reflective stickers for some storm swagger. ;-)

Re: Irma Slams the Keys; Florida’s Southwest Coast at Risk of Major Storm Surge by Bob Henson | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 13:27:40 -0000

Totally understand your point, but I think they're speaking to people who are already sheltering in place and might have things around the house that could help protect them. Bike helmets are very lightly constructed, but they beat bareheaded. As you can see in my avatar, I'm always wearing mine. ;-)

Re: Error

Chris Baskind — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 01:55:30 -0000

They call running under such conditions "swimming," I believe. ;-)

Re: Irma Pounding Cuba as a Cat 3; Likely to be a Cat 3 or 4 in Florida by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 17:03:54 -0000

Take the Scenic Highway or I-110 exit from I-10. Plenty of room at last report. We're out of harm's way for now, and the Bay Center is a pretty pleasant place as refugee centers go. It's a short walk to downtown, with dining and things to do. City is fully open at this point.

Re: Irma Pounding Cuba as a Cat 3; Likely to be a Cat 3 or 4 in Florida by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 16:38:58 -0000

I seen pre-storm low tides a few times, but that's particularly dramatic and foreboding.

Re: Irma Pounding Cuba as a Cat 3; Likely to be a Cat 3 or 4 in Florida by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:49:39 -0000

Yeah, hard pass on the crappy CLP5 model from those of us in Pensacola. ;-)

Re: Irma a Top-End Cat 4 Storm, Now Less than Two Days from Florida by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 00:59:55 -0000

AdBlock is cheaper. But I'd go back to paying if the forums (such as they are) were behind a paywall, safe from drive-by trolls. Totally worth it for hurricane season.

Re: Irma a Top-End Cat 4 Storm, Now Less than Two Days from Florida by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 00:50:09 -0000

Disqus is fine, but it's not really designed for this. WU would be smart to find proper forum software with roles and logins and paid access areas and detach conversation from the posts entirely.

Re: Extremely Dangerous Cat 4 Irma Headed for Florida by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 22:00:05 -0000

Last I checked, we don't even have flags up at our beach. That'll change, though. There's gasoline here and public shelter at the Bay Center. Downtown is an easy walk from there, and there's plenty to do and see to distract you. :-)

Re: Extremely Dangerous Cat 4 Irma Headed for Florida by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:04:18 -0000

We're relieved that she's probably not going to bother us, but are horrified for the rest of the state. Evacuees filling in quickly here, and the Bay Center is open to refugees. Y'all come and be safe. This place will be a huge relief camp for weeks.

Re: Error

Chris Baskind — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 16:10:39 -0000

Texas: "Wow, that was the mother of all hurricanes." Florida: "Hold my beer..."

Re: Threat Increasing for Cuba, Florida from Intensifying Irma by Bob Henson | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 14:48:57 -0000

It's already happening, even here in the Panhandle. Watched people carting flats of water out of Walmart last night.

Re: Cat 2 Irma Rapidly Intensifying in Eastern Atlantic; Big Long-Range Questions by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6

Chris Baskind — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:15:05 -0000

I've been superstitious about "I" storms ever since.