Hurricane Fiona has landed, eh!

[oldbrownhat]

That feisty lady be blowin' hard at the Maritimes. 500,000 people withut power "for several days" according to reports

"...The powerful post-tropical storm, which saw wind gusts as high as 141 km/h (87 mph) in Nova Scotia and estimates of more than 200 millimetres (8") of rain, continues to make its way through the Atlantic region Saturday afternoon..."

Port aux Basque under state of emergency as Fiona sweeps houses out to sea

In Pictures: Post-tropical storm Fiona batters the Maritimes

Of course, some lunatic decided to go surfing!

Hard to imagine from out here on the left coast, where it was 71º and sunny.

 

[lihpster]

Buddy of mine up there is cooking on a Coleman and using oil lamps.

 

[hsguy]

I wish all effected well! Brings back vague memories of Hurricane Hazel in 1954 when I lived in the Toronto area. Effects of Hurricane Hazel in Canada - Wikipedia

 

[Nevada Ed]

Hay;

when you finally get sets of 12 foot waves vs the little 6 foot waves.........

"Grab the wax" !!

 

[Rudi]

It's been "hurricane season" since June 1st. The first one. Must be hard on the climate change critters. I remember them forecasting many with mass destruction back in May. I hope everyone pulls through.

 

[arjay]

Came across a pic where a guy flipped his kids trampoline over and parked his suv on it.