Daily Archives: September 28, 2003

Hurricane Juan V

Posted on September 28, 2003 by Arthur

We’re getting closer to landfall and apparantly HRM (Halifax Regional Municipality) has announced a local state of emergency, expecting a storm surge of 5 feet above normal high tide levels. Additionally the HRM announced safe locations for the people in … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Juan IV

Posted on September 28, 2003 by Arthur

Winds have picked up here too, but no rain yet in sight. I noticed that the hurricane track pages over at the WeatherOffice are getting popular since downloading the pictures is getting slower and slower. Please have mercy with the … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Juan III

Posted on September 28, 2003 by Arthur

Local station ATV is on top of the hurricane and had (sober) coverage from several sites. Reminded me of a perfect commercial for Nova Scotia, since most well known pittoresque places were mentioned. Mahone Bay, Peggy’s Cove, Halifax Harbour and … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Juan II

Posted on September 28, 2003 by Arthur

Juan disturbed our daily schedule. We decided to get a couple of bottles of water and fill up some 10 liter bottles we have had for years in our storage. Additionally we decided to get a couple of extra candles, … Continue reading →

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Destroy your computer

Posted on September 28, 2003 by Arthur

A bunch of (self-proclaimed) computer addicts have participated in a competition to destroy their hardware in a spectacular way. 300 people in the city of Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, ‘kicked mice’, ‘threw keyboards’ and ‘creatively destroyed monitors’. Ironically, the price for doing … Continue reading →

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