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US East Coast faces life-threatening waves from Hurricane Erin
Date: 8/19/2025 Original Source: BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r41zeqnexo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
TONY SAYS:
So this Hurricane Erin, huh? Category 4 now, they say. A real beaut. Reminds me of that time Paulie Walnuts tried to make a "gourmet" marinara – looked like a Category 5, tasted like a goddamn sewer. This thing's got more punch than a Janice Soprano tantrum, though.
They’re saying it’s already soaking the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos. Six inches of rain? Christ, that’s enough to drown a rat, let alone a whole island. And these islands, they're about as tough as a day-old cannoli – fragile, you know? One wrong move and bam – they’re toast.
This Erin, she was a Category 5 for a while, they say, "explosively deepened" – sounds like something out of a fuckin' movie, right? Then she lost a little steam – typical broad, all bluster and no follow-through – but now she’s back, gaining strength. Just like my appetite after a good gabagool sandwich.
130 miles an hour winds? That’s enough to rip the roof right off a… well, let’s just say it’s enough to rip the roof right off something. You get the picture. The Turks and Caicos, bless their hearts, they’re already shutting down. Smart move. They’re telling people to pack their bags, get outta dodge, the whole shebang. Makes you think about your own shit, you know? About what’s really important. Like family... and maybe a solid retirement plan. Forget the fuckin' lotto; you gotta be smart about this stuff.
This BBC chick, Helen Willetts, she calls it a “major storm.” Duh. Newsflash, Helen: a hurricane that’s packing winds like that is a major fucking storm. What else would it be? A minor inconvenience? She’s got a job, I’ll give her that. But seriously, "major storm?" You're about as insightful as a bag of sand, lady.
Puerto Rico got hammered, too. Eighty-two millimeters of rain in 24 hours? That’s a whole lot of pissing rain. Over 150,000 people without power. Can you imagine the chaos? The complaining? The sheer, unadulterated craziness? But hey, they got 95% of it back by Sunday. Those Puerto Ricans, they’re resilient – tougher than a two-dollar steak.
The Bahamas are getting hit by the outer bands now. The National Hurricane Center – those guys are always a little uptight. They’re not gonna let this thing get away with anything. They’re watching it like a hawk, waiting for it to fuck up. And it will, eventually. These things always do.
So yeah, Hurricane Erin… a real piece of work. It makes you think, you know? About the power of nature, the fragility of life… and maybe about stocking up on extra cases of good wine. You never know what kind of shit-storm's comin' next. Capisce?
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