Thirdpower does a pretty thorough post on the anti-gun group, where they came from, who funds them, and various other details. Not surprising the name “Joyce” appears 15 times in the post.
Irene is starting to come in. The rain is getting heavy, and the wind is picking up. Not much worse than a spot of thunderstorms so far, but unlike those, this will hang about for a bit dumping rain. My waterworks are holding up pretty decently. The sump pump isn’t having to work all that hard, so if power goes out, I think my backup pump can stand up, especially assisted by the fresh marine deep cycle battery.
Operation “Keep the Water the Hell Away From the House” seems to be succeeding so far, but my waterworks won’t stand up to very heavy winds, since I have aluminum tubing and ducting carrying the water far away from the house.
Hope you and your dear wife make it through ok. This storm has already taken a few lives. My prayers are with you.
You and Bitter keep safe.