Last year, our first real hurricane was Irene. In actual, planetary area involved, it was the "biggest" hurricane, ever. As it began to fly up the East Coast, it looked invincible. I gave you this same warning. Melt ice in your sinks as fast as you can conveniently melt it. Instead of flying freely up the East Coast, the monstrous Irene got hung-up on the (by that point) "well-chilled" Cape Hatteras. Spinning like crazy, Irene spent her wind energy fighting to get off "the Cape Hatteras Hook."... Sign in to see full entry.