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Joe(Geekstar) and John(Altec Best) and the rest of you in the path of this huge mess, Godspeed to you and yours.
I'm 125+ miles inland(as the crow flies) and quite honestly and bluntly we're shittin' bricks in anticipation of what's coming.
Everyone be safe, and don't forget about your pets!
Yeah, we're worried about the storm here in upstate NY too--I hope those of you closer to the coast like Joe and John batten down the hatches and stay safe.....
Looks like we'll only get a glancing blow as Sandy goes by...
We've taken our share of licks the last few years with Irene and Isabelle. Hope you all in the NE corridor will be OK.
Hope you all are ok and take all the precautions you can.....GOOD LUCK
Thank You all ! We are in the path of the eye.I'm only about 40 miles from the coast at it's closest point but 75 miles from Atlantic City which right now is supposed to be land falling point for the eye..
During Irene we lost power for about 16 hours and this is supposed to be a lot worse..PSE&G has already said if you lose power this time it could be 7-10 days before restoration.I've never seen a Hurricane come up the coast and make a 90 degree left turn almost as though it has our name on it... None to happy about it but it is what it is.. If I loose power I won't be able to help folks with their accounts obviously, so please keep that in mind.
And Thanks again everyone and you Tom for starting the thread ! :wink2:
Come on wind... Do your best. Life is an adventure. I made it through the "Blizzard of 78" and was up hill of the flood through central New England in 1955, which was the last big water event in my area. Army Corp of Engineers built two dams a little more than 5 miles away to prevent similar damage in the future. Vermont & IRC parts of NH got hit badly last year. Tornado last year a few towns away & then in Springfield Ma show we can get hammered in this part of the country too.
The generator is here, and gas for 1/2 day if needed. Plenty of candles & batteries for the radio. Food in the fridge, wood to burn if needed. Only one bottle of Scotch, however & no beer.
...better start bartering with that fire wood!Quote:
Originally Posted by gvasale
Plenty of Whiskey here, but running dangerously low on Congac. :-(
Do you believe in the boogieman? The Hurricane Simulation
Well, that's sort of spooky now, isn't it ?Quote:
Originally Posted by bowtie427ss
Stay Safe ! to all those in the path of this monster .
<> EarlK
Having lived most of my adult life with hurricane awareness, i'll tell you right up front that this whole scenario has been very spooky.Quote:
Originally Posted by Earl K
Meteorologists with no previous precedent to guide them all reaching the same conclusions and generating extremely similar forecast models with no audible/visible conjecture among them? ....... historic first.
Sandy maintained a steady 75mph sustained wind speed for over 72 hours with out so much as 5mph deviation................... historic first.
A tropical system that gets weaker over warm water and stronger over cold water............. historic first.
A tropical system that takes a 90 degree turn westward with the precision of a bus turning at an intersection................ historic first.