I hope everyone stays safe.

Doing great, thanks, no weather problems here. Just a 7.7 earthquake up the road a bit. No biggie.

Shit! Im out of milk, eggs and bread!

How could this happen!?

Attack of the French Toast Gremlins?!


wait. I want to revise my reply. You answered it in the first word of your own post. Check your shit, Jim. You needn't bother to report the results, *pleasethankyouverrymuch*.

How can you survive without teh emergency French toast? :eek:

I went shopping too late yesterday, and the bread shelf was picked clean except for one package each of hamburger buns and English muffins. So I'll be making do with English French muffin toasts.

I've been saying for years that we need a massive national energy infrastructure security investment. Think of the stimulative effects on the economy! Think of the health and safety improvements! think of the quality-of-life effects!
We live in a really very stormy nation. Why the fuck isn't it just OBVIOUS to put a lot of money into helping mitigate the common effects of that?



re:storm; the wind started picking up over the last half-hour or so. Still not very windy. It's overcast, but still pretty nice out, honestly.

Just interrupted the young&restless to tell us a storm is coming.
The president is going to tell us.
Like we don 't know!
Scott Pelley isn 't coming thru - it's all breaking up.

Wind is picking up in NEPA. Stay safe folks!

[quote=Ibby;836229]I've been saying for years.QUOTE] Humm.

Good luck to all those affected by the storm. It's starting to look pretty scary.

It's very windy and rainy in Philly right now. I live in the Old City part of town, which I just found out has had its electric wires underground since...the beginning of electricity!

PECO did a major overhaul on our block's system a few years back, and we haven't had any outages since. Would be so nice if holds up through this awfulness.

Not just quality of life, there are significant measurable economic impacts every time the power goes out. It costs money, not just to get it turned back on, but in all the lost business. It should be a no brainer.

Heard a loud BOOM about ten minutes ago. Sounded like a transformer going. Facebook comments indicate they lost power two blocks over. Makes me wonder exactly what in the transformer is making that boom noise when it goes. When a circuit breaker in my house trips, it just makes a loud click.

Wind still isn't very bad at all, but occasional strong gusts. Steady rain for a few hours now.

Meanwhile, Arlington County email alerts seem designed to put the fear of God in people.

I can see blue sky out my window. I might go for a walk if i can get around to taking a shower.

Things are picking up here, wind and rain.

Apparently this was earlier this morning about 4 miles east of here.

I'm not a big rah rah military guy, but these guys have nothing but respect from me.

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That's neat. Found this in wiki:

Sorry, mate.

Are they saying the first pic is fake, or just that it wasn't taken today? Because, there's like, a huge difference.

bayonets noted.

Interesting. The rain did look heavier than what I've been seeing today, so I threw in the "apparently" caveat. But I didn't feel like checking the authenticity. Thanks for checking!

Are they saying the first pic is fake, or just that it wasn't taken today? Because, there's like, a huge difference

Just not today.

So the photo is not 'totally fake.'

Good to know. Seems a strange way to put it...but that's just bad writing I guess.

Letter carrier just delivered our mail through the slot in the door. And it's slightly wet. How dare she allow it to get wet?

Because it's not "neither sun nor heat nor bright daylight shall keep us from our appointed rounds."

;)

funny!

however, I was told by my mail carrier that she was not obliged to put my mail in my mailbox close to my screen door behind which were my dogs. :grr:

Bounty? Didn't soak it up? Should have taken the HMS Shamwow.

*snort*

Wind's picking up a little bit. Time for beer in the shower so i don't miss the fun part.

Oh dear, and it hasn't even made landfall yet. :eyebrow:

what does the red line indicate?

Ok. I'm in southwest Ohio and the windows are rattling. The wind is actually howling and if any of my goddamn trees (five left, mostly oaks) come down I'm leaving them right where they fall until they rot. (18 months ago I had to clean up seven of twelve trees that came down from straight line winds): Cost: 4,000 clams.

snow/rain tomorrow night for trick or treat. Bet there won't be many kids out at all.

Pieces are going to start flying off my flimsy abode...as far west Ohio as i am. If electric goes out I'm screwed...using space heaters and an electric blanket.

Can't imagine what you easterners are going through.

Rut rho. (cartoon dog voice)

right, I can't imagine what they're going thru either. Yikes! and west VA is snowy as hell.

man, it's HOWLING out there!

If I have no electric I am truly screwed as NO space heaters or generator; though you'd think after these past two years of spaced out weather I'd have both handy-but I don't. I only have a Coleman lantern! LOL! And blankets and three kitties and a doggie. That'll do it.

I have so many layers on i look like the Stay-puft marshmallow man. Yeah that's my story. ;)

My heaters are electric and i have no generator either. However, if worse comes to worst (is that the correct phrasing?) I have two brothers with lots of extra space in their homes!

I tried to warn all of you to get ready and the worst still hasn't hit. I'm praying for all of you

duuuude.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc...undzo1_500.jpg

Floodstage, the key's at the bottom.

I see now. I overlooked it, on my monitor it looks like -- Gage height -- Floodstage

What does it mean?:nuts:

It's like a Mondrian weather map.

WV - wind isn't bad yet but the rain got serious this afternoon. Temps have dropped into the 30's so it'll be snow tonight - at which point we'll likely lose power. I have lanterns and a 4-season sleeping bag, cooking candles, etc.

And the university hasn't canceled classes for tomorrow morning! I'm supposed to turn up for an 8:00 Biostats class. :eyebrow:

Lights are flickering, NJ and Long Island Facebookers are reporting power out. Any moment now I expect to be out. If it goes, I'll try to check in one more time by phone's mobile hotspot.

Will you be warm and safe? Are you living in the new place now?

Good luck, UT and everybody in Philly ...

No I'm still at the old house. I take delivery of the key on the new place on Thursday, but I won't move in right away. If the place is still standing. :D

Drizzled for about ten minutes here, then quit again. I still have my window open; the curtains've flapped a bit at a few gusts in the last hour or so but it's still actually really nice out. Thinking about popping out for a few beers and some dinner before the rain hits.

Hey guys: who wants to pop into Cellar Chat for a Sandychat tonight? We can tell when people lose power by when they vanish!

The Defense Logistics Agency posted this Photo: Okay, this is crazy! A shark swimming in the streets of Brigantine, NJ #hurricaneSandy

I hope everyone put shark repellant in their survival kit.

no they didn't? Where?

Ed Shultz just announced on behalf of NYC that the city is experiencing a "911 overload" and to call 311 for information or to report damage. yikes.

Dang! Knew I'd forgotten something!

How are those underground utilities looking now, glatt?

wet?

Water is one thing that makes transformers go boom.

Hurricane Sandy sounds like an awesome dessert.

I got curious.

I don't mean this in a bad way. I know what a fuck-up this can be. But, yanks, get a dose of what we go though every 2 or 3 years. Guess we're a bit better prepared.
I have gas for cooking and heating water, but the fing lights are a bitch.
Gool luck all !!