Hurricane Sandy
 

All you folks in the Northeast need to batten the hatches and start preparing for Hurricane Sandy.

"Government forecasters are warning that the US east coast is likely to be battered next week, not by a winter storm or a hurricane, but by an unusual combination of steady gale-force winds, flooding, heavy rain and possibly snow. It has already been dubbed the "snor'eastercane"."

Just read about this. Hope it doesn't get this far west, at least in terms of power outages ... but east of here, looks like everybody needs to hunker down.

This could be a sumbitch, but at least tw will be pleased. ;)

had no idea until my teacher mentioned it in class this afternoon. Vermont's pretty nervous about it - we're still recovering from the widespread damage caused by Irene a year ago.

We're going camping Saturday night and my daughter's in a parade Sunday afternoon. I hope the storm waits until Sunday evening to hit. :mad:

it's not supposed to start getting bad til sunday night - monday morning, is what i'm hearing.

I think we're about 6-10 hours ahead of you down here.

Oh aye, fair enough. I suppose it'll hit sooner down south than up here.

Here's today's update Emergency Management:

Hurricane Sandy will probably grow into a “Frankenstorm” that may become the worst to hit the U.S. Northeast in 100 years if current forecasts are correct. Sandy may combine with a second storm coming out of the Midwest to create a system that would rival the New England hurricane of 1938 in intensity, said Paul Kocin, a National Weather Service meteorologist in College Park, Maryland. The hurricane currently passing the Bahamas has killed 21 people across the Caribbean, the Associated Press reported, citing local officials.

Sandy Hurricane? Isn't that a Haboob?

And my daughter's band has already pulled out of the parade. :(

Some computer models have snow as far west as Ohio. Our EMS update said if conditions are right, up to 1,000,000 homes without power. They are urging citizens to have a 5 day emergency supply

I don't have my heat on, still.

:(

Virginia has declared a state of emergency

an emergency supply of power?

That refers to items that you would need to sustain you for 5 days. Water, food, generator fuel, batteries.......

Well, if that covers Ibby, you forgot to mention cheese and weed. ;)

I note that humor is the first casualty in a crisis.;)

OH SHIT
THAT REMINDS ME
THANK YOU ZEN

I hope you all stay safe. Looks nasty. :(

I wonder how much it would fuck up my life if this thing hurt my house in any way right now. Or the new house, that would not really work for me either. Two days before I make the big payment and take the keys, that would really fuck things up.

The path is right over us now @ 40-75MPH (120 kph) winds. I don't think I've ever experienced above 50. Right now, 22% chance it comes in as a hurricane, above 75 MPH. 3% chance above 95 MPH.

Your bigger issue might be the creek flooding. Sandy's bringing loads of rain.

They've taken down some of the billboards lining Walt Whitman Bridge, leaving only the metal skeletons. I'll try to get pix on my way home.

I was checking the track of this storm, especially the wind speed chart. And it's just ridiculous. It's chugging along, causing no problems, and then it makes a sharp turn right into the Philly area, directly over your hood.

But it's so huge. I read a thing somewhere that hurricane force winds are being measured 400 miles from the center. If it's symetrical, that means this storm is 800 miles wide. No matter where it hits, it's gonna get the entire East coast.

I'm about to head outside to take down all the halloween decorations and my garden stuff, bring in the lawn chairs, and tie the garbage cans to the fence. Then we're going camping. Coming home just in time to ride out the storm. Gotta remember to move the cars away from the trees.

I hope you fare well, UT.

My plans for later today

Yes, everybody in Philly and over by the coast - stock up, stay safe. Further inland we may get tons of rain or snow but not the brunt of winds and flooding.

Sending good wishes to everyone on the coast to hang onto your hats and ride this thing out ...

Please anticipate the unexpected:

• early arrival of flooding

• early arrival of wind

• early arrival of babies

and other such stuff as nature is made of

Have a good time, but play safe.

Yeah, we're supposed to get slammed between snow and hurricane remnants= NOTHING like New jersey, PA, MD, etc. are supposed to get but I SWEAR TO THOR (not monster's son, the OTHER Thor- Jimhelm) that if my power goes out ONE MORE FUCKING TIME I AM GOING TO LOSE MY MIND. for the past two years my power has gone out - MY STREET ONLY - every six months and it's taken WEEKS for those Mexicans they hire to fix it.
I am SICK OF IT!

Well, at least it isn't 100 degrees. I can deal with the cold. It's the no hot food, a fridge full of spoiled food, no coffee, NO TV DAMMIT and I NEED to watch DEXTER!

Ok. I'll settle down. Good luck out there. And don't nobody go out in no fishing boat. Even if it IS George Clooney who asks you.

No Dexter????? Well if you lose power, you can always act out scenes from Dexter.

:lol: That'd be a whole new episode ... Dexter and the Frankenstorm

with his Viking costume!*

*or at least the hat.

I solemnly swear to say no to George Clooney, no matter how much he begs!

somehow...I just don't believe it.

Okay, after Ibby's information, definitely saying no to George Clooney. That man has no luck when it comes to storms.

I'll do better with a windup radio, lanterns, water, and homemade soup. Add some canned goods + can opener, and a few Nuwick candles to heat it all ... :)

Sad: your fiancee leaves you and moves into a beautiful 11th floor condo on the waterfront with the credit score you helped her recover

Not so sad: her second month there, the area is put under state of emergency and she has to evacuate.

Poetic justice: her condo is trashed by the storm and she has to seek new shelter using a credit score that reflects her actual financial behavior over the past few months, rather than the score you helped her get.

The old Karma bus eventually rolls by each of us.


Stay safe, ya'll!

Sandy is on the news around the world.

As a hurricane ... actually not too powerful. But the way it looks like interacting with a nor-easter storm could really amp it up just as it makes landfall, which it looks like doing smack on the densely populated north east.
For added fun, I've read there are some odd jet stream patterns which could slow Sandy's movement and almost lock it in place over the north east.

For even more fun, the full moon is in a day or two, meaning king tides. Add that to storm surges and wave walls, and sheeee-yiiit, this thing could make a mess.

Good luck all.

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Hurricane prep, #classybitch style: Carlo Rossi jugs as emergency water storage!

"Emergency water" ... that what you college kids are calling it nowadays? ;)

no, no, that actually IS a bottle of water. The full one's still in the fridge. gotta stock up!

How's the supply of "emergency tobacco"? ;)

Yeah, that jet stream is weird, dipping way south then almost due north. That and the high up north (not Ibby, air mass) is going to cause this thing to sit for a couple days dumping heavy rain.:(

sigged. Well, location'd.

Ha! See how MY area of Ohio is totally out of the possible power outage range?

Betcha I lose power.

I just betcha.

It's interesting how far up in Maine it's going. I'll bet people who live that far out in the wilds of Maine don't give a power outage a thought. It's Deliverance country out there anyway.

Can't happen, you'll always have the power.:cool:

Seriously. I think our police academy uses our transformer for practice shooting.

We here in the 'hood call it the Great White Whale coz it continually blows.

It looks like you are all going to die. Can I have your stuff?? I can hop on Cheri and ride her up there. She's a tough old gal, but she can pull a train

you can have my stuff. Lotsa a purple sweaters, animals, costume jewelry and books.

It'll be fun for you!

Only if it floats his way.

Good luck to all of you on the E.C. CNN is beside themselves with joy reporting on the coming acopolypse. Hope they're exagerating as usual. :thepain:

Hiya Sam, I was just about to put out an APB on you. How's life?

We're in this amazing protected valley. When Irene came through we had a bit of rain. 15 miles south of us in VT, their shit got all fucked up.

Shangri-la right here.

Cheri & I are ready to come rescue you. We only broke down twice on a 30 mile drive. It would be a grand adventure

I'm sure Addie can fix it.

It's so weird waiting for this to arrive. The flooding is going to be much worse than the wind damage. We already start with full moon high tides. We are gonna need your winch Sarge. And bring sand because the Jersey beaches are going to be devastated.

Please guys use this thread to check in to let us all know you're safe and well.

6:21 AM in central CT - The wind is starting to pick up and it's misting a bit. I think it's supposed to get worse around noon. Being on the "uphill side" of the storm, we'll probably get more wind than rain. We have everything about as picked up and strapped down as possible, I even tied down my beehives with ratchet straps. Like foot3, we are in a weird weather area where most of the heavy stuff goes around us - somehow, I don't think that will happen this time. Got food, gas for the grill, scotch - we're ready.

"The waiting is the hardest part." -Tom Petty

Fairly steady rain already but almost no wind. I don't care about the rain so much. We get a few puddles in our unfinished basement. But the potential wind scares me. Lots of mature trees around here and the power is certain to go out. Stupid overhead wires. I'd be happy to pay my share to bury them. And I would vote for a presidential candidate who ran on the platform of getting them buried.

wind and rain. Meh, it's ohio - far from the real action but we're getting hit by a snowstorm AND then the remnants of Sandy.

I feel for you guys. This looks like it's going to be nasty.

PS - foot: you're NORTH of VT? I always thought you were in the Fluffia or DC area...