The winds now gusting to 30 MPH and no rain now.
Gonna be a long few days.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/10/nj_braces_for_hurricane_sandy.html
Stay safe. Pressure is about 947, lowest since '38 hurricane. Not good.
I hope y’all have prepared properly. It’s not the storm itself but the aftermath that is pure living hell, especially without electricity and water. If you haven’t lived through something like this before and you are not “prepared” you are in for one miserable surprise.
I wish all the Beerleggers in the NE the best.
Appreciate your concern. We're all set at my house. Been through it before.
The rain has begun in the last hour and the wind is picking up and very gusty. Leaves everywhere and a lot more to go.
I amon the 3rd floor of a condo on the side of a slope overlooking the NJ Meadowlands and MetLife Stadium so flooding will not be an issue for my residence. The roads will be another story though. Losing power will be an issue but I did not lose power last year during Irene just lost cable. But I stored water and I have adequate food and cat food. The cats are restless due to the wind I believe.
The barrier islands will suffer from this storm I am sure but how much remains to be seen.
Predictions are for the surge around midnight Monday into Tuesady. I guess I will be home for a while.
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No need to track the storm. Just watch where this guy is going.
Stay safe all in the path of this thing.
Sandy vs. HMS Bounty
Coast Guard rescues 14 who had to abandon tall ship off NC coast; 2 still being sought
BEER LEG at the Beach
Of course that was yesterday, today, the coozie is back at Cape Cod for more photo ops...
“The cats are restless due to the wind I believe.”
In the past when hurricanes approached “Wonderland” (FL) my cats got restless and eventually hid in a place not in their usual haunting areas. The Vet told me it’s because of the rapid barometric change accompanying the storm. I believe her because I believe animals can sense things we cannot. A good way to tell if a storm approaching, at least in FL, is to watch the birds, they all leave before the NHC even tells them to!
For what’s it’s worth, have a good week! :'(
> I hope y’all have prepared properly. It’s not the storm itself but the aftermath that is pure living hell, especially without electricity and water. If you haven’t lived through something like this before and you are not “prepared” you are in for one miserable surprise.
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> I wish all the Beerleggers in the NE the best.
the NE has plenty of experience with losing power with the ice storms and all. It's the roads washing out that do all the damage and cost big bucks to repair. Course, I mite be thinking different if I didn't live 1000 feet above the ocean.
it's beginning to look ugly here. nothing but old oaks looming over the power lines out back. raining hammers and nails.
Hey Moe - Hijack
So, how did the second day go?
For me, after the storm drain exam, principles was a breeze.
Just big winds here so far, and Perry's right, we're kind of use to power outtages and flooded roads.
BEER LEG at the Beach
we'll be hoping everyone stays safe.
Hunker down and batten down the hatches....
Stay safe my friends
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Hey Moe - Hijack
water was easy, only one small hitch there. state test seemed ok. the national aka ncees was difficult. many similar answer possibilities. eight weeks or thereabouts for results
BEER LEG at the Beach
Good stuff, Don! Hope you and everyone else in the area stay safe!
Getting Breezy up here. I just took a trip to a couple of viewing spots. Nauset Beach is Closed, but the view from Beach Road was wild! That is one active ocean. A look from Fort Hill in Eastham was equally impressive. All of Nauset Marsh was under water and a new inlet may be forming south of the current inlet.
One street light was blown of it's pole and hanging by it's wires. A few down branches and some ominous trees looking like they're ready to come down...
High Tide was about an hour ago. I found three flooded roads and several flooded businesses.
Dtp
BEER LEG at the Beach
> Of course that was yesterday, today, the coozie is back at Cape Cod for more photo ops...
😀 :clap: :woot:
This is great!! Just don't get washed away, Don!!!!!!! :-O
