Sandy is visiting us

[ajfmrf]

Well,we are expecting nasty weather here in Connecticut.I live in Groton on the coast in eastern CT.Although the storm is supposed to hit land in NJ we will be on the side with strong winds and pretty high storm surge combined with high tides.

I don't know when I will be back online-hopefully in a few hours I may be back breifly before the weather is real bad,providing the wind does not hit us too hard too early.

Hope everyone stays safe.

Bud

[djr33]

Alright, good luck through the storm. I know John said he's expecting it soon too. I'm significantly inland so at worst it'll probably be some rain later in the week.

[jscheuer1]

It's Sandy not Sally and it's headed right for me, I'm SW of Philadelphia. The only thing that might save us here is that we're quite a bit inland. But this storm is supposed to reach Ohio, so I guess that's not a great comfort. At least I'm on a hill and had a lot of tree work done this past summer, so I and my house should be OK. I also cleaned out some gutters to clear the way for all the rain, and put away the grill and lawn furniture, and anything else that might blow around. My neighbors haven't done as much though so I might see some of their stuff flying around. I hate the idea of being without power and internet though. I hope it doesn't come to that.

[keyboard]

Oh no!
Not the power and internet!!!

I hope you everyone makes it through the storm safely and unscathed.
keebs :)

[bernie1227]

yes, there was just something on the news about it. Good luck guys.

[ajfmrf]

Sandy,ah,yes

[jscheuer1]

http://youtu.be/sOU2Mi0H5RI

With a few words changed, it could be a tribute to this storm. I'd start with changing all instances of 'aurora' to 'ocean'.

[traq]

Good luck, guys! Stay safe!

[jscheuer1]

Thanks! Looks like my immediate area has been spared. Too soon to be certain, the storm does seem to have moved on though. Now I feel like a fool for all of my preparations and a bit exhausted from them. But considering the destruction left in the wake of this storm, I guess they were worth it. Better safe than sorry.

[ajfmrf]

Well,this was a time to be glad I don't live on the shore(1/4 mile from it)

We lost power for only about 18 hours or so.Slight/minimal damage to our condominiums

lots of damage from storm surge complicated by high tides

[keyboard]

I'm glad to hear that you two made it through the storm all right :)
Happy Halloween :)

[bernie1227]

It's Halloween?

[keyboard]

Well... it's the 31 of October isn't it?

[djr33]

It is indeed Halloween, as of an hour ago for me.

[bernie1227]

Wow, someone's up late :p. I don't celebrate Halloween, so I tend to forget the dates.

[jscheuer1]

Boo!!!

[bernie1227]

I'm not giving you candy unless you wear a costume John :p

[molendijk]

Boo!!!
From your booing I conclude you made it through the storm.
I'm glad we are (supposed to be) safe here (in Holland) behind the dykes.
I'll let you know when they collapse.
Arie.

[jscheuer1]

You're safe behind dykes?

I wouldn't touch that line with a ten foot pole.

Yes, I lucked out again, knock wood. The storm was very severe and devastated New York City (perhaps most notably) and many other places. All I got right where I am were high winds, probably never sustained over 40mph with perhaps 65mph gusts, and not very much rain. Nearby and throughout the huge path of the storm there were many spots with one or more of torrential rain, crippling snow, flooding, uprooted trees, etc. I saw a picture where the front of a person's house was sheared away by the wind.

I spent a lot of time getting the house and yard ready for the storm though. I also laid in supplies in the event of a disruption of power and/or water and did a lot of cooking and laundry in case I couldn't for awhile. It was exhausting. But I'm pretty much all stocked up now so I can concentrate on what I do and enjoy best - coding.

[ajfmrf]

We had sustained winds here of 45-50mph.There were gusts recorded of 76mph.

I have to hand it to my local poweer company.(we have our local,power company,our own water system(company ) and also a local internet/cable/phone service.

We were without power for about 17 hours(possibly because a fire station is on one side and we have the police one thew other side-each less then a 1/4 mile)There is also a main office for the cable/internet/phone collection where we pay these and the power bills if we like)

All in all the last three storms we lost power for less then 24 hours each quite a bit better then the rest of the state of Connecticut.

[keyboard]

Last I heard, 40 people had died and people were without power for 18 hours, but that was yesterday.
It's nice to hear that everything's (still) fine with you guys :)