Let's talk about the storm on the East Coast

[peachykate]

Oct 26, 2012 9:16:39 GMT -5 BillyJoelLover said:

I'm not doing anything. We already know how to hunt, skin and cook our own food over an open flame. We already know how to boil water over an open flame. We have tents and all that stuff from all the camping we do.

Well I take that back. I have all of our important documents and treasures we want to keep in a fireproof safe, so if we leave we will make sure we have that. Other than that I think we'll be ok for a catastrophe.

Part of the upside of being a redneck. We can live off the land and not rely on others for help.

I legit almost just peed my pants.

[sweetday]

oooh my pooch!

Yes, he hates the wind, thunder, etc. I pick up extra treats for him.

[Jalapeñomel]

I bet there is all this hype, and nothing even happens.

[rex]

Oct 26, 2012 9:33:01 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I bet there is all this hype, and nothing even happens.

It probably is.

I was completely unprepared for Irene though and I don't want to be caught off guard anymore.

[loveday]

Well, the last time it was hyped up was Irene, and I still had 2 trees down and no power for a day. I don't know. The Almanac says "unsettled" for the region, so yeah, the jury is out on that lol

[BillyJoelLover]

Oct 26, 2012 9:21:58 GMT -5 Nicole said:

Oct 26, 2012 9:16:39 GMT -5 BillyJoelLover said:

I'm not doing anything. We already know how to hunt, skin and cook our own food over an open flame. We already know how to boil water over an open flame. We have tents and all that stuff from all the camping we do.

Well I take that back. I have all of our important documents and treasures we want to keep in a fireproof safe, so if we leave we will make sure we have that. Other than that I think we'll be ok for a catastrophe.

Part of the upside of being a redneck. We can live off the land and not rely on others for help.

lol at tents, evee. the mental image I get of a tent in a hurricane. lol!

I'm talking about after my house is completely destroyed and I'm living in a tent. If a hurricane hits hard enough it doesn't matter what you do to be prepared. You will have to leave all your stuff behind, board up your windows and get the hell out. Hope and pray your house isn't destroyed and if it is, you have to be prepared to take care of yourself and your family. Possibly without assistance.

[winnied]

I'm not really doing anything. I'm buying my normal groceries and if I lose power I won't open my fridge. It's never been a problem before. We have a couple of flashlights and a gas stove. If we lose power, we'll probably call up relatively local relatives and see if they have power. If they do, we'll go there.

[BillyJoelLover]

Oct 26, 2012 9:43:20 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

Oct 26, 2012 9:41:21 GMT -5 BillyJoelLover said:

I'm talking about after my house is completely destroyed and I'm living in a tent.

oh geez

You are obviously someone that would be begging someone like me for assistance in a CAT situation.

[BillyJoelLover]

Oct 26, 2012 9:45:57 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

Oct 26, 2012 9:45:09 GMT -5 BillyJoelLover said:

You are obviously someone that would be begging someone like me for assistance in a CAT situation.

el oh FUCKING el !

no.no I wouldn't.

[who22]

I'm watching my dad for until Wednesday evening for my mom so aside from filling a few jugs with water most of my storm prep will be at my parents hauling/stacking wood and getting some gas for the sump-pump at their rental. Right now we should only be getting rain and wind and losing power for a day or 2 isn't a problem. We use the top of the woodstove for cooking.

[obladi]

Oct 26, 2012 9:13:42 GMT -5 eddy said:

You guys are forgetting the most important part....booze.

This is directly where my mind went! Here in upstate NY they are closing a major highway this weekend (non weather related). So the radio stations have been talking non stop about Carmageddon (the lame upstate version) and the Frankenstorm (again probably much weaker then what others are facing). As long as I have wine I am happy.

[Deleted]

Oct 26, 2012 9:26:10 GMT -5 peachykate said:

Oct 26, 2012 9:16:39 GMT -5 BillyJoelLover said:

I'm not doing anything. We already know how to hunt, skin and cook our own food over an open flame. We already know how to boil water over an open flame. We have tents and all that stuff from all the camping we do.

Well I take that back. I have all of our important documents and treasures we want to keep in a fireproof safe, so if we leave we will make sure we have that. Other than that I think we'll be ok for a catastrophe.

Part of the upside of being a redneck. We can live off the land and not rely on others for help.

I legit almost just peed my pants.

No kidding. Not to mention I am pretty sure that during crazy storms it is going to be very hard to go outside in her apartment complex and kill some deer for dinner.

WTF?

[JamaicanPineapple]

Oct 26, 2012 10:08:00 GMT -5 obladi said:

Oct 26, 2012 9:13:42 GMT -5 eddy said:

You guys are forgetting the most important part....booze.

This is directly where my mind went! Here in upstate NY they are closing a major highway this weekend (non weather related). So the radio stations have been talking non stop about Carmageddon (the lame upstate version) and the Frankenstorm (again probably much weaker then what others are facing). As long as I have wine I am happy.

I'm in Upstate NY, too! Must not be near you though, I know nothing about a highway being closed...

Oh and I'm nervous. We had major flooding last September due to Irene. I'm pretty sure that if it happens again, a lot of this area would not recover. Luckily we live on a hill so I'm just preparing for no power (water, booze, non-parishables, flashlights and batteries).

[pirate]

Oct 26, 2012 9:00:18 GMT -5 @missusbee said:

honestly, if we lose power for another week, we're abandoning ship and checking into a local hotel for the week. I'm not doing it again. Not with an infant.

We did this last time there was an extended power outage and we have no kid to worry about, lol. Sitting in the dark listening to the hand crank radio and they were basically like "we're gonna be straight with you, we lost the main line and all backups going in to the city, it's going to be 4 or 5 days minimum before we get power." We fled with the dog to a hotel ASAP, I have no desire to sit around taking cold showers and watching my food spoil, lol.

[obladi]

Oct 26, 2012 10:14:55 GMT -5 JamaicanPineapple said:

Oct 26, 2012 10:08:00 GMT -5 obladi said:

This is directly where my mind went! Here in upstate NY they are closing a major highway this weekend (non weather related). So the radio stations have been talking non stop about Carmageddon (the lame upstate version) and the Frankenstorm (again probably much weaker then what others are facing). As long as I have wine I am happy.

I'm in Upstate NY, too! Must not be near you though, I know nothing about a highway being closed...

Oh and I'm nervous. We had major flooding last September due to Irene. I'm pretty sure that if it happens again, a lot of this area would not recover. Luckily we live on a hill so I'm just preparing for no power (water, booze, non-parishables, flashlights and batteries).

I am a bit north of Syracuse. This is our first major storm in a new (to us) house so I am hoping the basement doesn't flood-fingers crossed!

[cahabalily]

I just got gas on my lunch break, and four of the pumps were empty at BJ's. I waited in line half an hour to fill up.

Eta: we have batteries and a fully charged LED lantern, and candles ready to go.

I'm more worried about our deep freezer and losing the produce/meat. I've frozen several jugs of water to help everything through in case we lose power.

We have a gas grill so we can cook all the meat before it goes bad, lol. Block party!

Sent from my SGH-T959V

[janegold]

Oct 26, 2012 12:14:59 GMT -5 cahabalily said:

I just got gas on my lunch break, and four of the pumps were empty at BJ's. I waited in line half an hour to fill up.

Sent from my SGH-T959V

No kidding?? Wow...guess I better send the H out to get gas ASAP.

[cahabalily]

Oct 26, 2012 12:17:37 GMT -5 janegold said:

Oct 26, 2012 12:14:59 GMT -5 cahabalily said:

I just got gas on my lunch break, and four of the pumps were empty at BJ's. I waited in line half an hour to fill up.

Sent from my SGH-T959V

No kidding?? Wow...guess I better send the H out to get gas ASAP.

Yeah, I'm in Baltimore, if it helps. Everyone
ahead of me was filling up and getting extra, I guess for generators.
Sent from my SGH-T959V

[ECB]

DH just stocked up on gasoline for our generator! That will be put on our backporch by Sunday, and we're going to get all our extension cords out and ready to go.

11 years in the city- the worst power outage we dealt w/ was for six HOURS during Isabelle.

2 years in the county and this will (possibly) be our third DAYS LONG outage.

Grrrr.... I'm moving back to the city.

[janegold]

Ah, gas for generators makes sense. We don't have one so I'm hoping candles and flashlights will suffice. Luckily, like ECB mentioned, we're in a big city so I assume restoring power here will be a priority if we lose it.

[Bernadine]

Oh boy, the craziness has started. The Wal-mart near J is open 24 hours. Maybe I can convince him to make a midnight run.

[Deleted]

OMG you guys are freaking me out now. I have to at least get gas for my car I suppose. I am in southern MA. When is this supposed to be "hitting" us.

[rex]

Oct 26, 2012 12:42:47 GMT -5 @sloanpeterson said:

OMG you guys are freaking me out now. I have to at least get gas for my car I suppose. I am in southern MA. When is this supposed to be "hitting" us.

Not until Monday. You have time!

[jaylea]

And my understanding is that those of us in New England are getting a run of the mill tropical storm-type event. So while it'll be heavy rain and wind, not like the NY/NJ/DE folks are getting hit.

[Deleted]

Okay so I am in southeastern MA and here is what they just said:

Given the expected (for now) track toward New Jersey, we'd still see
•Huge waves crashing into the coast of New England, especially the south coast, Cape Cod, and the Islands. This would cause extensive beach erosion and coastal flooding
•Strong winds with gusts certainly tropical storm strength (over 39 mph) and likely hurricane strength (74 mph+). That would mean power outages over a large area as trees and poles come down.
•Heavy rain could cause some flooding as tropical downpours roll in

All of these become worse if the storm tracks closer. The farthest eastern edge of the tracks right now is to about Misquamicut Beach/Westerly, RI. A track there would be potentially disastrous for Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard from coastal flooding due to storm surge. Certainly the wind damage would increase as well.

Sandy is expected to be tropical storm strength, at least, when it arrives in the northeast. Remember how bad Tropical Storm Irene was last year with flooding and power outages. This could be very much like that, though if the track continues to trend south we may just be in better shape. Now is the time to make any preparations along the coast, but everyone should at least stock up on batteries or buy a few flashlights. Just be ready for anything still, and keep up to date by checking back here frequently and watching FOX25 News.


Read more: www.myfoxboston.com/story/19907130/2012/10/24/tracking-sandy-what-can-new-england-expect#ixzz2AQep0EcF

[jerseygrl]

I keep hearing it's supposed to directly hit South Jersey :'

Being stuck in the house with two kids is going to drive me to drink.

Yes, I need wine

[OHMBLEEGOHHHHH!]

We are buying a generator (which we have been meaning to), so we can run the fridge and coal stove. I can heat food on top of the stove. Then we'll stack up on batteries, toilet paper, snacks, coal, etc. We also have to go put everything on the yard in the garage, which we need to do for winter anyway.

[Redpoppy]

Oct 26, 2012 13:25:58 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

I'm worried about ds1 in Boston. He has no idea what this might entail, and is really pretty cavalier about it all.
And to add to my anxiety, yayy! His college emergency system just telephoned me, as a test, to make sure the emergency notification system is working!! Ah, joy.

He is in dorms, right? The RAs will tell them what needs to be done, though i doubt evacuation will happen. Just tell him not to be stupid and go out in it. And charge his phone so you can call and check in. My bet is that area is high priority to get back up if power goes out. They have practice too after the outage earlier in the year from a fire.

[firedancer49]

Sue Sue, we had some major snow storms when I was in college and we actually made the best of it and had a blast. Have him get a coat and he will be fine.

[Deleted]

There won't be power lines in the city sue. They're all underground. Honestly the most dangerous part would be driving or going to the waterfront, neither of which i assume he would do. He will be fine.