Hurricane Sandy: Check in

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Power is now glitching...

LILCO (LI Light) worst utility in the country. Thats why Ann is so well prepared. Ive been stuck in LI during another Northeaster & it does mess things up. By now the NYC Subways will be flooded & probably the tunnels. Blumberg announced all tunnels closed in NYC by 2PM. A stupid place to put a stock exchange. This will mess things up big time.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Starbucks?!?! Oh, the humanity!

LOL.... yup, thats Long Guyland!

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

It could be baloney instead...

Your a cruel man! But I did make some potato salad. I can live on that. :thumbs: :godisgood:

 

[Arbo]

Your a cruel man! But I did make some potato salad. I can live on that. :thumbs: :godisgood:

Potato salad? No refrigeration? Only for a few hours.

 

[annsni]

Long Island now being reported without power

We're doing OK so far. 34,000 without power and it's going to get much worse. We had some power glitches but we've been OK for about an hour now. We even made cookies!

LIPA (used to be LILCO) has gotten a lot better but this is a big storm with VERY high winds and with most of our power lines above ground, many will go. We've got old trees and they've done a great job of trimming them but you can only trim so much.

I'll keep you posted as long as I can.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Potato salad? No refrigeration? Only for a few hours.

Oh yea, that reminds me to get some good Scotch....that never goes bad & warms me & puts me in a good mood. Everything going to be alllll Rrrrright! :thumbs:

 

[Winman]

Here in northwest Connecticut we are getting steady 25-30 MPH winds with occasional higher gusts, with a fairly steady rain. They let us out of work at 2 PM, lots of leaves and small limbs on the road, saw one tree down.

We are not in danger of flooding where I live, the biggest danger is downed trees and power lines. We are supposed to get our highest winds later on this evening tapering off after midnight.

There are some power outages down on the coast and they are expecting much flooding.

 

[Revmitchell]

We're doing OK so far. 34,000 without power and it's going to get much worse. We had some power glitches but we've been OK for about an hour now. We even made cookies!

LIPA (used to be LILCO) has gotten a lot better but this is a big storm with VERY high winds and with most of our power lines above ground, many will go. We've got old trees and they've done a great job of trimming them but you can only trim so much.

I'll keep you posted as long as I can.

Yea I saw your FB posts

 

[annsni]

Oh yea, that reminds me to get some good Scotch....that never goes bad & warms me & puts me in a good mood. Everything going to be alllll Rrrrright! :thumbs:

LOL - Liquor stores were packed yesterday!! No, I didn't buy anything because I only use it for cooking and we have enough if we need it although I don't plan on making anything with wine for the next few days.

So here is a video for you. It's the First Response Team of America, a non-profit organization that is amazing (seriously) and is run by a man who I used to babysit for and who grew up in our youth group. He's driving out to Eaton's Neck across Asharoken (a VERY thin strip of land with one road to access Eaton's Neck) which always washes out. The road is now closed but they can get across because their big equipment.

http://twitter.yfrog.com/0ju01dsuxmwgwoncqlgafgsuz

Here is a link to Google maps so you can see what it looks like - NOT a good place in a storm like this. They were traveling from the right to the left and were right before where Asharoken Avenue turns to the left and becomes Asharoken Road: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Asha...Asharoken+Ave,+Northport,+New+York+11768&z=14

 

[Arbo]

Oh yea, that reminds me to get some good Scotch....that never goes bad & warms me & puts me in a good mood. Everything going to be alllll Rrrrright! :thumbs:

Uh...you might want to hang on to that for when the Four Horsemen show up. They're going to be plenty grumpy when they find out Starbucks is closed, and it might go better for everyone if they were cheered up.:laugh:

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

LOL - Liquor stores were packed yesterday!! No, I didn't buy anything because I only use it for cooking and we have enough if we need it although I don't plan on making anything with wine for the next few days.

So here is a video for you. It's the First Response Team of America, a non-profit organization that is amazing (seriously) and is run by a man who I used to babysit for and who grew up in our youth group. He's driving out to Eaton's Neck across Asharoken (a VERY thin strip of land with one road to access Eaton's Neck) which always washes out. The road is now closed but they can get across because their big equipment.

http://twitter.yfrog.com/0ju01dsuxmwgwoncqlgafgsuz

Here is a link to Google maps so you can see what it looks like - NOT a good place in a storm like this. They were traveling from the right to the left and were right before where Asharoken Avenue turns to the left and becomes Asharoken Road: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Asha...Asharoken+Ave,+Northport,+New+York+11768&z=14

Wine!?! Never touch the stuff. LOL!!!

 

[Oldtimer]

LOL - I'm a preparer. I've been on the Red Cross Disaster Team and I'm one who'd rather have everything in place than to be caught off guard! The ONLY thing I'm kicking myself over is our large generator that doesn't put out a charge. Needless to say, that is going into the shop ASAP to get worked on and if it doesn't work, we're getting a new one. I was even eyeballing the whole house generators that run on natural gas (which we have) but I would have to sell a kidney to get it. LOL

Thanks for keeping us updated for as long as you can.

You're not alone in being a preparer. Wish more people would learn from the past. I remember Hazel from 1954. Then, there was Fran, Floyd, and a massive ice storm in NC that took out the power for some for a couple of weeks.

Did they learn? No. I have family who think it won't happen again.

Being prepared for our Saviour's return, doesn't mean we won't face trials and tribulations in our everyday lives. IMO we are to prepare in times of feast for times of famine.

Proverbs 20: KJB
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

 

[Revmitchell]

There are a bunch of knuckleheads walking around in this junk. And some folks riding it out in their places of business.

 

[saturneptune]

We're really in good shape here, I believe.

* Freezer is inventoried and food is removed to use over the next few days. There rest of the freezer is packed with gallons of water that I put in days ago to freeze so it's FULL and locked.

* We have plenty of food to eat - and we can cook thanks to my gas stove. A match is all we need to light a burner.

* We will have a cooler set up in a little bit for the refrigerated stuff we'll need over the next few days. If we lose our power for more than 4 hours, I'll clean out the fridge and toss everything.

* Outside is pretty much secure and my van is in the garage. The other cars are on different parts of the driveway in case a tree comes down - so it won't hit more than one car.

* All electronics are charged, we have a ton of batteries and light sources. We have an emergency radio that winds up so we can hear the news.

* Firewood is brought in although it's not cold and our heat is turned all the way down anyway. But it's nice and cozy if we have no power. We have 2 fireplaces to use.

* I have some water stored although most likely the water source will be fine. We even have a gas hot water heater so we will still be able to take hot showers.

* Everything we have to do is canceled - except the grocery store where my daughters work but we will not allow them to go in at least for today. The storm is to be worst from 6 pm to 6 am and my oldest is scheduled to work 4:30 - 10. There is no way I'm driving down these tree-lined streets in 85 mph winds to get her there.

So we're good, I believe. The biggest concerns we have are the tree out front but if the winds continue in this direction, it would fall away from the house/cars. Also, the marina where we put the boat for the winter is very secure for everything except very high tidal surges which we are due to get. If it's much more than about 5', the boat will most likely be lost. That will be sad but it's insured and we're going into winter so we can deal with that for now.

Thanks for thinking of us!! I'll post as I can.

Ann,
Praying for you, your family, and all in the path. Be safe.

 

[annsni]

My girls work in a grocery store and they had the DUMBEST customers:

* "I'm picking up TV dinners because my stove won't work if I lose power."

* A lady bought $600 worth of groceries - half of it freezer and refrigerator food.

* TON of people picking up microwave popcorn.

* The store is still open right now because there are still customers. Even if they lose power, they will still be open. But not with my girls because we won't let them leave. We're the cowards who listen to the authorities when they say "Stay home".

 

[Oldtimer]

Fox News just said this this the strongest storm in recorded history to hit the US northeast - based on barametric (sp) pressure.

Please Lord, be with all these people. Especially those who can't help themselves and must depend on others. In your Son's precious name, I pray. Amen

 

[billwald]

the day after

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/ne...es-sandys-destruction-are-actually-real/3744/