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Non Tool Forum => The Break Room => Topic started by: Lynn LeFey on October 26, 2012, 08:35:59 PM
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Folks on the East Coast of the U.S., be safe.
Looks like it's going to hook West into the VA, PA, NY area Tuesday/Wednesday. I know weather forecasts aren't exactly a perfect science, so just keep eyes open.
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Just like last August with Irene, tons of fun I'm sure. >:( Today at work we got a delivery that included six generators. By the time I left all six were gone..... We're ready here, I've got six days of nonperishable food, water, a camp stove with two spare cylinders, radio, and all the flashlights have fresh batteries. Stay safe, everyone!
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Folks on the East Coast of the U.S., be safe.
Looks like it's going to hook West into the VA, PA, NY area Tuesday/Wednesday. I know weather forecasts aren't exactly a perfect science, so just keep eyes open.
Indeed! Take care y'all!
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Latest track has the eye passing about 20 miles east of me. :(
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Latest track has the eye passing about 20 miles east of me. :(
Whoa... :o
Take care, Nate... be safe!
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Be safe y'all!¡! Hopefully everyone is stocked up and boarded.
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Stay safe Nate..
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I'm on top of a mountain...no worries about flooding, but have seven blocks of ice in freezer in garage, two full propane tanks for grill with side burner, more flashlights and batteries than I know what to do with, and a portable dvd player with car charger...a full laptop battery will charge my android a bunch of times, so I'm set.
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stay safe guys! My thoughts are with you :salute:
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Watching it. I've got plans for next weekend that don't involve cleaning up. :-\
One of the very few really fun things I do all year, to. *sigh*
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They're predicting the eye further East now. Still in predicted 58+mph winds, but better than taking it full force. Hope it continues to move East though... ::)
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When last storm hit we were in Connecticut, knocked our power out for over a week, and phone and communication for a few days more, now were 700 miles west, so I dont think its going to be an problem for us, but I hope you guys are well stocked and all set! My thoughts are with all of you! Be safe! JR
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Latest update:
Back to the eye passing 10-12 miles NE of us. We're now in the area at risk for hurricane force winds. Whee. :facepalm:
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We're under a state of emergency as of 11am today. In the center of town, stores are renting trucks and moving their merchandise out. Last year during Irene, Denville got over 3 feet of water along Main St. :ahhh Better safe than sorry..... The lakes and reservoirs around here have been lowered in advance unlike last year. At home we'll be fine from flooding, we're over 300 feet above the river and canal. :tu: If I see the water starting to get that high, time to build an ark........
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While prediction models of weather events are still sketchy, it still amazes me that we can watch time lapse images of a hurricane moving around the globe.
Sounds like you Easter Coast folks are aware and preparing. That makes me happy. Here's hoping nothing comes of this.
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I'm ready :tu:
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So the plots I'm seeing put landfall anywhere from south Jersey to Rhode Island, then taking a left. Might get half an inch of rain over a couple of days, I'm more worried about wind.
Need to do a FOD walk around the building, top off the gas tank, and drain and wash my jerry can of water- it still has the same water from Irene. Once that is filled, the only real out of the ordinary action will be to do laundry tomorrow- I usually go to the laundrymat on Monday or Thursday.
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Best of luck guys. :salute:
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So the plots I'm seeing put landfall anywhere from south Jersey to Rhode Island, then taking a left. Might get half an inch of rain over a couple of days, I'm more worried about wind.
Need to do a FOD walk around the building, top off the gas tank, and drain and wash my jerry can of water- it still has the same water from Irene. Once that is filled, the only real out of the ordinary action will be to do laundry tomorrow- I usually go to the laundrymat on Monday or Thursday.
Yep. The newest model (as of about 5 minutes ago) has moved the eye much farther north and east. We are now out of the hurricane force wind cone. Rainfall in the 6-8 inch range over 5 days, so that's not so bad either. Looks like Monday night will be the problem.
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Hang in there everyone. I hope this works out to be as much worthless hoopla as most of these storms end up being. Even so, there's no harm in being prepared.
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I'm ready :tu:
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Only two cases? Preparing for a best-case scenario, huh? :P NYC has suspended all of its transit operations, last train out of the city is at 7pm. All Atlantic City Casinos are to be evacuated starting at 4pm today. :o We're just enjoying some time here with hot water and lights, who knows what tomorrow's going to bring......
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Hang in there guys...
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Wish me luck I'm only a block away from the mandatory evacuation zone here on Long Island. Its like a ghost town in some parts.
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Wish me luck I'm only a block away from the mandatory evacuation zone here on Long Island. Its like a ghost town in some parts.
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Oh yeah I hear ya on that. Be safe! I have a lot of family in Sayville, on the South Shore. They're hunkering down, but ready to move in a moments notice. Here in NJ, all the trains and buses are now shut down starting at 2am tomorrow, and I'm off from work until at least Wednesday.
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The winds are supposed to be pretty managable by the time it hits lake ontario in my part of the province later this week, but I wont be suprised if the power goes out at some point.
It seems like any storm that happens, I lose power. Maybe I'll finally have a reason to fire up the generator I picked up 3 yrs ago an never used yet. My workshop/garage likes to flood and the sump has been running alot with all the rain. If I lost power all together it wouldn't be pretty, which is what first prompted me to get the genny. Good luck all.
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I'm only a block away from the mandatory evacuation zone
That sounds like:
"The book says the effective fragmentation radius is of this is 30 feet."
"We're 35 feet away."
"See, totally safe."
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And Syph, have you tested the genny?
So right now, they are predicting 50-60 mph gusts, with the possibility of 80mph for where I am. I drive an Escape- lighter than it should be for a center of gravity that high. Hang on everyone- we're going for a ride!
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Only two cases? Preparing for a best-case scenario, huh? :P
Well there's also some Scotch if this drags on longer :)
Just got back from picking up my wife at a job in Brooklyn, NYC is a ghost town, pretty freaky but very easy driving.
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Just been reading newspaper articles about Hurricane Sandy and want to say best of luck and hope everyone, and I mean everyone, comes through this in one piece.
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It's raining now...
Winds coming this afternoon.
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You guys all hunker down and keep safe!We're all thinking of you
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Yup, keep safe guys.
We are getting some wind and rain from the edge of it, and its supposed to stay with us for a few days but I'm not imagining it will be all that serious.
The good news is that the ocean needs to raise by about 100 feet before it gets to where I live so fortunately we have no flooding concerns!
Def
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Good luck, everyone! : (
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Good luck to you and your family on the island.
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Hope you are all safe guys.
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Stay safe guys
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10:45 here in CT, Getting dangerously windy already !
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I'm a little north of Philly. It is still just raining here.
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CT here also... Just windy so far...
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Mass here and having fun!
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Wind has picked up a fair but, but the rain is still fairly light. South Jersey is getting hammered though. If nelly1974 or Big-Target see this, hope you guys are OK down there! :salute:
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Windy with light rain so far on Van Shaick Island in Cohoes . Were ready with the genny,dry ice,propane,camp grill,food.torches,blah blah fooey. Stay safe out there.
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Power flicker. Likely someone down the road lost power. We'll see how long ours lasts...
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No flicker here yet but with the wind we are getting it's only a maybe a matter of time.
Def
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Power out to 30% of my town and they get sectionsgoing to lose another. I am an My towns CERT team and will be opening our shelter tonight at 8
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Hang in there John! I'll be watching Facebook for updates from you and Nat!
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Got the last dishwasher run in AND a loaf of bread through the bread maker. Now just have 12 hours to wait it out! :whistle:
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70-80% of AC under water. Cars floating down streets in Manhattan. Looks bad.
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Posting on a UPS. Hope the power comes back.
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We are holding in Grant
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Good to hear John!
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I know I've said it already, but stay safe guys. :salute:
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Averybody alright over there?!
I hope all went well except for some wet cellars.
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Still raining but the winds are back down to a normal rainstorm level. Sounds like those on the North and Northeast side of the storm took the brunt of it. :(
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The pictures we get here are very dramatic, I hope everybody's OK.
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The pictures are always dramatic- boring stories don't sell newspapers! I remember that when Hurricane Juan blew through here the overall damage was pretty minimal but the news showed the six buildings or so that were damaged- over and over and from different angles so it looked like the city had been flattened.
That's not to say Sandy isn't bad, but take the news images with a grain of salt!
Def
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At our place:
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The pictures are always dramatic- boring stories don't sell newspapers! I remember that when Hurricane Juan blew through here the overall damage was pretty minimal but the news showed the six buildings or so that were damaged- over and over and from different angles so it looked like the city had been flattened.
That's not to say Sandy isn't bad, but take the news images with a grain of salt!
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They say 13 people died, so it must have been prety bad. The Nuclear Power plant red alert is also pointed out a lot. Memories of Fukushima are still prety fresh.
Tanker washed up, homes razed to the ground and flooded streets littered with cars: Obama declares a 'major disaster' after Sandy leaves New York resembling a scene from an end of the world film
Life after Sandy: Homes all along America's East Coast are under 'six feet' of water, torn apart by winds or crushed by trees
Hundreds wait to be rescued on rooftops after 'levee breaks' and fills three towns with 5ft of water in just 30 minutes
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225108/Hurricane-Sandy-2012-Obama-declares-major-disaster-New-York-33-people-die-Superstorm.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225108/Hurricane-Sandy-2012-Obama-declares-major-disaster-New-York-33-people-die-Superstorm.html)
Storm damage projected at £12bn // Sandy kills at least 33 people in US and Canada - including ten deaths in New York
President Barack Obama has declared a 'major disaster' in New York and Long Island
At least 7.4m properties across US East have lost power // New York City could be without power for a week
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg: 'Tragically we expect that number to go up' referring to New York death toll
Mass transit system, schools, stock exchange and Broadway shut, as water overflows NYC's historic waterfront
Record 13ft storm surge threatening lower Manhattan and howling winds left crane hanging from high-rise building
Over 15,000 flights across the globe grounded due to Superstorm Sandy
NYU Hospital loses backup power and evacuates patients // Nuclear power plant on alert
More than 190 firefighters battled blaze destroying more than 80 homes in Breezy Point
Stock trading will be closed in the US again for a second day running - last time it was closed for two days was 1888
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I'm just glad that you guys get to prepare in advance!
Not to belittle the impact of this storm, but where I live, the fact it's nearly impossible to accurately predict an earthquake is something you just have to learn to live with. Back in 1989, the Loma Prieta quake we had here in the SF Bay Area did as much damage in the 15 sec. it lasted as hurricane Andrew did in the entire 48 hours it took to move across Florida and the south. (And 15 sec. is very short for a 7+ magnitude quake; we got off easy!)
Anyway, glad to hear you guys are holding up well... I have relatives and friends out that way, and I've heard that so far things have been okay for them, relatively speaking of course. Still, stay safe!
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Where I live on the upper west side there doesn't seem to be that much damage, just a lot of debris on the street. The worst that happened was I lost cable internet connectivity for a few hours this morning ::) Tonight I'll head out to the park with my dog and expect to see a lot of trees down, the wind was pretty serious last night.
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Everyone OK over there??
Just watched news update on TV!!
Stay safe guys!!
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Yeah, we're seeing some pretty shocking footage and hearing about numerous fatalities. :( Don't take any chances guys and stay safe. :salute:
Thoughts going out to all the people of the Caribbean, a high number of deaths are being reported there as well. :(
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Checking in real quick from a friend's computer. We lost power at 8pm yesterday, overall we got lucky though. Lots of coastal flooding, and the pictures from the city are terrible! Not much flooding here, unlike from Irene last year. Much more wind than rain. My family is all ok, both here in NJ and out on Long Island. I talked with nelly1974 last night, he had no power and there was some flooding nearby. Haven't been able to get in touch with him today...... :( Hope everyone else is OK!
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very good to hear from you mate. :tu:
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JD... very glad to hear you and yours are all safe.
I'm kind of hoping to hear from Ash. WV is getting hammered with a blizzard.
EDIT: Looks like she's posted this afternoon, so I guess she's okay.
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JD... very glad to hear you and yours are all safe.
I'm kind of hoping to hear from Ash. WV is getting hammered with a blizzard.
EDIT: Looks like she's posted this afternoon, so I guess she's okay.
Likewise! :salute:
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I'm okay so far. Still worried about flooding here as the creeks and rivers are taking in lots of water. I was in the rain section but my mom is in the blizzard. I haven't been able to get in contact with her since the phones, power, ect are all lost at here place in the mountains. She burns wood though so she should stay warm. Take care all and thanks for asking, it means alot.
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Glad to hear you are all checking in and ok. Nasty pictures on the TV right now.
Stay safe.
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Glad to see you all checking in OK.You;ve all been in my thoughts all through the day
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I'm okay so far. Still worried about flooding here as the creeks and rivers are taking in lots of water. I was in the rain section but my mom is in the (http://blizzard). I haven't been able to get in contact with her since the phones, power, ect are all lost at here place in the mountains. She burns wood though so she should stay warm. Take care all and thanks for asking, it means alot.
I heard y'all got some wicked snow.Glad to hear everyone's safe though.
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Ash, if you're mom is anything like my family, this is nothing new and nothing to worry about. I'm sure she's fine. But I know you'll feel better once you hear from her.
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My mom just moved to the mountains about 4 weeks ago to be with her soon to be husband. I sure hope everything is good and I will feel a load better when I hear from her.
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I hope all of you are safe and sound over there!
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Good to see folks appearing online :tu: I hope everyone is accounted for and got through it in tact :salute:
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36 hours no power. Just got it back.
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I just saw Big Target posting on Facebook so I'm gathering he's OK. One more off the list!
Def
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I'm on Long Island New York. We lost power Monday night. We have power lines down in several places on my street so I'm it sure when we'll get it back.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
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I'm on Long Island New York. We lost power Monday night. We have power lines down in several places on my street so I'm it sure when we'll get it back.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Careful with those lines. I hate above ground power lines.
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Very good to hear from you Crouton. :cheers:
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Agreed- very good to hear from you!
Def
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Wind has picked up a fair but, but the rain is still fairly light. South Jersey is getting hammered though. If nelly1974 or Big-Target see this, hope you guys are OK down there! :salute:
I'M ALLLLIIIIIIIVVEE!!!!! :D. I am one of the fortunate ones. I have all my utilities up and running and a full tank of gas. The only danger i was ever in was on late monday when i went out to walk my dog. A strong wind blew my dog of his feet but thank GOD nothing else..
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Glad you guys are doing fine.. :cheers:
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Wind has picked up a fair but, but the rain is still fairly light. South Jersey is getting hammered though. If nelly1974 or Big-Target see this, hope you guys are OK down there! :salute:
I'M ALLLLIIIIIIIVVEE!!!!! :D. I am one of the fortunate ones. I have all my utilities up and running and a full tank of gas. The only danger i was ever in was on late monday when i went out to walk my dog. A strong wind blew my dog of his feet but thank GOD nothing else..
That must have been a hell of a gust of wind! I've seen those dogs hit by cars and not fall over!
Good to hear you are safe!
Def
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The tree is all cut up now.
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32 inches in diameter at the base.
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Update on my mom. Her BF was called out to work Monday night as he works for the phone company and cuts timber. There is no way to get to my moms house as they got a little over 3' of snow. Her BF hiked 2 miles in to check on her tuesday night and on his way a tree fell on him. His legs were hurt but he finished hiking in and passed out in front yard. My mom found him there and dragged him in house. He refused to get medical treatment so she bangaged him up and he hiked back to his truck and went back to work. No one has been able to get to my mom since then. Today my moms bf's son hiked the 2 miles in to bring her out and when he got there she couldn't leave as she was climbing mountain earlier in day to get a little cell service to let us know she was ok and fell badly hurting her knee. Tomorrow he is going to hike back in and try to get her out of there. There is trees everywhere and no way to drive to her. We are all praying her knee can handle it and get her off the mountain.
Okie my moms BF had his daughter call my sister tonight with all details. Okie was at her house as both legs are swollen badly and cut up.
I hope they can get mom off the mountain tomorrow as there is no electric or anything. She does have heat as they burn wood.
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We'll be praying Ash. When it rains it pours I guess, so to speak.
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That doesn't sound good at all Ash. Is there not a good case for her to get an offical medical evac? Hope it all goes well.
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Ash,
Gareth has an excellent point. They may not be able to get a helicopter in there, but I'm sure there's mountain rescue in WV. They would have rescue sleds and guys trained to help her out with snowshoes or XC skis.
Mountaineer Area Rescue Group: (304) 329-1855 or (304) 329-0579
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Thank you both for the information. :salute:
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Well when they got to mom today she refused to leave soon after her bf had managed to get some of the snow cleared and they went in town and back on the mountain so she's fine just a stubborn woman! :tu:
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Still no power at home. >:( Town's slowly coming back on line, but it's gonna be a while I think..... Managed to do laundry and get a hot meal at a friend's, so not a complete disaster. The good news is that my store has power and internet, so I can communicate a bit with all of you. :) The bad news is that as of 9 minutes ago, New Jersey is on odd/even gas rationing. Welcome to 1973! ;)
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I can't wait for you to get power Tom. I'm bored and need my txting pal back. :D
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Still no power at home. >:( Town's slowly coming back on line, but it's gonna be a while I think..... Managed to do laundry and get a hot meal at a friend's, so not a complete disaster. The good news is that my store has power and internet, so I can communicate a bit with all of you. :) The bad news is that as of 9 minutes ago, New Jersey is on odd/even gas rationing. Welcome to 1973! ;)
That sucks!!! Gas here on long island is bad too, I waited online for 3 hours yesterday only to make it to the front and have them run out. I am heading upstate NY with 3 cars just to get some gas. Hope you get your power back soon.
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No power, day 7 now. Last night was lovely, a brisk 270F. And to make it even MORE fun, there is a nor'easter tracking on us for Wednesday afternoon-Thursday morning. Oh, did I mention the 2.0 EARTHQUAKE this morning? :ahhh
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No power, day 7 now. Last night was lovely, a brisk 270F. And to make it even MORE fun, there is a nor'easter tracking on us for Wednesday afternoon-Thursday morning. Oh, did I mention the 2.0 EARTHQUAKE this morning? :ahhh
Brrr, hope your holding in ok, I'd lend you my propane heater if I could, as for the earthquake, well your sol, lol, hunker down and hold in is all I can say, take care JR
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Darn Tom you all must have pissed mother nature off good for her to be unleashing on you all like this. :pok: :pok:
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Darn Tom you all must have pissed mother nature off good for her to be unleashing on you all like this. :pok: :pok:
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I don't know what you're talking about. This is the Garden State! We grow all sorts of things - tollbooths, Superfund sites, refineries..... :P The mob dumping grounds in the Meadowlands doesn't count as fertilizing? :think: ::)
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I was awakened by this odd gurgling and hissing sound early this morning. It took me a minute to figure out what it was. The heat was on! The power came back on at 3:15 this morning! :woohoo: Eight full days without power in the weather we were having was not much fun. Thank God it's over! Well, at least until we get hit by this next storm tonight.....
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Darn Tom you all must have pissed mother nature off good for her to be unleashing on you all like this. :pok: :pok:
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I don't know what you're talking about. This is the Garden State! We grow all sorts of things - tollbooths, Superfund sites, refineries..... :P The mob dumping grounds in the Meadowlands doesn't count as fertilizing? :think: ::)
I was in jersey in the 90s on business, and I do remember alot of tollbooths and refineries! I was visiting a refinery for on site installs back then. Also you have these road things called jug handles which totally confused me. Get in the right lane to turn left... :think: I got the hang of it but I did get lost a lot.
Glad you got power back, 8 days is quite a long time!
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I was awakened by this odd gurgling and hissing sound early this morning. It took me a minute to figure out what it was. The heat was on! The power came back on at 3:15 this morning! :woohoo: Eight full days without power in the weather we were having was not much fun. Thank God it's over! Well, at least until we get hit by this next storm tonight.....
Congratulations Tom :drink: Don't worry mate, you've not missed anything - we were just killing time till you got back :P :D :D :D Hope this next storm passes without too much agro :salute:
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I was awakened by this odd gurgling and hissing sound early this morning. It took me a minute to figure out what it was. The heat was on! The power came back on at 3:15 this morning! :woohoo: Eight full days without power in the weather we were having was not much fun. Thank God it's over! Well, at least until we get hit by this next storm tonight.....
Great news mate. :woohoo:
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I was awakened by this odd gurgling and hissing sound early this morning. It took me a minute to figure out what it was. The heat was on! The power came back on at 3:15 this morning! :woohoo: Eight full days without power in the weather we were having was not much fun. Thank God it's over! Well, at least until we get hit by this next storm tonight.....
Congratulations Tom :drink: Don't worry mate, you've not missed anything - we were just killing time till you got back :P :D :D :D Hope this next storm passes without too much agro :salute:
It's snowing at the moment, but not going to hit us as bad as they'd originally forecast. I've got a lot of catching up to do, got pics of a whole bunch of new stuff to post! Business as usual, just a hell of a lot colder...... @Syph007 - Jughandles are our way of getting back to you out-of-state weirdos who do crazy things on our roads like do the speed limit, use turn signals (and then turn in the direction signalled!)..... The list goes on. >:D
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Glad to hear things are looking up Tom. Hopefully things will not be as bad with the nor-easter.
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My mom still has no electric. :(
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That's not such good news Ash. :( How is her knee holding up?
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She's getting around ok. There do have phone service though.
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So, a bit late to the party, but better late than never! I'm having somewhat of an existential crisis in my life currently, and in the search for meaning, I decided driving down to the NYC area and helping the relief effort is a good way to channel myself. I'm leaving later this week, and am aware we have members from the area, and many others are knowledgeable about this sort of this I'm sure, so I ask two things:1, where should I go to help the most (being 17 I am less likely to help do professional jobs so much as moving things, cleaning, general helping, etc, and 2, any suggestions for what I should do, how to do it, what not to forget to bring? Things of that nature? Any help is greatly appreciated
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Very good of you! :tu: Not too sure about NYC, but in NJ there is a hotline to call if you want to volunteer your time. 1-800-537-7397 . The Red Cross would also be a group to get in touch with. I've helped out some around here, during the power outage I gave a whole bunch of canned food to a local church that had power. I've also helped a contractor I know whose house was destroyed by a tree pick through and salvage what he could. :( Every little bit helps!