East Coast Members Stay Safe

[guidofatherof5]

Watching some updates on hurricane Irene I see they are predicting a storm path involving New York and surrounding areas then up the Eastern seaboard.
Whether you believe this or not please be prepared for the worst.

[infernalis]

Watching some updates on hurricane Irene I see they are predicting a storm path involving New York and surrounding areas then up the Eastern seaboard.
Whether you believe this or not please be prepared for the worst.

The rain has started.. backup batteries are charged and standing by.

[guidofatherof5]

That's good to hear.

[RedSidedSPR]

We're gonna go get a few things of water, our power seems to always go out, storm or no storm, so when there is a storm, youcan expect it.

[infernalis]

We're gonna go get a few things of water, our power seems to always go out, storm or no storm, so when there is a storm, youcan expect it.

Sounds like my house.

There are two sharp corners in the road just past a bar... at least 4 times a year some drunk leaving the bar misses the corner and hits the pole.

4-8+ failures a year, each lasting several hours is pathetic.... Especially when it's bozo alcoholics..

[RedSidedSPR]

It's bozo electric companies, land lords, and squirrels here.

Usually for a few hours... sometimes a day. Tornado power outage was 3 1/2 days.

[PINJOHN]

Stay safe everyone, you yanks have taken us on a somewhat extreme and worrying roller coaster over the last year or so, blizzards, massive storms tornado's, excessive prolonged rainfall, hurricanes[tropical and otherwise],floods extreme heat, earthquakes there's not a lot more nature can throw at you guys except perhaps an asteroid strike [maybe i shouldn't be flippant about that].
O for the days of conventional and reasonably predictable weather, or am i just kidding myself and it's always been this way and we are just more aware of other peoples situations because of instant communication.
Anyway after all that rambling, please take care and keep us posted on your ongoing situation

[Mommy2many]

Going out tomorrow to stock up on supplies that don't need to be heated, etc. I expect that we will lose cable, electric and phone services but our cables are all underground. School starts for one of my kids on Monday. They may have their first "snow day" on Monday

[guidofatherof5]

I just saw a forcast of 6-12 inches of rain for New York City.
Please stay safe, all members.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

We stocked up on batteries, water, cash in case the ATMs go out.... We also filled buckets of water because if we lose power the only way to flush the toilets will be with buckets. Luckily I have no eggs incubating but anyone that does might wanna consider a backup plan. And yay me, I'm supposed to be at work all day Sunday. How many people are actually going to come to the pet store to buy dog food in a hurricane!?! Then again they may declare state of emergency. And then there's always the chance we lose power and i have to close the store and shoo out any customers.