O/T Batten Down the Hatches

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by jcmtiger

Barry, our lines are underground also here in Michigan, but we lose power 4-5 times a year. The above ground wires are feeding your underground wires.

Joe

Joe- losing electricity is what scares me the most. It's almost impossible to do anything without it- no hot water, no refrigerator, no computer....gasp-no TV! I heard on the news that some people who lose it should not expect it back for 7-10 days!

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Joe- losing electricity is what scares me the most. It's almost impossible to do anything without it- no hot water, no refrigerator, no computer....gasp-no TV! I heard on the news that some people who lose it should not expect it back for 7-10 days!

That's why you make sure you have a smart phone. Can live life off that unless the cell towers go down.

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by yanks12025

That's why you make sure you have a smart phone. Can live life off that unless the cell towers go down.

Cell towers go down easily in this kind of storm............

[mrvster]

i might have to evacuate......i hope not.....im going to ride out the storm.....i live 2 minutes from manasquan inlet n.j. where the direct hit is predicted..........God i hope all is ok....i will be praying....i am battening down the hatches for sure......

well just wanted to say to all....LOVE YOU ALL

Peace

Johnny V

[wolf441]

Good luck to everyone in the path of the storm. We're getting ready to ride it out in Massachusetts. All prep done, fireplace is roaring (chilly morning) and we have about have about 1/2 a cord of wood ready in the basement.

[kkkkandp]

Governor Christie declared that all barrier islands in New Jersey as well as Atlantic City are supposed to be evacuated by 4:00 PM today. My wife and I went down Friday night to close up our shore house (Long Beach Island) for the season and prep for Sandy. I don't think we are going to be anywhere near as lucky with Sandy as we were with Irene. We put all of the furniture on the first floor up on tables and benches in case the water gets into the house, but if the water level is on the high side of the 4 - 8 feet storm surge they are predicting, it won't matter. It'll all be trash anyway. Last model I saw had landfall on Monday almost directly over us. It is making me sick to my stomach all of the money we've invested in upgrading the house is now going to be like throwing it out the window. We were actually quite surprised at how little people were preparing for this storm. Only one place we saw was doing any boarding of windows, although the folks at one of the candy shops said they put a bunch of their candy on the second floor. For everyone else it was as if it was any other October weekend! Weird. I guess they weren't listening to the news!

And because this storm is cutting such a wide swath, we have identical issues with our house up north. I'm too old to deal with all this shit! : (

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by kkkkandp

Governor Christie declared that all barrier islands in New Jersey as well as Atlantic City are supposed to be evacuated by 4:00 PM today. My wife and I went down Friday night to close up our shore house (Long Beach Island) for the season and prep for Sandy. I don't think we are going to be anywhere near as lucky with Sandy as we were with Irene. We put all of the furniture on the first floor up on tables and benches in case the water gets into the house, but if the water level is on the high side of the 4 - 8 feet storm surge they are predicting, it won't matter. It'll all be trash anyway. Last model I saw had landfall on Monday almost directly over us. It is making me sick to my stomach all of the money we've invested in upgrading the house is now going to be like throwing it out the window. We were actually quite surprised at how little people were preparing for this storm. Only one place we saw was doing any boarding of windows, although the folks at one of the candy shops said they put a bunch of their candy on the second floor. For everyone else it was as if it was any other October weekend! Weird. I guess they weren't listening to the news!

And because this storm is cutting such a wide swath, we have identical issues with our house up north. I'm too old to deal with all this shit! : (

Sorry Kevin that you have to go through all this. I have a house on Long Island and feel the same way- who needs this aggravation. Good luck with the storm.