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

[snakehill]

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

Damn Le Ann! It's headed straight for us !!!!

[Mommy2many]

Damn Le Ann! It's headed straight for us !!!!

I know! We are in for a direct hit with Category 1 winds, to quickly change over to tropical storm as it moves across Connecticut. All in all, a very powerful storm. I expected it to be similar to Gloria in 1985 but they are comparing it to storms from 1950's and the "Great New England Hurricane" of 1938.

I went to the store today to get school clothes and storm supplies. The grocery store had no bottled water and hardley any bread. I was lucky enough to find bread at the deli counter and a loaf of rye at the bakery. I decided to "bottle" my own water at home. I am saving the milk jugs and have filled all empty ones with water and also filled any pitchers I may have. This is for drinking and for animals. I intend to fill a plastic garbage can with water from the hose for toilets (cause it doesn't have to be potable) and maybe even some very large pasta pots.

I think we'll be OK. I ordered lunch meat at the deli today and completely forgot to pick it up, so now I need to go back tomorrow for it. That is what the bread was for, so we don't need to heat it. I will cook a 7 lb turkey breast tomorrow and a couple turkey legs, so we'll have that to nibble on as one.

I went to the Christmas Tree shop and bought cheap pillar candles. I have about a dozen now, so that should work if power goes out. We laso have some Yankee Candle Jars, which will also help.

Fed the snakies tonight and will try again tomorrow, just to make sure we don't need to go into the freezer unnecessarily. May need to get more crickets for foggies, I'll have to see tomorrow.

They already cancelled my daughter's first day of school on Monday.

I'll try & get pics as the weekend progresses. Thanks for the concern!