sandy

Rail Jockey

thoughts and prayers out to the folks in sandy's path. This looks like it is going to be the mother of all storms!

Toombes

The last map I looked at showed the storm sitting over deejmeemix. Hope he and his family, along with everyone else in the area are ok. Locally, they're giving the possibility of snow within the next week.

pross

Looks like we are right on the edge in Mass. Second Halloween in a row with a massive storm...WTF?

Toombes

Just heard from Shane. Minimal breeze and a great day to smoke on the front stoop.

Lee.mcglynn

I'm ready for her arrival tomorrow!!

Toombes

If I leave now I can be there around 3AM, will you wait up for me and rub cocoa butter on my feet when I stagger in? Excellent stash, Lee!

beatnic

Don't forget something to wash it down with.

Lee.mcglynn

Well so far sandy is a drizzle and some good wind gusts...not much and I'd go out fishing in this weather lol

Glock1975

Yeah guys b safe, looks like a bad storm. Cold and raining here in Ohio.

allsmokedup

Lee.mcglynn:

Well so far sandy is a drizzle and some good wind gusts...not much and I'd go out fishing in this weather lol

I'm in Baltimore in a highrise... The rain had been going sideways , the wind is howling and the bulk of the storm hasn't hit us yet. Stay inside unless you want to start flying...

scarlin

Being near Pittsburgh, Sandy is on a direct path to hit me. Unfortunately there are Mountains between me and her and NOAA says she won't mess with that. It'll be insane to see a hurricane take a 90 degree turn. I hope everyone here and not here will be safe.

beatnic

I feel for you guys. been there, done that. If you haven't left, be prepared to live without power for a few days. That means no lights, TV, computer, water (pumps need electricity), cell phones (towers have about 8 hours of battery life and your cell phone will run out very quickly searching for a signal) sewerage, traffic controls, etc. The fuel stations will be out of power = no gasoline. Stock up on water and food that wont spoil. Also,, if you live in a metro area, watch out for looters. They're just waiting for the fog. Our energy trucks are already headed your way. Good luck!

webmost

It's a rainy day in Dull-Aware is all. A bit breezy; no big deal. So far, we've gotten more wind from the weather geeks than from Sandy.

skweekz

scarlin:

Being near Pittsburgh, Sandy is on a direct path to hit me. Unfortunately there are Mountains between me and her and NOAA says she won't mess with that. It'll be insane to see a hurricane take a 90 degree turn. I hope everyone here and not here will be safe.

I am on the east side of these mountains in which you speak. So far it's not been too bad. The wind is starting to pick up though.

Lee.mcglynn

Yup yup windy with mold rain...holy crap wawa is closing lol that never happens!!

Lee.mcglynn

allsmokedup:

Lee.mcglynn:

Well so far sandy is a drizzle and some good wind gusts...not much and I'd go out fishing in this weather lol

I'm in Baltimore in a highrise... The rain had been going sideways , the wind is howling and the bulk of the storm hasn't hit us yet. Stay inside unless you want to start flying...

Hahaha I fly every day!! But yeah it's starting to get bad but not disastress

pross

Wind picking up here in MA. Just got new generator put together, smoking a Gurkha Beauty in honor of my mother who passed away at 57 years old. Her name was Sandy, and being a typical Italian mother would raise holy hell if us kids got out of line. We called her "Hurricane Sandy" and it stuck. I guess she's back...I just hope I didn't piss her off too much.

MVW67

Thoughts are with ya all, be safe!!

Lee.mcglynn

Wonder how the people of Ccom are doing??

Vulchor

Not to be dirspectful here.....but isnt this the same thing us in Florida, S.C., Bama, and Mississippi deal with every year? This wouldnt even get us a school closure.

Lee.mcglynn

Vulchor:

Not to be dirspectful here.....but isnt this the same thing us in Florida, S.C., Bama, and Mississippi deal with every year? This wouldnt even get us a school closure.

Yes but you shut everything down for a inch of snow...we are prepared for certain thing and you are prepared for certain things!! We get a few feet of snow a year so we are use to that!! You guys get this crap every year so your use to it.

pross

No doubt. We say the same thing when you get an inch of snow

scarlin

Lee.mcglynn:

Vulchor:

Not to be dirspectful here.....but isnt this the same thing us in Florida, S.C., Bama, and Mississippi deal with every year? This wouldnt even get us a school closure.

Yes but you shut everything down for a inch of snow...we are prepared for certain thing and you are prepared for certain things!! We get a few feet of snow a year so we are use to that!! You guys get this crap every year so your use to it.

Plus it doesn't help that NYC and NJ are right at sea level. Plus imagine a hurricane with 40 degree weather spitting out snow.

Lee.mcglynn

scarlin:

Lee.mcglynn:

Vulchor:

Not to be dirspectful here.....but isnt this the same thing us in Florida, S.C., Bama, and Mississippi deal with every year? This wouldnt even get us a school closure.

Yes but you shut everything down for a inch of snow...we are prepared for certain thing and you are prepared for certain things!! We get a few feet of snow a year so we are use to that!! You guys get this crap every year so your use to it.

Plus it doesn't help that NYC and NJ are right at sea level. Plus imagine a hurricane with 40 degree weather spitting out snow.

Yeah Atlantic city is starting to look like catrina...it's not good at all!!

skweekz

Lee.mcglynn:

scarlin:

Lee.mcglynn:

Vulchor:

Not to be dirspectful here.....but isnt this the same thing us in Florida, S.C., Bama, and Mississippi deal with every year? This wouldnt even get us a school closure.

Yes but you shut everything down for a inch of snow...we are prepared for certain thing and you are prepared for certain things!! We get a few feet of snow a year so we are use to that!! You guys get this crap every year so your use to it.

Plus it doesn't help that NYC and NJ are right at sea level. Plus imagine a hurricane with 40 degree weather spitting out snow.

Yeah Atlantic city is starting to look like catrina...it's not good at all!!

And West Virginia is getting pounded with two feet of snow instead of rain to go with the winds

kuzi16

Lee.mcglynn:

Vulchor:

Not to be dirspectful here.....but isnt this the same thing us in Florida, S.C., Bama, and Mississippi deal with every year? This wouldnt even get us a school closure.

Yes but you shut everything down for a inch of snow...we are prepared for certain thing and you are prepared for certain things!! We get a few feet of snow a year so we are use to that!! You guys get this crap every year so your use to it.

i was gunna same the same thing. I drive through feet of snow every year but i dont think i would know what to do with a hurricane. its all about what you are ready for.

Bigshizza

Best of luck to everyone on the East coast.

Rhamlin

Hope everyone's doing ok. We're getting snow here but so far only lost power once for a few seconds. Glad we had all that wind a few days ago. Knocked down most of the leaves.Going out later to donate some blood.

Vulchor

So guess I was wrong on the prior comment huh? Wowsers.

JDH

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/full_loop.php

This storm is almost the size of Alaska.

rwheelwright

Hope everyone is ok. We only lost power a few times and it was for at most a few seconds each time. My parents in the next town loast power for 2 1/2 hours. My sister in the next town (other side of me) is without power. Last year she was without power for ~10 days.