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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:41 pm    Post subject: Hurricane Sandy Reply with quote

The eye should reach the Jersey shore, centered ~100 miles SE of where I am on the south shore of Long Island in ~2 hrs. The electricity has flickered twice already this afternoon, a lot of small branches have fallen from the trees from ~50-55mph winds. Widespread blackouts predicted, I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stay safe Gem

See you when you are able.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ya might want to shut down the farm...
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, the wind is picking up. All but one shrubber is on a UPS but the power just started flickering again so I'm shutting down, probably until at least tomorrow afternoon.


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yup stay safe there .....

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OMG! Power went out 2 hrs. after my previous post, just came back on 5 hrs. ago. 5 days without electricity starts to feel like forever. We'll be throwing out a ton of food. A large curbside Maple tree got blown into the street and pulled up 16 feet of sidewalk, a piece of fiberglass awning went down the block and some fence sections blown down. Otherwise OK.

Curly (a cat) missed the heat from the computers, he insists on being in bed under a blanket 23 hrs/day. Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really glad to know that you're OK.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, so good to not feel trapped in a dark corner although can't go far with the fuel shortages. People are sitting in gas lines for 24hrs. Shocked Don't ask me how.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 4:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Glad to hear you're ok. I'd advise staying with Curly under the blanket for a few days! #ni-1
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gemjunkie wrote:
Thanks, so good to not feel trapped in a dark corner although can't go far with the fuel shortages. People are sitting in gas lines for 24hrs. Shocked Don't ask me how.



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was up on the north half of the island where there are some low hills last night. Old Country Rd. just west of Rte.110 was blocked by trees and very large cables laying across half the road. Still areas blacked out.

No gas lines last night. Maybe the odd-even rationing works? Kudos to BJ's Warehouse Club for not raising prices, $3.739/Gal

Loads of out of state utility trucks on the roads, thanks guys.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Glad to hear you ore ok Gem.

My immediate part of Queens was ok. Several blocks over lost power for a few days. My main shrubber at work was down for a week...but so was the rest of downtown Manhattan...

Most people are back to power now, those with houses that is...

Scary stuff.

Anyone that is friends with me on FaceBook should run over to my profile and see the pic of me that my wife posted of me out cleaning my gutters (again) DURING the hurricane. I was expecting some serious rain, but thankfully did not get it.

Next purchase is a generator...
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