Stay safe our American friends

Thanks - I am near Washington, DC, and it's going to get pretty wet here.  The storm looks like it will hit just a little North of me, maybe 60-100 miles, but it won't really matter, because the wind will affect things all the way to Chicago.

I will get 60 mph winds for a while tomorrow, and quite a bit of rain.

I am planning on staying inside and working up a version of "The Rain Song" by Led Zeppelin, in the spirit of the storm.

Bob Bone

Long Island here. Got my eye on the water. Not so much the wind. Full moon-high tide + storm surge + very heavy, sustained rain.

Good luck guys! 

Thanks! Yep, in the CT area here and we're getting warnings, but hoping most of the heavy stuff will miss us. 

I hate it when the power goes because then I can't get any work done! 


Scott

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I'm in the heartland (Indiana) so keeping the East Coast in my prayers...

I was in London a couple of days after the only hurricane in centuries hit the south east English coast 25 years ago. An experience that that makes me eternally grateful that while we might have rotten summers, endless rain, floods etc. at least we're generally spared that kind of extreme weather.

Not to mention my Louisiana friends' accounts of Katrina.

Keep safe over there.

tlw


I was in London a couple of days after the only hurricane in centuries hit the south east English coast 25 years ago. An experience that that makes me eternally grateful that while we might have rotten summers, endless rain, floods etc. at least we're generally spared that kind of extreme weather.

Not to mention my Louisiana friends' accounts of Katrina.

Keep safe over there.

Here, here  :-) 

Psssh!  We get a FREE street cleaning with this rain, AND nobody will have any more leaves to rake.  :)

Plus, if it DOES land in Jersey, will anyone really be able to tell the difference?  :)

(I am actually planning for several days with no power here near DC, although I am hoping that since I live right along a business strip that I WILL have power, and will be able to knock out a bunch of recording while everyone leaves me alone to work).

Thanks to all for wishing us good luck through what looks to be quite the deluge.

Bob Bone

Northern NJ here. Right in the path (so they say). 

Luckily I'm on a hill and above the street level so I watch the water rush past my driveway without worrying about flooding. Trees, on the other hand, make me very nervous. There is a row of pines on one side of the house and a mighty oak on the other, all quite capable of doing major damage. Not much to do except hope for the best. 
We lost power from Irene last year in August for 4 days. That was a piece of cake for us- moderate temps, cooking on the grill, light until 8:00. (Unfortunately, the center of a nearby town was completely flooded. The businesses just got back on their feet early this year. This storm could completely ruin many of them.)

Exactly a year ago we were hit by a freak early snow storm which brought down trees and branches. We lost power for 5 days. That was a lot worse for us- it was cold and got dark at 5:00. We used the fireplace to keep warm but that got old pretty fast. We had just decided to go and stay with my mom when the power came back on.  We're going to try to brave it again this time - moved the firewood to the porch just in case.


Yes, it should be lots o fun! 

Mystic here in LI sound.... its gonna be bad..

tlw


I was in London a couple of days after the only hurricane in centuries hit the south east English coast 25 years ago. An experience that that makes me eternally grateful that while we might have rotten summers, endless rain, floods etc. at least we're generally spared that kind of extreme weather.

Not to mention my Louisiana friends' accounts of Katrina.

Keep safe over there.

Ooo...was that the infamous one where Michael Fish assured everyone at home that there was no hurricane forecast and that everyone should look forward to a lovely day?

Thanks all for your concern.
I’m in upper western New York State. It has rained continually now for two days and with 5 more days of rain and high winds projected we are worried that many trees will come down.

We are all sitting tight for the next few days!

I'm located in southeast Pennsylvania, between Philadelphia and Lancaster. So as far as predictions go, pretty much in middle of Sandy's path...   Fortunately we're not located near any creeks or other bodies of water, and have no large trees near our house.  But I do expect to be without power for at least a day or two...   Loads of fun.  
 
Here's hoping we east-coasters will be posting by Halloween.  

So, without power, it's time to get back to the staff view on paper.  Why not?  It could be our best composition in à Life time.

South Jersey here...darned thing is coming right for me. At least you guys won't be reading my novels for a while as we'll probably lose power for a week. Best of luck to any of you that will be experiencing the effects of this storm. Try to stay safe.

-Danny