Good night Irene

[Poorboy]

it looks like many of us on the East Coast will be affected by Hurricane Irene this week. We are due to be in PA this weekend for the Wheels of Time show, but it looks like our weekend will be cut off early if things do not change.
So who else is going to be affected by Irene?

 

[Pockets]

Me

 

[ronkh]

I get to set up EOC tomorrow morning, and hope it don;t screw up trip to Vegas

 

[Poorboy]

looking worse than originally expected ... it headed farther west ... we will be home Sat night :smt013 **** storms

 

[ronkh]

from the looks of it, you'll be home sat afternoon

 

[ronkh]

 

[mcate]

Glad I'm retired. The whole US 2nd Fleet got orders to sortie this morning.

 

[Scott P]

You lucky east coasters. We need a good little thunderstorm like Irene here.

 

[89LXi]

^^^^ What Scott said. Felt lucky to get 0.5" Wed night.

 

[ronkh]

http://www.wfsb.com/category/219526/hurricane-irene-storm-path

 

[ronkh]

[h=1]NYC Mayor Orders Evacuations of Sick, Elderly before Hurricane[/h][h=2]5 hospitals begin mandatory evacuations; entire transit systems prepares to shut down[/h]http://www.jems.com/article/news/nyc-mayor-orders-evacuations-sick-elderl

 

[RANDAL]

Steve you should just set up out here in IOWA on a vacation for a week while Irene does her house cleaning

 

[wallywax]

Be safe everyone!

 

[Poorboy]

we are back from the Wheels of Time show and safe ..thanks ...the storm is due here overnight and throughout tomorrow ... let's just hope the warehouse can survive the storm

 

[mad992]

i hope you guys are hanging in there that looks very windy over there
good luck and stay safe

 

[Poorboy]

we survived the storm .. better than most .. preparation is always the key .. whether it be a storm or detailing

 

[Scott P]

It looks like Vermont took a beating. We are still almost two feet under rainfall this year and under water restrictions.

 

[Bunky]

We were on the edge and the worst as it passed into Virginia. Down trees, lost power a couple times, tree debris in the yard but only a few inches and gusty winds. The NC coast got hit more about roads washed out (ocean and sound connected at several places on Hatteras). The state will yet again rebuilt at tax payer expense for free as they build a toll road in our area.

 

[Poorboy]

Good to see you are doing ok Al ... things are replaceable

 

[Scott P]

I remember when the eye of Ike passed over use. I got up at 5am to look outside and have the little assistant check out the scene. It was so calm and quiet compared to just a little earlier. We woke up a little later to the back half of the storm. It was crazy. My little Magnolia tee that was knocked down and facing south had been flipped or sun around to now face north. Once it was over, I stood it up, tamped the roots down and it is still going strong.

We have a portable generator and I wired in a transfer switch.I can hold about 36 gallons of gas, enough to get me through several days of generator usage. I've only had to use it once since then (Ike was back in '08 ), but it is nice to have.