A Land Far Away

Sandy will be coming over my area today or tomorrow, so I will be out of contact for a while unless the thing totally surprises everyone. Here's hoping we get power back the day after it hits.

/me plays the last post, just to cover all possibilities.

This storm has ruined my day;thus, I am forced to kick its ass.

the winds from this one will be a joke (unless you were the lazy piglet and build a straw house.. ) however i'd advise everyone to look out for storm surge... this thing passed us way off coast, and this is what coast looked like yesterday...

http://youtu.be/NDiP_Ekf2lU

Yeah... we're going to get hit by it within the next few hours. Hoping to hell we don't have too much surging from the river.

I am currently standing on the roof of my house (possibly naked, but possibly clothed) shouting taunts to the storm ala Lieutenant Dan on the shrimpin boat.

A bit of seriousness....good luck and best wishes to all those in the path of the storm...


</seriousness>


Talos like virgin young girls with red hair.

Well, by some miracle, our power lines haven't been knocked out.

Apparently the power company for our area is going nuts keeping transformers and crap online. I knew they were preparing ,but didn't expect them to go totally crazy about it.

Now just need to worry about the river floods.

Trees down everywhere in my neighborhood. House across the street from me literally cut in half by fallen tree. NYC is devastated. Family and friends OK thank God.

You can always come to the NW, we only have earthquakes. Otherwise the Puget Sound makes it Tsunami-safe. We only have snow once a year and maybe one ice storm.

Take care you'all. Be safe and smart and I hope you all ride through things in good shape.

Here are some useful survival items you can make from stuff lying around the house:

If you find yourself in an emergency situation remember CALM
C ONFIDENCE AND COMMON SENSE
A SSESS THE SITUATION
L IFETHREATENING?
M EDICAL HELP

Hobo Stove

http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/fort_dearb ... _stove.pdf

Buddy Burner (note this is highly flammable and not for use in a unventilated area)

http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/fort_dearb ... burner.pdf



http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/fort_dearb ... st_aid.pdf

What to do if your house floods:
http://www.dnr.ne.gov/floodplain/PDF_Fi ... onTips.pdf

16 hours without power, one destroyed glass-top pation table, and lots of torn siding.


Came out of it pretty well here.

Got pics of the mess?

Rumple C wrote:Got pics of the mess?

Here are two news clips from the marinas near our house less than 200 meters away. (We keep our sailboat at Whiskey Island but had already put her on the hard for the winter before the storm hit)

http://news.yahoo.com/video/clevelandwe ... 00296.html

http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/267256 ... superstorm

We got out ok, power was out for only 24hrs but areas around us will be out for days I am told, and the street lights are still out all over the place.

Without power, my basement filled with about 5 inches of water, but it is unfinished so that is ok. I will have to pay for a roof and siding repair as you can see. But if you look at the last photo, my house is on the left. I am starting to think maybe God doesn't hate me personally.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/ ... 5771_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/ ... 2530_n.jpg