Bob Chill Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 VA Beach boardwalk cam. Yikes. Damn sam! And it's EARLY. I would love to see what the mouth of Rudee is looking like. Giant washing machine comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Crappy pic through my rain soaked window Just wait until your window is an aquarium. Red drum are in season... mmm... redfish.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 OK...here's a question born out of naïveté. If the power goes out, do we also lose water pressure? We left town after the derecho, so we didn't have to deal with it back then. We're on your basic local water supply - not a well or anything. Hi. I can gladly answer that. After Isabel my work did some things to secure dedicated power supply to both treatment plants. They get their juice directly from the high power lines now. Most of our pump stations also have back up generators in case of power failure. We learned our lessons and my hope is that supply will continue even if most areas are without power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Just wait until your window is an aquarium. Red drum are in season... mmm... redfish.. They put up all of the christmas decorations down here...oops Glad I'm on the 5th floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I took a series of pics this morning from my backyard. Looks like about 60%ish of the leaves are still on. I'm going to take a series of pics on Wed and have a before and after side by side. I may not have any trees on Wed though. We probably have about the same on the trees right now. Somewhat of a blessing that it's not 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Hi. I can gladly answer that. After Isabel my work did some things to secure dedicated power supply to both treatment plants. They get their juice directly from the high power lines now. Most of our pump stations also have back up generators in case of power failure. We learned our lessons and my hope is that supply will continue even if most areas are without power. Sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Grocery store report: my nearest Safeway had plenty of stuff, bread was low, but no ice. The 7-11 just down from there had lots of bags of ice. No mobs of last minute shoppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcwahoo Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Croatan oceanfront looking north towards Rudee Inlet. Bear in mind, this is the falling tide, low tide in 2.5 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Crappy pic through my rain soaked window It is getting closer and closer to the hotel. good luck bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 They put up all of the christmas decorations down here...oops Glad I'm on the 5th floor Blizz would tell you to move up another couple floors. Please keep posting the occasional pic. Tomorrow is going to be nutz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBsurf Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 It is getting closer and closer to the hotel. good luck bro There is no way it will go over the sea wall. Wind will go N which is cross shore then eventually NW. I would check the North facing beaches of the bay for biggest impacts. Side note waves are 22' 10 miles ESE of Oregon Inlet, NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 There is no way it will go over the sea wall. Wind will go N which is cross shore then eventually NW. I would check the North facing beaches of the bay for biggest impacts. Side note waves are 22' 10 miles ESE of Oregon Inlet, NC. High tide this morning had it on the boardwalk...next high tide is around 9:30 tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have an 80 year old neighbor that We saw taking a walk. He asked me whether it was going to be bad and I told him we were going to lose our power, he acted really surprised and had done no shopping, had not checked whether he had batteries. I wonder how many others have done nothing in preparation and just assume it won't be as bad as the media is portraying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 They put up all of the christmas decorations down here...oops Glad I'm on the 5th floor its not like you to chase tropical storms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUweathermanDD Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have an 80 year old neighbor that We saw taking a walk. He asked me whether it was going to be bad and I told him we were going to lose our power, he acted really surprised and had done no shopping, had not checked whether he had batteries. I wonder how many others have done nothing in preparation and just assume it won't be as bad as the media is portraying it. Crazy isn't it? A lot of people are caught up in it being a hype train because with Irene, lets be honest it wasn't anything like people were originally saying. This is going to be one of the worst storms ever here, and people are lacking knowledge IRT it. The older people have a tendency to be a part of this, depending on their unique ways of life. PS wes, how many years younger is your neighbor than you? Hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUweathermanDD Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 its not like you to chase tropical storms He's not, he's riding it out there since his store is down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 its not like you to chase tropical storms Lol...we opened a store down here on Wednesday...Ive been here for 5 weeks...I'm ready to get out of here...the fighter jet noise can kiss my arse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have an 80 year old neighbor that We saw taking a walk. He asked me whether it was going to be bad and I told him we were going to lose our power, he acted really surprised and had done no shopping, had not checked whether he had batteries. I wonder how many others have done nothing in preparation and just assume it won't be as bad as the media is portraying it. I walked the dog a little while ago and could believe how many people had all their lawn furniture and even umbrellas out. It all comes down to experience and memory with preparations. Many of us have been through multiple long duration power outages the last 5 years. And high wind damage. Wife and I were 100% prepared before we went to bed last night. I done saying "I coulda shoulda" after the fact. For those who get caught with their pants down this time probably won't next time but unfortunately this time will be the mother of all storms in these parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I walked the dog a little while ago and could believe how many people had all their lawn furniture and even umbrellas out. It all comes down to experience and memory with preparations. Many of us have been through multiple long duration power outages the last 5 years. And high wind damage. Wife and I were 100% prepared before we went to bed last night. I done saying "I coulda shoulda" after the fact. For those who get caught with their pants down this time probably won't next time but unfortunately this time will be the mother of all storms in these parts. we were too, the only think left would be to go blow more leaves off my yeard to make sure the culvert under my driveway keeps unclogged but I pretty much through. I cleaned it yesterday and the yard looks like I never touched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Cherry's Jacket Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I don't really have a place to put my patio table inside, but I did flip it upside down to minimize the chance that it gets lifted and taken away. Brought the kid's stuff in too. We'll see how that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Steady light to occasionally moderate rain the past couple of hours here. Easterly flow getting a little boost from running into the Blue Ridge. 55 degrees. Winds N at 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb@MAWS Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 during Isabel they announced the closing the night before. I can't see the government being open on Monday because of the potential disruptions to Metro. during Isabel Metro closed all service at 11am Thursday because of projected sustained winds of 30+mph. I read they would not decide until Sun nite. Hard to imagine during a conference call tonite -- assuming no changes in speed, intensity projections or path -- that NWS officials wouldn't note that while Monday morning may not be "to bad" (relatively speaking), that conditions would deteriorate as Monday went on. Bring people into DC during hvy rain in the morning and then try to get them all home safely with 50+ mph gusts and hvy rain later in the day? And public transportation systems with reduced capabilities? Seems silly, but we've seen sillier OPM decisions over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 We might have to call tomorrow to get it changed. I'm sure they'll have power, but getting there is what I'm more concerned with. Thats why I rescheduled mine - the hubby doesn't want me driving around the next two days at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symblized Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Ocean City, MD. Posted in NYC thread for some reason, so I figured I'd transplant it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 So Comcast just called and left a message regarding Hurricane Sandy - can't say I have ever had that happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Leaf loss is growing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuddz Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 So Comcast just called and left a message regarding Hurricane Sandy - can't say I have ever had that happen Same here. Funny story, I picked up a sandbag yesterday. I live on the 3rd floor of my apt building and put it in front of our door as a joke. The neighbors know I'm a met. They knocked on the door this morning and asked if they needed to get sandbags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffwx Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Ugg, wrong subforum, but this is where I post. My Mom lives in Millsboro, DE (My Grandparents live on that street too)-- but it gets referred to as Oak Orchard. It's on the Indian River Bay-- They are 2-3 blocks from the Bay. That floods easily but it's rare/never that the surge reaches their houses. (they are 4 houses apart) Mom says that once a bad flood got water up to my grandparents door. She's never been "breached" (She says late 90's-- can't name the storm). We are 30 hours from landfall and at high tide River Road has been flooded. My grandparents won't leave. Ages 79-80. My Grandfather is on oxegen and gets dialysis 3x a week. They moved up his day to today and his good till wednesday and he has extra tanks. I don't think their house floods to where they drown, but could destroy everything and or even pull the house off the foundation (It's a prefab). And they won't leave...UGG. Their kids have all dropped in and called and they just won't budge. My gut instinct is to drive up there and stay, but I literally CAN'T due to work. Plus, they CAN leave now-- Maps-- http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&sugexp=les;&cp=15&gs_id=1m&xhr=t&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bpcl=35466521&biw=1600&bih=775&q=river+road+millsboro+de&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89b8c5b0d7f6218f:0x678037cdb0c64102,River+Rd,+Millsboro,+DE+19966&gl=us&sa=X&ei=GFKNUNrhDcm_0AHFpoCYAw&sqi=2&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA If you zoom in and see the Oak Orchard Community Church-- they live on Elizabeth Street behind it. Grandmom is close to the front. Stressful thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I've had a string of pm's asking for advice. Figured I'd just make a simple post. Most importantly, stay out of harms way. If you are worried about trees then stay in your safest room. Don't go outside. Don't sleep on the top level. Tree related deaths are almost 100% avoidable and they are just about the only threat in these parts unless you live in one of the uncommon flood zones. One other thing is flash flooding. We are going to have an unprecedented amount of rain in a short period of time. Unlike training t-storms, this will be very widespread. Water could rise fast and furious. Fallen leaves can cause drainage problems. Stay aware. Just stay home in your safest room and avoid harm's way at all times. If there is no safe place in your home consider going somewhere that is safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Unprecedented rain is a stretch.. Not to smack down preps for it but we have had plenty of big rain events around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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