Most schools use public transport even in Philly septa is shutting down tonight, buses, trains, all that. Lucky kids get off but I gotta be up at 6
Very confused as to why schools are closing up here in Boston.
All we have so far is a high wind warning starting at 2:00pm with 30-40mph winds gusts up to 60. I guess if the 60mph gusts are frequent there could be a lot of issues.
With the childhood obesity rate being where it is, you'd think that high winds would have become less of a concern for schools.
Just got word my office is closed tomorrow!
How are you guys feeling about the storm there? I'm the only one in my family that lives away. My dad doesn't appear to be taking it too seriously, but I know he did clean the yard up and they have food/water to last a while. My sister "isn't buying the hype" and is staying home, no idea if she has any supplies. My one grandma is in a nursing home, and this is the one time I feel good about her being there (she doesn't want to move to Maine to live with us). My other is staying home and doesn't give a shit.
I'm hoping for you guys that the winds aren't as bad as forecasted, or at least, no trees come down on homes. I think we can all do ok without power for a bit, but a hole in the roof would suck.
We're not expecting much, but I ended up going to get a portable generator anyway. Tomorrow morning I need to go fill my gas jugs and that's about it. Unfortunately, I don't have a cord to backfeed the dryer outlet, so I'll just be running the 120V outlets in on an extension cord if we need it.
Sad seeing people lining up for staples like water and what not. Why the hell don't they already have this stuff? It's like trying to buy fire insurance because half your neighborhood is burning and the wind is headed to you. Water is a buck a gallon, have that stuff at home. Boxes of pasta keep, like, forever, literally. Jars of peanut butter, none of this takes much money or room. I cannot imagine going to a store and seeing empty shelves and/or standing in line for hours with the other people who cannot think past tomorrow. Gallons of water, dried milk you could really just throw in storage somewhere and five years later it would be edible/potable.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...storm-set-biggest-EVER-hit-United-States.html
Modern Americans cant be bothered by anything more than a couple days out.
The smart people stocked up for the winter during the summer. The slow people spent last week getting ready for this potential disaster. The REALLY dumb fuckers (i.e. the majority) waited until Sunday night to start getting shit that wont help them much anyway.
Sad seeing people lining up for staples like water and what not. Why the hell don't they already have this stuff? It's like trying to buy fire insurance because half your neighborhood is burning and the wind is headed to you. Water is a buck a gallon, have that stuff at home. Boxes of pasta keep, like, forever, literally. Jars of peanut butter, none of this takes much money or room. I cannot imagine going to a store and seeing empty shelves and/or standing in line for hours with the other people who cannot think past tomorrow. Gallons of water, dried milk you could really just throw in storage somewhere and five years later it would be edible/potable.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...storm-set-biggest-EVER-hit-United-States.html
If you're standing in a lineup to get into trader joe's in NY I think you probably don't have much food at homeBecause people live within 5 minutes of multiple stores everyday and can do this just whenever it's needed. I don't know about lining up. I went at 7pm to the supermarket and there was no crowd whatsoever and I picked up extra canned goods and water. Maybe because we have multiple stores within 5 minutes of us. We had that stuff around, just not enough for over a week of no power. Anyway, who says people are only buying it for the first time?
Live pic I just took now from my window.
I'm in Jersey City by Hudson River, we're looking up the river along NYC on right. Currently perfectly calm, just bit windy. Not a drop of rain.
You're quite nonchalant for a fellow who, this time next week, will be supping on a stranger's thighbone for dinner, gnawing out any sustenance you can find to feed the rage.Live pic I just took now from my window.
I'm in Jersey City by Hudson River, we're looking up the river along NYC on right. Currently perfectly calm, just bit windy. Not a drop of rain.
that's funny... turn your camera in the other direction and you'd be looking at my office in Jersey City.
Live pic I just took now from my window.
I'm in Jersey City by Hudson River, we're looking up the river along NYC on right. Currently perfectly calm, just bit windy. Not a drop of rain.
You're quite nonchalant for a fellow who, this time next week, will be supping on a stranger's thighbone for dinner, gnawing out any sustenance you can find to feed the rage.