I went to Sears and Walmart today. Sears had lots of generators stacked up. I bought one, was on sale and a nice deal. There were other people in the store, all shopping for appliances, none for storm supplies.
I went to Walmart just to get some more baby stuff, since we were running out and it wouldn't hurt to have some pre-made formula on hand just in case. The place was busy, but not picked over. Emergency supplies were marked down. The bottled water aisle was well-stocked. Actually, the only thing I wanted and couldn't get was an extra gas can, those were sold out.
I'm a big fan of living in New England. People seem to just be ready, and don't scramble at the last minute. The funny part is, the university I work at is closed on Mon and Tues.
I went to walmart tonight to pick up some new shoes for my son and the food aisles were ransacked. No bread, water, or milk to speak of. Didn't check the toilet paper aisle. I've got ~20 gallons of gas in the garage and canned goods that if rationed will last us a couple weeks. We have a gas stove and grill with tons of matches so we can even eat well, should the world end.
Ready for Sandy here.
You work for PwC by chance?
I'm sitting in Hoboken, NJ getting ready to be crushed. Although, I'm going to get up early tomorrow and we may bug out to friends spot deeper/higher elevation in NJ if the prediction holds up or gets worse.
You are in mandatory evac zone...
hoboken said:A mandatory evacuation by midnight, October 28, is in effect for ground floor apartments.
well then my bet is this shit just blows over.. no news here folks..
Wow. I was at the Biddeford Walmart, too. Where'd you go, Newington? I expected it to be sacked, but it totally wasn't.
The one thing I forgot to do was fill the gas cans, but I'll get out tomorrow morning and do that. Getting gas cans with a storm coming is apparently the hard part, and I only have 3 2.5gal cans (that I could find), so if we need to go to the generator, I'll have to go get gas every 12 hrs or so. Good thing the closest gas station to my house is closed for renovation.
My plan right now is to use the gas fireplace for emergency heat if we need it. I filled the 100gal cylinder just recently and the fireplace is the only thing on it. I have two of the 20 lb tanks for the grill if we need to cook. That's the downside of not having a gas stove.
If the coast evacuates, it sounds like we're coming to your house Did you end up not going to DC?
It's amazing to see "hurricane" and "blizzard" in the same warning about the same storm. Probably will never see that again in our lives.
It's amazing to see "hurricane" and "blizzard" in the same warning about the same storm. Probably will never see that again in our lives.
Or this could be the first of many
Where are they expecting it to fall as snow?It's amazing to see "hurricane" and "blizzard" in the same warning about the same storm. Probably will never see that again in our lives.
I refuse to google to verify after everything I hear. Makes sense. I knew their servers were in NJ, so they are probably having the necessary support spend the night in the building.
Can someone tell me WHY we're so concerned about Sandy?
It's barely category 1, and will be a tropical storm soon after landfall. This much hype, I would think it would be cat 3-4 or something.
Why is this such a big deal? Is it because Northeast isn't used to hurricanes? I can understand flooding for coastal areas, but why is New England and upstate NY concerned?
Gallons of water, dried milk you could really just throw in storage somewhere and five years later it would be edible/potable.
It's unique, so the weathermen can't help but orgasm over it, which hypes it up somewhat. It's HUGE, so even though the max winds won't be too crazy, it will still do a lot of cumulative damage. It's hitting an area that is heavily populated, unused to hurricanes, and probably has the oldest infrastructure in the country on average, so the number of people affected will be pretty massive.Can someone tell me WHY we're so concerned about Sandy?
It's barely category 1, and will be a tropical storm soon after landfall. This much hype, I would think it would be cat 3-4 or something.
Why is this such a big deal? Is it because Northeast isn't used to hurricanes? I can understand flooding for coastal areas, but why is New England and upstate NY concerned?
I don't know why upstate New York cares, though. What's it going to do, snow on them?
in Northern Ontario.Where are they expecting it to fall as snow?
A complicating factor is the presence of a stalled front now over
Southern Ontario. Moisture-laden post-tropical storms with several
rain bands interacting with fronts can produce significant rainfall.
Persistent rain is forecast near this front for today and Monday
leading up to the arrival of Sandy. It may amount to 10 to 30 mm
over this period, especially across Niagara, southcentral Ontario and
north to Georgian Bay. An additional 30 to 50 mm is expected with
Sandy. Latest indications suggest that locally higher rain amounts
of 50 to 75 mm are possible mainly southeast of a line from St Thomas
to Burlington, and perhaps in some areas near the Niagara Escarpment.
However the exact location of the heaviest rainfall areas is not yet
certain.
Same reason this kind of earthquake was a big deal, and caused a fair bit of damage: The region's infrastructure isn't built for hurricanes. Or earthquakes. The ocean usually doesn't venture inland for a sightseeing tour, and the ground usually doesn't move.Can someone tell me WHY we're so concerned about Sandy?
It's barely category 1, and will be a tropical storm soon after landfall. This much hype, I would think it would be cat 3-4 or something.
Why is this such a big deal? Is it because Northeast isn't used to hurricanes? I can understand flooding for coastal areas, but why is New England and upstate NY concerned?