Joessfl Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Everyone here who is about to get slammed, stay safe. For those already through it or in it....I hope you all are ok. I havent been through many storms like this being in Phila, PA, but as a husband, parent, homeowner, I am not looking forward to this. Dont go outside if you dont have to. Dont drive if you dont have to. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Batton down the hatches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Do we have a list of folks who are in the path of this thing? Prayers to all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joessfl Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 On the northern suburbs of Phila, PA. Looks like I am on that line between 60 and 75 mph winds. Work finally made the call at 7:30AM that they would close. Nice job, considering airports and rail are shut down. All non-essential gooberment dont have to report, but other companies still think they are above all that. On the bright side I get to spend the day with family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) message deleted, sorry for my remarks they were out of place in this thread Edited October 30, 2012 by stevegrab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 We've been getting big gusts of wind even here in Atlanta where the rainfall isn't even hitting, big enough to where it could be a real mess with even bigger gusts and rain. Stay safe folks in it's path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 good news is that storm picked up speed, meaning it will make landfall much earlier than the 8:00PM high tide. It will also be over much quicker than originally thought...twice as quick, since it went from moving at 15mph to almost 30 mph. Bad news is that it won't have time to diminish in strength, meaning that inland areas will get those 80-90mph winds that were originally only predicted to hit the coasts. Not sure how may buildings in Center CIty Phily were constructed with the idea of withstanding hurricane force winds. And in our suburbs, countless trees are going to ripped from the saturated ground, toppling power lines and causing massive outages. The storm itself may be easier to tolerate, but the aftermath I fear may be much worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I had a bitch named Sandie cost me 17 years of my life... Oops, wrong thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashingtonD Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Power out, lots of trees down, and we are on the periphery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 primetime wind and rain going on right now, expected to last another 6-8 hours before starting to weaken. fun times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I still have power as long that continues I'm happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Lots of floods trees down etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 All you right coasters take care and be safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Governments are the first to shut down because they can, and their employees expect it. (It isn't like they actually do anything and people would notice if they closed.) Others in the real world of business are usually more conservative about closing their business and losing revenue and employee productivity for a day. fuck you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Yeah be safe everybody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) message deleted, sorry for my remarks they were out of place in this thread Edited October 30, 2012 by stevegrab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joessfl Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Still have power here. Although I am about 5 minutes from being kicked out of the house. For some reason the family doesnt like me continuously singing Grease songs such as "Sandra Dee" and "Sandy, baby, I sit and wonder why oh why". I mean, come on, who doesnt like a 6 hour medley of 2 songs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashingtonD Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Big tree just fell on a friends house will post up a photo later, all family was safe but serious roof fixing necessary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joessfl Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 I knew somebody would react that way, sorry my post offended you. But the person who posted what I responded to is way off base if they think businesses have the same guidelines for closing due to a weather emergency. Just because all the government workers were sent home doesn't mean every business is going to close down as well. We've closed early a few times for serious snow storms, but I've seen the local government offices closed many more times than that in the same period. I was way off base? I just mentioned what was in the news about goverment workers, airports, and rail to show the seriousness of it. I wasnt thinking someone would take a Hurricane 'Be safe" thread and make it about government "apathy" instead of maybe assuming that some big employers were making sure people were safe. My mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC94 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 It always floods on the blocks near my apartment when it rains a lot and right now there is basically a moat around my building. I won't be leaving my apartment for a couple of days. But no loss of electricity and the wind seems to be dying down a little so I hope we are past the worst of the wind damage. It's supposed to rain a lot more so I am sure the flooding will get worse. I am concerned about my friend's place on the shore. He lives across the street from the beach and 1 block from the bay so I am sure he is going to have to deal with a lot of flood damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Governments are the first to shut down because they can, and their employees expect it. (It isn't like they actually do anything and people would notice if they closed.) Others in the real world of business are usually more conservative about closing their business and losing revenue and employee productivity for a day. I knew somebody would react that way, sorry my post offended you. But the person who posted what I responded to is way off base if they think businesses have the same guidelines for closing due to a weather emergency. Just because all the government workers were sent home doesn't mean every business is going to close down as well. We've closed early a few times for serious snow storms, but I've seen the local government offices closed many more times than that in the same period. nice back-pedal. Your comment was ignorant and you know it. My company expects us to show up in a blizzard. Which organization is wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Areas all around me no power , so far my fence blew down . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricrelish Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Power out, lots of trees down, and we are on the periphery You have no power? Are you running off your laptop battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Areas all around me no power , so far my fence blew down . stay safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satelliteoflovegm Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Batton down the hatches Sir, the hatches are battened down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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