Hurricane Sandy

I'm in PA near the Maryland border...
It's pretty nerve wrecking. All public transportation has been shut down in New York, Phily...Lots of New Jersey is being evacuated.
My work still has us here though! LOL With all that...-shake my head-
Hopefully my Chevy will float me home if there's an issue.

I dont think it'll even get that far west.

Im in MD near the pa border. I am right next to the bay but even in far western Md they r calling it really bad (2 feet of snow). Here they r saying 50-60 mile winds and gust up to 80 and about 8in of rain so yeah she will be getting the storm bad also

I'm in CT. Our governor was on the news tonight and said this storm is the greatest threat to human life CT has ever experienced. Very scary. Virtually the whole coast has been evacuated. Storm surge and flooding will be the issue there. Inland where we are the winds will be the issue.

We lost power for 6 days this very weekend last year with the October 2011 freak snow storm. This one sounds much worse


To everyone in its path.....heed the warnings and stay safe. Better to regret being over prepared for something that doesn't occur than under prepared for something that does occur!

I'm in New England...it should be here around 6 am tomorrow morning. I don't think we are going to get hit too hard though.

I hope you will all be safe it's awful to hear whats happening over in the US. God bless you all. xXx

I'm in New England...it should be here around 6 am tomorrow morning. I don't think we are going to get hit too hard though.

Im in southern New Hampshire and I have to say, Im glad that the 'experts' finally got it right and stayed on top of this whole Hurricane/TS Sandy situation. They left us with no appropriate warnings last year and too many were greatly affected by the disaster that Irene brought us. Our own utilitiy carriers were HORRIBLE - ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE last year and took their sweet *kitten* time to get the work done because they didnt even bother to prepare - thus receiving a sanction and fines - and rightfully so!

This time, they are prepared (crossing my fingers). But its up to everyone to be prepared for the absolute worst, even if it turns out to be a gentle storm.

A large portion of New England will have the strong winds and rain. The winds are supposed to average 40-50mph but have gusts up to 65mph from the last recent reports. *******That will hit hard.********


I have friends and family all up and down the eastern seaboard and non-coastal states of the eastern side - from what Ive seen in several news stations, many communities are coming together to do the best that they can to take the necessary precautions. THAT is awesome!

I do ask this though... if you know of people in your community who are oxygen-dependent, who are mobility-compromised, who are extremely ill, considering extending a helping hand. See if they need help, as often it is difficult for them to be as prepared as everyone else. If a utility worker/police officer comes knocking on your door - you can share that information with him/her to let them know of the neighbors who may require being checked on.

Know your routes of driving before the fertilizer hits the fan.

Be smart: if you dont have to go out - dont.

Sending good thoughts, wishes for safety for all of us that will be affected....


CramerNH from New Hampshire

Just seeing lots of rain for now in Southwestern Ontario. Hopes and Prayers out to those in need.

Strength and suppor from over here in the UK - I'll be waiting to see you all online safe and sound XX

Prayers to everyone in its path. Please take a precautions and stay safe.

I'm in the path, Upstate NY here. We are supposed to get hit soon, it's starting to get dark and windy here. Stay safe everyone

i hope ya'll stay safe and will be prayin for the coasts safety!


but,isnt it a catergory one?
ya'll its basically nothing.i've slept through a category 1 and a category 2 hurricane..
maybe a few powerlines,stuff flown everywhere from the windor trees down and if you live on the beach it might be a little worse
and it is smart to evacuate if you live in the low lying area's.
but,i really cant see how its being called the "greatest threat to human life"

breathe. it's going to be fine,im sure.

A storm that is forecasted to affect more than 60 million people is not "basically nothing". NYC transit is shut down. All state roads in CT are closing at 1 pm. Sandy is hitting us through multiple high tides and a full moon. They are calling for "100 year floods". Sandy is so big that hurricane force winds are being felt nearly 200 miles from the center and tropical force winds nearly 500 miles from center. Yesterday the Pope offered prayers for those already impacted and for those in Sandy's path.

Truly, I would love for you to be right and have this be "basically nothing". But frankly its already too late for that.....she's on her way, she's big, she's dangerous and she means business.

I'm currently living out west, but I'm originally from the MD/DC area. Needless to say, I have a lot of friends and family there I'm worried about! Stay safe and don't leave the damn house for anything less than an absolute emergency...not worth it. I'm hoping for the best for everyone.

i hope ya'll stay safe and will be prayin for the coasts safety!


but,isnt it a catergory one?
ya'll its basically nothing.i've slept through a category 1 and a category 2 hurricane..
maybe a few powerlines,stuff flown everywhere from the windor trees down and if you live on the beach it might be a little worse
and it is smart to evacuate if you live in the low lying area's.
but,i really cant see how its being called the "greatest threat to human life"

breathe. it's going to be fine,im sure.

you live somewhere that has had procedures in place to deal with hurricanes forever. NYC, NJ, CT, etc aren't prepared for this kind of things. The coast isn't designed to take a hit this hard. The buildings aren't made to withstand 100 mph winds like this. there are 10 times the amount of people here in a much smaller area.

with all due respect, you have no idea what you're talking about.

thanks for this--i'm in DC....teleworking today and hoping for NO power outages and minimal damage. be safe everyone!!

^ This.

I live in Miami where the building codes are much stricter and the infrastructure is designed to deal with this stuff. NYC and DC are definitely not. Even a tropical storm can do very serious damage to those areas. We have family in Baltimore that have had massive flooding (4 feet+ of standing water in their driveway) and 2-3 week long power outages from just tropical depressions.

I also find it annoying how people dismiss being prepared as "overreacting." It's not overreacting. It's being smart enough to know that these storms are unpredictable and preparation can make a huge difference in how well your family gets through it. Preparation is usually cheap and just involves a little extra time and thought.

agreed 100% - it's pretty absurd. and then afterwards those same people gloat and rip on the government for wasting money/time/inconveniencing them.

sorry but i'd rather the gov't take steps to keep us safe and not need it, than the alternative... (see Haiti)

^ This.

I live in Miami where the building codes are much stricter and the infrastructure is designed to deal with this stuff. NYC and DC are definitely not. Even a tropical storm can do very serious damage to those areas. We have family in Baltimore that have had massive flooding (4 feet+ of standing water in their driveway) and 2-3 week long power outages from just tropical depressions.

I also find it annoying how people dismiss being prepared as "overreacting." It's not overreacting. It's being smart enough to know that these storms are unpredictable and preparation can make a huge difference in how well your family gets through it. Preparation is usually cheap and just involves a little extra time and thought.

agreed 100% - it's pretty absurd. and then afterwards those same people gloat and rip on the government for wasting money/time/inconveniencing them.

sorry but i'd rather the gov't take steps to keep us safe and not need it, than the alternative... (see Haiti)

Only thing I find silly is people stocking up on milk...

DRY milk-fine, i understand that. But...milk is perishable, people! Come on! LoL