What is your weather like ... today

[Big Lou]

That's the way, ladies! Have a hurricane party if the lights go out. Way to think positive. I'm all out of likes, :angry: so had to comment instead.

Sure I may be over reacting but as someone who grew up on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico I.e "hurricane alley" please read what I have to say. If you are clearly NOT in the predicted direct or extended path of Sandy then by all means have a hurricane party but if your location could be in harms way FOLLOW authorities warnings ESPECIALLY if you are advised to evacuate. There are many departed souls who decided to ride out hurricanes. After one particular hurricane, "Hurricane Camille" my family went in search of missing family. During that search, during which our family was found safe, I personally saw not only the devasting massive destruction, saddly I saw many of the deceased victims strewn all about. A vision that one never forgets. Many of those precious lives could have been saved. It is much better to err on the side of over precaution my friends. Stay safe.

May God watch over all.

 

[capewind]

Lou, I hope those who are not used to these types of storms DO take your warning seriously, and I do not feel that you are over reacting based on your experiences, but for the North East, while we do not get many MAJOR storms, we do get our share of Nor'Easters that would come close to the basic cat 1 hurricane in over all character. The folks I am personally going to worry about are those around NJ, as I just dont know to what extreme they are used to. We are expecting some wind damages to our area, but as long as it is a cat 1 or less, nothing for us to worry about here on the Cape. A cat 2 or higher, I wouldnt be so minimizing. Just some wind and rain. Yes, it needs to be taken seriously, but dont want to see anyone panic, as that is when folks make mistakes.

 

[callingcolleen1]

Today was chilly, snowed a little, and ice grew on pond. By the park this afternoon.....

 

[mrsclem]

We get the occasional hurricane here but are far enough inland that we don't have to worry about flooding. We had one last year that shut our community down with downed trees and took out the power even though our lines are underground. Made breakfast on the propane grill and then went out to check out the neighborhood. Everyone pulled together to clear the roads. Most people here can't seem to deal with things when the lights go out! We used our generator to keep the ponds running and dealt with the grill for cookimg.

 

[addy1]

We get some nasty wind storms, rain, snow. The hurricanes are tropical storms by the time they get to us. The main issue is honey drives 45 miles towards dc to work. People are insane drivers heading in, if it is bad he calls in sick, rather have him stay home, then in a wreck.

 

[mrsclem]

Hopefully he will be able to stay home Addy. Mine will probably not be allowed to come home till the storm is over. He is almost always at work when this stuff happens and I get to deal with it on my own. I have him setting up the extension cords for the generator this morning before he goes in. Stay safe & warm.

 

[addy1]

You too mrsclem, my honey is federal, luckily his current job is considered non essential, so he gets to skip the emergencies and stay home.

The path looks like the eye is more north than they predicted yesterday, delaware, new jersey, pa. But we will still get winds and rain, right now predicting 6-8 inches before the storm leaves.

 

[mrsclem]

Calling for 10"+ here. Hubby is essential (flight medic for Washington Hospital center) so they get called in and can't leave. Pretty sure he will be in the back of an ambulance instead of the helicopter!

 

[addy1]

Lets hope so! Those things don't like all the winds.............. Only time will tell. We are ready. Our house is on top of our slope, no flooding issues for it, the pond will get smacked, going to keep an eye on the ph.

 

[CountryEscape]

I hate to say this, and I don't mean it in a negative way for sure, but it's exciting for me to get first hand info from those of you on the coast, telling your personal stories of what is happening. I want all of you to be safe, take cover when the storm hits, or go where it is safe if any are on the coasts, but when it's safe, take pics, show us what you went through, and I will pray that all pics I see on here will be minor damage if any, and that all situations will be handled safely. MrsClem I'm sure you will have stories told of the storm, not that I want anything gory, but love the "survival" stories!
This reminds me that I need to buy a small generator for my ponds. I thought about it last year, then wondered if I should be getting one large enough for my house, or parts of my house. BUT, the pond will need it, the house will NOT! I can put fridge stuff in freezer in the garage (which is presently shut off) where it can stay cold but not frozen. And, I have 2 kerosene heaters for the house. Some day will put in a propane fireplace in the basement, use that for hearing the house instead. I can survive without electricity, and my aquariums can survive for a couple of days with no electricity, as long as the room is not too cold, at least I would hope! So, I think I can get a generator that would run 2 pumps and be done with it.

 

[mrsclem]

CE- grew up in Ohio and power outages were common. You have to learn to adapt. We live next to the amish and they never have power! We have a woodstove for heat and I do cook on it. Hubby got me a 900w generator for the ponds and we have used it several times. I have 4 pumps running pumping over 10000 gph and we were still not overloaded. Got a 5500w this year for the house and ponds. It has a large gas tank so won't have to go out every 2 hours in the storm.
I will keep updating through the storm.

 

[CountryEscape]

So, to run your house and ponds, you run an extension cord into the house. What do you run inside the house with the generator? I would have to have someone show me what is safe and how to do it, I'm sure, as I've heard sometimes people do things too directly, and it can be dangerous for electric company workers or something. I'm scared to death of electric stuff. LOL I can do other things no problem, but shocks scare me.

 

[Big Lou]

Lou, I hope those who are not used to these types of storms DO take your warning seriously, and I do not feel that you are over reacting based on your experiences, but for the North East, while we do not get many MAJOR storms, we do get our share of Nor'Easters that would come close to the basic cat 1 hurricane in over all character. The folks I am personally going to worry about are those around NJ, as I just dont know to what extreme they are used to. We are expecting some wind damages to our area, but as long as it is a cat 1 or less, nothing for us to worry about here on the Cape. A cat 2 or higher, I wouldnt be so minimizing. Just some wind and rain. Yes, it needs to be taken seriously, but dont want to see anyone panic, as that is when folks make mistakes.

Thank you capewind, you are so correct about panic. Take care.

 

[Big Lou]

I ran out of likes. So many to give. BTW, unlike years long ago our families in both SW Louisiana and costal South Alabama have either whole home or lesser capacitity auxiliary generators.

 

[mrsclem]

We did hook up the fridge and freezer last year but it started to overload the generator. With the new on I'm planning fridge, deep freeze if the power is out longer than 12 hours, TV & Direct tv receiver and the computer setups so I can stay online. May even plug in a light or two. We run heavy duty cords from the generator to the house and then lighter ones to each area of the house.