Hi Folks,

For those of you who do not live in the US, perhaps you are not aware that the heavily populated northeastern portion of the US is bracing for a massive storm that is raging up the Atlantic coast, scheduled to make a left turn and slam into NYC / New Jersey / New England sometime Monday. The storm is a confluence of two big storms, and bigger than anything seen since early 1900s. They are expecting high winds, high storm surge coupled with full moon high-tide, producing downed power lines, heavy flooding and several days of heavy rains.

In low lying areas they are closing schools and having forced evacuations of homes and hospitals. NYC subways and buses are being shut down as of Sunday night. The subway system is mostly below ground, and lower Manhattan is roughly at sea level and surrounded by water.

At my house, not really close to the sea, we are preparing to be without power for days, which is predicted. For those of you who have friends or family in the area, please keep them in your thoughts. The next few days are going to be rough.

Yea, I've been hearing about it. After Hurricane Katrina bombarded us even more extensively than expected, I have been careful to watch the really big ones along the coast, even all of the way up there.

Batten down the hatches and be safe.

For all those going to suffer from power outtages: Good luck to you all and we'll see us on the other side. *fingers crossed*

Don't know about Century  how about Millennium ??  Hoping all our friends  here on the site can keep us informed on how they are doing and coping with the conditions.. The Stores must be bare of perishables and emergency equipment ,..  Hope the little ones get to have their Halloween ..


PS .. I won't post any photos of my lawn furniture tipped over by the wind ( or that earthquake)  out here on the west coast  ..

see you on the other side of the week..

Surprised no one has mentioned the Mayan Calender yet. Opps.

Any updates from members on the east coast of the US?

Let us know how things are.

I live in Hampton, Va. about 30 miles from Virginia Beach, this is the second day of rain and wind but really hasn't been bad. Irene was a lot worse.

Haven't we had about four "Storms of the Century" already this century?  A serious situation, to be sure, but some of the hyperbole on the networks (including Weather Channel) is kind of ridiculous.

I'm in New England, so yes, we're taking it seriously up here, but there's no need to panic. We had massive flooding from Irene last year, so I think we're likely better prepared for this one.