Sandy, aka here we go again...

[Koronin]

Good luck to all. The rain here has stopped, just the wind which will last through Tuesday and the gusts here are no worse than any other regular storm. I have seen some pictures from the Outer Banks of NC, mostly of Hatteras Island and there is a lot of flooding there. Milo Beach (Rodanthe, Salvo, Waves) appear to be taking the worst of it (which is typical as this is the smallest strip of land). There has been 1 definite house collapse into the ocean. It's the 2nd house from what is referred to as the S-Curves which are totally flooded. This house was condemned after Irene last year and no work was done to it, so no one was in the home. Anyone who watched the movie Nights in Rodanthe, this house at the time was the 3rd home from the S Curves as Serendipity was the first, but was moved father south 3 years ago. This area is prone to flooding with a minor storm, so the flooding was expected and the only evacuations were called were for visitors to please leave since they would be stuck on the island if they did not. No evacuations called for residents. I hope those who are still in her path will be safe.

[Shellyrides]

I will be lighting a BIG candle tonight to hope for the safety of all in this storms path. I just hope there "Frankenstein" monster storm ends up being more along the book lines and less of a horror movie!

[Crankin]

All the schools are closed tomorrow. I am wondering if it's really going to be that bad here. It's raining out, been raining all day, but no wind really, yet.
I'm ready, although not sure what I am going to do about work tomorrow. One client (the one who lives right near me) cancelled already.

[Owlie]

My dad's up in Boston these days... Hopefully Frankenstorm isn't as bad as expected.

Stay safe, everyone.

[ny biker]

Pam, I read that if you live on a high floor you should consider finding a lower place to stay, because winds will be even worse at higher levels.

Federal government is closed tomorrow, schools closed, Metro system closed, local governments closed, public library announced that no books are due between now and sometime next week.

Yet I know several people who are expected to go to work because their employer plans to be open. Which is just stupid, I think.

I usually go to the gym for weight training on Mondays, but I went today instead. Also met a friend for lunch, just to get out of the house. Then I went to pick up a few non-storm things at Target, which was not at all crowded.

I received an email from Verizon and a phone message from Comcast with info about reporting outages and how to get information during the storm. My credit card company sent an email saying that they will not charge late or overdraft fees for the next several days.

I also received an email from Tim Kaine, who is running for Senate, asking people to take any campaign-related yard signs indoors until the storm is over.

[withm]

I saw on the internet this morning that streets within 3/4 mile of my house have water up to the tops of the fire hydrants and the bulk of the storm won't even be there until tonight. It's a pretty safe bet that my house will have some water incursion. I only brought clothes for 4-5 days and Rx for a week. I'll be spending the next few days contemplating alternate housing arrangements, and starting an inventory list for insurance purposes. Finding a place to live that hasn't been damaged from the storm is not going to be easy and of course there will be a LOT of competition for whatever properties are available. So far I'm safe and staying with a friend 100 miles away, but the storm is going to hit here too.

[Crankin]

OK, I did go to my office and am back home, round trip of 51 miles or so. It's rainy, not bad, but with gusts of wind. Not more than a regular nor'easter, maybe less at this point. It is supposed to pick up and be the worst here between 3 and 9 PM. Clients all cancelled or said they didn't want me to come this morning, so I have a free study day, yippee! At least until the power goes out, which I hope doesn't happen. There's plenty of people out and about, although we have a state of emergency, schools all are closed, and the public transportation system is shutting down at 1 or 2, I think. They are already having issues in the coastal towns.