Hurricane Sandy Check-In

[malmalthekiller]

Our work let out at 1pm today. They gave us an emergency number and said it was be tentatively opening tomorrow at 11am. My night job was cancelled tonight and tomorrow

Everyone I love is safe so far

I've got some food for a few days. Hopefully everyone will be ok.

I have a few friends in Philly that I'm worried about, and my boyfriend in south jersey.

[Dasota]

I'm out in the Buffalo area, and everyone is all freaking out for the "Frankenstorm" part of all of this.

It took me until I started reading this thread to realize that people over-reacting is why I got stuck with crap-tastic 1% milk and in all honestly, I went because I just happened to be out of milk and eggs.

And it's not supposed to get super messed up until tonight and into tomorrow I guess.

Snow on Halloween? Yep. When I went trick or treating, we had to figure out costumes that would fit over snow suits.

[Amina516]

Hospitals breaking out the cots for staff. I live a half a block away, at least I can run home and hope Im not hit by a cow. I hear Atlantic City NJ, is beat to hell and pieces of baordwalk are flying free. And its not even high tide yet....

Stay safe all.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Channels 9, 4, and 5 were there at Pier Village.

Wind was super strong. Hard to walk against.

Power has been flickering now off and on. I fully expect it to go off for good soon. And then I'll be trapped with my parents, aunt, and two little cousins.

I'm watching channel 7; apparently Seaside Heights has lost power.

They showed a shot in Cape May at a beach access point; the waves come up and wash over the walkway and into the parking lot, which has just the parking meters showing above the water (you can see about an inch of pole).

This is Atlantic City http://instagram.com/p/RXoEkohmER/

They also showed a quick shot of Union Beach where my friend lives (don't know what street they were on)...I am really worried for her house (they all evacuated yesterday). It'll probably be at least a few days before they'll get back in.

And now they're showing a crane somewhere in Manhattan, at the top of a building under construction that looks like it's gonna fall off. They're closing streets around it in case it does.

My power has flickered a few times now but hasn't gone out. Yet. My parents' went out a couple times for a few minutes.

Now they're saying landfall around 6:00. Wind gusts are getting scary here.

[Greenday]

Mine went out for a few minutes.

On facebook, there's a page called Jersey Shore Hurricane News. Lot's of good pics and links.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Mine went out for a few minutes.

On facebook, there's a page called Jersey Shore Hurricane News. Lot's of good pics and links.

Well the ducks are enjoying it, I guess..

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...levant_count=1

[Andara Bledin]

Is it my imagination, or do the storm tracks make it look like Sally has a mad-on to hit the entire state of Pennsylvania?

Stay safe, people.

^-.-^

[Tama]

I feel sorry for those poor Amish people...

[Mytical]

Being in Ohio I don't expect to get much of it, but we've already had a little snow. Didn't stick to the ground though.

[Ironclad Alibi]

I'm in Arlington, just west of DC. The power here has flickered a couple of times, but is still on. We have a whole house natural gas generator, so we are prepared. Here are some web sites for following the storm:

National Hurricane Center

Dominion Electric Outage Map - VA and NC

Weather Radar Stations

[MoonCat]

I'm out in the Buffalo area, and everyone is all freaking out for the "Frankenstorm" part of all of this.

It took me until I started reading this thread to realize that people over-reacting is why I got stuck with crap-tastic 1% milk and in all honestly, I went because I just happened to be out of milk and eggs.

And it's not supposed to get super messed up until tonight and into tomorrow I guess.

Snow on Halloween? Yep. When I went trick or treating, we had to figure out costumes that would fit over snow suits.

Doesn't Don Paul make you nuts? "OMG IT'S THE STORM OF THE CENTURY!!! "

I've got coffee, chocolate and wine....emergency supplies

We went grocery shopping today, stocked up a bit. It was funny watching the other customers. Some of them had full carts. One couple walked out with only.....a pumpkin. Hey, priorities, right?

[malmalthekiller]

Hoping all my NY/NJ friends are ok.

The light has flickered a few times here, but that's it. I'm taking advantage of the unusual amount of free time and was napping most of the afternoon

[FormerCallingCardRep]

Spoke to Little Bits. They are starting to get snow. She said it was very windy and there is concern about power outages on campus.

[Severen13]

Really really really windy. No work tomorrow.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Lots of rain, and I've seen the wind picking up.

According to the latest forecast (seriously about 10 minutes ago) on NBC 4, the worst for us is going to take place over the next 12 hours, and then ease off through Tuesday.

Looks like I'll be going in to work tomorrow.