Luv Quilts and Cats

I'm in New Hampshire about 45 miles inland. We are expecting lots of rain and wind. Hopefully we will not lose power.

sew_itnow

Bamagal please stay safe. Also everyone else in its way. May God be with and watch over each and every one of you

luvTooQuilt

Stay safe everyone..

alwayslearning

We have had winds and some rain, but not much. My hope is that the poor weather people that get so excited when bad weather (who creates weather?) may be coming are overreacting . Good to let us know there is potentially bad weather so we came prepare, but they do get so excited. You all have time to prepare. Do not take chances. May no one be with out electricity for too long to keep them from their machines!

QuiltingKrazy

As a native of FL in the gulf coast area, the best advise is to be OVER prepared! As the old saying goes, better to be safe than sorry. Having gone thru many hurricanes, I think the one thing that no one is really prepared for is the lost of power for long period of time. No power effects everything and we are so used to having conveniences of life we forget how to survive without those things. No power means, no gas pumps so fill your car, no atm's to get cash or to run charges on debit cards. Freeze milk jugs of water now to help keep food in fridge/freezers/coolers cold, then you can drink water as it melts. Solid ice melts slower than ice cubes. Don't forget your pets! They feel pressure changes before people do and they don't understand what's happening. Take advice to leave low lying areas if you live in places that can flood or area where bridges are closed for safety sakes. To many people wait out the storm and then call for rescues because they thought they would be"fine". That only puts others at risk trying to save your life. OR you may be stranded from mainland for some time. My prayers go out to all in the path of this storm. Hopefully it wil change course and not be as severe as expected. But whatever happens, be safe!

topstitch

I am in Va. on the east coast and on the water. I am also very concerned. Usually we go inland, to Richmond, to stay with our daughter when we have a serious weather event but Richmond is also considered a target of Sandy. I pray for the best for all of us.

maryb44662

Here in Central VA they are advising everyone to tie down their porch furniture, etc., which I did this AM. I live on a country road about 10 miles from Rt. 460 and when the ground is saturated, the trees are blown across the roads around here. I have stocked up on water (always keep jugs of water), filled the washing machine (to flush toilets), and have independent gas cooking stove as well as a gas wall heater if needed. When I bought this place 12 years ago and it being in the country, I requested gas heat and gas cook stove. I can use the top for cooking as I can light it with a match, however, I can't use the oven due to electronic ignition and can't be lit with a match, which is fine. At least I can cook, make coffee etc., on top of the stove. I was raised in the foothills of Willis Mountain back in the sticks, so I am use to "camping" so to speak. Hate camping to this day. LOL Stay safe everyone.

QuickStitch

Please stay safe. If your concerned about not being able to vote, you may want to vote early so you won't have to worry about it.

jbud2

We live in York county, south central PA. We have cleaned and recleaned our rain gutters - the leaves and pine needles are still falling. Sunday morning I will fill buckets with water so we can flush the toilets. I got bread, milk, and tp before the media went crazy. I did many loads of wash this am, and will also fill the pet water up. We had problems last year when we got all the rain at one time - it gathered on the patio then flowed on to the back porch and down the steps into the basement. Hubby put in a perforated pipe and drain box to help with that issue in the spring, but you have to keep the drain box clean. He got ahold of some 'silt sock' and has put that in place to try to direct the water. I didn't buy ice cream (on sale) yesterday because I would hate that to go to waste! I have a quilt top ready to sandwich so I have something to do when the power goes out. But, duh, I was going to machine quilt it! LOL I better get the old treadle machine out if I want to do that! Oh brother.

MimiBug123

It's far enough out to sea to not affect us much (south GA). We are getting gusty winds and intermittent rain. The dogs are carrying on-I guess it's the barometric pressure and their ears. You guys up north might need to evacuate while you can. This looks like a bad one. We decided to ride out Hugo. They evacuated up to the gates of our subdivision, so we decided we'd stay home. BIG mistake! I keep things I can't replace in bins, ready to put in the car, so we can leave at a few minutes notice. I won't ever be caught like that again. We could see and hear big pine trees being twisted in half outside. I will go in a heartbeat now! Stay safe. Sending prayers your way.