Hurricane Sandy
 

Good luck and be safe to all of the northeaster US friends on this forum. Have been through many a hurricane here in Louisiana and they are to be taken seriously. Prepare and be ready for it. Hope everyone has little damage and no injuries or deaths. Go to higher ground and hunker down.

I am worried, as when it rains hard for more than two days, I have water in the basement.....and it takes several days to get it taken care of. I have to move all the furniture, pull up the rugs and make sure the fabric is all safe!

Deb better get busy preparing better to be safe than sorry! Prayers to all of you out there. We are expecting snow and wind.

I am so looking forward to the storm.. I know it sounds crazy.. Even though I am on an island out of NYC near the ocean, I find a storm very invigorating... I have a couple of things to pick up.. I have enough stuff to do in the house, and read.. .. I just hope we don't lose the power.. but then I have two laptops, and one Kindle fire, and they are all charged up. I will lose internet, but I can catch up on other things.. I guess I am good to go!!!
For those that are in any danger, I will keep you in my prayers that things work out..

Perhaps at a better time you can look into a putting a pump in the basement. My folks had to do that.

Keep your head in, don't be a "looky-lou!" Prayers of safety to you all.

We are on the West Coast of Fl. and the wind today has been 30-40 miles per hr it sounded awful but I know the East Coast is doing much worse they have rain but the info on the storm going N looks awful. I hope your all safe been thru many hurricanes and hopefully with a little luck it won't be as bad as they say it's just you have to be prepared for anything to happen and then get out of harms way. These storms are so unpredictable you have to be careful and just listen to the weather reports. Good luck everyone I'll say some prayers for you all. Take care and just do what they tell you even if it comes to past for nothing. Sue

I purchased additional batteries and canned items today. Hope we don't lose power as the basement could flood. Ole Mother Nature is having fun this fall season. Prayers that this storm fizzles out fast.

Prayers are coming your way!

Be safe everyone, hope you all make it thru with no damage. Prayers are with you all.

My niece and her hubby are on a cruise ship and can't get back into the Cape Canaveral Port because of this storm. I know that Janelle(niece) must be chewing her nails!! Thoughts and prayers to all who are in the path of Sandy.

Praying for all those in the path of Sandy.

Be safe everyone in the path of Sandy. Here in Mississippi, yesterday the wind was blowing HARD...like hard to walk! Temps have drop considerably.

well, here in NE Ohio we will get some snow-not much I don't think and it has rained all dang day! with you coastal folks it it scary indeed. stay safe-hunker down or get outta town!!

Prayers to all out there in the path of this storm. We are going to get some of it's wrath here in Canada in the next couple of days but nothing like what you all in the States are going to get. Our East Coast: PEI, Newfoundland etc. will probably get the worst of it in Canada. May God keep everyone safe.

Left Ontario Wed -not sure what weather we would find in south west Fl - pleasant but breezy. Arrived Fri afternoon TV's didn't work and no phone either so very concerned but not due to storm. Repairman coming Mon afternoon.
Naturally, we were low in min on the cell phone but bought more to call Centurylink. At least it's sunny and warm to go in the pool and exercise my knee. Hope there is not a lot of damage as now the storm is going towards my
northern home.

I am not raking leaves hoping they blow away today.

Where in the N.E. lower peninsula of Michigan do you live. I am in the S.E. part of Michigan and just looked at the weather and we are expecting rain but no mention of snow. My two grandsons would love it if we got some snow, we didn't get much of anything last year and they were so disappointed.

Since I posted that they have also taken the snow out of the forecast I am on the East shore of Lake Huron about 50 miles south of the Mackinaw Bridge

I am worried sick because my son and girlfriend are leaving Tuesday night (upstate NY) and driving to Florida. I can only hope that they will be o.k. When do we stop worrying?

Prayers for all of you in the storm's path. Down here in New Orleans we're used to such storms but it's unusual for you guys. In my preparation for a hurricane I make sure everything's charged, have some real books on hand and lots and lots of applique or hand piecing I can do while the power's out. Everyone keep safe.

We've done everything we can to get ready for the storm. Much better prepared than during last years freak snowstorm when we lost power for 5 days. I'm crossing my fingers and toes that we keep power but you never know. Lots of trees around-very pretty but not power line friendly. The worst is that the rain is just going to sit on top of us for 3 days or so. I have friends very near where the storm will make landfall. Just tried to contact them to see if they have mandatory evacuation yet.

Our basement is only for furnace hot water heater.Have sump pump but if electric is out pump won't work. Just had to invest in a new fuel oil tank. Not looking forward to more expense. Have been on net and phone trying to find generator.NOT! Stores sold out. Seems like the whole state is out. WISHING EVERYONE SAFE.

Prayers for all my East Coast quilting buddies-friends in New York have left already for Florida for the winter-hope all of you are safe and hunkered down already-CNN said it is still coming and is going to be a whopper

It's snowing here now, the second snow so far this Fall.

We never stop worrying about our kids.

Battened down here in Brooklyn. The subway is shut down, so no work for a couple of days. More quilting time!

IF things stay the way they are then we should only get rain...but who knows the path it will take. Either way my family is prepared. God bless us all.

It does sound crazy. Take this seriously and find a safe place. This is a very serious storm. We have been through many in both SC and FL. Water and wind are a powerful combination.

Please , Please, take this storm seriously!! This is not going to be a two day event. This could be a week or more depending where you are. I'm listening to the weather channel too. They are giving you good information and when they say they have never seen this before they are giving you a very strong warning. When people on the weather channel start giving warnings like that you pay attention. If this storm was hitting Alabama, and I'm 250 miles from the coast, I would be preparing for power to be out for at least a week or more. My family who lives on the coast would be preparing for horrible conditions for at least a month. During some of the Big Storms, Katrina as an example, they were without "life as we know it " for over a month and they were 3 hours away from where the storm went ashore. They were on the Northeast side, sort of like New York is supposed to be. I would hate to add winter conditions on top of that. I'm concerned for people who live in high rise apartments. They higher up you are the worse the wind is. Think about moving to a lower level. I dont know which is harder. Being in it, or watching people who are in it not paying attention. We are getting those tv reports too!

All of you please think safe and stay safe. Please follow advice you are getting. My prayers are for you and your families. I hope it is NOT as bad as they say it will be.

I live on Long Island's south shore (Mastic Beach) a block from the Great South Bay. I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared of this one!! We do have a french drain system in our finished basement - that's where my quilting room is. If we lose power, I have to fire up the Honda generator to keep the pumps going. I moved all my fabrics to higher shelves and all my sewing/serger machines are upstairs now on my main level. Just now we received a Voluntary Evacuation Order via recorded phone message.
We moved our third car two miles north to a friend's house and I'm ready to run with my 6 cats in 6 carriers. My husband works for the power company so he MUST be gone during most of this (not happy about that). Please everyone affected by this storm be safe and take no chances. Your belongings are not worth putting yourself in danger.

I live on the coast of Virginia and we are as ready as you can be for something like this storm. I have lots of food in the pantry and bottled water and all that. When the power goes out for a week or more it is terrible and that is exactly what is apt to happen. We have a generater but it is such a pain. I pray it will turn out to sea and we will all be safe.

We're under a Blizzard WARNING here.

I have asked a contractor for the past two years to put one in....when it is hot and dry, he is busy with other stuff, when I bug him about it, I get another promise.....I did move all the stuff, rolled up the rugs, put bricks under what I can't move to elevate it above the water. I did groceries, have lots of water in containers in the freezer, if we lose power I can use the water to keep things cold as when it thaws for drinking or cooking. I have a hot tub that I can pull water from to flush the toilet - on a well ya know - lots of ready to eat food ( comfort as well as nutritious), oil for the lamps, batteries for the flashlights, the portable radio and dvd players. Plan for the worst, pray for the best.

Check with your fire departent. They come to your home to vac water out. Not sure how big an area they cover or if all do that. Worth a check . Stop in and talk with someone.

Ditto prayers to you all

I'm in Brooklyn, too! It's so rare that my husband's work closes for anything. But with no trains, it seems like the whole city shuts down. We've done all we can, so now we're just sitting here, waiting for something to happen. It started to rain overnight. We'll probably take turns staying awake through the night to make sure the outside drains stay unclogged. As long as the sump pump stays powered, we should be okay, God-willing.

Thoughts and prayers I know all about hurricanes, I lived thru Katrina we had NO power for 30 days, NO cable, of course you need electricy for that, NO telephones. I heard on the car radio that you had to call ATT and report the phone not working, crazy huh we just had a cat 5 huricane come visit. We did have water two days after, thank God we are on community water. And to top it all since it was Aug, it was 99 degrees here.

We are closing schools here today as well as tomorrow. Nice to have a day off but that surely means that I will be sucking water....pray the power stays on! Water in the basement is minor compared to those who have had to evacuate. Hugs and prayers to those in more danger than I am.

My granddaughter is only having half a school day today and my dh is home since noon from his job and my dd is on her way home from work also at noon. Some places are not closing down or having people leave early. We just expect rain and high winds. Thanks for everyone's prayers for all of us on the East Coast and beyond.

Been watching pictures of this storm from friends in NJ and NY and ones taken from space. This thing is a monster. I fear for all who are in the path and pray for safety. I hope those who should evacuate are doing so or have done so. All are welcome in my home in Alabama if you need a place to go. :)