[njbchbum]

gov christie has ordered mandatory evac from long beach island and voluntary evac from the barrier island from seaside north; but no orders to leave atlantic city!

mayors of the local beachfront towns from pt. pleasant beach north through monmouth county are asking residents to head for higher ground; and most towns are opening emergency centers that will get residents to a county emergency facility.

water, batteries, flashlights and generators are pretty much gone from store shelves.

nyc mayor bloomberg REALLY has a mess on his hands! computer models are tracking the storm to follow the same path as floyd [i think floyd] that flooded lower manhatten from the battery to canal street!!!!

mass transit will likely shut down sat afternoon and resume when possible. trains to the hamptons will be cancelled tomorrow. mayor is asking folks to leave the low lying areas tomorrow and join friends on the high ground for dinner and the weekend! also suggested folks with cars in city garages may want to go and park them in park n ride lots - in n.j. or westchester county!

jersey folks in the villages might want to follow the state preparedness at the asbury park press http://www.app.com or the star-ledger http://www.nj.com/starledger

if you have kids/grandkids near the coastal areas of nj - this is no joke! make them evac if not for themselves but so the YOU don't have to worry!