Hurricane Sandy

[daca55]

Because I am in Maine right now I was wondering what anyone has heard about hurricane Sandy as far as affecting the Villages. Sounds like it could be quite the storm.

Thanks

Bob :beer3:

[sgiamp1]

No worries at all. We have a 50% chance of rain today and 20% tomorrow with slight winds. The storm is about 250 miles east of the coast so we won't be affected much at all. You, on the other hand, better keep an eye on the national weather service.

[senior citizen]

Because I am in Maine right now I was wondering what anyone has heard about hurricane Sandy as far as affecting the Villages. Sounds like it could be quite the storm.

Thanks

Bob :beer3:

We are in Vermont ; they are showing it OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA with high surf at the atlantic coast.

However, our local Vermont daily newspaper as well as our t.v. and radio is warning all Vermonters for a "possible repeat" of what happened last August and last October..........first being IRENE the hurricane that devastated Vermont and the Schoharie Valley of New York state with flooding, destroyed bridges and roads, etc., saw homes, barns, horses and cows floating down rivers....................plus the October snow and ice storm that knocked out power in Connecticut and Massachusetts, etc., etc. for a week or more........

We had taken off from Albany Airport in N.Y. to fly to Orlando last October with snow cover on the ground; the pilot had to de ice the wings twice before takeoff............but it wasn't until a day or so later that we began to hear from people in THE VILLAGES about their families back home in Connecticut, and New England still without power, etc.......

I hope it goes out to sea...........but that would be like the Perfect Storm when that fishing boat sank in 1991?????

Up here a major cold front is supposed to meet up with the hurricane.
New Jersey will be affected as well as Vermont and other states........

My guess is TV will be safe and sound............unless something changes.

[asianthree]

water is still in stock at the grocery, so all is good

[njbchbum]

We are in Vermont ; they are showing it OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA with high surf at the atlantic coast.
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Up here a major cold front is supposed to meet up with the hurricane.
New Jersey will be affected as well as Vermont and other states........

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senior citizen - we just returned from denmark, maine [oxford county] and am now in n.j. and just one mile inland from the ocean!

when you post 'new jersey will be affected' that should read AFFECTED! ;) weather service is referring to the impending havoc as frankenstorm! looks to be a nor'easter with hurricane force winds meets major cold front with winds passing thru from the west! oy! thought about goin' back up to the house in maine - but hubs is gonna do his emergency mgmt volunteer stuff instead!

oh well! been through it before - and i've got lots of yarn for crocheting! i can always appreciate a good storm to make me stay home and do crafts!

[ugotme]

Down here in So. Fl. it is basically just a nasty day - some wind, some rain.
Storm is moving up and out of here.

My concern is for the people up north - I have a son and many friends on Long Island.

A tropical storm + a winter storm + a cold front certainly isn't good.
If you have lived "up there" you have been through weather like this.

Hopefully Sandy will somehow turn east and not bother anyone ! :pray:

[2BNTV]

Here in CT, rain predictions for just rain Monday and Tuesday with winds of 24mph and 39 mph, (possibly over 50 mph).

Don't expect it to be anything major.

[senior citizen]

senior citizen - we just returned from denmark, maine [oxford county] and am now in n.j. and just one mile inland from the ocean!

when you post 'new jersey will be affected' that should read AFFECTED! ;) weather service is referring to the impending havoc as frankenstorm! looks to be a nor'easter with hurricane force winds meets major cold front with winds passing thru from the west! oy! thought about goin' back up to the house in maine - but hubs is gonna do his emergency mgmt volunteer stuff instead!

oh well! been through it before - and i've got lots of yarn for crocheting! i can always appreciate a good storm to make me stay home and do crafts!

STAY SAFE. Your area has been hit very often recently. I remember south Jersey being without power several times ..............

Is Denmark near Norway Maine? We stopped there once when visiting the tourmaline shop. Probably also passed it when enroute to Bar Harbor from Vermont's route 2.........towards Bangor, etc.....

We saw them sandbagging the Jersey shore on the news this morning....
Again, stay safe..........

[Mack184]

Based on the hysterical rantings of the various television weather nit-wits you're likely to have more trouble in Maine than the folks in central Florida. Here in Baltimore I suspect we'll be in the dark for days since BG&E loses control of the power whenever minor T-Storms come along let alone the consequences when anything of any real importance comes through.

[lanabanana73]

Have been here in TV for a month and am scheduled to drive back to Vermont at the beginning of the week. I'm thinking we're going to have to postpone that for a couple of days!

[ugotme]

Based on the hysterical rantings of the various television weather nit-wits you're likely to have more trouble in Maine than the folks in central Florida. Here in Baltimore I suspect we'll be in the dark for days since BG&E loses control of the power whenever minor T-Storms come along let alone the consequences when anything of any real importance comes through.

Ahhh weather forecasters - one of the few jobs where you can be SO wrong and SO well paid !

[MSG@TV]

Because I am in Maine right now I was wondering what anyone has heard about hurricane Sandy as far as affecting the Villages. Sounds like it could be quite the storm.

Thanks

Bob :beer3:

Here in the eastern PA/NJ shore area, they're really talking shelters, etc. Just heard the mayor of Philly warn residents to prepare. They predict major flooding not just at shore points, but even in the city from the rivers cresting.

[graciegirl]

Played golf today. Warm and windy. No rain.

[pooh]

Well, it was a very windy day on the golf course. Our ladies' group played Heron starting at noon. The moss on trees was blowing off them here and there, some branches were blown from trees, and the wind really did impact the flight of the ball....:D....but the sun was out, the temps were nice and the ladies were wonderful to be with. The closer to the coast, the more wind one will experience. The birds were even having a tough time! On the way home, Saw a bald eagle at hole 1or 2 of Mallory, "dining" on something. Tried to get a pic, but he was quite a distance from the cart path on Morse and my phone really didn't provide a good picture. Too windy to fly off with lunch!

[2BNTV]

Ahhh weather forecasters - one of the few jobs where you can be SO wrong and SO well paid !

Weather person - the job where you can be wrong every day and still keep. :jester:

It's all about the ratings they get. That's why they portray everyhthing as much worse than it might be. I hope their worng this time too.

[njbchbum]

STAY SAFE. Your area has been hit very often recently. I remember south Jersey being without power several times ..............

Is Denmark near Norway Maine? We stopped there once when visiting the tourmaline shop. Probably also passed it when enroute to Bar Harbor from Vermont's route 2.........towards Bangor, etc.....

We saw them sandbagging the Jersey shore on the news this morning....
Again, stay safe..........

denmark is approx 30 mins away from norway, an hour nw of portland and 30 mins east of north conway, nh. 15 mins from norway is oxford, maine - where we enjoy going to the new casino that opened in july [10 mil in earnings in first 2 mos - no word on expenses, tho].

batteries are bought, lanterns are unpacked, water bottles chilling in freezer, propane tanks for grills filled, cars topped off with gas, extra cash taken from bank today, all meds accounted for, gallons of water stored for drinking/cooking/teeth, wipes unpacked for cleansing, paper goods/plastic ware unpacked, manual cork screw available and gas for the generator is stored. bring it on - we're jersey folks! also learned a lot from mainers when they faced the ice storm years ago when they were packing snow pails and cut up frozen tree limbs in their fridges and melting snow on the back up wood stoves for drinking, etc!

almost looking forward to a couple of days to enjoy crafting instead of doing errands and chores! ;)

[njbchbum]

Have been here in TV for a month and am scheduled to drive back to Vermont at the beginning of the week. I'm thinking we're going to have to postpone that for a couple of days!

lanabanana73 - wise decision! gov cuomo did or plans to declare a state of emergency in order to muster equip to necessary areas; govs of ny/nj also requested power companies to send additional work crews; nj gov ordered round-the-clock staffing of off of emerg mgmt; cape may, nj has voluntary evac going on thru sat - becomes mandatory sun; low lying communities in central nj are advising residents to move cars to higher ground and treasured items to second floor; local univ closed campus for mon/tues. that's about it for now - am sure there will be more to come...like maybe snow in the shenandoah mtns!

[Mack184]

Ahhh weather forecasters - one of the few jobs where you can be SO wrong and SO well paid !
I always thought the Florida weather wizards had it best. With the exception of an on-coming hurricane you just type out one forecast and repeat.. "Sunny today with a 30% chance of afternoon showers or T-Storms". That'll be 40k + bennies please.

[ugotme]

I always thought the Florida weather wizards had it best. With the exception of an on-coming hurricane you just type out one forecast and repeat.. "Sunny today with a 30% chance of afternoon showers or T-Storms". That'll be 40k + bennies please.

Absolutely - as they say If you are in Florida and don't like the weather, wait about 20 minutes !!!!

[2BNTV]

Absolutely - as they say If you are in Florida and don't like the weather, wait about 20 minutes !!!!

A friend of mine says that about CT but adds "it will change". :smiley:

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Ahhh weather forecasters - one of the few jobs where you can be SO wrong and SO well paid !

.........and still get to keep your job!!! :a20:

Bill :)

[njbchbum]

Ahhh weather forecasters - one of the few jobs where you can be SO wrong and SO well paid !

am really hoping they are ALL WRONG this time! so many evacuations being ordered here on the jersey shore! states of emergency declared. no bottled water in stores. no generators in lowes, home depot or even grainger's! warnings being sent to people on oxygen and electric medical devices! even local lakes are being lowered with these HUGE pumps! it is really beginning to get a bit scary!

if anyone has family in the monmouth/ocean county area that needs to be checked on before monday, pm me and i will try to assist. don't plan on leaving the house after sun afternoon!

[Mack184]

am really hoping they are ALL WRONG this time! so many evacuations being ordered here on the jersey shore! states of emergency declared. no bottled water in stores. no generators in lowes, home depot or even grainger's! warnings being sent to people on oxygen and electric medical devices! even local lakes are being lowered with these HUGE pumps! it is really beginning to get a bit scary!

if anyone has family in the monmouth/ocean county area that needs to be checked on before monday, pm me and i will try to assist. don't plan on leaving the house after sun afternoon!
This is the result of our "sue 'em for everything" society. Government agencies are so quick to pull the trigger because they fear lawsuits later from the zips who don't know enough to come in out of the rain.

I am certain that come tomorrow morning there won't be a drop of milk, a crust of bread or a bottle of water anywhere in the Baltimore metro area. Of course they do that here when there's a forecast for an inch of snow too.

[wilkinsm1]

Not a bad day in The Villages...windy and warm...got a little gusty later. Our neighbor's bottlebrush tree blew over..the post supporting it cracked right through..the tree just appeared bent. I do hope the storm isn't as bad as it is being forecasted for everyone in the northeast...keep safe and warm!

[hotrodgirl]

Be safe all my TOTV friends. Saying a prayer for you as I was able to dodge much damage in Boynton Beach. Fingers and toes crossed for no damage and most importantly your safety! Post back barring any signal complications in the next days!:pray:

[jimbo2012]

Here in CT, rain predictions for just rain Monday and Tuesday with winds of 24mph and 39 mph, (possibly over 50 mph).

Don't expect it to be anything major.

You and I have Long Island Sound between us, there are several trackers saying the eye may go E to W right up the Sound.

Stay tuned....

[bluedog103]

Here in CT, rain predictions for just rain Monday and Tuesday with winds of 24mph and 39 mph, (possibly over 50 mph).
Don't expect it to be anything major.

Where are you in CT?

[Rbgold]

am really hoping they are ALL WRONG this time! so many evacuations being ordered here on the jersey shore! states of emergency declared. no bottled water in stores. no generators in lowes, home depot or even grainger's! warnings being sent to people on oxygen and electric medical devices! even local lakes are being lowered with these HUGE pumps! it is really beginning to get a bit scary!

if anyone has family in the monmouth/ocean county area that needs to be checked on before monday, pm me and i will try to assist. don't plan on leaving the house after sun afternoon!

Njbchbum,
Where are located on the Jersey shore? We are in Point Pleasant Beach, just a block from the ocean. Battening down the hatches and getting prepared as well. No mandatory evacuation yet, but have a feeling that might be coming.

To everyone in Sandy's path, please STAY SAFE!!

[njbchbum]

Njbchbum,
Where are located on the Jersey shore? We are in Point Pleasant Beach, just a block from the ocean. Battening down the hatches and getting prepared as well. No mandatory evacuation yet, but have a feeling that might be coming.

To everyone in Sandy's path, please STAY SAFE!!

just north of you - above asbury. i love ppb! spent MANY 2 wk vacations there as a kid! mom sold ocean front cottage in chadwick beach a few years ago - phew! glad we're not worryin' about that house, too!

i heard mantoloking had vol evac orders already! and saw all of the sandbagging going on @ jenk's on the 6pm news. we're a mile in from the beach with lots of home between us - so not too worried there.

do you follow http://www.facebook.com/JerseyShoreHurricaneNews - oodles of great and current info there!

stay safe and head west as soon as they tell ya! went thru the 1992 storm with the chadwick house and it wasn't easy! holler if ya need something!

[Rbgold]

Thanks for the Facebook link. I'll check it out. Next few days should be interesting to say the least. I'm probably going to head up to my mom's in Monroe Twp. to keep her company during the storm. Hubby can keep an eye on things here.

[shalomuall]

:pray:here in VA we are under state of emergency. My mom is supposed to come down by bus from Mt. Laurel NJ on Tuesday so we can fly from DC to Orlando on Wed for a few days of R&R in TV. Sandy better not get in the way.

[lchard]

I am currently in Ft. Lauderdale, where Sandy came a LOT closer than in The Villages. All we had was rain, some wind, and a short power outage. Looks like NJ/NY is going to have it a LOT worse than Florida did.

[Rbgold]

:pray:here in VA we are under state of emergency. My mom is supposed to come down by bus from Mt. Laurel NJ on Tuesday so we can fly from DC to Orlando on Wed for a few days of R&R in TV. Sandy better not get in the way.

Sara,
Hopefully the worst will be over by Tuesday so that you and your mom can enjoy your time together in TV! Fingers crossed!

Rona

[jerseyvillager]

Stuck in Jersey. 8 am flight cancelled. Hope to get out on Wednesday. Everything is closed including the A.C. Casinos. Worse yet to come - about noon today. Lights just flickered but OK for now.

[Rbgold]

In our location at PPB we were under mandatory evacuation. We left yesterday at 1 PM and have been watching the Weather Channel which is broadcasting right up the street from our home. We realized that if we lost power and flooded, our generator would be of no use in having the sump pumps keep up with the flooding waters. Next high tide will be the one to watch.

It's hard to think about what we might be coming home to, but we will deal with whatever we have to, if we have to! :pray:

Thank you to all for your prayers and thoughts! Be safe!

Rona

[ugotme]

As I posted elsewhere, My son is on Long island - Mass. Pk.. He lost power at 8:50 a.m.
Unfortunately the worst is yet to come.

[Taltarzac725]

As I posted elsewhere, My son is on Long island - Mass. Pk.. He lost power at 8:50 a.m.
Unfortunately the worst is yet to come.

Good luck. Hope Sandy goes on by with as little damage as possible.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Positive thoughts for those of you who are in the path of the storm.

Bill :)

[2BNTV]

Positive thoughts for those of you who are in the path of the storm.

Bill :)

Amen.

[cbg150]

I am on the Jersey Shore, hoping to get down to the Villages to close on our house later this week. We are not in an evacuation zone, yet the wind is howling and very strong with the height of the storm almost 12 hours away. The lights keep flickering and we lost power for a few minutes, but thankfully it was restored. . To think that I was a little concerned about the possibility of hurricanes when we moved to Florida!

[MSG@TV]

I am on the Jersey Shore, hoping to get down to the Villages to close on our house later this week. We are not in an evacuation zone, yet the wind is howling and very strong with the height of the storm almost 12 hours away. The lights keep flickering and we lost power for a few minutes, but thankfully it was restored. . To think that I was a little concerned about the possibility of hurricanes when we moved to Florida!

My prayers are with you. Good luck in weathering the storm from where you're located. As for closing on your TV house, I heard that flights in the Philly area are cancelling through Tuesday, and some airlines into Wednesday.

[hotrodgirl]

Laura, Rona and all others in the path of Sandy. My prayers are with all of you and I certainly hope for the best outcome for each and every one of you. The most important thing is to be safe. I hope you all will not find too much devastation in your areas. Rona, I know you are in Point Pleasant where the storm is predicted to come ashore. However on the most recent news, they say it will be at 5 PM instead of high tide, so a tad bit of good news. Even here in Chicago, our waves on Lake Michigan will pound ashore and over Sheridan Road and Lake Shore Drive. Winds will be 40 here, so I can only imagine what so many of you will experience. Best of luck to you all and you are definitely in the thoughts of all those on TOTV.:pray: