"Perfect Storm" report from the northeast

[jblum315]

My daughter in Brooklyn tells me that schools are closed tomorrow and all subways in NYC shut down at 7 p.m. tonight :eek:

[Mack184]

My daughter in Brooklyn tells me that schools are closed tomorrow and all subways in NYC shut down at 7 p.m. tonight :eek:
Sort of the same here in the Baltimore metro area. Right now it's 61 and cloudy with a light wind. Schools & universities closed for tomorrow, transit is operating on an "hour-by-hour" basis, BG&E making robo-calls telling people to expect to be out of power for up to 7 days. (Unfortuantely that happens very regularly after standard summertime T-Storms) fist fights reported at Lowe's over generators and of course nothing left on the store shelves.

[tpop1]

Sunday morning 9:30 am. Clinton CT Harbor area. High tide already having an impact.

Took a walk this afternoon and whole harbor area is buzzing. Town boat launch backed up 5 deep getting boats out; people hanging plywood over windows; everything that can move being stowed!

Barrier island and one low lying beach road under mandatory evacuation but I'm 1/4 mile up from water at 22ft above sea level so should be ok. Wind not supposed to be the issue, strom surge / high tide is.

We will be holding on for wet ride.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae163/tpop1nunu/IMG_2096mod-1.jpg

[Hopeful2]

We're in suburban Philadelphia. All public transportantion will be shut down. All schools closed. Mandatory evacuations in designated areas. It's supposed to be a storm of monumental proportions around here...and to think I was worried about moving to "hurricane alley" ...in Florida.

[KEVIN & JOSIE]

Sort of the same here in the Baltimore metro area. Right now it's 61 and cloudy with a light wind. Schools & universities closed for tomorrow, transit is operating on an "hour-by-hour" basis, BG&E making robo-calls telling people to expect to be out of power for up to 7 days. (Unfortuantely that happens very regularly after standard summertime T-Storms) fist fights reported at Lowe's over generators and of course nothing left on the store shelves.

Hello Baltimore Neighbor! :wave:

[njbchbum]

great pix of the jersey shore area http://www.facebook.com/JerseyShoreHurricaneNews#!/JerseyShoreHurricaneNews

water already at flood stage along the delaware [mercer cty area] and the back bay of cape may - and the storm won't be here until tomorrow! yikes!! state offices closed tomorrow, most schools closed for two days, transit system shutting down by 2am mon morning, local towns have crews out clearing streets of tree limbs/leaves, no bread/water in grocery stores, and looooong lines waiting at box stores and small suppliers for generators!

sorry i don't have a facebook page for new yawkers! ;) but i like the abc news storm coverage site Live Hurricane Sandy coverage from Eyewitness News New York on 7online (http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/livenow?id=8857235)

hoping me and all of your family and friends in the path up here stay safe!

[jimbo2012]

Fire Island the barrier beach on Long Island is now evacuated.

My son has a home on the south shore, on the water, he's packing now, raising all valuables up high.

The bay is up about 3.5 feet now and it's not here yet, forecast can put his first floor under water.

[Mack184]

Hello Baltimore Neighbor! :wave:
Hi back...:wave: But we're only a "temporary" neighbor..we make the move south come January. For several years we had homes in both PA & MD. Technically our "official-legal" address is still PA, so I guess you're our neighbor whereever we hang our hats!

[anarick]

Not to take this storm lightly but it is only a category 1 and it is (as of now) 500 miles from NYC and all the havoc its creating already.
I shutter to think what would happen had this been a stronger hurricane.

[shcisamax]

We were in CT for the storm last October. Lost several 100 year old maples on the driveway. The town was shut down for 9 days...no electricity. Took a couple weeks to get all the downed trees cleared. This storm is much worse. They are evacuating all of Fairfield County.
In Villanova PA, they are closing for Monday and Tuesday. Many kids have left campus. This is a monster. When you consider we had winds for 3 days, and it is nowhere near here, it isn't a surprise to think how bad it will be for those who actually in its path. I am really glad we are here.

[Trayderjoe]

My sister and her husband evacuated (they live in NJ) as they are right near a marina and their neighborhood is low lying.

Hopefully everyone will make it through the storm safely. Good luck to all who will be impacted.........

[Wi11iam]

We are coming down nov. 15th for design meeting and currently living in point pleasant beach , NJ. We have been evacuated...yuch...can't wait to get to tv. Never a dull moment. Hope we will be back in the house by Wednesday or Thursday. Hope we are not punished to much. Wish us luck. Can't wait to be permanent in Fernandina 205.
Hope everyone else in the line of fire the best of luck riding this out.
Best to all.
Bill & Rona

[tpop1]

Not to take this storm lightly but it is only a category 1 and it is (as of now) 500 miles from NYC and all the havoc its creating already.
I shutter to think what would happen had this been a stronger hurricane.

The problem here is not the catagory of the storm but the catagory of the flood potential.

The back end of the storm is pushing the sea water into Long Island Sound and once in it can't get out against the push of the storm. Add the fact that its a full moon high tide tomorrow night, the potential may be devestating.

Tides of 10-11 feet above normal here and nearly as high in NYC are more than problematic.

[Schaumburger]

May all of those on TOTV who still have homes in the area to be affected by Hurricane Sandy or who have friends and family in the affected area, may you all be safe.

[MSG@TV]

We're in suburban Philadelphia. All public transportantion will be shut down. All schools closed. Mandatory evacuations in designated areas. It's supposed to be a storm of monumental proportions around here...and to think I was worried about moving to "hurricane alley" ...in Florida.

Also live in suburban Philly. I, too, was worried about moving to Florida for hurricanes, snakes, and humidity. With tons of leaves to rake and anxiety about fallen tree limbs, I can't wait to move. When are you coming to TV?

[shalomuall]

We are in Northern Va, right next to Dulles airport and 45 minutes outside of DC. No school for the next 2 days. No buses/metro/trains/flights for at least tomorrow. My mom was scheduled to come from NJ here on Tuesday and we were catching a plane to TV on Wed for some fun and R&R. Well, that is not happening. Maybe later in the week. Here the worry is power outages. Hoping for the best. Good luck to everyone.

[MSG@TV]

We are coming down nov. 15th for design meeting and currently living in point pleasant beach , NJ. We have been evacuated...yuch...can't wait to get to tv. Never a dull moment. Hope we will be back in the house by Wednesday or Thursday. Hope we are not punished to much. Wish us luck. Can't wait to be permanent in Fernandina 205.
Hope everyone else in the line of fire the best of luck riding this out.
Best to all.
Bill & Rona

Wishing you the best. I really feel for you folks in low-lying areas. See you in TV.

[njbchbum]

Not to take this storm lightly but it is only a category 1 and it is (as of now) 500 miles from NYC and all the havoc its creating already.
I shutter to think what would happen had this been a stronger hurricane.

anarick - if you are thinking of this event as just a cat 1 hurricane, i don't believe you really understand what is happening. one resource to understand is this website: 5 Reasons Sandy Will Be Epic - weather.com (http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/hurricane-sandy-superstorm-20121027) glad you sorta understand that we are not taking this storm lightly in the least! weather people have said a stronger hurricane really would not make much of a difference - it's this storm's complications that are at the heart of the dilemma!

local weather folks have summed it to a short version: cat i hurricane meets strong nor'easter and both combine with awesome cold front - a triple header! not to mention the moon high tides! back bay waters will be meeting the ocean waters!

and this is not like a hurricane just sliding northward along side of a coastline - this storm is tracking north and then making a 90 degree left turn into the coastline and heading west and then north again inland only to exit off the coast of maine/canada!

while thousands have been evacuated from their homes, those of us who live in more inland areas are concerned for the loss of power which will prevent the operation of sump pumps, residential wells, water authorities going off-line, inability for personal medical equipment to operate for home dialysis, nebulizer treastments and the like and even a few 9-month pregnant women are concerned about a need to get to the hospital! coastal fire depts have been "issued" nat'l guard flatbed trucks so that they could mount at least one major pumper on same so that it will be able to navigate into flood waters and draft out of the waters in order to extinguish a fire.

those are not the normal, routine, run-of-the-mill precautions nj usually takes for a hurricane of any proportion or even the last 100 yr storm that went thru! home depots, lowes stores and hardware type stores in new england states [where this storm will head next] have been sold out of generators and have not been able to take delivery of any for the past week because of the deliveries that were directed to their nj stores! they are hoping to get some starting tomorrow!

so glad this will be over soon and so afraid of being out of power and water for the 7 - 14 days they predict is likely! ugh! but we're jersey folks and we will cope and rise above! ;)

[janmcn]

Good luck njbchbum. I feel your pain. My neice and her family are in Manhattan's lower east side, one block from Zone A, hunkered down. I am so worried about her and her two adorable boys, ages six and nine. She said they have plenty of food and water, and they live on second floor, but still I worry. My sister is in central PA with a bulls-eye on her, also. Let's all pray that everyone is safe.

[jimmemac]

From the head of the Chesapeake bay it is rainy with a few good wind gusts but the storm is still far away-at the bottom of the bay the waves are already 15 feet high at ocean city and the flooding in low laying areas has begun-all this and the worst is still a good 24 hrs away!!!! Stay high and stay dry!

[njbchbum]

Good luck njbchbum. I feel your pain. My neice and her family are in Manhattan's lower east side, one block from Zone A, hunkered down. I am so worried about her and her two adorable boys, ages six and nine. She said they have plenty of food and water, and they live on second floor, but still I worry. My sister is in central PA with a bulls-eye on her, also. Let's all pray that everyone is safe.

thanx, janmcn - prayers for your fam, too! so glad your niece is on the second fl - if they lose power - they can just walk down the stairs! i can't imagine being in nyc in a hi-rise and not having an elevator!!! ;)

[njbchbum]

From the head of the Chesapeake bay it is rainy with a few good wind gusts but the storm is still far away-at the bottom of the bay the waves are already 15 feet high at ocean city and the flooding in low laying areas has begun-all this and the worst is still a good 24 hrs away!!!! Stay high and stay dry!

jimmemac - have you seen area photos? i have seen the jersey shore ones and cannot believe the flooding already! and the power of those ocean waves - more than awesome! enjoy tonite while we still have power and hope we still do in the morning!

[JC and John]

My daughter in Brooklyn tells me that schools are closed tomorrow and all subways in NYC shut down at 7 p.m. tonight :eek:

Hello All, We wish all you folks in the MidAtlantic and New England safe passage through the storm. We have family and friends in NJ and VA and we are praying for their safety as well. Like other posters, I was hesitant to move from VA to FL because of the storms. Glad am here and not up north but our day will come here am sure. Just hope not too soon. Praying for you all! Check in and let us all know how you are doing after the storm.

[Mack184]

At 2305 in Baltimore we have 57 degrees, light rain & light wind. All schools, universities & governmental offices closed for tomorrow. All public transport has ceased running at least through tomorrow.

[anarick]

anarick - if you are thinking of this event as just a cat 1 hurricane, i don't believe you really understand what is happening. one resource to understand is this website: 5 Reasons Sandy Will Be Epic - weather.com (http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/hurricane-sandy-superstorm-20121027) glad you sorta understand that we are not taking this storm lightly in the least! weather people have said a stronger hurricane really would not make much of a difference - it's this storm's complications that are at the heart of the dilemma!

local weather folks have summed it to a short version: cat i hurricane meets strong nor'easter and both combine with awesome cold front - a triple header! not to mention the moon high tides! back bay waters will be meeting the ocean waters!

and this is not like a hurricane just sliding northward along side of a coastline - this storm is tracking north and then making a 90 degree left turn into the coastline and heading west and then north again inland only to exit off the coast of maine/canada!

while thousands have been evacuated from their homes, those of us who live in more inland areas are concerned for the loss of power which will prevent the operation of sump pumps, residential wells, water authorities going off-line, inability for personal medical equipment to operate for home dialysis, nebulizer treastments and the like and even a few 9-month pregnant women are concerned about a need to get to the hospital! coastal fire depts have been "issued" nat'l guard flatbed trucks so that they could mount at least one major pumper on same so that it will be able to navigate into flood waters and draft out of the waters in order to extinguish a fire.

those are not the normal, routine, run-of-the-mill precautions nj usually takes for a hurricane of any proportion or even the last 100 yr storm that went thru! home depots, lowes stores and hardware type stores in new england states [where this storm will head next] have been sold out of generators and have not been able to take delivery of any for the past week because of the deliveries that were directed to their nj stores! they are hoping to get some starting tomorrow!

so glad this will be over soon and so afraid of being out of power and water for the 7 - 14 days they predict is likely! ugh! but we're jersey folks and we will cope and rise above! ;)

Njbchbum--you're right Sandy's force will be unprecedented. I'm in the Bronx close to City Island which is being evacuated. Ive lived here all my life and don't remember ever going through a storm of this magnitude.
May God help us.

[njbchbum]

Njbchbum--you're right Sandy's force will be unprecedented. I'm in the Bronx close to City Island which is being evacuated. Ive lived here all my life and don't remember ever going through a storm of this magnitude.
May God help us.

AMEN! no evac here - yet - just over a mile from the beach on elevated ground. may god go with you and the others being evacuated.

[jimmemac]

jimmemac - have you seen area photos? i have seen the jersey shore ones and cannot believe the flooding already! and the power of those ocean waves - more than awesome! enjoy tonite while we still have power and hope we still do in the morning!

At this point ocean city has mandated evacuation for those in 17th street on down to the inlet for current flooding. Seems unreal as it has not been that bad so far but tomorrow morning will be bad as well as Tuesday, Here in Havre de grace the low lying areas are already evacuated and nobody is allowed near the water. Very weird storm as it really is a hurricane mixing with a big cold front just energizing both systems into one gigunda storm where even though it is over land it is still intensifying. We are already getting snow in the most western part of the state-really I am not kidding!! I have never seen anything like this. Looks like by tomorrow night the east coast from Washington DC up to NYC may be just plain dark!!!!

[Hopeful2]

Also live in suburban Philly. I, too, was worried about moving to Florida for hurricanes, snakes, and humidity. With tons of leaves to rake and anxiety about fallen tree limbs, I can't wait to move. When are you coming to TV?

We're live in Bucks County and plan to make our second trip to TV in December. We're trying to decide on a model to build, although we won't be able to move for another year and a half. I wish it was now!!!

[Pat_RI]

Starting to get a constant wind here in RI and electrical outages are starting already. They say it won't start getting "bad" until after 2 PM. All schools and most govt offices are closed. My kite is all ready to fly. Hope it doesn't match the hype

[jimmemac]

Steady 20-30 mph winds this morning driving the hard rain on already saturated land. At this point most people still have power but it won't be long before that starts to change. The one thing that we don't have to worry about are tornadoes. Maryland is not very big so it is amazing that we have a hurricane on the east side and a blizzard warning on the west side!!
No mass transit of any kind at least today and tomorrow-airports will close at 10am. Pictures of the ocean are unreal with waves from 10-18 ft high-looks fantastic but doing big damage to the beaches this morning-this will continue all day long as the storm is still hundreds of miles away. Lower New Jersey to NYC will see the worst of the storm.
JIM

[njbchbum]

[snipped]
Lower New Jersey to NYC will see the worst of the storm.
JIM

that's me!!! smack dab in between both points!

but life is still good here this morning. state is pretty much flooded at the ocean front areas from the tip at cape may county all the way up thru ocean county. some monmouth county towns have minor flooding along their ocean avenues so far today [but high tide is passing] and the low lying areas along the back bays are somewhat flooded, too. that will all likely change tonite when the moon high tide rolls in! hopefully, all but the emergency responders who had to go to wrok today will be home by the time that happens!

ciao for now!

[jimbo2012]

Steady 30-40 gusts higher, 6,000 homes without power and it just started, tide is up to where Irene was already looks like flooding will be the real issue.

Some south shore streets R under water.

[De Lis]

While our neighbors up north will be in our prayer these next couple of day, I hope all Villagers take a moment to thank God for this monster of a storm having not hit us. With it being 700+ miles wide, it certainly would have done tremendous damage to this entire state.
God Bless to all.

[allus70]

What's different this time, and unique as far as hurricanes go is not it's strength, but the fact that Sandy is following the Gulf Stream north and then will take an almost hard left turn to the west, hitting the coast at a right angle. Something not seen before this far north. Why this is significant is that it will be pushing a record surge along with it, almost directly perpendicular to the shore. Then to make matters worse, it won't just blow through, but rather it will be held in place by a high pressure system off the coast blocking it's exit. It's already is expected to be the most severe storm to ever hit N.J.


Funny, here in NY we always thought of Florida bearing the brunt of these crazy storms. Last year at this time, we had a freak blizzard, this year, a "Frankenstorm", part hurricane, part nor'easter.
Ah, to be a FROG.....can't wait.

[ugotme]

Jimbo2012 - where are you on LI?

My son is in Mass. Pk. texted me at 8:50 am and lost power already.
Unfortunately the worst is yet to come later this afternoon!

STAY SAFE !

:pray:

[Mack184]

At 1012 here in Baltimore it's 54 degrees, a steady (but not hard) rain and the wind has picked up a bit from last night. At this point if you didn't know about the storm, you'd just think it was a lousy day.

[jimbo2012]

Jimbo2012 - where are you on LI?

My son is in Mass. Pk. texted me at 8:50 am and lost power already.
Unfortunately the worst is yet to come later this afternoon!



I'm out on the east end near Riverhead.

Wind has increased in the last few hours to 40+, almost no rain.

We have a biz located in Copiague next door to your son, also Selden and Carle Pl., all require electric we have big ass generators standing by.

Tonite is going to get much worse they say.

[shcisamax]

Greenwich CT 1200 without power and the storm hasn't arrived yet.

[decodiana]

...just praying, praying, praying...

Wish we had retired already and joined you fine folks in TV. Gov. Cristie has mandated that all non-essential personnel be off the roads. Already have had tons of rain and the wind is very intense. So far we haven't lost electricity. We're on the border of Atlantic and Camden Counties.
:cus:

[njbchbum]

10:42am...the storm has begun its left-hand turn...constant 45mph winds with up to 65mph gusts blowing onshore...thus, high tide waters cannot exit the shoreline...will remain this way thru the day...and will really knock our socks off when the next high tide comes in tonite! wowzaa! likely to be all that has been predicted!

[mikeandnancy1112]

Our son is getting married Nov. 4 in Middletown, Connecticut. We were leaving yesterday and going to the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina where we used to live, see some friends and also see our cabins we built, then on to Connecticut. NC is expecting 11 inches of snow tonight so not going there. We are now leaving Wednesday or Thursday and going straight to Connecticut. I feel so bad for my future daughter-in-law, too much stress, and so much planning for a year to have a wonderful wedding. I pray everything will work out.

[njbchbum]

...just praying, praying, praying...

Wish we had retired already and joined you fine folks in TV. Gov. Cristie has mandated that all non-essential personnel be off the roads. Already have had tons of rain and the wind is very intense. So far we haven't lost electricity. We're on the border of Atlantic and Camden Counties.
:cus:

decodiana
knew atlantic county had travel ban - but not heard that the state does. where'd ya get that info? haven't seen/heard any announcement not read one on the net so far today! hope you're hi and dri and safe thru the day/nite!

[decodiana]

Got a phone call at 8 AM by our local emergency management office that stated the governor had mandated all non-essential personnel are to be off the roads.

[mulligan]

Just heard on the weather channel that Atlantic city is under water

[njbchbum]

Got a phone call at 8 AM by our local emergency management office that stated the governor had mandated all non-essential personnel are to be off the roads.

oh! that sounds like a miscommunication! lol real good info is available here 511nj.org :: Home (http://www.511nj.org/) and here NJTA Mobile (http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/m/mobile.html)

the gov's office screwed up on another announcement today! trying to correct same using lots of media outlets! "***GARDEN STATE PARKWAY: UPDATE*** A source at the New Jersey Turnpike Authority tells us: "We handle both the Turnpike and the Parkway. Please let people know that the Garden State Parkway is closed southbound ONLY at Exit 38. Northbound is open to traffic. For the time being anyway. The Governor's Office's tweet was WRONG and that issue is being addressed." lol

right now there is no state-wide travel ban - just some travel bans that have been implemented for local towns and counties. as i posted before, atlantic county is one that implemented a travel ban as of midnite last nite. maybe the gov will a change the situation in his noon press conference!

may we all fare well thru the duration!

[njbchbum]

Just heard on the weather channel that Atlantic city is under water

saw an on-line photo that showed a fairly big section of the a.c. boardwalk floating down some roadway!

great pix of the storm impact here: http://www.facebook.com/JerseyShoreHurricaneNews

and gallery photos of the central jersey area here: The Asbury Park Press NJ | New Jersey News | app.com (http://www.app.com/)

[MSG@TV]

We're live in Bucks County and plan to make our second trip to TV in December. We're trying to decide on a model to build, although we won't be able to move for another year and a half. I wish it was now!!!

I can appreciate your pain in waiting. We will be over a year from the time we visited and plunked down money on a lot to the time my husband retires. (We will be frogs). In any event, we now live in Montgomery County-waiting for the worst of the hurricane to hit! Nice to meet you.

[jimbo2012]

The sea buoy's off long Island are reporting wave heights of 30-50 feet, those waves are going to hit the Fire Island barrier island, capable of breaching the island, they expect houses could wash away, may get a new inlet.

Wind now gusting into low 50's, they say it's really going to get interesting after 6PM.

The water at my sons bulkhead only has 30" to go until it washes over, they expect it to get 5-6 feet higher. Going to be close to his first floor level.

If it washes the bulk head out --- no insurance.

20,000 without power and it really hasn't started to get bad.

[quirky3]

saw an on-line photo that showed a fairly big section of the a.c. boardwalk floating down some roadway!

great pix of the storm impact here: http://www.facebook.com/JerseyShoreHurricaneNews

and gallery photos of the central jersey area here: The Asbury Park Press NJ | New Jersey News | app.com (http://www.app.com/)

Please stay safe, all you "northerners". We know you well enough to know that the only reason you would fall silent is the loss of power! Do stay in touch. We care.

[jimbo2012]

THe animals are very confused, in NJ a deer running along the ocean

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/404736_505909429428574_2022732578_n.jpg

[njbchbum]

storm humor compliments of Steven DeBlat photo!

[tpop1]

Clinton CT boat launch 11:30 am Monday....getting high!!!

Short power outage earlier, back on now!

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae163/tpop1nunu/Harbor.jpg

[MSG@TV]

The sea buoy's off long Island are reporting wave heights of 30-50 feet, those waves are going to hit the Fire Island barrier island, capable of breaching the island, they expect houses could wash away, may get a new inlet.

Wind now gusting into low 50's, they say it's really going to get interesting after 6PM.

The water at my sons bulkhead only has 30" to go until it washes over, they expect it to get 5-6 feet higher. Going to be close to his first floor level.

If it washes the bulk head out --- no insurance.

20,000 without power and it really hasn't started to get bad.

Jimbo, I'm so sorry to hear the potential for loss your son is facing, with the worst of the storm yet to come. We will pray for your family.

[2BNTV]

Jimbo, I'm so sorry to hear the potential for loss your son is facing, with the worst of the storm yet to come. We will pray for your family.

Ditto,

[jimbo2012]

Just lost power, I'm on battery power, so I'll check back latter.

[Patty55]

JFK closing @2pm

[Patty55]

Here's some good news....

Kim Kardashian is praying for you all and Lindsay Lohan says there is nothing to worry about.

[ugotme]

I'm out on the east end near Riverhead.

Wind has increased in the last few hours to 40+, almost no rain.

We have a biz located in Copiague next door to your son, also Selden and Carle Pl., all require electric we have big ass generators standing by.

Tonite is going to get much worse they say.



GOOD LUCK! Hope everything works out. And, of course, STAY SAFE!

[Patty55]

The water at my sons bulkhead only has 30" to go until it washes over, they expect it to get 5-6 feet higher. Going to be close to his first floor level.

If it washes the bulk head out --- no insurance.

20,000 without power and it really hasn't started to get bad.

My bulkheading survived storms where the waves were crashing over it, throwing debris (picnic tables, bikes) onto it, and mine was old. It will probably be okay, this is what it was designed to do.

[skip0358]

If your from Long Island and want up to date Photos go to News12 Long Island web site they have over 600 photos. The Island is getting hammered as well as Atlantic City where the roads are being washed out already.

[janmcn]

Gov Cuomo announced that the major bridges in the NYC metro area will be closing at 7:00pm/ including GW, Throgs Neck, Whitestone, Verrazano, etc.
The Holland and Brooklyn-Battery Tunnels closed at 2:00pm. No word on the Lincoln Tunnel. It will soon be virtually impossible to get out of Manhattan; no subways, no buses, no trains, bridges and tunnels closed.

[2BNTV]

Gov Cuomo announced that the major bridges in the NYC metro area will be closing at 7:00pm/ including GW, Throgs Neck, Whitestone, Verrazano, etc.
The Holland and Brooklyn-Battery Tunnels closed at 2:00pm. No word on the Lincoln Tunnel. It will soon be virtually impossible to get out of Manhattan; no subways, no buses, no trains, bridges and tunnels closed.

Tappan Zee Brige closed as of 4 PM today.

[2BNTV]

Go to picture 20 to see the real status of Statue of Liberty.

Sandy could bring 'catastrophe,' affect 60 million - CNN.com (http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/29/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

[jimbo2012]

Just checking in - so far other than no power at home, the other locations are good so far, I log into their close circuit TV system, if it's off we drive out and start the generators.

Going to have dinner in our RV, the house is getting cold need to get the fireplace going.

This sucks, but others are in greater danger in S NJ.

[2BNTV]

You know this storm is a biggie when the stock market is closed on Monday and Tuesday.

It's worst than the storm of 38 and stronger.

My thoughts and prayers to all those that are affected by this storm.

Stay safe and out of harms way :pray:

[Moderator]

Going to delete the fake Statue of Liberty storm picture and all posts that reference it. There's no reason to get people alarmed when there is and will be plenty of actual tragic news to come.

[Posh 08]

This is real. Skyline Drive, Luray, VA. Blizzard Warning in Effect.

http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/posh2008/32372_511179858892296_1999457687_n.jpg

[Patty55]

Southampton

[Ron1Z]

We are in Slower Lower Delaware, They just said it made land in Cape May, NJ. Just across the river. Now folks thats two Hurricanes in two years. When we move to the Villages we will be well trained.

[Posh 08]

We are in Slower Lower Delaware, They just said it made land in Cape May, NJ. Just across the river. Now folks thats two Hurricanes in two years. When we move to the Villages we will be well trained.

Hopefully those skills won't be needed. :laugh:

[jimbo2012]

we have a heavily treed piece of property so we parked our RV and cars across the street in an open field.

Had to walk about 300', boy is it windy, got into the RV to have dinner it was rocken & rollin too much to relax, so we took all the hot food back to the house.

It is gusting 60+ without a doubt.

Just got word two of our building went dark trying to get the geny's going.

Not much sleep tonight.

Oh one tree snapped in half about 20' up, dark now so can't see anything else.

Oh fun.......:cus:

[pooh]

we have a heavily treed piece of property so we parked our RV and cars across the street in an open field.

Had to walk about 300', boy is it windy, got into the RV to have dinner it was rocken & rollin too much to relax, so we took all the hot food back to the house.

It is gusting 60+ without a doubt.

Just got word two of our building went dark trying to get the geny's going.

Not much sleep tonight.

Oh one tree snapped in half about 20' up, dark now so can't see anything else.

Oh fun.......:cus:

Stay safe you hear!

[graciegirl]

we have a heavily treed piece of property so we parked our RV and cars across the street in an open field.

Had to walk about 300', boy is it windy, got into the RV to have dinner it was rocken & rollin too much to relax, so we took all the hot food back to the house.

It is gusting 60+ without a doubt.

Just got word two of our building went dark trying to get the geny's going.

Not much sleep tonight.

Oh one tree snapped in half about 20' up, dark now so can't see anything else.

Oh fun.......:cus:

Ditto. What Pooh said.

[janmcn]

Where is njbchbum? I'm worried about her. She hasn't been heard from since early this morning. If you can, let us know what's happening.

[Patty55]

A lot of people have cable/voip service and when the power is out they have no service.

I HATE THAT.

[janmcn]

Massive flooding in lower manhattan, fires in subways, all residents ordered inside. Con-Ed has turned off power in that area. The 911 system is over-loaded. LaGuardia Airport closed due to flooded runways. The Hugh Carey tunnel has been closed due to flooding. People trapped in cars floating down streets in lower manhattan.

[Mack184]

In Baltimore at 2116 Temp is 47, winds between 25-40mph. Miracle of miracles we still have power, although many around us are now out.

[hotrodgirl]

I am getting quite worried about many of our TV posters. Hope all are safe and well. Jimbo, I know you lost power, just wanted you to know we are thinking about you and hoping all is well. Also Rona, Bill, NJBchbum and all else who are impacted. You are all in our prayers:pray: be safe, my friends.

[Shirleevee]

I am getting quite worried about many of our TV posters. Hope all are safe and well. Jimbo, I know you lost power, just wanted you to know we are thinking about you and hoping all is well. Also Rona, Bill, NJBchbum and all else who are impacted. You are all in our prayers:pray: be safe, my friends.

Our son in Rivervalen NJ has not had power all night
Our son in Staten Island has not had power all night
Grandchildren in Pocono's are out too..........

Prayers that all are well!

[hotrodgirl]

For anyone who doubts the impact of this storm... I live in the north suburbs of Chicago, along Lake Michigan. Tonight we are expecting winds of 50-60 mph, a direct result of Sandy. Navy Pier will be closed tomorrow, and all trails along the lakefront. There is a chance they will close Lake Shore Drive/Sheridan Road if the waves come over the breakwater and pound the pavement... I can only imagine with much trepidation what others are going through right now. Hope all are safe!

[jimbo2012]

Sleepless in NY, we are all almost ok, my sons house on the water is now level with the water part of his bulkhead may be gone, has waves on his lawn.

His floor is vibrating with the wave action, it's too late for him and his kids to leave, but the wind is abating, and the tide should go down, he has a geny going.
Also can if really needed go to his neighbor, but walking in the dark with power lines down is more risk than sitting tight. He refused to leave when he should have :cus:

My other two sons one lost power the other has power.

The biz are running on geny's all ok there.

Very little rain just high water in low areas this afternoon wind was 45 gusting to to 67. Now about 30-40.

Can't wait till morning, batteries running low, thanks for your prayers and concern, we'l get thru it.

.

[graciegirl]

Sleepless in NY, we are all almost ok, my sons house on the water is now level with the water part of his bulkhead may be gone, has waves on his lawn.

His floor is vibrating with the wave action, it's too late for him and his kids to leave, but the wind is abating, and the tide should go down, he has a geny going.
Also can if really needed go to his neighbor, but walking in the dark with power lines down is more risk than sitting tight. He refused to leave when he should have :cus:

My other two sons one lost power the other has power.

The biz are running on geny's all ok there.

Very little rain just high water in low areas this afternoon wind was 45 gusting to to 67. Now about 30-40.

Can't wait till morning, batteries running low, thanks for your prayers and concern, we'l get thru it.

.

Heard from 2BNTV too. He is O.K. Wonder about NJBchbum. Hang tight all and hurry home to us.

[jblum315]

Family in Brooklyn no landline, cable or internet, but cell phones are okay. Lights flickering. Wind pretty intense. No public transportation so everyone is home for the duration.

[BarryRX]

Family in New Hyde Park has no power. Family in East Northport also no power and fallen tree damage to house and two cars. Hang in there gang! Thoughts and prayers are with you guys!

[aabuono]

Haven't heard from my family in CT this morning - Sal's there and our 2 sons. Last night about 9PM everyone was fine but in the dark. !! Please send your thoughts and prayers there way - and to all in the Northeast...

Anne

[joycenemetz]

NEPA (Wilkes-Barre, Bear Creek Area) was lucky. My kids report power out, some trees down, minor damage to their homes from the wind. Son's neighbor has a tree ready to fall on house - guys are out trying to pull it away from the house. That is all I know so far.

[hotrodgirl]

Many, many prayers coming your way:pray:from those of us who are so concerned about all of our TOTV friends along the eastern seaboard. Jimbo, Patty55, NJBchbum, 2b, Rona & Bill, and all those I have inadvertently left out. We pray for your safety and wish you well through the devastation. Hope you are all safe and warm and do not have too much damage. Post back to us when you are able and know we are thinking of all of you. Be safe.

[Taltarzac725]

Saw some pictures on my Facebook of a shark swimming near a home in New Jersey. Quite a sight. A poster mentioned that it was a nurse shark which is harmless to humans. http://www.inquisitr.com/380406/shark-found-in-front-yard-as-hurricane-sandy-floods-new-jersey/

[Pat_RI]

110,000 without power in RI. Newport, Narragansett, and down route 1 to Westerly got hit bad. Coast Guard House in Narr got damaged. Narragansett sea wall got taken out in some spots. Ocean Blvd in Newport closed for several days to cleanup damage.

[2BNTV]

Everything is ok with me. No power loss and no damage.

Massive damage in the tri state area as subways are under water and water is rushing into a tunnel, (don't know which one). Boats separated from their mooring and fires in some areas. Atlantic City is under water.

Sandy was a doozie.

Thoughts and prayers for everyone's safety. :pray:

[shcisamax]

Greenwich CT. Power line went down and caught fire with a house. It spread to 4 other houses and they couldn't get to them because the streets were blocked with downed houses. They burned to the ground but everyone got out.

[olgreeneyes]

Made it through the storm, but more winds and rain are predicted for the next 24 hours. Walking through our neighborhood this morning, some trees are down but actually not as much damage as the storms this past July. Not as much rain inland (Freehold). Power has been out since 8pm last night, but most people learned from the past and have generators. Quite a few shore towns were evacuated and they had massive flooding all along the coast. Seems like the winds caused every leaf from every tree to fall and all in our front yard. But that is nothing compared to what happened to many people.
Counting our blessings and counting the days until we can be in TV for good!

[Patty55]

It was terrible watching this on the news and not being able to reach people. Everyone I know seems okay, some property damage, trees down, trees through roof type of thing.

A friend's husband is FD, says lots of fires in the Mastic area, Davis Park lost something like 7 homes.

Spoke with Manorville and Smithtown-they're all good. No Power, but okay.

[aabuono]

Just heard from all my "boys" in CT - All are fine, but no power and no idea when it will be restored. Hope the rest of our friends are well...

Anne

[2BNTV]

At least 12 people dead, nearly 1 million without power in New York metro area in Sandy's aftermath - NYPOST.com (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/sandy_least_people_aftermath_nearly_k93kXnzjpOguJv B46PKE8I/0)

[janmcn]

Everything is ok with me. No power loss and no damage.

Massive damage in the tri state area as subways are under water and water is rushing into a tunnel, (don't know which one). Boats separated from their mooring and fires in some areas. Atlantic City is under water.

Sandy was a doozie.

Thoughts and prayers for everyone's safety. :pray:

Seven subway tunnels under the East River are flooded, as is the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. Also, saw photo of the Path station in Hoboken, totally flooded.

[Patty55]

THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL STATEMENT-Just an observation.


I just love that Chris Christie.

The other one-NOT SO MUCH.

[shalomuall]

We are very lucky. Did not loose power and no damage. My family in NJ and Brooklyn NY are all ok too with power on now and no damage. My flight to TV is canceled so will have to reschedule my trip.
Thinking and praying for everyone

[Mack184]

In the general terms it would be safe to say that somehow the storm missed us. How we're not sure. Other than dealing with a generally crummy day yesterday, our power & cable stayed on, and we had no ill effects. However many around us in Baltimore county have no power..Last update was about 47,000 customers out. Of course down on the Eastern Shore they got badly kicked in the teeth, and many spots heading up the bay had serious troubles. Not quite sure what spared us, but we are certainly thankful for it.

All of the various schools, government offices, and many businesses are closed today. Most Baltimore hospitals dropped their "alert" status at 8am this morning and miracle of miracles our mailman showed up at his usual time, even though it was reported yesterday that there would be no mail service until at least Wednesday.

Unfortunately so many, many people in NJ & NY are in dire straits. My brother lives in Boston, and they were having a much tougher go than we were.

[jimmemac]

At the head of the chesapeake bay we have made it=power just came back on and no damage to the house. We walked the neighborhood and saw many homes that are either flooded or have siding torn off-at least no trees in homes or anything like that.

[jimbo2012]

What a day, been on the go since early this morning, just got home, totally burnt out!!!

Getting two buildings powered up with generators and hunting Diesel for one and gas for the other. We have perishable stuff that needs elec.

My house is ok except no power along with 85% of Long Island in the dark for 7-10 plus days.

Two of my other sons homes are ok, one has power.

Can't say the same for my other sons home on the bay, his bulkhead washed out behind he lost truck loads of sand, he had a pool in the backyard, gone washed away.

He sent us cell movies, it is unbelievable, they had a terrible night for them each wave vibrated the house so much they felt severe vibrations under their feet, the waves were washing across his lawn.

A lot of the damage is un-insurable, his foundation may be compromised from water. He was so burned out when the bridges opened up off LI he went to Foxwoods casino to unwind and sleep in a dry bed. Only to get a flat on the way there.

I'm going to sleep a bit and get back early in the morning.

The rest of LI is like a war zone as is NJ.

............:mornincoffee:

[Rbgold]

Stay safe Jimbo. You & your family are in my prayers & thoughts.

[hotrodgirl]

Glad you are safe, Jimbo and Rona! Stay well and our thoughts are certainly with you.

[lovsthosebigdogs]

Glad to hear so many are ok. Still waiting to hear from my sister, cousins, 91 year old aunt and dear friends in NJ. I am sure they are out of power and that's why I haven't heard from them. I heard from my sister early last night but not since. I am assuming her cell phone is out of power but I will feel better when she calls me. Being a former Jersey Shore girl means so many of my friends are still there but they are yet unaccounted for. Keep them in your prayers please, as well as others.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Hang in there, jimbo!

Bill :)

[Patty55]

Here's a bit of upbeat news, Power is back in Manorville.

[Rbgold]

Glad to hear so many are ok. Still waiting to hear from my sister, cousins, 91 year old aunt and dear friends in NJ. I am sure they are out of power and that's why I haven't heard from them. I heard from my sister early last night but not since. I am assuming her cell phone is out of power but I will feel better when she calls me. Being a former Jersey Shore girl means so many of my friends are still there but they are yet unaccounted for. Keep them in your prayers please, as well as others.

Thank you for your good wishes and prayers. Not sure if this will ease your mind at all but there are widespread power outages all over. Cell phone is spotty to non-existent at best. It comes in & out. Not knowing is the hardest part. Hope you will hear from them very soon!

[janmcn]

Finally heard that my niece, her two precious boys, and husband, who live in the lower east side of NYC are okay and have gone to the upper east side to stay at a friend's brownstone. There's no way they could stay in their co-op with two boys, ages six and nine, and no power or heat for a week or more.

She said the power went off about 9:00pm last night, but it really didn't get that cold with no heat. Also, their car was fine. However the spot they usually park in had a big tree on it. She said they saw lots of damage driving up town.

I'm so relieved to hear that they're all okay. My sister in central PA said they had no damage at all, just windy during the night and showers.

Where is njbchbum? I am so worried about her.

[ugotme]

Always a relief.
heard from my son who is in Massapequa Park, NY (LI). No power and as he said "a real mess." he had to drive a while to get service on his cell, but basically all is well. Just waiting for the power to come back! :BigApplause:

[aabuono]

Jimbo - Glad that you are all safe - my guys are fine in CT, but it will be a long time before they get power. Stay safe everyone ...

Anne

[ssmith]

Still waiting to hear how my Nephew and wife and baby are in Chinatown on Manhattan.
They did not evacuate and they are young. Sure hope they have water and food. They do not have cell service.
Like the rest of you glad to hear Jimbo and others are doing ok.

[jimbo2012]

yesterday was a good day, we had our home power back on yesterday at 3PM, moved out of our RV back into the house. (it was cold last night so it was nice to get back inside)

What you folks don't see is our local TV news station, there R areas on Long Island that are really bad,
our family real was lucky, my son on his bayfront home took a really costly uninsured hit, but he lined up trucks to backfill his washed out bulkhead starting today, lined up a bulkhead repair company to start in few days.

Two of my sons homes are running on generators so they will be fine.

Two of our three business are back up and running on the main grid last nite, we are so surprised the power was flipped on in those locations.
Last nite we shifted the big generator to the third business and now is off the little generators now on a big generator, big enough to run a whole village, maybe it can run Brownwood.

http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/images/25643_lg.jpg

It holds 80 gallons of fuel, enough for two days.
Our perishable inventory was all saved.

Cell phones are still spotty, AT&T in bad shape Verizon much better, towers may be down.

All the restaurants are backed up with long lines, many can't cook at home.
Gas stations are open, some have long lines others do not, strange.

Again thanks for your prayers and well wishes.

We can now start to think again about our new home and friends at TV.

.

[graciegirl]

yesterday was a good day, we had our home power back on yesterday at 3PM, moved out of our RV back into the house. (it was cold last night so it was nice to get back inside)

What you folks don't see is our local TV news station, there R areas on Long Island that are really bad,
our family real was lucky, my son on his bayfront home took a really costly uninsured hit, but he lined up trucks to backfill his washed out bulkhead starting today, lined up a bulkhead repair company to start in few days.

Two of my sons homes are running on generators so they will be fine.

Two of our three business are back up and running on the main grid last nite, we are so surprised the power was flipped on in those locations.
Last nite we shifted the big generator to the third business and now is off the little generators now on a big generator, big enough to run a whole village, maybe it can run Brownwood.

http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/images/25643_lg.jpg

It holds 80 gallons of fuel, enough for two days.
Our perishable inventory was all saved.

Cell phones are still spotty, AT&T in bad shape Verizon much better, towers may be down.

All the restaurants are backed up with long lines, many can't cook at home.
Gas stations are open, some have long lines others do not, strange.

Again thanks for your prayers and well wishes.

We can now start to think again about our new home and friends at TV.

.

Glad to hear that your losses weren't extensive, I can see you prepared well for such a time.

I do wonder about njbchbum.

BKCunningham? Have you heard from her?

[2BNTV]

Glad to hear jimbo made out ok. njbeachbum is probably without power, I would think.

NJ was really hit hard as 2 million wthout power and now it's starting to get really cold at night.

:pray:

[Rbgold]

Hubby made it to our house yesterday. Entire first floor was destroyed by storm surge in addition to garage. Power is still out and cell signal is still spotty. As Jimbo mentioned Verizon seems to be better than AT&T. Many areas around us are decimated. There are a couple of new inlets where the ocean now meets the bay where the water broke thru the barrier island. It is heartbreaking. We have suffered a great loss, but others have suffered so much more that it is incomprehensible to me. We are thankful to be safe and for all our other blessings.

At this point, we are still planning to fly down to TV on 11/15 for our design appt. At least we have something to look forward to.

I was in touch with njbeachbum right before the storm. She was located north of me and about a mile inland. Power outages, cable outages, etc. are more than likely the reason for her absence from ToTV.

[shalomuall]

Hubby made it to our house yesterday. Entire first floor was destroyed by storm surge in addition to garage. Power is still out and cell signal is still spotty. As Jimbo mentioned Verizon seems to be better than AT&T. Many areas around us are decimated. There are a couple of new inlets where the ocean now meets the bay where the water broke thru the barrier island. It is heartbreaking. We have suffered a great loss, but others have suffered so much more that it is incomprehensible to me. We are thankful to be safe and for all our other blessings.

At this point, we are still planning to fly down to TV on 11/15 for our design appt. At least we have something to look forward to.

I was in touch with njbeachbum right before the storm. She was located north of me and about a mile inland. Power outages, cable outages, etc. are more than likely the reason for her absence from ToTV.

Glad you guys are ok. I was heartbroken to see pictures of the damage. Its been a few years since I've been back to visit my neighborhood in Toms River and Seaside but some of my friends are still there and have suffered great loses. Sending hugs and prayers to everyone out there.

[hotrodgirl]

It seems out TV friends are safe, wish we would hear from NJbchbum, but I am hoping for the very best. Rona, again I am so sorry you lost anything at all, but the whole of your first floor... Devastating. But you and your family are safe and warm and have each other. plus something to look forward to in your new home. Jimbp, glad you were prepared and didn't suffer too much damage! Sorry for your son though. Was his home OK at least?

[jimbo2012]

Not sure about his house because waves may have gone underneath, but it looks ok, he can get Fema assistance upto $31 K for his uninsured portion.

But the bad news is a big nor easter is forecast to hit us in 6 days with temps in the low 30's

[MSG@TV]

We're in suburban Philadelphia. All public transportantion will be shut down. All schools closed. Mandatory evacuations in designated areas. It's supposed to be a storm of monumental proportions around here...and to think I was worried about moving to "hurricane alley" ...in Florida.

We're also from PA; we just got our power restored after four days. I'm grateful cause we were the lucky ones. We found a place for our food and didn't have to discard much. It was cold in our house, but we managed with lots of blankets. What I missed the most was my connection to TV, this bulletin board. Glad to be back.

[aabuono]

Glad to hear that most seem OK - NJBCHBUM - please know that all our thoughts and prayers are with you and your neighbors...

Anne

[Shirleevee]

At least 12 people dead, nearly 1 million without power in New York metro area in Sandy's aftermath - NYPOST.com (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/sandy_least_people_aftermath_nearly_k93kXnzjpOguJv B46PKE8I/0)

17 CONFIRMED DEAD ON STATEN ISLAND The Borough President Molinaro is furious with Amer. Red Cross who he says so many Staten Islands have given to......not one ARC person on SI as of tonights news. Sad!

Our home is in the Bzsone, no damages power and tel service restored this afternoon. A zone no power yet. :boxing2:

[MSG@TV]

17 CONFIRMED DEAD ON STATEN ISLAND The Borough President Molinaro is furious with Amer. Red Cross who he says so many Staten Islands have given to......not one ARC person on SI as of tonights news. Sad!

Our home is in the Bzsone, no damages power and tel service restored this afternoon. A zone no power yet. :boxing2:

That's horrible. One of the many downfalls of being without power is not being tuned in to how the rest of the world is faring. Prior to losing power, I heard that NY was going to bear the brunt. So sad!

[MSG@TV]

We're live in Bucks County and plan to make our second trip to TV in December. We're trying to decide on a model to build, although we won't be able to move for another year and a half. I wish it was now!!!

We live in Montco and we plan to relocate to TV in the summer of 2013. I can relate to the agony of waiting for the move. We love talking about TV. In fact, we are meeting another couple for dinner tonight who we met on this BB. Our friends and family must be sick of hearing us talk about TV, but future Villagers can never tire of discussing it.

[2BNTV]

Death toll from Sandy now 97 in U.S. – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs (http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/02/sandys-damages-estimated-at-as-much-as-50-billion/?hpt=hp_t1)

[janmcn]

Just read on twitter that power is back on in parts of lower Manhattan, specifically lower east side, east village and soho. I hope this is true so all those poor people will have heat and water and electricity.

[senior citizen]

Glad you guys are ok. I was heartbroken to see pictures of the damage. Its been a few years since I've been back to visit my neighborhood in Toms River and Seaside but some of my friends are still there and have suffered great loses. Sending hugs and prayers to everyone out there.

Glad that everyone who recently posted is ALIVE and SAFE.
However, so much devastation and home damage occurred.
This is a general "glad you are o.k." to all of them........

The New Jersey shore was the place to go when we were teenagers.
To see everthing wiped out is so very sad. Destruction is mind boggling.

They were not kidding when they said that the full moon would cause high tides and that everyone should evacuate. My heart goes out to that poor mom on Staten Island who lost her two year old and four year old son after her S.U.V. got stuck in some water..............she apparently hung on to a tree.......then made it up to a man's home , which looked quite substantial and none the worse for wear.........he wouldn't answer her knocks on the door; she eventually threw a flower pot through his back glass door or window.............he still wouldn't let her in. Probably thought she was a looter...........JUST A NIGHTMARE STORY. Those poor toddlers. Their bodies were found in a marsh......several feet from each other. He actually cursed at the reporter and photog who was trying to find out the gist of the story. He said "she" was a "man" and that he never heard the knocks.

My elderly cousin lives on Staten Island with her daughter, son in law and three grandchildren..........plus her son and his kids, also reside on Staten Island etc. He's a retired New York City policeman with a long owned vacation home in Point Pleasant N.J. I wonder how that ended up?

Staten Islanders DESERVE to be furious.......where was the help???? Slow to arrive, that's for sure.

We have cousins in Bergen County New Jersey.....half of their town is o.k., the other half not so good..........they still have power but no cell phone or telephone........they are not on a river or near the ocean.

Other towns with relatives are "inland" and they will not have power for over a week.

People we know who have to go to business in New York City were told NOT TO COME IN as everything is still surrounded by water in the low lying areas.........our cousin's son's girlfriend lives in Hoboken and she was o.k. on the 6th floor but it's flooded at ground level.........so she came to be with her parents in Bergen Co. who just got their power back on......and so she could take a shower.

Stories all over New York and New Jersey coming in from relatives.


My half brother lives near Point Pleasant with his two autistic daughters.

My husband's cousins (elderly) live in Toms River, N.J.....also was surprised to see damage there.

WE have family in Absecon, Little Egg Harbor, and up and down the Jersey shore........no power, no phones.

We thought IRENE was bad in Vermont last August of 2011 but that basically destroyed our ROADS and BRIDGES up the center of the Green Mountains..........so small towns were isolated and couldn't go east and couldn't go west; and sometimes even north was blocked...........some barns and animals and homes floated down rivers...........BUT NOTHING LIKE THE DISASTER IN NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK and other coastal states............

Last year during Irene, a neighbor of our nephew in New Jersey got sucked into a storm drainage pipe when he was trying to relieve the water pressure on his suburban street......for the neighbors. Didn't realize the power of the water..........WATER IS POWERFUL AND DAMAGING.
Unfortunately, his was not a happy ending, although they searched for him all night long........hoping he'd found some type of air pocket.
Gruesome thought. He was a landscaper by trade and just felt that he might help to prevent further flooding in his neighborhood by opening the storm drain cover...................

My thoughts and prayers have gone out to all living in Hurricane Sandy's path................even though I can't answer each one. A nightmare for sure.

[tpop1]

Power back on at 4:15 AM (Sat. 11/3)...yeah!!!

Nice to be warm again on these cool nights.

[senior citizen]

Power back on at 4:15 AM (Sat. 11/3)...yeah!!!

Nice to be warm again on these cool nights.

Thank goodness. What has the temperature been during the day and also during the night time????

On CNN it appears anyone outdoors is dressed in parkas or layered with hoodies, etc........it does look damp and chilly.

In Vermont, we finally got down to 40 something in the daytime.....but to my husband that is WARM. He is still going out in his shirt sleeves.....hardy soul.

I hope and pray that none of you do get that northeastern storm due for mid week up here........supposedly rain or snow. You don't need more bad weather on top of what already you are dealing with.

Does anyone know how the Lakoma Avenue part of Staten Island is doing?

[jimbo2012]

Yes we're going to get slammed Wed/Thur.

On LI they think 90% will be powered on by Wed, but those that are not and have generators are waiting 3-4 hours on gas lines.

It is getting into the 30's now and thru the week.

Without power it is too cold to stay.

Homes on the water are being inspected door to door getting green sticker if considered habitable from the looks of the exterior, or red is deemed uninhabitable.

My son got green sticker and power yesterday, driving down his street yesterday there are wires hanging down low across many streets, cars are driving below them?????????????

I think we have several days yet to return some level of normalcy.

Still lucky, there are several hundred homeless, any home that was for rent is now rented I believe. FEMA is giving $31,500 to homeowners, over 75,000 applied.

Up to $2 Million for any biz from FEMA.

the saga continues........

[jimbo2012]

Gas issues are not truly being reported, there are now gas stations in bad neighborhoods manned by police and military with M-16's

:pray:

Oh forgot this one, my grandson waited online yesterday for 2 1/2 hours, got to pumps and guess what his credit card would not be accepted, CASH only.

He didn't have any cash, because he's young he didn't know how to handle the situation, and left.
My son went back with him and explained what happened and they let him in to pump.

[graciegirl]

Gas issues are not truly being reported, there are now gas stations in bad neiborhoords manned by police and military with M-16's

:pray:

Oh MY!:sad:

[Patty55]

CASH ONLY seems to be the only thing that works. A friend had her roof fixed Wednesday CASH ONLY. The insurance company approved her claim on Facebook without even coming out.

I heard the North Shore is a total mess.

Still almost 500,000 without power. The latest from LIPA is they expect most up next weekend and remote areas longer.