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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Saturday, August 27, 2011 - 10:33 pm
Me too, Pamy, but she could be preoccupied with other things. If an area loses power, would wi-fi be effected as well? I keep thinking many of them might not be able to use their laptops after a certain point but hopefully tomorrow or Monday, we hear from everyone on the east coast that they're okay.
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Maris
Member
03-27-2002
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 1:41 am
hey Guys, Doggie and I are just fine. Winds very strong right now, lots of rain but the ocean i still in the ocean has not come across the boaardwalk, no flooding in my spot yet but heard that the road by the bay is flooded (that is about three blocks away). the worry here is that the bay will meet the ocean so it is all going to depend on what happens at high tide at 8 am. no flying debris yet and the few trees that we have are s till standing. Any word on the veto yet?
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Lainee
Member
07-19-2005
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 2:02 am
Maris, from looking at the front page when I came apparently Rachel won VETO and she and Jordan are safe which means that Shelly is most likely a goner now.
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Callasin
Member
06-21-2005
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 3:56 am
Just checking in to see how everyone is doing. It has rained during the night but no high winds yet. Hope everything is still ok for Maris as it gets close to high tide.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 4:10 am
Great advice given by everyone, the only thing I would add is put all of your important papers, i.e. insurance policies, birth certificate, etc., in a plastic baggy or container. I keep all of my important papers in a plastic container so whenever I have to evacuate I don't have to dig everything out when I leave - I just throw the container in my car with my stuff and go.
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Dfng
Member
08-04-2005
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 5:07 am
Just wanted to give everyone an update from Delaware. Cable/Internet electricity went down around 1:30 but everything is back working already. Sun is shining. No major damage to my house just branches all over my back yard. I never want to go through bad weather alone again - thanks to everyone here for keeping me entertained. Be safe to everyone still in the storm!
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Jarreau
Member
03-01-2008
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 5:10 am
Beth - my comment "Ice is your friend" your interpretation was correct. If you freeze "blocks" of ice, it lasts longer and will keep your food "cold" longer. And, yes, you can drink it when it does melt. Just stay out of the fridge unless absolutely necessary. For those of you with power outages, here's what we do when that happens. After the storm has passed and it's safe, the cooking begins! Rather than let food go to waste, we have neighborhood cookouts. Your "normal" world comes to a screeching halt and you'll have the time to connect with your neighbors for a while. When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.... Hope everyone is safe and sound - Stay away from downed power lines!
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Lorie
Member
08-29-2003
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 5:39 am
The wind is really picking up here in north central Mass. And the height of the storm is still several hours away.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 6:11 am
Dfng, glad to hear all is ok where you are. The tornado thing was tough to hear about - going to the basement is kind of the opposite of hurricane response, isn't it? Because of the flooding? That's a rock and a hard place-type moment. Gracious. Best wishes to everyone still in the midst of the storm. Lorie, check back in as you can sounds like you have a long day ahead of you.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 6:11 am
I am going to say at this point it's unlikely to be anything major going on in NYC. City is still shut down, no power. So I guess better safe than sorry.
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Lainee
Member
07-19-2005
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 6:13 am
Jarreau...that's what we did when we lived in Florida for hurricanes and during the ice storm in 2009 here in NE Arkansas, we took the guts out of the electric smoker and made it a charcoal grill...and cooked our food on there...little old lady across the street gave us what was in her freezer also and every afternoon around 4 p.m. I could be seen tiptoeing across the street with a plate of food, knocking on her door, saying, "Dinnah is served!" We had a blast...14 days with no power, no heat...but we survived! Because of neighbors!
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 6:38 am
In NJ here, lower Bergen County to be exact and doing fine still! We are not under evacuation. I feel safe on my second floor apt! Just tons and tons of rain right now. I am glad my dad was moved from the hospital he was in right along the hudson river to one that will be safe. I was mostly worried about the power going out but so far, so good.
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Csnog
Member
07-18-2002
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 6:47 am
The storm has picked up speed so it should be moving faster than they thought before. It's gone from 17 mph to 27 mph and that helps a lot...It's great news. Still remember, that those trees are saturated and can still fall.
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 6:52 am
All is well and we are safe in Boston. No heavy winds or heavy rain yet. Thank heavens Irene is now a Tropical Storm. Glad I prepared just in case. So now, I have lots of bottled water to drink.
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 6:56 am
I have read that the Hudson and East Rivers did overflow and that there is water in NYC streets. Times Square surely looked like a vast wasteland with just the occasional car or cab going by.
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Jarreau
Member
03-01-2008
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 7:03 am
Lainee - It can be "fun". The sad part is that once life returns to "normal" everyone retreats back into their homes and their own little world. During Andrew we were without power for 3 weeks!!! Couldn't leave our area because of all the down trees. But we ate good. Played board games and bouree on the deck! We fed all of the out of state power company workers! It was our way of saying thank you for leaving your families to come help us!
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Lainee
Member
07-19-2005
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 7:07 am
Yep...we had out-of-state utility workers boarding at our church...being in a small town and our quiet neighborhood, we know more about each other's business and comings and goings than we did our neighbors in St. Cloud, Florida!
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 7:54 am
Glad to hear from all of you on the East Coast and glad to hear the dogs are all right! Hope all continues to go well in the clean up and getting back to normal. Great pic in the Headline thread under news, Maris!
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Maris
Member
03-27-2002
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:13 am

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Maris
Member
03-27-2002
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:15 am

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Maris
Member
03-27-2002
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:16 am

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Maris
Member
03-27-2002
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:18 am

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Teacuppy
Member
06-10-2011
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:20 am
Where are you maris
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Maris
Member
03-27-2002
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:21 am
Rockaway Park, NY
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Csnog
Member
07-18-2002
| Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:41 am
Hows the cell phone service?
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