Wish us luck here on the East Coast with the storm!

[danmckee]

Digging in!

[nsaddict]

Guess I'll remove my post since the original poster did a 360 on the topic.

[danmckee]

are you sure that is him? Name was different

[Jantz]

Good Luck Dan!

Remember, if the power goes out, the PSA SMR makes for great burning material!


Jantz

[Vegas-guy]

We are doing the same (hunkered down) in the apt. Watching the Hudson rise! It's just now starting to really rain, winds are around 30mph...

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by Vegas-guy

We are doing the same (hunkered down) in the apt. Watching the Hudson rise! It's just now starting to really rain, winds are around 30mph...

yup, rain just started pouring down about 10-15 mins ago here in southeast Connecticut along the coast. Winds have been slowly & steadily picking up since last night.

[wolf441]

Wind is picking up in Mass as well. At least the raking won't be spread out over a month. There will be no leaves left on the trees after this storm!

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by wolf441

Wind is picking up in Mass as well. At least the raking won't be spread out over a month. There will be no leaves left on the trees after this storm!

I used to enjoy windy days where I used to live because it was a small yard with some huge trees so our leaves would go anywhere but in our yard. At my current location, we are our own neighbor and surrounded by trees so they all meet up in the front yard, cozy against the house. That my friends is called Fall Karma.

I'm getting pictures from all my friends that live near the Jersey Shore and there is some major destruction going on, especially on the boardwalks. If there is one silver lining at all for the boardwalk owners, it is the timing of the storm, after the season, but well before the next season. They have such a short time frame to make all their money anyway.

Hope all are well

[zljones]

Good luck all. I hope you, your families, and your cards stay safe!

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by zljones

Good luck all. I hope you, your families, and your cards stay safe!

The cards actually came in handy, I took the most ornery looking player from my Old Judge collection and taped his cards to my door to keep the storm away. Sacrificed my Joe Visner collection for the good of the team, take a look at his OJ's, looks like he just got done fighting someone outside the picture studio!

[JSteele]

Seriously, good luck to everyone. It sounds pretty bad.

[Vegas-guy]

Pic from the front room..

[batsballsbases]

Being in the tree business I have 2 crews out doing storm damage and its getting real bad! Wind at 60-70 mph. Im on the coast in Ct just out side of NYC. A friend of mine sent me this pic an omen of things to come!

[Exhibitman]

I knew trampolines were dangerous...

[zljones]

Originally Posted by z28jd

The cards actually came in handy, I took the most ornery looking player from my Old Judge collection and taped his cards to my door to keep the storm away. Sacrificed my Joe Visner collection for the good of the team, take a look at his OJ's, looks like he just got done fighting someone outside the picture studio!

Well as long as he protected the rest, then it's all worth it

[MVSNYC]

My view from Hoboken...Hudson River is very choppy, winds are really picking up, tide is high. be safe everyone.

[CharleyBrown]

Al, is that Milford?

[mark evans]

Pretty wet in the D.C. area. But, the real worry is tonight's winds. I'm braced to lose power, which happens with some frequency in my older neighborhood. Just so long as no tree falls on my house.

[Paul S]

Just returned from a ten mile excursion. Landfall expected here on the north shore of Suffolk County, Long Island, in about an hour. It's already like a ride at Disney Land/World. As Jeff Goldblum more or less said in Jursassic Park, "Yes, but at Disneyland the pirates don't eat the humans." (or something like that). Already over 100,000 w/o power. Keep the faith.

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by CharleyBrown

Al, is that Milford?

Shaun,
As a matter of fact it is!

[irishdenny]

I wlil be Praying for You ALL!

I grew uP on Long Island and I heard that this type of Storm only rears it's Ugly Head every 1000 years! The Only "Sandy" that I know is a real sweetheart of a gal... Hopefully, this has some meaning ;-)

Hang in there fella's...

As Always...

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by Vegas-guy

Pic from the front room..

Doesn't look that bad, looks like a normal fall winter day in Michigan

We lost power this morning for about 3 hours, winds are strong here too.

Seriously, good luck to all on the East coast.

Joe

[Vegas-guy]

Originally Posted by jcmtiger

Doesn't look that bad,

Joe

Winds now over 60mph, kind of hard to see but the water in now coming over the sea wall..

[barrysloate]

The winds in Brooklyn are pretty intense right now, it sounds like an engine roaring down the street. But we pretty much missed all the heavy rain, and the trees and branches haven't come down yet. I know some areas got hit very hard, and we still have to get through the night when the storm is supposed to peak. And I hope we don't lose electricity, that would be bad. Our neighborhood is somewhat elevated so storm surge isn't a problem. But that wind sure is howling.

[39special]

The winds getting bad here in Berks County Pa.My rainspout on the back of my house just got ripped off and my pool cover is in a tree.So far our electric
is still on.I hope everyone in Sandys path is safe and well!!

[atx840]

Just heard Johnny (mrvstr) is flooded and with no power. I can't even imagine going through something like this. Be safe friend.

[tiger8mush]

about 3 hrs ago our 30 yr old metal shed was ripped apart and its contents scattered all over the neighborhood haha. otherwise, we still have electricity and the wind seems to be slowly dying down so i'm fine

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by atx840

Just heard Johnny (mrvstr) is flooded and with no power. I can't even imagine going through something like this. Be safe friend.

Just got a text from him stating that... Thinking of him and everyone in harms way. We have high winds and rain outside DC, but all is well.

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by atx840

Just heard Johnny (mrvstr) is flooded and with no power. I can't even imagine going through something like this. Be safe friend.

Best wishes Johnny!

[Vegas-guy]

We just lost power as well and the water level is now at the cross street shown in my pic above.

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by atx840

Just heard Johnny (mrvstr) is flooded and with no power. I can't even imagine going through something like this. Be safe friend.

+1 Hope you're alright Johnny- also, anyone back east going through this, I hope you are all safe right now. Thank everyone who is posting from back there, and for the pics- much appreciated !!!

Sincerely, Clayton

[x2drich2000]

Still have power in central jersey, also have one tree on the roof and another cracked and ready to fall. Luckily, from a quick look doesn't appear to have much, if any, damage and everyone is safe.

Dj

[Tim Kindler]

Take Care everyone. We here in Indiana are hoping for the best for everyone and their families.
Tim Kindler

[wazoo]

Good luck Johnny! You'll be in our prayers!

[Jantz]

I can't even begin to imagine what its like on the east coast!

Its nasty even here in Ohio!

Hope all our eastern board members & their families are safe.


Jantz

[Big Ben]

Best of luck to everyone. Stay safe and try to stay dry!

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by Vegas-guy

We just lost power as well and the water level is now at the cross street shown in my pic above.

Reg, did you live in Vegas, I was there from 1996 - 2001.? Hope that power comes back soon. We lost power here in Michigan last summer for 5 days. Not good when you a have a septic sytem.


Joe

[wazoo]

So sad to see 10 people perish

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by JSteele

Getting pretty bad here in Scottsdale, AZ also. Cold front coming in, it's going to be down to 82 by Friday. Changing from "Sunny" to "Partly Sunny"

Sorry. Too soon?

Seriously, good luck to everyone. It sounds pretty bad.

We shook rattled and rolled 2 nights ago. Temps were 85 and dry but lost a couple of minutes of sleep when the beds were shaking from the quake.

[novakjr]

Mostly just windy and wet as hell here, just outside of Cleveland.. Been pretty lucky so far Painesville as far as outages. Damn power's been flickering every 10-15 minutes or so though...Pretty much, in an increment that's about equal to the amount of time it takes the Cable box to reboot.. Been watching Married with Children DVD's all night, and anticipating some major weather tomorrow. Also, on a side note. Most of the local towns have moved Trick r treating to sunday. Try explaining that one to small children.

[barrysloate]

Four million people in Manhattan and Brooklyn lost electricity, and some will not see it go back on for a week. On Long Island, they are predicting it will be a week to ten days. And yet by some miracle we have electricity, internet connection, and no discernable damage outside. Somehow we dodged a bullet, and are ever so grateful.

I know some are not so lucky, and I hope everyone will be able to get through the next week. It was the terrible storm they predicted.

[glynparson]

same here all around me no power and I'm doing just fine. Yard is full of leaves and tree limbs but no damage, thankfully. I Hope others were as fortunate.

[Vegas-guy]

Originally Posted by jcmtiger

Reg, did you live in Vegas, I was there from 1996 - 2001.? Hope that power comes back soon. We lost power here in Michigan last summer for 5 days. Not good when you a have a septic sytem.


Joe

Yes. I lived there from '97 to feb 2012. My wife took a Job in NYC. We still have no power, I sure hope its not a week..

[gnaz01]

Having lived up there and now in Florida (where hurricanes are a way of life), I wish everyone up there a safe and speedy recovery. 95% of Newark without power??

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

+1 Hope you're alright Johnny- also, anyone back east going through this, I hope you are all safe right now. Thank everyone who is posting from back there, and for the pics- much appreciated !!!

Sincerely, Clayton

Just got a text from Johnny:
"No Power. Trees Down. Power lines down. My house is almost flooded. I'm ok."

[RobertGT]

Lots of trees uprooted and wires down here in eastern PA. Power was out for about 12 hours - making for some nervous waiting with our 3 sump pumps knocked out. Thankfully the worst of the rain skirted around us and the basement did not flood (where most of my bulk cards were).

Lost a few shingles off the roof and was up there this morning doing a patch job until the roofer arrives.

Hope everyone is safe and your cards are dry!
Rob

[atx840]

Also Johnny's freaks are okay.

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by atx840

Also Johnny's freaks are okay.

Phew... I didn't want to ask...

[cubsguy1969]

We're in Valley Stream on the South Shore of Long Island. Miraculously, we have power. Two streets up they don't. Just luck, I guess. Very, very grateful. Newsday says LIPA has 82% of its customers on LI with no power. That's incredible. Wouldn't surprise me if it was two weeks for some people to get power back. Trees down everywhere, streets flooded, it's a mess.

I grew up in W.Va. and went through a horrific flood in 1985. 40-some people died in my state alone and we lost our house and my father's newspaper. We were actually running for my parents' vehicles as the water was rushing down the street. Missed a month of school, had no power for days and days and spent weeks digging out our possessions (what was left of them). Not a pleasant experience. Prayers are with those who've been hit hard by this storm.

Rob

[tedzan]

We live just North of Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. Our house is surrounded by many tall oaks; and, about 8:30 last night two oaks crashed down on us.
The bigger oak just missed the house, but the smaller one hit us. What a mess....our deck was partially damaged and the roof of the upper garage is damaged.

This storm has to be one of the most destructive storms to hit the mid-Atlantic region in many a moon. Millions within a 900 mile swath up and down the coast
are still without power.

It will be a happy day when we get back to normal....whenever that occurs.


TED Z