O/T Batten Down the Hatches

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by sportscardpete

NY should be pretty roughed up - especially anything by the water. Barry - where in Brooklyn are you? I heard that southern brooklyn/queens might be in trouble with the storm surge.. We shall see. Last one to hit (irene) was overrated. Lets hope this was is overrated as well.

I'm on the Northern Queens side, and all we have is big trees. They usually get knocked around, but that's about it.

Pete,

Sorry to disagree, but Irene was not overrated at all. She caused billions of $$ in damage. In Orange County and further North we experienced devastating floods that people are still recovering from. My firehouse flooded and I was one of the main people responsible to work with the insurance company and contractors on the rebuild. 13 months later and here we go again. Good luck to all and stay safe.

Jeff

[DHogan]

I went thru a hurricane on an aircraft carrier in the Atlanctic in 1981. It wasn't fun.

[barrysloate]

Pete- I'm in Cobble Hill. We are actually only a few blocks from the water....we walk just down Atlantic Avenue to pick up the ferry to get to Governor's Island. I don't think we will be the worst hit, but I suspect the streets will be flooded and branches will be strewn everywhere. And that's the best case scenario.

[sayhey24]

Here's wishing you well Barry --

Greg

[barrysloate]

Thanks Greg. I know there will be people who are living in low lying areas who will have it a whole lot worse than us. Let's all say a prayer tonight.

[wazoo]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Thanks Greg. I know there will be people who are living in low lying areas who will have it a whole lot worse than us. Let's all say a prayer tonight.

Couldn't agree more.

[sportscardpete]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Pete- I'm in Cobble Hill. We are actually only a few blocks from the water....we walk just down Atlantic Avenue to pick up the ferry to get to Governor's Island. I don't think we will be the worst hit, but I suspect the streets will be flooded and branches will be strewn everywhere. And that's the best case scenario.

Barry - good luck. Hopefully this storm isn't as bad as expected.

[mrvster]

i live in the direct hit on the nj shore.......

[wazoo]

Originally Posted by mrvster

i live in the direct hit on the nj shore.......

You and Snooki Better take cover!

[mrvster]

that was funny waz!

[Buythatcard]

I live in NJ and lost power for 5 days during Irene. Lost a tree and had some roof damage. Hit my eBay business hard because could not log on during that time. Have a feeling that this storm might be worse. Bracing for another outage. Got all my cards to higher ground. Just hope my customers understand that there might be shipping delays during and after the storm.


More important than a few pieces of cardboard with ballplayer pictures on it is the safety of all of those affected by the storm.

Stay safe to all!