today, i saw a father beating his kid because she didn't rake the leaves to his satisfaction.
for the record, there was a "vote for romney" sign on the lawn.
for the record, there was a "vote for romney" sign on the lawn.
Hard Rains a-Coming
K8teebug wrote:
I am just glad I'm not getting married this time.
If I had a dollar for every time I've said that…
I'm calling bust on this. Everyone is too well prepared.
Yeah, well good luck with that.
Comcrap came back on later that night. I never, ever watch tv but when I want, or even need to, it doesn't want to cooperate.
Still in town and plan to ride out the storm, barring a complete evacuation or other. I got the skinny on the partial evac. about 24 hours before it was released to the public so had a bit more time to think this out. Ultimately, I've decided that all that driving to and from would be more dangerous than staying. My building is pretty strong and the location is a little better than some. They did evacuate downtown and aren't allowing people to go through there short of necessity. Brought all of the patio furniture and plants inside.
Currently, the wind is blowing and there's a little rain. Not much to speak of as of yet. More wind than rain so far. The bay has risen just below the pier but seems to have gone down some in the past couple hours, probably due to tide levels. That's what I'm really keeping an eye on.
Here's a great page to play around with for various weather maps:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east
Still in town and plan to ride out the storm, barring a complete evacuation or other. I got the skinny on the partial evac. about 24 hours before it was released to the public so had a bit more time to think this out. Ultimately, I've decided that all that driving to and from would be more dangerous than staying. My building is pretty strong and the location is a little better than some. They did evacuate downtown and aren't allowing people to go through there short of necessity. Brought all of the patio furniture and plants inside.
Currently, the wind is blowing and there's a little rain. Not much to speak of as of yet. More wind than rain so far. The bay has risen just below the pier but seems to have gone down some in the past couple hours, probably due to tide levels. That's what I'm really keeping an eye on.
Here's a great page to play around with for various weather maps:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east
good luck everyone!
sweetcell wrote:
today, i saw a father beating his kid because she didn't rake the leaves to his satisfaction.
What did you do?
From the front lines:
(Bold is mine.)
"Ocean City Emergency Services is continuing to monitor the projected path of Hurricane Sandy. At this time the path remains consistent with initial forecasts, estimating sustained winds at 40-45 mph and gusts between 55-60 mph. Approximately 10 inches of rain is expected, which will result in severe flooding when combined with the storm and tidal surges.
At approximately 9 a.m. today, October 28, the Town of Ocean City implemented Phase II of the Emergency Evacuation Plan. Due to the severe flooding which is expected during the storm, a mandatory evacuation of all residents in the downtown area (south of 17th Street) was issued and was effective immediately. All residents in these areas must evacuate before 8 p.m. today. All non-resident property owners, vacationers and visitors must also evacuate by the 8 p.m. deadline. In addition, a voluntary evacuation order is in place for residents and occupants of known low lying areas.
Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan declared a local State of Emergency, issuing an order to close the beach to all persons until further notices. In addition, the inlet lot will be closed beginning at 5 p.m. and will not reopen for the duration of the storm, which is expected to last two to three days.
The Ocean City Police Department, with the assistance of the Maryland State Police, has conducted and finished a door-to-door notification of the mandatory evacuation zone. A hard road closure will be set at 17th Street and Coastal Highway beginning at 5 p.m. today. In addition, Route 50 will be closed at Inlet Isle Lane for entry into Ocean City. Route 90 will remains open both ways at this time.
During the storm, the Town of Ocean City will be posting storm related information on various websites, social media outlets, through the GovDelivery system and the television access channel. Citizens are asked to tune into Ocean City?s Government Access Channel (4 & 15) for further detailed information or advisories. To subscribe to GovDelivery, visit the ?City Wide Alerts? tab on the Town of Ocean City?s website at http://oceancitymd.gov.";
(Bold is mine.)
"Ocean City Emergency Services is continuing to monitor the projected path of Hurricane Sandy. At this time the path remains consistent with initial forecasts, estimating sustained winds at 40-45 mph and gusts between 55-60 mph. Approximately 10 inches of rain is expected, which will result in severe flooding when combined with the storm and tidal surges.
At approximately 9 a.m. today, October 28, the Town of Ocean City implemented Phase II of the Emergency Evacuation Plan. Due to the severe flooding which is expected during the storm, a mandatory evacuation of all residents in the downtown area (south of 17th Street) was issued and was effective immediately. All residents in these areas must evacuate before 8 p.m. today. All non-resident property owners, vacationers and visitors must also evacuate by the 8 p.m. deadline. In addition, a voluntary evacuation order is in place for residents and occupants of known low lying areas.
Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan declared a local State of Emergency, issuing an order to close the beach to all persons until further notices. In addition, the inlet lot will be closed beginning at 5 p.m. and will not reopen for the duration of the storm, which is expected to last two to three days.
The Ocean City Police Department, with the assistance of the Maryland State Police, has conducted and finished a door-to-door notification of the mandatory evacuation zone. A hard road closure will be set at 17th Street and Coastal Highway beginning at 5 p.m. today. In addition, Route 50 will be closed at Inlet Isle Lane for entry into Ocean City. Route 90 will remains open both ways at this time.
During the storm, the Town of Ocean City will be posting storm related information on various websites, social media outlets, through the GovDelivery system and the television access channel. Citizens are asked to tune into Ocean City?s Government Access Channel (4 & 15) for further detailed information or advisories. To subscribe to GovDelivery, visit the ?City Wide Alerts? tab on the Town of Ocean City?s website at http://oceancitymd.gov.";
chaz wrote:sweetcell wrote:
today, i saw a father beating his kid because she didn't rake the leaves to his satisfaction.
What did you do?
waited for them to go inside and then stole the Romney sign. Duh.
sweetcell wrote:
in honor of the missus who will be running the marine corps marathon on sunday:
Long Hard Slog by Ivan Bodley (http://sharemyplaylists.com/artists/Ivan+Bodley/track/Long+Hard+Slog/lyrics)
dedication not needed, rain held off for the duration of the race. what a great day for a run! missus is in several different states of pain at the moment. off to fetch her a beer.
my office is closed monday and tuesday. woohoo! now lets hope the basement doesn't flood!
Stay safe people….looks like it might be a good one.
Let's start a Hurricane Sandy setlist. (one song per post please)
Eye of the hurricane - David Wilcox
Let's start a Hurricane Sandy setlist. (one song per post please)
Eye of the hurricane - David Wilcox
misfits - die, die my darling
the warlocks - hurricane heart attack
uh, for those who weren't paying attention, this thread is already a hurricane playlist - check out the first two posts. c'mon, people!
how long before someone post the obligatory scorpion classic?
how long before someone post the obligatory scorpion classic?
I'm fine so far. My building is very sound, electricity still on and no need to go anywhere. Unfortunately, our pier is underwater as well as our neighbor's. Saw a photo on the news showing the pier and part of the gazebo at Fager's Island underwater. Sorry about that NKOTB as I know that place holds a special place in your heart. That was all during high tide which was about an hour ago but no sign of receding as of yet. Actually, I expect it to get worse. No plans to venture out to witness anything else. I'm not that adventurous!
About 4:30 in the morning the fire alarm went off in a neighboring building. There was no way in hell that I was going out in that mess unless my senses told me there was something more to it than the storm setting it off. The fire department came and it was okay, as I knew all too well.
Here's a portion of the latest update from the Town:
"The projected path is continuing to follow the predicted forecast. At this time the storm is expected to be at its worse between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. today, with estimated sustained winds at 40-50 mph with possible gusts reaching hurricane strength. Approximately 10 inches of rain is expected, which will result in severe flooding in low lying areas when combined with the storm and tidal surges.
The Emergency Operation Center is fully staffed and operating 24 hours. Ocean City Emergency Responders, including fire and police personnel, have responded to numerous weather related premise alarms and fire alarm activations, however; no injuries have been reported at this time. At approximately 7 a.m. today, the Ocean City fishing pier was significantly damaged after losing several pieces throughout the storm."
About 4:30 in the morning the fire alarm went off in a neighboring building. There was no way in hell that I was going out in that mess unless my senses told me there was something more to it than the storm setting it off. The fire department came and it was okay, as I knew all too well.
Here's a portion of the latest update from the Town:
"The projected path is continuing to follow the predicted forecast. At this time the storm is expected to be at its worse between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. today, with estimated sustained winds at 40-50 mph with possible gusts reaching hurricane strength. Approximately 10 inches of rain is expected, which will result in severe flooding in low lying areas when combined with the storm and tidal surges.
The Emergency Operation Center is fully staffed and operating 24 hours. Ocean City Emergency Responders, including fire and police personnel, have responded to numerous weather related premise alarms and fire alarm activations, however; no injuries have been reported at this time. At approximately 7 a.m. today, the Ocean City fishing pier was significantly damaged after losing several pieces throughout the storm."
Just realized that my neighbor's boat sunk. Someone I don't know who lives in the property next door. Only just realized it minutes ago while taking some photos and noticed this small white boat top. I've always had a sense that one day that thing was going to sink. Thought about it many times. Have seen that thing go through lots of rockin' and rollin' in the past. Sorry it happened.
Water has come over their pier onto land on their property but ours seems to be holding strong so far. (Crossing fingers!) That poor place has had it bad this year. They've had a major fire, their a/c units are now flooded, water flowing along their property, their pier flooded out and now a sunken boat. Our piers are flooded but that's all I've witnessed as of yet. Odd how so close yet so different.
Back to hunkering down.
Water has come over their pier onto land on their property but ours seems to be holding strong so far. (Crossing fingers!) That poor place has had it bad this year. They've had a major fire, their a/c units are now flooded, water flowing along their property, their pier flooded out and now a sunken boat. Our piers are flooded but that's all I've witnessed as of yet. Odd how so close yet so different.
Back to hunkering down.
Oh, shit! Something just blew up. At least, that's what it sounded like. Have no idea what. Sounded like it was a few blocks away up towards Coastal Highway. A generator maybe. Don't know yet.
I am at work because my company is greedy for money and is not closed. I am sure it will be open tomorrow. They didn't close at all for the big snow storms a couple years back.
oh and my morning commute was pretty easy as no one else was on the road.