Hard Rains a-Coming
NKOTB, brace yourself. Just heard that the Fager's Island gazebo was washed away. :'(
It's bad here. Really bad. I'm fine but the town isn't. And Sandy is still only about 88 miles off the coast and it's picked up speed. Hopefully, she'll be out of here that much faster.
DO NOT TAKE THIS STORM LIGHTLY!!! STAY HOME!!!!!
It's bad here. Really bad. I'm fine but the town isn't. And Sandy is still only about 88 miles off the coast and it's picked up speed. Hopefully, she'll be out of here that much faster.
DO NOT TAKE THIS STORM LIGHTLY!!! STAY HOME!!!!!
jags . . . where is your song for this thread!!??
for shame.
for shame.
stevewizzle wrote:
Miami does not think DC's horse masked man is funny.
(By comparison, Miami thought the face-eating incident was hilarious.)
I was lucky to make it back to town this morning from Voodoo Festival. Looks awful out there. In honor of Neil Young and Crazy Horse who were awesome i suggest
"Like A Hurricane"
;D
"Like A Hurricane"
;D
Bruce Springsteen, ?4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)"
walkonby wrote:
jags . . . where is your song for this thread!!??
for shame.
I'm getting personal here.
"Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay" - Otis Redding
Except the docks are now gone. You'd be shocked if you saw how bad and massive the damage is and I have a front row seat. All kinds of waves rushing over the bulkheads and crap, like pier planks, floating all over the bay. Eventually realized that 2 different boats had sunk next door. Don't know if we lost any. If so, they're underwater and you can't see them. I've never seen anything like this in my life.
Any snow for you yet, Walkie?
Just heard that Merriweather is flooded out. Sorry, Seth.
Was there a secret Radiohead show there tonight?
Was there a secret Radiohead show there tonight?
we still have power here and no flooding although parts of the yard are getting really water logged..
hoping for the best for everyone
hoping for the best for everyone
Waves Crash In - Spiritualized
considering Asbury Park was run over by water I'd say Springsteen's Sandy is the song..
"So what's your status?"
So maybe I'm just jaded, but i'm assuming the above text message I received from my boss an hour ago is not him checking to see if I'm alive and/or OK, but seeing if I have power and internet access so I may work from home.
And of course, I tell him "up and running."
Why do I do this?
So maybe I'm just jaded, but i'm assuming the above text message I received from my boss an hour ago is not him checking to see if I'm alive and/or OK, but seeing if I have power and internet access so I may work from home.
And of course, I tell him "up and running."
Why do I do this?
ggw wrote:
I'm calling bust on this. Everyone is too well prepared.
i wouldnt say complete bust but the DC area definitely could have experienced a LOT worse. I wonder if the derecho actually helped in that regard with culling out any weakened trees and possibly having pepco fortify things a little more against future storms
Thousand wrote:
"So what's your status?"
So maybe I'm just jaded, but i'm assuming the above text message I received from my boss an hour ago is not him checking to see if I'm alive and/or OK, but seeing if I have power and internet access so I may work from home.
And of course, I tell him "up and running."
Why do I do this?
i love people . . . for reasons such as these.
snow is starting, lightly in parts of my county. wish i was in snowshoe, wv right now, snowboarding the day away and sitting in heated pools and hot tubs all night long. with my beers. my precious beers.
walkonby wrote:Thousand wrote:
"So what's your status?"
So maybe I'm just jaded, but i'm assuming the above text message I received from my boss an hour ago is not him checking to see if I'm alive and/or OK, but seeing if I have power and internet access so I may work from home.
And of course, I tell him "up and running."
Why do I do this?
My co-workers were all at the office yesterday (I got very rare permission to work from home). Most are here today. No one ever called to check in on us. Nice.
Our house seeped water through a bedroom window and the basement, but our power stayed on in Columbia all night.
i love people . . . for reasons such as these.
Drove from Springfield to Centreville last night to hang out with some friends because I was told I wouldn't have to come into my office this morning. Driving wasn't so bad, but the wind gusts were intense and it whipped rain around like crazy. There was debris all over the place and I'm sure it continued through the night. Power stayed on at my house, also stayed on at my friends house.
This morning I set my alarm for 7:45 and 8:45 and had not been contacted by my office. My boss had said "assume you have the day off unless I contact you", so I figured I was in the clear. I got a phone call at 10:15 asking where I was. Turns out my boss had texted me at 9:15, but since it was a mass text message I didn't get it because I didn't have my 4G on. So, now I'm in my office. My neighborhood is a mess, but no real damage, couple tress down, one across a street but that street leads to another neighborhood so I was able to get onto the main road. Other than that nothing crazy.
This morning I set my alarm for 7:45 and 8:45 and had not been contacted by my office. My boss had said "assume you have the day off unless I contact you", so I figured I was in the clear. I got a phone call at 10:15 asking where I was. Turns out my boss had texted me at 9:15, but since it was a mass text message I didn't get it because I didn't have my 4G on. So, now I'm in my office. My neighborhood is a mess, but no real damage, couple tress down, one across a street but that street leads to another neighborhood so I was able to get onto the main road. Other than that nothing crazy.
hutch wrote:
although parts of the yard are getting really water logged..
fuck man, you alrite?!? what about the flower beds? insurance?!?
on our end, the grill got knocked over and there is soggy charcoal spread across the back patio. it's brought the missus and i closer together.
sweetcell wrote:hutch wrote:
although parts of the yard are getting really water logged..
fuck man, you alrite?!? what about the flower beds? insurance?!?
on our end, the grill got knocked over and there is soggy charcoal spread across the back patio. it's brought the missus and i closer together.
really?
flooding was a concern given we had flooding last year..
but thanks for your concern man.. i'll remember that!
Dylan's set list last night
1. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
2. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
3. Things Have Changed
4. Tangled Up In Blue
5. The Levee's Gonna Break (with Mark Knopfler on guitar)
6. Shelter From The Storm
7. High Water (For Charley Patton)
8. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
9. Highway 61 Revisited
10. Tryin' To Get To Heaven
11. Thunder On The Mountain
12. Ballad Of A Thin Man
13. Like A Rolling Stone
14. All Along The Watchtower
(encore)
15. Blowin' In The Wind
1. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
2. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
3. Things Have Changed
4. Tangled Up In Blue
5. The Levee's Gonna Break (with Mark Knopfler on guitar)
6. Shelter From The Storm
7. High Water (For Charley Patton)
8. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
9. Highway 61 Revisited
10. Tryin' To Get To Heaven
11. Thunder On The Mountain
12. Ballad Of A Thin Man
13. Like A Rolling Stone
14. All Along The Watchtower
(encore)
15. Blowin' In The Wind