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Post by Mrs Vindecco on Oct 29, 2012 11:17:18 GMT
My thoughts are with anyone who is caught up in this storm. I am keeping my fingers crossed that you all come out the other side unscathed. From over here, it looks like the authorities are well prepared and I hope this helps in minimalizing any potential damage.
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Post by woofy on Oct 29, 2012 14:36:27 GMT
My thoughts are with anyone who is caught up in this storm. I am keeping my fingers crossed that you all come out the other side unscathed. From over here, it looks like the authorities are well prepared and I hope this helps in minimalizing any potential damage. Philadelphia seems to be right in the path of the storm. I'm staying indoors today and hoping the power doesn't go out. Luckily, we're about 60 miles from the ocean, so the damage here won't be as bad as on the Jersey shore. Keeping my fingers crossed along with you.  |
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Post by Violet on Oct 30, 2012 0:46:38 GMT
This is horrible . My thoughts are with everyone on the east coast tonight. Good luck and best wishes to all in the storms path. All the very best to you and your family, Woofy, stay safe and cozy. |
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Post by woofy on Oct 30, 2012 2:50:56 GMT
This is horrible . My thoughts are with everyone on the east coast tonight. Good luck and best wishes to all in the storms path. All the very best to you and your family, Woofy, stay safe and cozy. Thanks, Violet. So far, so good. I live in a good old sturdy South Philadelphia row house (like Rocky), so we've weathered the storm pretty well up to now. I think the worst is over for us. The poor people on the coast got battered and there's a lot of flooding in low-lying areas. The winds are supposed to be very strong for a couple more days, but I think I'll venture out of my Hobbit hole tomorrow to assess the situation. |
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Post by limey on Oct 31, 2012 2:55:58 GMT
Hi Woofy, I sure hope you and your family are doing OK. The scenes on the TV are unbelievable. Be safe.
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Post by woofy on Nov 2, 2012 1:32:48 GMT
Hi Woofy, I sure hope you and your family are doing OK. The scenes on the TV are unbelievable. Be safe. Thank you. I was just on the phone with a friend in New York and they certainly got it a lot worse than we did. She lives in Queens, and all of the connections to Manhattan (where she works) are down. Here in Philly most of the damage was wind related rather than water related. When I see pictures of the damage along the New Jersey coastline, it's hard for me to believe it was the same storm. I guess you could say we Philadelphians dodged a bullet. |
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Post by liz on Nov 2, 2012 2:56:40 GMT
Way out of the way of the storm here in California, but I have family in Massachusetts. Hope they're okay.
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Post by woofy on Nov 2, 2012 14:24:27 GMT
Way out of the way of the storm here in California, but I have family in Massachusetts. Hope they're okay. If they're not on the coast, they're probably safe. Something like 90 people have died as a result of the storm. That's terrible, of course, but I think it could have been a lot worse. Probably a similar number perish during a typical Nor' Easter here. |
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Post by liz on Nov 3, 2012 3:55:17 GMT
Way out of the way of the storm here in California, but I have family in Massachusetts. Hope they're okay. If they're not on the coast, they're probably safe. Something like 90 people have died as a result of the storm. That's terrible, of course, but I think it could have been a lot worse. Probably a similar number perish during a typical Nor' Easter here. Talked to my sister today. She lives in New Hampshire and she said Monday and Monday night were awful. Tuesday was okay, but by Wednesday, the storm had moved on to Canada. However, for my family in Massachusetts, things didn't go too well. Cousin and godfather lost power, but their families were the only two out of my family that lost power. |
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Post by woofy on Nov 3, 2012 15:26:33 GMT
If they're not on the coast, they're probably safe. Something like 90 people have died as a result of the storm. That's terrible, of course, but I think it could have been a lot worse. Probably a similar number perish during a typical Nor' Easter here. Talked to my sister today. She lives in New Hampshire and she said Monday and Monday night were awful. Tuesday was okay, but by Wednesday, the storm had moved on to Canada. However, for my family in Massachusetts, things didn't go too well. Cousin and godfather lost power, but their families were the only two out of my family that lost power. Power outages are a funny think in this country. How they are treated and how long they last depend more on where a person lives than on the cause of the blackout. I live in a large city, so there are few trees to disrupt our power supply. I've lived in my present home for 53 years and I can only remember about a dozen or so power outages. And these lasted no more than a few hours. My ex, on the other hand, lives in suburban Philadelphia, and when her power goes out, it usually lasts for days (once for over two weeks!). I hope your family in MA don't have to put up with the shortages for too long. |
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Post by liz on Nov 4, 2012 5:11:26 GMT
Think their power is back on.
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