Sandy is officially a hurricane.

Hey, no offense to the weatherman on Fox, but if you need to explain every possible variable for where this storm MAY go, and it entails a catestrophic shift of the jet stream over the next 3 days, maybe you're reaching a little to far!

The forecast model for the predicted path of this storm only contains 2.....YES, ONLY 2 possible cases where the storm would be drawn in towards the coast and hit us squarely on the south coast.
The problem is that these 2 possiblities require the jet stream to drop down from Canada to Florida within the next 3 days.
Forgive, but if that were to happen, the hurricane would be our LAST concern!!!!!

(Sounds like someone is trying to glorify their position for contract renewal time!)

Hey, no offense to the weatherman on Fox, but if you need to explain every possible variable for where this storm MAY go, and it entails a catestrophic shift of the jet stream over the next 3 days, maybe you're reaching a little to far!

The forecast model for the predicted path of this storm only contains 2.....YES, ONLY 2 possible cases where the storm would be drawn in towards the coast and hit us squarely on the south coast.
The problem is that these 2 possiblities require the jet stream to drop down from Canada to Florida within the next 3 days.
Forgive, but if that were to happen, the hurricane would be our LAST concern!!!!!

(Sounds like someone is trying to glorify their position for contract renewal time!)
The meteorologists have to be cover their tails so they don't get jail time like the Italians did.
Italian scientists resign over L'Aquila quake verdicts - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/23/world/europe/italy-quake-scientists-guilty/index.html)



While the above is said in jest, I do agree that it's rather silly how they make mountains out of molehills. But, I guess they have to talk about something.

Say what you will, however, the models show more than 2 options. I've looked at and discussed with the metro guys I work with showing all models shifting to a more westerly track for Sandy.

Quickly turning from fun weather geek stuff at some outlying models to "holy sh*t".

That my friends is a monster storm.

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/amar1293/slp24.png

Look at the NOGAPS forcast winds for Sunday.

https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/wxmap_cgi/cgi-bin/wxmap_loop.cgi?&area=ngp_troplant&prod=sfc10m&dtg=2012102406&set=Tropical

More and more models have the system over our head pulling strong enough to make next week interesting

3:00 US Model hanging a left.

There is a consensus forming in weather forecast models that hurricane Sandy is unlikely to go out to sea. Instead, it more likely will merge with a strong fall cold front and transition into a powerhouse, possibly historic mid-latitude storm along the mid-Atlantic and/or Northeast coast Sunday through Wednesday.

The majority of models now take Sandy from its current position over Jamaica northward over the Bahamas before curving the storm towards either the mid-Atlantic or Northeast coast. Models disagree on where the storm will recurve and make landfall: simulations vary from the mid-Atlantic to Maine. There remains a chance, though diminishing, the storm will slide harmlessly out to sea.

The location of the storm’s landfall is very important for determining exactly what local impacts will be. Not everyone will experience significant or dangerous storm conditions. But suffice to say, coastal regions from the Carolinas through eastern Canada are likely to get battered by tremendous surf and face a real risk of significant to severe coastal flooding. This storm will be a slow mover meaning large waves may pound the coast for lengthy time periods. Not to mention, the wind and waves will raise the water level, bringing ashore a multiple foot storm surge in regions close to where the storm makes landfall (assuming it does so).

Making matters worse, the storm will coincide with a full moon Monday night, meaning elevated tides above normal levels. Astronomically high tides have played a key role in historic coastal flooding events along the East Coast, such as the Ash Wednesday storm of March, 1962.

Can you say "White Water"

Can you say "abrupt end to the season"? Of course the fishing leading up to the storm could prove epic for some....

I'll be out Saturday

Jim Cantore just said millions will be without power, we are so screwed. Just like this time last year but without the snow.

NWS briefing today said 'potentially billions in damages'

Crap. I just turned my glass furnace on today. Do you guys think Rhode Island will be without electricity for longer than a day??
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ask me Sunday

hahaha

WOW

well,,, fished today /

fishing tomorrow & Friday .

then I,m off . not cuz a storm But commitments Sat . thru Tuesday .

The good news is all this huff & puff .....will have guys pulling their boats ......... which is great by me .

Even thru ..........I have never seen so few boats fishing as I have this year.

I didn,t go to the Providence River in the spring & I don,t bother going to block S))))))) that eleminates 75% on them :fishin:

So much for goin back to Rhody this weekend through tues.

Go out to sea please !!!!

Maybe this says it all: "'We don't have many modern precedents for what the models are suggesting,' forecaster says".

Jim Cantore just said millions will be without power, we are so screwed. Just like this time last year but without the snow.

Wherever Jim Cantore goes these day it misses.
I bet he goes to Long Island.

My new theory:
Weathermen are like politicians. Both of them are full of SHYT

I hate these storms. But there's always a chance of Snowstorm Blitz II. Piemma and crew would be in on it.

DZ

http://meteocentre.com/models/gfs_amer_06/GZ_D5_PN_120_0000.gif

http://meteocentre.com/models/ecmwf_amer_00/GZ_PN_120_0000.gif


Not looking real SHYTTY

https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/wxmap_cgi/dynamic/NGP/2012102506/ngp10.sgwvht.108.atlantic.gif

Skishing anyone?

let's face it. it's 1600+ miles away. the weather people can't tell us what's happening tommorow.
except michelle m. my sweetheart...........

I hate these storms. But there's always a chance of Snowstorm Blitz II. Piemma and crew would be in on it.

DZ

Dennis, I was thinking the same thing. I have heard rumors of a blizzard next weekend. WOW!!!

if sandy hit us or northward
mid-atlantic states would have a blizzard

I love the panic......betting sunny in the 60's all next week!

ahh, 80s and sunny here in texas!

Unless it takes a severe turn to the right (which some models have it doing) we are at the very least going to get some rough seas and some high winds. Most models have it coming towards us now, but they also have it being downgraded to below hurricane force by then.

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/amar1293/552321_482724778427824_551258640_n.jpg

Dennis, I was thinking the same thing. I have heard rumors of a blizzard next weekend. WOW!!!

we'll be on the backside of it by a couple of days... assuming a tree doesn't fall on our collective houses....

Word for the wise, from Matt Noyes: "Mariners should not plan any fishing trips early next week, and should be back safely in port by Saturday Evening. Wind and waves will gradually build Saturday night, but will probably exceed nine feet by Sunday midday on New England's offshore waters, and will peak at over 30' - higher if a worst-case scenario verifies."

Word for the wise, from Matt Noyes: "Mariners should not plan any fishing trips early next week, and should be back safely in port by Saturday Evening. Wind and waves will gradually build Saturday night, but will probably exceed nine feet by Sunday midday on New England's offshore waters, and will peak at over 30' - higher if a worst-case scenario verifies."

Yeah, just stood down Valhalla, as we were scheduled to run south Sat-Sunday.. 9ft. pfft... we eat those for beakfast :jump1:

will damper the blackfish bite for a week or so, thats for sure...

.. 9ft. pfft... we eat those for beakfast :jump1:


It's lunch and dinner you have to worry about!:rotf2:

Latest runs all have it coming ashore somewhere on the east coast.

From the HPC discussion 0942/25

HE LION'S
SHARE OF GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT THE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH
HURRICANE SANDY WILL PASS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE AMPLIFYING POLAR
TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES TO BECOME INCORPORATED INTO
A HYBRID VORTEX OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST NEXT TUESDAY.
THE HIGH DEGREE OF BLOCKING FROM EASTERN NORTH AMERICA ACROSS THE
ENTIRE ATLANTIC BASIN IS EXPECTED TO ALLOW THIS UNUSUAL MERGER TO
TAKE PLACE, AND ONCE THE COMBINED GYRE MATERIALIZES, IT SHOULD
SETTLE BACK TOWARD THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST THROUGH HALLOWEEN,
INVITING PERHAPS A GHOULISH NICKNAME FOR THE CYCLONE ALONG THE
LINES OF "FRANKENSTORM", AN ALLUSION TO MARY SHELLEY'S GOTHIC
CREATURE OF SYNTHESIZED ELEMENTS.

So I probably shouldn't plan on driving a 14' truck up the east coast on Monday/Tuesday...
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ahh, 80s and sunny here in texas!

SHUT THE *&#@% UP!!!:fury:

They don't have a solid feel at all.

The latest set of 00Z (8 pm EDT) and 06Z (2 am EDT) computer model runs are in substantial agreement for the next 3 days, but Sandy's future is as clear as mud after that. Sandy will continue to punish the Bahamas today and Friday, as it tracks north to north-northwest. Sandy will probably come close enough to the Southeast U.S. on Saturday afternoon to spread heavy rains to the coasts of South Carolina and North Carolina. However, the 4 - 6 day computer model forecasts for Sunday - Tuesday diverge widely. The GFS model, which has been one of our two top models for predicting hurricane tracks the past two years, has been very inconsistent with its handling of Sandy. Runs of the GFS model done 6 hours apart, at 8 pm last night and 2 am EDT this morning, were 300 miles apart in their position for Sandy on Tuesday, with the latest run predicting a landfall in Maine on Wednesday morning. On the other hand, the ECMWF model, our other top model for predicting hurricane tracks, has been very consistent in its handling of Sandy. The ECMWF model has Sandy hitting Delaware on Monday afternoon, the same forecast it has had for three consecutive runs. The other models tend to follow one extreme or the other, and NHC is picking a solution somewhere in the middle of these two extremes. An extra set of balloon-borne radiosondes is going to be launched at 2 pm EDT Thursday all across the U.S., which should help this evening's model runs. Extra radiosondes will be launched every 6 hours through Saturday afternoon.

Whenever the models cannot arrive at a firm solution it usually means its heading staright for us!! Scheduled for overnight minor heart surgery next thursday (like any heart surgery is minor??) . I hope there are no power failures by then. Man , i do not need this excitement. :(

Whenever the models cannot arrive at a firm solution it usually means its heading staright for us!! Scheduled for overnight minor heart surgery next thursday (like any heart surgery is minor??) . I hope there are no power failures by then. Man , i do not need this excitement. :(Good luck Mike. I'll be praying for you whether the power goes out or not.

that range Paul is only 200 mi. the question is how fast to the west will Sandy be pulled by the negative tilting trough as the trough intensifies.
Sandy is NOT going far east the NAO block is holding it in to be consumed by the trough at some point.

Frankenstorm.

And yes, I need more feeling of Sandy, too

Let's not forget all the hype of that huge hurricane we got 2 years ago that ended up being a mild tropical storm.
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I rather listen to this than that other thing going on in the other forum

SHUT THE *&#@% UP!!!:fury:

just wait until the snow starts, then I'll really get annoying


all kidding aside - I hope everyone is safe

The Dallas ice storms in February have been legendary Jim

The Dallas ice storms in February have been legendary Jim

yeah, but last about a day and no shoveling

been stuck twice in DFW unable to get to my hotel in a car that can drive on ice

ahh, 80s and sunny here in texas!
Nice, however there are no striped bass in Texas
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Nice, however there are no striped bass in Texas
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Hybrids and they bite all year

Hybrids and they bite all year

Road trip
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Nice, however there are no striped bass in Texas
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hybrids my arse, we have stripers and hybrids 365 days a year and some get HUGE

Texas Top 50 Striped Bass (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/programs/fishrecords/freshwater/top50_striped.phtml)

Whenever the models cannot arrive at a firm solution it usually means its heading staright for us!! Scheduled for overnight minor heart surgery next thursday (like any heart surgery is minor??) . I hope there are no power failures by then. Man , i do not need this excitement. :(

Mike, why the hell didn't you say something Friday. I could have explain in detail what they are going to do.

ME:

8 cauterizations
4 stents
1 Major MI
1 Quad Bypass.
Next time ask me.

They have great stripper clubs in Dallas and I am not talking fish.

:jump1:

I'd like to compare them Dallas to Dade County and Vegas clubs. The latter two are top billing

hybrids my arse, we have stripers and hybrids 365 days a year and some get HUGE

Texas Top 50 Striped Bass (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/programs/fishrecords/freshwater/top50_striped.phtml)

C'mon Jimmy, none of the fish on that list have even been caught in the last 10 years.

Good read Mr Z., Jimmy was trying to pull a fast one, again

Pretty amazing Left turn at hour +114 still waiting for the 18z models

https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/wxmap_cgi/cgi-bin/wxmap_loop.cgi?&area=gfs_atlantic&prod=sfc10m&dtg=2012102512&set=All

C'mon Jimmy, none of the fish on that list have even been caught in the last 10 years.

so, how many fish that size have you caught in the last 10 years? :rotf2:

so, how many fish that size have you caught in the last 10 years? :rotf2:

Im not sure. Boys count em'. Men catch em'.
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Noaa's Narragansett bay forecast for Monday has top winds @ 30 kts. Hmmm
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sure, in PVD

KBOX is being very conservative.

I don't like the last map I saw, has it coming onshore right over my head!!

I don't like the last map I saw, has it coming onshore right over my head!!

You in ac?
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You in ac?
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About 15 miles north, exactly where last years hurricane came ashore!

go check my house in OC please.

You're gonna get whacked

Maybe I'll unbox the generator :rotf2:

Let's not forget all the hype of that huge hurricane we got 2 years ago that ended up being a mild tropical storm.
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For us, ask the people in upstate NY and Vermont what they thought about it being a mild trop.

Maybe I'll unbox the generator :rotf2:



For us, ask the people in upstate NY and Vermont what they thought about it being a mild trop.

Very good point. Vermont had flooding of epic proportions
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Very good point. Vermont had flooding of epic proportions
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My Uncle had sold his house and moved from VT back to RI in July. His just sold house was flooded out by the Battenkill a month later.

We'll likely not be in the heavy rain side of this storm - is that right Bill?

My Uncle had sold his house and moved from VT back to RI in July. His just sold house was flooded out by the Battenkill a month later.

We'll likely not be in the heavy rain side of this storm - is that right Bill?

From what I've read it depends...but we're still going to get a lot of rain. It's a big storm that's going to spread and then camp out over us for a while.

Good thing is we're still down a bit on water levels so the system has more capacity.

I was up in VT just after the storm last year...they got pounded.

-spence

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/p120i12.gif

5 day total described in lower left

Very good point. Vermont had flooding of epic proportions
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Yes we did
I was fishing in NH that wknd and left early sunday am to come home. No problems on the way and I think I was home between 9 and 10am, straight to the couch for a nap. Kids woke me up a couple of hours later saying BHOP (Brandon House of Pizza) is in the middle of the street. No issues at my house as I live about 60 feet above a swamp in the Champlain Valley but I know many people who were stranded for a week and the effects are still ongoing in some towns. I don't want to see that again, and the biggest problem is many of the wiped out roads are in the rivers path at the bottom of valleys.

My Uncle had sold his house and moved from VT back to RI in July. His just sold house was flooded out by the Battenkill a month later.

We'll likely not be in the heavy rain side of this storm - is that right Bill?
He was lucky, there was a house in Killington that was for sale and the closing was scheduled for that monday. No trace of the house was left.

Very good point. Vermont had flooding of epic proportions
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Two years ago, it was Earl and it went out to sea. This baby isn't going out to sea. It's coming ashore somewhere between Delmarva and Rhody.

Repost...Now another GFS run just came out...this is amazing. Now they have the center moving further off shore then taking a left turn just south of LI...then moving counter clockwise back over NYC, New Jersey and Pennsylvania...then looping back over LI again...then over central Mass...I give up...never seen anything like this...guess we will just wait and see. Here is the animated link.

GFS : Animations (http://meteocentre.com/models/get_anim.php?mod=gfs&run=06&stn=PNM&map=na&lang=en)

there are 4 model runs a day for the gfs.

here is the hpc's ensemble view showing it hitting NJ

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/medr/nav_conus_pmsl.php?fday=5&fcolor=wbg

wind and surge on the way
hope they don't close the bridges
low lying areas being evacuated
yikes !!

On Sunrise beach in marshfield and its howling here
Heavy surf spray soaking the house
It's going to be an interestingly Monday
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eastern facing locations will bear the brunt of the action.

South Shore, Wesport-Westerly with the easterly will see a strong storm surge at evening high tide

:err::err::err::err::err::err::err::err::err::err: :err::err:

Getting pretty bad down here! Winds are not that bad but water is way up already. Island Beach and Long Beach Island are in trouble already with a few homes on the south of LBI ready to go in.

Latest update says max sustained winds now up to 85, pressure down to 946 mb.... Getting some decent gusts down here now.

Going try to get a few hours in at work.Going to have to keep a close ear to the radio because at some point the Sakonnet Bridge will close and I would be pissed if I were stuck on the wrong side of the bridge.

I am at 710 feet. Blowing really good in the last 10 minutes.

Here it comes
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This should build all day worst should start around 6 pm south coast through midnight
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17 abandon stricken ship off N.C. coast - U.S. News (http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/29/14775512-17-abandon-stricken-ship-off-nc-coast?lite)

:smash:

17 abandon stricken ship off N.C. coast - U.S. News (http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/29/14775512-17-abandon-stricken-ship-off-nc-coast?lite)

:smash:

I was following this a bit

They posted this morning to fb that the generator was out and they were taking on water but were in good shape
Guess things changed
God be with them
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I was following this a bit

They posted this morning to fb that the generator was out and they were taking on water but were in good shape
Guess things changed
God be with them
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Update
All rescued ....great job USCG!!!!!!
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17 abandon stricken ship off N.C. coast - U.S. News (http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/29/14775512-17-abandon-stricken-ship-off-nc-coast?lite)

:smash:

Update
All rescued ....great job USCG!!!!!!
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BZ! Awesome - last i heard they were attempting to head out for them... Or bad early reporting?

Saw this on FB

Shark river inlet hurricane sandy crazy boater - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6d9zV4bQXs)

Then the aftermath

PHOTOS: Boat Struggles In Shark River Inlet - Wall, NJ Patch (http://wall.patch.com/articles/photos-boat-struggles-in-shark-river-inlet#photo-11931712)

idiot

grady white 25 is a stout boat but not that stout,

It's now looking like we aren't going to get hit as hard as originally thought. should be out of hurricane force winds up this way if the current track holds....

there are old sailors and there are bold sailors but no old bold sailors. Stupid

best of luck gentlemen, stay safe

Nancy and I toured that ship when it was in Newburyport last summer

I hope his insurance agent doesnt see this video!!!

Saw this on FB

Shark river inlet hurricane sandy crazy boater - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6d9zV4bQXs)

Then the aftermath

PHOTOS: Boat Struggles In Shark River Inlet - Wall, NJ Patch (http://wall.patch.com/articles/photos-boat-struggles-in-shark-river-inlet#photo-11931712)

idiot

And here's what happened a few minutes later!!
PHOTOS: Boat Struggles In Shark River Inlet - Wall, NJ Patch (http://wall.patch.com/articles/photos-boat-struggles-in-shark-river-inlet#photo-11931709)

I was following this a bit

They posted this morning to fb that the generator was out and they were taking on water but were in good shape
Guess things changed
God be with them
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This is a picture of the Bounty I took earlier this season as she was tied up in Fairhaven.

Had one power flash already. Tide this morning at Brewers across the way was pretty full, I've to think some of the houses down on Riverside drive are going to take water.

-spence

lights are flickering here in east fal.

My house is at 710 feet above sea level. Just had a 64 MPH gust.

wow, and the storm is still far away.

53470

53471

Yeah and it's a steady 45MPH right now. Humping!!!

My house is at 710 feet above sea level. Just had a 64 MPH gust.

Did you lube your anemometer with the yellow or red Rocket Fuel?

-spence

Did you lube your anemometer with the yellow or red Rocket Fuel?

-spence

Be careful. No custom needlefish for you on the Block if you are bad.

I was up at first light for a while the western sky was bright pink. Did anyone else see this?

pink sky at morning,
sailors say #^&#^&#^&#^& this

I am at 710 feet. Blowing really good in the last 10 minutes.

That's high altitude RI; Mt. Jerimoth, the highest point in the state, is 812 feet. I'm in Narragansett and the water's over the sea wall; the Avenues and Cronin's are barricaded; blustery at the PJ Light. Hate seeing this valuable fishing time washed out.

This is a picture of the Bounty I took earlier this season as she was tied up in Fairhaven.

saw that boat go thru the canal last week while I was fishin.

That's high altitude RI; Mt. Jerimoth, the highest point in the state, is 812 feet. I'm in Narragansett and the water's over the sea wall; the Avenues and Cronin's are barricaded; blustery at the PJ Light. Hate seeing this valuable fishing time washed out.

We actually have a bit of a micro climate. It will be raining 4 miles from me in Harrisville and snowing like all get out at my house.

WOW sea wall at gansett on weather channel. insane at LOW TIDE!

Bring it On!

http://media2.policymic.com/d32218fa9bc177caf1867ab249433173.jpeg

NWS reports main wind core is 2 hours out from the mainland

Bring it On!

http://media2.policymic.com/d32218fa9bc177caf1867ab249433173.jpeg

I think thats my neighbor

Rain is insignificant right now at my house. Sustained winds are also pretty low but we are getting some good gusts. Forecast says next 8 hours or so will be our worst.

Everyone seems concerned about tonights high tide in the Bay. Nothing people can do about the flood waters but get out of the way. I hope its minimal.

81 mph gust just reported at Cutty. A well timed cast with an 11 foot Arra might have put ag iant lip pikie 200 yds into the reef :devil2:

Wind is def picking up, been building all day.

-spence

I had a sustained gust of 76mph at 1:36. I am not representative because of my elevation but it is screaming thru the trees right now.

Tough night back home

I think thats my neighbor

The wind must have blown his hat off....

wind is going hold the outgoin back

So if the weather channel says 6-12 inches for my area, is that from the time it started raining until they think it will stop? Or from the time it hits shore? What is that total based on?

Wow, at low tide Brewers was the same level as high this morning. It just keeps going up and up.

Power is out in Tiverton.
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I just went out to move some debris and a gust slapped in the face with an oak leaf harder than any woman ever slapped me for wont of inappropriate behavior. I think I just saw my first 50...not talking fish. Hopefully, FinS 32 will not attempt an excursion as planned on the "how are you preparing" thread.
Were is the rain they're saying we're getting?
To paraphrase CaptainHarris from Platoon, "It's a lovely %$#&ing hurricane."

Sandy is 60 mi from landfall at AC NJ

Lil breezy here in philly

sunny and @ mid 70s in tex-ass

just got back power after losing it for 24 hrs...

Still no power here. Lost it yesterday around 6. High winds and a lot of trees down, but minimal flooding- amazingly, my basement is dry (and its a notorious leaker).

I've been out of the loop, but it seems like jersey took the brunt. Good luck to everyone down there, and also to those in ny, RI, and the ss of ma.
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I am unable to connect with any in Ocean City NJ. THe GSP is still closed past marker 152. Both causeways to OC are closed and a mandatory evacuation of Ocean City is still in place.
I hope to be able to go down this coming weekend, Friday and see how much damage our place has, at worst I think it's flooding. but won't know till then.

I am unable to connect with any in Ocean City NJ. THe GSP is still closed past marker 152. Both causeways to OC are closed and a mandatory evacuation of Ocean City is still in place.
I hope to be able to go down this coming weekend, Friday and see how much damage our place has, at worst I think it's flooding. but won't know till then.

Wish you the best.
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Your not alone. I'm about to go outside and cook hot dogs and beans on the grill in the pouring rain. Atleast Redlite let me take a shower earlier. His wife even fed me. Now it's back to being a hobo



Still no power here. Lost it yesterday around 6. High winds and a lot of trees down, but minimal flooding- amazingly, my basement is dry (and its a notorious leaker).

I've been out of the loop, but it seems like jersey took the brunt. Good luck to everyone down there, and also to those in ny, RI, and the ss of ma.
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Your not alone. I'm about to go outside and cook hot dogs and beans on the grill in the pouring rain. Atleast Redlite let me take a shower earlier. His wife even fed me. Now it's back to being a hobo
I made a world class omlette this morning by candle light. My two year old ate it all - 3 FREAKING EGGS!

-spence

I made a world class omlette this morning by candle light. My two year old ate it all - 3 FREAKING EGGS!

-spence

Nice! It's kinda cool camping. The kid thinks its fun but it sucks not having a hot shower in the am. That's what wakes me up. I was moping around for 3 hours this am not knowing what to do with myself.

Another downside is that every loan that I'm working on needs a re-inspection. Only a drive by but it puts a wrench in EVERY friggin deal. The lenders want to make sure the house is standing before they lend. But how the hell will they know if the home doesn't have 5 feet of water in it? Makes no sense.
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Happened to me today Jay. What a joke.
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Nice! It's kinda cool camping. The kid thinks its fun but it sucks not having a hot shower in the am. That's what wakes me up. I was moping around for 3 hours this am not knowing what to do with myself.
Boiling a second pot of water for the kids bath. Good thing my stove does 15K BTU.

Another downside is that every loan that I'm working on needs a re-inspection. Only a drive by but it puts a wrench in EVERY friggin deal. The lenders want to make sure the house is standing before they lend. But how the hell will they know if the home doesn't have 5 feet of water in it? Makes no sense.
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Just make sure it's in triplicate. And get the mailman to sign a letter...

-spence

Correct that...third pot of water.

-spence

At least Redlite let me take a shower earlier. Now it's back to being a hobo

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Did you take turns scrubbing each other with the loofah? And I think you made a typo there with a b instead of a m.
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Did you take turns scrubbing each other with the loofah? And I think you made a typo there with a b instead of a m.
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A b? Not sure I follow. But mike did hit the record button before I went into the bathroom. John I'm sure you can find the video of me on one of your preferred websites that highlights guys in showers. Btw did you get my vm?
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Happened to me today Jay. What a joke.
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What happened? You went to work and waited for a closing package for hours and it never came? Then 6 hours later you were finally notified after wasting the whole day at the office? That blows.
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Got the voicemail. What you said is interesting. I'll give you a call tomorrow about maybe heading out later in the week. Hope you get you're power back soon. Ours just came on.
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What happened? You went to work and waited for a closing package for hours and it never came? Then 6 hours later you were finally notified after wasting the whole day at the office? That blows.
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Spot on.
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The magnitude of this storm is nuts. My company is headquartered in the western suburb’s of Cleveland, OH. They lost power last night at 8:30 PM. They are still out and do not even expect it back tomorrow.

My buddy out in in Chicago, IL said Lake Michigan had 23’ waves. Amazing power and immense impact ……………

Another downside is that every loan that I'm working on needs a re-inspection. Only a drive by but it puts a wrench in EVERY friggin deal. The lenders want to make sure the house is standing before they lend. But how the hell will they know if the home doesn't have 5 feet of water in it? Makes no sense.
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Man, that's quite the pain. We just signed our P&S today for our first house. Been enough of a headache with so many people involved, then mother nature comes in to screw it all up even more. Fortunately, it seems the house was untouched which is good because I go out of town for work the day after closing and any delays would push us back almost a month (along with the 3 other dependent deals).

Good luck digging out of all headaches.