Sandy Check in thread:

[Texasgal]

How are you doing? Updates appreciated! Thinking of you all!

[Arkana]

1. Central MA here...still got power and cable.

[LiberalLoner]

2. NoVa here, no problems yet

Ps thank you for caring!

[NWHarkness]

3. Belfast Maine

Winds are picking up, no problems as of yet.

[MountainMazza]

4. WV mountains here....snowing and windy...but still have power and cable :)

[freshwest]

11. Do you think the snow will be as much as predicted? One estimate is 5 feet. Stay warm and dry!

[MountainMazza]

19. Wow! I sure hope not!!!!

I'm on the eastern slopes-the western side generally gets the most snow...but-time will tell.

[freshwest]

26. Good luck! And I hope all the Democrats got their voting done already.

[MadrasT]

5. Just west of Philly

Office closed today and tomorrow.

Raining and windy as heck. Lights flickering but still have power.

Scared a tree is going to come down on the house. No danger of flooding at my house.

The cats and I are hunkered down and waiting. Very, very windy right now!

Watching local (Philly) news all day, it looks really bad at the Jersey shore.

[Texasgal]

12. My grandpa is in PA.

they evacuated him yesterday from Ambler, PA. My Uncle lives there though and he is riding out the storm. Haven't heard anything though!

I hope you will be okay! make sure to check in when you can! YIKES!

[MadrasT]

20. Ambler is a cute town.

My parents grew up near there. They have a cool old movie theater I go to sometimes.

Oooooh the wind... scary...



Hope your grandpa and uncle are OK too.

[TorchTheWitch]

55. The Kessler?

Or was it Kressler? Something like that?

[Texasgal]

57. No, another name...

It's a very small facility only fifteen patients from what I gather..

[TorchTheWitch]

60. Philly burbs here - Mainline-ish area

Not much rain with this storm. The wind can seriously whoop though. My biggest issue is the dog wants to be out in it all the time. I don't get it, but he loves storms. I'm out of reasonably dry towels to dry him with he's been in and out so much (mostly with me trying to convince him that no, you really don't want to take a nap smack in the middle of the yard in a hurricane. So far he doesn't believe me. The kitchen has been flooded since this afternoon just from his shaking three gallons of water off himself each time I finally convince him to come back in the house. Just before dark he convinced me somehow to take him for a walk, but he was having too much fun to bother with pooping while we were out getting soaked (though he did pee on one Romney sign - good doggie!).

The lights have very recently flickered a few times but haven't lost any electricity yet. Then again this house is old and the lights will flicker for no reason at all sometimes. Basement is dry as a bone... these old houses have great well-built basements (you could probably blow off hand grenades down there and no one would hear it).

How does one know if they lost any electricity while they were asleep and for how long if they wake up and it's on again? My new alarm clock has a backup battery in it somewhere, so I don't get the blinking "12:00" thingie that was what I used to go by.

Going back to try to convince the dog once again to get his wet hairy ass back in the house (and no, drying off in my bed is out of bounds).

[Texasgal]

61. AWWW! Precious baby!

He knows a good mud pie when he see's one! LOL! You and Yoshi stay safe! Check in when you can!

[TorchTheWitch]

66. I just got him in and now he wants to go out again!

He's up here now telling me he wants his usual night time walk and we were just out a few hours ago! OMG, I better not give in again. I'm already having to start using bits of laundry from the laundry hamper to dry him with since all the towels are now soaked.

Ok, if I'm really quiet and don't move much maybe he'll forget about going outside... he's suddenly taken an interest in hunting and capturing his own feet, so hopefully that will take his mind off the outdoors for awhile.

I'm keeping all my fingers and toes crossed that we don't lose the electricity or at least not for long. That's my only real worry. If I lose that then I won't be able to use pretty much anything in the house (I have a gas range though which is nice for times like these). I just don't really know what to do with myself. I don't think I can do any sewing or reading just with candle light... too blind for that I think.

[freshwest]

21. Was the evacuation for flooding? Thanks for thread, I'm in the west but have friends in the NE.

[Texasgal]

28. No, he is in a rest home there.

They evacuated for safety. Small facility.

he's 98 and not real cognizant. I am just glad he is safe.

[freshwest]

44. I'm glad they are on top of it. It's good that he's taken care of now.

[lalalu]

6. Gusts are rocking the house.

Electricity has gone out a few times for a minute and came back on immediately. The problem is we have a lot of really large trees here.
The worst so far is a large tree split and fell on a neighbor's car. He was lucky to get out unharmed. Why he was trying to leave his driveway is a mystery since there was a curfew.

Good luck to all.

[freshwest]

15. So the hurricane is full blast there? Stay away from the windows, I guess? Be careful.

[Texasgal]

27. Oh man... how scary!

Please stay safe!

Check back in when you can..

[Madam Mossfern]

7. Northern NJ - Essex County

High winds, no real rain.

I have electricity (although there have been a few 'blips') and cable and internet.
Keeping my fingers crossed that this is as bad as it gets.

[mainer]

8. Events like this make me grateful it isn't "every man for himself."

I'm grateful that there's a civic authority that watches out for us.

[Agschmid]

9. Rochester NY Here

8,000 without power but it's only 3% of the county. Winds are building and are coming from the north which is really whipping up Lake Ontario almost 10ft surge from the lake onto the streets.

[Curtland1015]

10. Sandy Cheeks in post!

Capitol District NY here!

Lots of wind, not much rain yet. Going to get worse before it gets better though!

Stay safe everyone!

[Johnny Noshoes]

13. Ridgewood Queens here...

The wind is gusting pretty strong and I've been watching the power cable connected to my building swaying like one of those cheesy dashboard hula dancer dolls. The cable runs through a tree and I'm hoping it doesn't take down the cable. I'm using my shiny new laptop to post this because if the power does go out I'll just lose the dsl modem and it won't screw up my desktop pc.

[freshwest]

16. I hope you have power surge protectors on everything. I lost appliances in a hurricane from that.

[K8-EEE]

29. Best of luck from Los Angeles Johnny and all my friends in harm's way

We had a freakishly gorgeous day here today but nobody is enjoying it much worrying about our friends in the NE

[Johnny Noshoes]

46. Thanks

nt.

[femmocrat]

14. SW PA-- Heavy rain and windy.

TG we still have power. Our school district has a 2-hr. delay tomorrow (so far). A lot of districts, including the Pittsburgh City Schools, are closed tomorrow.

[Texasgal]

48. You know when they cancel school

It's no good. Keep us updated?

[bluestate10]

17. The worst appears to be beyond me. I had two power glitches, but the wind and rain has

died down.

[jsmirman]

18. DC - Heavy rain and windy - apartment leaking like a sieve - appear to be safe for now, though

[Rosa Luxemburg]

22. We still have power (can't speak too soon though!)

we have 65 mile an hour wind with gusts much more. We have had one tree down which hit the garage but it too dangerous to go out to investigate. We have water coming through the roof in the attic and the back porch.

[freshwest]

24. Oh, Rosa, sorry to hear about the water getting in. Take care.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

25. Thanks!

It's scary!

[Texasgal]

30. Please...please be careful!

:hugs:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

39. Thanks!!

[KeepItReal]

23. Big Easy sending well wishes

Heads down and high ground y'all

Stay safe.

[graywarrior]

31. Northeast Ma

Just got power back on. Not bad here at all.

[Texasgal]

34. Good! Power is GOOD.

So glad you are okay!

[blaze]

32. Long Island, NY

Not me, but my sister, Annabanana!!

Power out. Water up to the stoop.

Vibes please!

[Texasgal]

41. Oh no!

How scary! I hope she will be okay! Keep us posted?

[blaze]

58. I will... best I can

She's keeping in touch with Mom... who's relaying to me....

[Squinch]

88. Blaze - can you update us on Annabanana?

[blaze]

89. All is well!

Sorry Squinch, just saw your post.

She and family are fine. Still no power, water or sewage... but nobody hurt and the house, relatively, intact. Sanitation services are running so the carpet they've been pulling out of the house is being picked up.

Cell phone is starting to come back up. She had a "long" (5 min) talk with Mom last night!

Thanks so much for asking!

[one_voice]

33. Checking in from Delaware...

Very windy lots of rain. Still have power, though we've had a few blips. So far only lost two shutters. Thanks for asking!

[charlie and algernon]

35. Annapolis, MD here. Wind is howling, lights are flickering.

Hoping that's ALL the lights do.

[pamela]

42. Hi neighbor

I'm just across the bridge from you. Stay safe.

[deutsey]

81. And I'm just down the Shore from you, it sounds like

I hope fared well during the storm!

[pamela]

85. Hi Deutsey

We really had no problems with the storm. Hope you're okay, too.

[deutsey]

86. Some water in the basement and nerve-wracking moments

as the projected landfall flip-flopped between Delmarva and Jersey.

We were fortunate.

Good luck with your move!

[ohheckyeah]

36. Central Virginia...

very windy, rain and snow moving in tonight. We still have power though!

[locks]

37. From Colorado

We really, really heart NYC and the east coast and are following closely. Sending you best thoughts and all the hope we can muster that you will come through and the Fed gov will do everything they can do to help in our name. Keep us advised.

[pamela]

38. Eastern Shore of Maryland

We're right on the bay with a body of water 50 yards in front of our condo, a pond behind our condo a creek about 100 yards to our right and a marina about 200 yards to our left. Plus, we live on an island. It's hitting pretty hard right now but we still have power and no flooding. I'm sure that parts of the island are flooded but we're okay over here so far. We stayed dry through Irene and Isabel so I'm feeling pretty good about this.

We are selling this condo and are supposed to go to settlement Wednesday. I'm freaking out about that because I don't know how we will get out of here with all the rain today and tomorrow. We rushed out Saturday and rented a van and moved everything we could to storage but we still have a bed, a potting shelf and some clothes and food and stuff we need to get out. It's so weird because last year when the earthquake hit a pipe broke in the condo above us and flooded us. We had forty-eight hours to move everything to storage and on the second day of moving we got a manditory evacuation order because of hurricane Irene. I'm having a weird mix of deja-vu and PTSD.

[Digit]

69. Good Grief!

You have quite alot to deal with all at once! Luckily your closing date is in the middle of the week and not on a Friday so if you get delayed by a day, that is not TOO bad.
Hopefully everything will be okay and go as planned.

At least you sound like you will be safe, and that is the important thing!

[pamela]

71. Thank you!

It has been crazy but after the earthquake/broken pipe/hurricane/snake fiasco last year, this seems like nothing.

[NutmegYankee]

40. SE Connecticut - no power since 4PM.

winds seem to be getting slightly lighter now.

[Shankapotomus]

43. Central NJ

Lost power over two hours ago. power lines were whipping around the neighborhood with transformer bursts in multiple directions as well ...Untl power company must have cut juice to them completely... Typing this on an older kindle with a sporatic 3G connection...settled in for the long haul with some dynamo powered lanterns and radio.

[Bonhomme Richard]

45. Western CT

I lost three big pine trees but glad power is back.

[treestar]

47. Northern Delaware

Still has power - windy with a little rain still - no big deals yet.

[justiceischeap]

49. I'm in MD and I don't want to say more, afraid to jinx it.

But we're safe and my roommate is disappointed he's not collecting more "full moon hurricane water."

[LiberalElite]

50. Queens, NY

Rain stopped but wind is between 50-60 mph. Lights are still on. Who knows when public transit will return so another day off from work tomorrow. Woohoo!

[bettyellen]

51. not bad, just back from the grocery- which is opening again in 11 hours.

some friends in lower manhattan lost power, hope I don't!
but so far the high tide hasn't flooded out my friends who usually get hit every 3-4 years.

[badhair77]

52. south central PA

The wind just doesn't seem to end and it's scaring the daylights out of me. So far our lights have flickered but we still have power. The worst of this should subside in a few hours and I will be very relieved. Somehow horrible winds sound 10 times worse at night.

[ejbr]

53. 2 hours north of NYC

lights are flickering, wind is blowing. May not have power soon.

[NYC Liberal]

54. Checking in from Manhattan - all well and safe indoors here!

[Texasgal]

56. Oh good!

No flooding? I just saw some pics?

[blaze]

59. I saw this pic online

Is it real? Or a hoax? Says it's at Ave C and 14th

http://iwitness.weather.com/_Flood-on-Ave-C-14th-Street-NYC/photo/17928387/148597.html

[NYC Liberal]

62. I am further uptown and further inland, so no major flooding here!

[Tree-Hugger]

63. SE PA

We are getting rocked by the winds. We are one of few neighborhoods with power. We got really lucky with the rain so far. This wind is insane and, frankly, I am scared shitless. I hate it. We have a bunch of trees next to our house on the side where the bedrooms are, so the family is camping out in the dining room and kitchen - away from windows.

Prayers to all in the path of this storm.

[badhair77]

70. We're west of you

The wind is awful and it doesn't let up. It has my dog pacing about. No one in the house can sleep.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

64. Jersey City.

Power has been out for hours and will be off for...

[Jim Lane]

72. But, elsewhere in Jersey City....

My power went off at around 10:59 p.m. and came back on a minute or so later.

My cell phone is fully charged and seems to be in good order, but I can't make calls or retrieve my messages. I assume that a necessary tower or relay station is out of commission.

Looking out my window, I see a lot of wind and rain, but I haven't left my apartment so I can't give any useful details.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

77. They say the transformers blew out and our power will be out for a week.

I hope that's not true.

[crazylikafox]

65. Just west of Baltimore.

Wind's been howling for hours, trees bending outside my window, over 8" of rain. Lights have been flickering all night, but power still on. Fingers crossed.

[mia]

68. Stay safe!

Lived in Baltimore - lots of relatives still there.

[H2O Man]

67. NYS's Southern Tier

The roads in my county are closed. It's wet out -- though not raining at the moment -- and there are gusts of wind. I'm sure that some trees will fall, and the electric could go. But I can't complain: there are millions on the East Coast who are having it far, far worse than me.

It has been curious outside -- at times, the moon lights up the sky, and I can see my shadow on the ground.

[Justice]

73. worried about flooding there - how is that?

hubby from binghamton area originally; so much flooding there the last few years.

[H2O Man]

75. At this point,

I've only got information from friends near Binghamton, and it is not bad ..... both 2006 and 2011 were hell. But it takes about 6 to 7 inches of rain for major flooding to begin.

I'll check the Binghamton newspaper's web site (and Oneonta's) ......

[Marrah_G]

74. Salem Ma

Lost power early in the storm, it was restored in a few hours. Next town over in Peabody, friends house retained power through out but did have a big tree come down. Driving on back roads is hazardous with many downed large trees..suggest driving slowly.

The wind was intense and I have to say that I felt quite off balance all day/evening, almost like that dazed feeling when you get a head cold or a sinus infection. I think it was the low pressure from the storm. I've been through a bunch of these and never had a feeling quite like this. It was, to say the least, unnerving. Anyone feel anything similar?

The malamute was very unhappy all evening, the cat could not have cared less.

[badhair77]

76. I had the sinus thing going, too.

Our dog paced around all day, even before the brunt of the storm began - storm anxiety. It's amazing how animals can predict something will happen.

[Autumn Colors]

78. In Litchfield County, CT here

We kept our power (heat and water) this time, but lost our internet. This just came back on, though.

We were well prepared this time around and glad we didn't really need it.

[Throckmorton]

79. Niantic Connecticut

No power, no land line phone, no cable.
Running Generator about 8 hours a day since Monday at 11 AM
My house is undamaged, but many in the area are missing roofing
96% of the town is blacked out
Waterfront homes are a wreck

[Autumn Colors]

83. You have my sympathy

We were without power, heat, water, or phone (had to drive 10 mins away to get a signal on cell) and without a generator for 9 days in the late Oct. snowstorm last year.

Just trying to get caught up on the news of how much damage there was.

[Throckmorton]

84. My mother lives in Litchfield County.

She went 11 days also during the October Storm last year. I brought her my generator and she used it for 10 days.
It is bad here, but, hopefully things will improve overnight.

[deutsey]

80. Eastern Shore of MD...tired, but doing well and thankful

We had some water in the basement during the storm, but overall, that's not bad compared to what so many others are enduring.

[jsmirman]

82. Downtown DC - Feel almost guilty with how we were spared

Never lost *internet* at any point, and comcast isn't exactly a bang-up operation.

Apartment leaked badly, but that's mostly about shoddy construction. Some possessions were destroyed that I couldn't get up off the floor soon enough.

No loss of power, no loss of internet, nothing. Heavy, lashing rain and intimidating wind, but downtown DC kind of got nothing but a really bad storm.

Thoughts are with those who were much more affected.

[Rhiannon12866]

87. Northeast New York here, we still have power.

I'm pretty amazed, since we lost power during Irene last year. I was on the roads about an hour before what was supposed to be the worst of it and it was pretty windy, off and on rain blowing sideways, but not nearly as bad as we expected, gusts up to 65. We had massive closings, most of them by noon on Monday, and the Albany TV weather report went into overtime. My brother lost power in the afternoon, but it was back on by evening. I think we dodged a bullet and I'm just grateful.

[bettyellen]

90. Hey! I heard some were asking, and I'm okay. Still no heat or light....

But ridiculously well fed. Been ferrying less fortunate people- some who lost their entire apartments- around town and transporting food and firewood to people's belongings and pets to warmer environments and wifi hotspots.
I'm off someone's couch and into a warm cozy bedroom. Visiting my apartment to cook a bit to warm the place for my two cats. I guess I should have gotten ones with more fur!
Thanks to all of you - see you at the polls and victory celebration Tues night!!

[Texasgal]

91. Thank goodness you are okay !

And KUDOS to you for helping others! I hope you get your electricity back soon!

[bettyellen]

92. Thanks Gal! Seeing people loose it all is just the worst.

But they have great friends who are sticking by to help out for the long run.
We're planning a benefit for our pal. Trying to find some longer term housing.
So, in comparison I feel lucky!

[thedudeisin]

93. Godspeed to all volunteers