What is everyone doing inorder to prepare for "SANDY"? (Tioga: school, camp)

[wanneroo]

We passed unscathed, not any worse than many other storms. The water levels have come down, power never went out and one tree will have to be chainsawed.

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by wanneroo

We passed unscathed, not any worse than many other storms. The water levels have come down, power never went out and one tree will have to be chainsawed.

Lost one too, medium sized birch. I get to fire up my new chainsaw.

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by pman

Mike Nigh is actually correct. this storms wasn't that dangerous for inland communities in and of itself.

The Erie coastline was slammed, and West Virginia did get up to two feet of snow.

[Icy Tea]

This was the worst storm for us in probably 15 years here in SE Pa. We lost power for 14 hours and only just got it back on.
It went off at 11:15 last nite and the worst of the storm probably didn't hit until past midnite to 3 AM. We were caught without a portable generator but will definitely get one in a week or two. We had everything else, sterno, propane heater, portable radio, plenty of batteries, oil lamps, even a batttery powered TV which picked up Philly stations.
I was worried about the trees but they came through it without a hitch. Even the old rotten weak cherry tree held up without even a branch down. The neighbors poplar tree lost some small branches and we heard a big thump which turned out to be a branch laying on our roof next to the chimney. I don't plan to climb up there to get it.
Two planters got knocked over and rolled of fthe front steps into the flower bed. The sump pump was off and we got a very small trickle in the basement from the sump pump well to the drain but the rain was never that heavy. Just before the power went out a local township weather station from The Weather Underground was recording sustained winds of 30 MPH and gusts were over 50 MPH at the airport. It got stronger after that. I let the dog out about 1 AM and it was like a freight train was going through the neighborhood.
I took a cold shower this morning( brrrr) and will have to rake a LOT of leaves but I'll wait until it stops raining. I did a store run at noon to get some instant coffee and saw the damage and the trees that fell and took down our power lines. I also did a run to some hardware stores to inquire about generators. One local hardware store sold 500 over the weekend. Its amazing that the small guys completely came through while the big box places came up empty.
Sadly one local resident was killed when a tree fell on his house.
I'm going to write my yearly Christmas Red Cross check a little early and add some to help those who suffered far worse from this storm. I hope everybody helps out eithe rlocally if there was damage or to a national fund.

[julian17033]

Originally Posted by Hopes

The stove top burners aren't being used all day. Regardless, keep in mind, when cooking Thanksgiving dinner all day, most people end up cracking their windows because it gets too hot inside (since their furnace is on too). When trying to heat a house with an oven or stove, people keep their windows closed to trap the heat. Some people even close themselves off in the kitchen to isolate the heat in one room. As a result, a house has more oxygen while cooking Thanksgiving dinner compared to a house that is being heated soley by a stove because those open flames need oxygen to burn. The scary thing is that some people think it's safe simply because they've never had a problem. It's like Russian Roulette.

Well Hopes, I died, all of us are now dead from using the burners. The power went off I used them and we passed away. The power came back on and illuminated where our bodies were located in the house.

[trackstar13]

Originally Posted by Hopes

The Erie coastline was slammed, and West Virginia did get up to two feet of snow.

Yeah we had 20 foot waves last night and they are predicting about the same in Erie again tonight. It is not that big of a deal if you don't live right on the water, but Presque Isle has lost alot of sand already and erosion is going to be a huge issue along the coast of Lake Erie.

[pman]

Originally Posted by Icy Tea

This was the worst storm for us in probably 15 years here in SE Pa. We lost power for 14 hours and only just got it back on.
It went off at 11:15 last nite and the worst of the storm probably didn't hit until past midnite to 3 AM. We were caught without a portable generator but will definitely get one in a week or two. We had everything else, sterno, propane heater, portable radio, plenty of batteries, oil lamps, even a batttery powered TV which picked up Philly stations.

for SEPA it was a pretty average storm. the winds weren't particularly high nor was it much of a flood threat (from rain). the damage caused by the Irene/Lee combo was much worse. I guess these things are highly localized unless they're major like agnes. sustained wins of 30-50 mph is probably what mike was referring to, they're fairly mild in the grand scheme of things. not a storm to take lightly but hazel had sustained winds of 94 mph recorded at the airport.

I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know it snowed in WV (although it doesn't seem that it was actually unwelcome)...and by inland I had thought of SEPA and central PA rather than erie...erosion is a natural thing, at least in jersey.

[MatildaLoo]

Originally Posted by julian17033

Well Hopes, I died, all of us are now dead from using the burners. The power went off I used them and we passed away. The power came back on and illuminated where our bodies were located in the house.

Oh you!

I am glad to hear that for many of my friends and family, the worst they endured were power outages. Still waiting to hear from a friend living near the NJ coast, and I'm a bit afraid that I haven't heard from her yet although I am hoping that is because she doesn't have power, not because she has been hit hard.

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by julian17033

Well Hopes, I died, all of us are now dead from using the burners. The power went off I used them and we passed away. The power came back on and illuminated where our bodies were located in the house.

Glad to hear you survived another round of russian roulette!

[pman]

Originally Posted by MatildaLoo

Oh you!

I am glad to hear that for many of my friends and family, the worst they endured were power outages. Still waiting to hear from a friend living near the NJ coast, and I'm a bit afraid that I haven't heard from her yet although I am hoping that is because she doesn't have power, not because she has been hit hard.

that seems likely, the storm flooding from the ocean was significant, and as much as water and power don't mix, salt water is even worse. I believe a lot of cell towers were damaged as well (and I'm sure the remaining ones are overwhelmed).