Hurricane Preparation

[beek]

Sorry to hear that Beek. What I'm reading about Brooklyn and Queens, particularly the Rockaways, is pretty scary. I'm reserve my comments re Bloomberg, because they would be inappropriate at the best of times, and this is certainly not one of them.

I know what U mean...............

 

[jazdoc]

 

[Listens2tubes]

Lost power Monday night around 8PM. Watched the oak in my backyard do some flexing. Never fell but had me more worried than my 4 pumps being stilled. Our block was the least damaged of this part of town. On the next 3 blocks 100+ year old oak trees toppled across the street to land on roofs as well as trees on the same property being blown in the same direction. Meanwhile my shop, which is 20 minutes north, was fine and had never lost power. Getting there on Wednesday proved almost impossible with so many trees and wires down. The elecrtic co workers are amazing. By Thurday driving to work was almost back to normal. The main roads were cleared and most traffic lights dead. I actually got to work way faster than thought possible from my Wednesday experience. Power returned Sat around 4PM.

Last night my daughter and her friends called a gas station around 2AM and all went for gas. They had filled another girl's car after a 2 hour wait on Friday afternoon, so finding a station with gas and no wait they just all made a run. As the power continues to flow I hope this gas situation just disappears.

 

[Bill Hart]

Lost power Monday night around 8PM. Watched the oak in my backyard do some flexing. Never fell but had me more worried than my 4 pumps being stilled. Our block was the least damaged of this part of town. On the next 3 blocks 100+ year old oak trees toppled across the street to land on roofs as well as trees on the same property being blown in the same direction. Meanwhile my shop, which is 20 minutes north, was fine and had never lost power. Getting there on Wednesday proved almost impossible with so many trees and wires down. The elecrtic co workers are amazing. By Thurday driving to work was almost back to normal. The main roads were cleared and most traffic lights dead. I actually got to work way faster than thought possible from my Wednesday experience. Power returned Sat around 4PM.

Last night my daughter and her friends called a gas station around 2AM and all went for gas. They had filled another girl's car after a 2 hour wait on Friday afternoon, so finding a station with gas and no wait they just all made a run. As the power continues to flow I hope this gas situation just disappears.

We were out today in Rockland County and saw a predictably long line for gas; as we got parallel with the gas station to pass it (we weren't in need and certainly weren't planning on waiting), we saw that none of the pumps were operational; that a gas transport truck was sitting in the lot, but was not yet refilling the in-ground tanks. So, all those folks were waiting in line for the gas station to get gas, before they could. Insane!
I'm hoping things get back to normal -at least on the gas front-by the end of the week.
Tubes, you might want to grab a scrupulous tree guy to take a look at your tree(s)- right now, they are crazy busy and are charging top dollar, but an ounce of prevention.....

 

[Listens2tubes]

On the gas front. When I arrived at work on Wednesday I had just missed a gas line to a Lukoil station that had closed a month ago. I've heard gas is plentiful in south Jersey.

 

[Bill Hart]

On the gas front. When I arrived at work on Wednesday I had just missed a gas line to a Lukoil station that had closed a month ago. I've heard gas is plentiful in south Jersey.

Gasoline has long been one of New Jersey's most redeeming features. (Just kidding, we are about 5 minutes from the NY/Jersey line).

 

[Listens2tubes]

Gasoline has long been one of New Jersey's most redeeming features. (Just kidding, we are about 5 minutes from the NY/Jersey line).

That last part was to entice everyone to drive south so the lines up here would disappear.