Hurricane Irene

[Sprailenes 47]

The storm hasn't even hit yet and our county has tornado warnings/watches. The rain and wind is bad also and it's only 20 mph... I can't imagine what it's going to be like early tomorrow.

I've seen the grocery store shelves empty over 2 inches of snow. People go crazy for their milk, eggs and bread when there's a storm in NJ. I'm not sure what that's about. Wine and beer I understand. But eggs?

Nothing here yet. The calm before the storm right now so it's hard to get too excited -- there is barely a breeze right now. Stay safe everyone!

When in a disaster, you gotsta make french toast yo.

[cdneh 3,112]

Wow Kathryn, that sounds absolutely terrifying.

We have nothing here, we could use the rain but not like they are expecting out East. We have been on the phone with my sister in law in VA off and on today. They are just outside DC, she works at the Pentagon, and her husband is overseas at the moment. She was totally oblivious to the news reports, and yesterday my husband told her to get off her can and get her self organized. Told her to call him back once she had got everything done on the list he gave her. Big Brother speaks.

She rang back late this afternoon, and she had got it all done. She said it was just as well he had told her off and got her moving, the power is off, and the wind is absolutely howling outside. Rain is coming down in buckets. I think she is in for a very long night. We are glad with him away that her roommate is in town for company.

He told her to text in future, and not to make calls she doesn't have to. As clever as she is, she seems a bit silly in some ways.

[Krikit 1,164]

Whoa. Holy crazy windy here, with rain. Waiting for the power to go out now.

[Sprailenes 47]

It's 3:10 a.m. and I am not asleep. Every tornado warning I go wake up my husband and son to go down to the foyer downstairs. We have a second floor condo so the safest place would be in the foyer closet. It's been a trek up and down all night.

I refuse to sleep at all. If this hits us hard I am not going to be sleeping when it does. If anything happens, I will wake them up.

I have never experienced anything like this. The wind, the rain, the warnings... it's crazy.

I'll take a blizzard over this any day.

[Ontarkie 14,218]

Hoping everyone is staying safe

[Sprailenes 47]

We didn't lose power but there's flooding out on the main road outside my development. Some people in surrounding communities lost power and won't have it back until Sept. 4th.

I feel lucky our development is safe.

[OBX 51]

I've seen the grocery store shelves empty over 2 inches of snow. People go crazy for their milk, eggs and bread when there's a storm in NJ. I'm not sure what that's about. Wine and beer I understand. But eggs?

Nothing here yet. The calm before the storm right now so it's hard to get too excited -- there is barely a breeze right now. Stay safe everyone!

I noticed the run on eggs as well,our local store was totally out! If you have no power what are you going to do with eggs???

We survived just fine in central NJ. Lots of wind and rain but other than a lot of branches down we were okay. Some large trees down it the neighbourhood but no loss of power so we were very lucky.

Edited August 28, 2011 by OBX

[Inky 1,110]

I noticed the run on eggs as well,our local store was totally out! If you have no power what are you going to do with eggs???

Propane mini cookers. cook food on that~

[Melissa&Ryan 1]

you can do anything on a BBQ... thats the one thing i like about a good ol power outtage... we take out the BBQ and that is my FAV!!

[K and T 0]

I've been out of power for 32 hours as of now here in north NJ..(Mahwah Township)

[Flames9_RN 358]

Saw some pretty terrible/sad images on TV. Mother nature is one powerful lady!!!

[Kimbear 53]

you can do anything on a BBQ... thats the one thing i like about a good ol power outtage... we take out the BBQ and that is my FAV!!

pfft..you dont needa power ottage for that..hell in winter i used to cook every day one mine..i just couldn't stand pan fried meat or the taste of it..blech..meat can only be cooked over fire for me

I've been out of power for 32 hours as of now here in north NJ..(Mahwah Township)

thank god its not winter eh. downside is that food spoils easier..at least in winter you can throw it outside and it will keep.

Hope you are staying safe and get your power back soon!

Edited August 29, 2011 by Kimbear

[thetreble 19]

Unfortunately, many are still suffering in our area from Irene.

We have some flooding in our basement and the carpet is still wet but nothing important was damaged.

Lots of down trees in our town and sitting on power lines. Still a few streets today without power.

The flooding though is INSANE int he area that I work in.

This is willowbrook mall, which is about 5 minutes away from here and I go to it all the time. I attached it so you can see it.

I couldn't believe the winds. It was unreal.

Edited August 31, 2011 by thetreble

[cdneh 3,112]

Geeze that looks bad

My SIL finally got power back today. She is running the dishwasher, and the Hoover, and having a very long hot shower tonight

And I see Katia is on her way toward the States...enough already!