To Our Friends on the East Coast of USA

[Tiskets]

Stay safe and batten down the hatches.

http://www.daybreakingnews.com/post/...reaten-US.aspx

Let us hope it suddenly fades away.

[dardonboi]

We are having quite a year here. What Mother Nature can't wreak havoc on the politicians make sure they can make a mess of it.

[suesjools]

We are having quite a year here. What Mother Nature can't wreak havoc on the politicians make sure they can make a mess of it.

Ain't it the truth!

Have laid in an extra supply of chocolates, just in case.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[HerMajesty]

Smart plan, sues. Keep some by the bed, some in the car, some in the basement----you never know where you will be when the mood.......er......disaster strikes!

[suesjools]

Smart plan, sues. Keep some by the bed, some in the car, some in the basement----you never know where you will be when the mood.......er......disaster strikes!

LOL! My thoughts exactly.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[minervabird]

Disaster is supposed to bypass me...the computer models still look like the storm will get us anyway. I fear for those that do get it, it is not a pleasant thing. Last time we had not electricity (no gas pumps, no nothing) or water for over a month. Put a roof on the old house three times, only to have it ripped away just the same. I am praying for all in the path.

[suesjools]

Disaster is supposed to bypass me...the computer models still look like the storm will get us anyway. I fear for those that do get it, it is not a pleasant thing. Last time we had not electricity (no gas pumps, no nothing) or water for over a month. Put a roof on the old house three times, only to have it ripped away just the same. I am praying for all in the path.

That sounds awful, poor you. Have my fingers crossed none of us get hit this time, it's a major pain, or so bf says, (being from NC and having been involved in hurricanes before), thankfully there haven't been any major hurricanes here since I relocated from NY about 10 years ago.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[DZAMBO]

But what would happen if a major hurricane struck New York City?...
And now officially Hurricane ''Irene'' could hit anywhere from North Carolina to New York.....

On Friday, September 16th, 1938, a Brazilian ship reported a huge storm in the Atlantic and weather forecasters expected it to make landfall near Miami. Luckily for Miami, the storm turned north and everyone expected it to head out to sea. Remember: this was long before satellite images allowed us to track these huge storms in real-time.
Unluckily for people who lived in New York, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, though, the storm had just temporarily headed out to sea and was about to make landfall in New England. On the 21st, with no warning, one of the fastest-moving hurricanes ever recorded slammed into the New England coast. It caused massive damage in Long Island, giving the storm the name "The Long Island Express." Nearly 600 people died by the time it was all over.
Can you imagine what a storm like that would do to this area today?
In 1938, Long Island was still somewhat rural and undeveloped. Today it's a densely-packed urban area full of millions of people, homes, and businesses. And, quite honestly, I often think of New York as immune to these sorts of major storms….

[suesjools]

But what would happen if a major hurricane struck New York City?...
And now officially Hurricane ''Irene'' could hit anywhere from North Carolina to New York.....

On Friday, September 16th, 1938, a Brazilian ship reported a huge storm in the Atlantic and weather forecasters expected it to make landfall near Miami. Luckily for Miami, the storm turned north and everyone expected it to head out to sea. Remember: this was long before satellite images allowed us to track these huge storms in real-time.
Unluckily for people who lived in New York, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, though, the storm had just temporarily headed out to sea and was about to make landfall in New England. On the 21st, with no warning, one of the fastest-moving hurricanes ever recorded slammed into the New England coast. It caused massive damage in Long Island, giving the storm the name "The Long Island Express." Nearly 600 people died by the time it was all over.
Can you imagine what a storm like that would do to this area today?
In 1938, Long Island was still somewhat rural and undeveloped. Today it's a densely-packed urban area full of millions of people, homes, and businesses. And, quite honestly, I often think of New York as immune to these sorts of major storms….

Yikes, that's too true. Hopefully that won't happen; at least the NCers are used to this sort of thing, I can say from experience we NYers mostly aren't.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[adruml]

Yikes, that's too true. Hopefully that won't happen; at least the NCers are used to this sort of thing, I can say from experience we NYers mostly aren't.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

Sue,
This morning I heard on the news by noon today the weather service would be able to determine if the coast of North Carolina would be evacuted or not. Any word?