Is it time to panic over Hurricane Sandy?

**Jayfar** · 10-28-2012, 05:44 PM

No trash or recycling on Monday, according to Philly311 on twitter. City government offices closed too.

**mixiboi** · 10-28-2012, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Jayfar

No trash or recycling on Monday, according to Philly311 on twitter. City government offices closed too.

Yeah I assumed that already.

**wollstonecraft** · 10-28-2012, 05:59 PM

There was just a phone recording from PPL (I'm in the burbs) telling customers to expect power outages lasting for up to a week, possibly longer, in this "unprecedented" storm, and to expect severe damage.

I work at four local universities, and two, Drexel and Penn, have notified me that campuses are closed Monday and Tuesday. Also at Penn, classes I was scheduled for on Wednesday are cancelled.

**mixiboi** · 10-28-2012, 06:35 PM

So many records are going to be broken the next day or so....

Blizzard warning up for western Maryland / northern West Virginia. 8+ inches of heavy snow in high winds expected for that area.

Is this the first Blizzard Hurricane?

**annie** · 10-28-2012, 06:36 PM

I like this Gary Szatkowski person.

**mixiboi** · 10-28-2012, 06:43 PM

Sandy is now the largest tropical cyclone on record at 520 nautical miles.

Here is An Awesome Photo of Sandy, Now the Largest Tropical Cyclone on Record, Covering the Northeast

One notable difference between Sandy and Hurricane Irene, the most recent comparable storm, is that Sandy will post a much bigger risk to those at the "skyscraper level." So, if you know anyone who lives in an penthouse, invite them over. And if you see Donald Trump falling from the sky, move out of the way.

Please take Trump!

**bridge** · 10-28-2012, 07:32 PM

What is the legitimate likelihood of power going out in center city? It seems like most of the power lines are buried, which would seem to work in our favor.

**octavius** · 10-28-2012, 07:48 PM

Is 2 street going to flood?

**CHIOSSO** · 10-28-2012, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by octavius

Is 2 street going to flood?

Yes get to the second floor and sit in your dinghy.

**Gio7707** · 10-28-2012, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by Jayfar

That's only because the parking kiosks are weather-proof only after they securely wrap them up with trash bags and duct tape, as they were doing this morning.

Exactly...Just for my satisfaction I will leave the car until wednesday in the city .... This time Antonin Scalia would be save if parked illegally ....

**AsYouWere** · 10-28-2012, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by CHIOSSO

Yes get to the second floor and sit in your dinghy.

I went out to the market late afternoon for some important staples such as in the bulk candy aisle and noticed in the equally pertinent snack aisle that the large bags of Herr's Cheese Curls have a 3 day rating as a flotation device in the open sea so I bought extra.

**Gio7707** · 10-28-2012, 08:41 PM

anybody know if chester casino is open ??

**mixiboi** · 10-28-2012, 08:54 PM

Nutter: “Please stay home”

**five apples** · 10-28-2012, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by Dayman

I was sailing in the chesapeake this weekend.

It's turning out to be more serious than I anticipated.

Does it warrant a Bolaris warning alert?

My office is telling everyone to stay home until at least Wednesday. They aren't usually this cautious.

**ArcticSplash** · 10-28-2012, 09:51 PM

Nobody's keeping me from recharging my iPad...

Don't laugh I can run a baby-ATX PC on that marine battery all day if I want.

Also:

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**mixiboi** · 10-28-2012, 10:04 PM

Im just worry about flying Halloween decorations and trashcans tomorrow....

**OldMama** · 10-28-2012, 10:18 PM

I was worried about that too. I took down my decorations and put the trashcans in the covered alley. My biggest fear at this point is loss of electricity. I don't do well as a pioneer woman.

**mixiboi** · 10-28-2012, 10:24 PM

None of us do, we are the gadget era not the fire era..IT looks like Baltimore may get the brunt of the rain:

6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN JUST WEST OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY INCLUDING THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA.

**Captain Awesome** · 10-28-2012, 10:25 PM

We took all of our Halloween decorations down and put them in the garage along with our trash / recycling cans. I also bungeed my grill and outdoor chairs to my deck just in case.

**mixiboi** · 10-28-2012, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Captain Awesome

We took all of our Halloween decorations down and put them in the garage along with our trash / recycling cans. I also bungeed my grill and outdoor chairs to my deck just in case.

Good, unlike Irene, the wind isn't tap up in the sky and once it interacts with the other storm it will really come down from above...