[meteorite-list] OT- Hurricane Sandy

From: Michael Bross <element33_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 19:23:57 -0400
Message-ID: <CF6EE1BA5AA14899AD89EBB2C4B6CDAF_at_DaDaAsus>

Thank you Mike and Darryl !

I got a private email with a link to the radar maps around NY (or
elsewhere):
www.wunderground.com/wundermap/

Radar maps are the best (I feel) to follow rain/storm/hurricane paths.
This is the link I used last year for Irene and it did really help to see
the real path
almost live...

Thank you Mike for your emergency and safety "tool kit" !

It seems that hurricanes have a tendency, lately, to hit NY state, Vermont
and up North !
Something which didn't happen for many years.
I have the increasing feeling that a real real big one might hurt that
region...

Thank you everyone
Stay safe and sound

Michael B.


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From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:09 PM
To: "Darryl Pitt" <darryl at dof3.com>
Cc: "Michael Bross" <element33 at peconic.net>; "meteorite list"
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT- Hurricane Sandy

> Hi Friends in Northeast US,
>
> As an unfortunate veteran of riding out hurricanes, I understand the
> anxious anticipation and dread of an impending landfall of a
> hurricane. I've ridden out quite a few, including Katrina less than
> 50 miles west of the point of landfall - that was a scary one to ride
> out in a 80-yo wood frame house and feeling the entire house vibrate
> on the foundation. The pipes were rattling so hard and the ground was
> shaking (during the worst of it), that it felt like an earthquake
> combined with a tornado.
>
> Living most of my life on the Gulf Coast of the US, I've ridden out a
> few close or direct hits, boarded up the house for several, and
> evacuated entirely for another. The evacuation should have been an 11
> hour ride, which turned into a 26-hour hell drive.
>
> At any rate, heed the warnings. If the local authorities issue a
> mandatory evacuation, heed that order and leave. If you are under a
> mandatory evac and you choose to remain in place, you will not have
> emergency services at your call later if you get into trouble. You
> are on your own if you decide to ride out a storm inside an area where
> the authorities cannot get to you.
>
> Do not put tape on your windows. I've seen people do that, again and
> again, as a cheap/lazy alternative to boarding up.
>
> Power outages can be lengthy in events like this. So, if you have a
> generator, make sure you have plenty of fuel for it. If you don't
> have a generator, then stock up on flashlights, lanterns, batteries,
> and candles.
>
> A propane powered camp stove is also a good idea, especially if your
> house has an electric stove that will be useless during a power
> outage. At least you can boil water to make coffee and keep some of
> your humanity that way. ;)
>
> Cordless landline phones will also be down. So make sure you have an
> old-school landline that doesn't need power. Have a spare charged
> battery for your cellphone also, if possible. One of those little
> solar-powered battery chargers is handy for extensive outages.
>
> For for god's sake, stay off the roads during the event if at all
> possible. :)
>
> Stay safe,
>
> MikeG
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> On 10/28/12, Darryl Pitt <darryl at dof3.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> NOAA
>>
>>
>> Regularly updated Notifications re SANDY generally...
>>
>> http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#SANDY
>>
>> Updated Warnings for the Manhattan / Long Island Sound area
>>
>> http://bitly.com/ReYFON
>>
>> More general info with all the updated warnings for Manhattan / LIS
>>
>> http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?textField1=40.7602619&textField2=-73.9932872
>>
>>
>> All best
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 28, 2012, at 4:28 PM, Michael Bross wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> Last year, for hurricane Irene, some people on the list gave us some
>>> great links to weather radar maps around NY City and Long Island.
>>> I am traveling and have those links only on my home computer.
>>>
>>> Could someone please give me these links again ?
>>> Thank you !
>>>
>>> Wishing everybody in Sandy's path to be safe....
>>> Michael B. ______________________________________________
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