I am in California
 

and i can say people i know here as well as myself were not laughing about the earthquake, a 6.0 here does damage can do a great deal of damage the loma prieta quake of 89 killed tons of people and it was a 6.0....earthquakes of that magnitude are not any fun no matter where your at.
I was glued to the news that day and im glued to the news now watching the hurricane travel up the east coast. I probably wont sleep well tonight.
I have many good friends here on the planet and on fb that live on the east coast and i am worried about all of you.
This hurricane has also spun off several tornadoes....also not fun been through a few of those too.
Please all of you stay safe...

Wind is really starting to whip up here! We currently have a tornado warning, so I think we might head to the basement.


In Philly the mayor is calling for homeless people to come to the emergency shelters. He is asking that people use their cell phones to call for assistance if they see a homeless person on the streets, so that someone can go out and bring them to a shelter.

This is bad news for americans in the east coast.
Here in Philippines. We experience a lot of typhoons. Big ones killed a lot of people.

I've been refreshing CNN and the weather channel - Anyone have a better resource for hurricane news?

I just lost power... posting from my phone... home alone... so not cool. I want to cry.

Laerkin, the worst of it kicks in after midnight. So, go to sleep so you can wake up early when it is worse.

P.S. Tornado alert done here :-)

We're still ok here
 

All is well in Manhattan, although this storm is giving me a massive case of the munchies. And all the food Jennifer buys is healthy! No ice cream, no cake, no Chinese food. :bigcry:

Anyway, we are fine and will probably sleep through the worsening storm til the morning.

BBinNYC

I asked about that as well what about the homeless???? i was assured that Virginia opened all of their shelters...i pray no one is stuck out in this , i pray the homeless found shelter...i pray for no more deaths...maybe all the states opened up their shelters...maybe kind people stepped up and took someone or two someones home with them, i know i would do that.

not sure if the weather channel is on the internet however they are doing all night coverage as well...

The National Hurricane Center:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

They get their updates from the Hurricane Hunters and will usually update every two hours during an active storm. This is where all the television stations get their updates.

Glynn

Wishing everyone on the East Coast a safe, albeit long, evening ahead. Been there, done that, through living in hurricane country ever again. Just hunker down and hang on.

Glynn

getting a fair amount of rain and gusts. Watching the water level in the backyard, it's about 4 inches from the top of the step. Still have power, but keeping the phone and computer on the charger just in case.

Please keep checking in, all. I'm worrying about you!!

Just an FYI to help you sleep.... Delaware has enough shelters to cover all of the homeless (meaning, on a regular basis, not just during this storm). Here, any homeless person who sleeps on the streets does so by choice(usually it is due to mental illness). Some shelters require that everyone be in by 10:00pm. This weekend that requirement is lifted, so people can come in at any time.

I really do think that most states have made extra housing available to the homeless during this storm. My concern is the mentally ill who will refuse the assistance due to paranoia.

I got a call from her at 10:25p.m.

She has a friend driving down from Haverhill to pick her up. She is riding out the storm there. She leaves Marshfield any time now. I told her if the phones are overloaded she could text if the cell towers are still operable. I am SO relieved she will be safe. I know Haverhill isn't far from the ocean but it is at least not 4 miles away from it. Thank you so much for asking about her. Thank you for the MBTA updates. I'll text that info to her. You are an angel for passing this on to me!

Exceedingly grateful,
Jazzie

Hang in there. Call a friend so that you feel less alone. When things calm down outside, go to a friend's place.

Just got word from my family in Staten Island who chose to stay and ride things out....the rain and wind is getting very bad and trees are starting to snap

Stay safe everyone!

Praying for protection for all from Irene. I hope they have
no issues from her.

Jazzie

:moonstars:

NYC opened up all their shelters they have room for 90 thousand, i hope people who needed the shelter found it.