Hurricane News & Other Helpful Info

[Julie]

Originally Posted by Scorp

People are such assholes laughing at us. Even something like that they seem to always make it a fuckin' contest.

We're not use having any type of earthquake, tremors, major hurricanes, or whatever. For people experiencing that shit for the first time, it sure the fuck is scary no matter if it was 5.8 or 2.8, 30 mile winds, 85 mile winds, rains, monsoons...whatever the case may be.

No matter what scale, "potential" harm is nothing to laugh at.

Let's see their asses up here in conditions of snow blizzards (or if mother nature fucked them and they got tons of snow) (not likely to happen...but) and see who laughs at who....

Thanks for the post G.

Thank you for saying this Scorp.
I completely freaked out when my house shook the other day and things fell off the shelves. I screamed running out the door and literally collapsed on the grass crying - oh yes I did. I thought the house was going to fall down.

Now -- I am up in the mountains and imagine, the worst for me will be loss of electricity. I do need the boys to come by and move the outdoor furniture off my deck - so it doesn't slam into my sliding glass window. I am not really afraid of this one where I live - but I am terrified for those who are near the river (hudson) and my people in the city, including my middle son, Isa who lives in Brooklyn. They are planning hurricane parties - makes me crazy and scared. I have offered my home to city friends with their dogs -- We are safer in the mountains (I hope).

I cannot get batteries - I have not left my house in five days (work from home and have been on a project). Finally today, we went shopping and could get very little. Though, I did buy instant coffee and cremora - Peanut butter and my propane tank is filled. I am making lots of ice, because all the ice is gone. I don't have a first aid kit, could not find one.

I met an elderly woman today... She was trying to get water and some young punk pushed her out of the way. I pushed him out of the way. Assholes. She was sweet... She said, "Now remember, to fill your bathtub up with water, so you can go potty."

I just hope there is a way for all of us to stay connected, so we know one another is safe. That scares me most of all - not knowing if our people are okay.

Maybe we should have a check-in thread?

Julie