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Earl arrives Friday/Saturday to spend Labor Day with us!

I work 8 feet above mean high water.
I've spooked most people away, I'll kick the rest out to a shelter when the cops swing by probably Friday night. Grab the computer and go home for of couple days.
Hurricane flags are being assembled now.

reply to HFB1217
It's not supposed to be too bad in the Boston area, but I'm planning to bring in the deck furniture this evening, and the spouse and I need to make sure we're prepared in case the electricity goes out. The power in our neighborhood isn't as reliable as it should be even in good weather. Also, I've advised my husband not to ride his bike to work tomorrow, as the ride back could be a problem.

I have to admit, I rather enjoy wild weather....
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reply to HFB1217
It is our first time having to even think about hurricane season. Stupid me didn't even think they got hurricanes up here.

I too love wild weather, but one thing that I have always wanted to avoid is doing major clean up after storms, but thankfully I have been told that even though we are close to water, that it really hasn't gotten too bad here....so I have been told.

reply to HFB1217
Most tracks put the storm to the East of the Cape so not much of a storm surge. One track goes right over work then my front yard which would suck. Boarding up windows @ work, putting away chairs and umbrellas, scaring away guests, etc.
At home, Chain saw is ready, I'll flip over picnic table and bring some plants into the garage. I have a feeling I'll get some firewood out of this storm. Power WILL go out for a time. I also predict bees.

Tonight: "The Clam Before the Storm Party" at the seafood place down the street from work. Pretty much everybody that works around there is attending. I have a half dozen clams and drinks reserved. Might not make it home.

reply to ebgbjo
It is a rare event to have a hurricane come up to meet us. In fact, the last hurricane to hit New England was Hurricane Bob in 1991, which was a category 2 storm. In 1997, we had brushes with Edouard and Fran, but I believe both were just strong Tropical Storms.

I had friends visiting on a cross-country roadtrip from Portland, OR at the time, and they insisted on driving up the Cape to P'town during Edouard. We fought crosswinds on US-6 going up that way but stayed well on the road, and then we watched seagulls in nearly suspended animation as they tried to fly into the headwinds. By the time we got back down to West Yarmouth, the winds had died down, and we had dinner at a resto there. (I wonder if Mama Angie's is still on 28?)

My friends then continued their southern trek from the Boston area to Washington, DC the next day and got half their film washed out by an encounter with Fran. :O
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reply to HFB1217
I've got 12 rooms occupied, and changed them all to be close to the lobby. Tonight is a Hurricane Party; tomorrow is the real "fun". NO Vacancy sign is lit. Please don't bother us for a couple days with vacation. We have to take care of work AND home...

Predictions show a wide hurricane force wind hitting the Cape on Saturday night. YAAAAAYYYYY!

I predict some power out and I cut firewood.

Reporting from the Tricep of Cape Cod, I'm capecoddah.

reply to capecoddah
Oh, I have no intention of doing anything like that ever again! That was practically a once in a lifetime opportunity. Had they not insisted, I wouldn't have even thought of such a thing.

On the topic, I remember we did stop at the CCM on the way up the Cape, and we had lunch in the food court. Every couple of minutes, the power to the entire food court would blink off for about 15 seconds and then come back on.

Sorry to hear that a good Italian place turned Mexican. Not that I dislike a good fajita, but MA was one of my favorites when I would spend a weekend in W. Yarmouth.
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-Frosty, KA1FOX

reply to HFB1217
OK in my slice of Hell.
Now.

reply to capecoddah
12 rooms occupied? You run a hotel? Where at? We will be looking for some in the near feature to stay at as we start expanding our site seeing

reply to capecoddah

We think they give the place a little touch of class. Also, they complement the space alien lawn ornament. We didn't bring him in because we figure he's heavy enough to weather the storm. His name is Barry. The flamingos don't have names.
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"Strive to change the world in such a way that there's no further need to be a dissident." Lawrence Ferlinghetti

reply to HFB1217
OK, update:
We're fucking zombies. Hung-over, pissed off zombies in some Monty Python sketch. The Brits are saying "I don't really see what all the fuss is about" and we're all affecting accents and making fun of the two Canadian couples. My Russian "kids" have some secret stash of liquor.

Let's get this party started! I have a few rooms I want demolished. No, that would be too easy, the fucking early rain is going to hit the back of the lobby. Mop and bucket patrol.

The public beaches are closed, so everyone IS TRESPASSING and I put on shorts to cover my orange GUARD shorts. I hear every other beach front is having the same fun. Go swimming and drown! The Department of Natural Resources actually stopped by to tell me to clear the beaches. "My guests are too fucking drunk or hungover to swim. Lemme borrow a gun to clear the beach!" That went over well...

First time on O/T all summer! The Happy stopped long ago!
I think the worst of this brou-ha-ha is my garden will be dead when I get home.
I hope the cats at the last place I worked are being taken care of. Can't keep a feral cat for shit here. They all get homes.

Reporting live from Cape Cod, I'm (you guessed it) capecoddah

reply to HFB1217
They let us out of work at 3PM (more out of pity than anything else since only three people bothered staying past noon or coming in at all) so I thought I could go to the bank on my way home since it wasn't raining yet. Naturally, during the 4 minutes I was at the ATM, it started pouring...
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reply to MsTerra

said by MsTerra:

The flamingos don't have names.

reply to Sarah
Really? It's only rained a little in Kendall Square so far.

Just a brief downpour, as it turned out.

reply to HFB1217
Hey guys. CT boy here thinking about you all. I live down in TN but I am praying you guys get through this without losing power and with no damage. I see it is a Cat 1 right now. That is good I supposed, although even less would be better.

In Western CT they are praying for rain from this, so send the storms that way!

Go Sox!
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