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Re: Hurricane Sandy On The Way? Possibly Worse Storm Since 1938

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Good luck!
You thought the train station was bad....

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Filled my generator yesterday with 5 gallons of gas. Today I filled two 5 gallon Jerry cans with fuel. I have three five gallon, three two gallon, and a one gallon gas cans. I also moved the grill and smoker in the garage. Also went to Home Depot and bought another CO detector.

To add insult to injury, I got pulled over by the police for a loud exhaust (which that piece of junk car is being taken off the road when the sticker expires at the end of the month as I cannot afford to get it fixed so I am going to have to take the bus until I can come up with the cash to get it fixed). Fortunately I did not get a ticket as I have a good driving record.

I have about 15 gallons of fuel (5 in the genny and 10 in the Jerry cans) waiting for the lights to go out. I installed a transfer switch last month (did it myself and I am not even an electrician). I also have a lock and cable to tie down the generator to prevent theft of the generator as the inlet is on the front of my house. My mother is a crossing guard and the schoolchildren get the day off tomorrow so they'll have to make it up in the summer.

Gas is in short supply, the BJ'S in Chicopee was dry in terms of fuel. Went to a nearby Sunoco station where the clerks were the "trailer trash" type who were rude and nasty and enjoyed their cigarette breaks less than ten feet from the gas pumps. I am going to call corporate for the FL Roberts chain and report these clerks for violating Massachusetts law by smoking within 25 feet of a fueling station (I've got better things to do with my time than recuperating in a burn unit at Mass General Hospital because someone was stupid enough to smoke at a gas station).

Now I'll just wait out the storm. I have a mobile broadband card through Verizon Wireless that I can use if Comcast goes offline. As for water, I have city water and I live in the city.
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I did my transfer switch install myself as well. It even came with a DVD showing you how to do it. Took about 2 hours from unboxing to installed & testing with generator. It'll run well pump, water heater, fridge& microwave and lights in a couple rooms. We also have a wood stove (used mostly on weekends to supplement the electric heat).

Sam

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Trouble with media is they're trying to sell something. If you are more than 3 days in advance, there's too much that can change. It might be better, it might be worse. And it might be ok for you, but not so ok for someone else. Only thing you can know is something's on the way.

National Weather Service can't predict accurately more than three days out. 3 days is enough to get the gist, but 1 or 2 days is a better prediction.

Find the NWS forecast for your area. Here's mine. »forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph···4219&e=0

Scroll down to find the Hourly Weather Graph and click on it. There is where you'll find the details for your area you need to know.

Here, the wind will peak around 5 p.m. Monday. The rain accumulation continues to be downgraded. Expect to be back to business as usual Tuesday, and back to normal Wednesday, assuming power is not affected. And yes, like IowaCowboy, we've lost too much ice cream from the freezer in events past. Backup generator is ready to go.

Sandi says "with a storm named after me, it better be good." She hasn't told me whether it should be a good blow or a good puff.

For Warwick RI, current 10/28 8:00 p.m.

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Okay. I give.
I joked that this probably wasn't going to be a big deal (at least in Maine) but the more I see the news and other sources, I may be wrong.
I spent today cleaning out my rain gutters and testing my generator.
For the most part, my 1200 watt power inverter (from a 12v 600v a marine battery) will give me several hours of heat on my Monitor heater
After that, I will need the generator.

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Just saw that Cambridge is closing schools and city offices tomorrow. Are most people going to work tomorrow, or no?
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My new job requires me to be at work. No matter what. Snow, Hurricane, tornado, .... I have to be there.

Hospital

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Sysco Kid, was a friend of mine...

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it's blowing!
Motel Hell is sending Alarm messages to me hourly. It's still standing.

The beach was ROCKIN'!!! I have a pound of sand in my receding hair. Salty, gritty goodness in my teeth. I would have gone for a quick surf but I was alone.
Cable, phone and internet are down there.
Comcast just went out at home.

My neighbor's leaves are blowing into MY yard. dammit!

Cape Cod Over and Out! *static*

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I lost power about an hour ago. Most of Boothbay has.
I am currently on generator. It powers my lights and TV, frezzers and refrigerator. But not my water pump so no shower tonight. And take it easy on the toilet!

I am out to now. Thought I would get spared, no such luck.

Grandma has power as of a half hour ago (7:45pm) in Biddeford. Thought she had lost power because her TWC phone has been working on and off. I have power right now as of 8:26 pm in Springfield MA. I have my Comcast phone modem plugged into a UPS in addition to the modem battery and my portable generator.
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Doing OK here in Cambridge. My brother out in Bedford still had power when I heard from him 45 minutes ago, although it had been flickering a bit.
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