Hurricane Bill
 

Hurricane Bill is heading towards Nova Scotia at the moment, and has just been upgraded to a category 4, due to reach here around Sunday (the day we'd booked a whale watching trip in the Bay of Fundy:eek:)
I know there are quite a few newcomers in NS at the moment who probably haven't experienced storms like this here. It's hard to tell how much damage will be done, if any, but it is a good idea to stock up now on essentials like water, candles etc. just incase we loose power - they said on the radio this morning be prepared for 72 hours without services.
You can track the hurricane here

http://www.stormpulse.com/

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So enlighten me, what are the benefits of living in NS? I have read threads recently on problems with wells, having to rustproof anything metal.......:rofl::p

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Good Luck out there... It should lose a lot of ferocity by the time it gets there, but it could be a bumpy ride for a bit:fingerscrossed:

Re: Hurricane Bill
 

Good luck guys - hope it peters out a bit before it reaches you. :scaredhair:

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Batten down the hatches!! :)

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Well, some say by the time the hurricane hits land (Bermuda in a few days) it'll have slowed down to a category 1 hurricane. Hopefully, no damage will be done. Here's another site to track the hurricane http://mashable.com/2009/08/17/hurricane-bill/

my blog as a little something about this too: http://nature-log.blogspot.com/

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Bugger me! It is a raining not in Isigny (in fact it's a balmy 30C). Best of luck for the weekend Val. ;)

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I heard there is snow forecast in Richmond Hill for the first week of September:p
enjoy your last few weeks holiday:thumbsup:

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more details here:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at3...large#contents

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As an Insurance bod:

"please not Halifax, please not Halifax, please not Halifax, please not Halifax, please not Halifax, please not Halifax, please not Halifax, please not Halifax"

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Shall I cancel my camping trip this weekend at Smiley's :) ... we only have a tent!

Claire

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Hope the hurricane weakens before it heads our way, but regardless of hurricane or not, everyone should have candles and flashlights (don't call them torches here because that a stick with a flame on top). Due to the power cables being above ground, high winds and lightening storms can cause power outages. We have only had a few a year, usually only lasting less than an hour but one did last for about 4 hours.

For those of you on wells and private sewage, they don't work without power because they are driven by pumps.

Strangely enough Tim Hortons always has power :confused:;)

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Hugs Val.....fingers crossed it changed direction...:unsure:

Good luck everyone in NS...Stay safe...xx:wub:

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Keep my fingers crossed it's nothing by the time it reaches you.....:fingerscrossed: