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Old Oct 29th 2012 | 12:19 pm
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Looks like I escaped just in time ! It's sunny and calm here in Gallup, NM where I'm holed up for the night. Good luck to all those who are in the path of this juggernaut.
 
Old Oct 29th 2012 | 2:22 pm
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Originally Posted by bats
40 mins north of you and it's just grey. Not much wind.

Why are you in Cobourg when it says Van on your thingy?
Just never got around to changing it after my move last month.

Its just windy here, off and on gusts, CTV says tomorrow is to be the worst wind wise, but nothing major.
 
Old Oct 29th 2012 | 3:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
Just never got around to changing it after my move last month.

Its just windy here, off and on gusts, CTV says tomorrow is to be the worst wind wise, but nothing major.
Nothing exciting here but I've been told of trees down etc.
 
Old Oct 29th 2012 | 6:31 pm
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Apparently 13 killed by sandy
 
Old Oct 29th 2012 | 8:46 pm
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New York's had flooding, fires, explosions, coolant problems at a nuclear plant..... I've been reading the NY Times online and it looks like their precautions were good ideas. The subways and tunnels are mostly flooded.
 
Old Oct 30th 2012 | 12:17 am
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I wouldn't bank on AX seeing his missus tonight.

I'm a little worried about friends I have in Long Island, CT and Mass.

None has been contactable since yesterday afternoon (and a few of us have been trying).

Very windy up here last night and this morning and supposedly getting worse. Whether or not I'm dues some serious unpleasantness, I don't know. No two projections seem to agree.

Just as well most of the leaves were already down. There would be a lot more trees in the street otherwise.
 
Old Oct 30th 2012 | 1:47 am
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Originally Posted by Souvy
I wouldn't bank on AX seeing his missus tonight.
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Her flight out of YOW isn't until late afternoon. Still shows scheduled at this moment in time. Crossing fingers as there will be a very disappointed 3yr old if she doesn't make it back in time for Halloween.

Hope you locate your friends in the US. I had a similar experience with a friend in NOLA during Katrina.
 
Old Oct 30th 2012 | 2:14 am
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
Her flight out of YOW isn't until late afternoon. Still shows scheduled at this moment in time. Crossing fingers as there will be a very disappointed 3yr old if she doesn't make it back in time for Halloween.

Hope you locate your friends in the US. I had a similar experience with a friend in NOLA during Katrina.
I think your missus will be OK. Things are improving rapidly. It's still windy but nothing to scare the animals. Even Porter is reinstating flights.

I've found one, so far.
 
Old Oct 30th 2012 | 4:20 am
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
Her flight out of YOW isn't until late afternoon. Still shows scheduled at this moment in time. Crossing fingers as there will be a very disappointed 3yr old if she doesn't make it back in time for Halloween.

Hope you locate your friends in the US. I had a similar experience with a friend in NOLA during Katrina.
How is the enroute weather? That could be an issue with flights going east. Hope she can make it home tonight.
 
Old Oct 30th 2012 | 7:08 am
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Well, we lost power for five hours or so overnight - based on the time it went off and what my alarm clock said the time was this morning.

One of my friends wasn't so lucky, and a neighbour's tree destroyed their porch. Could have been worse, but overall my feeling is that this was a wee bit of an over-reaction, in the T. anyway.
 
Old Oct 30th 2012 | 11:37 pm
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
Her flight out of YOW isn't until late afternoon. Still shows scheduled at this moment in time. Crossing fingers as there will be a very disappointed 3yr old if she doesn't make it back in time for Halloween.

Hope you locate your friends in the US. I had a similar experience with a friend in NOLA during Katrina.
Did she make it?

I've found two now. The one in CT is camping with friends who own a generator. The one in Long Island is still AWOL.

It all seemed to fizzle out here yesterday. The wind has mostly gone by lunchtime, the sun came out and it was 20 degrees!

My BIL in Quebec seems to have had a narrow escape. His house is in 10 acres of forest. One of his kids woke up in the middle of the night on Monday and discovered that the forest was on fire. It later transpired that the high winds had brought down a power line. It was a 911 job.
 
Old Oct 31st 2012 | 12:03 am
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Originally Posted by Souvy
Did she make it?

I've found two now. The one in CT is camping with friends who own a generator. The one in Long Island is still AWOL.

It all seemed to fizzle out here yesterday. The wind has mostly gone by lunchtime, the sun came out and it was 20 degrees!

My BIL in Quebec seems to have had a narrow escape. His house is in 10 acres of forest. One of his kids woke up in the middle of the night on Monday and discovered that the forest was on fire. It later transpired that the high winds had brought down a power line. It was a 911 job.
Yeah. Delay for 3 hrs or more at YYZ and didn't get home til 4.00am but she made it, that's the main thing. As I left the house this morning pumpkin carving was in progress.

Fingers crossed you locate the person in Long Island.
 
Old Oct 31st 2012 | 12:14 am
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The news just showed the collapsed roller-coaster in Seaside NJ, it's emotional.
 
Old Oct 31st 2012 | 12:36 am
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Originally Posted by caretaker
The news just showed the collapsed roller-coaster in Seaside NJ, it's emotional.
You are the winner of the legitimate use of "roller-coaster" competition. Please proceed to Iqaluit to collect your prize.
 

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