It's not so bad here so far in Philly— on a par with Irene of last year. But I understand that the tidal surge is going to be very bad as there is a full moon (something I don't quite understand as the moon always has the same mass no matter how much of it you see) and because I-95 is below the level of the river it may close as well. New Jersey seems to be at the center of things, and there is so much coastal development that reckoning the storm's cost is going to be nightmarish.

No trees down on our street. We still have power and phones, just a leaky roof. In the middle of this, a campaign worker called and asked if I could volunteer sometime this week. I almost hung up on her, but laughed instead. "Call me when the hurricane has passed, will you?" They really are dedicated.

Rain and wind battering our apartment house in Baltimore. Worse to come tonight when the storm comes ashore near Atlantic City.

The following pic was allegedly taken this morning as Hurricane Sandy bears down on Manhattan but I think it's photoshopped... a hoax. Federal facilities are closed today so you would not have had those people on Liberty Island let alone see a speedboat out and about.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8326/8...564443a4_o.jpg

Windy, cold and rainy in Delaware so far, rather like Irene except more sustained, I think (it started last night). I think the worst of it is supposed to be this evening and tonight? Our school expects to lose power (we have a generator) and is making plans to shelter in place. We are unlikely to suffer greatly from flooding but the wind will be the bad part. Not yet, though.

Chris

Tim Murphy bait:

This is a sign from God for the northeast to repent and vote for Romney!

The end-days are nigh!

Don (wink, nod, wink)

That "NYC" photo is certainly shopped, and there's no need for photoshop today.


Here's a picture of Ocean City (or what used to be Ocean City. Now it looks like it's just ocean. And the storm hasn't even arrived yet:

http://p.twimg.com/A6Y9dwnCMAAowl6.jpg

More here:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...and-video.html

An amusing note: I keep hearing it's going to hit southern New Jersey. Ok, I said to myself, New Jersey is way north of us. It wasn't until this afternoon that I realized the southern tip of New Jersey is actually *South* of Baltimore!

Thanks,

Bill

Some good images here:

http://imgur.com/a/Q8sOl

Here's a reddit search string, which should update live. Careful, it's Reddit, so you never know what might appear. Please be forewarned, and don't click if you're sensitive. But this seems to have the latest crowdsourced pics:

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/search?...restrict_sr=on

Also, reddit is full of photoshoppers. The storm isn't washing over the statue of liberty, for example. Caveat Emptor, but it's usually pretty easy to tell... ;)


Thanks,

Bill

LIVE --- Hurricane Sandy Coverage --- The Weather Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXMU2...layer_embedded

So sad about Ocean City (Maryland, I'm assuming). My dad has a house there, and I hope it still stands.

On way to visit our daughter on Tues. 30 Oct., my wife & I were to fly from Los Angeles into Dulles outside D.C. to connect with a flight to Charlottesville, VA. Just notified flight canceled. Trying to work out alternatives, but images are really scary.

Guess hurricanes are not limited to the gulf coast where we survived several, including total loss of home & possessions once. We learned what it is like to be refugees like millions of people worldwide (only we had insurance and friends). Who can we blame?

Stay dry, all. wkg

It is Ocean City, New Jersey, not that there may be flooding in Ocean City, Maryland too.