"Frankenstorm"

Well, at least now I know I'm not the only one.

 

Cue the cheesy disco music under Jim Cantore's storm reports in three...two...one... :-D

 

I actually think what he said made a lot of sense.

 

I agree. Remember Katrina and the Superdome....

 

http://mashable.com/2012/10/29/fake-hurricane-sandy-photos/

 

Oh ok. I thought you were laughing at what he said. Maybe you were just laughing at what he was wearing :-D (To be honest, I'd rock tract suits if I could, they are comfyyyy!! lol)

Yea, that was just awful

My favorite fake one is this. :-D
(stole this from a friend on fb)
http://i.imgur.com/e7QR9.jpg?1

 

That is not fake! Start shooting! :-D:-D

 

Shooting as in a movie or with a gun? (because this looks like a perfect movie op :-D:-D)

 

Yeah this one is pretty nasty, apparently it's going to merge with the storm hanging over southern Ontario, I doubt we'll get it that bad, too far from the sea although Lake Erie is only 200 yards from me, apparently Lake Huron has 20ft waves crashing on the beach!
For those of you who wonder how serious that is, it's about the size of your 2 story house.
We are being warned if Toronto loses power then most of Southern Ontario will lose it too for 2-4 days... yay.

Laura and those one the East coast US and Canada, I wish you all a safe journey through this one.

I see New York is being hit pretty hard, the streets are empty!

I hate to say it but I'm excited, I grew up on the east coast of England, quite literally on the coast, meaning 100 yards from the high tide mark and lost a few windows and such to wind and a bit of flooding, I've been here 7 years now and being so far inland (even though Lake Erie is bigger than the English channel :-D ) we don't get really good storms and Tornado's always miss us.

@Laura... see, you're far from the only one :-D

 

Oh my!
I hope they are all right.

 

Godzilla and Neptune coming out of the water and going up my hill, I start shooting bullets! :-D

 

There we go! Don't you hate it when people don't know how to use the passing lane? :-D

 

Do you have bullets big enough? :-D

 

Send them up the hill, and we shall see. :-D

 

:-D That's nearly as epic as Leonidas's "Imortals?.. We shall put their name to the test" :major

 

Will give you two smiley faces if you can guess what the one sticker on my car says. :-D

"The Ancient Greek phrase μολὼν λαβέ (molṑn labé; reconstructed Ancient Greek pronunciation [mo'lɔːn la'be]; Modern Greek pronunciation [moˈlon laˈve]) means "Come and take them". It is a classical expression of defiance reportedly spoken by King Leonidas I in response to the Persian army's demand that the Spartans surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae. It is an exemplary use of a laconic phrase."

And no, it ain't all that, just 2 words.
:-D

 

I was entertained when I noticed his name on the tracksuit. Maybe he felt obligated to remind people who he was? :-D:-D


Did anyone see this? Crazy!!

http://www.heavy.com/news/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-rips-face-off-nyc-building/

 

How'd you fair last night Laura? Any damage from the wind and rain over your way?
We got some trees and lines down. Lost a few shingles off our roof too.

 

My first thought before I read it's only 2 words was... "Guns don't kill people, I do, when they get in my way" :-D

Hmmm, knowing you, that could be 2 words of many.

I'll give it a shot... (no pun intended)

2 words huh...

"Lock n Load"?

"Take Aim"?

"Bring it..."?

"Lans n Grooves"?

"Bacon Rules"?

"Boom! Headshot"?

"Click Here"?

"Stand Fast"?

"Oscar Mike"?

"Cover, Reloading"?

"Full Metal"?

"Turn n Run"?

Or I suppose since you gave a Greek reference it could be something more along the lines of...

"This is...."?

"Free Greeks"?

"Earth n Water"?


That's all I can think of right now :-D
Am I even close? .... You could make this into a competition :cool

 

That's good to hear.
I saw your pictures. Hope the damage if any is minimal.

 

I'm glad to hear you've fared well, Laura. I saw some pictures of Sandy's damage in different parts of the east coast and it was pretty bad. I hope your parents place is doing ok as well. *fingers crossed*

 

Not even close Ned. :-D

Glad you folks are OK!

 

Good to hear that Laura and Spock weren't too badly affected by the storm :celebrate I was expecting the worst as news feeds over here have been focusing on damage in NYC and NJ and the damage looks pretty bad

Here is a link to our local paper and the pics Australia has been getting

Laura's folks holiday house may not have fared so well though our news has been saying anything near the coast has been seriously affected
Good luck for your parents Laura
Best wishes to anyone else affected
Cheers

 

MTA Photostream

The train will be delayed....
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8054/8138916414_355e9ba93d.jpg
Boat On the Tracks near MNR's Ossining Station by MTAPhotos, on Flickr

 

Looks like my fishing vacation is just a little delayed as well. :-D

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20138863

:-D

EDIT found it!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...63025774.44889.143753582359049&type=1&theater

 

I just now saw the damage from Sandy. I'm blown away.
That's the kind of damage I would expect to see from southern states getting hit.
Looks like a long cleanup. I think a lot of the sand came from the temporary dikes they built.

 

For those that may not know, though it's fake, the Neptune figure is real. Photo came from Virginia Beach - it's a cool statue to see.

 

It was shared on FB and G+ by Mr Sulu (George Takei)!

 

Well, at this point I have to say PDA Net is a wonderful program. Without it, a generator, and my trusty old as the hills laptop (P4M Centrino, 1GB RAM, WinXP Pro/Win8) this would not be possible.

We have been without power, and cable for almost five days now, and it looks like it will be at least three or four more until we are back up.

Good luck to all you folks struggling out there, and remember to keep a cool head.

:major

 

Hang in there! Hope you get power soon. :major

 

Too soon?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGzVXjvCfjU

Nah:-D

 

Rikky, was that you on the jet ski? :-D

 

WTF that dude with the horse head and wearing only shorts roflmao
good find but I'm sure there will be many more compilations out soon

@the mekanic good luck and if you have a small UPS handy charge it up off the generator while you use the generator and the laptop so that the next time the laptop has a flat battery just use the UPS instead of the generator to save some fuel
I hope things get back to normal soon best wishes

 

Yeah I only ride during disasters. I like to blast past people fearing for their lives while I'm having a great time.

This time was especially fun because I helped cheer up the people I met by reminding them they don't have to worry about the economy or paying bills because their house was gone.

I'm like a glass of sunshine that cuts through bitterness:cool

 

Have generator, and UPS. Not using desktop because we are conserving gasoline. It is available, but waiting a :*** hour or more to get the stuff is less than appealing. I even stretched ten gallons, with a bottle of 151 that had been laying around from a summer get together. We also have methanol that we use for anti-freeze in the winter as a last resort if necessary to (VERY CAREFULLY) stretch the gasoline a bit, as it is it's already at least 10% out of the pump.

Thanks for the well wishes.

 

May I also extend best wishes for a speedy recovery of power and essential services to all those in the N.E. affected by Sandy. I hope that you get back to relative normality soon, people. I know that I really HATE it when the power goes out, even for just a few hours. ~ God speed, all.