Go away Sandy

Never thought the Marine Corps would close down for rain.

The Army is still on duty.

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October 29, 2012
Soldiers of the 3rd Inf Reg. continue to stand guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,
despite the worsening weather conditions surrounding Hurricane Sandy. The tomb has been
guarded continuously since 1948.
 
I'll take some rain on firm ground over bouncing around in 30 ft. seas. Don't feel too bad, they have some very nice facilities nearby... facilities that won't be pitching and rolling.
 
Just an update. I have some minor flooding, Trying to clean up, and get some more sandbags. All hands on deck!
 
Haha, the people who go to sea in this weather (who aren't on large ships, or there to save others) general aren't asking "is this a good idea".

"Let's see how bad it is! Don't tell anyone where we're going. Let's drink. Leave the lifevests at home."
 
Anyone hearing anything about how Kings Point and Ft Schuyler are faring? Prayers with all affected.
 
My DD is in college in NYC.
Apparently, she and friends thought it would be fun to leave their safe, warm and dry apartments and go out and 'experience' the storm.
During their adventures, they swam in waist high waters in the streets, helped push a taxi out of dangerous waters and saved some drowning rats.
And here I was worrying if she was going to lose power.....
 
We dont want you. Turn right and go toward Europe. Please!!

Wonder what they'll say when they get all the bad mojo ahaha.
On a serious note, how is the storm affecting Norfolk and DC?
 
I`m assuming Norfolk is pretty much shut down, but I know D.C is pretty much shut down. Almost everything`s closed, and people are waiting the storm out. In Annapolis, classes were canceled yesterday and today, and mids were told to stay in Bancroft because of the weather, and they studied for exams, according to USNA`s Facebook page.

tpg, down in southwest Virginia, school`s also closed...we`re expecting high winds 60+ MPH and definitely power outages. I wish we could have some snow, that`s be nicer than wind. I bet you have both though.
 
Business as usual at USMA. Got confined to the barracks after 1800 yesterday, but still had haircut inspection and classes today. The great grey juggernaut lumbers on...
 
Saw this question on FB?

Anybody wondering if the gangnam style was really a rain dance and we all brought this on by ourselves?
 
I live in Alexandria and we never lost power. My wife and I had off Monday and Tuesday, but, as far as Tuesday is concerned, I think the limiting factor was transportation.

We hung out in the finished basement, watched a little 30 Rock and the news, and avoided our bedroom (we have a HUGE tree we were sure was going to fall).

Fairly early Monday, before the nastier stuff rolled in, we heard a bang and went to front door to find a large tree from across the street had fallen on two cars. Within 10 mins police and fire were there, and within 30 mins the city of Alexandria was cutting the tree and moving it with heavy equipment. I think the road was cleared in 45 mins. Impressive.

That said, while the storm toppled a large, old tree, it failed to move an empty Fresca can from our front steps.

DC seemed to avoid the worst part of the storm. My old house in Wildwood Crest, NJ was likely not as lucky.
 
Live in NOVA... just got power back a few hours ago. Thanks Dominion! The neighbors and I had a few non-scientific measurement gadgets and we ranged from about 8.5"-9" of rain. A few basements flooded, but mostly because they don't have proper drainage or sump pumps. A few of them flood when it drizzles, so no surprise. Neighborhood looks good. A few down trees and fences, but houses and cars were all safe. Guess that large investment our HOA just made in tree trimming two weeks ago was well worth it!
 
If that was a Category 1

I hate to think what a 5 would do. Tough storm. Two trees in garage. No power. Gas stations are out of gas. Many trees down. Fllooding along the coast. Peopl in good spirits. Ready to get back to work.
 
No heat or power in our part of CT, but we were lucky the storm brought us little precipitation. If the ground had been saturated by the forecasted heavy rains, the number of fallen trees would have been vast and the damage incomprehensible.

The best part of losing power has been the absence of political commercials and concomitant punditry. The worst part has been driving on busy suburban roads without traffic lights and seeing how many morons there are who have managed to get drivers licenses.

At the present rate of depletion of our stores, we might have been forced to consider converting the dog into victuals. He outsmarted us, however, by chasing a skunk into our garage the night before the storm. Although he managed to seize the furry black animal and shake it furiously, not much good came out of the encounter for any concerned parties. Unless you have the Fabreze concession.
 
Federal government is back to normal in the national capital region, just in time for the day before Friday (which I like to call Thursday).
 
My family on the South Shore of Long Island in Nassau County reported in late last night :
"devastating flooding and sewage system is backed up. Supposedly won't get fixed for 6 months. A lot of damage. Boats landed on people's front lawns all over town. Thousands of cars that won't start. People's basements flooded and up to first floors. Sewage floating in the streets. A lot of damage and a lot of homeless families right now. It's all quite terrible. They say we won't get power for up to 2 weeks. No gas stations are open".
And yet - some idiot thinks that they should still run the NYC Marathon this weekend. I guess as long as they don't drink any Big Gulp's while they are running, the Marathon won't be a diversion of resources from the clean up. :confused:
 
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