Surprised there isn't more interest in this thread.. 
NYC is shutting down the subway system because flooding is possible due to the storm surge which apparently is going to be significant. They're predicting a meter storm surge around here, I'm 5m above sea level and about 400m from the shore here..
Lots of stuff closing early and not opening tomorrow around here. Strange run on bottled water and bagels.. LOL
Hopefully this will turn out to be a case of media hype, unfortunately last year's hurricane and Nor' Easter weren't - hoping this isn't real..
NYC is shutting down the subway system because flooding is possible due to the storm surge which apparently is going to be significant. They're predicting a meter storm surge around here, I'm 5m above sea level and about 400m from the shore here.. Lots of stuff closing early and not opening tomorrow around here. Strange run on bottled water and bagels.. LOL
Hopefully this will turn out to be a case of media hype, unfortunately last year's hurricane and Nor' Easter weren't - hoping this isn't real..
I'm north of Washington DC. I have a generator and inverter which I haven't used yet and need to figure out how to supply power to the circuit breaker panel in case the power goes out. The gas furnace needs electricity for the fan. I also have a kerosine heater. I have a gas water heater that doesn't need electricity to work. Turning on the hot water in the shower can be used to heat the bathroom and the area outside of the bathroom. Hopefully, the gas doesn't shut off.
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Just West of DC. It is taking a south dip. They say we could get 10 inches of rain instead of the 6 they said yesterday. That is more than our drains can handle. Quite concerned.
It is TOTALLY illegal to put a generator into your house power without a transfer switch. (Usually people feed the dryer plug). This KILLS linemen every year as mistakes with the main breaker happen. I have a plug handy so I can rewire my furnace into the generator pigtail.
I have the parts for a transfer switch, but the &*&*^*& electrictions see the word generator and triple their rate thinking the homeowner will panic and pay anything. They wanted two days rates to do two hours of work.
Be VERY careful of the kero heaters. They kill a lot of people from CO poising. They are for space heating VENTELATED spaces. Same with the propane heaters used on construction sites. Every year, some people put the generator in their garage or basement and gas themselves.
Never lost gas. Gas stove and matches. Last time, the entire town was out, so our FIOS went down. The cell tower batteries went down. ( No phones of any kind, no internet, no TV. I had to actually read a book. Good think I am of the older generation so I remember how.
It is TOTALLY illegal to put a generator into your house power without a transfer switch. (Usually people feed the dryer plug). This KILLS linemen every year as mistakes with the main breaker happen. I have a plug handy so I can rewire my furnace into the generator pigtail.
I have the parts for a transfer switch, but the &*&*^*& electrictions see the word generator and triple their rate thinking the homeowner will panic and pay anything. They wanted two days rates to do two hours of work.
Be VERY careful of the kero heaters. They kill a lot of people from CO poising. They are for space heating VENTELATED spaces. Same with the propane heaters used on construction sites. Every year, some people put the generator in their garage or basement and gas themselves.
Never lost gas. Gas stove and matches. Last time, the entire town was out, so our FIOS went down. The cell tower batteries went down. ( No phones of any kind, no internet, no TV. I had to actually read a book. Good think I am of the older generation so I remember how.
Verizon is really disturbed that I didn't switch to FIOS from POTS -- they even sent a gal out to the house to discuss -- and I told her that the fiber optic was out for a week, twice last year with hurricane Irene and the Halloween snowstorm -- but the copper worked just fine -- this was before POE.
Two problems. The on-site battery to keep the Modem alive is only good for about 6 hours. The second problem is that the repeaters don't seem to have enough backup power. (less than 24 hours it seems) So even when I powered up my Modem with my generator, the main system was still down. The cell towers UPS were also not long enough. Fortunately for us here in Bowie, they have good old diesel backup power for the water and sewer pumps.
I switched to FIOS because the year I did have Comcast, besides half the channels being half-scan, bad ghosts and noisy, it was out frequently. My POTS is too far from the CO to have DSL and out lines were so bad, I was connecting at 300 to 1200 baud. I had Dish for TV for several years, but they were slow in getting HD rolled out and I have to shoot right through a line of big trees. When wet, no picture. So, FIOS was by far the best option. It has only been out the one time when the entire county was out for a week. The biggest problem is the gas stations don;t have generators, so they could not pump gas for your generators. I keep an old bow-tie antenna around so I can get TV if we have a real disaster.
I switched to FIOS because the year I did have Comcast, besides half the channels being half-scan, bad ghosts and noisy, it was out frequently. My POTS is too far from the CO to have DSL and out lines were so bad, I was connecting at 300 to 1200 baud. I had Dish for TV for several years, but they were slow in getting HD rolled out and I have to shoot right through a line of big trees. When wet, no picture. So, FIOS was by far the best option. It has only been out the one time when the entire county was out for a week. The biggest problem is the gas stations don;t have generators, so they could not pump gas for your generators. I keep an old bow-tie antenna around so I can get TV if we have a real disaster.
I saw that. Actually it scared me as most main breakers are not snap in, but bolted to the line. Unless you pull the meter, that is more than a bit dangerous. For all you know, the linemen could restore power while you have your hand on the screwdriver. Then putting the aluminum entrance back without proper procedure is a recipe for a fire.
I was also providing caution to any who may be reading this and not understand electricity as well as we do. If you don't know what "one in the pocket" means, stay out of the panel.
You need a converter as ordinary analog TV transmission went off the air a couple years ago in the US. I think they still have them at Radio Shack.
The train station at Hoboken is apparently flooded -- this means that the PATH tubes are probably flooded as well.
It's getting stormier here, but around noon my wife and I went down to the beach which is a few blocks from our house. By the time we left the beach I estimate gusts in excess of 50mph. (80km/h)
I've uploaded a few pictures, unfortunately they are a bit fuzzy as I needed to protect my camera inside of a plastic bag which ruined contrast amongst other things. I should note that these are in color although that is not the least bit obvious from looking at them.
Usually we have ducks, Canada geese, and sea gulls in abundance - they left days ago.
Lots of salt spray and water everywhere - I was soaked by the time we headed the few blocks home.
We are 17' above sea level and about 1000' from the water..
I've uploaded a few pictures, unfortunately they are a bit fuzzy as I needed to protect my camera inside of a plastic bag which ruined contrast amongst other things. I should note that these are in color although that is not the least bit obvious from looking at them.
Usually we have ducks, Canada geese, and sea gulls in abundance - they left days ago.
Lots of salt spray and water everywhere - I was soaked by the time we headed the few blocks home.
We are 17' above sea level and about 1000' from the water..
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