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HURRICANE SANDY: STAY SAFE!

Oct 25, 2012#1

lawn mower fanatic

Now that Hurricane Sandy will soon be making her way up the east coast, I hope everyone the best of luck! Anywhere from Florida to New England. It is supposed to rain and be very windy here Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Great! :frown:
To tell you the truth I should be telling myself this because look at the track! It will head right at us!! And it might still be a Cat. 1 hurricane (winds @ 75 mph) when it is off the coast of New Jersey!!

(http://www.weather.com/)
Good luck to everyone on the east coast!!

Oct 25, 2012#2

slammed

lawn mower fanatic said:
Now that Hurricane Sandy will soon be making her way up the east coast, I hope everyone the best of luck! Anywhere from Florida to New England. It is supposed to rain and be very windy here Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Great! :frown:
To tell you the truth I should be telling myself this because look at the track! It will head right at us!! And it might still be a Cat. 1 hurricane (winds @ 75 mph) when it is off the coast of New Jersey!!
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(National and Local Weather Forecast, Hurricane, Radar and Report)
Good luck to everyone on the east coast!!

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY The weather man just said we could get up to a foot of rain in our area. Or even SNOW with the cold front coming in from this storm.

Oct 26, 2012#3

jmurray01

I'm sorry to hear that, but I must say - what a strange name for a hurricane!

We got a small snow shower here just half an hour ago, winter is coming! :frown:

Oct 26, 2012#4

Two-Stroke

They're now calling it "Frankenstorm" since it's supposed to hit right before Halloween. :laughing:

Oct 26, 2012#5

jmurray01

Two-Stroke said:
They're now calling it "Frankenstorm" since it's supposed to hit right before Halloween. :laughing:

"Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful."

Very apt actually.

Oct 26, 2012#6

lawn mower fanatic

slammed said:
HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY The weather man just said we could get up to a foot of rain in our area. Or even SNOW with the cold front coming in from this storm.

I know, same with us...weird.....snow during a hurricane!! But it might happen in PA, also, not just North Carolina where you live. :frown:

Oct 26, 2012#7

lawn mower fanatic

Two-Stroke said:
They're now calling it "Frankenstorm" since it's supposed to hit right before Halloween. :laughing:

Yeah I heard that, too! :laughing:

Oct 26, 2012#8

lawn mower fanatic

Hurricane Sandy slogs toward U.S., 41 killed in Caribbean | Reuters

Oct 26, 2012#9

slammed

lawn mower fanatic said:
I know, same with us...weird.....snow during a hurricane!! But it might happen in PA, also, not just North Carolina where you live. :frown:

Good thing I have the blade for the Ventrac.:thumbsup:

Oct 26, 2012#10

lawn mower fanatic

slammed said:
Good thing I have the blade for the Ventrac.:thumbsup:

Is there anything a Ventrac can't do?!?! :laughing:

Oct 26, 2012#11

A

A&DProperty maintaince

I'm just waiting for this storm to be all hyped up for nothing hopefully but everyone stay safe and god bless!

Oct 26, 2012#12

slammed

lawn mower fanatic said:
Is there anything a Ventrac can't do?!?! :laughing:

Cook :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Oct 26, 2012#13

slammed

A&DProperty maintaince said:
I'm just waiting for this storm to be all hyped up for nothing hopefully but everyone stay safe and god bless!

Right on. God bless you to.

Oct 26, 2012#14

lawn mower fanatic

slammed said:
Cook :laughing::laughing::laughing:

True.....:laughing::laughing:

Oct 26, 2012#15

lawn mower fanatic

A&DProperty maintaince said:
I'm just waiting for this storm to be all hyped up for nothing hopefully but everyone stay safe and god bless!

Yeah, I wish instead of a foot of rain we got a foot of snow....so much better! I want to break out the snowblower!!

Oct 26, 2012#16

A

A&DProperty maintaince

lawn mower fanatic said:
Yeah, I wish instead of a foot of rain we got a foot of snow....so much better! I want to break out the snowblower!!

That be nice I can't wait for snow might be getting a new blower on trade

Oct 26, 2012#17

D2hornets58

A&DProperty maintaince said:
That be nice I can't wait for snow might be getting a new blower on trade

Have you gotten any new customers for snowblowing yet??

Oct 26, 2012#18

A

A&DProperty maintaince

D2hornets58 said:
Have you gotten any new customers for snowblowing yet??

Not yet haven't put out flyers yet that's tommarrow

Oct 26, 2012#19

D2hornets58

A&DProperty maintaince said:
Not yet haven't put out flyers yet that's tommarrow

Ya this is a good time to start doing that. I just got another driveway to do today. Im all done with getting new driveways for this year.(I think)

Oct 27, 2012#20

A

A&DProperty maintaince

D2hornets58 said:
Ya this is a good time to start doing that. I just got another driveway to do today. Im all done with getting new driveways for this year.(I think)

I'm kinda thinking of doing storm cleanup here if sandy is as bad as expected do u think its a good idea to get into that?

Oct 27, 2012#21

lawn mower fanatic

A&DProperty maintaince said:
I'm kinda thinking of doing storm cleanup here if sandy is as bad as expected do u think its a good idea to get into that?

Yeah, it could be a good thing to do. I would recommend you wait to put out flyers until after Sandy is finished...they might blow away!

Oct 27, 2012#22

D2hornets58

A&DProperty maintaince said:
I'm kinda thinking of doing storm cleanup here if sandy is as bad as expected do u think its a good idea to get into that?

Ya I would say to do that.

Oct 27, 2012#23

A

A&DProperty maintaince

lawn mower fanatic said:
Yeah, it could be a good thing to do. I would recommend you wait to put out flyers until after Sandy is finished...they might blow away!

Yeah that's a good idea! Haha but hopefully it's not to bad of a storm!

Oct 27, 2012#24

slammed

A&DProperty maintaince said:
I'm kinda thinking of doing storm cleanup here if sandy is as bad as expected do u think its a good idea to get into that?

Sure you can charge by the hour for that.

Oct 27, 2012#25

A

A&DProperty maintaince

slammed said:
Sure you can charge by the hour for that.

Hurricane sandy is hopefully gonna make me a wealthy man

Oct 27, 2012#26

slammed

A&DProperty maintaince said:
Hurricane sandy is hopefully gonna make me a wealthy man

It could the last storm that hit here gave a friend of mine a contract to clean up downed trees and brush for over $150,000.00 for a weeks worth of work. After he paid the help and his self he still made over $100,000.00 for his business.

Oct 27, 2012#27

A

A&DProperty maintaince

slammed said:
It could the last storm that hit here gave a friend of mine a contract to clean up downed trees and brush for over $150,000.00 for a weeks worth of work. After he paid the help and his self he still made over $100,000.00 for his business.

If I make that much ill send you a check for 100$

Oct 27, 2012#28

jmurray01

A&DProperty maintaince said:
If I make that much ill send you a check for 100,000$

That's really kind of you, can I have one too? :wink:

Oct 27, 2012#29

A

A&DProperty maintaince

jmurray01 said:
That's really kind of you, can I have one too? :wink:

I don't think I said that much hahaha

Oct 27, 2012#30

C

cuda

The rains here, the winds coming and with it 6"-8" of rain. My yard will be a swamp for a week. Here it is going into the last month of hurricane season and we get this. :frown:
Looks like it's going right up the middle of Pa. Good luck to all of you in it's path.

Oct 27, 2012#31

slammed

A&DProperty maintaince said:
If I make that much ill send you a check for 100$

I sure would take it. Thanks

Oct 27, 2012#32

lawn mower fanatic

cuda said:
The rains here, the winds coming and with it 6"-8" of rain. My yard will be a swamp for a week. Here it is going into the last month of hurricane season and we get this. :frown:
Looks like it's going right up the middle of Pa. Good luck to all of you in it's path.

Yeah, right into the path of me!! It will start tomorrow, not sure exactly when. I finished all the yards I needed to mow, and got everything inside (patio furniture, yard sign, etc.). I am ready for whatever Sandy unleashes!! Hopefully!:frown:

Oct 27, 2012#33

slammed

lawn mower fanatic said:
Yeah, right into the path of me!! It will start tomorrow, not sure exactly when. I finished all the yards I needed to mow, and got everything inside (patio furniture, yard sign, etc.). I am ready for whatever Sandy unleashes!! Hopefully!:frown:

Be safe. That is number one.

Oct 27, 2012#34

lawn mower fanatic

slammed said:
Be safe. That is number one.

Yep...I agree. The unfortunate thing is we have 3 pine trees near our house and they have very shallow root systems (pine trees in general do). Since it is going to rain and rain for days, the ground will get soft, and the wind might knock them over!! I hope they don't fall!

Oct 27, 2012#35

C

cuda

I know what you mean, I have 3- 60'+ pines in my back yard. Also a 3 acre lake that takes in all the water from the surrounding area. Yes it will rise.

Oct 27, 2012#36

slammed

lawn mower fanatic said:
Yep...I agree. The unfortunate thing is we have 3 pine trees near our house and they have very shallow root systems (pine trees in general do). Since it is going to rain and rain for days, the ground will get soft, and the wind might knock them over!! I hope they don't fall!

cuda said:
I know what you mean, I have 3- 60'+ pines in my back yard. Also a 3 acre lake that takes in all the water from the surrounding area. Yes it will rise.

As long as they fall away from the house.

Oct 27, 2012#37

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A&DProperty maintaince

We're getting hammered with rain and its not supposed to hit till Tuesday lol

Oct 27, 2012#38

lawn mower fanatic

A&DProperty maintaince said:
We're getting hammered with rain and its not supposed to hit till Tuesday lol

I don't think it is part of Sandy, but it sure won't help!!

Oct 27, 2012#39

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A&DProperty maintaince

lawn mower fanatic said:
I don't think it is part of Sandy, but it sure won't help!!

I know that's what I'm saying were just gonna be rain up intill it hits...with more rain

Oct 28, 2012#40

lawn mower fanatic

It's drizzling a little here, with light winds. The rain will increase later today into the nighttime hours and the wind will increase as the day goes on. I think the worst part of the storm will be Monday night.

Oct 28, 2012#41

lawn mower fanatic

Schools in the area are closed Monday and Tuesday....and maybe longer if something happens to them (flooding, debris, etc.)

Oct 28, 2012#42

D2hornets58

lawn mower fanatic said:
Schools in the area are closed Monday and Tuesday....and maybe longer if something happens to them (flooding, debris, etc.)

Ya most schools are closed around here too.

Oct 29, 2012#43

lawn mower fanatic

The storm is pretty bad. We got over 2 inches of rain so far, but the wind is really strong. But it is nothing like at the shore. One of the boardwalks on the beach was damaged, and there is a lot of water in the streets. :thumbdown:

Oct 29, 2012#44

slammed

lawn mower fanatic said:
The storm is pretty bad. We got over 2 inches of rain so far, but the wind is really strong. But it is nothing like at the shore. One of the boardwalks on the beach was damaged, and there is a lot of water in the streets. :thumbdown:

Post some pics if you can. We had alot of wind, some trees down, and a little rain mix but thats all so far.

Oct 29, 2012#45

lawn mower fanatic

slammed said:
Post some pics if you can. We had alot of wind, some trees down, and a little rain mix but thats all so far.

I will try to go out tomorrow to take some pics. I took some today but nothing great. It's not like our street is flooded or anything like that. But there is a creak near our house so I will see if that is flooded.

Oct 29, 2012#46

lawn mower fanatic

A braved the elements and went to take some pics.....sorry they are not the best. It was hard to take pics because it was getting dark out and pouring, so I took a video and got these snapshots from the video. As you can see, the creek is at the top--level with the grass, and in some spots overflowing. It will definitely overflow tonight into tomorrow. This is the 3rd year in a row it will overflow. Sept. 2010, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2012. :licking:
The first picture (since it is a little hard to see) is showing the creek in the background. The creek is above the red dashes I drew on the picture, and in the circle, you can see where the creek overflowed.
The second picture is easy to see----creek on left, overflowed on right.
The third picture shows the creek in the center of the picture, right up to the top of the cement walls.

Oct 29, 2012#47

slammed

lawn mower fanatic said:
A braved the elements and went to take some pics.....sorry they are not the best. It was hard to take pics because it was getting dark out and pouring, so I took a video and got these snapshots from the video. As you can see, the creek is at the top--level with the grass, and in some spots overflowing. It will definitely overflow tonight into tomorrow. This is the 3rd year in a row it will overflow. Sept. 2010, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2012. :licking:
The first picture (since it is a little hard to see) is showing the creek in the background. The creek is above the red dashes I drew on the picture, and in the circle, you can see where the creek overflowed.
The second picture is easy to see----creek on left, overflowed on right.
The third picture shows the creek in the center of the picture, right up to the top of the cement walls.
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Nice shots and it is really taking the leaves down.

Oct 29, 2012#48

lawn mower fanatic

slammed said:
Nice shots and it is really taking the leaves down.

I know! My tree has lost SOOO many leaves because of the storm. If I can I will get out tomorrow to see the road TOTALLY covered with water since it is going to continue to rain (and we windy :frown: all night).

Just a minute ago we got a 38 mph gust, which for in a residential neighborhood is pretty strong! It is usually staying around 25-30 mph. If we got in the middle of a field, the gusts would be 50+!!

Oct 29, 2012#49

Ric

lawn mower fanatic said:
I know! My tree has lost SOOO many leaves because of the storm. If I can I will get out tomorrow to see the road TOTALLY covered with water since it is going to continue to rain (and we windy :frown: all night).

Just a minute ago we got a 35 mph gust, which for in a residential neighborhood is pretty strong! It is usually staying around 30 mph. If we got in the middle of a field, the gusts would be 50+!!

Be glad it's only a cat 1 storm and not a 3 or 4 or you mite be picking up trees instead of leaves.

Oct 29, 2012#50

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Ric said:
Br glad it's only a cat 1 storm and not a 3 or 4 or you mite be picking up trees instead of leaves.

I know! I am glad! I am also glad we don't live on the shore because it would be a lot worse!!

Oct 29, 2012#51

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God bless all you!

Oct 30, 2012#52

lawn mower fanatic

A&DProperty maintaince said:
God bless all you!
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haha:laughing::laughing:

Oct 30, 2012#53

M

Mad Mackie

Mad Mackie and bride are OK!! Just fired up the generator and took a walk thru the woods and surprisingly little came down. But no power, no cable, no cellphone, just telephone and internet and the newspapers just arrived!!!
The folks west of NJ are still getting battered!! We had some 65-70 MPH gusts last PM so my weather station tells me, I just checked its memory and reset it.
Take care all
Mad Mackie in CT:laughing::biggrin::smile:

Oct 30, 2012#54

lawn mower fanatic

Mad Mackie said:
Mad Mackie and bride are OK!! Just fired up the generator and took a walk thru the woods and surprisingly little came down. But no power, no cable, no cellphone, just telephone and internet and the newspapers just arrived!!!
The folks west of NJ are still getting battered!! We had some 65-70 MPH gusts last PM so my weather station tells me, I just checked its memory and reset it.
Take care all
Mad Mackie in CT:laughing::biggrin::smile:

Luckily we have power and internet, but no telephone. :frown: But that is fine...I'm glad we have electricity. On my weather station the max wind gust I recorded was 38 mph, which is pretty strong for a residential neighborhood. Today is going to be chilly (around 42 degrees) and rain/snow throughout the day....CRAPPY WEATHER! :thumbdown:
There was no damage to our house, just leaves and sticks down in the front yard, but a lot of the houses in the area have flooded basements. I'm so glad we live on a hill!

Oct 30, 2012#55

Parkmower

Pouring out still.

Oct 30, 2012#56

lawn mower fanatic

Parkmower said:
Pouring out still.

Raining again here, also. It stopped earlier this morning and I had a chance to rake the front yard and clear the leaves out of the gutter of the street. We still are getting some strong wind gusts, but not as frequent as yesterday.

Nov 1, 2012#57

lawn mower fanatic

I wasn't on LMF yesterday :frown: because of what the hurricane did. It was not nearly as bad as having your house flood, but we lost our home phone and internet during the storm. :frown: Actually, we lost our phone, and then we lost our internet AFTER the storm. :confused3: Ugg! Well, we have it back now! :tongue:

Nov 1, 2012#58

Carscw

lawn mower fanatic said:
I wasn't on LMF yesterday :frown: because of what the hurricane did. It was not nearly as bad as having your house flood, but we lost our home phone and internet during the storm. :frown: Actually, we lost our phone, and then we lost our internet AFTER the storm. :confused3: Ugg! Well, we have it back now! :tongue:

You must have gone out of your mind not being able to be on here all day.

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Nov 1, 2012#59

lawn mower fanatic

Carscw said:
You must have gone out of your mind not being able to be on here all day.

Sent from my iPhone using LMF

I know.....I did!! :laughing::laughing:

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