Hurricane Sandy Post

[kangofu]

US Superstorm threat launches mass evacuations
Source - AP News
By ALLEN G. BREED
October 27, 2012

Comments

[kangofu]

I submitted this last night, so some info is old. I'll update when I get home.

In the meantime, NYC is evacuating zone A. http://project.wnyc.org/news-maps/hurricane-zones/hurricane-zones.html

NYC is also closing schools tomorrow.

[imnotasquirrel]

huh. i think my office is in zone a...

and they're closing down the subway, so i guess that means no work tomorrow.

[kangofu]

Awesome! My mom is psyched because her school is closed. XD

[imnotasquirrel]

I just got official word that my office is indeed closed. Woot!

Early voting closed tomorrow in MD

[free_spoons]

Just saw this on Governor O'Malley's facebook page that early voting is closed tomorrow in the state of Maryland. So if you want to vote before the storm you've got until 6pm

Re: Early voting closed tomorrow in MD

[sperose]

Shit. I swung by my early voting place earlier and the line was out into the parking lot and they ran out of parking spaces.

ETA: Yes, I could go to one of the other places in my county, but I'm going to guess they're ALL like that.

Re: Early voting closed tomorrow in MD

[thistlerose]

I waited in line for 2+ hours yesterday to vote. It just about killed my back, but now I'm glad I didn't wait. O_o

Re: Early voting closed tomorrow in MD

[rkt]

that shit cray. it's early voting and the lines are already out the door??

[yndigot]

I know that in some ways it's trivial in the middle of a storm that could have huge effects on so many people and even put lives in danger, but ... I've got two job interviews scheduled for Monday. I really hope that if the weather's too bad to drive 10+ miles to get to them, they're willing to reschedule, but even if they do and I get the job I think I have a good chance of getting, not having my interview on Monday will push back the whole training schedule (no way the background check and drug screening will be in soon enough for me to go to the training program this week), which means more time until I get an actual paycheck.

Goddamnit Sandy! You couldn't wait a week? Come a week earlier? Worst timing.

[countrygirl_914]

All the maps and warnings and things show this getting to where I am in Pittsburgh, but I wonder if that'll actually happen. We'll have to wait and see, I guess.

[klutzy_girl]

All indications seem to be that it will actually hit us in PA. I'm going to believe the warnings.

[ferlingmule]

Front page of the local paper (I live dead center of PA in State College) was pretty much "storm's a-coming what to expect," so we're going to get some of it at least. *crosses fingers no snow*

[celandine]

It's actually supposed to come as far as Columbus, and possibly to Indiana. I think Pittsburgh will definitely get some of it.

[ecrivais]

It still has yet to rain in NC