Governor Christe in NJ is pound the war drum for people to prepare to evacuate. He ordered the casinos to close by 4PM today but the TV shows some are closing now. One reporter said that Atlantic City will be ground zero for the land fall of the storm. Later on a lot of reporters were saying the same thing.
In Conneticut they are busy at Mystic Seaport by adding additional lines to the ships and even moving them away from the docks to give them extra room. The reporter there said that they expect the waters to rise 4 feet above the ground flooding the histroric village and into the buildings.
Last night there was a blurb in the TV that said in Conneticut the U.S. Navy is using submarines to build up under sea sand walls in Long Island Sound. The image of a Trident nuclear sub would be doing the work enters one's mind right away. But if you have ever seen one you would know that is impossible. They are big, I mean really big. I saw one coming into port while on a sailboat only half a mile away from us. Plus these massive subs are not that agile and do not have the capability of building anythng.
But these subs do one thing very well. They can deliver death from miles away and no one would know where it came from. I am certain that if the report is true, they are using small submersables and most likely with robot subs known as ROV's.
Fire Island is being evacuated and shortly they are killing the power and gas to the island. In Long Beach they are evacuating the nursing home and the local hospital 100%.
I went to pick up some chips and dip fixings this morning and the store was a zoo. People are grabbing cases of bottled water, toilet paper by the arm loads. You could not find a BBQ lighter anyplace. I saw one guy actually running, I mean running through the store snatching up whatever he could get his hands on. It was pure pandemonium.
In my life I have never seen this town lose water pressure. We have always had a good flow of water but people will and do panic.
One house not far from me was sand bagging. I can't say that I blame them much for there was affordable housing put in not far and since then the drainage there has been horrible. The term affordable housing for that place is laughable for that is what the developers call it. The starting price for one of the condos is a mere $850,000.
Taking a drive around town some store windows have tape on them already. Guess they expect the worse.
Nassau Community College has been designated as an emergency shelter and as such classes have been canceled for Monday and Tuesday.
Looking at the webcam from one of the yacht clubs, the bay is a little rough right now, but nothing to worry about. At this time.
So right now at 1PM, time to sit back and relax.
Maybe later I will go out and grab a few photos.
'till next time.
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