The wind is blasting outside, threw my patio furniture and wreck some of my decorations. I don't think I've seen the wind blow this hard since I was a little kid. It's bending forty foot cedar trees like gummy toys.
You can survive off of the odds and ends you have in the back of your pantry. Stale crackers, crusty jars of honey, the broken bits of chips that are left in the bottom of the bag...all viable sources of emergency nutrition. But I'm legitimately concerned that you didn't stockpile enough toilet paper. What if you run out?!?!?!?!
Use their hand, of course. I tried not to think about that too much when I had multiple Saudi's as room mates and mentally noted that their bathroom never had toilet paper.
This yet again reminds me of a Simpsons. After the bear wanders into town Ned has to break into his own house. After the crisis is over Maude tells Marge they had to drink.... TOILET WATER!
'The initial explosion at the Con Ed Plant, E14th and FDR in New York City.' Action at 2:58. Anyone have any background on this? Unbelievable.
Power plant? <a class="postlink" href="http://mashable.com/2012/10/29/con-edison-plant-explosion/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://mashable.com/2012/10/29/con-edis ... explosion/</a> I think some people may have just died there. Not good.
I don't think Polaris had a hurricane in mind when they wrote the theme song to Pete & Pete, but every time I read something new about the storm, I think of the song.
Power is out here in central CT, but the winds have basically stopped and the whole day there was barely any rain. One of the disappointing aspects of the weather forcast is the inability to tell people in certain areas the probability of the effects of a storm. This storm has been no worse than a summer thunderstorm in my area, but in NYC it's obviously a pretty big deal. The reporting on the storm unfortunately labeled every state even close to the path of the hurricane as "going to get the worst of it" like it's some kind of disaster competition. It makes it difficult to believe any weather reports when someone cries the sky is falling every time there is a rain storm. The governor of our state hyped this up to proportions beyond measure and it's been mostly a bust. Weather reports and disaster planning should not be sensationalized. It's disgusting. On a less serious note, I was friends with an egyptian couple and there was something culturally wrong to them having to use toilet paper. They did have a bidet however and said they thought that was much more sanitary than using toilet paper. I do wonder what it's like getting your balls washed after you take a shit.
Water probably is more sanitary, but what if you have poop water that like, sprays up and hits you on other parts of your body? I've never used a bidet so I'm not familiar with the logistics of the operation.
This storm is a punk bitch. I've run 10k's in worse weather. I feel like I should go pillage just because the news made it seem like we should all be dead by now.
For the other board members who are super tall (let's say, taller than 6'3"), are you borderline high blood pressure? I have heard that it is normal for very tall people to have slightly higher than average blood pressure but can't find any legit literature on it.
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We're surprisingly ok, although we're a block from flooding on Penn's landing and Front Street. All things considered, we made it through pretty ok. Still potentially have to work because the usual cook may not be able to get in - which will be the 4th shift this week I'll be picking up for other people. Sent my wife to work (she works at a hospital) with a sandwich, three bottles of water, two bottles of Pepsi, and a fresh Chef's Salad in case she gets stuck there longer than her shift. Glad I spent all the time preparing, even though we thankfully didn't need it.