Inevitable, unlimited, annual destruction of the Eastern Seaboard thread

[Luna]

Winning combination. Boston public closed and brookline public closed. That means work has a hurricane day

also gov patrick has declared a state of emergency and advised nonessential workers to stay home. Cant stay home though. Stuck at villagers with a ton of leftovers and abandoned party beer.

Awesome.

Likewise have had work cancelled.  (They were going to make it optional, and "we'll pay you, either way" which is TOTALLY cool, because I am a temp and they have ZERO obligation to pay me a dime if my butt isn't in their chair.)

And, stuck at the SO's place.  Assuming he doesn't get called in to work tomorrow (quite likely, he's an EMT), we get a day together without the kids.    

[Nephew Twiddleton]

High five!

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Kids got the day off, pillowforts all day tomorrow!

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I forgot how much i like hurricanes.

Mostly because i dont live in the confedercy where it would actaullt be a life thretening thing.

[LMNO]

Got into work at 7:30 because they said the building would be open.

Was told the building would be shutting down at noon.


Joy and rapture. 

[Mangrove]

Got into work at 7:30 because they said the building would be open.

Was told the building would be shutting down at noon.


Joy and rapture. 

Nothing much happening here. Wind is picking up but we're still ok thus far. Mostly everyone in Mrs Mang's office didn't bother going in and the highways are shut at 1pm anyway.

Good luck & stay safe everyone! 

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

T is shutting down at 2pm today. Windy and a little wet, but nothing really happening so far. Days like this trigger my "lady of the manor" thing hard.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

Is a category 1 hurricane strong enough to wash that urine smell out of NYC?

[Nephew Twiddleton]

No. The only way to get rid of that smell is to burn the whole place down.

[Eater of Clowns]

Interesting observation:  with the strong advisory to take down lawn furniture, unsecured outdoor decorations, etc, a lot of campaign signs have disappeared.

Just on the short route to work, most of them have been taken down and the few that remain were mostly for Republican candidates.  The road I took into work had a lot more Republican than Democrat signs before the storm, though, and if I wasn't at work during this thing I'd really like to see if there's a larger pattern.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Pillowfort accomplished!

[Juana]

Looks cozy!

[Suu]

Providence has the hurricane barrier closed. The Suu/Richter/Luna neighborhood is still basking in electricity.

...Can't say the same about the rest of the state. Newport is underwater with about 20,000 people without power, Warwick is about to get an extra 8' of water where it don't belong, and they interviewed some fucktard from Brown University who said it was a political conspiracy. Cannot tell if troll or...

[Ecstasy]

As someone who lives in the southwest, I can safely point and laugh at Easterners' misfortune.

[Suu]

http://www2.turnto10.com/weather/2012/oct/29/chafee-non-essential-state-services-closed-monday-ar-1220654/

Video on the right with Alison Bologna. Watch.