Hope you guys are okay.

[xaq_the_aereon]

Most of my friends live on the eastern US coast, or are visiting there for FurFright...and, apparently, a stupefyingly powerful hurricane is planning on visiting the area as well.

Stay safe, everyone.

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[anher.livejournal.com]

We're mostly just getting wind with a little rain at this point, so it's really not that bad. We did pick up a few extra things just in case we lose power, but I think we'll be fine.

[kjorteo]

If I can escape tomorrow (that is, the BDL-BWI-ABQ flight doesn't get disrupted) then I'll be fine. There is currently some uncertainty on this. Nothing has actually happened yet, but Southwest did send me a "you might be interested in rescheduling your flight just in case" notification. I took them up on it because there was an option with a time that was more convenient for David driving me to the airport anyway, but my new one also falls under that "no problems yet but I don't know about this >_>" warning zone. Actually, all flights Monday and Tuesday do and I really don't want to be stuck here longer than that, so really all I can do is just go for it and hope nothing happens.

[davidn]

There was a lot of bluster (aha) about a hurricane about a year ago and absolutely nothing happened... but it's a frightening thing, being at the mercy of the weather. I don't think we'll have any damage, as my house is made of brick (and my heart is made of metal), though if driving is dangerous on Monday I may choose to stay around for another day...

[lupineangel.livejournal.com]

We're currently looking into what the driving conditions are going to be like tomorrow; at the moment, we think we'll be able to get away with just starting earlier and driving slowly and carefully. If the worst comes to the worst, we'll stay an extra day at the hotel, and make the trip when things've cooled off a little.

In other news, I've never seen a hurricane in real life before. This is turning into a trip of firsts. :P

D.F.

[budgiebin.livejournal.com]

I'm just super glad Teo got out safely!

I'm on the MA coast, specifically New Bedford, so we're probably going to experience some really awesome winds and I guess we could at worst lose power for a few days. The flood gates have been closed, so we should be okay on that front... if shit really hits the fan, I'm also on a hill and on the second floor :3

We actually experienced a bad storm last year - huge tree branches fell, power was lost for 24+ hours... So I've got the candles and some emergency supplies on hand... and we're at the tail end of our last food purchase so won't lose TOO much if the power goes out. We have gas so we can still cook and get hot water.

Heating thankfully is not a problem. Though we have no heating at this time, we are however used to cold weather and have just ended up stockpiling a metric ton of blankets. We can also use the gas oven, theoretically, for some emergency warmth.

I am a little worried about my birds, but we've got blankets for them too. The temperature is not expected to go below 45. They are also hardy creatures that biologically can stand temperatures below freezing (ASK TEO ABOUT WEATHER IN DESERTS) ...but while they CAN handle it, they are not in a nice big flock that can huddle together for warmth. A sudden temperature fluctuation can endanger a single bird enough to kill them over a long enough time (this is why they say to keep birds away from drafts).

In any case, good luck to the other Easterners. I suspect the storm will not be quite as bad as they say (they tend to peter out pretty quick after hitting land) but the winds are probably going to be quite dangerous.