Two weeks from now everyone will be thinking "Thanksgiving Day", and all will be forgotten, except for the people and families that are going to be hit the hardest from this storm.
Since 5am EDT today (10-27-12) I have:
Stood in line only to have the generator supply run out.
Went to my Brother's to help him get ready, then we went to our Mom's to get her ready.
She's seven miles from me.
Came home, went to six stores for supplies, went to the bank.
Helped four neighbors to get ready, not only did I set up a rain water collection at our place, but theirs to. For the uninitiated it's for
"Black Water".
Made sure we had gas for our vehicles, propane, diesel for us and others.
Been on the phone since this post to find other sources of generators.
'bout an hour ago I thought; "we are as ready as we will ever be".
I've been checking on portable generators, no luck so far. They're on emergency delivery everywhere you check.
Oh!, and by the way verizon thinks out of sight, out of mind also!
Here's their latest, and thats us, we have Fios:
Dear Valued Verizon Customer,
In the event of extreme weather conditions associated with Hurricane Sandy, impacted areas could experience power outages which may affect your Verizon services.
If you have fiber-based voice service or FiOS® Digital Voice, the Battery Backup Unit (BBU) installed with your service supplies up to eight (8) hours of phone service. Please note that your FiOS® TV and/or Internet service will not be available until your power is restored.
For up-to-date information throughout the storm, please visit verizon.com/outage
.
You can also visit verizon.com/repair
for troubleshooting tips, instructions on how to restore your service, and open a trouble ticket if needed. Once commercial power is restored after an outage, sometimes resetting your BBU is necessary. You can learn how to reset your BBU now by
clicking here.
Please stay safe and thank you for being a Verizon customer.
Sincerely,
Your Verizon Team
Source: My email
It is my sincerest hope that "Sandy" veers out into the Northern Atlantic Ocean where it can do the least harm.
I shall try to keep all updated, but there are no guarantees after Monday Afternoon.
Steve