The Perfect Storm

[spence88mph]

Thinking of you guys from across the pond, best wishes, stay safe and please if you have a hoist, get your cars up high!

[djmcmath]

Originally Posted by Divvie

Silver Spring MD, a very unwelcome Sandy just took out my neighbors roof, a little too close for comfort!

Holy schnikeys! That's for real, and WAY too close to home. I'm in Gaithersburg, and my girlfriend is just a couple of miles south of you near Catholic University.

... And I just re-roofed 500 square feet of my roof, too. Fingers crossed, and thanks for the warning.

[widgeon13]

just lost power.

[drcoastline]

I just got a report from Fort Dix that the eye is over head now. Good news considering high tide is about 8PM.

Here are some pics from earlier today.


2nd & Kennedy

[drcoastline]

10th & Central Avenue these two pictures were taken at basically the same location. The Kayaker is rowing in toward where the pick up was parked just a few hours earlier. This is near dead center of the island East to West. Not the highest point but close.




One of our properties, the black awning in the right of photo. This was taken last night. We have had reports the water made it to the bottom of the windows. (This photo is looking West. The Ocean would be behind you.)

[Adam]

It's hard to imagine the scale of this. I pray you guys are keeping safe.

Thanks for posting pictures, too.

[jwasbury]

Barometer has started rising at Robbins reef in NY Harbor.

Bottomed out at 962.2 has risen to 963.9

[drcoastline]

This photo is looking East toward the ocean one block south of the photo above. The Beach can bee seen at the end of the street. While not the same street (200" difference) the photo below was taken basically from the middle of the street by the stop sign is in the photo above.

[drcoastline]

Before (add about 150 feet of beach this picture was taken yetserday as the tide was rolling in. It was already above typical high tide).




After

[Geneman]

wtf??

[clutch-monkey]

Originally Posted by Geneman

wtf??

after the flooding last year there were bullsharks in quite shallow water, heading in from the river to catch the deeper pockets of trapped fish.
hard to make out in that photo, could be something similar?
i remember they found this just north in the town centre LOL

[ODDJOB UNO]

so do they like allow you to go fishing/hunting without a license during trying times like this?


sheesh BULL SHARKS! more attacks on humans than any other species.


and CROCKYGATORS?????????WTF?


lets see, would ya rather deal with BULL SHARKS and CROCKYGATORS or RATTLESNAKES?



i'll stick with the rattlesnakes THANK YOU VERY MUCH!


just watched msnbc and it sho looks ugly down in the city.


hang in there, and i sure as hell wouldnt be wading around at night with freeking BULL SHARKS and CROCKY GATORS in my freeking front lawn!


i got this really cool triple band spear gun, if ya wanna borrow it???

[Fishcop]

Originally Posted by Geneman

wtf??

I'm calling "BS"... Looks photoshopped.

Best regards to those of you having to endure this weather event. They're never pleasant.

[ODDJOB UNO]

Originally Posted by clutch-monkey

after the flooding last year there were bullsharks in quite shallow water, heading in from the river to catch the deeper pockets of trapped fish.
hard to make out in that photo, could be something similar?
i remember they found this just north in the town centre LOL

THAT AMIGOS IS A DAMN BIG LIZARD! WITH BIG TEETH! and i dont think thats photoshopped!

"honey screw the triple band spear gun , i want my mcmillian .338 win mag for insurance!"

[clutch-monkey]

Originally Posted by ODDJOB UNO

THAT AMIGOS IS A DAMN BIG LIZARD! WITH BIG TEETH! and i dont think thats photoshopped!

"honey screw the triple band spear gun , i want my mcmillian .338 win mag for insurance!"

nah mate.. just duct tape their jaws shut and chuck em in the back of the fourbie

[Wilhelm]

Anyone know what it is like in New Castle DE ? My sister lives near there.

Thanks

[vash]

oh man..a shark??!! that is almost worth the price of admission..

good luck friends!! i'm pulling for you..looks scary to me, never having gone thru something like that..

[drcoastline]

Originally Posted by Wilhelm

Anyone know what it is like in New Castle DE ? My sister lives near there.

Thanks

I can't say for certain but as New Castle is up the bay not far from Wilmington, Philadelphia area I would guess nothing major as of now. Nothing major on the news coming from Philadelphia some down trees and power outages but that's about it. Manayunk and Darby havn't even reported any significant flooding so far. Nothing from Delaware other than the beach communities.

My guess is she is fine.

[lonewolf]

How's everybody making out so far?

[Wilhelm]

Originally Posted by drcoastline

I can't say for certain but as New Castle is up the bay not far from Wilmington, Philadelphia area I would guess nothing major as of now. Nothing major on the news coming from Philadelphia some down trees and power outages but that's about it. Manayunk and Darby havn't even reported any significant flooding so far. Nothing from Delaware other than the beach communities.

My guess is she is fine.

Hey...thanks for the report ! She emailed me Saturday and said she was getting all prepared. I sent her an email earlier this evening...but I assume her power is out. I saw some TV reports about Cape May and Rehoboth Beach which arent too far from her I believe... and things looked nasty !
We will all hope for the best for everyone back there.

Thanks again