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Old 10-28-2012, 06:09 PM   #26
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Technically it's to prevent break ins during extended power outages, but the procedure for a break in is to run out the back door like a bat out of hell whilst calling 911.
I guess all that proves is one of two things. Either a) the regular rules don't apply to a society without power or else b) no store is safe during widespread power outages.
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Old 10-28-2012, 07:31 PM   #27
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I'm so bored....it keeps raining violently and then it stops raining and then it rains again...I don't want to start anything online for fear I'm going to have a power outage before I'm done...

I hear we get 60mph winds tomorrow, should be fun!
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Old 10-28-2012, 07:34 PM   #28
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Well, without power, there's no alarm system, but if someone sees an employee inside, they will start to think whether it's worthwhile to try something or not.

For example: there is a volunteer Auxiliary Police Force which is actually normal civilians given a baton, minor training, and a uniform similar to that of an actual officer. They patrol certain areas simply to create the illusion that a police officer is there, but if an actual crime were to happen, the Auxiliary officer can't really do anything except call for a real cop.

EDIT: Btw, there's no rain in NY yet. Not heavy enough that it's more than a droplet once every few minutes. The winds are getting a bit heavy though.
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Old 10-29-2012, 10:58 AM   #29
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So how's Sandy?
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Old 10-29-2012, 11:16 AM   #30
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So how's Sandy?
It's raining pretty bad here already, and the worst of it isn't even supposed to hit until tonight. School got cancelled for me today, so I would imagine that that would be the case for tomorrow as well, and possibly Wednesday. Luckily, my power hasn't gone out yet, but I'm thinking that it probably will tonight based off my past experiences with storms. This is by far the worst one that will have ever hit us while I've been alive.
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Old 10-29-2012, 12:54 PM   #31
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I'm okay over here in NYC for now, but a friend reports that there were no one on the streets on Sunday. Now genuinely worried.
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Old 10-29-2012, 01:41 PM   #32
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not bad in VA, tons of rain/wind, my college canceled classes until tomorrow at noon at the earliest.
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Old 10-29-2012, 01:58 PM   #33
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It's crazy awesome outside. Went for a bit of a stroll. That was a lot of fun.
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Old 10-29-2012, 02:21 PM   #34
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It's crazy awesome outside. Went for a bit of a stroll. That was a lot of fun.
Details, good sir, details!
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Old 10-29-2012, 02:26 PM   #35
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I just basically went around the block to the big street I live near. There were crazy winds with the high pitched wooshing noises you only really hear in movies or video games. Rain was falling horizontally at some points. I was just walking along like lalala, like nothing is wrong. A guy driving by just gave me the weirdest look because I didn't give a crap about anything. I live at an intersection of 2 big streets and there was nothing there. There's usually people or cars but.. now there was just nothing. Even the parking lots/sideway parking was desolate. The stores were closed but that's obvious. So eerie.

I walked back and took a pic but not at that big intersection. I didn't want to have my phone get drenched. I'll post the pic some other time cause I'm kinda lazy. Nothing really amazing about it but I just wanted a picture of it I guess. My story isn't that interesting either but.. eh. I only saw a few cars and a number of emergency vehicles.
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Old 10-29-2012, 02:30 PM   #36
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I wonder what the pigeons are doing to keep safe. A human being is heavy enough to lean into the wind and fight it but I wonder about those birds ...

*cue Daisy making a D: face at the thought of birds being blown away*
*insert obligatory YouTube video of ducklings being blown by the wind*
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Old 10-29-2012, 02:46 PM   #37
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Funny you bring that up. Yesterday I saw a bird try to fly forward. Yes. Try. It was totally going backwards lol.
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Old 10-29-2012, 02:54 PM   #38
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Funny you bring that up. Yesterday I saw a bird try to fly forward. Yes. Try. It was totally going backwards lol.
I've seen that in florida. A shorebird tried to fly, but was forcibly blow back.

It was awesome.
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Old 10-29-2012, 03:15 PM   #39
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Birds seemingly don't know how to go with the flow.
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Old 10-29-2012, 03:50 PM   #40
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So I hear Atlantic City NJ is under water and part of it's boardwalk is completely gone.

Over here in Cincinnati we're getting a shit ton of wind, I'm actually a little surprised, wasn't expecting that. Also turns out southeast KY is going to get 7-10 inches of snow. Damn.
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Old 10-29-2012, 03:53 PM   #41
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Here's a picture of the fishing pier in Ocean City, Maryland coming down. Wow.

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(Also, school cancelled for tomorrow as well in pretty much all of Eastern PA.)
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Old 10-29-2012, 04:04 PM   #42
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Damn, the way you guys are saying it's like The Day After Tomorrow is becoming reality...
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Old 10-29-2012, 04:35 PM   #44
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This seems intense. I live nowhere near the East Coast, but from what I've heard on the radio, it sounds pretty bad. In fact, a little while ago, the radio news guy said that Sandy could combine with nearby storms to become an "epic superstorm". How many times do news people say epic?

Anyway, those of you in the path, good luck, hope you guys make it through.
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Old 10-29-2012, 04:40 PM   #46
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Aww, the MidWest looks so dead in the Sandy snapshot. *shakes fist at the cold*
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Old 10-29-2012, 04:58 PM   #47
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No one has made this joke yet?

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Old 10-29-2012, 05:14 PM   #48
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So I hear Atlantic City NJ is under water and part of it's boardwalk is completely gone.


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Over here in Cincinnati we're getting a shit ton of wind, I'm actually a little surprised, wasn't expecting that. Also turns out southeast KY is going to get 7-10 inches of snow. Damn.
A cold spell settled here in the Deep South, too. It's kind of weird...the sun is hot, but it's freezing outside, so you sweat, and the sweat instantly freezes!
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:32 PM   #50
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dang shit. The winds are starting to really pick up now.
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