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Storm update, summarized:
GFS predicts the center passes over NYC; Rhode Island and Boston are all gonna die. ECMWF forecast says landfall in Jersey; NYC and CT shoreline, maybe Rhode Island are all gonna die. National Hurricane Center's forecast agrees with ECMWF, but suggests maybe we're all gonna die.
Also: hell yes this is at least partially because of climate change, grow up and deal with facts already, because they're here.
(and yes, the "all gonna die" comment was tongue in cheek, and yes I am aware of the deaths already reported due to Sandy, there is no need to call out the Tacky Joke police on me. This is called Dealing in the face of Oh F*ck)
Remember, kids: if they send Jim Cantore to your neighborhood, it's already too late...
EtA: guess who's in NYC?
At this point, we have no idea how bad it's going to get, but short of Sandy utterly collapsing, there's no way it's going to be not-bad. I've spoken with my folks and made sure they've cancelled and rescheduled all medical appointments for the next week, and they have supplies properly laid in. They're not in an evacuation zone either, and they're on the 12th floor of a 13-story building with excellent staff, so all will be well there. If Mei-Chan needs to go out when the rain or wind is particularly bad, the doormen will make sure she gets walked (the building staff are all fans of Mei-mei, and rightfully so).
I went out last night to have dinner with friends, and then spent some time hanging in Manhattan, so I've got enough people-time to keep me sated for a few days. I've got pretty much everything I need here, and a metric load of things to get written, edited, and otherwise beaten into shape, so my plan is to settle in for five days of intense work. And some baking. Popovers and cookies are on the agenda for today...
As for other plans... all I can do is hope that the storm blows out before we're supposed to leave for WFC. So far, the predictions say all will be well...
GFS predicts the center passes over NYC; Rhode Island and Boston are all gonna die. ECMWF forecast says landfall in Jersey; NYC and CT shoreline, maybe Rhode Island are all gonna die. National Hurricane Center's forecast agrees with ECMWF, but suggests maybe we're all gonna die.
Also: hell yes this is at least partially because of climate change, grow up and deal with facts already, because they're here.
(and yes, the "all gonna die" comment was tongue in cheek, and yes I am aware of the deaths already reported due to Sandy, there is no need to call out the Tacky Joke police on me. This is called Dealing in the face of Oh F*ck)
Remember, kids: if they send Jim Cantore to your neighborhood, it's already too late...
EtA: guess who's in NYC?
At this point, we have no idea how bad it's going to get, but short of Sandy utterly collapsing, there's no way it's going to be not-bad. I've spoken with my folks and made sure they've cancelled and rescheduled all medical appointments for the next week, and they have supplies properly laid in. They're not in an evacuation zone either, and they're on the 12th floor of a 13-story building with excellent staff, so all will be well there. If Mei-Chan needs to go out when the rain or wind is particularly bad, the doormen will make sure she gets walked (the building staff are all fans of Mei-mei, and rightfully so).
I went out last night to have dinner with friends, and then spent some time hanging in Manhattan, so I've got enough people-time to keep me sated for a few days. I've got pretty much everything I need here, and a metric load of things to get written, edited, and otherwise beaten into shape, so my plan is to settle in for five days of intense work. And some baking. Popovers and cookies are on the agenda for today...
As for other plans... all I can do is hope that the storm blows out before we're supposed to leave for WFC. So far, the predictions say all will be well...
