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Home - by - October 29, 2012 - 09:00 America/New_York - 35 Comments

Well, in case you don’t hear from me for a few days, you’ll know why.
The sea is angry out there, my friends. Like an old man trying to return soup at a deli. -
George Costanza.

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  1. dba_vagabond_trader

    October 29th, 2012

    lol, my little girl cat just took a dive into the bathtub we filled just in case. Wet kitteh prints all over the house.

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  2. Johnny Freedom

    October 29th, 2012

    All of you east coast people please prepare and stay safe.

    Our prayers are with you all.

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  3. OpenTheDoor

    October 29th, 2012

    Wish you folks luck with the ‘cane.
    My son was mobilized to PA Sunday.
    Corp of Engineers/FEMA.
    We have been through a bunch, looks like Mother Nature is going to share with our neighbours to the north.
    Look at the bright side, when the lights go out you won’t suffer from the oppressive heat and humidity.

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  4. Hedgehog

    October 29th, 2012

    Just think of all of the confusion this will cause on election day. All of the buses rented by the Communiists to cart their illegal voters around to various precincts on election day will have to be rechartered. What if they are not available. Will the bus companies be charged with voter suppression?

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  5. Unruly Refugee

    October 29th, 2012

    You guys stay safe.

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  6. NoMoBo

    October 29th, 2012

    Prayers for all of you in the path of this storm. Stay safe!

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  7. Jack

    October 29th, 2012

    One week of Hurricane Sandy can’t compare to the 4 years of devastation caused by Hurricane Obama…

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  8. OpenTheDoor

    October 29th, 2012

    Sorry Jack, a ‘cane makes everybody suffer.
    O’Bama is a tornado, he picks and chooses who will suffer.

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  9. Dagny

    October 29th, 2012

    Sandy viewed from NASA. Amazing pix:

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A6UdR1BCMAAQODN.jpg

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  10. Dagny

    October 29th, 2012

    When Sandy will rip through New Jersey, there will be power outages, and a lot of pollsters won’t be able to poll…

    Many, many pollsters supplying national and state polls are in New Jersey…

    Rasmussen, ORC, Princeton, SUSA, Gallup…

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  11. Claudia

    October 29th, 2012

    Stay safe everyone! Prayers to all.

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  12. hanoverfist

    October 29th, 2012

    Were looking at 60mph gusts this afternoon.

    Might close early.

    I hope not cause I didnt want to drink that much today.;-)

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  13. norman einstein

    October 29th, 2012

    This is getting serious. You guys in NY, be careful.
    They’re now saying the storm surge could be 11′.
    Here’s a recent update from Fox:
    http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2012/10/29/millions-across-east-coast-brace-for-uperstorm-sandy/

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  14. IronyCurtain

    October 29th, 2012

    Pinko, Fur, and I are all in the vicinity. Stay safe, everyone else who is, too. I know that there are a whole lot of you! Let’s pray this is even just a little bit overrated.

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  15. Unruly Refugee

    October 29th, 2012

    Just heard that Bill Clinton wants you all to know that : “It’s nothing compared to the storm we’ll face if you don’t make the right decision in this election.”

    So don’t count on him for any sympathy.

    But do be careful and give us an update now and then.

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  16. hanoverfist

    October 29th, 2012

    Bill is right.
    Vote Romney.

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  17. MaryfromMarin

    October 29th, 2012

    Irony, Mr. Pinko, BFH–I hope you’ve been getting prepared. Praying for safety for all of you, and your families and friends.

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  18. Stirrin the B.S.

    October 29th, 2012

    My thoughts and prayers are with y’all in the northeast.

    Like Pinko said, let’s hope that Sandy has been overrated. One positive note along that hope is that Oblowme is taking the lead in promising federal disaster relief.

    Since he’s on the wrong side of just about everything he touches, your chances are good that damages will be minimal.

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  19. Stirrin the B.S.

    October 29th, 2012

    Oops, sorry I meant Irony – my bad.

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  20. Death_By_Farts

    October 29th, 2012

    Mark my words, Obama will use this storm to his advantage.
    He’ll swoop in like Superman, hands on his hips, throwing free Obama phones and EBT cards to crowds-gone-wild all demanding freebies.

    The the media will praise him all week, and next week through the election, comparing him to Bush blowing off Katrina…WATCH AND SEE.
    They are HOPING for a Storm of the Century, with lots of damage, so it will give them something to talk about pre-election besides the President’s failed polices, and Libya.

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  21. Jerry Manderin

    October 29th, 2012

    Praying for safety for everyone at iOTW and the posters who live in the track of the storm.

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  22. moarkdave

    October 29th, 2012

    I hope everyone stays safe and that it is an all ado about nothing.
    The media has to hype it up to justify their jobs and scare everyone into watching them 24/7. I hope that it is nothing and that it passes quickly and minimum damage. Barko Bama will have this so politicized that he will be a savior to the whole North East — unlike that evil Bush was to New Orleans.

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  23. conservative cowgirl

    October 29th, 2012

    I hope all of you IOTWers in the path have provisions and sandbags! Stay safe! I hope the storm is overrated and it won’t be too much of a problem for you.

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  24. Bad Brad

    October 29th, 2012

    Hope everyone in the path is on high ground.

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  25. Plain Jane

    October 29th, 2012

    Asking God’s blessings for all of you in the path.

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  26. Plain Jane

    October 29th, 2012

    I guess the Chicago and other Midwest power companies have already sent crews out east.

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  27. Plain Jane

    October 29th, 2012

    misspeak: not a guess

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  28. norman einstein

    October 29th, 2012

    Some crazy pictures from the NY, NJ area.
    There are always some idiots who don’t take it seriously, until they have a flash of 20//20 hindsight.

    Stay safe, everybody.
    Overrated or not…PLEASE…err on the side of caution!
    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/us/hurricane-sandy-churns-up-east-coast.html?hp

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  29. TOWG

    October 29th, 2012

    Ya’ll be careful up there!

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  30. jclady

    October 29th, 2012

    Hope everyone rides this one out safely — and hope you’ve already voted!

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  31. Aunt Liz

    October 29th, 2012

    Adding my prayers that the Lord will bless and keep all of the IOTWers living in the path of the storm SAFE!!

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  32. Mr. Pinko

    October 29th, 2012

    Electric out – generator on – I smell like gasoline – bad gusts.

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  33. A used fluke condom is the basis for design

    October 29th, 2012

    Mr. Pinko

    Don’t be smokin , take care and best wishes.

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  34. Lazy & Incarcerated

    October 29th, 2012

    ooops, could have typed in the right name …

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  35. General Ripper

    October 29th, 2012

    I have relatives in Ocean City, South Jersey. Its the next barrier island south of Atlantic City. Thankfully they evacuated off the island to the mainland but I hear the flooding is even worse than 1983′s Hurricane Gloria. I hope they all have homes to come back to tomorrow.

    Prayers for all in the path of this destructive storm.

    Genl Ripper

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