Hurricane Irene: is this lady NUTS?!

[Alysser]

Well, as expected, I think many towns over-reacted. The shore towns and barrier islands, however, did not. From Belmar to Cape May there is alot of flooding, Christie had issued a mandatory evacuation and I hope everyone heeded the warnings. Alot of people are without power, I still have it, luckily.

I stole some pics off the Hurricane News NJ FB page, some of these are insane.

this is in Atlantic City

Seaside Heights beach is gone.

Tuckerton

Oh and can't forget the pics of Mikey under the covers..he wasn't too bad but he was a little nervous.

When you pull the covers up..

[catland]

Just checking in from the west coast. I'm thinking of all of you and your furbabies in the storm's path and hoping you are ok.

take care

[Freedom]

Warwick RI has banned all vehicular traffic until clean up is over.

If you are on facebook, you can see photos here:
http://www.facebook.com/nbc10

Just "like" the TV station to see the postings.

[phesina]

Wishing and praying that all you folks affected by this are doing all right.

[Barbara]

Sending all by best thoughts. Nature can be very scary.

[sparks19]

the worst has come and gone. no damage on our property thank goodness. one tree across the road came down but didn't cause any damage to their house. Brian is going to head out there when they are ready and help them take it apart and get it moved out of the front of their driveway.

but some critter has taken refuge from the storm under our deck and the dogs are FREAKIN'. Beezer cut his lip open with his determination to get to whatever it is. nothing bad just a little cut... silly dog.

[sasvermont]

We still have power although it is flickering like crazy. The trees are swaying in the wind and lots of rain. Prue, the dog, doesn't like to walk in the rain and wind! I don't either.

It is predicted to be much worse tonight...higher winds and much more rain. It's been raining strongly since around 9 AM today. Tomorrow is going to be sunny in the 80's! Go figure.

Fingers crossed that the trees in the yard stay standing..... I have my car parked very carefully....and have prepared myself to go without electricity, if necessary.

Lots of roads are being washed out and lots of lowland flooding. Not in my neighborhood, fortunately.

Irene, go away.

P.S. As Hurricane Irene batters the East Coast, federal disaster officials have warned that Internet outages could force people to interact with other people for the first time in years. Residents are bracing themselves for the horror of awkward silences and unwanted eye contact. FEMA has advised: “Be prepared. Write down possible topics to talk about in advance. Sports...the weather. Remember, a conversation is basically a series of Facebook updates strung together.