How is everybody preparing for Hurricane Sandy?

[Tahna Los]

Latest reports indicate that the storm may still pack a wallop when it hits Ontario. Ottawa is supposed to get a direct hit while the GTA gets quite a bit of rain and wind, and by some reports, SNOW!!! (eek).

May need to move the barbeque inside the house, it is sitting on the balcony just outside the kitchen.....

In other news, Halloween 2012 is officially cancelled......

[Zuluwun]

pft. business as usual for me. Prep? um... intake in SRI mode.

[cwp_sedan]

Hoping I don't drive through a puddle in the next week. Cross your fingers.

[Peter]

I gonna run over as many puddles as I can find :P

[jonjon72]

Meh, have the day off and will put on my winters.

[SKYMP3]

GTA is too warm to have snow....usually it hits the Niagara area or Barrie first even there is snow.
my CAI is there all year long.

[FD22]

Apparently once it hits, the GTA isn't gonna get tooooo much rain, more wind. Winds of up to 100 km/h expected.

[Aitch]

Hurricane Sandy is coming?

*looks out of window*

Finished with preparations.

[asyed]

None.....



Although the media makes it sound like its the next Katrina and that I should put a snorkel on my 3 :chuckle

[p-o-g-i]

Nothing. Business as usual. Got a meeting in Mississauga this afternoon, and will be in Cambridge all day tomorrow for a conference.
It is what it is. Jus' sayn'.....

[FoXy]

Hopeing I can stay home from work tomorrow lol... I could use another day off!

[Pacman]

Hopeing I can stay home from work tomorrow lol... I could use another day off!

I'm sure we all could!


As for me, going to try and avaoid any and all falling branches!

[peterm15]

Preparing for work. Every major power outrage we get rushed with work ( emergency glass service. )

Also my house is wired for a generator so were pulling that out of the shed.

Otherwise. I highly doubt this is going to be as big here as media is making it seem.

[jab]

I don't believe anything is guna happen here like they are saying. I am going to continue on with my day as normal as this will not effect me. These people on the news are worried that there is going to be winds and rain mixed with snow? have they seen what the east coast is going through, very minimal compared to them. I think people over here in this are may be over reacting to all this just a tad imo

[loki]

Hoping I don't drive through a puddle in the next week. Cross your fingers.

*fingers and toes crrosed*


I gonna run over as many puddles as I can find :P

is plastidip waterproof?


Meh, have the day off and will put on my winters.

I'm going to put my winters on tonight. Tires are too squirrely for my liking.


Hurricane Sandy is coming?

*looks out of window*

Finished with preparations.

think about the women and children, Steve

[The Wolf]

I will be leaving 10 minutes earlier for work since I'm on bald summers that hydroplane like crazy above 80km/h.

[mazdabetty]

Ottawa is supposed to get a direct hit

Sigh. It's like it's purposely going out of its way. lol

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2012/10/29/460-sandy-track.jpg

[-ToM-]

the media has blown this up to much

[FD22]

the media has blown this up to much

Agreed; but that is what they do :P

[jab]

best story ive seen so far on tv was from man in toronto who has boarded up his windows, stalked up on extra food and has bought two generators. He says he is preparing for 3-5 days with no power. That is just ridiculous

[Aitch]

think about the women and children, Steve

Women and children are already safely indoors, 9 floors up so no flooding concerns. The worst part is the dog can't get as much exercise outside since he gets SOAKED (don't have time to bathe him every day) but then he sulks and doesn't want to eat. First world problems mang.

[Pacman]

lol I hope the power doesn't go out. Otherwise my saltwater aquarium is going to be in a little bit of trouble!

[asyed]

I hope this does not have any negative effects on Tuesday's poster pickup :/

[Booter22]

going to board up the windows. put the winters on and the car in the garage and hope the house doesnt blow away. :P

[DDUKI]

Nothing. Just hoping for no work...

[paulabreu]

going to try what they did in the dominican after the hurricane..
http://sofoke.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Hombre-surfiando-por-la-calles-de-Santo-Domingo-tras-huracan-Sandy-620x411.png

[2012speed3]

Probably just going to fill the cars up with gas in-case something crazy happens

[asyed]

going to board up the windows. put the winters on and the car in the garage and hope the house doesnt blow away. :P

While you are at it.... put your car on top of a raft made of logs so it doesn't go down with the rest of the house :P

[slam525i]

While you are at it.... put your car on top of a raft made of logs so it doesn't go down with the rest of the house :P

You mean like that guy? http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2011/05/porsche-owner-saves-911-from-flood-using-inflatable-cushion.html

(http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2011/05/porsche-owner-saves-911-from-flood-using-inflatable-cushion.html)(Forum not letting me add images!)

[peterm15]

While you are at it.... put your car on top of a raft made of logs so it doesn't go down with the rest of the house :P

http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/images/12/2011/05/porsche_964_upclose.jpg




^^^ crap beat me to it.

[Scottobot]

GTA is too warm to have snow....usually it hits the Niagara area or Barrie first even there is snow.

Had an hour of snow in Orangeville yesterday. Thank goodness it was too warm to stick.. Need to switch over to winters!!

[PEPSIGIXXER]

putting on new wiper blades, that should do the trick. LOL

[leungalv]

Offer Sandy some chocolate, hopefully she'll spare me ... that's what I usually do with pissed off females on a rampage

[Tahna Los]

Offer Sandy some chocolate, hopefully she'll spare me ... that's what I usually do with pissed off females on a rampage

That won't work at all. Considering that Sandy was the name of my ex girlfriend, I tried, never works at all.

How does one give a hurricane a backrub anyway?

[Flagrum_3]

Sigh. It's like it's purposely going out of its way. lol

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2012/10/29/460-sandy-track.jpg

Looks like it's tracking right for your car Ash! With all the hail and shit I'd take cover! ;-)

I gotta work tonight thru tom'rw morning when the worst shit is supposed to hit, not looking forward to it. Eh but then the power may go out at work! (crossing fingers).

_3

[-RJ3-]

Thanks to my buddy sponsored by Toyo tires, he was able to get me a hydro shield for dirt cheap.... Will convert my CAI to SRI tonight in case I am driving in a typhoon.

Other than that nothing really to prepare on.. If its a mess outside tomorrow.. WFH...(Work from home)

[07carbon3]

Thanks to my buddy sponsored by Toyo tires, he was able to get me a hydro shield for dirt cheap.... Will convert my CAI to SRI tonight in case I am driving in a typhoon.

Other than that nothing really to prepare on.. If its a mess outside tomorrow.. WFH...(Work from home)

i have to hyrdo shields installed on my cai and hope that's its holds up i have to be out driving in the evenings for the next 3 evenings and don;t need to be breaking down like the last time i was driving in a down pour.

i should really try and sell or trade my aem cai for a sri

[Mitchell3]

amazing shot came through my facebook feed. http://intentblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/523451_10151121878712756_129241901_n.jpeg

[rajin929]

someone call Mel Lastman

[07carbon3]

amazing shot came through my facebook feed. http://intentblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/523451_10151121878712756_129241901_n.jpeg

i keep seeing that on instagram

[-RJ3-]

It is a beautiful shot almost a movie poster looking

[DDUKI]

Is that pic real....????? Incredible...

[Aitch]

amazing shot came through my facebook feed. http://intentblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/523451_10151121878712756_129241901_n.jpeg

You know what's awesome about this? The statue faces south-east, which is the direction in which the storm is currently located. That photo shows a storm north-west of the statue, a situation which won't occur for at least another 24hrs. Plus that boat and all the people on the island wouldn't be there under such strict evacuation orders.

Oh last item: Sandy would be much bigger than that, in general hurricanes are so large that in most photos they are just a mess of rain.

THAT'S A PHOTOSHOP. I KNOW, I RECOGNIZE TEH PIXELS.

[leungalv]

THAT'S A PHOTOSHOP. I KNOW, I RECOGNIZE TEH PIXELS.

I find that hard to believe ... do you know the pixels by name? how often have you seen these pixels? :chuckle

[Pacman]

BRAVO SIR, BRAVO!


http://static1.fjcdn.com/comments/This+guy...+Actually+knows+his+shit.+Bravo+sir+_78 931f44909405ce7fef28f7207b5917.png

[Aitch]

I find that hard to believe ... do you know the pixels by name? how often have you seen these pixels? :chuckle

I get intimate with them on a regular basis.... names are often optional though.

[asyed]

You mean like that guy? http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2011/05/porsche-owner-saves-911-from-flood-using-inflatable-cushion.html

(http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2011/05/porsche-owner-saves-911-from-flood-using-inflatable-cushion.html)(Forum not letting me add images!)


Pretty much where I got the idea from.... :P

[Tahna Los]

You know what's awesome about this? The statue faces south-east, which is the direction in which the storm is currently located. That photo shows a storm north-west of the statue, a situation which won't occur for at least another 24hrs. Plus that boat and all the people on the island wouldn't be there under such strict evacuation orders.

Oh last item: Sandy would be much bigger than that, in general hurricanes are so large that in most photos they are just a mess of rain.

THAT'S A PHOTOSHOP. I KNOW, I RECOGNIZE TEH PIXELS.

Fake.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/nystorm.asp

http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/nystorm.asp

[Mitchell3]

my bad, looked convincing enough!

[jonjon72]

WTF? Work has a call at 6am to make sure there is power in the office. Seriously?? I'll make my way in for my usual time and get a prime parking spot.

[p-o-g-i]

Getting ready for the storm by heading to the MASIV Monday meet in just over an hour.

jus' sayn'....

[bubba1983]

Ehh. Its just a bit of wind....

[Gareth232]

Makin SOUP!

[KL3]

Put down my basketball net. That's about it.

[Jeff-TheBiz]

amazing shot came through my facebook feed. http://intentblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/523451_10151121878712756_129241901_n.jpeg

this remind anyone else of Independance Day?

[bluntman]

I got my haircut.

[jonjon72]

I got my haircut.

Haha.....did that as well!

[Default User]

Got a car wash

[jab]

https://twitter.com/HurricaneiSandy

if anyone wants to follow sandy on twitter..she has quite the sense of humour i have to admit lol

[-RJ3-]

Hold your doors if your outside. They will swing hard and quick!

[FD22]

Hold your doors if your outside. They will swing hard and quick!

Great tip. Caught me by surprise when I was getting out this evening. Thought I was gonna lose it for a second there. Good old hinges held up.

[jab]

If we can take one positive thing after all this is over and done with, at east we wont have to hear about the jersey shore anymore:chuckle

[jonjon72]

@ Jab. Is that your car in your avatar? Looks vaguely familiar

[jab]

@ Jab. Is that your car in your avatar? Looks vaguely familiar

Yes that is mine. I do show up to the meets sometimes if you are referring to that orrr..

[Default User]

@ Jab. Is that your car in your avatar? Looks vaguely familiar

LOL

[jonjon72]

Yes that is mine. I do show up to the meets sometimes if you are referring to that orrr..

Just admiring the ride. Reminds me of my old 3 with the same color, grill and rho plate.

[jab]

Just admiring the ride. Reminds me of my old 3 with the same color, grill and rho plate.

ah yes. I just had a glance at your thread, i can see what you mean with some of the similarities. Except yours is a tad bit cleaner then mine and had a bit more work done. Very nice :)

and on a side note Sandy took its first Canadian victim tonight. Somehow a woman was killed by a flying sign billboard sign:

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/29/flying-sign-kills-woman-as-sandy-storm-winds-hammer-toronto/

[Slade]

Just hung the clothes out to dry.


....hoping the tree behind my parking spot stays up.

[brucewayne]

1. hand lotion
2. new box of kleenex
3. good internet connection

[Tozer]

Dat staples sign...

[TheMAN]

the media has blown this up to much

+2

[TheMAN]

best story ive seen so far on tv was from man in toronto who has boarded up his windows, stalked up on extra food and has bought two generators. He says he is preparing for 3-5 days with no power. That is just ridiculous

zomg... it's katrina again! :rolleyes

[asyed]

zomg... it's katrina again! :rolleyes

xD



expect a surge of looters when this is all over ... :P

[Jackal]

None of my neighbours took their recycling bins out. No garbage collection in Richmond Hill during the hurricane I guess.

[FD22]

Sucks to have to have my car outside in this weather. Thanks to these crazy winds, I was hearing so many new squeaks and rattles in the car on my way to work today lol.

[jab]

trees. trees down everywhere

[mazdabetty]

You know what's awesome about this? The statue faces south-east, which is the direction in which the storm is currently located. That photo shows a storm north-west of the statue, a situation which won't occur for at least another 24hrs. Plus that boat and all the people on the island wouldn't be there under such strict evacuation orders.

Oh last item: Sandy would be much bigger than that, in general hurricanes are so large that in most photos they are just a mess of rain.

THAT'S A PHOTOSHOP. I KNOW, I RECOGNIZE TEH PIXELS.

This one is for real tho....
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/425/39624510151089229291883.jpg

[Aitch]

STAY-PUFT!!!!!!!!

[krimsalt]

When is the hurricane coming? I was told last night but I was out most of the night and just saw the usual rain we get with some wind

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Glad I dont live in New York..

http://thestar.blogs.com/photodesk/

http://thestar.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341bf8f353ef017c32ef4e65970b-900wi

http://thestar.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341bf8f353ef017ee48fd15d970d-900wi

Ground zero construction site..

http://thestar.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341bf8f353ef017ee48fd63a970d-900wi

Parking garage...

[leungalv]

Just hung the clothes out to dry.


....hoping the tree behind my parking spot stays up.

HAHAHAHA

[Tahna Los]

re last photo: now that's one way to get a car wash.....

[asyed]

When is the hurricane coming? I was told last night but I was out most of the night and just saw the usual rain we get with some wind

asking the same.... surely last night wasnt the worst....



*** wants to hoon in the flood waters
like this guy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBpWhfDlfo



....




i keed i keed :chuckle

[FoXy]

lawl.... that guy rocks hahaha... what good timing!

[Peter]

what hurrican barly felt it lastnight at work it was just really cold. its nice out right now :D

[krimsalt]

What a joke. That guy is awesome

[Slade]

Lots of leaves + wet road makes it super easy to break the rear end loose..

[goodcase]

http://i.imgur.com/JhfCU.jpg

50+ home fire In NYC.

[jonjon72]

http://ist1-4.filesor.com/pimpandhost.com/7/9/6/6/79663/1/e/c/4/1ec4W/87554.gif

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/liveblog/files/2012/10/original.gif

[asyed]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OZlZUsqkVx8


OH MA GAWD :P