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Very concerned about this storm. I'm living in southeastern PA and it has a bead on us. I was activated by the Guard during Katrina and know all too well like many of you on this forum the mayhem something of this nature can do.

Thing is, I'm still in the Guard and have not received any notification on our response efforts. They are not prepared for something of this magnitude. I know they are already sending electical equipment to have on standby but that stuff is no good if the roads are flooded or blocked with debris. Food, water, plan to evacuate elderly, sick....it's like crickets around here and the state is virtually bankrupt. Even if they wanted to do something they could not without Federal assistance. Obama would be smart to pull the trigger right now on Federal troops.

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Well, if you were around for Katrina, you know what happens when an area ISN'T prepared for a major storm ...

Yeah, the Guard should already be packed up and ready to respond. Apparently the campaign is drawing too much attention. Sheesh ...

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Screw it. I've made preparations for my family. I just can't believe the people here acting like it's some weekend storm. This thing is massive. What you see hitting Fla are just bands.

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Dam I'm in Ct and their telling us it will hit sunday night, and go right into monday.

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Well, batten down the hatches boys and best of luck ... I heard it was headed for NYC, but I didn't realize it was making a run at PA & CT also. Keep us posted.

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Coast will get a decent surge, winds will drop a lot of small debris and block drainage. Bad flooding and power out in big chunks. Power will be out for a week or more. The equipment to get power up will be ready but will not be able to get to it until the water subsides.

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Storm of the century... supposedly a combo of a hurricane and s noreaster .... a bad mammajamma. Vote early!

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Just got my warning order:

THIS IS A GRAZING HERD TEST ALERT BEING CONDUCTED IN PREPARATION FOR THE POTENTIAL MOBILIZATION OF HUNDREDS OF PAARNG SOLDIERS IN SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY AND RELIEF OPERATIONS AS A RESPONSE TO THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE SANDY, SCHEDULED TO COME UP THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES AND HIT THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION WITH POSSIBLY DEVASTATING EFFECTS. ALL SOLDIERS ARE DIRECTED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES AND PREPARE FOR MOBILIZATION."

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Any of you guys who might be anywhere around thing thing, get the hell out of dodge if possible, otherwise load up on supplies and hunker down.

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At least most outlets are predicting Sandy won't be a hurricane by landfall.

That said, it'll still dump a foot of rain in the vicinity where it lands, and possibly 1-2 feet of snow in the Appalachian Mountains.

Dunno how deadly Sandy will be, but she's shaping up to be a tremendous pain-in-the-ass, much like Hurricane Isaac was down here. Be prepared for flooding and power outages, for sure.

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In La they would activate us before the storm, 2-3 days. They are telling us Guardmen/women in PA to be ready Monday. That's too late! Most Soldiers will not be able to report, places flood very easily around here. In Philly there have been a string of police shootings lately. Let's see, criminals, murders, bad weather...I'm willing to bet we won't even draw weapons. I'll do my part to help but there is no way I'm going out in that city unarmed.

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Just sitting here watching football, drinking beers and waiting for the storm. NH Ct.

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Are you having a Hurricane Party? How about your BnG buddies? :cheers:

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Gawd, what a mess. Hope everybody up there is as okay as possible!

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We were spared in PA, especially Philly. I was really concerned about looting and shots fired. Down trees, minor flooding. Should be released from duty in a few days since all the roads are cleared of debris.

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That's good to hear, looks like NYC/NJ got walloped pretty good ... haven't heard from QBrees9 with a CT/NH report, but I guess there's a lot of power outages.

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Powerful pictures ...

http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibti...9/sandy_1.jpeg

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http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...OgT10H_szvX3eI

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sit...2/10/sandy.jpg

http://media.salon.com/2012/10/aptop...g5-460x307.jpg

http://extras.mnginteractive.com/liv...3_sandy600.gif

http://i.imwx.com/common/articles/im...-1_650x366.jpg

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http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/u...9S3V/large.jpg

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http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/u...zNCcAAhfUQ.jpg

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The Airport
http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/u.../30/runway.jpg

http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/u...568848119_.jpg

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A6dI9UFCQAAjAzf.jpg

http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/u...0/30/3DtTl.jpg

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A6bfXUGCMAAw44A.jpg

http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/u...0c_610x612.jpg

Many many more here Photos: Sandy's Epic Devastation - weather.com

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Pretty ugly. I just keep thinking if that were a CAT3 there would have been 10-20K dead in those big cities. The stock exchange would have been 20ft under water. It could have been much much worse.

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Staten Island getting ignored.

Hurricane Sandy Staten Island Devastation: Borough 'In Pieces' Following Superstorm (VIDEO)

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Thanks Smash.

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Great photos Smashmouth. A bit too familiar for my taste. Damn it, I hate hurricanes!