Just wanted to say I shall be thinking of
all of you likely to be affected and hoping
that everything will be Okay for you all.
Please stay safe everyone.

AV.

Oooo I am thinking of you all, stay safe and carry our thoughts and love with you

I've been using every calming technique in my bucket, and I'm as ready as I can be.

I was pummeled by Hurricane Irene last year. I was in the midst of a divorce and had just moved out of my marital home permanently, and the place I was living was condemned after that one came through.

So for this one, I've baked my favorite cookies, bought some yarn for a knitting project if I lose power and embarked on a major housecleaning effort to stay busy.

Stay safe, Liese, and anyone else in Sandy's path!

Ha, Outsider, do you have a nanny cam in my house? The cookies are half eaten and my house looks better than it has in a while. LOL!

Thanks everyone for the good thought and wishes!

Thinking of you all and so hoping Sandy fizzles without too much harm and damage.

Ditto to what Morgs said - hope it isn't as bad as the news reports are making it out to be. Good luck to all that are affected by it.

I can't believe how huge the hurricane looks from the satellite pictures.

Be safe and careful!

T.

We met Sandy on Friday when she visited Florida for a couple of days...school was out on Friday...lots of rain...wind, etc.

AV, Starfish, Dragonfly, Outsider, Morgs, Somedays, and TAS

Thanks for the good wishes. Still have power. I'm going to beat mother nature!

Outsider, hope you are okay. And everyone else affected by the storm.

Liese, and anyone else likely to be affected.

We are thinking of you all - from a safe distance , and hope you can feel our support.

The satellite image of this thing has made the front pages of most of the papers here today; it looks huge!!

We'll not complain about the UK weather again; well not for a day or two anyway!!

Keep safe and well, all of you.

AV

Keep safe one and all in Sandy's way

Take care and be safe everyone over there across the water

Hugs to everyone affected. I'm not getting the brunt of it, but I am in one of those areas getting lots of snow and damaging winds from the combined systems.

It's a scary hurricane, that's for sure. Stay safe, everyone.

Ditto, what Kashley said!
Hope you`ll get through this without any serious harm done. Hugs to all!

I'm another one who will be impacted by this HUGE storm. I wanted to check in now while we still have power. Last time we lost power for 4 days and I had to throw out everything in my freezer. We are as prepared as we can be.

To everyone else... stay safe.

If I disappear for a bit it's because I've lost my internet. Hopefully nothing worse than just the power loss.

Hugs
TN

Looking at the news reports, thinking of all our friends over the water and sending prayers for all of your safety

Sending bigs to all x

Luci

Sending prayers for safety to all impacted by Sandy's wide reach.

I'm in the mid-west, and the winds are gusting near 60 miles an hour here, which is more than enough to freak me out. I am keeping all of you in my heart who are dealing with direct hurricane forces!

Thinking of you all - when you've contacted family and friends please, when you get a moment, let your forum family know that you're ok, ok!!!

Take care everyone, thinking of you all

To all impacted in whatever way by Sandy's path..we are thinking of you today and in the days ahead. Stay safe and if you can let us know how you are when you can

Across the pond here many of your forum family are thinking of you all - sending safe

(((All)))

Thinking of you this morning and hoping you are all safe and the worst will be over very soon for you. Take care.

I'm happy to report that we are emerging from the storm unscathed and with power. Thinking of you (((Liese))) and ((((TN))) and anyone else affected.

We're all still thinking of you x

Lost our power and a tree but house ok and we r too. Be back when we have power.

(((TN)))

Thinking of all of you that were affected by the storm. Praying for safety and a speedy return to normal.

WOW Such devastation! It is hard to get your head around how powerful nature can be. It is times like these that show us just how temporary the physical things around us are. Good to know TN and Outsider are alright. Hope you and your family are alright Liese xxx

Thinking of those affected not only in terms of surviving the hurricane, but also in terms of picking up the pieces.

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B2W

Still thinking about all affected in whatever way by this storm
thanks to those who have updated and let us know how they are,- for those unable to check in thoughts go to you all
safe

The USEC folks are on my thoughts. Hope you are all made it through the storm okay and got spared from the worst of it.

((All))

I just want to pass on to you the great news from
Liese that she and her family are all safe and
well following this weeks awful storm. They are
still without power; the schools will be closed
for the rest of the week and communication is
patchy. She just wants you all to know that
she is okay even though she isnt able to post
much at the moment.

AV.

Wonderful news, AV! Thanks for posting.

Liese, if you are reading this, so glad to know you are safe!

Glad to hear that TN, Outsider, and Liese are all okay. Thoughts and prayers with those who read here but don't post and may have been affected. We're all thinking of you, too.

Sorry guys for taking so long to post here - like others I am so glad everyone here is safe, but am sorry you've had to go through such a fearful time and are still having to cope with power cuts and the big clean up.

Thinking of you all

LL

Thoughts to all those affected.

Butterfly

phew - good to hear that liese is okay and thoughts for all trying to deal with the aftermath

Hi friends.... well we finally have power back and I am really glad. Being in the dark was no fun but it was worse dealing with the very cold temps at night. My house was in the 40's. We were lucky to have hot water so we could shower but it was like a fridge when you got out of the hot water! Not fun. Schools were closed all week, my office was closed for two days and there was NO sun to warm houses during the day. My son was invited to a friends house with a generator for a few days so that was good.

I missed my computer and TV. I felt cut off from the world for those days without power. We were very fortunate in that we only lost a tree and had no water damage at all. Unfortunately, many of my friends and family that live in Staten Island and New Jersey were not as lucky. Staten Island was hit very hard and it breaks my heart to see the loss there, not only of property but of life.

Anyway, I'm glad to be back and will be participating more (hopefully) and moderating my two forums again. Work continues to be a difficult situation that is getting worse. I have a few more days in my own office before I have to move out and I have a 3rd boss to work for now that I have NO time for. I'm exhausted from stress, anxiety, overwork, fear and the cold temperatures. My T has been very supportive and I would not be able to survive without him right now.

Hugs to all
TN

(((TN)))
Thanks for the update. You've been on my mind. Hang in there.

Good to hear you survived Sandy though not without suffering. Glad you've finally got power back - being without power is a serious reminder of just how vulnerable we are when the group systems we rely on for survival fail (couldn't help but draw an analogy between the dependence on electricity and attachment theory .)

Seriously, I'm so sorry work is just getting worse and adding to your burdens. Hopefully once your domestic routine is back up and running normally, you'll have a little bit less anxiety on that front and more strength to deal with everything else.

Glad you could stay in touch with T during the power cuts. Look forward to hearing more from you soon.

(((((( TN )))))

LL

((TN)) Its good to know you are back with us.

Poor Liese is still without power so I am led to
believe. Hopefully today it might be restored for
her too.