Hurricane Sandy

[KThnxBye]

This was just posted on Facebook :

"I'm getting a lot of, "What are you doing with your animals," messages, so I thought I'd post here. With power out for up to a week, I have taken some precautions. Sorry if any of this is too late for you.
1) I stopped feeding my animals and will not feed them until power is assured. While it's not ideal for them not to eat, I fear food rotting undigested in their stomachs far more than a lack of... food. Those of you who brumate any of your reptiles know what I mean.
2) I am making sure my cages are CLEAN. Cold, dark, and humid are good breeding grounds for bacteria and mold, and trying to clean cages with now power or hot water SUCKS.
3) I am making sure all my animals have water, and that I have a 10 day supply of water set aside and ready. I use 3+ gallons each watering in the reptile room, so I have all that filtered and dechlorinated now.
4) When the power goes out, I'll be unplugging all my heaters, lights, and heat tape. I'd rather make sure nothing is damaged by a surge, which can be deadly. Unplugging when it gets bad is also a good plan.
5) I'm pulling all the racks away from outside walls. The storm will chill my walls, which will in turn chill my animals.

Excluding the reptiles:
1) Make sure all clothes are clean, so no laundry for a week will be no problem.
2) Freeze blocks of ice and put the in the fridge and freezer. They will help hold temps for quite a while. I'm using empty reptile bins. Use as many as your space will afford, and don't forget to leave room for the ice to expand!
3) Budget about a gallon of water per person, per day. If you don't use it, better safe than sorry.
4) Have LOTS of water to pour in the toilet. Business will still need to happen, and filling the bowl will be to only way to flush.

Please tag/share/link to any and everyone this may help. Let's keep us and our animals safe!"


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[Aes_Sidhe]

Damned Storm is Still Far in Atlantic and NYC already experiencing some Flooding.. This gonna be far worse that Irene... :-/

[Annarose15]

Heads-up to anyone planning to ship near the East coast - I spoke with Andy at SYR this morning and they are recommending everyone hold off shipping in case flights are grounded, power outages, etc. This applies to Fedex hubs and airline routes in the path of the storm, not just the to/from locations.

[Mike41793]

Definetly do NOT ship to anywhere east of the mississippi right now lol. For like a week or so

[RobNJ]

This gonna be far worse that Irene... :-/

Agreed...I'm about 2 and a half hours northwest of Atlantic City where it's supposed to make landfall around 6:00 pm and it's already real nasty here. Definitely not gonna be "just a Cat 1" hurricane.

Heads-up to anyone planning to ship near the East coast

I called off a couple outgoing shipments a couple days ago...

[Annarose15]

Definetly do NOT ship to anywhere east of the mississippi right now lol. For like a week or so

Yep, I tried to wait it out until this morning to see if it would blow through in time, but there's just too much risk.

[WarriorPrincess90]

Yikes guys, sounds like it's gonna be pretty bad. Given the situation, definitely not just a "Cat 1" situation. I've been following the storm on the news and the pressure levels make it a whole different story. Not to mention, the construction and general layout in the north east aren't generally equipt to deal with hurricanes. Keeping all you Northerners in my thoughts and please be safe!

[ktaylor89]

I've been through a lot of hurricanes living in Florida but all you northerners be careful! Its not just a hurricane for you, its a nasty cold storm! All the advice has been pretty good so far. Just make sure to pick up furniture or stuff laying around outside so nothing comes through the windows and keep kids on the interior walls of the house. Know where you are going to go if a tornados start spinning off the hurricane! Be safe everyone!! Make sure vehicles aren't parked under trees and if possible in the garage or parked in the driveway to where the front or back is facing into he wind. If you park so that the wind hits from the sides its easier for the wind to roll it if it gets strong enough. That's what we always did anyways...

[PolishPython]

Well its about 7pm and I still have my lights and all on. Its windy like you wouldnt believe and hasnt been raining for a while . Luckily I do not live around a body of water so I am not really worried about flooding. Only problem I am having is taking the dogs out. They want nothing to do with this.

[kevinb]

I'm finding sandy quite pitiful. We closed school early and have been in flood/wind watch for 2 days already and all I'm seeing is nothing more than a bad thunder storm minus the thunder. Definitely not deterring me from driving to work an hour away tonight.