The Army Corp tells us the Hurricane Barrier is good to go if Earl shows up for Labor Day Weekend.
What is everyone’s hurricane snack plan in case we get walloped this weekend?
The Army Corp tells us the Hurricane Barrier is good to go if Earl shows up for Labor Day Weekend.
What is everyone’s hurricane snack plan in case we get walloped this weekend?
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The Cape Cod Times posted this old video from 1991* of Hurricane Bob and his aftermath. It brings back a lot of memories. The armies of utility workers that came from as far as Virginia and Québec. No power for 2...
Seriously though, a hurricane is nothing to sniff at. I was living on the Cape during Bob, and we had no power for 2 weeks and no cable for a month, A MONTH! Even if Earl is a 3 or 4 when it reaches here, it is still...
These just-off-shore trajectories make for epic east coast surf.
Indeed, growing up on the Cape we’d rush to the beach whenever one of these storms blew up the coast. That is until Bob didn’t just blow up the coast, but landed right on top of us. We didn’t like Bob.
I’m planning a Sunday beach adventure to see what fun items have washed up. And of course rushing out Thursday afternoon for bread and milk. Wait, does that happen for hurricanes or only snow storms?
only snowstorms…for hurricaines its water and batteries.
ProJo has a supply list:
http://newsblog.projo.com/2010/08/as-earl-nears-heres-a-hurrican.html
I’ve got a head lamp and 3 library books. I think I’m good.