Prepping for Sandy

[TwinTurboGTR]

Ok finally got my voltage regulator on my generator to hold out enough to connect the internet. I've talked to Slick briefly and he is very sick, hopefully he gets well soon and starts to take it easy a little. I know it is tough, but you will be no good to your own family if you are KO'd.

Slick to describing Brooklyn and the rest of NYC as a war zone and it is. NJ isn't much better. Out here in Keyport, we got it pretty bad. Storm surge his our house, but luckily we were far enough from the shore to have the water in the streets and not out house. Boats and 4' of sand still block Rt 35. I've been helping neighbors with hooking up their generators to their furnace to at least get some heat. Some furnaces can get this done but older ones can't. It is difficult to tell someone I can't give them heat because their furnace is too old or requires too many starting watts to turn on. I've been standing in line every day for 3 hours waiting for gas to fill up 5 gallon gas cans so our generators don't become paperweights. On Wednesday at a Gulf station while waiting in line, someone tried jumping the line and someone else pulled out a gun and started shooting. Luckily State Troopers were there to defuse the situation quickly, but could you imagine losing a life over gasoline? I know gasoline trumps a lot of things right now, but not a life. I haven't filled up the X yet and it is sitting with a half tank. The nearest gas stations near me is 3 towns over. You are right Slick, gas is getting sparse.

We have 4 marinas by the house and all of them are gone. They just aren't there anymore. Boats that were left in the water are now on the road, marsh, or launched into peoples homes. I've been out with my chainsaw trying to help cut down down trees but with wires still being live in some parts, it just became too dangerous.

Monmouth county has been declaired as disaster area and yesterday Gov. Christie signed a Bill to ration gasoline purchases to odd and even days according to Lic. Plate number.

For any one in New Jersey:

To purchase gasoline; if you Lic Plate ends in an even number, you may fill up on even days. If you Lic Plate ends with an odd number or letter, you may fill up on odd days. If you go on the wrong day, you will be refused gasoline.

This is just anarchy here. My generator is just about maxed out, feeding half the neighborhood with power to their sump pumps. It really sucks, but I've had to warn neighbors not to split the line, i.e. putting a 3 way splitter on their hot line to power other things. There was a neighbor who put a six way splitter on his line to power his fridge, pump, aux pump, space heater, and microwave. I am feeding power to 6 houses and just from him, every time he turns his microwave on, he pops my generator. I warned him twice about it, so hopefully he gets the hint.

Naz, I've been trying to text and call you but my cell service is still sporadic. If you are able to get on here and need help, let me know. I'll try to keep the gen running to get on the internet.

Same goes to anyone in NJ and NY. Slick, if you need something, let me know.

God's Speed everyone!