Unplugged for the duration
Posted by: mutterback on 29 October 2012
Everything is unplugged - and I'm tempted to pack it up - for the duration of the hurricane here on the east coast of the US.
The storm is still 200 miles of the coast, but the winds are already whipping like mad at 35+ MPH. Luckily, our house is very high up, though is surrounded by large trees.
We'll see how long we'll be without power, and therefore without music. I think this is a "how long" vs "if." The emergency services remind us to have our battery operated radios ready... but I looked around and of course we have none. I probably threw out my last one 5-10 years ago.
Wish us all luck....
Posted on: 29 October 2012 by pjl2
mutterback,
My thoughts are with you. Never mind the hi-fi, just so long as you and those you love remain safe.
Best,
Peter
Posted on: 29 October 2012 by FangfossFlyer
Good luck to all you out there in the affected areas.
Richard
Posted on: 29 October 2012 by Quad 33
Please take care over the next few days. Hope it all works out.
Regards Graham.
Posted on: 29 October 2012 by Yippedidou
Good luck! Although we are 400 miles north of NYC, we can feel the gusty winds this evening. Take care....
Yip
Posted on: 29 October 2012 by Prubast
Best of luck man - stay safe
Posted on: 29 October 2012 by BigH47
Best of luck to all in the danger area.
Posted on: 29 October 2012 by Bart
Thank you all. Blowing hard in Boston but here, inland, the only issues have been trees down, wires down, and power outages.
My Naim kit is disconnected just by coincidence, as my DAC and XPS-2 are getting shipped out tomorrow am. Traded them towards and NDS which should arrive later this week 
Posted on: 29 October 2012 by DrMark
Here in NC we are getting some strong winds, but not too bad - I am more concerned about my 84 YO dad in NJ just outside of NYC, and my sister in the DC area - best wishes to all in the path of this big storm. Please be safe.
Posted on: 30 October 2012 by mutterback
Thanks Everyone!
Power back up after being down about 24 hours. Winds were pretty amazing, lots of trees down, but we're all safe. Philadelphia in general seemed to make it through without major damage. New York City on the other hand... Wow.
The city and all the utility companies were really prepared for this one. A telephone poll fell down at an intersection near us, and there were trucks from every utility on the scene from dawn til dusk getting it fixed. Every tree down had caution tape on it by the time I first went out at 8am.
Posted on: 31 October 2012 by JRHardee
I was headed to the living room to power down my system when the lights went out, leaving me to power down by Braille. About three minutes later, the lights came back on and stayed that way. The storm wasn't all that in the DC area, but my heart goes out to NY, NJ and CT.
Posted on: 31 October 2012 by Elbow
In my part of NYC no power, no water, no cell phone reception. Unplugged my system 25 minutes before the 14th street substation exploded and everything went out. Never experienced anything like it. Not expected to get power back for a week.
Posted on: 31 October 2012 by DaveBk
Really crap for all you guys in NY and surrounding areas - so sorry. Hope the utilities get sorted quickly. What's the situation with the flooding in the tunnels? I guess it will be quite a while before everything is back to normal.
Posted on: 31 October 2012 by James L
My heart goes out to those affected on the East Coast having lived through a natural disaster (2011 Christchurch Earthquake), and still living through it, I know what it's like to lose the basics like water, power, sewer, internet etc.
Even though we're still living in our home, chances are it's a total rebuild, I can't imagine seeing your house being washed away.
Never take modern conviences for granted; life is so much different without them.
