To quote a little John Travolta: "Sandy, Sandy, why oh Sandy" ... If nothing else, it was actually a relief to have the upcoming election bumped off of the lips of everyone conversating (almost everyone, right Ms. Caesar?) -- and not that the election isn't extremely important, so please vote -- but it was nice to see ads or talking heads (who really didn't have anything to add) get pre-empted for a little disaster coverage.
And not to make light of the disaster -- my thoughts are with all who find themselves in the way of the storm, particularly all my personal PA peeps. It was actually a little heartwarming to drive home from the weekend in Detroit/Toledo and see mini-convoy after mini-convoy of bucket trucks headed east on I80/90, clearly going to help out everyone back east once the storm had settled down enough to allow for the restoration of power. I had seen that phenomenon once before -- during the move from PA to Chicago in Sep 2001 -- with mini-convoy after mini-convoy, at that time, headed to NYC.
So be prepared and be safe and don't do silly things like sleep out in the backyard to experience a big storm (as that guy in Harrisburg did last year during Lee -- he died). Take care of your own and make sure your neighbors are taken care of and no looting and everyone live to see another day, eh? And -- if the power goes out and you have nothing else to do, I'm calling it now -- a Sandy baby boom arriving ... say ... July 2013!?!
TIPS FOR BEFORE DURING AND AFTER THE EVENT:
http://www.ready.gov/hurricanes
THE MAKINGS OF A SUPERSTORM:
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/29/14779057-how-sandy-turned-into-a-superstorm?lite
LIVE UPDATES:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/liveblog/wp/2012/10/29/live-blog-hurricane-sandy-news/
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