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JL8Jeff

08-25-2011, 06:03 PM

Well, this cut my week at the beach early and I'm home now so I can pull the boat out of the river and take the dock apart. My boat doesn't have a bilge pump so it's probably wise to take it out of the water. The boat ramp down in Beach Haven was crazy today with lots of people taking their boats and toys out. It's amazing how bad people are at backing down a perfectly straight ramp! They would never make it down our ramp on the river. :lol: Looks like it's gonna be an interesting weekend, need to stock up on beer and ice just in case the power goes out!

2kblackgtp

08-25-2011, 06:06 PM

i'll be watching bound brook flood from across the river

You might be let down, didn't they just finish that flood gate?

SRGN, where do you work? I work right on Elizabeth also on the corner of cotton tail.

Went to Walmart today for some stuff. It's amazing how in a panic people are getting. What are the estimates on how long power and stuff is going out?

SRGN

08-25-2011, 06:07 PM

I work on the corner of Elizabeth and Pierce, the big manufacturing facility(Veeco Process Equipment).

2kblackgtp

08-25-2011, 06:29 PM

I just realized what a brain fart I had. I work on pierce, not elizabeth.

WiMiMc

08-25-2011, 07:12 PM

You might be let down, didn't they just finish that flood gate?

SRGN, where do you work? I work right on Elizabeth also on the corner of cotton tail.

i dont believe it's 100%, i drove through the circle yesterday and they were still doing stuff to it.

I work on the corner of Elizabeth and Pierce, the big manufacturing facility(Veeco Process Equipment).

is that house there part of your business?

I just realized what a brain fart I had. I work on pierce, not elizabeth.

both extremely close to me lol, i live near the Shell, and i work at the shoprite

SRGN

08-25-2011, 07:49 PM

is that house there part of your business?

Nope, just the big parking lot and building, look closely and you'll notice the gigantic hydrogen tank in the middle of the parking lot lol. There's also a tank of pure ammonia at the rear of the building, plus some other really nasty gases in the building(silane, arsine, etc). Company also has the other building directly behind here on Belmont Ave.

NJ Torque

08-25-2011, 08:00 PM

Well... maybe my new job in LI will be washed away after Sunday.

WS6_CAIT

08-25-2011, 08:46 PM

I work with the local road department... it will be a blast not sleeping for days on end.

It's supposed to smack New York as a Stage 4 hurricane, Northern NJ will have stage 3 effects.

I read we would only get stage 1 or 2...

Mark B

08-25-2011, 09:57 PM

What are the estimates on how long power and stuff is going out?

Atlantic City Electric has said outages could last several days. :(

BigAls87Z28

08-25-2011, 10:01 PM

Yeah, not sure if Irene is srs or not.
At this point, I am not prepared for full on wind assault. Will have to crank up the jack stands on the 87.

WiMiMc

08-25-2011, 10:10 PM

if it just me or is this storm seem like its overhyped? because of the news/interwebs? i remember floyd was bad but about this one people seem like they're freaking out even more

BigAls87Z28

08-25-2011, 10:44 PM

I normally don't like our Jabba The Hut gov, but one thing he doesn't do, is mince words. He said GTFO, and I think he means it. Would be the first time he cared about the people of this state...

WiMiMc

08-25-2011, 10:46 PM

yeah i was watching the conference or whatever you would like to call it earlier, and i was getting frustrated at the people asking questions. he clearly addressed pretty much everything, yet people were asking the same stuff over and over.

i dont know how many times he began an answer with "like i said before"

BigAls87Z28

08-25-2011, 10:59 PM

Yeah, for a guy that is very succinct, they love to ask him the same **** over and over again. The "are you going to run in 2012?" questions is hilarious. He looks like he wants to hammer them over the skull with a sledge.

WayFast84

08-25-2011, 10:59 PM

I'll be working ot on the midnight shift and if its whqt they are calling for I'm pretty much going to be stuck running this place alone for 30+ hours since I can't leave till I'm releived...it should be fun running these 8 office buildings, warehouse, factory qnd waste plant solo...

WiMiMc

08-25-2011, 11:23 PM

spina74

08-26-2011, 12:31 AM

I'll be on call in the AM sunday until my shift starts at 3....then who knows how long i'll be working untill.

bubba428

08-26-2011, 08:59 AM

I'm stickin it out right here at the towing office in atlantic city. getting paid!

BullittSVT

08-26-2011, 12:08 PM

I'm quite looking forward to a nice hurricane as long my cars and house stays damage free. A nice drive to the shore mid hurricane sounds like a safe and well thought out plan!

JerzLT1

08-26-2011, 12:25 PM

I'm stickin it out right here at the towing office in atlantic city. getting paid!

Mandatory Evacuation of AC. youll be there until the sheriffs department comes knocking on the door

2kblackgtp

08-26-2011, 02:51 PM

i dont believe it's 100%, i drove through the circle yesterday and they were still doing stuff to it.

is that house there part of your business?

both extremely close to me lol, i live near the Shell, and i work at the shoprite

Is that your white SS with silver stripes? I have seen that car leave the shop rite parking lot a few times and always wondered if they were on here. It was a mad house in that place today

edpontiac91

08-26-2011, 03:00 PM

Is that your white SS with silver stripes? I have seen that car leave the shop rite parking lot a few times and always wondered if they were on here. It was a mad house in that place today

Oh, you didn't stock up on 6 gallons of milk/ 12 loves of bread/ 6 dozen eggs/ 48 sheets of plywood/ 48 rolls of toilet paper/ 24 packs of AA batteries and a blow-up doll of Megan Fox! :mrgreen:

SRGN

08-26-2011, 05:01 PM

I'm in for the post hurricane looting!

Blackbirdws6

08-26-2011, 06:23 PM

I'm in for the post hurricane looting!

Don't expect looting in my area but just in case, I will have a few...ahem....deterrents to kindly ask them to consider another home.

Frosty

08-26-2011, 06:31 PM

I'm ready to go(I just have to find my flashlight. I just worry about some family member's stuff...2 aunt's/uncles have 38-40ft boats docked in Wildwood that they couldn't get out. :(

ar0ck

08-26-2011, 07:06 PM

I really want to come home and take part in said Hurricane. The weather here is just... nice all the time its disgusting

WiMiMc

08-26-2011, 07:44 PM

Is that your white SS with silver stripes? I have seen that car leave the shop rite parking lot a few times and always wondered if they were on here. It was a mad house in that place today

haha yep, i work there every weekend, and after summer i'll be there during the week as well.

Oh, you didn't stock up on 6 gallons of milk/ 12 loves of bread/ 6 dozen eggs/ 48 sheets of plywood/ 48 rolls of toilet paper/ 24 packs of AA batteries and a blow-up doll of Megan Fox! :mrgreen:

yeah it was freakin insane the past couple days, they called me to go in and my reply was

http://lolmart.com/files/2011/07/Laughing.png

i dont want to go in tomorrow, my friends that work there said we are officially out of batteries, milk, bread, eggs and prob some other stuff.

2kblackgtp

08-26-2011, 10:12 PM

I was witness to 2 fat black ladies literally fighting over a gallon of water in Walmart yesterday. Literally throwing fists while trying to hold on to the water they were fighting over with one hand. I was so close to peeing myself with laughter.

JL8Jeff

08-26-2011, 10:13 PM

“Get the hell off the beach … and get in your car,” Governor Christie said during a late Friday afternoon news conference. “You’re done, its 4:30, you’ve maximized your tan.”

This could be the quote of the year! :lol:

JL8Jeff

08-26-2011, 10:25 PM

Wow, they're predicting the Delaware river to come up 20-22 feet from where it is right now. We're not even at a normal low summer level so this could get ugly. I pulled the boat out today and took the dock apart. I would guess about 1/3 of the boats were pulled out today so quite a few people are going to be fighting with boat and docks on a raging river. My boat has no bilge pump so it's a no brainer for me to pull it out. The pontoon boat guys don't have to worry about the rain like I do but the high river will cause problems. I think the power outages along with the flooding will be the biggest problems, but 9-12 hours of steady wind with a wet ground will cause lots of trees to be uprooted even if it's not 100 mph winds.

redsoxsstink

08-26-2011, 10:27 PM

This could be the quote of the year! :lol:

i like this guy more and more everyday:mrgreen:

as for the hurricane, not so much worried abt it, coastal towns should be worried but inland it just seems like wind and rain. not trees around our house and we arent in a flood zone so not really scared. just fueled up the generator so good in that area as well

SRGN

08-26-2011, 11:39 PM

Don't expect looting in my area but just in case, I will have a few...ahem....deterrents to kindly ask them to consider another home.

Yup, my primary is a G23 and a G19 for backup... Been thinking about a compact for concealed carry. Im just gonna wait for cool **** to float by my apartment, none of the people over here brought anything inside so I will probably get a freaking lawn chair through my sliding door.

Mark B

08-27-2011, 09:54 AM

Yup, my primary is a G23 and a G19 for backup... Been thinking about a compact for concealed carry. Im just gonna wait for cool **** to float by my apartment, none of the people over here brought anything inside so I will probably get a freaking lawn chair through my sliding door.

I moved everything in my backyard to inside my garage. My neighbors however, still have grills, lawn chairs, patio sets & plastic play places outside. I just know one of these things is going to crash into my truck or fence. GRRRR!!!!

WiMiMc

08-27-2011, 10:35 AM

i live right near the river so i'm curious to whats going to happen. usually bound brook floods, SBB a little bit, and canal road over near schoolhouse. but now that bound brook has that flood gate, if its functional right now it could just be worse in those areas, or even new areas, the river will def get higher than usual with that gate.

BonzoHansen

08-27-2011, 12:31 PM

I think I have enough beer.

Anti_Rice_Guy

08-27-2011, 02:06 PM

Took the boat and jet skis out last night. Left work around 1230, and booked it down the prakway, cops didn't care what was happening southbound at that hour. It was like green flag racing at the Daytona 500.

Tons of boats on the water, the boat ramps were as busy as the Parkway north!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/anti_rice_guy/boatrampbeforeirene.jpg

madness410

08-27-2011, 02:45 PM

ill be out with my fire department all weekend. lots of people are going to need help straight through monday night my deputy cheif said.

i'll be watching bound brook flood from across the river

i live right near the river so i'm curious to whats going to happen. usually bound brook floods, SBB a little bit, and canal road over near schoolhouse. but now that bound brook has that flood gate, if its functional right now it could just be worse in those areas, or even new areas, the river will def get higher than usual with that gate.

canal road will be closed as of 8pm tonight, the gates are going down at 6pm in bound brook that you are talking about, we'll see how that goes lol.

Rich2279

08-27-2011, 02:56 PM

if it just me or is this storm seem like its overhyped? because of the news/interwebs? i remember floyd was bad but about this one people seem like they're freaking out even more

Around here, they are acting as if it were the end of the world. The stores are selling out of milk, bread, pb, batteries, sump pumps, etc.

BonzoHansen

08-27-2011, 03:20 PM

There is a lot of rain coming.

Latest from nasa
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/2636/irenemakeslandfallorigi.jpg

sweetbmxrider

08-27-2011, 05:04 PM

Mandatory Evacuation of AC. youll be there until the sheriffs department comes knocking on the door

That just means if you stay, you won't receive help.

WiMiMc

08-27-2011, 06:05 PM

ill be out with my fire department all weekend. lots of people are going to need help straight through monday night my deputy cheif said.

canal road will be closed as of 8pm tonight, the gates are going down at 6pm in bound brook that you are talking about, we'll see how that goes lol.

i really hope shoprite wont be open tomorrow, i'll be pissed if i have to go in lol.

Around here, they are acting as if it were the end of the world. The stores are selling out of milk, bread, pb, batteries, sump pumps, etc.

yeah i know, today was actually pretty slow, but there was none of that stuff on the shelves, same with granola bars

zraffz

08-27-2011, 06:09 PM

Ughh... it's looking like it's not going to be too bad until around midnight. I can't wait to get the phone call to come into work at 1 or 2 in the morning lol. Nothing like cleaning catch basins and moving trees off the road in the middle of a storm.

WayFast84

08-27-2011, 06:29 PM

Anyone know where I can find out if roads are closed? What about travel bans?

townsend

08-27-2011, 06:42 PM

I work on the corner of Elizabeth and Pierce, the big manufacturing facility(Veeco Process Equipment).

i do veeco and iqe's heating and air conditioning lol

fmybody

08-27-2011, 07:51 PM

Anyone know where I can find out if roads are closed? What about travel bans?

http://www.511nj.org/

got an email at work from new jersey office of emergency management and it led me to that link up there..

WayFast84

08-27-2011, 08:55 PM

Yeqh I checked that before I left. I'm stuck in a parking lot on route 1! My headlights went out and I can't see anything. I'm waiting for a break in the storm to head out again using my fogs...

fmybody

08-27-2011, 09:02 PM

Yeqh I checked that before I left. I'm stuck in a parking lot on route 1! My headlights went out and I can't see anything. I'm waiting for a break in the storm to head out again using my fogs...

god speed. I get out of work at 11:30pm and I gotta go from South Brunswick to Laurence Harbor -_-

Tru2Chevy

08-27-2011, 09:47 PM

WayFast84

08-27-2011, 10:04 PM

I actually made it to my job in plainsboro. Got 1 headlight back on and just drove real slow..

Allready had a call out and looks like ill be here a while..as for the weather the wind has picked up considerably.

coolmanvette75

08-27-2011, 10:33 PM

god speed. I get out of work at 11:30pm and I gotta go from South Brunswick to Laurence Harbor -_-

FYI Old Bridge has a no travel law in effect after 10pm tonight. Be careful...

coolmanvette75

08-27-2011, 10:35 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QkHW3KfPmo
:lol:

BigAls87Z28

08-27-2011, 10:50 PM

http://twitpic.com/6cb521/full

SRGN

08-27-2011, 11:38 PM

i do veeco and iqe's heating and air conditioning lol

Dude, I probably talked to you a few times then lol I guess you work for Monsen?

SRGN

08-27-2011, 11:41 PM

I was in Somerset an hour ago, just got back to Old Bridge. Roads were starting to flood like when we get a really bad thunderstorm, but this is only the beginning... River road and Landing Lane were already pretty flooded but the river didn't get over the roadway as of 11:30.

BonzoHansen

08-28-2011, 12:45 AM

god damn window well filled with water argh

Lt1_8U

08-28-2011, 12:52 AM

winds have definitely picked upa lot here, im in north haledon by wayne

camaros_4life34

08-28-2011, 01:10 AM

Here in ohio clear skies and were just a :bbq: away drinking some :cheers: and whatchin the bon fire :wink: sorry guys had t rub it in a lil bit

zraffz

08-28-2011, 02:04 AM

Nothing is really happening around here. It's just raining, barely windy.
I've yet to get called into work, think we are on stand by til morning time.

SRGN

08-28-2011, 02:15 AM

It dies out and picks up, I'm wide awake so I will just watch everything unfold I guess.

zraffz

08-28-2011, 02:21 AM

It dies out and picks up, I'm wide awake so I will just watch everything unfold I guess.

Yeah I went to bed at 7:30ish cause I was expecting a call. Now I'm wide awake which sucks cause I'm not going to get called in until tomorrow morning probably :-x

The roads around here don't look bad, haven't lost power or internet. Shouldn't be too bad of a clean up around town.

WayFast84

08-28-2011, 02:28 AM

It's terrible in plainsboro. Couple of down trees and the river is now about 3 feet from our road..

NastyEllEssWon

08-28-2011, 02:51 AM

It's terrible in plainsboro. Couple of down trees and the river is now about 3 feet from our road..

the hurricane hasnt even hit us yet....looking like it could be as bad as they thought. power is good for now, flickered a few times. lets hope the power holds, i have the webcam mounted in the window recording a time lapse. :nod:

zraffz

08-28-2011, 03:28 AM

the hurricane hasnt even hit us yet....looking like it could be as bad as they thought. power is good for now, flickered a few times. lets hope the power holds, i have the webcam mounted in the window recording a time lapse. :nod:

It's not supposed to be bad until morning time.

Hopefully the 38,000lb loader doesn't blow away before we clean up :lol:

WayFast84

08-28-2011, 03:53 AM

I'm so ****ed... should've just quit instead of coming in..just found another huge leak and changed a bucket that was filled to the top..I don't know why I am running this place right now...

What is a good radio station for the storm update?

deadtrend1

08-28-2011, 07:04 AM

We havent had power here for most. Of the night. May fire up the camper generator and watch some tv.

greenformula92

08-28-2011, 08:07 AM

never lost power here on brick, haven't ventured out yet, im going to wait till the last rain band moves over and take a walk to the metedoconk since its only 3 blocks away and check that out.....guys be safe, don't do anything dumb...the worst of it is behind is but we still have a little ways to go

PolarBear

08-28-2011, 08:22 AM

Roads are bad pretty much everywhere. I had to go from Hamilton to Edison at 6 am, just north of 287 on Rt 1. I had to take many detours to get here.

Be safe and just with this all out.

sweetbmxrider

08-28-2011, 09:55 AM

My house is still here

http://www.ragemaker.net/images/Happy/EWBTE2.png

Gotta go venture out and find my car though....

Frosty

08-28-2011, 10:07 AM

Pretty calm here, didn't lose power here even though Tim lost his around the block.

I just feel bad for the shore communities, they got blasted and we're assuming my family lost their boats...good thing for insurance.

JL8Jeff

08-28-2011, 10:21 AM

god damn window well filled with water argh

We had that happen with a prior storm so I mad sure the screens were lifted up a little to make sure the water could drain out. I don't think we ever lost power which is nice. I just got back from the river and pulling the dock and steps in. Lots of debris coming down the river and it's still coming up.

deadtrend1

08-28-2011, 10:24 AM

Yea, no power here, this sucks

Blackbirdws6

08-28-2011, 10:27 AM

Sewer system backed up and I got some water in the crawl space. Everything is elevated but I have the sump and two aux pumps working. My neighbor gets sewage backup and he is miserable. No power loss and no damage to the house or cars. Wind is picking up again but the sun is out.

coolmanvette75

08-28-2011, 11:15 AM

Got a couple of inches of water in the basement and backyard. Besides that and a few branches in the yard, its fine here. We lost power at midnight for like 30secs then it came back on. I imagine some of the main roads are flooded, being that they flood under normal conditions

qwikz28

08-28-2011, 12:00 PM

Supposedly they are now opening the parkway. Have to drive down to Barnegat later and check on the house. I don't imagine its going to be easy to get to.

baddest434

08-28-2011, 12:18 PM

a few branches and leaves all around but thats all. never lost power which in my area of brick is amazing.

hopefully IRENE chased all the bennies home

Anti_Rice_Guy

08-28-2011, 01:02 PM

Lost power for 2 minutes a little bit ago. Just windy and a little bit of rain up here. Had a branch down. Called down to Forked River, only lost the lid to one of those plastic sheds. Water came within 1 foot of top of bulkhead supposedly.

I have no damage here still on the mountain. In the valley is another story.

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i417/fanianick/lvflood8-28-11.jpg

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i417/fanianick/lvflood8-28-111.jpg

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i417/fanianick/lvflood8-28-112.jpg

wrong generation

08-28-2011, 01:51 PM

damn nick, you got it worse there then we did here lol. if you want i can take a ride past your house here to check things out.

SRGN

08-28-2011, 04:06 PM

Friend in Cranford just sent me some pics, water is at the top of his 8 foot fence in the yard....

Frosty

08-28-2011, 04:40 PM

Makes you realize how insignificant we are in the grand scheme of things doesn't it?

greenformula92

08-28-2011, 04:42 PM

cranford is really bad i heard....brick is good, Howell is in really bad shape i heard

Tru2Chevy

08-28-2011, 04:59 PM

Took me 2 hours to make my normally under 20 minute commute from Ewing to Plainsboro today. Ended up having to go through Trenton, Hamilton to 33 to Old Trenton Road, to 571, then out to 130 up near Cranberry to cut back over and get to Rt 1. (Dey Road to Scudders Mill Rd. to Rt 1 North is open, iin case anyone needs to go that way). South of Scudder's Mill Rd. Rt 1 is completely shut down until the other side of the 95 / 295 interchange. Major flooding there.

- Justin

PolarBear

08-28-2011, 05:07 PM

Here is in front of my house a little while ago.

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr302/notchbackgta/Flood.jpg

Probably going to take me hours to get home from Edison tonight :(

Tru2Chevy

08-28-2011, 05:17 PM

I thought I noticed a C4 sitting in your driveway the other day when I went past....and yea, that water continues all the way out to Whitehead Rd under Rt 1, dunno how far on the other side.

- Justin

PolarBear

08-28-2011, 05:31 PM

SRGN

08-28-2011, 05:38 PM

He said the water was 2 feet higher at its peak, this is the middle of Cranford...

NJ Torque

08-28-2011, 05:39 PM

No power here... says its to be out until Sept 4th...

SRGN

08-28-2011, 05:41 PM

Chris, if you need a place to crash you are welcome to come here. Tell your girl she can bring over all the single friends she wants too lol

Tru2Chevy

08-28-2011, 05:44 PM

I thought Nick was the stalker :scratch:

Well it's not like you are far off the beaten path....

Here's Whitehead Rd. at about 3:00pm today:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/tru2chevy/2011-08-28_14-58-37_177.jpg

Here's Millstone Rd (right next to the East Windsor Water Treatment Plant, which also appears flooded) This was at about 4:00pm:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/tru2chevy/2011-08-28_16-02-20_500.jpg

- Justin

Tru2Chevy

08-28-2011, 06:16 PM

Bear...Just found these on FB (From 2 hours ago)

Whitehead Rd & Sweetbriar
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/303965_2134697881883_1079157921_32433653_2856069_n .jpg

Looking up Sweetbriar...goes all the was to Sandlewood Avenue.
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/311604_2134696481848_1079157921_32433652_3810050_n .jpg

- Justin

WiMiMc

08-28-2011, 06:54 PM

took lots of pics, load them later i'm beat but here's the low down

i have power
there is only one way to get in and out of somerset at this moment which is exit 10 off of 287.

manville, flooded
no way to get into hillsborough from somerset. or bound brook, or piscataway. idk how things are in new brunswick

WayFast84

08-28-2011, 07:30 PM

I heard 18 is flooded pretty bad. Thanks Justin I'm right on plainsboro road so I can just go on rt 1 north from scuddersmill and hopefully no other places on route 1 are bad.

PolarBear

08-28-2011, 07:38 PM

I heard 18 is flooded pretty bad. Thanks Justin I'm right on plainsboro road so I can just go on rt 1 north from scuddersmill and hopefully no other places on route 1 are bad.

Unfortunately you are screwed. Go to 130 and take that north, or a combination of something like that. Rt 1 is closed just north of Ridge Rd?

BonzoHansen

08-28-2011, 07:43 PM

Bear, can i get to the office tomorrow - 295S-195E-TPKN to exit 9.

PolarBear

08-28-2011, 07:50 PM

Bear, can i get to the office tomorrow - 295S-195E-TPKN to exit 9.

I dont know. I tried to stay near Rt1 cuz I didnt want to be stuck on a road where I wouldnt be able to try another route.

PolarBear

08-28-2011, 07:52 PM

This is why Rt1 was closed at the 1/95/295 junction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W32A15a-iio

sweetbmxrider

08-28-2011, 07:53 PM

No power here... says its to be out until Sept 4th...

Ouch man, I hope not.

Surf was pretty big today. I think I got Christie in an Army copter too. I'll upload them in a minute.

deadtrend1

08-28-2011, 08:08 PM

Still without power here. I stuffed ice in the fridge but it may not be enough.

Cold showers are so much fun...

BonzoHansen

08-28-2011, 08:52 PM

This is why Rt1 was closed at the 1/95/295 junction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W32A15a-iio

yeah there is a good sized creek back there that overflows. The company I used to work for had their claim department in the back building in the lower floor on Princeton pike just north of 95 (so basically right behind joes is creek, then the building I'm talking about). We had a similar storm then and the river just poured into that building.

sweetbmxrider

08-28-2011, 09:07 PM

http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg190/sweetbmxrider/Irene/

coolmanvette75

08-28-2011, 09:24 PM

I heard reports that the Tiki Bar is like completely gone. Adam can you confirm this?

sweetbmxrider

08-28-2011, 09:40 PM

notsureiftrolling.jpg

It looked like it was all there before :shrug: We really didn't get it bad here, thankfully.

coolmanvette75

08-28-2011, 09:44 PM

Srs question is srs. I heard it was flooded and getting pounded by waves last night on news 12...

Tru2Chevy

08-28-2011, 09:48 PM

I heard reports that the Tiki Bar is like completely gone. Adam can you confirm this?

Martell's? Their FB page says they are opening Monday at 11:00am, so they are still standing.

- Justin

WayFast84

08-28-2011, 10:33 PM

Because of the power outages I am seeing so many stars. It's nothing like upstate ny or anything remote but its still nice to see especially after last might weather!

Tru2Chevy

08-28-2011, 11:32 PM

Thanks Justin I'm right on plainsboro road so I can just go on rt 1 north from scuddersmill and hopefully no other places on route 1 are bad.

Glad to be of assistance - did you make it home ok heading northbound (or are you still working)? Where are Plainsboro Rd do you work?

- Justin

BigRocsFirebird

08-29-2011, 12:10 AM

wow, most floods i've seen here was 8 inches on the black horse pike (rt 42) and it was a small puddle... you guys got crapped on

WildBillyT

08-29-2011, 12:54 AM

Still without power here. I stuffed ice in the fridge but it may not be enough.

Cold showers are so much fun...

I've been out of power since 12 noon. Sump battery backup gave up at 6, ran through 2 car batteries and am running an inverter and charger now to try for another 6. For those that went to the duke island meet- the river flooded the entire park right up to the entrance gate.

WayFast84

08-29-2011, 12:56 AM

I'm still at work. gonna be here for a while... right now I'm working nights at firmenich but don't actually work for them.. its odd

Tru2Chevy

08-29-2011, 01:51 AM

I've been out of power since 12 noon. Sump battery backup gave up at 6, ran through 2 car batteries and am running an inverter and charger now to try for another 6. For those that went to the duke island meet- the river flooded the entire park right up to the entrance gate.

Wow....I thought your neighborhood sat higher up than the park entrance. Good luck keeping the water at bay.

I'm still at work. gonna be here for a while... right now I'm working nights at firmenich but don't actually work for them.. its odd

That's right, I remember you telling me that before.

- Justin

WildBillyT

08-29-2011, 02:12 AM

Wow....I thought your neighborhood sat higher up than the park entrance. Good luck keeping the water at bay.

That's right, I remember you telling me that before.

- Justin

I do, thank god. Water table is real high though.

deadtrend1

08-29-2011, 04:32 AM

Just woke up for work, still no power. :(

Anti_Rice_Guy

08-29-2011, 09:19 AM

Martell's? Their FB page says they are opening Monday at 11:00am, so they are still standing.

- Justin

There are two Martell's locations too.

BonzoHansen

08-29-2011, 09:22 AM

There are two Martell's locations too.

where is the other one?

Anti_Rice_Guy

08-29-2011, 09:34 AM

Bayville. Just south of the Toms River on Barnegat Bay. It's far nicer.

to stay on topic, it took me 2 hours go get to Roseland from my house this morning, solely due to traffic on 80/280 since I knew what roads were closed. Had to rip up carpet at my grandma's house across town yesterday afternoon so I was out and about fording rivers.

Tru2Chevy

08-29-2011, 11:24 AM

Still at work here...been here since 4:30 yesterday. Should be going home tonight at midnight. Our lab is closed but it's been a crazy busy day. Lost power briefly this morning, lost both of our remote access servers, lost the server that contains the share drive for all of the lab administrators....and on top of that someone approved a delivery for 40 cases of printer paper this morning, so we had to un-sandbag our loading dock and carry all the paper out of the back of the rental van it was delivered in because the delivery company didn't want to take their box trucks out due to the flooding :roll:

- Justin

coolmanvette75

08-29-2011, 11:55 AM

Anti_Rice_Guy

08-29-2011, 12:02 PM

That tiny ass part of the raritan river we kept saying Nick was gonna pull up in? Wow thats crazy

:rofl:

fmybody

08-29-2011, 03:32 PM

my power just came back on. had about 4 inches of water in the basement aka my room. I prepared as much as i could before tho. My next door neighbor on the other hand got 4 feet of water in his basement... he invited me over for a swim. I was pissed about my basement til i saw his.

My gf said the downtown side of jamesburg is underwater. and my friend in monroe has fish in his back yard!

anyway hope everyones ok and damages arent too bad

WildBillyT

08-29-2011, 03:34 PM

That tiny ass part of the raritan river we kept saying Nick was gonna pull up in? Wow thats crazy

Yup. Cars in fields, etc.

deadtrend1

08-29-2011, 03:35 PM

power came back on for me also. Judging by my clocks it was sometime around 11:30 this morning

WayFast84

08-29-2011, 03:56 PM

fmybody

08-29-2011, 04:31 PM

Route 1 north from scuddersmill road to Woodbridge ave is completely dry. Took me the normal time to get home. South bound from the same places had one lane closed by south brunswick.

Check this out! http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/frightening-hurricane-irene-destruction-photos

scaaarrryyyy... i was in hatteras island , OBX NC last week... god im lucky we didnt book that vacation a week later..

2kblackgtp

08-29-2011, 05:19 PM

no problems by me and getting to work this morning was a breeze.

WS6_CAIT

08-29-2011, 06:22 PM

3 hours from edison to new brunswick this morning...

SRGN

08-29-2011, 06:49 PM

2hrs from Old Bridge to Somerset this afternoon, there was a bad wreck on 287 and they shut down all lanes to land a Medevac chopper. Only way to get here was 18N to the turnpike N, then 287 to Exit 10. All the other routes were flooded, I guess 18 is still under water.

redsoxsstink

08-29-2011, 07:02 PM

Thankfully no flooding or damage to the house. But No power in milltown. They are saying went won't have it for 5-10 more days. We run our own independent sub-station that is literally 10yards tops from the river. So that was the first thing to get flooded. Ill post some pictures when I get power back. Thank good for my blackberry its my only connection to the outside world.

fmybody

08-29-2011, 07:22 PM

zraffz

08-29-2011, 08:42 PM

Looking good here... lol yesterday around the time the rain stopped and the wind picked up, I was riding around with another worker and the perfect song was playing (no homo).
"Cause now im knee deep in the water somewhere
Got the blue sky breeze blowing wind through my hair"

When the rain was coming down, no trees fell. Mainly branches, flooding and erosion. After the rain stopped and the wind came, we were hitting dead ends on every road. Pretty sure on our route me and the other guy found a total of 9 trees blocking the road with power lines. Unfortunately I didn't have any time to get pictures yesterday, snapped a few today:
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1743/0828111140.jpg

This road is pretty much washed away for the last 100 yards. One guy lives at the bottom of the road, he had 4 feet of water around his house. He said his basement was flooded to the ceiling.
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3010/0829111158.jpg

alamantia

08-30-2011, 07:36 AM

Next one?

greenformula92

08-30-2011, 08:39 AM

Next one?

to early to tell with that one yet, but you never know

Stevoone

08-30-2011, 09:14 AM

Wife saw this on the news this morning. Manville NJ http://jalopnik.com/5835420/watch-two-new-jersey-national-guard-trucks-drown-trying-to-drive-underwater

For some reason my computer at work will not load videos. I have not watched it yet.

sweetbmxrider

08-30-2011, 09:58 AM

That next system looks pretty good.

Lulz @ National Guard guys.

PolarBear

08-30-2011, 10:22 AM

Its still pretty bad out there. I have to take lots of detours to get to places I need to go. 206 is jammed up in the area I needed to drive, had to just drive past road block signs and see if the route was clear.

Fortunately I have a good excuse to be behind them if I get pulled over 8-)

NastyEllEssWon

08-30-2011, 12:57 PM

i guess we got lucky here. all the surrounding towns had floods. we only had a little bit of rain for a few hours, no damage, not even the street filled up with puddles. it looks like it just skipped over my town and rampaged the rest

Anti_Rice_Guy

08-30-2011, 01:02 PM

Took me 3 hours to get into work this morning. Walked in at 10:45 AM. 20 min (normal time) to get to Rt 80. Then promptly parked and moved at a snail's pace until Exit 4 on Rt 280. a full hour longer than yesterday. Got my keyfob. If I hear anything similar I'm working from home tomorrow for the first time.

JL8Jeff

08-30-2011, 09:14 PM

I'm lucky I have a 10 minute drive to work and no real flooding issues to deal with at all. The rivers looks to be going down fast so that's a good sign. It looks like the brooks, creeks and streams seem to be the biggest problems as they are not draining out as fast as the rivers.

JL8Jeff

08-31-2011, 07:27 AM

Oh boy, keep an eye on the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Some of the models are showing a tropical storm forming in the western Gulf and then coming up into the US and dropping a bunch more rain on the northeast late next week. At the same time, the current tropical storm in the Atlantic is heading towards the east coast and there's a chance the 2 could meet up in our area. We don't need anymore rain right now! :-x

greenformula92

08-31-2011, 07:40 AM

At the same time, the current tropical storm in the Atlantic is heading towards the east coast and there's a chance the 2 could meet up in our area.

That would be "The Perfect Storm"....and i think i would be getting my ass outta Brick lol

Stevoone

08-31-2011, 09:40 PM

Looks like they approved disaster assistance for NJ. The web page is DisasterAssistance.gov for anyone who needs it.

PolarBear

08-31-2011, 09:45 PM

Looks like they approved disaster assistance for NJ. The web page is DisasterAssistance.gov for anyone who needs it.

Only certian counties :evil:

zraffz

08-31-2011, 09:51 PM

redsoxsstink

09-02-2011, 11:25 AM

well we just got power back this morning they rebuilt the sub station so all is well. heres some pics

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/redsoxsstink/IMG_2977.jpg
after the water receeded there was water in the bottom drawers of all the tool boxes so safe to say there was a foot or more water in the shop at one point
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/redsoxsstink/IMG_2976.jpg
the sub station is behind the post office 10 yards from the river bank
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/redsoxsstink/IMG_2975.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/redsoxsstink/IMG_2972.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/redsoxsstink/IMG_2971.jpg
the fence in the picture is abt 3.5 feet high

PolarBear

09-02-2011, 11:27 AM

I feel sorry for people in the JCP&L territory

redsoxsstink

09-02-2011, 11:31 AM

I feel sorry for people in the JCP&L territory

surrounding towns around here still have no power. people are complaining, what they dont get is this was a MAJOR storm. many old timers said this was the worst theyve seen. we prepared the best we could and all the workers are doing their best, people just have to hang tight.

PolarBear

09-02-2011, 11:32 AM

PSE&G reported this morning that 96% of their customers have power restored, from over 798,000 it is less than 4,800 and the rest should have power restored by tomorrow

sweetbmxrider

09-02-2011, 11:41 AM

That's a lot of water.

JCP&L here, never lost power.

WiMiMc

09-03-2011, 10:20 AM

canal road, this was early in the afternoon, when i came back i couldn't even get down to where i was

http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc446/DebonairSS/IMAG0277.jpg?t=1314798345

the canal in south bound brook, those are the locks, completely filled up, towpath gone, the river was moving very fast

http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc446/DebonairSS/IMAG0278.jpg?t=1314798331

colonial park, later in the afternoon this part wasn't flooded anymore
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc446/DebonairSS/IMAG0281.jpg?t=1314798242

http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc446/DebonairSS/IMAG0283.jpg?t=1314796569

colonial park again, looking west towards metlers road, you can see the street sign thats on/near the bridge

http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc446/DebonairSS/IMAG0289.jpg?t=1314796260

looking to the right of the above picture, right in front of me was the path that goes down and across the road, as the other part drained, this part flooded
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc446/DebonairSS/IMAG0285.jpg?t=1314796340

amwell road looking west towards millstone, def the worst i've seen over here
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc446/DebonairSS/IMAG0290.jpg?t=1314796246