Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

Okay Joe, Space Ship "Forthehellofit" will be leaving from atop the Verrazanno Bridge at 6:00am tomorrow (saturday). You can only bring two thermos bottles of water, Two changes of underware and a box of Rice Krispies. The ship will land on the moon in two days. (the ship is a retrofit of the one in the Cacoon ll movie!!!) I think that the earthquake AND the Hurricane are Walter O'Malleys fault because he moved the Dodgers in 1958 (or was it 57?) You do not have the DUKE, Pee Wee, Carl Furillo, Eddie Stanky, Gil Hodges or any of the Bums to protect you because of O'Malley.

No I am not cracking up. Just thought we needed a little humor to break the tension!!! :jocolor:

You know, when I got married, I wanted to spend my Honeymoon on the Riviera......But.......

my wife rolled off the hood and banged her head....and that was the end of that !!!!!

ALSO, IF YOU FILL ZIP LOC BAGS 3/4 WITH WATER AND LOAD UP YOUR FREEZER WITH AS MANY AS YOU CAN FIT INTO IT, IT WILL HELP KEEP THE REFRIGERATOR AND FOOD COLDER LONGER(IF YOU KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED) FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS IN CASE THE POWER GOES OUT...WHICH IT MIGHT ,BECAUSE OF OVERHEAD POWERLINES....

I AM JUST TRYING TO PASS ALONG USEFUL INFO TO YOU ALL

GOOD MORNING, FRIENDS

HEY, JOEBROOXX...THANX, GREAT INFO..

WE JUST FINISHED REMOVING STUFF FROM THE BACKYARD &

NOW TO REMOVE PLANTERS FROM THE FRONT YARD.. :compress:

(I HATE BRINGING MY FLAG IN, EVEN FOR A LITTLW WHILE,BUT

I MUST DO WHAT I NEED TO DO)...

EVERYONE, BE SMART & BE SAFE...HOPEFULLY, SEE SOME OF

YOU ON HERE, LATER.. XX

Hellow everyone-just wanted to say prayers are with u...hope everyone will be safe..will see if anyone can get on here tomorrow to let me know if you're ok...angels all around........KEEP SAFE.....bye

Hello All, Just to back up some of Joe Pinto's advice.

My oldest son lives in Wanaque NJ. A few years ago during a much less intimidating storm, a brook across the street from him overflowed, went into his driveway and then into his garage. He and his family were evacuated to the High School when the Asst. Fire Chief (a neighbor of his) told him "Bill, get your family on the Fire truck NOW. We will not be back later for fear of losing the truck and Fireman's lives". He took his advice but his car was in the driveway. The computer in that model car was under the gear shift box and it got wet. The insurance company told him "do not use the car because the computer being wet can cause problems with your steering and brakes and everything electrical on the car". They totaled the car rather then take a chance on it being repaired.In addition to the zip lock bags Joe mentioned you can fill plastic water bottles 2/3 full and put them in the freezer as well as plastic (like tupperware) containers 2/3 full and make ice blocks. Also you can take your milk and other refrigerated items that are used several times a day and put them in a cooler with ice bags, bottles etc; and that way you are not opening the Fridge door all those times and letting the cold air out. We did this down here, lost power for about eight hours and did not lose any of our food from the freezer or the fridge.

I am not being the voice of doom but everything you do ahead of time will make life much less stressful if the worst happens. :roll:

LIGHTS FICKERING ON AND OFF HERE, THE WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP SPEED HERE IN A LITTLE WHILE, I'M GOING UPSTAIRS TO WATCH THE NEWS, BE BACK LATER WITH A REPORT. STAY SAFE AND THANKS FOR THE HUMOR, WE ALL NEED IT RIGHT NOW. ALSO, PARK YOUR CARS AWAY FROM TREES.

Hi everyone....

I'm not afraid to admit I'm a little scared. We have no idea what to expect and that bothers me. I'm fully stocked and everything is indoors. Kevin is working and may also be called in tomorrow because his garage is right on the water so they want the trucks out so they don't get flooded. Very scary. My sister Donna is in VA and they are getting slammed.

This morning I had to call the Dr for Samantha, she has a sore throat and fever. Thank God he called in a z-pack. Ok I'll check back in with you later...be safe all.....xoxo

MaryAnn are you in NC? Be safe.....My sister just lost power in VA, hopefully it'll come back on soon

Anna happy anniversary to your dad...yesterday was my sister Edith's birthday, she would have been 56 years old...

GOOD MORNING, FRIENDS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EDITH IN HEAVEN...(ONE OF THE ANGELS) [-oB

HAPPY ANNIVERSAY TO ANNA'S DAD IN HEAVEN. (ANOTHER ANGEL) [-oB

Hi everyone,

Well everything is ok here, thank God, never lost power just lots of wind and rain.

Happy Anniversary to Annas Dad and Happy Birthday to Edith Ann, wow she was taken way to soon!!

Be safe today.

GOOD MORNING, FRIENDS

SUZIE..NICE TO SEE YOU ON HERE.. GLAD ALL IS WELL.

YOU NEED TO COME ON MORE OFTEN..YOU ARE MISSED.XX

I AM SO HAPPY EVERYONE IS OK. WHEN I LOOK AT THE

TV, I AM GRATEFUL THAT WE DID NOT GET HIT AS HARD

AS SOME OTHER PLACES..I REALLY HOPE CLEANUP FOR

THOSE THAT HAVE DAMAGE IS QUICK. [-oB

OK..BACK TO REALITY.. EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT DAY & ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER TODAY!!! :flower:

Morning All - well thank God I fared well - no damage, no water - not a drop, puddle or leak anywhere - had electric and cable the whole time. Some leaves and branches in my driveway but that's it. Very glad to hear everyone survived and didn't suffer. Seemed like much ado about nothing, but I'm glad they did what they did. I think Bloomberg (man, his Spanish is awful)overcompensated because of the Christmas blizzard but it's better than shoulda, woulda, coulda.

The weather was glorious this morning - nice and cool. Supposed to be this way all week. I'm looking forward to cooler weather, I love wearing sweaters! Get out and enjoy!

Patsy - Margaret and I are coming to the reunion, Constance isn't (since her hip replacement sitting in chairs has become a bit uncomfortable so she's opting to stay home. Hopefully she'll be at the next one.)

Have a good day everyone!

I know a lot of New Yorkers think all the hype about IRENE was over the top and maybe not necessary. But ,the facts are ,there are some 1 1/2 million people without power. There are places in New Jersey and upstate N.Y., Conn, Mass, AND R.I. that are flooding now in biblical proportions, and some 30 people killed by this storm. In fact,as the storm approached the city, some drier air over VA. & Maryland, entered the storm system and weaken it just a little but it was enough to save the city from the massive flooding that was expected. Weather forecasters did not know this was going to happen.....It was A LUCKY BREAK FOR US NYC'ERS.

...So everyone who thinks it was a bunch of hype....look to neighboring states and communities and count your blessings.

...I KNOW I AM...

Hi all.....

Glad everyone is ok. I for one was very happy to be overstocked and over prepared!!! I rather be safe than sorry. It could have been so much worse, those who have been complaining people should count their blessings.