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Im right across from you on Long Island. More specifically, on the Water. :D
We are making ice now, just incase. GOOD THING: My costume consists of basically all OD Green and Combat Boots. If it rains I have a tan Poncho. >:D
Feel bad for you Jersians, you got the brunt of Irene, the southern part of my county got nothing at all xD. The only big storm I can remember was in a May a few years ago... The Transformer did some crazy stuff in my back yard and an arch of green electricity went like accross/over the power line going the length of my property.
Just take some precautions though: Get bottled water, non perishable food, board up windows if it will be really bad, sandbag your property if you are close to water, ALWAYS have a first aid kit, flashlights/batteries. Mainly stuff if you know you're gonna git a flood.