pretend chat

[AnthonyC]

Prefer Anthony... Tony's my dad! The winds are REALLY picking up right now. I'm not in the city (but not too far) but when they show news shots of it it's so creepy b/c there is no one there. It looks like a scene from "I Am Legend"... minus the cannibal zombies of course!!

 

[coreyc]

It's pouring and windy here waitng for some trees to come down and lose power

 

[Jacqui]

That would be weird to see the city empty like that. So you both have power still, that's good. Are either of you where flooding might happen or are you both okay that way too? Is the ban still on in NY for driving?

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

It's pouring and windy here waitng for some trees to come down and lose power

Oh Corey, sounds like you are in the same boat we are in! I did not realize you would be getting anything yet. Stay safe!

 

[Jacqui]

Erin how about your area, is flooding an issue you may be dealing with?

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

My house is not in a flood zone but there is flooding in parts of my town. We are getting water in the basement and trying to shop vac it as it comes in. If we lose power we will not be able to shop vac .

 

[Jacqui]

Is your basement used as a storage room or as an actual part of the living area? Guess I am trying to visualize the damage you may be "looking forward too". Hopefully your power will stay on.

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

Our basement is our laundry room and just used for storage. We have a dumpster in our driveway that we had delivered yesterday because we are throwing everything down there away and using all the open space & high humidity levels to house the torts.

 

[Jacqui]

So a major clean up and toss out were already planned. Well atleast that's kinda good planning with the timing. Dumpsters may be in short supply in your area now.

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

So a major clean up and toss out were already planned. Well atleast that's kinda good planning with the timing. Dumpsters may be in short supply in your area now.

Good point! We couldn't have planned that better if we tried!!

 

[Jacqui]

Good morning Yvonne!

 

[coreyc]

Yvonne is up? let's get this party started

 

[Yvonne G]

Good morning Yvonne!

Hey...I thought I could sneak in unobserved. You're too sharp for me.

Good morning everyone!

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I'm so sorry to hear about all the weather troubles you folks are going through. I don't read the paper or listen to the news, so troubles like that are foreign to me. I never knew your summers were so short. We're still suffering upper 90 degree, dry days. It gets down in the upper 60's at night. I haven't given any thought to bringing in the babies at night. I love that the forum brings us together like this. Gives me a bigger outlook on life.

 

[dbsneed69]

It looks like the 25 minute "pretend chat" is still going on. That is great!! I hope everyone up north is holding up ok. I was thinking about the hurricanes we had while I was in Florida and my thoughts are with you guys.

 

[TurtleTortoise]

that was the longest 25 minutes ever!

 

[dbsneed69]

that was the longest 25 minutes ever!

I just wonder, how long can we keep this thing going?

 

[TurtleTortoise]

at LEAST in tell tomorrow.

 

[dbsneed69]

Do the mods limit the length of a thread or how long it stays going?

 

[Jacqui]

Good morning Yvonne!

Hey...I thought I could sneak in unobserved. You're too sharp for me.

By now you should know I am pretty observant.

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I just wonder, how long can we keep this thing going?

As long as we want... or until Josh gets us a real chatbox.

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Do the mods limit the length of a thread or how long it stays going?

Not yet! As long as everybody follows the forum rules, then we should be fine.

 

[AnthonyC]

Irene appears to have come & gone here in NY. I lost power for about 2hrs but it's back on. Tons & tons of flooding here in the Hudson River Valley. Looks like it's heading towards Mass.