It’s Monday morning and officially Day 2 of the “Hurricane Sandy Experience”. Check our other Hurricane Sandy posts here: Why is Sandy so Nasty? and Sandy is Prepared to Make Landfall.
I’m not sure but I think I’ve already gained the “Hurricane 15″…but the food around here has been wonderful! Although, I think the worst damage I was done at the grocery stores 
We’ve seen a lot of flooding in the tidal and coastal areas here in Hampton Roads, our area of Virginia that consists of the cities: Yorktown, Virginia Beach, Newport News, Williamsburg, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Hampton, Suffolk, Portsmouth. The news is predicting a 8 to 9 foot high tide for today which may beat the high water mark set by Isabelle in 2003.
- Hurricane Sandy flooding in Ocean View, Norfolk Virginia
As I write this, here is where Sandy is right now and where she is predicted to go:
We’ve had steady rain, but nothing torrential and the wind really hasn’t been a factor here in our area. The news is only reporting several inches so far Meanwhile, just south of us in the Outer Banks of North Carolina: Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Rodanthe, Duck, Cape Hatteras, Southern Shores and Corolla, the surf has been pretty rough and they have received almost 6 inches of rain so far. I must admit, seeing Andy Fox drenched in the dark is the only time I’ve enjoyed seeing him on TV..
- The Jenette’s Pier WebCam in the OBX
I think for Halloween, I’ll go as a “Slutty Hurricane”….
One thing I have learned about these “Weather Events” is that they reveal the best and the worst in people. These guys are among the best of the best
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So far, the most exciting part of the storm has been when hilarity ensued: yesterday’s lazy snuggly morning erupted into screaming as Jenny looked over at me and yelled “OMG THERE’S A BIRD ON YOUR SHOULDER!!” 
It would seem that a small friend, a Carolina Wren, had came in and decided to stop for a visit on my shoulder…I was unaware of his presence. Jen’s outburst alarmed the bird and I equally which led to me bolting out of my chair (not yet fully processing what she had just screamed) and the bird flying around the room (he probably didn’t understand what she had yelled either). All is well, I opened the door and invited him to leave and he was much obliged to our hospitality as he made his exit.
Of course, I have a long history of having birds perch on my shoulder during storms.
Horrible confession: After taking so much abuse from my northern friends about how wimpy I am about cold weather and snow, there is a sick sick side of me who seems to want to say, “I’ll see your snow and raise you a Sandy!” … I know I’m wrong, I know I’m wimpy about cold and I’ve already begged for forgiveness over this…y’all have fun up there tomorrow, ya hear?
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