Sandy and The Weekend. (On Tap 86)

It's a-coming...

What a weekend. And now a wild hurricane appeared!

Been a grand weekend for myself. One...it was Halloween weekend so I had an excuse to dress up, head to a few parties, and dance the night away along with enjoy some Halloween mist in my cup.  Along with watching DC United grab 2nd place for the MLS Playoffs, watching college football, and other activities...my Sunday was spent resting on the couch trying to recover from all the epicness.

Still don't feel like moving...

Alas, the new week is here and the folks here in RVA along with myself are in for a doozy thanks to Hurricane Sandy making it's way here shortly.  Evacuations have already been sent out, people grabbing all the water they can find at WalMart, and of course...hurricane parties! Can't have a natural disaster without that huh?

In all seriousness, Sandy seems to be a Category 2 Hurricane but more than likely downgrade to Category 1 as it it moves up the East Coast towards North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. Hopefully everyone is ready for this event. Looks like everyone is taking it seriously seeing that all the schools have been shut down today...even VCU is closed.

Wha??? Shocker I know...

Other than that...besides Sandy trying to get sand and a lot of dirty water all over your Monday, today will hopefully not be as bad the weathermen are predicting. If you have the day off...first off, lucky you! Secondly, stay safe out there and enjoy your day indoors! 

Don't let Sandy come in, she will tear your place up!

Enjoy Your Monday!

86...!

It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.

-Charles Caleb Colton

A Tornado? (On Tap 73)

Wasn't expecting that... 

So RVA got hit with a severe storm that changed into a tornado warning and caused some damage all around central VA.  Heavy rain and extreme winds threw some trees around and caused a lot of power outages all over.


This was a curve-ball that came out of nowhere. Literally, it was around 90 degrees with the sun out and blue skies then all of sudden we see this.


More than 136,000 residents didn't have power but fortunately that number has gone down to 80,000 since this morning.  Still...that's very unfortunate that this has happened.


I'm fortunate that I was able to recover my power last evening.  Wishing everyone that was affected by this storm nothing but the best and hopefully power will be restored to your homes soon.


It was even crazier at night all around town due to the traffic lights being out, debris on the interstates, and a few bad car accidents along the road.  Plus with it being pitch black, seriously felt as if I was driving around in a ghost town.  No houses lit up, no stores open, and all you can see literally is the road in front of you headlights.  


Tuesday should be a better day for the citizens of RVA. Prayers sent to all of you; Stay safe out there.


73...!

A storm will knock down some stuff temporarily.

Just don't let the storm knock you down permanently.

-Kazie