Archive for October 30th, 2012

Creepy Crawlies

October 30, 2012

Tomorrow is Halloween. There may be a few neighborhood kids that probably planning to stop by.
There are about a half-dozen kids on the block, and we are known as a kid-friendly house.

We are in that every year decision – to get ready for them, or to ignore the night.
And it is predicted to rain as well, decreasing the possibility of more than a few kids arriving on our doorstep.

But we do have a couple of good size spiders that are waiting on the porch to welcome the little ones.

Our first. He/She lives under the light.

The other one. He/She lives off to the side. Obviously not as dominant as the shelter from the wind and rain is not as substantial.

Here is one we encountered along a walk the other day.

And at work we have a really big one, judging by the web.

(This is the IT guy’s (Wizard – see the hat) cubicle, decorated by a customer service friend. )

And tomorrow we may get some more information on the horror story from NYC.
Late breaking news is that Ashlan will be accompanying her GM to their store to assess the damage.
And then go help out at another store that is further from the flooding.
I have requested pictures.

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Rainy Weather Redux – again

October 30, 2012

I wrote this post yesterday. Published it. Updated it. Really.
But when I went to look for it today – it was not there!?!?!?

The idea was to update the storm impacts to dear Ashlan. This is information from yesterday, with a brief update from this morning.

She is still in Queens, at a friend’s house.
She had self-evacuated there shortly before the subway system shut down.
Kitten, movies, and power. She has it all.

Ashlan’s Cuddle Buddy

Her opinion is that the move was a good move.
A few pictures from her apartment’s area.

At one corner of the apartment complex.

20th St and Avenue C

A Google-Map view from a sunny day.

A drier version of 20th and Avenue C

Where we walked about a month ago.

Battery Park Walkway in September

Yesterday – we would have needed some rubber boots.

Battery Park Walkway

No work today – her place of business is near Battery Park. Probably out of power, and possibly flooded.

Speaking of power. Here is the video of the power sub-station putting on a light show next to her apartment complex. You may well have seen this on the news.

And while she is in Queens, she is in A, not Breezy Point where 80 homes burned. (This was the news we woke up to this morning, not knowing where she was in Queens.)

Today’s challenges have extended to Michigan as well.
We have rain, and lots of it – but then we are in Seattle.

I think yesterday’s version was better written, and maybe had more information – but ……. oh well.
I blame the computer!

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