the storm in Somerville, MA

[flyingfysh]

(Somerville is the town just north of Cambridge)

We have 60 mph winds, supposed to be up to 80 or 100 later today. I heard City Hall lost part of its roof; it's on top of a hill. I could walk a couple of houses down the street and look at City Hall, but I'm not going out to do that.

[livetohike]

1. Stay safe

....the wind hasn't started out here yet (western PA), but it's been raining all day.

[yesphan]

2. Stay safe fysh.

[onecent]

3. My God, the storm has not EVEN arrived yet and this has happened? OMG

Stay safe..my thoughts go out to you and your family.

[hifiguy]

4. Yikes. I was in Cambridge when Gloria came through

in 1985. The university was closed and everyone was battened down, then she blew herself out over Long Island. So the resident adviser in the dorm headed for the liquor and grocery stores and we had a party all Friday afternoon long.

Sandy is obviously a horse of another, and very dangerous, color. Stay safe!

[HeeBGBz]

5. How far are you from the water? eom

[flyingfysh]

6. not very close to water here

The closest water here is the Mystic River or the Charles River. We are not close to the ocean