We have 2 feral cats we feed, both showed up early last night and we fed them extra. I made a little opening in the garage door and we put extra boxes of kitty litter in there for them and old rugs for them to sleep on. Woke up this morning and they are in the garage sleeping. I would let them in the house but I don't want the house cats getting into trouble with the feral cats, or catching anything from them.
Right now the winds here just outside of DC in Northern Virginia are starting to pick up and the drizzle has turned into a steady soft rain. The banks are closing at 12 noon, and there is very few cars on the roads around me for a Monday. Of course, whenever they shut the federal government, the roads are less jammed.
Our latest forecast is still calling for 4-8 inches of rain, and wind gust of 60 miles per hour after sunset through sunrise tomorrow. We could also wake up to a couple inches of snow in the morning. Further to the west and north they are calling for 1-2 feet of snow in the mountains.
I suspect we will lose power sometime tonight, and we are prepared. Cell phone is on the charger, lap top is fully charged and I have wireless Internet connection, (Cricket). I suspect I will lose my TV satellite connection before the power goes, so the lap top is a must have to keep up with what is going on. Hell, I even have my Kindle fire all charged so my GF and I can watch a video from under our fluffy comforter if need be.
I am seeing pictures from Rehoboth Beach, De and they are getting pounded pretty good right now. Lots of beach erosion. In another report from Ocean City Maryland, a off shore buoy, is reporting waves of 40 feet. Hope there are no shrimpers or fishing boats out there...
A lot of people in the OC area are comparing this storm to the one that hit OC in 1962. During that storm, a lot of the horses on Assateague died of hypothermia. I hope that does not happen this time...
The Perfect Storm indeed and from what I read, we can expect more of these types of storms as the climate changes take place. Still, that does not stop me from wanting to live at or near the beaches.