Posted by MW/VA on 8/27/11 8:25am
Msg #395246

Hurricane Irene--everyone be safe.

It looks like a downgrade to Cat. 1 here, which will about equal a Nor'easter.
I still have pkgs. that I have to try to get shipped this am, if services are running.
What a crazy EOM! I had a full schedule & was still getting calls after 7 pm, which I turned away, of course.

Reply by desktopfull on 8/27/11 8:31am
Msg #395247

Glad your okay, but a Cat 1 is still dangerous.

Reply by Yoli/CA on 8/27/11 8:41am
Msg #395248

Everyone stay safe and God bless. n/m

Reply by CopperheadVA on 8/27/11 9:54am
Msg #395250

Marilynn, I was at my local shipping store moments after they opened this AM. I asked if they were getting their UPS and FedEx pickups today - they said yes as far as they know. They did say that the drivers may come early - that's why I got my packages there ASAP after they opened. Even if they are picked up today, I bet there will be a lot of packages delayed by the weather.

Reply by MW/VA on 8/27/11 11:09am
Msg #395256

My local store told me they'd be closed today. We're

a bit closer to the storm than you are, I think. I called Fedex & they told me there was no guarantees of pickups today (pretty obvious). Then the tornado warnings hit. I realized that the loans fund on Wed., and if I ship on Monday it will still to ok. I've never had a situation like this before, and will advise my clients of the shipping delay. It's not worth the risk. :-)

Reply by CopperheadVA on 8/27/11 11:16am
Msg #395259

Re: My local store told me they'd be closed today. We're

Yes my area is on the outer bands of the storm and we've only had a little rain so far. FedEx and UPS certainly could have made their pickups here this AM by 12 Noon without issue.

Reply by MW/VA on 8/27/11 11:24am
Msg #395262

I can't get anyone to answer phones at Fedex Office

locations or UPS stores. I can normally get a Fedex out up to 4 pm on a Sat. This is definitely not "business as usual".

Reply by Kathy/NJ on 8/27/11 11:37am
Msg #395266

Re: I can't get anyone to answer phones at Fedex Office

The Fedex stores in my central NJ area were both closed before 11 am. It didn't look like they had opened at all, and its barely drizzling here!

Reply by CopperheadVA on 8/27/11 11:55am
Msg #395271

My FedEx pkgs now show as picked up on tracking n/m

Reply by CopperheadVA on 8/27/11 8:10pm
Msg #395312

My UPS pkg finally showed up on tracking at 7 PM n/m

Reply by MW/VA on 8/27/11 12:13pm
Msg #395273

Yep. The rain slowed down & I risked running over to the

Fedex depot that is here. Closed up, boarded up & no trucks in the parking lot at all. Every co. has an emergency plan--good for them.
Again, loans will fund on Wed., and things should be pretty normal by Mon. here.

Reply by anotaryinva on 8/27/11 11:48am
Msg #395270

If you can't ship today you might want to consider faxing, I know I would.
Charge cells, laptops and anything else. We aren't supposed to get much but
They think we might lose power. I turned my frig on the coldest setting, don't want
To be in a hot house with warm beer tomorrow!

Reply by jba/fl on 8/27/11 1:35pm
Msg #395278

You sure don't. LOL n/m

Reply by Karla/OR on 8/27/11 1:27pm
Msg #395276

Been following the storm on CNN - for those in its path, stay safe.

Reply by MikeC/NY on 8/27/11 2:29pm
Msg #395279

It's heading right at us - latest track shows the eye making landfall here about 30 miles west of me. With any luck, the storm will degrade a bit more before it gets to us. The last real hurricane we had here was Gloria in 1988 - that was a category 2, and the eye passed right over my town. Lot of damage from that one; this one sounds like it will be almost a Nor'easter, and we seem to get a couple of those every year.

Although I'm on an island, I'm far enough away from the shore that flooding and storm surge are not issues. Wind and rain will be the big deal, but there aren't many tall trees in the immediate area and the electrical lines into my community are buried, so maybe we'll get lucky. Took all the precautions I could, now it's time to just hunker down and ride it out...