Sandy

The TV, the radio, the newspapers, even the conversation at the bus stops is all about Hurricane Sandy. For the whole weekend people have been preparing for this, and the entire time I have been super skeptical. And I think that given the way the last few "storms of the century" have panned out, I am wise to be skeptical. New York and the Eastern US/Canada are taking serious precautions. I saw news articles that showed them sand bagging the outside of the NYSE and that transit in New York has been shut down. Monday was supposed to be the worst day that Ontario would feel, and it has not close to delivered yet... but "tonight" everyone says.

As the day has progressed I can see the effects of Sandy coming into play:

a) It is absolutely FREEZING outside. The current temperature in Kingston is 9 and feels like 5. That's not too crazy, but given the temperatures in the past week with 17 and 18 degrees it is definitely different.
b) The sky is grey, can't see clouds or anything. Just pure grey. And miserable looking.
c) It has rained ALL day... not the torrential downpour...just constant light rain and mist
d) It is WINDY out.

I am looking out the window in the lab and it looks like a classic fall day in Southern Ontario. Just blah. Although I have remained skeptical of this storm the entire time, I have the strangest feeling it will prove me wrong. I shut all of my windows before I left today. I had them propped up and open a bit for the past month... it never rains inside my apt. Well, I wasn't taking any chances and I ALWAYS take chances. I suppose we will see tonight.


I feel SUPER behind in my literature reviews, I better get going on that.