Wishing all of our East Coast folks the best of luck for the foreseeable future.
For my part, I'm plenty worried about flooding from Irene - the eye is expected to go up the Ct. River Valley (plus or minus 20 miles from my place in the northeasternmost part of Vermont). Then there are the many hundreds of potential projectiles (translated "potted plants on benches") to be put somedamnwhere. My list is already 38 separate items long and growing. Oh yeah, we have to do client work tomorrow AND haul firewood (while it's still dry) before the storm hits here on Sunday night. Seems like hurricane prep was easier when I lived in a place that expected them. Good luck everyone.