Hurricane #1

So here we are in our apartment, waiting for the big storm to hit. Seeing as it is probably going to be a tropical storm, we're not worried (and we are well out of the bits of Manhattan likely to be flooded). We did pop out earlier to make sure we had food, milk and juice to keep us going over the weekend, and were amazed to see how many people were out on the streets shopping - usually there are very few people out and about here on a Saturday morning.

The supermarkets had gone crazy. I think that a lot of people on the Upper East Side never cook for themselves as they can afford to eat out every day. So they were thrown for a loop by the incoming storm and had to go straight to the shop. Remarkably, there was a queue outside the posh supermarket (Agata and Valentina) but not the regular supermarket (Associated). So we went to the latter (we are already well stocked with posh foods in this house). The shelves were not stripped bare of the items we desired - in fact the supermarket remained well stocked. However, bottled water has SOLD OUT. We have a cunning plan* and did not need to buy any ourselves.

NYC Last Night. Remember this kids, because the hurricane could change all that

Again, last night. But it will look like this on Monday too.

New Yorkers going Supermarket shopping crazy

The queue outside the posh shop

One baby who ain't afraid of no hurricane/tropical storm/strong breeze

Anyway, we got home just as the first rains started. A brief, heavy shower, which is now over.

As we will be stranded inside this weekend we should have time to catch up on the blog (as long as we have internet), and post some previously unseen footage. Including evidence that Bluet is fully prepared for any flood. 


*e.g. a large plastic bottle (19 litres) that we can fill from the tap.