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Try one of the forum dealers: http://www.njgunforums.com/index.php?option=com_ckforms&view=ckforms&id=1&Itemid=11

Yeah, another bird flu - just in time for this:

I grew up in the city - what do I know about basements and sump pumps? I'm learning as I go - and I learned quite a bit today.

I can't speak for anyone else, but, as I stated earlier, in the 4 years I've been here, I've never had a drop of water in the basement. I'm not in a flood zone, not near a creak/river and the flood disclosure was clear. None of the houses on my block flood (to my knowledge.) I was talking to my next door neighbor this morning, who's been in his house for about 10 years now. He doesn't even own a sump pump cuz he says he's never had problems with water in his house - today he did. Of the 5 houses around me (one to the left, one to the right, and 3 across the street) 3 had water problems today. 4 if you include mine. I get what you're saying, but sometimes it's not quite as simple as "hey stupid - it's your own fault for living where you do" I've hopefully learned my lesson and will be better prepared next time.

Yep Luckily it's on the end of the row furthest from the house, so I won't have to look at them too much.

Not too big - about 8-10ft. A good portion of is sticking out the other end of the pine trees.

So around 4pm today, I came up for a break from getting water out of the basement, only to find this in my back yard. It's been a fun day.

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone! I definitely have a lot to think about to prevent this from happening again. A little bit after I posted, the water seepage was greatly reduced. Only had to use the shop vac a couple more times. Turned on a dehumidifier and gonna leave that running overnight and see how things are in the morning.

We have a sump pump and it's been going non stop since at least 6am. Unfortunately, my basement is partially finished, with the finished part being in the middle of the basement. The sump hole and pump are in the room to the left of the finished part of the basement, but the seeping water is coming in from the right side of the finished part of the basement. So, while the sump pump is doing a great job of dealing with the water that's coming into it, it's not doing anything to help with the water that's seeping in thru the walls in the basement on the other side. This is the first time in the 4 years I've been here that we've gotten an ounce of water in the basement, so it's not something I ever thought about till this morning. Luckily I have a wet/dry shop vac that's doing a decent job of getting the water... but, just as we're done sucking it up and emptying out the bucket, the water fills back in and we need to start the whole process all over again.

Does anyone have any tips for dealing with water that is coming in thru foundation into the basement? The wet vac has been going almost non stop since 8am. What a f*cking mess!

We're getting pounded right now - heavy rain and winds.

Pretty much all of NJ is under a tornado watch right now

Primary Arms Micro Dot should be low enough to co-witness on the CX4: http://www.primaryarms.com/product.sc?productId=402&categoryId=419 They have a few aimpoint knock offs that might work if you get them with a low mount. One of the members here (RayRay) has this Burris on his CX4 http://www.burrisoptics.com/xts135.html and it seems to work well

Well, the rain is certainly in full force up here in NEastern NJ. It's been coming down steadily for the last hour or so. Winds aren't too bad yet.

I have both - a Gen3 Glock 19 and a full size M&P 9. Both are excellent guns. I prefer the Glock 19. ETA: 15 round M&P 9 mags: http://www.gandrtactical.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=39498 As others have said, it largely comes down to how the gun feels in your hand, and more importantly, how it feels in your hand when you're shooting. I have somewhat largish hands, which would make you think the M&P is a better fit for me, but for whatever reason, I feel like the 19 fills my hand better.

Well, my early morning HD (Clifton) run was uneventful. I kind of expected a lot more people to be there, even at 7am. Like others have said, no D batteries, no flashlights (I think I saw a AAA husky pen light still available), and no generators. Plenty of buckets tho (I picked up a couple cuz you can never have too many). Also saw a bunch of tarps, heavy duty trash bags, gloves, saws, pry bars, etc. They had a few bungee cords and other tie down devices, but they seemed to be going quick. Unfortunately, the bolt cutter didn't work out quite how I was hoping, so it was largely a wasted trip. I did pick up some Dunkin Donuts on the way back tho... gotta try to use up some of this toilet paper

I've been lucky enough to not have had a reason to hit any of the big stores this week. Now, as it turns out, I need a freakin bolt cutter to fix something, which means I gotta drag my sorry as$ to big orange hell (aka Home Depot) at an unholy hour of the morning in the hopes that I can avoid all the last minute shoppers. But at least I'll be stimulating the economy

It's a federal thing. Has nothing to do with NJ

If I'm not mistaken, Harry works at the airport.

I guess all I can say about that is... "Oh..."

Ummm, nothing about this upcoming storm makes me think of blackhawks, little birds, or somali war criminals.

In addition to Keansburg, looks like AC, Cape May, and LBI are on the list of places that are evacuating: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/08/hurricane_irene_list_of_nj_are.html

http://gawker.com/5834445/how-to-prepare-for-a-hurricane

I was thinking the same thing when I saw that mag pouch after clicking your link. I'm also thinking of trying out the HSGI TACO pouch for the same reason... can't say I'm in love with the price tho

I really need to look into generators when all of this passes. It's one area of my preps that is severely lacking.