A few people here know and I'm sure others have figured out that the handle Feral Man was a new persona for this blog specifically in an attempt not to drag any of the old baggage from years past from around the tubes to this new and exciting venture we have embarked upon. Now that's not to say that the original handle I operated under was some type of terrible, evil identity but let's face we all in our interactions have come to be known by others for certain attitudes and traits, a certain savoir-faire shall we say. So in an attempt to leave some of the past in the past I made the decision it would be best to, like the guy that moves to a new city and change his name hoping things will be different, give it a shot. But there is only one problem with that, well a few actually but the main one being that all the issues are still there and changing ones attitude about those issues is easier said than done. So this morning I am announcing that Feral Man is going the way of the DoDo and in his place will be the return of none other than LaEscapee. You know that person that you either love or hate but is loyal to a fault. That being said let's talk about another storm that has been brewing....

U.S. power companies brace for Hurricane Sandy

U.S. electric companies from Maine to
Florida were bracing for heavy wind, rain and flooding that
could take down power lines and threaten to close some East
Coast nuclear plants early next week when Hurricane Sandy comes
ashore.


More than a dozen nuclear plants are located near Hurricane
Sandy's path in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut, providing power to
millions of customers in the region.

Sandy’s high winds in Vermont to peak Mon. night

Forecasts for its tracks and its effects have really been consistent since yesterday. It will still probably slam ashore in New Jersey late Monday night or early Tuesday.

Millions On Alert for Sandy

Residents of the barrier islands along the North Carolina coast witnessed the first signs of Hurricane Sandy’s wrath on Sunday. The predicted “superstorm” forced millions along the eastern seaboard of the United States to prepare and thousands more to evacuate coastal areas as the Category 1 hurricane appeared poised to make landfall late on Sunday.

Just a quick hit this morning but I did leave a tune down under