Facebook Poll Results: Preparing for the Hurricane

Here at Andover Patch, social media is a big deal. It's how we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before.

This week, we polled readers on preparing for Hurricane Irene. 

Facebook Poll: Hurricane Irene

 Facebook Poll: What are you doing to prepare for Hurricane Irene?

• Boarding up my house and stockpiling bottled water and dehydrated food - 1 Vote

• Watching the news and canceling my weekend plans -  0 Votes
• Nothing. - 10 Votes
• We're getting a Hurricane? - 4 Votes
• Going to Nevada. - 2 Votes

Overheard

Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week:

• Lauren Fletcher Diaz, an fan of Andover Patch's Facebook, posted a comment on Andover Patch's wall about the earthquake earlier this week in Virginia: "My windows started shaking!"
• Soirée, Andover posted a comment on Andover Patch's wall about going back to school on a good note.

Your town on Facebook

For more Facebook pages Andover residents might find interesting, check out our list of . And don’t forget to follow Andover Patch at http://www.facebook.com/AndoverPatch.

You also can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/AndoverPatch

What Facebook page, Twitter handle or other social media site do you follow? Tell us in the comments.