Hurricane Sandy

[Napoleon54]

Anyone scared of Sandy? Anyone else in the path? Looks like I'm kinda on the edge of it here on the NH coast. Yesterday the power company robocalled a warning that outages may occur, which they've been doing across the region over the weekend.

Some coverage at NPR (http://www.gotapex.com/l/286843/www-npr-org-blogs-thetwo-way-2012-10-27-163779411).

Personally, I'm ready to be disappointed. Seems like anytime something's hyped up this much it turns into a flop. From the way they talk of it, you'd think a volcano was roaring up the East Coast.

[Napoleon54]

Here's something of a doomsday prediction for NYC: http://www.wunderground.com/blog/bno...ml?entrynum=19 (http://www.gotapex.com/l/286846/Hurricane-Sandy-1)

Weather.com Hurricane center thingy for Sandy http://www.weather.com/weather/hurri...rms/2012/SANDY (http://www.gotapex.com/l/286847/Hurricane-Sandy-2)

And here's a map with some pretty colors.

http://www.crownweather.com/tropgraphics/al18wind.gif

[Markel]

When we were driving home from Missouri yesterday, we passed a long line of electric company utility trucks from Arkansas heading northeast.....

[mcs328]

I'm in the DC metro area so I'll be relatively in the bullseye.

[Napoleon54]

Wow, this is some pretty intense language: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/201...ngerous-storm/ (http://www.gotapex.com/l/286861/Hurricane-Sandy1429918-1)

Basically, "IF YOU'RE IN SANDY'S WAY, GTFO!!!!"


1. IF YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO EVACUATE A COASTAL LOCATION BY STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, PLEASE DO SO.

2. IF YOU ARE RELUCTANT TO EVACUATE, AND YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO RODE OUT THE ’62 STORM ON THE BARRIER ISLANDS, ASK THEM IF THEY COULD DO IT AGAIN.

3. IF YOU ARE RELUCTANT, THINK ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES, THINK ABOUT THE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WHO WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH YOU WHEN YOU MAKE THE PANICKED PHONE CALL TO BE RESCUED, THINK ABOUT THE RESCUE/RECOVERY TEAMS WHO WILL RESCUE YOU IF YOU ARE INJURED OR RECOVER YOUR REMAINS IF YOU DO NOT SURVIVE.

4. SANDY IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. THERE WILL BE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURIES ARE PROBABLY UNAVOIDABLE, BUT THE GOAL IS ZERO FATALITIES.

5. IF YOU THINK THE STORM IS OVER-HYPED AND EXAGGERATED, PLEASE ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION. WE WISH EVERYONE IN HARMS WAY ALL THE BEST. STAY SAFE!

[Prngr44]

I'm in the DC metro area so I'll be relatively in the bullseye.

Hey, if there's any water damage or leaking from your plumbing, blame it on the hurricane!!

;)

Stay safe.

[Napoleon54]

Work closed early today for non-essential personnel. Funny how everyone's so eager to call themselves "non-essential" in such circumstances (myself not excluded). A lot of people with kids weren't there in the first place due to closed schools and daycares.

Didn't have power here when I got home but it came on maybe 20min later. Seems like it could've been out for a while. Hopefully it holds out!

[mcs328]

We still have to telework if able or make up the hours. blah.

[cruelpupet]

Its overhyped for anyone in NYC not in a flood zone area. Where I work by the water I expect the parking lot to be under 5ft of water (had 2-3ft with irene)

[Napoleon54]

Oh jeez, so now the Broken Window Fallacy (http://www.gotapex.com/l/286918/Hurricane-Sandy-1) has started to kick in. Hurrah for Sandy (@NPR) (http://www.gotapex.com/l/286919/Hurricane-Sandy-2)! Destruction will stimulate the economy! LOL :rolleyes:

[nate el bueno]

I know on 1 side it's inappropriate, but Sandy has a twitter account. There were a couple hilarious yet raunchy Jersey Shore jokes so I won't repeat them, but I got a good laugh

[renovation]

we got though it with only a 20 min power outage . but winds were really nasty around here . glad all are safe thats #1.
wife been in the hospital from 29th am . there was no problem getting her there in the am we left home 1 hour early just to play it safe . but traffic lights were out in the late afternoon and I used up the extra hour then :( .
wife comes home tomorrow so it clean the house afternoon for my ass. & make it pretty for the pt. therapist when they show up to look the place over .they need to make sure the house is safe for wife and her walker she be using for a week or 2.

[Napoleon54]

Wow, this is great. Line crews from Alabama drove all the way to NJ to help with the hurricane recovery. NJ sends them home because they're not unionized. LINK (http://www.gotapex.com/l/287024/Hurricane-Sandy-1) Thanks a lot guys! :2far:

[Prngr44]

Protect those Union jobs!

[cruelpupet]

Its overhyped for anyone in NYC not in a flood zone area. Where I work by the water I expect the parking lot to be under 5ft of water (had 2-3ft with irene)


Guess I have to eat my words on this one. My immediate area avoided most effects, but its been pretty bad. Subways are still not fully running, gas lines 3-5 blocks long at the gas stations who are open, still some areas without power. A lot of businesses are still closed, more damage in brooklyn than i would have expected. I personally know 4 people with houses ranging from major damage to houses that physically disappeared or now need to be ripped down.

But ill still stand my ground on the original meaning to my words which was based on people going crazy to stock up on food. Especially in non flood prone areas like mine.

[gwilks98]

sorry, dble post and can't figure out how to delete

[gwilks98]

When we were driving home from Missouri yesterday, we passed a long line of electric company utility trucks from Arkansas heading northeast.....

What were you doing in my neck of the woods?

[Napoleon54]

Seriously. The union guys are prob making like $80/hr overtime and without help they'll be doing 60-80hrs/week for, say, 3 weeks. Having those non-union slobs help out might cut that down to 2 weeks. We can't have that, oh no no. They'd rather make people sit in the dark that much longer than let someone else take a cut of the union wages they're ENTITLED to.

[cruelpupet]

letting non-union in once might also set precedent to allow them in in the future. Its not always the unions fault, none of us here will know all the ins and outs of the laws/regulations.

[Markel]

What were you doing in my neck of the woods?

Driving back to the Chicago area after a week in Branson.

[LPMiller]

This is probably Not true (http://www.gotapex.com/l/287042/Hurricane-Sandy1429982-1)

[Jah Rulez]

No electric since 8pm 10/28/12. They say by Wednesday we should be back on. The electric company has 18,500 customers in Sayreville, NJ (my town) as of yesterday 11,500 are in the dark. Just information not complaining because I'm lucky enough to get to stay at my ex-wife's house who has electricity and hot food. YAY!! Just what I wanted....ha ha ha ha....

Yeah, the whole non-union thing was not true. JCP&L spokesman came on the radio and said it was false.

[mcs328]

Good thing your ex-wife are still friends I assume. Hope everything goes well because another storm is coming.

[Napoleon54]

Good thing your ex-wife are still friends I assume.

Maybe he busted in and spends his free time peeing on the furniture. :shifty:

[Napoleon54]

This is probably Not true (http://www.gotapex.com/l/287089/Hurricane-Sandy1429998-1)

But it says so on the internetz!!!!!

[Jah Rulez]

Maybe he busted in and spends his free time peeing on the furniture. :shifty:

Lolz......