Hurricane Sandy (1 Viewer)

[Henry Ford]

Con Ed spokesperson on with Francesa on WFAN said the expectation is to have lower Manhattan fully restored by Saturday

Awesome news. Need to get everyone some heat.

 

[Tuco]

I hope this doesn't sound like "campaign signs in my neighborhood", but there were a ton of power company trucks from the south going up 95N all day today in Baltimore. It seems like a lot of help has been deployed.

 

[Arizona Ron]

Anyone heard from Arizona Ron? Brigantine is letting residents back in as of about an hour ago, apparently.

I was able to make contact with my Brother in law, cousin and his family are still MIA.We're all assuming they're ok, just with out power/phone.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I know Shady is having a rough time, but if it's any consolation...this was the funniest thing i read on the internet in October.

Joe Paterno's statue just floated by.

Was it looking the other way?

 

[Apple Jack]

http://www.twcableuntangled.com/2012/11/we-are-deploying-mobile-wi-fi-hotspot-and-recharging-stations-in-lower-manhattan/

And numerous centers around the city need people with cars to help drive supplies to people who need it. If you're feeling helpless and have a car, there are very real, important things you can do.

 

[TLEF316]

About to hit the 72 hour no power mark. Just got a hot shower at my dad's a little while ago (he has gas but no power) and spotted 2 jcp&l trucks at a transfer station a couple miles down the road.

So at least we've got something

 

[rwebb18]

I hope this doesn't sound like "campaign signs in my neighborhood", but there were a ton of power company trucks from the south going up 95N all day today in Baltimore. It seems like a lot of help has been deployed.

This past Sunday, before the storm even hit, I saw a convoy of over 50 power and other bucket trucks (tree and debris removal) leaving Louisiana heading north. Every time we face a hurricane, we are always thankful for the help from other regions of the country. We are glad to have the opportunity to return the favor.

 

[shadyridr]

I know Shady is having a rough time, but if it's any consolation...this was the funniest thing i read on the internet in October.

Joe Paterno's statue just floated by.

Was it looking the other way?

that happened the day of the storm. i dont think i had any idea the amount of devastation wed see on staten island. i remember you were in midland beach this year so you also know what a great area that is. anyway, i just wanna clarify, im not going through a tough time PERSONALLY. i just feel so bad for those people.

 

[Billy Bats]

A FB friend who works for the Southern Company (power) is on his way up to NJ from Mobile, AL today.

Florida Power & Light sent up 28 trucks as of Tuesday.

Alabama power sent up almost 100 trucks, have been in Southern NJ since Tuesday. Reading their FB page from everyone they're helping is awesome.

 

[3C's]

Been hesitant to post anything about this because you guys have enough on your hands already but I just saw mention of it on CNN so I guess the media is going to start running with it. There's a chance of another storm next week. Nothing near what just hit. And only a chance. The weather guys I follow, the true weather geeks, say the chance is slim. It should stay off the coast, bring a little precipitation, but that's about it. If a few things play out it will come further inland but they don't think that will happen. Nevertheless, I think the media will start playing it up and causing some premature/unnecessary worry. Models should tell more soon. Fingers and toes crossed.

Don't shoot the messenger.

 

[Billy Bats]

Haven't seen it posted, but a benefit concert is scheduled for tomorrow night featuring Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel and a few others.

 

[Usual21]

Saw some ##### selling gas on Craigslist for $10 a gallon.

 

[eoMMan]

For anyone in the Edison, NJ area that doesn't have power: Shoot me a message if you need a hot shower, a place to warm yourself, need to charge phones or laptops, or just need a place to warm yourself up and recharge your own batteries. Don't have much food since everything spoiled, but what I do have is available. I also have 5 gas stations within 2 miles that all have gas. Just shoot me a PM.

I can vouch for Usual21. He's good people. He won't rape you or anything.

 

[John Bender]

Saw some ##### selling gas on Craigslist for $10 a gallon.

Link? Let's spam him. Paging Tanner

 

[3C's]

Saw some ##### selling gas on Craigslist for $10 a gallon.

I'd really look into counterfeiting if I ran into that situation.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Saw some ##### selling gas on Craigslist for $10 a gallon.

$10 seems a bit much, but being able to actually get gas without waiting in line is a luxury that i'm sure plenty of people are willing to pay for. And there are obviously some significant costs to individuals in obtaining that gas and getting it to an area for people to be able to buy.

 

[Jojo the circus boy]

Yeah it's one thing if a gas station price gouges and tries selling @10, but someone offering delivery I'm sure he'll get customers willing to pay $50 for 5 gallons delivered.

 

[belljr]

For anyone in the Edison, NJ area that doesn't have power: Shoot me a message if you need a hot shower, a place to warm yourself, need to charge phones or laptops, or just need a place to warm yourself up and recharge your own batteries. Don't have much food since everything spoiled, but what I do have is available. I also have 5 gas stations within 2 miles that all have gas. Just shoot me a PM.

I can vouch for Usual21. He's good people. He won't rape you or anything.

Well I'm out then

 

[Jojo the circus boy]

Clinton speaks

 

[quickhands]

Welcome to a country on an energy diet.

 

[Gawain]

Finally getting a chance to check in.

I live (lived) in a 110 apartment complex on the corner of Atlantic and Rockaway Aves in Oceanside next to the East Rockaway train station. I stayed through Sandy. The last time I went outside to check was at 6pm. At 7pm, while the wife and I played penny-ante poker, I heard a neighbor exclaim that the water had already reached our front steps (the Irene high water mark.) I went into my backup plan, because I knew then we were getting flooded. There was a vacant apartment upstairs, so I took everything that was irreplaceable upstairs. I had sandbags in my car from when I had lived upstate, so I had previously brought them inside. Right before the water hit the front door, I sandbagged the door. We were the only complex where water did not breach the front door.

We had 4 inches of water seep through the walls. Every other complex saw between 2 and 6 feet. I spent Monday night in the hallway, watching the water creep up the window, while Mangano political signs floated by. The only noise besides the wind and the water was as water shorted out each car. A new car alarm sounded eery 30 seconds or so for what seemed like an hour.

The stories I heard from my neighbors blew my mind and broke my heart. One fellow had to climb on top of his refrigerator for two hours because the water was over his head in his apartment. A woman, somehow, managed to run out of her apartment once water reached her chest, while she was still holding her two cats. A woman showed me the only thing she managed to save, the only remaining picture of her great grandfather. I spent Tuesday finishing the move into the upstairs apartment. Saw a woman come back to check her car. as she opened her trunk and saw the leaves and smelled the mildew she broke into tears. Wednesday was spent helping various people go through their wreckage. A woman told me it was as if she was throwing away her memories. Today I helped my 75-year-old neighbor move what he managed to save. Even though we only got 4 inches of water, mold and mildew are a prime concern. So, the management company is kicking all lower level tenants out by Saturday. Once the announcement was made a wave of emotions, from rage to resignation, swept through the complex. Many of these people have no where to go and the prospect of a shelter is an unwanted thought.

Right now, I'm hoping to fly under the radar and just have my lease changed. The rental market in Long Island is about to go crazy. Any place with vacancies is going to raise rates tremendously. People are going to have cash from insurance checks and no where to go. Managed to shower for the first time since Sunday today. The weather isn't helping either. I grew up near Rochester, so I'm familiar with sleeping in the cold, but many people aren't prepared to stay in sub-40 degree temperatures. More fires are going to come as people turn to fires to try to stay warm. Just hope there are no carbon monoxide deaths.

Island park, Freeport, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Baldwin Harbor...all have parts that are devastated. Long Beach/Nautical Mile looks like it was bombed. Some parts are flattened.

Thoughts and wishes to all that have been effected by this storm. The journey back will be long, but I'm sure we can get through it.

And if you live in an area with street lights out, it's a 4-way stop. People are driving like no street light=green light.

 

[Grace Under Pressure]

T & P's Gawain, you're a good guy helping out your neighbors like that.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Finally getting a chance to check in.I live (lived) in a 110 apartment complex on the corner of Atlantic and Rockaway Aves in Oceanside next to the East Rockaway train station. I stayed through Sandy. The last time I went outside to check was at 6pm. At 7pm, while the wife and I played penny-ante poker, I heard a neighbor exclaim that the water had already reached our front steps (the Irene high water mark.) I went into my backup plan, because I knew then we were getting flooded. There was a vacant apartment upstairs, so I took everything that was irreplaceable upstairs. I had sandbags in my car from when I had lived upstate, so I had previously brought them inside. Right before the water hit the front door, I sandbagged the door. We were the only complex where water did not breach the front door.We had 4 inches of water seep through the walls. Every other complex saw between 2 and 6 feet. I spent Monday night in the hallway, watching the water creep up the window, while Mangano political signs floated by. The only noise besides the wind and the water was as water shorted out each car. A new car alarm sounded eery 30 seconds or so for what seemed like an hour.The stories I heard from my neighbors blew my mind and broke my heart. One fellow had to climb on top of his refrigerator for two hours because the water was over his head in his apartment. A woman, somehow, managed to run out of her apartment once water reached her chest, while she was still holding her two cats. A woman showed me the only thing she managed to save, the only remaining picture of her great grandfather. I spent Tuesday finishing the move into the upstairs apartment. Saw a woman come back to check her car. as she opened her trunk and saw the leaves and smelled the mildew she broke into tears. Wednesday was spent helping various people go through their wreckage. A woman told me it was as if she was throwing away her memories. Today I helped my 75-year-old neighbor move what he managed to save. Even though we only got 4 inches of water, mold and mildew are a prime concern. So, the management company is kicking all lower level tenants out by Saturday. Once the announcement was made a wave of emotions, from rage to resignation, swept through the complex. Many of these people have no where to go and the prospect of a shelter is an unwanted thought.Right now, I'm hoping to fly under the radar and just have my lease changed. The rental market in Long Island is about to go crazy. Any place with vacancies is going to raise rates tremendously. People are going to have cash from insurance checks and no where to go. Managed to shower for the first time since Sunday today. The weather isn't helping either. I grew up near Rochester, so I'm familiar with sleeping in the cold, but many people aren't prepared to stay in sub-40 degree temperatures. More fires are going to come as people turn to fires to try to stay warm. Just hope there are no carbon monoxide deaths.Island park, Freeport, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Baldwin Harbor...all have parts that are devastated. Long Beach/Nautical Mile looks like it was bombed. Some parts are flattened.Thoughts and wishes to all that have been effected by this storm. The journey back will be long, but I'm sure we can get through it.And if you live in an area with street lights out, it's a 4-way stop. People are driving like no street light=green light.

Hang in there my friend. My wife and I just dropped a bunch of food, clothes and toiletries at a collection center in the navy yard and its all headed your way. I wish there was more we could do right now. I'm faced with trying to get my company back online while people around us are dealing with stories like this and Shady's and Tlef's. . And the marathon is going to run right by my front door. After seeing what I saw in lower manhattan when I went to access my office, thousands of people wandering around pulling luggage like zombies, I can't believe we are still doing the marathon. Everyone should send good thoughts El Floppo's way. He is in the area without power. Haven't heard from him since Monday.

 

[Sheriff Bart]

Finally getting a chance to check in.I live (lived) in a 110 apartment complex on the corner of Atlantic and Rockaway Aves in Oceanside next to the East Rockaway train station. I stayed through Sandy. The last time I went outside to check was at 6pm. At 7pm, while the wife and I played penny-ante poker, I heard a neighbor exclaim that the water had already reached our front steps (the Irene high water mark.) I went into my backup plan, because I knew then we were getting flooded. There was a vacant apartment upstairs, so I took everything that was irreplaceable upstairs. I had sandbags in my car from when I had lived upstate, so I had previously brought them inside. Right before the water hit the front door, I sandbagged the door. We were the only complex where water did not breach the front door.We had 4 inches of water seep through the walls. Every other complex saw between 2 and 6 feet. I spent Monday night in the hallway, watching the water creep up the window, while Mangano political signs floated by. The only noise besides the wind and the water was as water shorted out each car. A new car alarm sounded eery 30 seconds or so for what seemed like an hour.The stories I heard from my neighbors blew my mind and broke my heart. One fellow had to climb on top of his refrigerator for two hours because the water was over his head in his apartment. A woman, somehow, managed to run out of her apartment once water reached her chest, while she was still holding her two cats. A woman showed me the only thing she managed to save, the only remaining picture of her great grandfather. I spent Tuesday finishing the move into the upstairs apartment. Saw a woman come back to check her car. as she opened her trunk and saw the leaves and smelled the mildew she broke into tears. Wednesday was spent helping various people go through their wreckage. A woman told me it was as if she was throwing away her memories. Today I helped my 75-year-old neighbor move what he managed to save. Even though we only got 4 inches of water, mold and mildew are a prime concern. So, the management company is kicking all lower level tenants out by Saturday. Once the announcement was made a wave of emotions, from rage to resignation, swept through the complex. Many of these people have no where to go and the prospect of a shelter is an unwanted thought.Right now, I'm hoping to fly under the radar and just have my lease changed. The rental market in Long Island is about to go crazy. Any place with vacancies is going to raise rates tremendously. People are going to have cash from insurance checks and no where to go. Managed to shower for the first time since Sunday today. The weather isn't helping either. I grew up near Rochester, so I'm familiar with sleeping in the cold, but many people aren't prepared to stay in sub-40 degree temperatures. More fires are going to come as people turn to fires to try to stay warm. Just hope there are no carbon monoxide deaths.Island park, Freeport, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Baldwin Harbor...all have parts that are devastated. Long Beach/Nautical Mile looks like it was bombed. Some parts are flattened.Thoughts and wishes to all that have been effected by this storm. The journey back will be long, but I'm sure we can get through it.And if you live in an area with street lights out, it's a 4-way stop. People are driving like no street light=green light.

Damn. :( Good luck man.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Finally getting a chance to check in.I live (lived) in a 110 apartment complex on the corner of Atlantic and Rockaway Aves in Oceanside next to the East Rockaway train station. I stayed through Sandy. The last time I went outside to check was at 6pm. At 7pm, while the wife and I played penny-ante poker, I heard a neighbor exclaim that the water had already reached our front steps (the Irene high water mark.) I went into my backup plan, because I knew then we were getting flooded. There was a vacant apartment upstairs, so I took everything that was irreplaceable upstairs. I had sandbags in my car from when I had lived upstate, so I had previously brought them inside. Right before the water hit the front door, I sandbagged the door. We were the only complex where water did not breach the front door.We had 4 inches of water seep through the walls. Every other complex saw between 2 and 6 feet. I spent Monday night in the hallway, watching the water creep up the window, while Mangano political signs floated by. The only noise besides the wind and the water was as water shorted out each car. A new car alarm sounded eery 30 seconds or so for what seemed like an hour.The stories I heard from my neighbors blew my mind and broke my heart. One fellow had to climb on top of his refrigerator for two hours because the water was over his head in his apartment. A woman, somehow, managed to run out of her apartment once water reached her chest, while she was still holding her two cats. A woman showed me the only thing she managed to save, the only remaining picture of her great grandfather. I spent Tuesday finishing the move into the upstairs apartment. Saw a woman come back to check her car. as she opened her trunk and saw the leaves and smelled the mildew she broke into tears. Wednesday was spent helping various people go through their wreckage. A woman told me it was as if she was throwing away her memories. Today I helped my 75-year-old neighbor move what he managed to save. Even though we only got 4 inches of water, mold and mildew are a prime concern. So, the management company is kicking all lower level tenants out by Saturday. Once the announcement was made a wave of emotions, from rage to resignation, swept through the complex. Many of these people have no where to go and the prospect of a shelter is an unwanted thought.Right now, I'm hoping to fly under the radar and just have my lease changed. The rental market in Long Island is about to go crazy. Any place with vacancies is going to raise rates tremendously. People are going to have cash from insurance checks and no where to go. Managed to shower for the first time since Sunday today. The weather isn't helping either. I grew up near Rochester, so I'm familiar with sleeping in the cold, but many people aren't prepared to stay in sub-40 degree temperatures. More fires are going to come as people turn to fires to try to stay warm. Just hope there are no carbon monoxide deaths.Island park, Freeport, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Baldwin Harbor...all have parts that are devastated. Long Beach/Nautical Mile looks like it was bombed. Some parts are flattened.Thoughts and wishes to all that have been effected by this storm. The journey back will be long, but I'm sure we can get through it.And if you live in an area with street lights out, it's a 4-way stop. People are driving like no street light=green light.

I have nothing to say other than I'm very sorry to hear about this, and you have my T&P. I can't even imagine.

 

[honky kong]

Finally getting a chance to check in.I live (lived) in a 110 apartment complex on the corner of Atlantic and Rockaway Aves in Oceanside next to the East Rockaway train station. I stayed through Sandy. The last time I went outside to check was at 6pm. At 7pm, while the wife and I played penny-ante poker, I heard a neighbor exclaim that the water had already reached our front steps (the Irene high water mark.) I went into my backup plan, because I knew then we were getting flooded. There was a vacant apartment upstairs, so I took everything that was irreplaceable upstairs. I had sandbags in my car from when I had lived upstate, so I had previously brought them inside. Right before the water hit the front door, I sandbagged the door. We were the only complex where water did not breach the front door.We had 4 inches of water seep through the walls. Every other complex saw between 2 and 6 feet. I spent Monday night in the hallway, watching the water creep up the window, while Mangano political signs floated by. The only noise besides the wind and the water was as water shorted out each car. A new car alarm sounded eery 30 seconds or so for what seemed like an hour.The stories I heard from my neighbors blew my mind and broke my heart. One fellow had to climb on top of his refrigerator for two hours because the water was over his head in his apartment. A woman, somehow, managed to run out of her apartment once water reached her chest, while she was still holding her two cats. A woman showed me the only thing she managed to save, the only remaining picture of her great grandfather. I spent Tuesday finishing the move into the upstairs apartment. Saw a woman come back to check her car. as she opened her trunk and saw the leaves and smelled the mildew she broke into tears. Wednesday was spent helping various people go through their wreckage. A woman told me it was as if she was throwing away her memories. Today I helped my 75-year-old neighbor move what he managed to save. Even though we only got 4 inches of water, mold and mildew are a prime concern. So, the management company is kicking all lower level tenants out by Saturday. Once the announcement was made a wave of emotions, from rage to resignation, swept through the complex. Many of these people have no where to go and the prospect of a shelter is an unwanted thought.Right now, I'm hoping to fly under the radar and just have my lease changed. The rental market in Long Island is about to go crazy. Any place with vacancies is going to raise rates tremendously. People are going to have cash from insurance checks and no where to go. Managed to shower for the first time since Sunday today. The weather isn't helping either. I grew up near Rochester, so I'm familiar with sleeping in the cold, but many people aren't prepared to stay in sub-40 degree temperatures. More fires are going to come as people turn to fires to try to stay warm. Just hope there are no carbon monoxide deaths.Island park, Freeport, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Baldwin Harbor...all have parts that are devastated. Long Beach/Nautical Mile looks like it was bombed. Some parts are flattened.Thoughts and wishes to all that have been effected by this storm. The journey back will be long, but I'm sure we can get through it.And if you live in an area with street lights out, it's a 4-way stop. People are driving like no street light=green light.

I have nothing to say other than I'm very sorry to hear about this, and you have my T&P. I can't even imagine.

Definitely puts a lump in the throat.

 

[urbanhack]

:(

hang tough everyone

 

[BobbyLayne]

Haven't seen it posted, but a benefit concert is scheduled for tomorrow night featuring Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel and a few others.

Tomorrow night on NBC from 30 Rock. I kinda love the fact that the Daily News misspelled his name Brain Williams twice in this story.Wonder if the Boss will rework the

.

 

[pittstownkiller]

No gas anywhere on Staten Island or Brooklyn. 3 hour waits for gas on the GSP. This is gonna be rough

How about Central Queens? Forest HIlls, Corona, Rego Park?

Is Doris still alive? :cough:

Doris is not alive.

 

[CrossEyed]

Been hesitant to post anything about this because you guys have enough on your hands already but I just saw mention of it on CNN so I guess the media is going to start running with it. There's a chance of another storm next week. Nothing near what just hit. And only a chance. The weather guys I follow, the true weather geeks, say the chance is slim. It should stay off the coast, bring a little precipitation, but that's about it. If a few things play out it will come further inland but they don't think that will happen. Nevertheless, I think the media will start playing it up and causing some premature/unnecessary worry. Models should tell more soon. Fingers and toes crossed.Don't shoot the messenger.

Actually saw a forecast that showed 2 storms coming through. One that will stay off the coast on Monday/Tuesday, but a second that might impact parts of the same area that Sandy hit on Wednesday/Thursday. Hopefully they both miss

 

[jamny]

btw, for those who may not know. All NYC public transportation has been free and will continue to be free at least through tomorrow. I thought that was at least a decent thing to do. Even my wife's express bus which costs $5.50 a trip.

 

[ragincajun]

I hope this doesn't sound like "campaign signs in my neighborhood", but there were a ton of power company trucks from the south going up 95N all day today in Baltimore. It seems like a lot of help has been deployed.

This past Sunday, before the storm even hit, I saw a convoy of over 50 power and other bucket trucks (tree and debris removal) leaving Louisiana heading north. Every time we face a hurricane, we are always thankful for the help from other regions of the country. We are glad to have the opportunity to return the favor.

The people of the gulf coasts thoughts and prayers are with y'all. My wife's entire family lost everything in Katrina and the outpouring of people and resources from all over the country was truly an inspiration. I am not sure what we can do but if anyone needs anything please let us know.P.s. rwebb18: how have I not seen you on here before; BR resident also.

 

[3C's]

Been hesitant to post anything about this because you guys have enough on your hands already but I just saw mention of it on CNN so I guess the media is going to start running with it. There's a chance of another storm next week. Nothing near what just hit. And only a chance. The weather guys I follow, the true weather geeks, say the chance is slim. It should stay off the coast, bring a little precipitation, but that's about it. If a few things play out it will come further inland but they don't think that will happen. Nevertheless, I think the media will start playing it up and causing some premature/unnecessary worry. Models should tell more soon. Fingers and toes crossed.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Actually saw a forecast that showed 2 storms coming through. One that will stay off the coast on Monday/Tuesday, but a second that might impact parts of the same area that Sandy hit on Wednesday/Thursday. Hopefully they both miss

How it was explained: There are 2 pieces of energy, 2 systems. One coming from the north (canada) and one from the south. The one from the north was showing in the models yesterday that it would head east across the northern great lakes and would not merge with the system to the south. Today for some reason that changed and showed a chance that they would merge. If they don't merge the north system would go north of the area affected by Sandy and the one from the south would go off the coast. If they merge it would become a decent storm, probably a snow maker. Hopefully they don't merge. Think theweatherboy has his doubts but is taking a wait and see mode: The weather pattern needs to be just right throughout the US to get such a coastal storm triggered, and the ingredients don't yet look ideal.

 

[Usual21]

Saw some ##### selling gas on Craigslist for $10 a gallon.

Link? Let's spam him. Paging Tanner

Craigslist jerkAlso saw another post of a guy willing to trade a brand new 19" LCD TV for 10 gallons of gas.

 

[BobbyLayne]

btw, for those who may not know. All NYC public transportation has been free and will continue to be free at least through tomorrow. I thought that was at least a decent thing to do. Even my wife's express bus which costs $5.50 a trip.

Quite a few trains running today. I took the 1 down and F up today. Mrs BL caught the N home from Long Island City.

 

[Novice2]

Saw some ##### selling gas on Craigslist for $10 a gallon.

Link? Let's spam him. Paging Tanner

Craigslist jerk

Have you called him and told him what a mean spirited sorry excuse for a human he is and how he should have that gasoline taken and redistributed because its not fair for him to have so much while so many have none?

 

[jamny]

btw, for those who may not know. All NYC public transportation has been free and will continue to be free at least through tomorrow. I thought that was at least a decent thing to do. Even my wife's express bus which costs $5.50 a trip.

Quite a few trains running today. I took the 1 down and F up today. Mrs BL caught the N home from Long Island City.

yeah, we were stuck in traffic trying to get in from 4:45 to about 6:20. Once we passed the 6am carpool time she decided to take a chance on the F which started running at 6am. She actually said it wasn't that bad. Express bus home. Shooting for the 6am train again tomorrow. It's downtown and Brooklyn that are having it the worst.

 

[Smack Tripper]

Not to compare with the deceased and devastated but i just sat in line for 3 hours for gas.

And after hearing reports from the city and island gas wise, I was more or less happy to do so(an hour longer than I bargained for but once you invest two hours you can't leave)

It was actually enjoyable, popped open the lap top and watched a road warrior/beyond thunderdome double feature.

 

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####.... This thread is amazing on many different levels

 

[JaxBill]

I get the bashing of the NYC Marathon. Can any locals chime in if there is any criticism of the NFL going thru with the Giants game?

Just seems strange that you have an event with mostly everyone driving in an area where people can't get gas very easily.

 

[Franknbeans]

Finally getting a chance to check in.I live (lived) in a 110 apartment complex on the corner of Atlantic and Rockaway Aves in Oceanside next to the East Rockaway train station. I stayed through Sandy. The last time I went outside to check was at 6pm. At 7pm, while the wife and I played penny-ante poker, I heard a neighbor exclaim that the water had already reached our front steps (the Irene high water mark.) I went into my backup plan, because I knew then we were getting flooded. There was a vacant apartment upstairs, so I took everything that was irreplaceable upstairs. I had sandbags in my car from when I had lived upstate, so I had previously brought them inside. Right before the water hit the front door, I sandbagged the door. We were the only complex where water did not breach the front door.We had 4 inches of water seep through the walls. Every other complex saw between 2 and 6 feet. I spent Monday night in the hallway, watching the water creep up the window, while Mangano political signs floated by. The only noise besides the wind and the water was as water shorted out each car. A new car alarm sounded eery 30 seconds or so for what seemed like an hour.The stories I heard from my neighbors blew my mind and broke my heart. One fellow had to climb on top of his refrigerator for two hours because the water was over his head in his apartment. A woman, somehow, managed to run out of her apartment once water reached her chest, while she was still holding her two cats. A woman showed me the only thing she managed to save, the only remaining picture of her great grandfather. I spent Tuesday finishing the move into the upstairs apartment. Saw a woman come back to check her car. as she opened her trunk and saw the leaves and smelled the mildew she broke into tears. Wednesday was spent helping various people go through their wreckage. A woman told me it was as if she was throwing away her memories. Today I helped my 75-year-old neighbor move what he managed to save. Even though we only got 4 inches of water, mold and mildew are a prime concern. So, the management company is kicking all lower level tenants out by Saturday. Once the announcement was made a wave of emotions, from rage to resignation, swept through the complex. Many of these people have no where to go and the prospect of a shelter is an unwanted thought.Right now, I'm hoping to fly under the radar and just have my lease changed. The rental market in Long Island is about to go crazy. Any place with vacancies is going to raise rates tremendously. People are going to have cash from insurance checks and no where to go. Managed to shower for the first time since Sunday today. The weather isn't helping either. I grew up near Rochester, so I'm familiar with sleeping in the cold, but many people aren't prepared to stay in sub-40 degree temperatures. More fires are going to come as people turn to fires to try to stay warm. Just hope there are no carbon monoxide deaths.Island park, Freeport, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Baldwin Harbor...all have parts that are devastated. Long Beach/Nautical Mile looks like it was bombed. Some parts are flattened.Thoughts and wishes to all that have been effected by this storm. The journey back will be long, but I'm sure we can get through it.And if you live in an area with street lights out, it's a 4-way stop. People are driving like no street light=green light.

Hang in there man and if there's anything I can possibly do, don't hesitate to ask.

 

[quickhands]

Is fema doing a crappy job?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Should be a convoy of Dominion Power, BG&E, and Pepco trucks heading to Jersey & NY today from the DC area.

 

[James Daulton]

Saw some ##### selling gas on Craigslist for $10 a gallon.

Link? Let's spam him. Paging Tanner

Craigslist jerk

Have you called him and told him what a mean spirited sorry excuse for a human he is and how he should have that gasoline taken and redistributed because its not fair for him to have so much while so many have none?

Wow. You take the whole Republican party line pretty seriously...

 

[3C's]

Finally getting a chance to check in.I live (lived) in a 110 apartment complex on the corner of Atlantic and Rockaway Aves in Oceanside next to the East Rockaway train station. I stayed through Sandy. The last time I went outside to check was at 6pm. At 7pm, while the wife and I played penny-ante poker, I heard a neighbor exclaim that the water had already reached our front steps (the Irene high water mark.) I went into my backup plan, because I knew then we were getting flooded. There was a vacant apartment upstairs, so I took everything that was irreplaceable upstairs. I had sandbags in my car from when I had lived upstate, so I had previously brought them inside. Right before the water hit the front door, I sandbagged the door. We were the only complex where water did not breach the front door.We had 4 inches of water seep through the walls. Every other complex saw between 2 and 6 feet. I spent Monday night in the hallway, watching the water creep up the window, while Mangano political signs floated by. The only noise besides the wind and the water was as water shorted out each car. A new car alarm sounded eery 30 seconds or so for what seemed like an hour.The stories I heard from my neighbors blew my mind and broke my heart. One fellow had to climb on top of his refrigerator for two hours because the water was over his head in his apartment. A woman, somehow, managed to run out of her apartment once water reached her chest, while she was still holding her two cats. A woman showed me the only thing she managed to save, the only remaining picture of her great grandfather. I spent Tuesday finishing the move into the upstairs apartment. Saw a woman come back to check her car. as she opened her trunk and saw the leaves and smelled the mildew she broke into tears. Wednesday was spent helping various people go through their wreckage. A woman told me it was as if she was throwing away her memories. Today I helped my 75-year-old neighbor move what he managed to save. Even though we only got 4 inches of water, mold and mildew are a prime concern. So, the management company is kicking all lower level tenants out by Saturday. Once the announcement was made a wave of emotions, from rage to resignation, swept through the complex. Many of these people have no where to go and the prospect of a shelter is an unwanted thought.Right now, I'm hoping to fly under the radar and just have my lease changed. The rental market in Long Island is about to go crazy. Any place with vacancies is going to raise rates tremendously. People are going to have cash from insurance checks and no where to go. Managed to shower for the first time since Sunday today. The weather isn't helping either. I grew up near Rochester, so I'm familiar with sleeping in the cold, but many people aren't prepared to stay in sub-40 degree temperatures. More fires are going to come as people turn to fires to try to stay warm. Just hope there are no carbon monoxide deaths.Island park, Freeport, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Baldwin Harbor...all have parts that are devastated. Long Beach/Nautical Mile looks like it was bombed. Some parts are flattened.Thoughts and wishes to all that have been effected by this storm. The journey back will be long, but I'm sure we can get through it.And if you live in an area with street lights out, it's a 4-way stop. People are driving like no street light=green light.

Hang in there man and if there's anything I can possibly do, don't hesitate to ask.

Not much I can do from here it seems other than the donation route (blood and money) but I'd do anything I could.

 

[3C's]

Is fema doing a crappy job?

I think there's some grumbling at the local level, and that will always happen, but the overall reviews have been good. http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/01/us/sandy-fema/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 

[shamwow!]

Finally getting a chance to check in.I live (lived) in a 110 apartment complex on the corner of Atlantic and Rockaway Aves in Oceanside next to the East Rockaway train station. I stayed through Sandy. The last time I went outside to check was at 6pm. At 7pm, while the wife and I played penny-ante poker, I heard a neighbor exclaim that the water had already reached our front steps (the Irene high water mark.) I went into my backup plan, because I knew then we were getting flooded. There was a vacant apartment upstairs, so I took everything that was irreplaceable upstairs. I had sandbags in my car from when I had lived upstate, so I had previously brought them inside. Right before the water hit the front door, I sandbagged the door. We were the only complex where water did not breach the front door.We had 4 inches of water seep through the walls. Every other complex saw between 2 and 6 feet. I spent Monday night in the hallway, watching the water creep up the window, while Mangano political signs floated by. The only noise besides the wind and the water was as water shorted out each car. A new car alarm sounded eery 30 seconds or so for what seemed like an hour.The stories I heard from my neighbors blew my mind and broke my heart. One fellow had to climb on top of his refrigerator for two hours because the water was over his head in his apartment. A woman, somehow, managed to run out of her apartment once water reached her chest, while she was still holding her two cats. A woman showed me the only thing she managed to save, the only remaining picture of her great grandfather. I spent Tuesday finishing the move into the upstairs apartment. Saw a woman come back to check her car. as she opened her trunk and saw the leaves and smelled the mildew she broke into tears. Wednesday was spent helping various people go through their wreckage. A woman told me it was as if she was throwing away her memories. Today I helped my 75-year-old neighbor move what he managed to save. Even though we only got 4 inches of water, mold and mildew are a prime concern. So, the management company is kicking all lower level tenants out by Saturday. Once the announcement was made a wave of emotions, from rage to resignation, swept through the complex. Many of these people have no where to go and the prospect of a shelter is an unwanted thought.Right now, I'm hoping to fly under the radar and just have my lease changed. The rental market in Long Island is about to go crazy. Any place with vacancies is going to raise rates tremendously. People are going to have cash from insurance checks and no where to go. Managed to shower for the first time since Sunday today. The weather isn't helping either. I grew up near Rochester, so I'm familiar with sleeping in the cold, but many people aren't prepared to stay in sub-40 degree temperatures. More fires are going to come as people turn to fires to try to stay warm. Just hope there are no carbon monoxide deaths.Island park, Freeport, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Baldwin Harbor...all have parts that are devastated. Long Beach/Nautical Mile looks like it was bombed. Some parts are flattened.Thoughts and wishes to all that have been effected by this storm. The journey back will be long, but I'm sure we can get through it.And if you live in an area with street lights out, it's a 4-way stop. People are driving like no street light=green light.

Hang in there man and if there's anything I can possibly do, don't hesitate to ask.

I think a few of your Who's Hottest polls would make everyone a little happier.

 

[belljr]

Is fema doing a crappy job?

I think there's some grumbling at the local level, and that will always happen, but the overall reviews have been good. http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/01/us/sandy-fema/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Well minus the giant generators sitting around doing nothing waiting for the marathon - when they could roll them out to maybe some gas stations or homes.

 

[3C's]

Is fema doing a crappy job?

I think there's some grumbling at the local level, and that will always happen, but the overall reviews have been good. http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/01/us/sandy-fema/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Well minus the giant generators sitting around doing nothing waiting for the marathon - when they could roll them out to maybe some gas stations or homes.

Were those provided by FEMA or the city? Either way I'd think FEMA just provides the device and the locality decides what to do with it.

 

[Jojo the circus boy]

Is fema doing a crappy job?

Compared to Katrina? Probably not.However from what I am reading and people here can confirm (if they even have electricity/internet) in places like Staten Island, it took 3+ days to start getting supplies (yesterday I believe was the first day). National Guard showed up in Hoboken, NJ on Wednesday (not sure who is in charge of mobilizing them) but with the storm hitting on Monday every day counts, people were trapped in their apartments.