Hurricane Sandy

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #30 on:** October 29, 2012, 11:58:42 AM

Yup, keep safe guys.

We are getting some wind and rain from the edge of it, and its supposed to stay with us for a few days but I'm not imagining it will be all that serious.

The good news is that the ocean needs to raise by about 100 feet before it gets to where I live so fortunately we have no flooding concerns!

Def

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N_N_R · **Reply #31 on:** October 29, 2012, 12:23:19 PM

Good luck, everyone! : (

Hypnos3510 · **Reply #32 on:** October 29, 2012, 01:00:28 PM

Good luck to you and your family on the island.

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MultiMat · **Reply #33 on:** October 29, 2012, 02:18:39 PM

Hope you are all safe guys.

Dunc · **Reply #34 on:** October 29, 2012, 03:19:47 PM

Stay safe guys

kmanct3 · **Reply #35 on:** October 29, 2012, 03:46:23 PM

10:45 here in CT, Getting dangerously windy already !

GigaHz · **Reply #36 on:** October 29, 2012, 04:20:56 PM

I'm a little north of Philly. It is still just raining here.

Blitzwing · **Reply #37 on:** October 29, 2012, 04:59:04 PM

CT here also... Just windy so far...

hawkchucker · **Reply #38 on:** October 29, 2012, 06:25:48 PM

Mass here and having fun!

jerseydevil · **Reply #39 on:** October 29, 2012, 08:03:09 PM

Wind has picked up a fair but, but the rain is still fairly light. South Jersey is getting hammered though. If nelly1974 or Big-Target see this, hope you guys are OK down there!

Bensasupertool · **Reply #40 on:** October 29, 2012, 11:03:34 PM

Windy with light rain so far on Van Shaick Island in Cohoes . Were ready with the genny,dry ice,propane,camp grill,food.torches,blah blah fooey. Stay safe out there.

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #41 on:** October 29, 2012, 11:21:35 PM

Power flicker. Likely someone down the road lost power. We'll see how long ours lasts...

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #42 on:** October 29, 2012, 11:42:59 PM

No flicker here yet but with the wind we are getting it's only a maybe a matter of time.

Def

hawkchucker · **Reply #43 on:** October 29, 2012, 11:49:16 PM

Power out to 30% of my town and they get sectionsgoing to lose another. I am an My towns CERT team and will be opening our shelter tonight at 8

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #44 on:** October 30, 2012, 12:05:06 AM

Hang in there John! I'll be watching Facebook for updates from you and Nat!

Def

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #45 on:** October 30, 2012, 01:31:07 AM

Got the last dishwasher run in AND a loaf of bread through the bread maker. Now just have 12 hours to wait it out!

GigaHz · **Reply #46 on:** October 30, 2012, 01:59:44 AM

70-80% of AC under water. Cars floating down streets in Manhattan. Looks bad.

GigaHz · **Reply #47 on:** October 30, 2012, 02:02:21 AM

Posting on a UPS. Hope the power comes back.

hawkchucker · **Reply #48 on:** October 30, 2012, 02:32:19 AM

We are holding in Grant

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #49 on:** October 30, 2012, 03:22:01 AM

Good to hear John!

Def

Gareth · **Reply #50 on:** October 30, 2012, 08:21:09 AM

I know I've said it already, but stay safe guys.

lowtech · **Reply #51 on:** October 30, 2012, 10:09:30 AM

Averybody alright over there?!
I hope all went well except for some wet cellars.

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #52 on:** October 30, 2012, 12:16:50 PM

Still raining but the winds are back down to a normal rainstorm level. Sounds like those on the North and Northeast side of the storm took the brunt of it.

Steinar · **Reply #53 on:** October 30, 2012, 01:51:50 PM

The pictures we get here are very dramatic, I hope everybody's OK.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #54 on:** October 30, 2012, 03:38:55 PM

The pictures are always dramatic- boring stories don't sell newspapers! I remember that when Hurricane Juan blew through here the overall damage was pretty minimal but the news showed the six buildings or so that were damaged- over and over and from different angles so it looked like the city had been flattened.

That's not to say Sandy isn't bad, but take the news images with a grain of salt!

Def

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #55 on:** October 30, 2012, 04:03:45 PM

At our place:

dks · **Reply #56 on:** October 30, 2012, 05:13:43 PM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on October 30, 2012, 03:38:55 PM

The pictures are always dramatic- boring stories don't sell newspapers! I remember that when Hurricane Juan blew through here the overall damage was pretty minimal but the news showed the six buildings or so that were damaged- over and over and from different angles so it looked like the city had been flattened.

That's not to say Sandy isn't bad, but take the news images with a grain of salt!

Def

They say 13 people died, so it must have been prety bad. The Nuclear Power plant red alert is also pointed out a lot. Memories of Fukushima are still prety fresh.

Tanker washed up, homes razed to the ground and flooded streets littered with cars: Obama declares a 'major disaster' after Sandy leaves New York resembling a scene from an end of the world film

Life after Sandy: Homes all along America's East Coast are under 'six feet' of water, torn apart by winds or crushed by trees

Hundreds wait to be rescued on rooftops after 'levee breaks' and fills three towns with 5ft of water in just 30 minutes

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225108/Hurricane-Sandy-2012-Obama-declares-major-disaster-New-York-33-people-die-Superstorm.html

Storm damage projected at £12bn // Sandy kills at least 33 people in US and Canada - including ten deaths in New York
President Barack Obama has declared a 'major disaster' in New York and Long Island
At least 7.4m properties across US East have lost power // New York City could be without power for a week
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg: 'Tragically we expect that number to go up' referring to New York death toll

Mass transit system, schools, stock exchange and Broadway shut, as water overflows NYC's historic waterfront
Record 13ft storm surge threatening lower Manhattan and howling winds left crane hanging from high-rise building
Over 15,000 flights across the globe grounded due to Superstorm Sandy

NYU Hospital loses backup power and evacuates patients // Nuclear power plant on alert
More than 190 firefighters battled blaze destroying more than 80 homes in Breezy Point

Stock trading will be closed in the US again for a second day running - last time it was closed for two days was 1888

Heinz Doofenshmirtz · **Reply #57 on:** October 30, 2012, 06:26:54 PM

I'm just glad that you guys get to prepare in advance!

Not to belittle the impact of this storm, but where I live, the fact it's nearly impossible to accurately predict an earthquake is something you just have to learn to live with. Back in 1989, the Loma Prieta quake we had here in the SF Bay Area did as much damage in the 15 sec. it lasted as hurricane Andrew did in the entire 48 hours it took to move across Florida and the south. (And 15 sec. is very short for a 7+ magnitude quake; we got off easy!)

Anyway, glad to hear you guys are holding up well... I have relatives and friends out that way, and I've heard that so far things have been okay for them, relatively speaking of course. Still, stay safe!

theonew · **Reply #58 on:** October 30, 2012, 08:07:14 PM

Where I live on the upper west side there doesn't seem to be that much damage, just a lot of debris on the street. The worst that happened was I lost cable internet connectivity for a few hours this morning

Tonight I'll head out to the park with my dog and expect to see a lot of trees down, the wind was pretty serious last night.

edcgear · **Reply #59 on:** October 30, 2012, 08:11:11 PM

Everyone OK over there??

Just watched news update on TV!!

Stay safe guys!!

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