Steveh
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Good luck everyone - thinking of you over here in the UK. I have close colleagues based in Lower Manhattan so Il have fingers crossed for them as well.
Good Luck to All with Hurricane Sandy!
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Range-rover
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That's sad you think your safe in your home and that happens, further north
in Westchester, wind is really kicking up and seeing lots of bright flashes in the sky
may be transformers, Thanks for all the well wishes.
Range
in Westchester, wind is really kicking up and seeing lots of bright flashes in the sky
may be transformers, Thanks for all the well wishes.
Range
sepiareverb
genius and moron
I saw pictures of the building in Chelsea Helen- crazy. Wind must be whipping up those Avenues.
helen.HH
To Light & Love ...
Its Howling Mad...and we only just Begun
bob338
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finguanzo
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Bingley
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Cars floating on Wall Street? Maybe this is Mother Nature's way of showing us all what a real "Occupy Wall Street" looks like...
On a serious note, I hear that ConEd just cut power to all of lower Manhattan. I hope YOU are safe, Helen. Thanks for the updates and TAKE CARE!
Range-rover
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Helen just saw that building on the news the whole front is gone it's really getting
bad in lower Manhattan lots of flooding as well.
Range
bad in lower Manhattan lots of flooding as well.
Range
peter_n
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The wind gusts are finally easing off here. I live on the lower slope of a hill that's urban but very leafy. I've never seen the trees move around as much as today, some of the gusts were 70mph I'm told. We just had an hour of torrential rain that recently stopped as abruptly as it began. Very luckily we still have power although it has flickered a couple times, last year with Irene we were without power for days as a tree came down on my street and a transformer exploded. Today was all about the wind though, it was much worse than Irene last year and we are hundreds of miles from the center of this storm. I really feel for those getting the brunt of it...
Texsport
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I have relatives living in the path of Sandy.
I know that the affected area is not prepared for hurricanes, so I'm so grateful that it's not a really powerful storm with 2 times the wind speed.
Good luck and a safe night to all.
Texsport
I know that the affected area is not prepared for hurricanes, so I'm so grateful that it's not a really powerful storm with 2 times the wind speed.
Good luck and a safe night to all.
Texsport
benmacphoto
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Hope everyone in NYC is doing well.
All the images and news updates I'm seeing are about flooding in lower Manhattan and an explosion at a con ed power plant.
All the images and news updates I'm seeing are about flooding in lower Manhattan and an explosion at a con ed power plant.
Red Robin
It Is What It Is
Follow the official directions please and stay inside till morning. Tomorrow it may be safe to venture outdoors for a look-see. The hidden dangers are out there so be careful please.
Bob Michaels
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Originally Posted by Bob Michaels
A part of me feels sorry for those who did not heed the warnings to evacuate. But another part of me thinks that Darwin's theory of evolution works in strange ways.
Bob: that reference to Darwin's theory of evolution originally came from a friend who lost 200 of his closest friends who did not evacuate the town of Hopedale LA in hurricane Katrina. He was Charlo Inabanet, who always referred to himself as a "coonass". Charlo was the only one who did not evacuate to survive to storm surge. He was a delayed Katrina victim, having lost his oyster boat and everything he owned in addition to all his friends. He died about a year ago. He described himself and all his lost friends as "f***ing stupid coonasses" and made the Darwin reference. I think if someone in his situation can make that reference, I can as well.
Originally Posted by Bob Michaels
A part of me feels sorry for those who did not heed the warnings to evacuate. But another part of me thinks that Darwin's theory of evolution works in strange ways.
Bob: that reference to Darwin's theory of evolution originally came from a friend who lost 200 of his closest friends who did not evacuate the town of Hopedale LA in hurricane Katrina. He was Charlo Inabanet, who always referred to himself as a "coonass". Charlo was the only one who did not evacuate to survive to storm surge. He was a delayed Katrina victim, having lost his oyster boat and everything he owned in addition to all his friends. He died about a year ago. He described himself and all his lost friends as "f***ing stupid coonasses" and made the Darwin reference. I think if someone in his situation can make that reference, I can as well.
imn204
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unfortunately parked car
jsrockit
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How's NYC now? Im Stuck in Osaka.
taskoni
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“There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.”
― Dalai Lama XIV
Stay safe folks!
Regards,
Boris
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.”
― Dalai Lama XIV
Stay safe folks!
Regards,
Boris
TheFlyingCamera
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Here in DC it has so far been anticlimactic and overreaction. I understand shutting down subway service, but bus service too? We haven't had many trees down that I can tell, and I've only heard one fire/rescue crew go by since the storm started. So far we've had some moderate wind gusts, nothing seriously sustained, and some moderately hard rain. I had my power hiccup once last evening, and that's been it - fortunately someone in the city planning department decades ago buried the main power lines inside the city, so there aren't lots of poles near trees. The phone and cable lines come in to the houses from the alleys in the center of the blocks, and there are generally fewer big trees in backyards that can interfere with the power lines. The worst so far for me has been my patio door needs re-caulked where the frame meets the wall because it's been leaking. Nothing a bucket and a few towels haven't been able to handle so far.
daveleo
what?
We're in central Massachusetts (far from water). Not a bad storm at all. Last year's October snow storm was much much worse for damage and power outage (around us here).
Folks near water got clobbered last night. I think NJ & NYC took the big hit.
Folks near water got clobbered last night. I think NJ & NYC took the big hit.
I am on an east facing slope above the Housatonic River so when the winds were from the east we got hit pretty good, but all held up well for us. I am waiting for the sun to come up so I can see the area. I know the neighbors fence and possibly tree fell. My office is closed today, but I have no choice, I have to make a trip across state to take care of some stuff. I should be able to find enough open roads to reach my destination. If they highways open again I will be all set.
ray*j*gun
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I live in a suburb of Phila. Tore up my neighborhood and still have no power. The NJ shore is a disaster. Thank you all for your thoughts!
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