Hurricane Sandy

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[quote]MattyXL wrote:
OK OK we get it, people should of left when told to leave… absolutely. On the other hand if it is sort of the Boy who cried wolf syndrome, year after year nothing of this magnitude ever hit us so its human nature to ignore the warnings.

But the cavalier attitude I am inferring from your post is not necessary. I by no means am the expert you are but I find it hard to believe a “purricance” can demolish whole islands, and cause some of devastation that occurred. While it must suck to endure a hurricane in extremely hot weather it Will reach freezing levels here in Staten Island tonight, many people are w/o power and heat and oh yeah we are expecting a Nor’easter tomorrow that can cause more flooding. This is not going to be easy.

All of us out here are sucking it up going back to work, helping each other out and making the best of an unfortunate situation…The mothers that lost their young children, and the young children that lost their parents will disagree with you whole heartedly. Most people did evacuate and lost everything.

On behalf of them and myself…

Suck my Dick[/quote]
More like the wolf (castrated) in sheeps people chose to ignore. And yeah, you caught some damage and I am truly happy to hear good news considering what hurricanes often mean to a heavily populated area.

Does that mean the damage that did occur isn’t important? No. But be happy you didn’t get a real hurricane and learn from your trial run, global warming can only mean more unfortunately. Nothing cavalier about it. They are serious business and the category levels are no joke.

And good luck with the Noreaster, srsly. Snuggle up tight. Too bad once you’re naked you can’t really manipulate lower temps though. Like a “more naked” jacket or something.

And I’m not gay, dude. You’ll have to stick to the showers I guess but I am glad you made it through, and hopefully without much damage.

Serious question, I’ve only been vaguely following the news I must admit, has the National Guard had to step in and establish martial law to restore order?

When do they project the full electric grid to come back?

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Just wanted to ignore the troll and check in with the crew.

Hope the snow didn’t make things much worse for you guys. I think we got close to 3 inches overnight by me. Some parts of the Island got closer to 6. I know some spots that were finally back up and running had their power knocked out again from the weight of the snow on power lines.

Stay warm, gang. But now I hear it’s supposed to be upwards of 60 degrees over the weekend. Seriously, WTF?

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[quote]Chris Colucci wrote:…
Hope the snow didn’t make things much worse for you guys. I think we got close to 3 inches overnight by me. Some parts of the Island got closer to 6. I know some spots that were finally back up and running had their power knocked out again from the weight of the snow on power lines.

Stay warm, gang. But now I hear it’s supposed to be upwards of 60 degrees over the weekend. Seriously, WTF?[/quote]

I’m in SW Suffolk and I measured the snow on my deck, 3.5". Would have been 5" or 6" if it hadn’t been mixed with rain. Looked out about 11 PM… whole yard was a sheet of ice. Guess it went to rain and back to snow at some point.

I only lost power on the hurricane day. You should see the houses on the water… talking to a real estate agent today, approx 1500 houses destroyed in Babylon Town alone. She said that the houses in my area instantly appreciated $50K from what they were 2 weeks ago. Gonna be lots of people wanting to get houses away from the water.

This isn’t in the paper yet, but there are home-heating oil tanks all over the place. In the bay, in the street, in peoples yards. The Coast Guard fished one out of the Moriches inlet. They came out of houses that came off the foundation and the free-standing ones that ripped loose when the tidal surge came through. One guy had a 300 gallon tank dump in his front yard, and it wasn’t his tank even. Babylon Village reeks of fuel oil.

I hope it warms up a bit too… makes waiting on the gas lines more tolerable. Stations that are open get a delivery and are sold out in 4 hours or less. Easy to spot an open gas station, they have 2 police cars there maintaining order.

Rob

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makes me wonder why people choose to live in areas that are vulnerable to natural disasters.

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[quote]StevenF wrote:
makes me wonder why people choose to live in areas that are vulnerable to natural disasters. [/quote]

The northeast is not typically vulnerable to anything but blizzards, and we’re used to those.

Hurricanes is a new phenomena for us.

And good luck finding a place on the map ANYWHERE that doesn’t suffer from some sort of potential natural disaster.

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[quote]snipeout wrote:
I just got done putting in about 75 hours working from Island Beach State park to Mnntoloking(NJ). This island area was declared uninhabitable and is now a mandatory evacuation. There are upwards of 30,000 people who will have no where to live for upwards of a year. National Guard as well as State Police have been working with us local guys. It is absolute devastation. The ocean took out a bridge and created a new inlet while swallowing 6 or so houses in the processes. A whole subdivision burned to the ground. This rivals several combat zones I have been in.[/quote]

Just read this - glad you’re doing well snipeout… and it looks like a lot of my fishing spots are devastated. I heard that bridge went down… are they filling that part of the island back in or what?

I know so many people down there that are losing so much… I fucking hate this storm.

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[quote]StevenF wrote:
makes me wonder why people choose to live in areas that are vulnerable to natural disasters. [/quote]

I looked at houses on the water when I was house shopping. I’m local and have seen enough hurricanes, so I opted for the high ground. Some people think the BIG ONE will never come. This was bigger than anything since the hurricane of 1938.

A total game-changer for the insurance industry and real estate as well. Who is willing to risk living in a flood prone area and are they willing to pay the insurance premiums, if they are even offering insurance? NY State at one time was offering to underwrite those who weren’t able to get insurance anywhere else. No idea what this hurricane will bring about. Even those of us out of the flood plain that don’t file a claim will see rate hikes.

Rob

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[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:

[quote]StevenF wrote:
makes me wonder why people choose to live in areas that are vulnerable to natural disasters. [/quote]

The northeast is not typically vulnerable to anything but blizzards, and we’re used to those.

Hurricanes is a new phenomena for us.

And good luck finding a place on the map ANYWHERE that doesn’t suffer from some sort of potential natural disaster.[/quote]

Blizzards can be quite destructive and deadly too. I lost power in the one after Xmas in 2010… got real cold in the house, which we abandoned once it got down to 40 degrees inside.

I can recall a few huricanes as a kid, then we had Gloria in 1985 which was quite destructive, but didn’t carry the storm surge that this one did. Gloria had higher sustained winds and heavy rain that preceded it. Trees and telephone poles were snapped like toothpicks.

No matter where you live, you got something out to get you. Earthquakes, tornadoes, mud slides, volcanoes, etc.

Rob

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Michigan! The only natural disaster here is Detroit.

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[quote]StevenF wrote:
Michigan! The only natural disaster here is Detroit. [/quote]

Yeah, not like we get tornado’s or anything.

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[quote]StevenF wrote:
makes me wonder why people choose to live in areas that are vulnerable to natural disasters.[/quote]
Why do Hawaiians live near volcanoes? Why do Californians live near fault lines? Why do you live where the “USDA Designates Michigan as Natural Disaster Area for Heat and Drought Conditions”

Kind of an unnecessary comment, man. As FightinIrish said, every place is vulnerable to something.

[quote]beachguy498 wrote:
This isn’t in the paper yet, but there are home-heating oil tanks all over the place. In the bay, in the street, in peoples yards. The Coast Guard fished one out of the Moriches inlet. They came out of houses that came off the foundation and the free-standing ones that ripped loose when the tidal surge came through. One guy had a 300 gallon tank dump in his front yard, and it wasn’t his tank even. Babylon Village reeks of fuel oil.[/quote]
Geez, yeah I haven’t heard any of that on News 12 or where ever.

Don’t forget they just started the odd/even license plate gas rationing thing today. That’s supposed to lighten up the car lines too. We’ll see though.

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[quote]Chris Colucci wrote:

[quote]StevenF wrote:
makes me wonder why people choose to live in areas that are vulnerable to natural disasters.[/quote]
Why do Hawaiians live near volcanoes? Why do Californians live near fault lines? Why do you live where the “USDA Designates Michigan as Natural Disaster Area for Heat and Drought Conditions”

Kind of an unnecessary comment, man. As FightinIrish said, every place is vulnerable to something.

[quote]beachguy498 wrote:
This isn’t in the paper yet, but there are home-heating oil tanks all over the place. In the bay, in the street, in peoples yards. The Coast Guard fished one out of the Moriches inlet. They came out of houses that came off the foundation and the free-standing ones that ripped loose when the tidal surge came through. One guy had a 300 gallon tank dump in his front yard, and it wasn’t his tank even. Babylon Village reeks of fuel oil.[/quote]
Geez, yeah I haven’t heard any of that on News 12 or where ever.

Don’t forget they just started the odd/even license plate gas rationing thing today. That’s supposed to lighten up the car lines too. We’ll see though.[/quote]

I haven’t seen anything in print about the fuel oil either, but everyone who has been there can’t miss it, thousands of gallons spilled into the ground, canals and the bay.

The odd/even thing seems to be working. I saw some places with NO line at all, or maybe 5 or 10 cars lined up.

Rob

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May or may not be relevant for you folks:

If you live in the counties listed here:

Business owners have until February 1st 2013 to send in 3rd and 4th quarter payroll tax forms. (Federal only here).

Individuals have until February 1st 2013 to send in their 4th estimated payments.

Business can also give tax free assistance to employees if they so wish. These can be for personal necessary cost not otherwise covered by insurance. It will be non-taxable income to the employee, and generally a deductible expense to the employer.

EDIT:

Looks like you can donate some unused vacation days as well. Ask your employer about it, if you would like to help.