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Hurricane Sandy

divisiontendivisionten
edited November 2012 in General Chat
Stay safe. If you're in an evac zone, GTFO. Otherwise, keep dry and pets inside.

We'll be here when you get your power back on.

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  • Debbie82Debbie82
    edited October 2012
    Thanks. So far our power is still on here in East Hartford, Connecticut, though the lights upstairs may have been flickering a bit.
  • HelloCthulhuHelloCthulhu
    edited October 2012
    I'm in western pa and all we have had is a constant drizzle. Despite the weather channel telling us that the world is ending for us.
  • divisiontendivisionten
    edited October 2012
    My hometown is under 10-12 feet of water, and half were forced to evacuate. My parents live on a hill, though. Need to call them later and see how they are faring.
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited October 2012
    It's been windy and pouring like crazy here, and it keeps going (it's supposed to get worse according to the weather reports). No power outages, but the cable was out for a little bit like it was when the tornado came through here a few months ago. I really hope it doesn't do too much damage here though, as our area hasn't completely recovered from the tornado yet.
  • RibsRibs
    edited October 2012
    Skylight got blown off by the wind. Christ.
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited October 2012
    A friend who lives in a Manhattan penthouse reckons he's getting motion sickness just sitting on his couch right now. There were evacuations 1 block from my apartment, so I picked a really good time to be on the west coast.
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited October 2012
    Double post but worth it... amazing live(ish) wind map of the US.

    When I checked just now:

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  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited October 2012
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  • Debbie82Debbie82
    edited October 2012
    Well, we got many power flickers in our home last night, but no power outage so far. :)
  • StrongBrush1StrongBrush1
    edited October 2012
    I got one outage which lasted for about thirty seconds. Other than that, no real damage.
  • GibbeynatorGibbeynator
    edited October 2012
    I'm pretty far inland, in Canada no less, and we're getting nasty wind and occasional rain showers.
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited October 2012
    Roll call! Are all our east coast forum folks ok? Hoping you'll check in when you get power/internet back.
  • HelloCthulhuHelloCthulhu
    edited October 2012
    just bloody gray in western pa
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited October 2012
    Just got a short power surge here in Central NY (and the cable outage like I said earlier - which also meant no land line phone for me since my cable provider is my phone provider). We got 60MPH winds and lots of rain. We didn't get hit as hard here as some in my area (like July's tornado, which was really weird since I was at my sister's right where the tornado hit and there was damage and power outages on every street around her house, but very little happened on her street). There are still people without power, condemned houses from trees falling, and some flooding in areas close to the river. No deaths here though, thank goodness (none from the tornado either, we've been really lucky in that regard). It's crazy that the hurricane caused so much damage so far inland.
  • divisiontendivisionten
    edited October 2012
    My parents have power, but most of my hometown doesn't. They're offering their place for people to charge cell phones, do laundry or crash. It's funny, the people without power this time had power during Irene and vice versa.
  • divisiontendivisionten
    edited October 2012
    Double posting, but... OH HI CRANFORD NEW JERSEY. NICE TO SEE YOU.

    2012-10-30T145800Z_268149348_GM1E8AU1RRB01_RTRMADP_3_STORM-SANDY.JPG

    The person who owns that boat lives down the street from where I grew up, and it's one of the iconic images floating around the news now. My hometown used to be famous for being the filming site of Pete and Pete, but this... not so good.

    My aunt's boat also got washed ashore. Hull destroyed. At least it wasn't her house.
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited October 2012
    http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/121030/michael-brown-ex-fema-head-criticizes-obama

    Well. As one of my friends said (sarcastically), "I'm so proud that America has someone to stand up for the correct side on the controversial issue of whether or not to help hurricane victims quickly."
  • Debbie82Debbie82
    edited October 2012
    So far our power in my house and in Uncle Dave's house is still going strong, though most of East Hartford is without power, and it will be a few days before power will be fixed. I still hope Halloween survives in spite of it all.
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited October 2012
    Alcoremortis wrote: »
    http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/121030/michael-brown-ex-fema-head-criticizes-obama

    Well. As one of my friends said (sarcastically), "I'm so proud that America has someone to stand up for the correct side on the controversial issue of whether or not to help hurricane victims quickly."

    This from the same man who had to resign in the wake of the botched Hurricane Katrina reaction.
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited October 2012
    DAISHI wrote: »
    This from the same man who had to resign in the wake of the botched Hurricane Katrina reaction.

    Exactly.

    I think he's just upset that Obama's making him look even worse.
  • FriarFriar
    edited October 2012
    I'm shocked by the scale mob the thing. I was suspecting it to be a bit of a wash-out, if you'll pardon the pun. I thought the media were just going to over sensationalise it, especially when the word hurricane was replaced with "Super storm", Which just sounds more sensational. It wasn't really until I saw the image of Sandy imposed over europe that i could comprehend the scale of it (Basically it covered all of the major european nations, except for half of Italy, I think.

    My thoughts are with those who have lost family members, homes and pets.

    What's it like to live through a hurricane?
  • RibsRibs
    edited October 2012
    Dark.
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited November 2012
    Friar wrote: »
    I'm shocked by the scale mob the thing. I was suspecting it to be a bit of a wash-out, if you'll pardon the pun. I thought the media were just going to over sensationalise it, especially when the word hurricane was replaced with "Super storm", Which just sounds more sensational. It wasn't really until I saw the image of Sandy imposed over europe that i could comprehend the scale of it (Basically it covered all of the major european nations, except for half of Italy, I think.
    The term "super storm" is rarely used, only when a storm encompasses such a huge amount of area, like the 1993 Storm of the Century.
    Friar wrote: »
    What's it like to live through a hurricane?
    Any natural disaster is definitely an eye-opener when you look all around you and see damage and to wonder how you got out of it relatively unscathed. All we got from July's tornado and Sandy was some minor roof damage. That's no problem at all, considering the alternatives.
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