hurricane sandy is on her way

[agent A]

well i had a furnace fire today!

the furnace was putting out cold air so my mom hit a button on it and reset it and thick brown smoke burst from one if the tubes

we had to call a furnace guy to fix some broken parts of it...

 

[sinensispsyched]

The very outskirts of Sandy are hitting me now. Nothing but hard rain and ferocious wind. I really hope they close our schools!!

 

[Rick]

everyone says they are not impressed, the worst hasn't come yet for my area. People may be speaking too soon in my opinion

Probably right. Hope everyone is safe,

Wind Map:

http://hint.fm/wind/

 

[angelofdeathzz]

The storm is 900 miles wide, Katrina was 450, they say it should be called a cat3, its like "the perfect storm" many factors in this one make it even worse than Katrina, the NYSE is under 3+ ft of water. The whole US will suffer economically from this one... Hope you people on the north east coast stay safe, I'm just getting the rain and 45-55mph wind here in south east Michigan so far.

Wish you guys well over there!!!

 

[hopefoot]

900,000 in NJ without power is just "something we're not used to"? That's such a condescending thing to say. We've got transformers popping left and right, another one just went now, heard the boom, things are being torn off houses, huge trees down, people being killed, NYC is getting flooded. And damn, idiot up the street who said Lucy could stay there was wrong, they don't have generators for the house. Grumble, grumble. And it's getting cold in here. Ack! Battery power's about to go on the PC. Bye all!

 

[Rick]

900,000 in NJ without power is just "something we're not used to"? That's such a condescending thing to say. We've got transformers popping left and right, another one just went now, heard the boom, things are being torn off houses, huge trees down, people being killed, NYC is getting flooded. And damn, idiot up the street who said Lucy could stay there was wrong, they don't have generators for the house. Grumble, grumble. And it's getting cold in here. Ack! Battery power's about to go on the PC. Bye all!

And when I posted it that wasn't the case. Many people including myself weren't buying the hype. But it appears that may have been misguided thinking. I can admit when I am wrong. Seems so in this case. But again, many of those cities are just not designed to hold up to stuff like this which will get people killed. Hope all of you are ok.

 

[Sticky]

Would everyone who were hit by Sandy please check in here if you can and let us know how you are?

I hope all are safe and well!

 

[agent A]

i'm good

only 2 power surges not lost... yet

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

lost power, on my phone lol

 

[ismart]

Well, i survived the storm. It turns out it was worse than i would have thought. So many toppled trees, flooding, and power outages. Yet i still made it to work. Can't wait to get my mug in the mail thanking me for showing up to work these last few days. :lol:

 

[patrickfraser]

Is it over?

 

[gripen]

We have two trees down on are street and the power has been out since around 2 in the morning. I am over at a friends house because it looks like the power will be out for a while. Overall though not that bad in MA. We have had snow storms twice as bad.

Sorry to hear about you guys in NJ. Looks like you guys got hit real hard with this one. Good luck with the clean up

 

[gripen]

So far I think everyone is alright

 

[Rick]

Heard NYC was hit hard. I couldn't imagine living in a place like that with any sort of unrest or natural disaster.

 

[lancaster1313]

Everyone dealing with the storm up there still should be careful after it passes. Many people who are out cleaning up, assessing damage, trying to get to work, or just screwing around, run the risk of injury or death. One could get crushed by unstable debris, electrocuted, or sick from contaminated water.

After hurricane Hugo passed in South Carolina, I accidentally stepped on 3 nails that went through my shoes and got banged up a bit. I was a kid and should not have been out there without close supervision.

Everyone please be careful, even afterwards, as that is when alot of storm related injuries/deaths happen.

If you live near the coast, try not to drive through salt water, it will ruin your car.

 

[yen_saw]

All the best to everyone who has been affected by the storm. Take pictures of all damages in and around the house before fixing it, your insurance will ask for proof. If you don't think the house is safe enough to live move out and find a temporary place. Been through Rita (Cat 5) and Ike (Cat 3) myself.

 

[fleurdejoo]

Hope everyone is ok.

 

[twolfe]

Hope all my mantis friends are doing OK!

It's hard to watch the news and see the devastation in some areas. These extreme weather events/storms we've been having in the US in recent years seem to be happening too frequently. In June we had some torrential rains and flash flooding in northeastern Minnesota that caused over $100 million in damages to the infrasture (roads, bridges, utilities, parks). I think they are still recovering from that event. So, I can only imagine how long it will take for such widespread damage.

Likebugs and Yen already gave you some good advice. So, I'll just say...take care everyone.

 

[gripen]

Little update. Power is still out for me and it looks like it will be out for a while. May have to move my bugs soon if it starts getting any colder.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Yes, listen to what Likebugs and Yen said as that can and will make a difference in what happens afterwords, a error now can cost you a great deal later.