Tropical Storm Sandy
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In A Silent Way
, Oct 23 2012 03:11 PM
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#106
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 03:37 PM
remember during Irene, when the New York Harbor was about even with the seawall at Battery Park? I think they will need to evacuate lower manhatten this go-around, because it will breach the seawall this time, maybe by feet...
looking worse all the time...and my girlfriend will not evacuate our place, tho it is only 4 blocks from the ocean. :nervous:
looking worse all the time...and my girlfriend will not evacuate our place, tho it is only 4 blocks from the ocean. :nervous:
#107
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 03:45 PM
4 blocks from the ocean? I'd make plans to get the hell out if necessary. I understand not wanting to leave your home, but if it gets really bad, it might be the best idea.
I have friends here on LI in close proximity to the water who had their homes all but destroyed during Irene last year due to massive flood damage.
I have friends here on LI in close proximity to the water who had their homes all but destroyed during Irene last year due to massive flood damage.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 03:49 PM
typo...it;s actually 3 blocks from the boardwalk.
SHe is convinced this is just MORE weather hype. During Irene she bailed out to my house inland, and nothing happen\ed here at the shore, while my town was flooded out by swollen rivers...
it will be hard to convince her this is a real threat until the water is flowing up the driveway....not good.
SHe is convinced this is just MORE weather hype. During Irene she bailed out to my house inland, and nothing happen\ed here at the shore, while my town was flooded out by swollen rivers...
it will be hard to convince her this is a real threat until the water is flowing up the driveway....not good.
#110
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 03:59 PM
typo...it;s actually 3 blocks from the boardwalk.
SHe is convinced this is just MORE weather hype. During Irene she bailed out to my house inland, and nothing happen\ed here at the shore, while my town was flooded out by swollen rivers...
it will be hard to convince her this is a real threat until the water is flowing up the driveway....not good.
I hear you... we heard all kinds of hype last year for Irene and we had no issues at all (we're on LI, but not near either shore). Just keep an eye on the weather reports as the storm gets closer & use your best judgment. Hopefully if it does start looking bad, she'll do the same.
#112
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 04:17 PM
here we go again!
i have the unique pleasure of being able to say when i look out my bedroom window over the ocean, there is not a single land mass between my apartment bldg and Cape Verde.
i was hoping for a true ground-zero experience with Irene but all we got was fizzy piss.
c'mon sandy!!
i have the unique pleasure of being able to say when i look out my bedroom window over the ocean, there is not a single land mass between my apartment bldg and Cape Verde.
i was hoping for a true ground-zero experience with Irene but all we got was fizzy piss.
c'mon sandy!!
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 07:56 PM
"A very prominent and respected National Weather Service meteorologist wrote on Facebook last night, 'I've never seen anything like this and I'm at a loss for expletives to describe what this storm could do.' "
#125
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 08:13 PM
The storm that Kocin and some other meteorologists are saying this could rival was a 1938 hurricane that hit Long Island and New England hard — more than 500 people were killed.
My father-in-law was a kid when the 1938 hurricane hit (he grew up in Westampton on Long Island). He told me stories of how awful it was, especially since at that time, they hardly had any warning at all. His father thought the barometer at their house was broken because he refused to believe the readings were accurate.
Really hope we're not in for anything like that. The eastern end of Long Island and a good chunk of New England took the brunt of it.
If you're not familiar with the '38 storm: http://en.wikipedia....gland_hurricane
#128
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 08:18 PM
here we go again!
i have the unique pleasure of being able to say when i look out my bedroom window over the ocean, there is not a single land mass between my apartment bldg and Cape Verde.
i was hoping for a true ground-zero experience with Irene but all we got was fizzy piss.
c'mon sandy!!
I've been in one the big buildings on the water there for a storm that wasn't a hurricane. that was scary enough. I wouldn't be hanging around.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 08:21 PM
My father-in-law was a kid when the 1938 hurricane hit (he grew up in Westampton on Long Island). He told me stories of how awful it was, especially since at that time, they hardly had any warning at all. His father thought the barometer at their house was broken because he refused to believe the readings were accurate.
Really hope we're not in for anything like that. The eastern end of Long Island and a good chunk of New England took the brunt of it.
If you're not familiar with the '38 storm: http://en.wikipedia....gland_hurricane
Dammit! Why did I look at the stupid pictures?! Thanks Bro! NOT!
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 08:34 PM
Dammit! Why did I look at the stupid pictures?! Thanks Bro! NOT!
Tell me about it.
This is a before & after shot of a house one town over from where my f-i-l lived.
I'm not trying to fear-monger or anything. But whe I started seeing this storm's potential being compared to the 1938 storm, it made me think of the stories Chris's dad had told me about it and I sure hope it doesn't hit us that hard.
#136
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 08:46 PM
I've been in one the big buildings on the water there for a storm that wasn't a hurricane. that was scary enough. I wouldn't be hanging around.
ya shit gets hectic right on the water.
but honestly, everyone learned a lot from Irene. if they evacuate us again, my plan will be the same... go drink in mid-town and avoid the millions of people flooding the NYS Thruway
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:09 PM
I think I'll do some grocery shopping later tonight instead of waiting until tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to avoid the masses that way. Nothing worse than being caught in the supermarket during the full-fledged pre-storm panic.
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 09:27 PM
ya shit gets hectic right on the water.
but honestly, everyone learned a lot from Irene. if they evacuate us again, my plan will be the same... go drink in mid-town and avoid the millions of people flooding the NYS Thruway
come here
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 11:11 PM
better safe than sorry. we're battening down the hatches here tomorrow. our town floods in small storms, but our house though it is waterfront is on a rise in a good neighborhood, and never has. i'm really glad several of our neighbors shored up their bulkheads this summer. so mostly we're just securing loose things and preparing for the possibility of being cut off from civilization for a few days, possibly without power.
glad to see that MOST of my neighbors were pulling their boats out today. my dad lost a boat to Hurricane Gloria in '85 after being assured that it would be fine where it was docked. you just never know and it's not worth the risk.
Jason's parents should be home in about an hour from their vacation...they wisely cut it short by 4 days to get home and prepare rather than risk being stranded later. they live on an island 20 miles north of us.
so be safe everyone! if authorities tell you to evacuate, please do. thanks
glad to see that MOST of my neighbors were pulling their boats out today. my dad lost a boat to Hurricane Gloria in '85 after being assured that it would be fine where it was docked. you just never know and it's not worth the risk.
Jason's parents should be home in about an hour from their vacation...they wisely cut it short by 4 days to get home and prepare rather than risk being stranded later. they live on an island 20 miles north of us.
so be safe everyone! if authorities tell you to evacuate, please do. thanks
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Posted 27 October 2012 - 03:32 AM
Looks like I'll have to stock up on booze if the power goes off like last time and I'm without the internets. Or....I can drive around with my camera and have fun....
As a kid I had a great time during a hurricane in Ocean City NJ (an island) driving around the city streets in a boat towing boats that washed away and getting paid for it. What a great hurricane except it killed my parents cars and lots of people.....glad I only kept the good memories.
As a kid I had a great time during a hurricane in Ocean City NJ (an island) driving around the city streets in a boat towing boats that washed away and getting paid for it. What a great hurricane except it killed my parents cars and lots of people.....glad I only kept the good memories.
