Ooh, Wendy without coffee, now that's a disaster! Surely you have a camp stove and French press for such emergencies....Quote:
Originally Posted by Wendy Summers
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Ooh, Wendy without coffee, now that's a disaster! Surely you have a camp stove and French press for such emergencies....Quote:
Originally Posted by Wendy Summers
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Be safe everyone. I am getting pounded with a lot of wind and not as much rain.
These are some photos from inside NYC.
http://i.imgur.com/3DtTl.jpg
R line @ 86th St.
http://i.imgur.com/t1Na0.jpg
If you happen to know someone affected, give them a call and check in. Chances are they are ok but this storm is a real mess.
Be safe everyone. I am getting pounded with a lot of wind and not as much rain.
These are some photos from inside NYC.
http://i.imgur.com/3DtTl.jpg
R line @ 86th St.
http://i.imgur.com/t1Na0.jpg
dead rats and clean streets? my god this shit is going out to sea!
MTA's twitter is saying there is water in the tunnels under the East River but they cannot figure out how much until tomorrow.
Cleanup will be a bitch.
I have fam from NC to Brooklyn...My thoughts are out to them
http://alert.mta.info/
Statement from MTA Chairman Joseph J. Lhota on Service Recovery
The New York City subway system is 108 years old, but it has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night. Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on our entire transportation system, in every borough and county of the region. It has brought down trees, ripped out power and inundated tunnels, rail yards and bus depots. As of last night, seven subway tunnels under the East River flooded. Metro-North Railroad lost power from 59th Street to Croton-Harmon on the Hudson Line and to New Haven on the New Haven Line. The Long Island Rail Road evacuated its West Side Yards and suffered flooding in one East River tunnel. The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel is flooded from end to end and the Queens Midtown Tunnel also took on water and was closed. Six bus garages were disabled by high water. We are assessing the extent of the damage and beginning the process of recovery. Our employees have shown remarkable dedication over the past few days, and I thank them on behalf of every New Yorker. In 108 years, our employees have never faced a challenge like the one that confronts us now. All of us at the MTA are committed to restoring the system as quickly as we can to help bring New York back to normal.
The impact of Sandy on lower Manhatten gives a hint of what will happen when the sea level rises just 3' by century's end.
Very true Ecstatic.I'm thankful that my Manhattan chums all live above the fifth floor in their various buildings. And my US relatives, in Washington and Florida and Maryland, all live well inland as do my friends in Mass, upstate NY and Rhode island.
But climate change will mean the next big one - and those that follow - will be substantially worse.
Sadly neither of the candidates in the Presidential chase are even talking about climate change. Disheartening.
Checking in: I'm ok but no power water cell service at my home; power and cell service at my day job so I'm typing this on my cell there lol; hope everyone else has weathered ok!
Good to hear you're OK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wendy Summers
But which one do you want back first? Power, water or cell?
New York City and the east Coast got him by this big storm because it is a nest of homosexual degenerates. Thats what the Christian fundamentalist preachers are saying. Just like Sodom and Gomorroh.
Just so you know.
Power; I think it's why mywater is put tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by iagodelgado
Mayor says the subway won't re-open for two or three days.
I am just fine...slept great...took a nice hot shower too!
Yeah rough life!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6-tYS9k1U
The meteorologists got this one mostly right.It was not an over reaction. My area in Sunnyside was mostly untouched (except for some downed trees)...I feel almost guilty.
Don't feel too guilty. Could be some of your friends will need temporary shelter while their homes go without power, water, heat, etc. You can help out that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by fred41
No problem...it's a bit tight in my tiny studio...but I do have Netflix...just take your shoes off when you come in - I like my rugs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Queens Guy
I'm lucky to have avoided any disruption. Until having to return to work with the prospect of no subways running.Quote:
Originally Posted by fred41
Hey, maybe one of the girls on the forum needs a cozy place to stay. In a perfect world, two of them. ;)
You got to be kidding?Quote:
Originally Posted by Prospero
Length of hypocrisy self-righteous groups can attain has no boundary. Coupled with a political agenda, it can produce hurricanes worst than what we’ve just seen.
Happy to see you're OK, Wendy.
All in all, it seems like there's been lots of material damages, but not too many human losses, doesn't it? Of course, any loss of life is one too many.
Been there,done that in the past...it got a little weird and not in a good way...lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Queens Guy
...and my present GF would cut my balls off...both of them.:)
It seems to be getting better here too. The parking lot is no longer a lake, the internet is working better. ( This sucked all day we where working inside doing research on properties and wifi was so spotty) ohh first world problems...
hoping everyone else is doing ok...
@ QueensGuy I hope they understand that non operational subways aren't exactly something you have control over.
I will NEVER say Hugh Carey Tunnel.
sheeees
AMEN!Quote:
Originally Posted by flabbybody
When I first read the name, I was wondering where it was. Brooklyn-Battery is a perfect name, considering it goes from Brooklyn to The Battery.
And, the RFK Bridge?!? Jeez, don't get me started. :pissed:
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Originally Posted by Prospero
So, the next time a tornado tears through a bunch of trailer parks in Arkansas, do I get to say it's because they're a bunch of inbred redneck morons?
I went out for a walk this afternoon to check out the aftermath of the storm. Nothing like what occurred in NY and NJ, but things still happened. Here are some pictures I took.
No, but it's ok to think it! :dead:Quote:
Originally Posted by maxpower
Here is a list of expected running NYC subways tomorrow overlaid on the subway map.
http://www.mta.info/sites/default/fi...pOct312012.pdf
Here is some more info for people in New York and some pictures from NY/NJ
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/sandy-f...190659185.html
http://news.yahoo.com/bad-yorks-subw...140645061.html
http://qz.com/22486/five-ideas-that-...from-flooding/
Be prepared everyone. This may be a long slog until everything is up and running again.
I live on 31st street... And as some of you know everything below 31st street is out and everything above is on! It was like looking at Gotham city when I looked town the avenue the other day! FYI... everything is lovely at my place.... :).:wiggle::wiggle::wiggle:
Thank fuck yer'll are safe and come out the other side of it!
im amazed at how you ladies can live in the parts of the city you live in.
business must be banging?
can MTA actually pull this off? If they do, I'll never say anything bad about them ever again.Quote:
Originally Posted by zerrrr
best of luck to anyone using the subway for the next few days. leave extra, extra early
This may sound crazy but when I see transit tunnels flood out, I think of the possibility of homeless people who sometimes inhabit these tunnels in some cities... I just hope when the shut down they make runs through the tunnels and make sure that no one is left behind...
I live in the mountains of New York and lost power cause all the trees fell on the wires. The work crews here went down to the NYC area to work before they get to my area. It's getting cold here and snow is on the way this week, hope they get the power here soon.
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Originally Posted by Yvonne183
Good to see ya back on HA Yovonne. Yes....it is getting cold. Power just came back on. There isn't a fucking thing romantic about a firepalce when it's you're sole source of heat. Hope they get you up and running soon ! xo