Hurricane sandy

[hawkshaw]

It was a Perfect Storm to predict. Strong continuing winds with rain. A full moon at High Tide. And unpredictable and unusual course of the storm taking place. I have seen worse winds, but all the combinations destroyed areas near the water.

A friend of mine just told me he had to go to Rockaway Beach @116th street to rescue his brother's family. Several feet of water in the house. The block the home is located pretty much burned down. The brother had some fire damage to a side of the house.

The natives are going BONKERS. You walk out into the street and you stand an excellent chance of being assaulted and robbed. Purse and chain snatchings are commonplace. And Mayor Bloomberg waited until 5PM Friday to cancel the NY Marathon.

The starting point of the race was to begin on Staten Island. I am told there may still be bodies in the water floating to the surface.

You won't read about this in the NY Times. What a joke.

 

[fred&edna]

It was a Perfect Storm to predict. Strong continuing winds with rain. A full moon at High Tide. And unpredictable and unusual course of the storm taking place. I have seen worse winds, but all the combinations destroyed areas near the water.

A friend of mine just told me he had to go to Rockaway Beach @116th street to rescue his brother's family. Several feet of water in the house. The block the home is located pretty much burned down. The brother had some fire damage to a side of the house.

The natives are going BONKERS. You walk out into the street and you stand an excellent chance of being assaulted and robbed. Purse and chain snatchings are commonplace. And Mayor Bloomberg waited until 5PM Friday to cancel the NY Marathon.

The starting point of the race was to begin on Staten Island. I am told there may still be bodies in the water floating to the surface.

You won't read about this in the NY Times. What a joke.

Very distressing, scary and SAD!

 

[Samantha Spade]

So many people in New Jersey are without power. No heat. Major flooding. Communities are just devastated and still waiting for electricity. But they managed to get EZPass and the AC casinos up and running pretty quickly.

 

[hawkshaw]

The Idiot Governor and the equally idiotic Senator - Cuomo and Schumer in case you live a few thousand miles away went on TV and told the public they would be giving up to 10 gallons of free gas at designated areas throughout the metropolitian area. People went flocking to the locations, some stood in line for hours on end only to be told there would be no gas. And you wonder why we are in trouble. We, the public have stood for this too long and have done nothing about it. We keep on voting in the same crooks, and if there is an election where we can make a difference the crooks ( Spota, DeMarco and Pascale) sue to upset the term limits laws. If they run they will run unopposed. Especially for Spota. Run against him and sooner or later you might be indicted.

 

[WI1987]

The Idiot Governor and the equally idiotic Senator - Cuomo and Schumer in case you live a few thousand miles away went on TV and told the public they would be giving up to 10 gallons of free gas at designated areas throughout the metropolitian area. People went flocking to the locations, some stood in line for hours on end only to be told there would be no gas. And you wonder why we are in trouble. We, the public have stood for this too long and have done nothing about it. We keep on voting in the same crooks, and if there is an election where we can make a difference the crooks ( Spota, DeMarco and Pascale) sue to upset the term limits laws. If they run they will run unopposed. Especially for Spota. Run against him and sooner or later you might be indicted.

Ive heard different versions of this: some stories say the people on line were told that the gas was only for cops, fire/rescue, etc and not for civilians which i am sure went over real well with the people who waited for 6 hours ... other versions say that the gas trucks never even arrived at the Freeport ARNG armory in the first place. The current Newsday story seems to indicate that the gas did in fact arrived but was never intended for civilians meanwhile Prince Andrew up in his ivory tower gave the impression that the gas was for everyone on a first come, first serve basis.

Things are getting pretty bad out there: no gas, no good, no power, no heat, no FEMA, looting/violence.

I have a feeling that we won't be seeing the gas lines end anytime soon which is a real bummer as I only have 2/3 of a tank left.

Cuomo really screwed up.

 

[mysterymom7]

Ive heard different versions of this: some stories say the people on line were told that the gas was only for cops, fire/rescue, etc and not for civilians which i am sure went over real well with the people who waited for 6 hours ... other versions say that the gas trucks never even arrived at the Freeport ARNG armory in the first place. The current Newsday story seems to indicate that the gas did in fact arrived but was never intended for civilians meanwhile Prince Andrew up in his ivory tower gave the impression that the gas was for everyone on a first come, first serve basis.

Things are getting pretty bad out there: no gas, no good, no power, no heat, no FEMA, looting/violence.

I have a feeling that we won't be seeing the gas lines end anytime soon which is a real bummer as I only have 2/3 of a tank left.

Cuomo really screwed up.

NY'ers aren't exactly known for being patient...

 

[Seajay]

Wow. Martial law sounds good right now. Impose a curfew.

Problem is, our First Responders are so few and there are so many in need.

Once again, this is caused by people not preparing properly to start with. If they'd gotten gas BEFORE the hurricane came, they wouldn't need to be stealing it. Had they bought generators before the hurricane, they would'nt need to be stealing it. Had they gotten bottled water and canned goods, they wouldn't be starving.

Here in Southern California we are told if an earthquake comes, we are our own first responders. Have a first aid kit handy. Propane, lantern, flashlight, batteries, extra gasoline.

Native, I don't blame you for standing guard over the neighborhood. People are going to do what they can to take what they can. A little buckshot in the butt won't hurt too bad.

 

[Samantha Spade]

Problem is, our First Responders are so few and there are so many in need.

Once again, this is caused by people not preparing properly to start with. If they'd gotten gas BEFORE the hurricane came, they wouldn't need to be stealing it. Had they bought generators before the hurricane, they would'nt need to be stealing it. Had they gotten bottled water and canned goods, they wouldn't be starving.

Here in Southern California we are told if an earthquake comes, we are our own first responders. Have a first aid kit handy. Propane, lantern, flashlight, batteries, extra gasoline.

Native, I don't blame you for standing guard over the neighborhood. People are going to do what they can to take what they can. A little buckshot in the butt won't hurt too bad.

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SeaJay, The people who steal could use a shot in the butt, and I agree with you that our first responders are in need of help and resources and that they are doing the best they can. At least from what I have witnessed.

I just want to add though that even people that DID prepare for this storm ahead of time with the resources you mentioned are still having to stock up as their supplies dwindle as days go on.

For instance, my husband's many years as a boyscout paid off boy. That man has us prepared for Armageddon. We topped our tanks, filled up our metal gas cans from the '70's gas shortage, filled the shelves with non perishables, charged the charger, stocked up on batteries, cat food and cat cookies (we are more afraid of running out of those temptation treats than anything else, and if you have a cat, you know why!) But we are still getting up early every other am and shlepping down to an open gas station standing in line for hours to fill up our gas cans so we don't run out. The man has not missed a day of work and he has to drive 70 miles a day back and forth to work. He has to be there because he has men and companies who depend on him. And he is not the only person standing on line in the early morning cold like that. They are not standing there because they weren't prepared. Hell, if he could have a huge tanker in the yard topped to overflowing he would.

 

[Seajay]

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SeaJay, The people who steal could use a shot in the butt, and I agree with you that our first responders are in need of help and resources and that they are doing the best they can. At least from what I have witnessed.

I just want to add though that even people that DID prepare for this storm ahead of time with the resources you mentioned are still having to stock up as their supplies dwindle as days go on.

For instance, my husband's many years as a boyscout paid off boy. That man has us prepared for Armageddon. We topped our tanks, filled up our metal gas cans from the '70's gas shortage, filled the shelves with non perishables, charged the charger, stocked up on batteries, cat food and cat cookies (we are more afraid of running out of those temptation treats than anything else, and if you have a cat, you know why!) But we are still getting up early every other am and shlepping down to an open gas station standing in line for hours to fill up our gas cans so we don't run out. The man has not missed a day of work and he has to drive 70 miles a day back and forth to work. He has to be there because he has men and companies who depend on him. And he is not the only person standing on line in the early morning cold like that. They are not standing there because they weren't prepared. Hell, if he could have a huge tanker in the yard topped to overflowing he would.

Oh, I understand that. I was a Girl Scout and a Girl Scout leader. I also come from a camping family.

I had cats, I know what you mean about the cat treats. You cannot ignore a cat when they want something.......they will not let you.

We can do the best we can and still it might not be enough or last long enough. We can all prepare to a point. You survived the hurricane and are alive and not in eminent danger of annihilation. So your hubby did everything right.

And the whole gas thing is completely unforseen. It's a shame that those without electricity wouldn't have just put a hose down their tanks and siphoned the gas out and distributed it that way.

There are things that are beyond our control, and for those things, no matter how well you are prepared, it's gonna happen.

I'm mostly talking about those who did nothing, yet are screaming the loudest now because the government isn't acting fast enough to do for them what they didn't do for themselves.

 

[elmomom]

It was a Perfect Storm to predict. Strong continuing winds with rain. A full moon at High Tide. And unpredictable and unusual course of the storm taking place. I have seen worse winds, but all the combinations destroyed areas near the water.

A friend of mine just told me he had to go to Rockaway Beach @116th street to rescue his brother's family. Several feet of water in the house. The block the home is located pretty much burned down. The brother had some fire damage to a side of the house.

The natives are going BONKERS. You walk out into the street and you stand an excellent chance of being assaulted and robbed. Purse and chain snatchings are commonplace. And Mayor Bloomberg waited until 5PM Friday to cancel the NY Marathon.

The starting point of the race was to begin on Staten Island. I am told there may still be bodies in the water floating to the surface.

You won't read about this in the NY Times. What a joke.

You won't read it because, except for very limited areas, this just is not true. In fact, it's bullsheet.. I have spoken to at least 45 people in NYC, all 5 boroughs, and have not heard any of this crap. Bodies in Staten Island? Nope. Muggings and purse snatching in Manhattan? nope. My folks are in Eastern LI and my aunt is in Brentwood. Power was restored to both for 2 days already.
Lots of people are getting their jollies by ratcheting up the hyperbole. Not sure why this is, methinks it has lots to do with the upcoming election.
I'm really sick of fear mongering.

 

[Justiceforever]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...by-one-third-in-wake-of-superstorm-sandy?lite

Let the news tell it...things couldn't be better! SMH!

 

[PreciousDust]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...by-one-third-in-wake-of-superstorm-sandy?lite

That has to be one of the most delusional and misleading articles I've ever read; check the comments section to see what readers think of it. It's tough to report crime when phones and electric are down, and when police are too busy to be walking their usual beats. The biggest "crime" on Staten Island is that they're being ignored while Bloomberg pretties up Manhattan. Speaking of delusion, here's an article for the poster above who says there's no dead body situation on Staten Island:

http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-another-body-found-on-staten-island-20121102,0,6591646.story

 

[Justiceforever]

What kind of garbage a#* reporting goes on? Where are the reporters out there looking for the facts? God help us all if we rely on the media "To inform us!"

 

[Justiceforever]

I don't have much but when that Shyt went down in Haiti I donated money...come to find out they are still eating mudpies! All the money that was donated should have rebuilt everybody a home. I am very reluctant after that to donate anything to any cause. If I had it...I would much rather give it to individuals as I saw fit! J/S don't trust these org. Give your money to someone who you know will benefit from it!

 

[katydid23]

You won't read it because, except for very limited areas, this just is not true. In fact, it's bullsheet.. I have spoken to at least 45 people in NYC, all 5 boroughs, and have not heard any of this crap. Bodies in Staten Island? Nope. Muggings and purse snatching in Manhattan? nope. My folks are in Eastern LI and my aunt is in Brentwood. Power was restored to both for 2 days already.
Lots of people are getting their jollies by ratcheting up the hyperbole. Not sure why this is, methinks it has lots to do with the upcoming election.
I'm really sick of fear mongering.

According to the Mayor of one of the ravaged towns in Staten Island, there WERE bodies still being found. And there was some looting according to a man whose tools , very valuable ones, were all stolen. And another couple said the same thing---lots of looters were roaming around during the night and knocking on peoples doors.

Your relatives may have their electricity back, but about 3 million others are still without power. I don't think it is fear mongering to discuss the reality of some who are still in dire straights. There are entire towns that were decimated, leaving thousands homeless, with no place to go, and no resources.

 

[WI1987]

They are still finding bodies all over Staten Island. It's a story the media won't report for some reason. It's like they don't want to hear about what is going on outside of Manhattan ... all the media cares about is Manhattan

 

[mysterymom7]

They are still finding bodies all over Staten Island. It's a story the media won't report for some reason. It's like they don't want to hear about what is going on outside of Manhattan ... all the media cares about is Manhattan

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/02/hurricane-sandy-relief-staten-island_n_2063692.html

(Sorry, my tablet won't let me paste into the link... Lucky I was even able to copy.)

I just finished reading that article before checking in here.

 

[mysterymom7]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/02/hurricane-sandy-relief-staten-island_n_2063692.html

(Sorry, my tablet won't let me paste into the link... Lucky I was even able to copy.)

I just finished reading that article before checking in here.

Awesome! It made the link for me! Yay! :great:

 

[LINative13]

Only way to be in times like this. My friend just called me and asked if he could borrow one cause there is a helicopter circling his neighborhood and cops zipping around. Told me he would return it when things were back to normal. I told him sure, pick one...I got twenty something of them. Gave him a semi auto 12 gauge..

I pulled 10 out of my safe and placed them around my house all loaded and the two in my shoulder holster and ankle holster. I live alone and do not have kids to worry about however.

I have not heard many instances of violence. I heard of a few fights at gas pumps but I have not heard any crazy story of cops emptying magazines. I will not be the first casualty you read about in the paper though.

 

[mysterymom7]

Only way to be in times like this. My friend just called me and asked if he could borrow one cause there is a helicopter circling his neighborhood and cops zipping around. Told me he would return it when things were back to normal. I told him sure, pick one...I got twenty something of them. Gave him a semi auto 12 gauge..

I pulled 10 out of my safe and placed them around my house all loaded and the two in my shoulder holster and ankle holster. I live alone and do not have kids to worry about however.

I have not heard many instances of violence. I heard of a few fights at gas pumps but I have not heard any crazy story of cops emptying magazines. I will not be the first casualty you read about in the paper though.

:giggle: My visual thought process thanks you for your imagery! Hehehe There's a show on CBS called Person of Interest. The last episode had someone in the main character's front closet... with at least 50 guns hung. It was very organized. I'm not sure if leaving your loaded guns spread out is such a good idea, though. What if someone got to those before you? I hope they're at least hidden.