Hurricane Sandy! (Watch out, NE)

[Brainonska511]

Looks like the MTA has shut down the bridges it controls.

 

[iamwiz82]

Looks super fake? That wave looks to be 30ft high and wouldn't make any sense, hurricane or not.

Lake Huron and Lake Michigan freighter traffic has been pretty much shut down by 25-35ft waves and we are hundreds of miles away. they are saying 38ft tonight.

 

[irishScott]

Good grief, people. This was never going to be a category 4 or 5 to begin with. That's been known and been said for days. It does poes a risk for low lying coastal areas that are susceptible to flooding (including parts of significantly populated areas such as NYC), as well as areas that will receive significant rain in a short amount of time (inland).

People expecting some apocylptic storm keep whining that it's disappointing. It wasn't going to be the end of the world, despite what your local news station told you. It doesn't mean it's not a serious storm.

My University canceled 3 days of classes and made us fill out a liability form to stay. In the several years I've been here, that's never happened. They specifically said they were predicting multiple days of power outages. Yeah... unless things start sucking a lot worse in the next few hours that's a no.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Yahoo: FDNY responds to building collapse in NYC

Yet no link, and no information.

 

[olds]

Just got out of a meeting. There's going to be scads of utility workers and equipment coming from all over the country. Probably 500 trucks alone between California and Oregon.

 

[mugs]

My University canceled 3 days of classes and made us fill out a liability form to stay. In the several years I've been here, that's never happened. They specifically said they were predicting multiple days of power outages. Yeah... unless things start sucking a lot worse in the next few hours that's a no.

I don't believe you. I don't believe that someone who is enrolled at a university doesn't understand why you would plan for the worst case scenario in a situation like this.

 

[olds]

Yahoo: FDNY responds to building collapse in NYC

Yet no link, and no information.

I know a crane collapsed.

 

[irishScott]

I don't believe you. I don't believe that someone who is enrolled at a university doesn't understand why you would plan for the worst case scenario in a situation like this.

I understand that just fine. I'm just saying we've had worse damage from non-hurricanes without anywhere near the hype. Planning for the worst-case is fine, making it out to be something it most likely isn't is another.

I should add they just canceled the 3rd day of classes a couple of hours ago, after the "meh"-ness of the storm in our area was pretty obvious. But hell, maybe I'll eat my words in a few hours.

 

[xanis]

Power just went out for about 10 seconds, then came back on. Flickered a couple of times since.

 

[EagleKeeper]

I would be too. Yet another overhyped story about a small storm. Certainly some people were affected, but instead of trying to scare everyone, they should have just warned people in areas near water.

They need to stop crying wolf.

Troll is jealous that he is not getting the storm or attention.

Maybe he will luck out and loose power.

 

[Brainonska511]

Yahoo: FDNY responds to building collapse in NYC

Yet no link, and no information.

From the NYTimes steaming updates:

Two stories of the façade of a six-story apartment building at 92 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea collapsed around 6:20 p.m., the Fire Department said. No injuries were reported, and no one appears to be missing, a fire spokesman said.

 

[xanis]

The town next to me (Hoboken) just lost power. FUCK, I'M NEXT.

(before)

Ruh roh. My girlfriend is close to you (Bloomfield). She'll probably be losing it soon.

 

[Hoober]

Just got out of a meeting. There's going to be scads of utility workers and equipment coming from all over the country. Probably 500 trucks alone between California and Oregon.

FEMA paying for this?

 

[DrPizza]

Troll is jealous that he is not getting the storm or attention.

Maybe we will luck out and he will lose power.

ftfy

 

[olds]

FEMA paying for this?

To tell you the truth, I don't know how it's funded.

 

[olds]

ftfy

It would be funny if a mod locked his account and left us to think that he lost power.

 

[Zeze]

GAME FUCKING OVER, WATER FLOODED ALL OVER THE WATERFRONT:

 

[Gooberlx2]

This is Colorado Springs every winter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5exATIaQiI

LOL, I remember that video. IIRC, it was really warm and wet, then the temp dropped fast and created a ton of black ice. Not much one can do except use their head; which every single one of those people did not do.

 

[K1052]

Hopefully the PA closed the floodgates on the PATH system already.

 

[pelov]

Grab your speedos, dude. You never know if you'll need to swim your way across the Hudson

 

[K1052]

ConEd starting to cut power in lower Manhattan.

 

[Uppsala9496]

3.1 million without power now due to the storm.

 

[TecHNooB]

GAME FUCKING OVER, WATER FLOODED ALL OVER THE WATERFRONT:

can i have your dog?

 

[reallyscrued]

Think it will be over soon, Warner Brothers (The Perfect Storm) have issued a Dmca notice to Sandy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_Ot0k4XJc

 

[Anubis]

just a steady rain and some wind up here, TBH ive seen thunderstorms in the summer that have been 10x worse