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Re: How hard our we gona get hit by Sandy
[Re: ronnierocketAGO]
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10/29/12 07:16 PM
10/29/12 07:16 PM
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southphilly old head
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We are so lucky when it comes to weather. We are done with the rain only 2.6 inches compared with the 4 to 8 inches they predicted. Now all we have to do is get by the wind
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Re: How hard our we gona get hit by Sandy
[Re: southphilly old head]
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10/29/12 07:32 PM
10/29/12 07:32 PM
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Posts: 31,330 New Jersey, USA
J Geoff
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So far so good here. Rain ended hours ago, but still quite windy. Power's still on on my block, tho the rest of the neighborhood has been out since mid-afternoon. (That's happened before because I'm apparently on a different grid or something)
My part of NJ looks pretty clear of rain on the maps right now, but the rain is expected back late tonight, throughout the night, into tomorrow. But the winds should be dying down later tonight. We'll see...
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: How hard our we gona get hit by Sandy
[Re: southphilly old head]
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10/30/12 10:21 AM
10/30/12 10:21 AM
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Posts: 13,145 East Tennessee
ronnierocketAGO
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I found this interesting. http://theweek.com/article/index/235574/apocalypse-now"As much as we like to make fun of disaster preparedness, with its acronyms and power points, we also have to acknowledge something profound, which is that these big institutions can actually learn from their mistakes and can make decisions that save millions of lives. If climate change is functionally changing the globe's weather, then experts in this area have to evolve themselves to catch up. Since Katrina, FEMA has become an incredibly agile and forward-leaning agency and it never gets credit for it. So far, at least as I type this, everything is working as it should. Warnings are dire, but people are heeding them. The devastation is potentially crippling, but folks are acting proactively. The person at ConEd who made the call to pre-emptively shut off power to lower Manhattan so that, when the flood waters recede, it can be restarted much more quickly, deserves a prize of some sort. Yes! Do more of that! Be accountable for your decision, but, yes, be smart about stuff. We can cheer for that. The federal government is working well with its state and local partners, as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will attest. Utilities pre-mobilized thousands of workers. The stock exchange wisely decided that Howard Roark didn't have the power to stop storm surges, and that even the economy can take a break to ride out the storm. Will people lose money? Sure. The right call? Totally."
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Re: How hard our we gona get hit by Sandy
[Re: southphilly old head]
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10/30/12 10:27 AM
10/30/12 10:27 AM
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Posts: 31,330 New Jersey, USA
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I'm A-OK here. Only lost power for about 30 minutes last night, tho it was going on/off many times before that for a minute at a time. The ol' Oak is still standing, my biggest concern. Some downed branches, a piece of siding got lose, but that's about it. I was very lucky!
Friend of mine had a tree fall onto her roof and has some major damage. Another is suspected to be flooded. DMC up north is without power, and could be for many days. Lots of power outages across the region. I hope to hear from Don Cardi -- lots of flooding in his area. I imagine SC is out, too. I just hope everyone in the region is okay and we hear from them soon!
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: How hard our we gona get hit by Sandy
[Re: Don Zadjali]
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10/30/12 11:22 AM
10/30/12 11:22 AM
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The Italian Stallionette
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I know that SB and SC both lost power last night. It was very very windy SB said but they are ok (thankfully) I'm sure they will give us more details when they can return to the board. Stay safe my friends!! TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: How hard our we gona get hit by Sandy
[Re: southphilly old head]
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10/30/12 03:27 PM
10/30/12 03:27 PM
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Our area's a mess. We lost a magnificent white birch from the front of our house, which thankfully missed the house and the cars parked in the driveway. Two of our neighbors' trees fell on our fence, one badly damaging it. Thankfully that's been the extent of our damage. We were without power from about 8 last night until 1:30 this afternoon. Not bad at all. My oldest daughter's college is closed for the week, and my younger daughter's school hasn't posted yet when it plans to open. Their website is down and so is email, so we can only call the hotline. However, it's located in Chelsea, which is supposed to be pretty bad, so I'm guessing it might be closed. How we would get her back is a mystery because the trains are shut down and so are parts of the highway. To me, the most frightening was this fire in Queens. Estimates now are that at least 80 homes were destroyed. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/massive-fire-blazing-breezy-point-queens-article-1.1194958
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Re: How hard our we gona get hit by Sandy
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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10/30/12 04:13 PM
10/30/12 04:13 PM
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The Italian Stallionette
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I sent him a text on Sunday night, but never got a response. Oh no! I hope he's ok. Let us know if you hear anything. Btw, those pictures of that fire are amazing. How scary. TIS
Last edited by The Italian Stallionette; 10/30/12 04:14 PM.
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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