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Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
Relief in knowing none of our friends here across the pond have suffered badly from this devastating hurricane. Lets just hope we don't see too many more of these, must be a hell of a worry when you know you've got one of these hurricanes coming your way....you never know just what it's going to do, damage wise, to property or life. The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
Tron Send message Joined: 16 Aug 09 Posts: 180 Credit: 2,250,468 RAC: 0 |
I kept the crunching going through the entire storm. We had some wind gusts around 50 and a steady rain. lost a section of roof on my sunroom but no other damages. Just a big mess of debris to clean up. Seems the worst of it was a few miles north. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
36 Trucks and 60 employees from the LADWP(Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) are being loaded onto C17 aircraft at March Air Force Base here in CA, NY and NJ Help is coming from CA... I saw this on KABC7 TV out of Los Angeles CA. http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2012/10/31/10817/ladwp-socal-edison-prep-aid-superstorm-sandy-recov/ Much of the New York City skyline sits in darkness after Hurricane Sandy, on Oct. 30, 2012. The motion by City Councilman Tom LaBonge authorizes the LADWP to make available workers with overhead and underground utility expertise who can help restore electricity and provide damage assessment. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
bobby Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 2866 Credit: 17,789,109 RAC: 3 |
Not a regular poster in the cafe, so i missed this thread. The streets in this part of Brooklyn are about 60 feet above sea level, so we were fortunate enough to avoid the flooding. Power was a bit iffy as the storm rolled through, though never out for more than a few seconds before I hit the sack. I'm pretty certain I witnessed a transformer blow not too far away, lots of very bright white flashes for about half a minute. The power of the wind was amazing to witness, I'm glad the rainfall was not too bad by NYC standards (less than an inch). Spent a fair amount of the night watching events unfold on TV, lots of very familiar places transformed (for example, I lived in Battery Park). Subway service is slowly returning to normal which is good. Fuel is finally getting through to some of the local gas stations, I'm not a car owner, though use cabs fairly frequently and I can only imagine the frustration of waiting in line several hours only to find out that there's none left. I do hope power is returned soon to those that don't yet have it, it's been getting fairly cold at night the past few days, and seems to be staying that way for a while. It can't be pleasant for those unable to find alternative accommodation. I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ... |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Not a regular poster in the cafe, so i missed this thread. There is a few yellow painted cabs in NJ in a flooded parking lot, hopefully they don't work in NY, or their might be a few less cabs. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
bobby Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 2866 Credit: 17,789,109 RAC: 3 |
Thanks for the update there Bobby, I didn't realise that you were based in Brooklyn NYC. Queens seems pretty devastated from what we can see. There was some serious flooding in Coney Island, Red Hook, DUMBO and other areas of Brooklyn. I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ... |
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