Who's in the path of Hurricane Sandy?

[Ruissimo]

To all my friends in the tri-state area... stay safe!

(Wind's picking up a little... but the worst will be tomorrow night).

 

[Mark_888]

People in the northeast a bunch of wusses when it comes to hurricanes. People in FL and the other Gulf Coast states (AL, MS, LA, TX) live with bigger threats several times per year, every year. I have survived the eye of a category 4 hurricane going right over me.

 

[CC4.6]

Sandy's eye just passed 350 miles to the East here in Central Florida the last few days. 20-30 mph winds had an affect on my golf game, nothing more.

That being said, and having experienced 4-5 hurricanes in the past few years. good luck to those in the North East.

 

[Mark_888]

Sandy's eye just passed 350 miles to the East here in Central Florida the last few days. 20-30 mph winds had an affect on my golf game, nothing more.

That being said, and having experienced 4-5 hurricanes in the past few years. good luck to those in the North East.

Right now hurricane is out in the Atlantic heading NNE. They claim it will take a sharp left turn, but chances are that even if that happens, no direct hit near NY/NJ IMO.

 

[Ruissimo]

People in the northeast a bunch of wusses when it comes to hurricanes.

Fair.

I find it ridiculous how the store shelves are completely empty around here. However... we're not prepared for storm surges like you folks down south. Our problem in my area up here is the dang trees -- they come down easily (especially since they still have leaves right now), and they bring down power lines. The part that sucks for me, personally... is having no power for more than a day.

Last year we were without power for 5 days when that late August hurricane hit. That hurricane dropped two trees and several massive branches in my yard (luckily not on the house). The cleanup took 3 days.

We also lost power for over 24 hours because of the Halloween snowtorm that dropped two feet on us.

Regardless... it shouldn't be bad anywhere except for the Jersey shore. I hope it takes that show with it.

 

[sandy]

I've been waiting a long time but they've finally named a hurricane after me.

Our problem in Connecticut is two-fold, serious coastal flooding, anticipation of which has already mandated evacuations....and winds knocking trees down on power lines.....last year a lot of us were without power for 4 and 5 days at a stretch.....a real pain when you depend on electricity to drive just about everything in the house, especially the well pump which provides water to drink, shower and flush the toilets.

It's 10:45pm and eerily calm and dry outside....in sharp contrast to the hyper-active reporting on tv. Guess it's just a matter of time.

 

[sandy]

People in the northeast a bunch of wusses when it comes to hurricanes. People in FL and the other Gulf Coast states (AL, MS, LA, TX) live with bigger threats several times per year, every year. I have survived the eye of a category 4 hurricane going right over me.

I don't think it's a matter of being wusses so much as it is our being used to showering etc, every day vs once a month or so as they do in the Gulf states.

 

[Mark_888]

I don't think it's a matter of being wusses so much as it is our being used to showering etc, every day vs once a month or so as they do in the Gulf states.

Wrong. In the south they are civilized and bury the power lines underground, unlike the 3rd world states of the northeast.

I just don't think the hurricane is headed that way, but if it does, it is your fault anyway.

 

[Ruissimo]

.....a real pain when you depend on electricity to drive just about everything in the house, especially the well pump which provides water to drink, shower and flush the toilets.

Bathtubs are full... and we've got a few buckets for those "emergency" situations.

Wrong. In the south they are civilized and bury the power lines underground, unlike the 3rd world states of the northeast.

I just don't think the hurricane is headed that way, but if it does, it is your fault anyway.

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH this made me LOL.

XD

 

[sandy]

Wrong. In the south they are civilized and bury the power lines underground, unlike the 3rd world states of the northeast.

I just don't think the hurricane is headed that way, but if it does, it is your fault anyway.

Remember, some of these power lines were put up by Paul Revere....but you make an excellent point. Our utilities have done study's and estimated costs of burying the powerlines into the billions but the short sighted view of paying the millions each year for the disruptions endures. Inertia is a tough opponent.

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[snork]

Remember, some of these power lines were put up by Paul Revere....but you make an excellent point. Our utilities have done study's and estimated costs of burying the powerlines into the billions but the short sighted view of paying the millions each year for the disruptions endures. Inertia is a tough opponent.

It's more than billions to put the utilities underground. I'm a consultant electrical engineer in Westchester County, NY (ie: some of the wealthiest towns in the COUNTRY). One town wanted to do a streetscape project on their main 2 blocks downtown....650 linear feet. We did a feasibility report for them, the price for Con Ed, Verizon and Cablevision (electric, tele and cable) to put their utilities underground was $2.5 million Plus it would cost the individual business owners an estimated $300,000 to reconnect their overhead utilities to the new underground utilities. Utilities only go to the property line, it is the property owner's responsibility to provide a connection to their house/business. So even if the utility companies put all their stuff underground at their own cost, would you be willing to spend several thousand dollars to reconnect your house/business?

That being said, we have underground utilities in my condominium complex, I live in north NJ. But the utilities to my complex on the main road are pole mounted. We've been out since 3pm last Monday (10/29). Power isn't estimated to be restored until 11/8 Luckily my in-laws have power

 

[Ruissimo]

I'm not waiting around for that to ever happen. It likely won't in my lifetime... So for now, I had my pops pick up the generator I wanted for $1,000 bucks down where he lives, in Florida, and he'll be bringing it up when they visit us for the holidays.

7000w should be good to keep my house running. The thing is rated at 14 hrs a tank (half capacity). Gotta love Honda engines XD

We just got power back tonight. 144 hours in the dark and cold, but at least my kids will sleep warmly tonight. Not getting caught unprepared again - should've never given my generator to my brother without a replacement for myself! Hard lesson learned. AT&T U-Verse guys are coming to the house tomorrow, so I'll be fully connected to the real world again.

Hope you all faired well... This thing scared me at times.

 

[sandy]

Happy for you Russ....must have been tough with kids still at home. We still do not have power in our part of stamford....they are working their way up from south to north and we are at the northern end, on the ny state border. 52 degrees in the house last night....but not too bad here at dunkin donuts this morning with wi/fi, hot coffee and bagels.

 

[Ruissimo]

Good luck to you Sandy... it wasn't easy, but compared to many, I'll call us very VERY lucky.

Take care. Stay warm.

 

[PMCErnie]

People in the northeast a bunch of wusses when it comes to hurricanes. People in FL and the other Gulf Coast states (AL, MS, LA, TX) live with bigger threats several times per year, every year. I have survived the eye of a category 4 hurricane going right over me.

Wow, what a man!

 

[PMCErnie]

Glad Ruissimo and others are getting back on board. Hurricane Floyd did us in in northern Bergen County, NJ back in '99. Got back $30,000 from our national flood insurance coverage. Lesson learned: NEVER live by a brook, stream, river, lake, ocean, etc.

 

[Mark_888]

Wow, what a man!

Actually, I was a kid at the time, and inside a fairly solid building. Shit happens.