Hurricane Sandy

Birneybau · 30-10-2012 2:06pm

Travis Bickle called it yonks ago.

[-0-] · 30-10-2012 2:15pm

books4sale wrote: »

WTF? This is so dumb!

Who brings a Tall Ship out into the middle of a class 1 hurricane?

The crew had to jump ship, were rescued but one member still missing.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp=42979117�

Insurance claim?

Hazys · 30-10-2012 2:26pm

Boston and most of Massachusetts seems to have escaped any major damage and disruption luckily. Trains and underground back to normal schedules, offices and most schools are open today.

Still 300,000 without electricity but nothing on the scale of what NY/NJ is facing.

Big Nasty · 30-10-2012 2:52pm

Witchie wrote: »

50 houses destroyed in a fire in Queens. Its not been a good nite. :-(

Are you living out that way Witchie?

Spindle · 30-10-2012 2:54pm

This was an interesting report that I saw

Nassau County Police also said a 46-year-old Garden City Park man blew off his hand to the wrist after he light a firework that he mistook for a candle at 6:04 p.m. ET during a power outage. He was inside his home. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital

Anyone · 30-10-2012 3:00pm

Looks like christmas over there, they have trees in the shops.

OurLadyofKnock · 30-10-2012 3:00pm

Spindle wrote: »

This was an interesting report that I saw

It's a cracker alright - I have to hand it to you.

MadYaker · 30-10-2012 5:29pm

Lots of photos and videos here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225108/Hurricane-Sandy-2012-Obama-declares-major-disaster-New-York-33-people-die-Superstorm.html

Looks pretty rough.... All my family are ok thankfully.

pabloh999 · 30-10-2012 6:27pm

MadYaker wrote: »

Lots of photos and videos here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225108/Hurricane-Sandy-2012-Obama-declares-major-disaster-New-York-33-people-die-Superstorm.html

Looks pretty rough.... All my family are ok thankfully.

Jesus, Rockaway neighbourhood burned to the ground:eek:
A lot of work to get NY cleaned up.
This is a city that is 100% dependent on its bridges and tunnels.
Its amazing how even minor disruptions to the mass transit can cause serious problems, I cant even imagine the mess this will cause
But Im optimistic the worlds greatest city will be back on track soon enough

dr.bollocko · 30-10-2012 7:08pm

pabloh999 wrote: »

But Im optimistic the worlds greatest city will be back on track soon enough

Galway'll be grand like.

Hootanany · 30-10-2012 7:14pm

Witchie wrote: »

50 houses destroyed in a fire in Queens. Its not been a good nite. :-(

I used to live in Breezy Point it's called the Irish Rivera,:eek:very small lanes central parking lots not very easy for Emergency services to get to homes.
I hope no one was killed there.

Ponster · 30-10-2012 7:16pm

Hootanany wrote: »

I used to live in Breezy Point it's called the Irish Rivera,:eek:very small lanes central parking lots not very easy for Emergency services to get to homes.
I hope no one was killed there.

Breezy Point: 'Whatever is not flooded is on fire'

pabloh999 · 30-10-2012 7:29pm

There'll plenty of work for the lads in Woodside/Woodlawn sheetrocking etc

Hootanany · 30-10-2012 7:46pm

Ponster wrote: »

Breezy Point: 'Whatever is not flooded is on fire'

Yeah I know the houses went on fire, Hope the Sugar Bowl is ok great bar.

Run_to_da_hills · 30-10-2012 8:29pm

One thing the Americans should learn from us.

A concrete home is a better built home.

Hootanany · 30-10-2012 8:58pm

There's timber in concrete homes as well.

pabloh999 · 30-10-2012 9:42pm

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

One thing the Americans should learn from us.

A concrete home is a better built home.

Americans have absolutely nothing to learn from you.

Timber is better for the extemes in climate.
Cooler in Summer, warmer in Winter

Witchie · 30-10-2012 11:08pm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Are you living out that way Witchie?

No but have family in Queens and was being updated on facebook. Still haven't heard from the vast majority of my cousins and uncle in NJ though. Hopefully it is only lack of power stopping them getting in touch. :-(

squod · 30-10-2012 11:27pm

pabloh999 wrote: »

Timber is better for the extemes in climate.

ahem.........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ornMq3jlAYU

Run_to_da_hills · 31-10-2012 12:49am

400 square litre apartments for rent in lower Manhatten

MadsL · 31-10-2012 12:50am

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

400 square litre apartments for rent in lower Manhatten

Are you enjoying this in some way?

IvySlayer · 31-10-2012 12:53am

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

One thing the Americans should learn from us.

A concrete home is a better built home.

In certain circumstances yes, but in a storm surge not much can be done.

Bradidup · 31-10-2012 1:06am

MadsL wrote: »

Are you enjoying this in some way?

, I'm sure they will be enjoying it also with big insurance claims.

Corkfeen · 31-10-2012 1:20am

Bradidup wrote: »

, I'm sure they will be enjoying it also with big insurance claims.

Plus those increased insurance premiums to go alongside it. People don't seem to get that it is highly unlikely that you'll make a profit on insurance plus the items of sentimental value that you'll lose. It's not a nice experience for anyone involved to be honest.

girl2 · 31-10-2012 1:22am

I thought that insurance didn't cover claims due to loss through "acts of god"??

Corkfeen · 31-10-2012 1:25am

girl2 wrote: »

I thought that insurance didn't cover claims due to loss through "acts of god"??

It's dependent on if the insurance policy covers hurricanes.

ArtSmart · 31-10-2012 1:27am

girl2 wrote: »

I thought that insurance didn't cover claims due to loss through "acts of god"??

no, it's through "acts of an Irish God living near limerick or Cork waterways''.

AFAIK.

Run_to_da_hills · 31-10-2012 1:53am

girl2 wrote: »

I thought that insurance didn't cover claims due to loss through "acts of god"??

But this was an act of HAARP. :pac:

wendell borton · 31-10-2012 2:01am

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

One thing the Americans should learn from us.

A concrete home is a better built home.

A dome home is a better home.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolithic_dome

The dome, when finished, is earthquake, tornado and hurricane resistant (FEMA rates them as "near-absolute protection" from F5 tornadoes and Category 5 Hurricanes). Recently, a number of monolithic domes constructed using MDI techniques have survived major disasters:
Several monolithic domes in Florida survived direct hits by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Several monolithic domes were in the path of the 2005 and 2006 wildfires in Oklahoma and Texas, and survived with only slight charring of the exterior foam insulation.
In 2003, a monolithic dome government building in Iraq survived a direct hit by a 5,000 lb (2,300 kg). bomb. The interior of the structure was totally destroyed, but the dome itself remained standing (see picture).

The demolition of Ream's Turtle also demonstrated the durability of the monolithic dome structure. A wrecking ball demolished a strip several feet wide around the perimeter of the structure, without a collapse. When a doorway on one side was pulled down, the dome finally tipped over, and collapsed.

Run_to_da_hills · 31-10-2012 2:10am

wendell borton wrote: »

A dome home is a better home.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolithic_dome

FEMA plans to build about 35 shelters along the Texas coast.

Disaster-proof domes that can sustain winds in excess of 250 mph.

http://theintelhub.com/2012/10/16/strange-domes-to-line-the-texas-coast-in-preparation-for-something-to-come/

Hurricane Sandy

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