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Hurricane Sandy

mariano rivera

Hurricane Sandy hitiing the USA west coast

I am in New york. Media loving this.

Subway is closed down.

Anyone tracking sandy?

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billybudd

LivelineDipso wrote: »

Hysterical reactions again - half of them stocking up on frozen pizza they can't cook if the power goes out - the rest of them will be saying its an illuminati death weapon to sacrifice the population of the east coast to the full moon lizzard goddess.

True enough, when i lived in nyc there was a similar over reaction to a supposed hurricane and it turned out to be nothing more than a normal day in Donegal like storm.

Local economy did very well though.

wilkie2006

"Hurricane Sandy"?! What a fooking bent name

"Oooh, it's a bit windy and sandy out. Oohh, best stay home."

Might as well have called it "Hurricane Breezy" or "Hurricane Chilly".

Where are all the "Hurricane Motherfooker"s?

El Guapo!

Well to be fair, the hurricane did kill a load of people in the Carribean so they had every right to be a bit wary. Plus I'd say a lot of Americans don't want to take any chances since Katrina. Better safe than sorry.

Spread

LivelineDipso wrote: »

Hysterical reactions again - half of them stocking up on frozen pizza they can't cook if the power goes out - the rest of them will be saying its an illuminati death weapon to sacrifice the population of the east coast to the full moon lizzard goddess.

Most people have gas barbecues (with tops) so cooking a pizza will take less time than firing up an electric oven etc. But most Americans like the buzz of the queues. We should be quite safe up here but will get 12" to 15" of rain so flooding will be the problem. It is wet now but not overtly so. In case of a long outtage I've stacked wood that will keep the stove going for 3 days @24 hrs.

For Forks Sake

Looks like rain alright : http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/statueofliberty/?cam=liberty_hd

gbee

17 crew took to survival suits and life rafts, conflicting reports of their rescue.

Paully D

Mitt Romney is advising everyone to follow his tried and tested survival guide and evacuate to their second or third homes for safety.

B.A._Baracus

HMS Bounty Sunk article

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Coast-Guard-Rescue-Underway-Now-16-People-In-Lifeboats-Off-NC-Coast-176228331.html

Turns out the ship was used in the Pirates of the Carribbean movies.

Stinicker

Paully D wrote: »

Mitt Romney is advising everyone to follow his tried and tested survival guide and evacuate to their second or third homes for safety.

Obama is advising everyone effected to flee to their real country of birth for safety.

af_thefragile

I'm in Dublin.
Few dark clouds, its moderately windy and only isolated patches of rain so far.
Fingers crossed...

asherbassad

jester77 wrote: »

This is a balls. Family wedding next weekend and half the family meant to be coming in from Newark & New York. Looking like they may have to stay back to pick up the pieces, national guard are on standby waiting to help.

They can reroute out of Boston or Atlanta.

af_thefragile

Why are people generally so concerned about what's going on USA?

Every year huge storms hit parts of China/S.E. Asia and many other parts of the world too and no one ever talks about them...

electrobanana

af_thefragile wrote: »

Why are people generally so concerned about what's going on USA?

Every year huge storms hit parts of China/S.E. Asia and many other parts of the world too and no one ever talks about them...

Ya but this is murica man

gbee

af_thefragile wrote: »

Every year huge storms hit parts of China/S.E. Asia and many other parts of the world too and no one ever talks about them...

OH but they DO! Probably more than the rest of the world combined in fact, but in Chinese or Mandarin and it's too hard to keep up.

Japan will run English news

Lapin

af_thefragile wrote: »

Why are people generally so concerned about what's going on USA?

Every year huge storms hit parts of China/S.E. Asia and many other parts of the world too and no one ever talks about them...

Read the OP man

mariano rivera wrote: »

Hurricane Sandy hitiing the USA west coast

Subway is closed down.

They don't have Subway in China.

Pilotdude5

In my head I just keep hearing John Travolta saying: Sandy?!

http://pmcmovieline.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/hurricane-sandy1.jpg?w=900

jester77

asherbassad wrote: »

They can reroute out of Boston or Atlanta.

Flights are not the problem. If there is flooding and damages to theirs homes and businesses then they will have to remain to clean up and sort it out.

wendell borton

HMS Bounty has sunk in the storm with two crew membrs missing.

ahuminahumina

There's 700 odd Ireland bound passengers stranded in NY
area airports according to Indo.

gbee

ahuminahumina wrote: »

There's 700 odd Ireland bound passengers stranded in NY area airports according to Indo.

Too strong a word, they were warning of closures for three days already.

One typically get stranded by unexpected events or underestimated events, Sandy is neither.

MadYaker

af_thefragile wrote: »

Why are people generally so concerned about what's going on USA?

Every year huge storms hit parts of China/S.E. Asia and many other parts of the world too and no one ever talks about them...

A lot of irish people, myself included, have family and friends on the east coast of the USA.

nice_very

friend of mine in NYC has his webcam looking out his window if anyone is interested http://www.justin.tv/doug_sc

he is in an area not in danger so may not see much..

ahuminahumina

gbee wrote: »

Too strong a word, they were warning of closures for three days already.

One typically get stranded by unexpected events or underestimated events, Sandy is neither.

So why weren't the flights cancelled 3 days ago so?

daddydick

I'm in DC and Its a little bit windy and wet...kind of like an Irish winter day...calm before the storm no doubt. No work today or tomorrow though which is great.

Sitting at home looking out the window waiting for this thing....come on Sandy, hurry up I'm getting bored!!

gbee

ahuminahumina wrote: »

So why weren't the flights cancelled 3 days ago so?

That's a question for the airlines TBH. I'm sure you won't be the only one asking that one.

But they were advising of possible cancellations and for a fact, some were being cancelled last Saturday.

Hazys

A tree around the corner from my gaff in Boston has fallen over and destroyed two cars...crazy stuff.

On the plus side, I'm "working" from home with a beer in hand and watching Father Ted

Hazys

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Cantona's Collars

Lol at some of the comments on twitter: one girl moaning that she is stuck in NY after a holiday and will miss the Nikki Minaj concert.

Cantona's Collars

Hazys wrote: »

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One's a Prius,no loss.

deisebibo

have images from Independence Day coming to my mind, finding images of just The Statue of Liberty's arm sticking up out of the water