Hurricane Sandy

[jaronimo]

No power, no flooding. So I guess its not too bad. They say 7-10 days for power.


In bed last night and the top row of vinyl siding on the house comes loose, about a six foot section. The wind is banging it against the house. I can see it out my bedroom window, its well under the eaves so don't really have to worry about water infiltration.

The wife can't sleep because the siding is noisy, so she tells me that I should go out there and fix it at 2am, so it does not get worse. 2 am, raining sideways, fifty mile an hour winds? There is now way I am climbing a ladder to fix that.

But then I start thinking, maybe I will get her to hold the ladder and flashlight. At least if I fall I can land on her to help cushion the fall?

 

[Whattawort]

No power, no flooding. So I guess its not too bad. They say 7-10 days for power.


In bed last night and the top row of vinyl siding on the house comes loose, about a six foot section. The wind is banging it against the house. I can see it out my bedroom window, its well under the eaves so don't really have to worry about water infiltration.

The wife can't sleep because the siding is noisy, so she tells me that I should go out there and fix it at 2am, so it does not get worse. 2 am, raining sideways, fifty mile an hour winds? There is now way I am climbing a ladder to fix that.

But then I start thinking, maybe I will get her to hold the ladder and flashlight. At least if I fall I can land on her to help cushion the fall?

That's quite possibly the worst idea ever. Were you to somehow dodge that vinyl siding from knocking your arse stupid and tack it down, you'd still have to content with the wicked wind on an friggin ladder. Pretty sure a super-industrial forklift or cherry picker would lose its boom, so what makes you think you could keep from flying away on a lightweight ladder? Not to mention were you to fall, it wouldn't be straight down. No doubt you would be swept off and a whole lot less likely to control your fall. Definitely not worth the risk just to get a little sleep.

My bro lives on the gulf coast and lost a neighbor because his roof started to cave and he thought he could shore it up during the storm. The story goes that he rigged his ladder on the leeward side of the house and tied it to an exposed eave to keep it from being swept away. The man managed to make it to the roof of his house but that was as far as he got before a branch from his tree snapped off and fell on the roof 2 feet away, destroying the ladder and that entire side of the roof. My bro couldn't see him after that but the man's wife found him lying face down on the back porch a few minutes later dead.

 

[steber]

Well my wife and I certainly dodged a bullet here! Irene was much worse in our area, seems like Sandy spared us! Lots of wind, seemed to have picked up over the night, power surged, but no outage here. Things are starting to settle down today, no flooding, a few trees down. That's about it. Glad everything is okay, was prepared for a lot worse! Best wishes to everyone that was hit hard last night!

 

[Golddiggie]

No flooding, no power loss, only 'disturbance' I encountered (other than rain/wind noise) was what it did (at times) to my DirecTV reception. Seriously thinking about going with another service once my contract is up (too expensive to switch until then). Will have to see how it is during winter storms. If it becomes more of an issue, they'll be hearing from me.

I did see a little water in the basement, by the bulkhead doors. I contribute that to the gap in the doors (going to get that addressed). Not sure if the basement pump was running at all yesterday/last night, since I didn't hear it at all. :rockin:

BTW, am I the only one that thinks people were getting twisted around their panties over this storm?? After all, it was just a category 1 hurricane. I lived through worse, hitting closer, when living in Florida.

 

[MalFet]

BTW, am I the only one that thinks people were getting twisted around their panties over this storm?? After all, it was just a category 1 hurricane. I lived through worse, hitting closer, when living in Florida.

Lower Manhattan was underwater. The damage is absolutely massive. Nobody is getting "twisted around their panties". That is a disturbingly callous, obnoxious thing to say, considering how many lives, homes, and businesses were just destroyed. Sorry your DirectTV signal got interrupted.

 

[Golddiggie]

Lower Manhattan was underwater. The damage is absolutely massive. Nobody is getting "twisted around their panties". That is a disturbingly callous, obnoxious thing to say, considering how many lives, homes, and businesses were just destroyed. Sorry your DirectTV signal got interrupted.

I lived through far worse, as mentioned, without issue. People were in a panic up here over it. IF I was in the direct path of it, I would have been more concerned.

BTW, I WAS referring to places that were NOT in the direct path of the eye of the storm. IME, anything short of that, for a cat. 1 storm, you can easily ride out. Of course, IF you live below sea level, you need to plan (and act) accordingly.

For the record, I've been through storms, in the "rainy season" in FL that produced more rain, wind, etc. I guess after living through that for about 12 years, what gets people scared (in the north east) doesn't. Also, I've seen more damage, up here, from a Nor'easter or just bad winter storm.

 

[neko]

BTW, am I the only one that thinks people were getting twisted around their panties over this storm?? After all, it was just a category 1 hurricane. I lived through worse, hitting closer, when living in Florida.

I'm on the other side of the country so I don't know how bad it is firsthand...but just because there has been worse doesn't mean it's not bad. Seems like other people posting here have been hit hard.

 

[AMonkey]

BTW, am I the only one that thinks people were getting twisted around their panties over this storm?? After all, it was just a category 1 hurricane. I lived through worse, hitting closer, when living in Florida.

39 dead, going to be more. Over $20 Billion in property damage, going to be more.

Yea, sorry your TV didn't work as well as you hoped.

 

[Golddiggie]

39 dead, going to be more. Over $20 Billion in property damage, going to be more.

Yea, sorry your TV didn't work as well as you hoped.

Call me what you want, with everything else going on in the world, this pales in comparison. At least that's my opinion on it. I HAVE been through bigger storms, that didn't get all this attention. They were closing highways even up here yesterday afternoon for it.

 

[brewingmeister]

directv has an entire channel devoted to sandy coverage....maybe you should turn that on buddy.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Call me what you want, with everything else going on in the world, this pales in comparison.

Pales in comparison? What did your internet go down too? Here's hoping everyone is safe no matter where they are and thanks to airborneguy and people like them.

 

[dbrewski]

Not only did you just sail right through the ****** stratosphere with that one, you're still accelerating.

(original credit to BottleBomber)

 

[Whattawort]

Golddiggie,
The difference between this storm and most gulf storms was the sheer size of it and the highly populated area that it impacted. Not to mention the infrastructure along the northern eastern seaboard is not prepared to withstand storms like these. I've been through several hurricanes on the gulf and they can get pretty damn wicked and screw a bunch of stuff up, but the infrastructure of the gulf and southern atlantic coast has those storms in mind and are much better prepared to withstand them. The population density is also considerably lower. It's kinda like a freak snowstorm in the south. If we get more than 2 inches here, everything shuts down because we just don't have the equipment, experience, or infrastructure to deal with it on a large and functional level. We can dig out enough to allow for emergency vehicles to pass safely and that's pretty much it. A few years ago we had 4 inches of snow and ice fall in 24hrs. It's nothing for most people, but it was downright dangerous for the general public here. There were more than a dozen fatalities in this area from MVAs in that week because some employers decided to open shop and people had to get out and drive in it to get to work. We deep southerners have NO business driving on snow and ice.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Not only did you just sail right through the ****** stratosphere with that one, you're still accelerating.

(original credit to BottleBomber)

Maybe this should go in the "What You Think HBT'er's look like" thread. Someone gave up their identity

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/enterta...-everyone-is-panicking-about-hurricane-sandy/

 

[Matt3989]

Call me what you want, with everything else going on in the world, this pales in comparison. At least that's my opinion on it. I HAVE been through bigger storms, that didn't get all this attention. They were closing highways even up here yesterday afternoon for it.

I hate it when people think that because they've lived through other things that they can look down on people for what happened.... Florida may be used to hurricanes, but 2 years ago a quarter inch of frost **** the state down, killed people, and cost billions. Just like the west is used to earthquakes, but one in the mid Atlantic is a big deal still.

But as for over-reacting, maybe some areas did over prepare got an unpredictable storm system with a massive amount of energy (not just a hurricane, because there were other forces at work i.e. super low pressure, blizzard conditions, storm path, huge amounts of energy), it's why meteorologists have been going nuts over this one.

No one wants to get caught with their pants down by a storm in an area of the country not used to dealing with them, so better to over prepare and deal with a few a-holes who b*tch about their direct TV and their morning commute after they made it through safely.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Golddiggie,
The difference between this storm and most gulf storms was the sheer size of it and the highly populated area that it impacted. Not to mention the infrastructure along the northern eastern seaboard is not prepared to withstand storms like these. I've been through several hurricanes on the gulf and they can get pretty damn wicked and screw a bunch of stuff up, but the infrastructure of the gulf and southern atlantic coast has those storms in mind and are much better prepared to withstand them. The population density is also considerably lower. It's kinda like a freak snowstorm in the south. If we get more than 2 inches here, everything shuts down because we just don't have the equipment, experience, or infrastructure to deal with it on a large and functional level. We can dig out enough to allow for emergency vehicles to pass safely and that's pretty much it. A few years ago we had 4 inches of snow and ice fall in 24hrs. It's nothing for most people, but it was downright dangerous for the general public here. There were more than a dozen fatalities in this area from MVAs in that week because some employers decided to open shop and people had to get out and drive in it to get to work. We deep southerners have NO business driving on snow and ice.

This. This a thousand times.

The same way when that big quake struck around here a while back. Hell, even here people freak out over a snowstorm, and we get those pretty regularly.

This was so bad because it was so huge, and for a category 1 storm, it has EXTREMELY low pressure, and a massive storm surge. Yeah, in my area the impact was far less severe than anticipated, but I can easily tell how bad it could have been. And it's amazing that the death toll is as low as it is, precisely BECAUSE people were "getting their panties in a twist" over it, whether they knew they were in the path or not. Also, they didn't know until very late in the game exactly where it was going to hit or which direction it'd take. They had an idea, but the models were changing pretty regularly.

What's it they say, hindsight is always 20/20?

 

[nukebrewer]

Call me what you want, with everything else going on in the world, this pales in comparison. At least that's my opinion on it. I HAVE been through bigger storms, that didn't get all this attention. They were closing highways even up here yesterday afternoon for it.

What gave this storm the attention it got wasn't the storm itself. It was the interaction with the cold front sweeping in from the west that intensified it so much. Just because you've made it through bigger storms in Florida without issue doesn't mean squat in this case. Florida knows they're going to get a hurricane from time to time so they're prepared for it. Of all the places you would expect to get hit by a hurricane, northeastern US isn't high on the list. Consequently, we weren't nearly as prepared as Florida is. Hell, I'm from the Texas Gulf coast that has seen they're fair share of hurricanes. You don't see me bitching and moaning about other people bitching and moaning. How about you either show some support or mind your own business?

 

[MalFet]

Not only did you just sail right through the ****** stratosphere with that one, you're still accelerating.

(original credit to BottleBomber)

 

[CreamyGoodness]

No flooding, no power loss, only 'disturbance' I encountered (other than rain/wind noise) was what it did (at times) to my DirecTV reception. Seriously thinking about going with another service once my contract is up (too expensive to switch until then). Will have to see how it is during winter storms. If it becomes more of an issue, they'll be hearing from me.

I did see a little water in the basement, by the bulkhead doors. I contribute that to the gap in the doors (going to get that addressed). Not sure if the basement pump was running at all yesterday/last night, since I didn't hear it at all. :rockin:

BTW, am I the only one that thinks people were getting twisted around their panties over this storm?? After all, it was just a category 1 hurricane. I lived through worse, hitting closer, when living in Florida.

Shhhhhhh stop typing.

 

[Hopper5000]

go to disasterassistance.gov if you were impacted by the storm to see what programs are available to you.

Also, if you don't think this storm was a big deal look what happened in NJ and NY... just sayin...

 

[2BeerSpeer]

Headed to Allentown Pa to restore power (and maybe score some homebrew from a cool@$$ hbt'er) hope all you guys made it through the storm safely.....especially those of you who had to suffer through the DTV interruptions! What a D!CK...

 

[ReverseApacheMaster]

It's 73F and sunny with a nice cool breeze here in Texas. You people complaining about the storm are wusses. I can still watch honey boo boo with no interruptions! Get over yourselves! It's not like people died or had their homes and all their possessions destroyed! Lighten up!!!!!

</end sarcasm>

Wow, I felt like a total ****** writing that as a joke.

 

[zman]

Call me what you want, with everything else going on in the world, this pales in comparison. At least that's my opinion on it. I HAVE been through bigger storms, that didn't get all this attention. They were closing highways even up here yesterday afternoon for it.

This is Breezy Point. just west of my home town. or what's left of it.
http://images.onset.freedom.com/colgazette/mcpjr9-mcpjmnf27.jpg

What was the boardwalk

 

[steber]

Headed to Allentown Pa to restore power (and maybe score some homebrew from a cool@$$ hbt'er) hope all you guys made it through the storm safely.....especially those of you who had to suffer through the DTV interruptions! What a D!CK...

THIS!


Allentown is about an hour south of me, right near where I grew up! Thanks for coming up and doing what you do!

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Might I suggest A) a public apology, or B) Fall on your sword?

Because I can't THINK of a worse series of words in sequence today. Epic Fail.

 

[zman]

Might I suggest A) a public apology, or B) Fall on your sword?

Because I can't THINK of a worse series of words in sequence today. Epic Fail.

How are things in Astoria? Rockaway/Breezy is toast

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Astoria is actually really good. I am almost ashamed to admit how little we were affected.

 

[bottlebomber]

Might I suggest A) a public apology, or B) Fall on your sword?

Because I can't THINK of a worse series of words in sequence today. Epic Fail.

I guess maybe some people were expecting the hurricane to destroy everything in its sight, finally coming to dwell over NYC, feeding off of the cold front and just sit there churning for a week until stone was not left on stone. And I think some sensationalized people are actually somehow disappointed that it didn't cause more damage than it already did.

 

[WesleyS]

I guess Golddouchey doesn't have anything more to say in response to everyone. I guess now that his directv is working right he can continue keeping up with the kardashians or some worthless crap. As a gulf coast resident, I know what it's like to go through hurricanes so I hate to see anyone go through them no matter where they are or how severe. I hope recovery goes ok for all you guys.

 

[HoppyDaze]

Death toll now at 48...