Severe weather

[SpideyVille]

We're very lucky this time. I've been at my folks' place since Sunday, and we still have power. Most of the town is out, though, and I don't even know when I'll be able to get back to my apartment, since my town is totally without power.

My mom is devastated about Breezy Point. She spent all her summers there as a kid.

Well hopefully things aren't too bad when you finally get back to your apartment.

And yeah, Breezy point is just a sad story because there really was no way for anyone to prepare for a fire when there were other things to worry about. I'm looking at video of it right now, and it really does look like a war zone or something. It's just crazy.

I also just came across this video some of the South Ferry and Whitehall St Station damage. Very eerie, almost like something you'd see in a post-apocalyptic film.

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[Filmboy]

To all those affected by 'Sandy'....hope you all are coping well.

Praying it'll be over soon.

 

[Poeman]

I live in Manhattan...Had the power outage due to transformer blowing out. This disaster is unprecedented and as a life long new yorker I never thought this would happen here

 

[danoyse]

And now there's possibly a snowstorm headed this way next week.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Oh global warming, you so crazy.

 

[Paradoxium]

Seriously, a marathon?

Are you ****ing kidding me. Police, sanitation and ambulances for the runners. What a god damn waste of resources. Have these idiots ever heard of resource triage?

Someone ****ing shoot me.

 

[SpideyVille]

After watching the news more in the past 3-4 days than I have in the past 3-4 years, I'm realizing just how crippling this storm has been in terms of the NYC, and how easy it is to turn things out of whack. Granted, I think they are handling things very well for the most part, but its crazy to see just how much damage was caused by flooding to the transportation.

Not to mention the gas is quickly running out even in places like the Bronx, where I live, that wasn't even hit too hard by the storm. Gas has just been in so much high demand that I can't even count how many people on facebook are asking for help with locations that still have a supply.

 

[bullets]

The gas situation looks scary.

 

[TheAQU4M4N]

A couple of my friends are camping out for this.

 

[SpideyVille]

The gas situation looks scary.

I know a couple of people ho have jokingly said that this is how the zombie apocalypse starts, but in all seriousness, seeing the long lines of people trying to get gas for their cars and generators just makes all this look like some post-apocalyptic scenario because there's so much need for supplies that are in few quantities, and I don't know what's going to happen if things get tapped dry.

 

[SpideyVille]

Seriously, a marathon?

Are you ****ing kidding me. Police, sanitation and ambulances for the runners. What a god damn waste of resources. Have these idiots ever heard of resource triage?

Someone ****ing shoot me.

I've sort of been on the fence with this debate. At first I thought it didn't matter because it would be on Sunday, and by then there should be a lot fixed and brought back to "normal", and it could help the economy of the city. But then there's the counter argument of just how many small businesses will even be open so they could be helped.

But after seeing the report of generators running to give electricity to the marathon tents really makes Bloomberg look bad. To this point, I'd say that they've handled things pretty well, considering this is an event that most New Yorkers are not used to. But this decision looks like it going to overshadow all of the good.

And one good point I've heard is, if this was as bad as 9/11, would the decision have been the same?

 

[terry78]

http://news.yahoo.com/fuel-pipeline-resumes-jersey-deliveries-gasoline-lines-linger-130057461.html

It really is starting to feel like some kind of crazy sci-fi scenario now.

 

[squeekness]

It seems so jarring to see articles like that, up here in Massachusetts these hurricanes so far have been no huge deal. I am not used to seeing this kind of disruption at all. I hope things settle down for all of you out there who are dealing with it soon.

 

[chamber-music]

Every now and again mother nature likes to pimp slap us hard and remind everyone it isn't to be messed with sadly.

 

[Poeman]

I've sort of been on the fence with this debate. At first I thought it didn't matter because it would be on Sunday, and by then there should be a lot fixed and brought back to "normal", and it could help the economy of the city. But then there's the counter argument of just how many small businesses will even be open so they could be helped.

But after seeing the report of generators running to give electricity to the marathon tents really makes Bloomberg look bad. To this point, I'd say that they've handled things pretty well, considering this is an event that most New Yorkers are not used to. But this decision looks like it going to overshadow all of the good.

And one good point I've heard is, if this was as bad as 9/11, would the decision have been the same?

I'm ****ing livid that this marathon is still happening. I hate Bloomberg right now. Mother****er does hot truly comprehend that this is not a uplifting moment but a tragedy. The fact that this race starts in Staten Island where peoples lives are ruined is joke in itself. I hope the marathon gets ****ted on. This isn't 9-11 we were not attacked and spirit isn't about fighting against those who are anti America, we have people who need that power and resources and seeing *******s running isn't something to cheer for in this time.

 

[SpideyVille]

I'm ****ing livid that this marathon is still happening. I hate Bloomberg right now. Mother****er does hot truly comprehend that this is not a uplifting moment but a tragedy. The fact that this race starts in Staten Island where peoples lives are ruined is joke in itself. I hope the marathon gets ****ted on. This isn't 9-11 we were not attacked and spirit isn't about fighting against those who are anti America, we have people who need that power and resources and seeing *******s running isn't something to cheer for in this time.

The more that time passes, the more I start to feel the same. I'm actually surprised to hear that Giuliani agreed with this decision. I mean I know he did the same with allowing the Mets to play even though there were still threats of terrorism, but that was about a week later, and there were really no other sports going on at the time. Plus, 9/11 affected the whole country, where everyone was still in shock and needed something to lift them up and convince them to move forward.

And not to sound insensitive, but in terms of destruction caused by 9/11 in NY, it was not the same. Yes, a lot of people lost their lives, and a lot of buildings were destroyed, but the hurricane destroyed homes and lives to the point where people are still picking up dead bodies and don't have any food, shelter, or clothes. Yet this race is supposed to start a few miles away from where people who have received a little bit of help are still waiting for the city to give them some attention. This really does remind me of my only real pet peeve about living here, which is that whenever something happens, the powers that be always seem to treat Manhattan as the only priority. I can count how many times we've had blizzards elsewhere that take days to be cleaned up, whereas the heart of Manhattan looks as though nothing happened.

 

[SpideyVille]

And after that mini rant, they actually cancelled it.

 

[Poeman]

Even a dumb person would have figured that it was a bad idea to have a marathon this soon.

During 9-11 they had the marathon in November. Thats two months

 

[SpideyVille]

I think this was just a bad management altogether. It's great that they cancelled it, but now so many runners who were already here are at a lose because they've pretty much made the trip here for nothing. I think this decision should have been made days ago.

 

[danoyse]

He should have cancelled the marathon in the first place. The whole thing is ridiculous.

Meanwhile, the geniuses at Fox and Friends think tonight's NBC benefit concert is really an Obama rally. Never mind that Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi grew up on the Jersey Shore, Billy Joel is from Long Island, and Christina Aguilera is from Staten Island. Idiots.

http://www.salon.com/2012/11/02/fox_attacks_bruce_springsteen_for_hosting_charity_concert/

 

[Paradoxium]

There is looting going on. You're using manpower who are protecting those businesses to deal with ****ing crowds at the marathon. SANITATION is super important (I don't need to explain why), something that needs to get done ASAP. You need to clear roads. They should not be cleaning up after runners. I rather ambulance workers help people who need it NOW, instead of carrying lame exhausted marathon runners.

This isn't the same as a baseball game, you are diverting (substantial) critical resources. They are needed NOW.

I am glad they are cancelling it. But the fact this was even entertained is outrageous. And to start it in Staten is incredibly poor taste. They are worse off than average.

 

[SpideyVille]

I think for as much good and order that Bloomberg has managed to contain during this time, the whole marathon deal really makes him looks bad.

 

[danoyse]

Finally got back to my apartment today. Still no power - and it's currently 58 degrees in my apartment - but at least I got to clean out the fridge. The town looks OK, mostly down trees that are being cleaned up. My neighbor heard they're expecting the power back either tonight or tomorrow, but I'm still staying with my folks until it comes back on.

But obviously, this is just being inconvenienced. Looking at the rest that happened, it's nothing.

The lines at the gas stations are insane. I only saw two open stations, and the lines were a mile long. People have been going to PA to gas up instead.

 

[tzarinna]

These folks really seem to be making things happen. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rebuild-the-Jersey-Shore/219567404840890

If you know of anyone that is in need or can volunteer your time.

 

[Kane52630]

Saw this on imgur. It's a one week time lapse in New Jersey.