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Hurricane Irene: looking Like Major Disaster for Northeast

Does it make me a bad person to care less now that the most important people in my life are out of harms way?
 
soccerboy22 said:
Does it make me a bad person to care less now that the most important people in my life are out of harms way?
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Not really.. Of course you care more about the people in your life over strangers. That is normal to me. Having said that? A person that has feelings will still be worried about others(strangers) in the storms.
 
Kali said:
Not really.. Of course you care more about the people in your life over strangers. That is normal to me. Having said that? A person that has feelings will still be worried about others(strangers) in the storms.
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I mean I still have tons of friends in NYC and Boston, but it didn't hit my parents and my girlfriend is okay in DC because I just talked to her.
 
The eye is headed almost directly for New York City. It would pass over the city by noon today.

That said, I'm going to make a prediction. As bad as the destruction is going to be, you're about to see how a city can recover spectacularly well after a major disaster. Since 9/11, they have planned, studied, and rehearsed what to do in response to precise situations such as these. Yes there will be widespread destruction, yes there will be deaths, yes there will be looting, but yes there will be a strong and concerted effort to restore law and order, and then city services, beyond what we once thought was possible. Make no mistake: This will be no Katrina.
 
Biggest concern for NYC right now is Surge. (and power outages and flooding outside major cities)
High Tide just after 8 AM, near coinciding with hurricane arrival.
NYC is the natural end of a large wedge/wide 'V' (NJ /LI coast) of water being pushed in.

Winds look like they're slowly diminishing, now 80 mph, and eye deteriorating. But it's a big storm with momentum.
This may change in 6 hours.
see you later.
 
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The good news today is that the storm has sped up to 18 MPH.
 
Overblown, overhyped, storm. Didn't even knock out power where I live. Of course totally liberal weather forecasters. They're just a bunch of worrying ninnies.
 
mbig said:
Biggest concern for NYC right now is Surge. (and power outages and flooding outside major cities)
High Tide just after 8 AM, near coinciding with hurricane arrival.
NYC is the natural end of a large wedge/wide 'V' (NJ /LI coast) of water being pushed in.

Winds look like they're slowly diminishing, now 80 mph, and eye deteriorating. But it's a big storm with momentum.
This may change in 6 hours.
see you later.
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Too bad NOAA isn't up there, I'd love to see Irene knock their building over. Assholes. Probably the same computers they use for their global warming models.
 
American said:
Too bad NOAA isn't up there, I'd love to see Irene knock their building over. Assholes. Probably the same computers they use for their global warming models.
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American said:
Overblown, overhyped, storm. Didn't even knock out power where I live. Of course totally liberal weather forecasters. They're just a bunch of worrying ninnies.
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Fail.

Fail..

Fail...

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If you seriously have to turn this into a hyperpartisan pissing match you have lost the ****in game man.
 
East River has overflowed its bank.

High tide coinciding with storm surge in NYC is not good.
 
Jetboogieman said:
Fail.

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If you seriously have to turn this into a hyperpartisan pissing match you have lost the ****in game man.
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I seen articles, where some scientists are already calling this a joke. Where do you live, NYC...anywhere that this hurricane went?
 
Moderator's Warning:
Don't gum this up with partisanship.
 
PerfectStorm said:
East River has overflowed its bank. High tide coinciding with storm surge in NYC is not good.
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Captain's area has lost power. He has some water seepage downstairs.
 
American said:
Overblown, overhyped, storm. Didn't even knock out power where I live. Of course totally liberal weather forecasters. They're just a bunch of worrying ninnies.
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You're exactly the sort of person who would, in other conditions, ride out the storm and nearly die and say NOBODY WARNED ME WTF
 
The good part of a hurricane is that it is a local job creating event wherever it impacts. Roofers, sheetrockers, plumbers, ditchdiggers, and all the trades repair everything. The insurance companies finance the repairs and tune up their actuarial tables and try to weasel out of paying wherever possible. Nevertheless, it is job creation on a scale that the government should be proud of. The only other jobs program that would be comparable would be to address energy conservation at local levels as Global Warming mitigation and common sense would move back into the National psyche.
 
American said:
Overblown, overhyped, storm. Didn't even knock out power where I live. Of course totally liberal weather forecasters. They're just a bunch of worrying ninnies.
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Classic. Three or four days ago NHC called Irene's track to within 10 miles and the wingnuts take this as an occasion to bash NOAA. :lol:
 
DaveFagan said:
The good part of a hurricane is that it is a local job creating event wherever it impacts. Roofers, sheetrockers, plumbers, ditchdiggers, and all the trades repair everything. The insurance companies finance the repairs and tune up their actuarial tables and try to weasel out of paying wherever possible. Nevertheless, it is job creation on a scale that the government should be proud of. The only other jobs program that would be comparable would be to address energy conservation at local levels as Global Warming mitigation and common sense would move back into the National psyche.
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i believe i do see your point, identifying the silver thread in the gray cloud

but we could say the same thing about an arsonist
or a thief
tho their criminal acts are not acts of G-d, their negative actions also put people back to work reconstructing that which was lost
 
Now 4,000,000 without power.
 
American said:
Overblown, overhyped, storm. Didn't even knock out power where I live. Of course totally liberal weather forecasters. They're just a bunch of worrying ninnies.
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Yea, the billions in damages is nothing to worry about and of course those 8+ people killed so far all committed suicide....

The only ninny here is you sir trying to bring politics into weather forecasting....... seriously..
 
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PerfectStorm said:
The good news today is that the storm has sped up to 18 MPH.
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Yes.

36 hours ago the Storm was supposed to arrive between Noon and 3PM. BY yesterday evening it was 8AM, which while it coincided with high tide, meant the storm was speeding up significantly. Less Rain, Less Wind damage.

Many Bridges to Manhattan were closed but a hotel employee drove home from Midtown Manhattan to Westchester at midnight last night and back into Manhattan 2 hours ago without any major problem- save avoiding those closed bridges, parkways, and only very minor water hazards.

Not sure of the state of the FDR drive where I live, near UN (UN land was 60 years ago, a Bay, then filled), but the entrance to my garage a few feet above, I'm told did Not flood. Which was the most likely problem along with wide-open-south all-glass facade.. We're officially Zone C, but really a mini-zone B or worse elevation-wise.

As my last post 8 hrs ago, winds did fade to about 60 (now much less) by the time it hit NYC. Still some back-side winds, but perhaps sunshine in few hours.


EDIT: I hear now FDR Drive is flooded in part on Upper East side/blocks from where I am. Which would be expected as it does flood there occasionally from heavy rain alone.
 
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PeteEU said:
Yea, the billions in damages is nothing to worry about and of course those 8+ people killed so far all committed suicide....

The only ninny here is you sir trying to bring politics into weather forecasting....... seriously..
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You don't care about Americans, so don't pretend to. The damages are nothing compared to other hurricanes, and the $billions won't be yours will they, foreigner.
 
Deuce said:
You're exactly the sort of person who would, in other conditions, ride out the storm and nearly die and say NOBODY WARNED ME WTF
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Oh? What do you know about riding out a hurricane or anything of the sort?
 
AdamT said:
Classic. Three or four days ago NHC called Irene's track to within 10 miles and the wingnuts take this as an occasion to bash NOAA. :lol:
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They did nothing of the sort, the path was changing all the time.
 
American said:
They did nothing of the sort, the path was changing all the time.
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Oh, they sure did. The track hardly moved over the last three days.
 
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