The Outsider Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Was pretty bad, but luckily no major flooding etc. near my place. Was without power from around 11 in the night till Noon today, but it's back up now. From the looks of it the major impact is going to be in getting mass transit services back up, might take a week or more before some of the services can be restored.
Ram Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 India ki yaad aagayi hogi :D Yes, our beloved homeland does prepare you to face these obstacles. As a kid growing up i remember having to endure several nights without power, engaging in fierce battles with relentless mosquito armies. At least I do not have to deal with the mosquito problem here. The irony now is, my apartment complex in madras has 24 HR back up generator facility, in house emergency medical facilities and department/grocery stores and my family is laughing at me for having to resort to stone age tactics to survive. :(( P.s; if there's one Positive to emerge out of this, I just finished a Fredrick forsyth book, after a 6 HR non stop reading Marathon. :D
Cricketics Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 My cousin works in Manhattan. He reported how stores like express and other store's shirts worht 300 bucks were lying on the streets of manhattan. Stores like Ann Taylor etc faced a great battle with this. Windows totally broken and stuff all over the streets. Sad situation over there in some areas. Maryland was hit bad in some areas, but we were all rite. Sadly my roof is damaged and we had to keep about 5-6 buckets to make sure water didn't spread all over the bedroom. All in all, glad it's over. Couldn't sleep properly since I had to keep an eye on the buckets. Whenever they used to get full I would go and throw the water.
gs Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 have cable' date=' internet, phone, power, water and gas. best case for me in a storm ...[/quote'] Same here. Had my fingers and toes crossed.
India-KXIP fan Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 At least 40 dead, many without power. Key areas hit, I'd imagine the economic effect at least temporarily would be quite noticeable to USA's economy. Sad stuff. Scary to think what a category 4+ could have done. But all you can do is evacuate as many people as possible.
India-KXIP fan Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 ^ US economy is already in turmoil..now this' date=' testing times for a gr8 country[/quote'] Yeah well from an economic point of view the effect would be noticeable temporarily. No economic expert but when your biggest city is completely shut down for a few days, stock exchange closed, no work done, extensive property damage I'd imagine the effect would be noticeable at least temporarily. But hope they recover and hope people stay safe.
Sachin=GOD Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Yes' date=' our beloved homeland does prepare you to face these obstacles. As a kid growing up i remember having to endure several nights without power, [b']engaging in fierce battles with relentless mosquito armies. At least I do not have to deal with the mosquito problem here. The irony now is, my apartment complex in madras has 24 HR back up generator facility, in house emergency medical facilities and department/grocery stores and my family is laughing at me for having to resort to stone age tactics to survive. :(( P.s; if there's one Positive to emerge out of this, I just finished a Fredrick forsyth book, after a 6 HR non stop reading Marathon. :D :cantstop:
GautiMaan Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 http://www.ndtv.com/article/cheat-sheet/cyclone-nilam-expected-to-make-landfall-around-5-30-pm-today-10-latest-developments-286453
India-KXIP fan Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 http://www.ndtv.com/article/cheat-sheet/cyclone-nilam-expected-to-make-landfall-around-5-30-pm-today-10-latest-developments-286453 Not a cyclone. 90 km/h winds would mean it's a storm not a category 1 cyclone/hurricane/typhoon whatever you want to call it. But they can be dangerous none the less cause of storm surge.
coffee_rules Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Same here. Had my fingers and toes crossed. Offices and schools closed for three days even today. No power. But working from home. Roads have fallen trees all over, so it's better to stay put. Hurrcane or storm, the damage done to many homes is permanent.
The Outsider Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Not sure whether to put it in this thread or the one on US presidential elections, but NJ governor Christie has been effusive in his praise of Obama over the past 3 days. Went on to say something like Obama has been wonderful and shown great leadership. Someone questioned him about whether such praise would impact the elections and he said he is giving honest answers. Even went on to say he doesn't give a "damn" about whether Romney visits the state or not as he is only concerned about getting the state out of the disaster. Impossible for a layman to assess how effective he is being in action, but in all his interviews he has appeared genuinely concerned and proactive about the situation, making it his only priority.
coffee_rules Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 ^True, we need more leaders like him in the GOP. I think the quote was - I don't care about elections, my priority is to get NJ back on its feet. :two_thumbs_up:
Cricketics Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 How many Jersey people here? I hope Laaloo is doing well. Jersey is probably in the worst hit places.
coffee_rules Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/superstorm-sandy-rumors-cost-congressional-campaign-manager-job-140408935--abc-news-politics.html What a tool! Shashank Tripathi, under the guise of his Twitter handle @ComfortablySmug, sent out several pieces of misinformation during the worst of the storm Monday. He is being blamed for spreading the now-widely debunked rumor that the New York Stock Exchange trading floor had been flooded with 3 feet of standing water. The rumor was eventually picked up by CNN and New York Magazine until NYSE officials shot it down. In a message on his Twitter account late Tuesday, Tripathi apologized and offered his resignation on Wright's House campaign for the 12 th congressional district. Tripathi was first outed by BuzzFeed. "I wish to offer the people of New York a sincere, humble and unconditional apology," Tripathi wrote. "During a natural disaster that threatened the entire city, I made a series of irresponsible and inaccurate tweets." Other rumors included a false report that power would be shut down in all of Manhattan and that the New York subway would be closed for the entire week. Tripathi has written for a finance blog for the Stone Street Advisors hedge fund under the same pseudonym, "ComfortablySmug." Tripathi has been paid thousands of dollars as a consultant to the Wright campaign, according to BuzzFeed. Wright's campaign said in a statement that Tripathi's resignation was accepted and the chief of staff, Nick Mackey, will replace him as campaign manager.
coffee_rules Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 http://lydiacalasface.tumblr.com/ Very effective communication skills. A bit animated though.
1983-2011 Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/superstorm-sandy-rumors-cost-congressional-campaign-manager-job-140408935--abc-news-politics.html What a tool!
Nova Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 How many Jersey people here? I hope Laaloo is doing well. Jersey is probably in the worst hit places. Laaloo has stocked up on dhokla. No worries. :winky:
gs Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 At least the oak tree road in Edison got washed in the storm!
The Outsider Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 Almost all road closures in NJ have been resolved - quite an achievement 2-3 days after such a nasty storm. Am becoming a bit of a Chris Christie admirer.
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