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10-30-2012, 09:26 AM
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#556 | | Senior Member
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BC, ditto for Upstate/Eastern NY. We are on the warm side of the storm. Going to 65 today with t'storms in the forecast and in the 50's for rest of the week. We also escaped unscathed - hardly any power outages as we had little wind and just a few brief showers over night.
DH made it home around 4:30am and was gone by 7:00. He said the situation in NYC/LI is horrific and that pretty much everything right now is geared to search & rescue ops and I assume same for NJ and CT.
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10-30-2012, 09:51 AM
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#557 | | Senior Member
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A few trees down in our neighborhood but we still have power (except for people whose trees happened to take out the wires). I thought it was very courteous of my neighbor's tree to miss both our houses and several cars, choosing to land in the garden instead.
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10-30-2012, 10:02 AM
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#558 | | Super Moderator
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Watching the news:
A tanker washed up on Staten Island Tanker Washes Up On Staten Island: Photo - Business Insider
there is something like 11 feet of water in the Bklyn Battery Tunnel. & subway tunnels are flooded (mass transit is going to be a mess). Mayor is giving a conference in a few.
Took a short walk around neighborhood. All is ok at our house, a lot of leaves and branches to be picked up. Next door neighbor lost his fence. Lost a couple of big trees in the park.
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10-30-2012, 10:17 AM
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#559 | | Senior Member
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Philly really dodged a bullet. My thoughts are with those who weren't as lucky. The footage I'm seeing of Jersey and NYC is striking.
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10-30-2012, 10:21 AM
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#560 | | Senior Member
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No school today in Ohio. Stay safe everyone.
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10-30-2012, 10:31 AM
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#561 | | Senior Member
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Phila- roof damage to student apartment building son lived in at Penn. He says his center city building is fine.
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10-30-2012, 10:55 AM
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#562 | | Member
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Managed to avoid losing power here just north of DC...lights flickered several times in the 70 mph winds (enough to flip off my microwave clock) but never went completely out. Feeling very thankful that my preparation was for naught and I can melt the giant bags of frozen water in my freezer.
If the wind and rain dies down some later, I might venture out just to get out of the house.
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10-30-2012, 11:10 AM
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#563 | | Junior Member
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How are Manhattan CCers and their children faring? NYC faces a complicated recovery and I hope all are safe, everywhere. Our student in Upper West Side never lost power which is very fortunate. That said, all are impacted by infra-structure problems. My best to all who face the worst impact of this storm.
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10-30-2012, 11:12 AM
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#564 | | Super Moderator
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NYC public schools closed tomorrow
750,000 without power. Public transportation closed until further notice.
Extensive flooding in the tunnels and subway. Limited bus service hopefully by tomorrow.
My best to all of those now hit with the snow
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10-30-2012, 11:14 AM
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#565 | | Senior Member
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I never expected to see the problems and devastation i have seen in NYC . This is so upsetting. I feel like a jerk for whining about potentially losing power, I just never expected this to happen to this extent. am praying for all who are affected so horribly.
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10-30-2012, 11:56 AM
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#567 | | Senior Member
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good news from my kids in DC and Boston...all well, and apparently all even kept power.
Worried about my kids BFFs in NY....does anyone know the situation around Columbia University or the Village?
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10-30-2012, 12:10 PM
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#568 | | Super Moderator
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The village has no power and there has been flooding. Columbia U should be ok
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10-30-2012, 12:29 PM
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#569 | | Junior Member
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Here in SW CT, our town has 70% of CL&P customers without power. Trees are being cleared from the roads. Not as much rainfall here as originally predicted. A fire fighter in a neighboring town lost his life when a tree fell on his truck. We still have some strong wind gusts and sustained winds are about 17 MPH. Schools are closed again tomorrow. Gas stations have some fuel available but many are closed. Most of the local hotels are booked with "futility" workers from out of state as well as tree companies. We were very blessed this time, we have power but also have 3 elderly family members at our "senior camp". We had them last year in Sept. with Irene and Oct. with the snow storm for almost 10 days each time. Can't wait to get back to Florida!
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10-30-2012, 12:57 PM
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#570 | | Senior Member
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The scary photos tell just a tiny part of the entire story. It was a monster storm... Hang in there, fellow CCers, please stay safe!
(Yes, EK, I should keep my mouth shut about our drizzle.)
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