warthog64 92 Posted October 28, 2012 (edited) Just wanted to say good luck to everyone on the east coast. I know the media always exaggerates these storms, but this situation looks pretty scary. Best of luck to everyone back east! Edited October 28, 2012 by warthog64 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SayethWhaaaa 245 Posted October 28, 2012 Not to mention Hawaii. The first large waves from the Canadian earthquake are hitting the shores as I type this... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+KnightWolf45 1,147 Posted October 28, 2012 good luck to both! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lazarus1177 164 Posted October 28, 2012 Hope they have time to move to a safer location(just in case).good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warthog64 92 Posted October 28, 2012 Didn't hear about Hawaii until this morning, Good luck to them as well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted October 28, 2012 hope things will calm down fast.. stay safe east coast guys (Hawaii too :)) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsawan 624 Posted October 28, 2012 windy her ein Boston. Worse shd be mond afternoon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Veltro2k 6,351 Posted October 28, 2012 Here we go agin !!!! Here in Jersey We are getting ready..hopefully it wont be as bad as they say, but we are taking precautions..to all my other Tristate friends..good luck and take care and be safe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted October 28, 2012 Wow - good luck and stay safe! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Veltro2k 6,351 Posted October 29, 2012 winds are starting to pick up already ..they say may reach over 70 MPH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B52STRATO 215 Posted October 29, 2012 Good luck. The larger islands have again been hit. Hoping that this does not happen on densely populated areas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Veltro2k 6,351 Posted October 29, 2012 Winds are around 25 MPH with gusts up to 35..yesterday was trash night picked up my trash can up the street this morning. Also the rain started. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast 153 Posted October 29, 2012 Good luck guys and hunker down... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Veltro2k 6,351 Posted October 29, 2012 Wll at least we kinda lucked out, just a mile from the mandatory evacuation area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted October 29, 2012 Too bad you guys don't live in Florida, it was a real snoozer here! Just 55+mph winds or so for just over a day. All of one county closed the schools! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr.Viper 131 Posted October 29, 2012 So, the fan is hitting the s**t massively already... damn, this is going to be a long week for a lot of people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar512 1,350 Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Jedi, Have you ever experienced a Nor'easter? We're lucky in that this did not occur late enough in the year to get frozen percipitation. One that hit five years ago (in late February) coated all stationary objects with several inches of ice, and knocked out the power in my complex for the better part of a week. It also packed 60 mph gusts. The eye-wall of Sandy is expected to come ashore less than twenty miles south of me. The last estimate was for sustained catagory one winds on the coast, and 80-mph gusts inland (I live 7 miles inland, and 90 feet above sea level). Our real worry here is flooding. We live near a resevoir that's feed by literally dozens of creeks. That resevoir was built by damming the Manasquan River, which flows into the Atlantic. As the storm surge hits, the lower Manasquan will of course overflow, as the storm is expected to hit at high tide. They have already evacuated people from the barrier islands south of Manasquan Inlet. Anyhow, the normal protocol for the resevoir overflowing its banks, is to release water into the Manasquan River. Well, how can you release water into an already overflowing river? So, guess what? All those creeks that feed the resevoir overflow their banks, which is what occurred with Tropical Storm Irene last year. You do remember the images I posted from that minor event, right? Edited October 29, 2012 by Fubar512 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr.Viper 131 Posted October 29, 2012 Speaking of flooding http://gizmodo.com/5955689/sandy-could-really-flood-the-new-york-subway-system?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow some of the oldest pumps in the NYCTA system were bought second-hand from the builders of the Panama Canal Wow, and I thought Soviet equipment we have here was old... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar512 1,350 Posted October 29, 2012 Viper, the NY MTA has a few pieces of equipment that date back almost a hundred years. They just keep refurbishing it, as nothing comperable (read that as reliable) is manufactured today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Veltro2k 6,351 Posted October 29, 2012 one foot of water on the streets..hackensack river starting to overflow..oh boy this is going to be bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar512 1,350 Posted October 29, 2012 This link should work for those of you out of the area: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yXMU2qwCVag Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Veltro2k 6,351 Posted October 29, 2012 Fubar..Bergen County here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,300 Posted October 29, 2012 Its a little bit windy. He? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Veltro2k 6,351 Posted October 29, 2012 Heard a huge thud, Tree just destoyed a fence across the street,,and we dont have the full brunt of it yet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+KnightWolf45 1,147 Posted October 29, 2012 Heard a huge thud, Tree just destoyed a fence across the street,,and we dont have the full brunt of it yet... be carefull man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
