Hurricane Sandy

[Rich Biebel]

It is very bad in some locations.....total destruction.

Many have been without power and still are.

My workplace was without power all week.....We were on generator power.....and thankfully we installed the eqiupment needed to keep us up and running a year or two ago.....

Many of my co-workers have been without power and they were out day and night trying to help our customers with generator problems....

Finding gas for our service trucks has been a big problem......

Yesterday 2 trucks went to Pa and came back with a lot of fuel.....so we should be ok for 2-3 days....

Long lines......very few stations open.....rationing by odd and even plate numbers....lots of confusion.....Police trying to keep order and tempers getting short....

Cold temps last night and colder tonight.......

Not fun for the people in the real bad areas......or those who lost everything....

I was extremely lucky.....no damage...never lost power...the winds here were plenty strong as there are big Maple trees down right up the street.....

The amount of money and work to rebuild the bad areas is going to be huge.......and take a long time......

Mother Nature.... Global Warming.....or Natural Cycles......I have no idea whats behind it. There are so many people living in vulnerable areas.....there is no way to defend yourself against a strom like this other than evacuate.....

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

It is very bad in some locations.....total destruction.

Many have been without power and still are.

My workplace was without power all week.....We were on generator power.....and thankfully we installed the eqiupment needed to keep us up and running a year or two ago.....

Many of my co-workers have been without power and they were out day and night trying to help our customers with generator problems....

Finding gas for our service trucks has been a big problem......

Yesterday 2 trucks went to Pa and came back with a lot of fuel.....so we should be ok for 2-3 days....

Long lines......very few stations open.....rationing by odd and even plate numbers....lots of confusion.....Police trying to keep order and tempers getting short....

Cold temps last night and colder tonight.......

Not fun for the people in the real bad areas......or those who lost everything....

I was extremely lucky.....no damage...never lost power...the winds here were plenty strong as there are big Maple trees down right up the street.....

The amount of money and work to rebuild the bad areas is going to be huge.......and take a long time......

Mother Nature.... Global Warming.....or Natural Cycles......I have no idea whats behind it. There are so many people living in vulnerable areas.....there is no way to defend yourself against a strom like this other than evacuate.....

Most wont like this but......So WHY didnt they evacuate?? In english thats get the hell out of there. They had lots of time to leave. Heads up warnings on the weather channels for almost a week. If it had come thru here in Fl. I would have been gone a long time before it hit. Ive been thru a few bad ones. Take some papers and personal possions and get the hell out. You cant fight mother nature especially high flood water and why do people still build on a beach. Your just asking for trouble then wonder why the Govt. and insurance is slow helping and wont pay off in a lot of cases.

[David Lee]

some should have, others could not afford to do so. I agree with you, if was me I would have been long gone

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by David Lee

some should have, others could not afford to do so. I agree with you, if was me I would have been long gone

Im not so sure with that. If you can afford to live on Stanton Island or the sea side areas one would think they could afford to get out and go someplace. Im sure there would have been lots of people living farther away that would have helped and taken in people. We do that here in Florida when people need help. I understand why some do not get out but this was a major monster storm that wasnt going away. How high is Stanton Island above sea level anyway. Do the math on 13+ ft above high tide waves. Its an Island with a low marshy areas. Just the ferry and lots of boats everywhere to get off as far as I know. Building right on the beaches in Nj and the Carolinas. When something hits like this its GONE. Water is the strongest force in nature. People trying to get to work a day or two later after the storm hit is also insane. No transportation. Lower Manhatten is almost as bad as New Orleans and is surrounded by water with no place to go..... no wonder the subways were flooded...they are UNDERGROUND !

[Casey Miles]

When huricane Wilma came through down here in Florida, FEMA offered to pay for a generator if you were out of power for 5 days I believe. I got one and my neighbor also got one, we got paid around $600. each towards the generators. It didn't matter that the generator was only $500. you got $600. as long as you had a receipt. I know that you probably can't get a generator now, but everone should look into getting one when they do come available. Check with FEMA and see if they still reimburse for generators. It was a really good deal.

Casey Miles
248H "F" NHRA Stock

[FINESPLINE]

There are lots of people out here have yet to see a FEMA representative. It seems, in some areas, that FEMA has set up offices for claims. When your neighborhood is trashed and your car floated down the street and has a boat on top it and you have no power and no phone or internet ,how are these people going to find FEMA. Maybe the reps should put on the boots a start walking the neighborhoods and meeting the people.

[chris ok]

What a mess here on south shore long island. miles long gas lines, glad I don't need any yet. My area looks clean but many streets no electric still. have a few friends moving in tomorrow.
They would not leave their homes and lost their belongings and cars. There are so many totalled cars, is pathetic. people do not care. they let everything go. I did not hear of anyone moving stuff much before thestorm. Shame so many new and used cars ruined.
Oh, and the layoffs started today, Long Island is going to have a biggg pile of new unemplyment people filing, ask me how I know. Never mind don't. Car industry is in the tank. New car sales thru the roof, till they run out. Service dept, done for now. noone can drive anywhere. We were caught with our shorts down as a whole here. We learn from our mistakes. hopefully. good luck tomorrow all w the noreaster. should be a mess.