Hurricane Sandy - Page 5

X-TECH MAN · 11-04-2012, 06:21 PM

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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 !

FINESPLINE · 11-05-2012, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie A

Katrina taught us (Mississippi Gulf Coast) to be thankful and appreciative for ALL that have come to help us recover and rebuild.
We are 7 years out and still working our recovery.

Be safe.
Help one another.
There are dangers long after the wind and rain (snow for some) are gone.

Lots of help from down south headed north. We remember what you did for us.

Thanks Charlie A. . I know where your coming from and think of Katrina and that drives me foward. Lots of work to be done here and I am much more lucky than others.

Bob Lasko · 11-05-2012, 06:54 PM

just got my internet today at 2:00 pm. Still no power. maybe tomarrow we will have power.
in Fairfield CT, 5 homes washed into the Long island Sound. Many homes moved off foundations and sides of homes gone.Lots of damage in CT.
Bob Lasko

Dick Butler · 11-06-2012, 08:44 AM

Glad to see the army and guard has finally shown up with equipment. Hope they can clear a place for some shelter for people left with no place to go or hide from the storm coming now. Fema trailer disaster from Katrina had them in arkansas? months AFTER needed.

Charlie A · 11-06-2012, 08:57 AM

50 Mississippi State Troopers and vehicles/support equipment to New Jersey.

Charlie A · 11-06-2012, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Glad to see the army and guard has finally shown up with equipment. Hope they can clear a place for some shelter for people left with no place to go or hide from the storm coming now. Fema trailer disaster from Katrina had them in arkansas? months AFTER needed.

Those FEMA mobile homes went to Arkansas for storage because they were not built to Mississippi wind code requirements to be sent to the Coast. Waste of MILLIONS of our tax dollars and much needed shelter rotted away in Arkansas.

Tom Goldman · 11-06-2012, 09:51 AM

If anyone in NJ or New York needs a place to temporarly store their race car trailer or motorhome due to Sandy ,I have space for several at the old dealership lot in Allentown,PA.
Not a fenced lot but paved and one block from Police station.
PM me here if you need help.

FINESPLINE · 11-06-2012, 12:06 PM

Spent the last 48 hours moving heavy equipment in and out of disaster areas all over Long Island. Payloaders and excavators are at a premium. Cats , Komatsus , Kawasakis ----small to the largest are in and out of dealers 24 hrs a day. Some places are so inaccesible that we are breaking down the lowboys on major roadways and the operators are clearing their way to the jobsites sometimes over a mile away. The devastation on the south shore is incredible. If you have ever heard of Jones Beach, It will not accesible to the public in the summer of 2013. It is going to take billions to even begin to put Long Island and surrounding areas back together. AND TIME-----LOTS OF TIME !

Casey Miles · 11-06-2012, 02:38 PM

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 · 11-06-2012, 05:17 PM

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.

11-05-2012, 06:54 PM	#43
Bob Lasko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Wilton,CT Posts: 629 Likes: 0 Liked 185 Times in 54 Posts	Re: Hurricane Sandy just got my internet today at 2:00 pm. Still no power. maybe tomarrow we will have power. in Fairfield CT, 5 homes washed into the Long island Sound. Many homes moved off foundations and sides of homes gone.Lots of damage in CT. Bob Lasko Last edited by Bob Lasko; 11-05-2012 at 08:29 PM.

11-06-2012, 08:44 AM	#44
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Hurricane Sandy Glad to see the army and guard has finally shown up with equipment. Hope they can clear a place for some shelter for people left with no place to go or hide from the storm coming now. Fema trailer disaster from Katrina had them in arkansas? months AFTER needed.

11-06-2012, 08:57 AM	#45
Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Hurricane Sandy 50 Mississippi State Troopers and vehicles/support equipment to New Jersey. Last edited by Charlie A; 11-06-2012 at 09:06 AM.

11-06-2012, 09:51 AM	#47
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,476 Likes: 889 Liked 882 Times in 236 Posts	Re: Hurricane Sandy If anyone in NJ or New York needs a place to temporarly store their race car trailer or motorhome due to Sandy ,I have space for several at the old dealership lot in Allentown,PA. Not a fenced lot but paved and one block from Police station. PM me here if you need help. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

11-06-2012, 12:06 PM	#48
FINESPLINE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Island of high taxes, N.Y. Posts: 541 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Hurricane Sandy Spent the last 48 hours moving heavy equipment in and out of disaster areas all over Long Island. Payloaders and excavators are at a premium. Cats , Komatsus , Kawasakis ----small to the largest are in and out of dealers 24 hrs a day. Some places are so inaccesible that we are breaking down the lowboys on major roadways and the operators are clearing their way to the jobsites sometimes over a mile away. The devastation on the south shore is incredible. If you have ever heard of Jones Beach, It will not accesible to the public in the summer of 2013. It is going to take billions to even begin to put Long Island and surrounding areas back together. AND TIME-----LOTS OF TIME !

11-06-2012, 02:38 PM	#49
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 705 Likes: 128 Liked 502 Times in 91 Posts	Re: Hurricane Sandy 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

11-06-2012, 05:17 PM	#50
FINESPLINE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Island of high taxes, N.Y. Posts: 541 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Hurricane Sandy 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.