Re Frankenstorm Sandy

[KenR]

Originally Posted by inyadreems

No way bro. South Jersey and NYC got killed. Death toll rising. Check out pics The Star-Ledger | New Jersey Newspaper - NJ.com Daily News America - Breaking national news, video, and photos - Homepage - NY Daily News.

Entire towns wiped out in NJ and Breeze Point, NY looks like Beruit after 100 homes burned down.

Breezy Point is such an isolated community, like a barrier island on the southern side of Brooklyn. It was difficult if not impossible for fire and emergency vehicles to get accross bridge to the community during height of storm. Last I heard they were still searching to see if there were any fatalities.

[Eandras]

I'm waiting for power and real internet. Using abackup generator that a friend had that wouldn't start. I got it working after rebuilding the carb. Now the problem is getting gas to keep it running. Gas stations are closed and no gas deliveries to the stations that have power.

Ed.

[buddy01]

My power went out for a little and everything else was not so bad, BUT my shore house in brigantine I bet is destroyed, haven't been able to get to see it yet...

[SON1C]

No I know it was terrible in some locations, I'm just saying in northern va it wasn't very bad at all.. Some trees knocked over -- the basic extent of damage

[57BORNTORUN]

Originally Posted by SON1C

was just an over hyped thunderstorm in nova

I find this insensitive. I have lived through more hurricanes than I would like to recount.My family in NJ got shredded and are in dire straights.Not only do they have to rebuild a building that they just rebuilt last summer after Irene hit, Their insurance deductible is enormous for windstorm protection.

[FUNX725]

Originally Posted by 57BORNTORUN

I find this insensitive. I have lived through more hurricanes than I would like to recount.My family in NJ got shredded and are in dire straights.Not only do they have to rebuild a building that they just rebuilt last summer after Irene hit, Their insurance deductible is enormous for windstorm protection.

Sorry to hear of not only your family's sufferings, but all that were victimized/debilitated
by varying-degrees...from Sandy...Especially the folks that have lost loved-ones.

And...
I personally want to thank you, 57BORNTORUN, for your descriptive-word-choice of
chastisement for those that think otherwise.

I know it's very difficult for me to find the restraint to do the same.

Bob

[Midnight Blue]

While the Eastern Shore of Maryland and the corridor North East along I95 took the brunt of the storm and recorded the most rainfall, other areas were hit with power outages and damage from fallen trees and flooding.

In our case, we live in Northwest Baltimore County and lost our power at 9 pm Monday night. It wasn't restored until 3:30 am Wednesday morning. In addition I had several trees fall onto my chain link fence in my back yard. About 50' of fencing needs to be replaced as well as part of my next door neighbors fence. It could have been a lot worse but it was bad enough as it will still cost me to have the trees removed.

I haven't been on the forum very much as I had to have major back surgery this summer including three laminectomies for spinal stenosis. Therefore I have to have others do the cutting up of the trees and cleanup work that I would have been normally done myself in the past.

Midnight Blue

[Flash Gordon]

That was an incredible storm. Hope everyone made it out alive

[ozziepuppy]

Power is still out where my daughter lives (New Jersey).

[Meticulous-Detail]

Things are getting worse, looting and burglaries on the rise. No power or heat and food, water, gas and basic supplies are scarce. Been called in to assist state and local PD's with patrols.