Sandy

[Luke]

Ugh. One of my best buddies, who has a three week old newborn, had to evacuate. He, his wife, and his son are headed further inland to stay with relatives as he's lost power.

Wish I could do something for the guy.

[o.pwuaioc]

It's pretty crazy out there. My girlfriend was not so lucky. Although she was at home with me, she's a researcher at NYU Langone Medical Center... Oh yeah, she has enzymes and RNA crystals in -80° Celsius freezers. We turned the TV on last night to check on how things were doing (we with a friend were playing CivIV to pass time), and the first thing on was her work being evacuated. Felt like a scene from a movie.

[o.pwuaioc]

I think some of the Hurricane Sandy pics people have sent around might have been photoshopped.

This one isn't... It's at 14th St. and 8 Ave., for those in the city.



Video of it collapsing:

[BoringSupreez]

I think some of the Hurricane Sandy pics people have sent around might have been photoshopped.

No no guys, the pictures are real. It's that bad.

[Hobie-wan]

Good to hear that a lot of people are ok without too terribly much mess to clean up so far.

[foxhound1022]

Be careful, guy. You're right in it. I'm about 1/2 hr. East of Gettysburg, and 2 1/2 hrs. West of Philly. It's not too bad here; mostly just persistent drenching rain.

You and the lady can bunk here if your roof collapses or something. Feel free to stow your gaming gems in the basement until the storm blows over. I've got two vests with sapi plates and plenty of guns and ammo to combat bandits, vagrants, and pesky dobermans.

Thanks, friend.

It was actually pretty uneventful here. The worst of it is now Met-Ed is trying to clean up the 6 consecutive downed poles right outside of town. Where I'm at, the whole town is on a big hill, more or less. Everything just drains away to the low-lying areas which are about a 1/2 mile outside of the borough.

[pierrot]

I can't believe the amount of snow some people are reportedly getting. Up to two feet!? From a hurricane? I don't believe I've ever heard, in my lifetime, of a hurricane bringing two feet of snow. Incredible.

Blizzard of '78?

Just another day here in NH. Would never guess that I'm as close to NY and NJ as I am, today, 'cause it's been intermittently sunny.

[Ziggy]

I'm afraid I wasn't alive in 1978.

[pierrot]

Yeah, I wasn't either, but I also wasn't sure how old you were....

[J T]

Good to hear that a lot of people are ok without too terribly much mess to clean up so far.

I'd like to echo this sentiment. I hope all stay safe and are fortunate enough to not have destroyed property.