The Perfect Storm

[widgeon13]

Just watched an interview with guy in NYC down near Houston St parked his Jag on the street and was complaining that it got flooded in waist deep water. He made certain to say it was parked legally and seemed very disappointed that it was damaged. Sounded to me like he was in the process of blaming the city for his lose.

Gotta love the audacity if that is what his plan is. Perhaps I'm just too cynical.

NYC does look like it has been rocked as well as any locations on the coastline.

[ODDJOB UNO]

so with dawn breaking is this OPENING DAY OF "LOOTER" SEASON?????


wow one looter already caught in the city of "brotherly luv".


WTF is wrong with these people?

[Danimal16]

Good luck to all of you in the storm area. Fingers crossed and prayers sent for your safety.

DanB

[GothingNC]

Just heard it may take 10 days or more to restore power on LI

MTA does not have an ETA to restore service due to flooded tunnels and track equipment damage from salt water.

Sandy's damage to LIPA may take 10 days to fix

Fortunately my family up there has a gas stove and oil heat.

[jwasbury]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

Just watched an interview with guy in NYC down near Houston St parked his Jag on the street and was complaining that it got flooded in waist deep water. He made certain to say it was parked legally and seemed very disappointed that it was damaged. Sounded to me like he was in the process of blaming the city for his lose.

Gotta love the audacity if that is what his plan is. Perhaps I'm just too cynical.

My wife had a conversation with someone in the neighborhood who declared they are going to sue the City of Jersey City because water came up through their drains. My wife was just stunned. Did you see the Hudson River come up into our streets? People are incredible.

Still no power here. Marina down the road is a mess, floating docks are twisted and broken, but surprisingly most all the boats are still floating. Water has receded and revealed a mess that will take months to clean up. I have lots of pics, but no way to put them up online.

[lonewolf]

To everyone I know there and to those I don't .
I'm so sorry for your losses and what you are going through.
Luckily ,You all are some of the toughest people going and you will all get through this .
It's going to take some time and life may be different for a while but in the end you will all be stronger because of it.
If there is anything we can do to help you ....just let us know.

Bruce

[Z-man]

Checking in -- no power - no eta for return of power, one small tree down in my backyard (nothing hit), and a small concentrated leak on my roof where some shingles were stripped from the roof. Going into the attic to rig up a water catch for now, and already spoke with a roofing guy. My gas stove works, but that's about it...

Just enjoyed some cold leftover pizza, a salad in a bag, and yogurt for lunch.

So we are safe and sound, but in the dark for now... Amazingly the cell phone towers are still functioning - between that and my hand-crank radio - that's the only way I can hear what's going on in the outside world!

-Z-man.

[Seahawk]

The most unfortunate aspects of these storms is what is best weather-wise for one means another other gets clobbered. Land fall differences of a hundred or two miles north or south is critical.

I stayed in the south west quadrant of the storm, mostly....meaning the winds were off-shore at my farm and the water stayed off my sea wall during the worst part of the storm. The winds were also lighter, 30 - 50 with very occasional gusts above that speed...like the Santa Ana winds I grew up with.

What helped me slammed Z-Man and the rest of the northeast brethren. My apologies, gents, all the best.

And I have a *****in' set of tools (generators and pumps) if you guys need anything. I have to be in the NYC area next week and I plan on driving.

Just let me know.

[matthew-s]

No power here. Looking at the carnage, we'll be out a week. We are safe and sound though, and no property damage. Can't say that for all of my neighbors.

[intakexhaust]

Originally Posted by Buckterrier

Fourteen rescued from HMS Bounty in path of hurricane; two missing - chicagotribune.com

(Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday rescued 14 of the 16 crew who abandoned the replica tall ship HMS Bounty while in the path of Hurricane Sandy off North Carolina, using helicopters to lift them from life rafts, the Coast Guard said.

The Coast Guard continued to search for the two missing crew members about 160 miles from the eye of the storm. Officials had previously reported 17 aboard but later revised the figure to 16.

The first of two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters arrived on scene at about 6:30 a.m. (1030 GMT) and hoisted five people to safety, and a second helicopter arrived and rescued nine people, the Coast Guard said.

A C-130 Hercules aircraft was searching for the two missing crew members and a third rescue helicopter was on its way, the Coast Guard said.

"The 16 people donned cold water survival suits and life jackets before launching in two 25-man lifeboats with canopies," the Coast Guard said.

The tall ship was built for the 1962 movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" and lost power while at sea on Sunday night.

The ship was on its way fromNew London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida, said Tracie Simonin, director of the Bounty. She said she was unsure how the captain attempted the navigate the storm.

"The last we heard the ship was still upright," Simonin said, providing some hope the vessel could still be saved.

The Bounty was about 90 miles southeast ofHatteras, North Carolina, or roughly 160 miles from the center of Sandy, a Category 1 hurricane bearing down on the U.S. East Coast, the Coast Guard said.

The three-mast, 180-foot (55-metre) vessel was believed to be taking on water and was without propulsion, stuck in 40 mile-per-hour winds and 18-foot (5.5-metre) seas, the Coast Guard said.

Latest from AP:
(AP) — The Coast Guard used ships and airplanes to search the Atlantic on Tuesday for the captain of the sunken HMS Bounty as the sailor's wife held on to a sliver of hope that he had survived the harrowing ordeal.

The Coast Guard was also optimistic Robin Walbridge, 63, of St. Petersburg, Fla., could still be alive in his blazing red survival suit 90 miles off the North Carolina coast. Walbridge went overboard early Monday when the replica 18th-century sailing vessel, made famous in Hollywood adventure films, rolled over in 18-foot waves.

Walbridge's wife waited in their in St. Petersburg home to hear any word, surrounded by friends and crying often.

"He's been in many storms. He's been doing this a good portion of his life. He's been in lots of hairy situations and he's very familiar with the boat. Same boat for 17 years, he knows it like the back of his hand," Claudia McCann told The Associated Press by telephone.

The searched for Walbridge was hampered by 15-feet waves, but the water temperature was about 77 degrees.

"There's a lot of factors that go into survivability. Right now we're going to continue to search. Right now we're hopeful," Coast Guard Capt. Joe Kelly said.

A decision on how much longer to search will come later Tuesday.

The Coast Guard rescued 14 crew members of the Bounty by helicopter Monday. Hours later, they found crew member Claudene Christian, 42, unresponsive. She was later declared dead. The rest of the crew was in good condition.

When the Bounty set sail last week, Walbridge believed he could navigate the ship around the storm. After two days in rough seas, he realized his journey would be far more difficult.

"I think we are going to be into this for several days," Walbridge said in a message posted Sunday on the vessel's Facebook site, which reads like a ship's log of its activities. "We are just going to keep trying to go fast."

His wife last heard from him on Saturday when he sent her an email. He told her not to worry about the hurricane.

"He said, 'it's going to be fine,'" she said. "He said they were prepared. They were prepared. He was just watching to see what the hurricane was going to do."

By Monday morning, the vessel had started taking on water, its engines failed and the crew of the stately craft had to abandon ship as it went down in the immense waves.

By the time the first rescue helicopter arrived, all that was visible of the ship was a strobe light atop the mighty vessel's submerged masts. The roiling Atlantic Ocean had claimed the rest.

The final hours of the HMS Bounty, as it was officially named, were as dramatic as the movies she starred in.

The ship was originally built for the 1962 film "Mutiny on the Bounty" starring Marlon Brando, and it was featured in several other films over the years, including one of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies.

The ship's connection to its namesake went back to the original Bounty, whose crew famously took over the ship from its commander, Lt. William Bligh, in April 1789. The mutiny was led by Fletcher Christian, and Claudene Christian said she was his great-great-great-great-great granddaughter.

Claudene Christian told a Canadian newspaper she was familiar with her background, and applied to sail on the Bounty replica. She was accepted despite a lack of sailing experience, with hopes her marketing skills could make the ship more popular.

"I was at the helm the first week and said, 'Captain, are you sure you're comfortable having a Christian at the helm? I wasn't sure if he got my joke," Christian told The Chronicle Herald of Halifax, Nova Scotia, in August.

Rochelle Smith, 44, met Christian this summer in Nova Scotia.

"She loved the Bounty. She absolutely loved it. She was so happy to be on it and doing something that she found that she loved to do," said Smith, a medical transcriptionist who lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

The vessel left Connecticut on Thursday with a crew of 11 men and five women, ranging in age from 20 to 66. Everyone aboard knew the journey could be treacherous.

Coast Guard video of the rescue showed crew members being loaded one by one into a basket before the basket was hoisted into the helicopter.

When they returned to the mainland, some were wrapped in blankets, still wearing the blazing red survival suits they put on to stay warm in the chilly waters.

The survivors received medical attention and were to be interviewed for a Coast Guard investigation. The Coast Guard did not make them available to reporters.

The Bounty's captain learned to sail at age 10, according to his biography on the Bounty's website. Prior to the Bounty, he served as first mate on the H.M.S. Rose — the Bounty's sister ship.

"The ship was almost like his home," said Smith, who met Walbridge in 2010 when she sailed the Bounty. "That's where he spent most of his time was aboard the ship. He was so full of history and so interesting to talk to. And he knew his sailing stuff."

[jyl]

Hearing about friends in NE coastal towns who have been flooded out. Going to need some FEMA trailers.

[jyl]

Left dock in CT on Thursday, three days before one of the largest (geographically) tropical storms/hurricanes in recent US memory was to hit the coast, in exactly the area that the slow-moving ship was going to have to sail through to reach destination in FL. Is a ship really safer at sea than in port? Hmm. Are the crew safer at sea than on land? Doubly hmm.

[sammyg2]

Did any of their plastic lawn chairs fall over?

I know I know, too early.

BTW that was a jab at us west-coasters, if that makes you feel any better.

[intakexhaust]

Originally Posted by jyl

Left dock in CT on Thursday, three days before one of the largest (geographically) tropical storms/hurricanes in recent US memory was to hit the coast, in exactly the area that the slow-moving ship was going to have to sail through to reach destination in FL. Is a ship really safer at sea than in port? Hmm. Are the crew safer at sea than on land? Doubly hmm.

Exactly my thought's. Not only that, but look how large the storm was (is) and then to navigate around the majority - whatever the beast of it? Damn crazy shame for that crew's disaster. Poor decision.

[Miguel Antonett]

What's the latest Jacob, are you, wife, dogs, cars, garage, tools, boat... OK?

[enzo1]

25 foot waves on Lake Michigan?... 2feet of snow, blizzard conditions on backside of storms...

[NY65912]

Sandy P car report...........all is well and dry.

We had a foot of water on the first level, ruined carpet, sheetrock, books, etc.

My daughter’s boyfriend not so lucky, 80 houses destroyed by fire on Breezy Point. His house was spared but car and house flooded.

Gents, this was a monumental event for our area.

I am very sad for the loss of life as they are now finding some old timers that were drowned in their homes.

My neighbors said that there was about 2' of water in the street and a 4' high wall of water rushed over the bulkhead and down the avenue and thru the yards of homes.

When I returned home this morning I was in awe as to the huge 18" diameter wood poles that were piled about, the cars that were moved askew or overturned, the trees uprooted and the roofs blown off. Miraculously, we never lost power.

I took the warnings seriously and a few people told me I was being over-reactive. I hope that this event will serve as a reminder to heed the warning when a flood alert or any other alert/warning has been issued.

Now it's time to rebuild. Good Luck and prayers to all that have been affected.

[304065]

Mike, welcome back! Sorry to hear of your damage, I also find it amazing that Con Ed was able to keep the juice on for many, many neighborhoods.

Just a few trees down by us, nothing a skilled operator with a Stihl can't make quick work of. A few restaurants open and the beginning of getting back to business.

I'm with you-- there are at least ten New Yorkers who are no longer with us and thousands more with major losses. But this town is never better than when we all work together to come back.

[johnco]

not trying to make lght of the situation up there but thats a lot of destruction from a catagory 1 hurricane, I hate to see a cat 3 or bigger hit you guys.. I'm still waiting for some genius to say you need to move the cities away from the water and onto higher ground like was suggested to do with New Orleans

[ODDJOB UNO]

Originally Posted by johnco

not trying to make lght of the situation up there but thats a lot of destruction from a catagory 1 hurricane, I hate to see a cat 3 or bigger hit you guys.. I'm still waiting for some genius to say you need to move the cities away from the water and onto higher ground like was suggested to do with New Orleans

wow man.................thats HEAVY......................MOVING A CITY!


i wanna know how yer gonna do it?LMFAO!



hey wheres VINMAN he hasnt signed in? hope hes all right and his boat.