************Hurricane Sandy Thread************ vol. BE SAFE!!!

[whyhellothere]

:x

 

[mycoldyourdone]

wow. nyc looking like the philippines right now.

 

[jehul]

Any girls out?

@ Blind Tiger on Bleecker

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People are defin out

 

[Pedro Navaja]

no power at the crib here in NNJ

 

[Humbled]

Wow.

looks like the cot damn stone ages :x

 

[ksteezy]

 

[gridebounca11]

Were witnessing some historic flooding. I think the worst is over though

 

[haddix]

Yeah the "stone ages" had skyscrapers. Looks bad but c'mon.

 

[Ace Ready]

NYC gonna be destroyed before I get a chance to visit

 

[af1 1982]

Any NTers who are out of electricity and need a spot to stay or chill out, you're more than welcomed...I'm in the east 60s.

I love NTers like this, always offering help to complete strangers over the internet. Kudos to you sir, kudos. 

 

[imstillmike]

!

 

[putting in work]

Damn I lost power about a half hour ago

It's crazy how much I/we rely on electronics these days.

I'm using my sisters mifi from her job to type this.

I'm out brahs... hopefully it comes back on.

I got work to do for my job and answer a ton of emails.

I'm in Queens so hopefully this fix this power outage quickly.

It's times like this were you plan preparation for next time like extra cell phone and laptop batteries.

Hopefully this is the hardest we'll get hit and that's it.

 

[whyhellothere]

since yall were talking about the rats earlier:

Hurricane Sandy Could Displace Rats, Spread Infectious Disease

The 8-million-strong human population of New York City is matched, if not exceeded, by the city's number of rodent dwellers. Fortunately, the two populations don't mingle all that often.

But that could change as storm waters from Hurricane Sandy flood rats out of their underground residences, according to Rick Ostfeld of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Milbrook, N.Y.

"Rats are incredibly good swimmers," said Ostfeld. "And they can climb."

In other words, Sandy is unlikely to knock off the resilient rodents, but rather displace them.

According to Ostfeld, this could result in increased risk of infectious diseases carried by urban rats, including leptospirosis, hantavirus, typhus, salmonella, and even the plague.

"One of things we know can exacerbate disease is massive dispersal," he added. "Rats are highly social individuals and live in a fairly stable social structure. If this storm disturbs that, rats could start infesting areas they never did before."

And it's not only the bite of a rat than can transmit disease. Rodent feces and urine can spread hantavirus, for example. Still, Ostfeld suggested that the huge volume of water Sandy is expected to bring should dilute the pathogens and lessen risks to public health.

Health experts have warned of floods flushing out the pests before. Out of the U.K. this summer, there were reports of "rats washed out of sewers" that began infesting homes.

"The rodents breed fast and by the time the flood water recedes, a single pair of rats can generate rodents through an entire neighbourhood," the Winnipeg Free Press reported in April 2011, when rising flood waters in Manitoba brought fleeing rats close to the city.

"It's not just about the high winds and rain," said Ostfeld of Hurricane Sandy. "A rat distrubance is something we should be concerned about."

Link

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[doitallpaul]

obviously i hope everyone is safe and i hope everything is good on wednesday for the kids who want to trick or treat....if i was younger and i couldnt celebrate halloween i'd be PISSED.

 

[mastamind89]

i feel so fortunate to have electricity

Same here man *knocks on wood*

 

[doitallpaul]

not sure if posted but....




crazy.

 

[je ne sais quoi]

Lost partial power, but thankfully the kitchen still got power, so a few extension cords helping me out in the rest of the crib.

Verizon and FiOS out, so I'm posting on my phone.

Pretty messy outside, either a neighbor's tree or wind damaged part of my fence. Hopefully that's the extent of any damage I receive.

 

[mez 0ne]

all this from a tropical strom/category 1 Hurricane WINDS, barely any rain…Category 3 Manhattan woud have to be evacuated...

how is Far Rock looking?

 

[39478]

obviously i hope everyone is safe and i hope everything is good on wednesday for the kids who want to trick or treat....if i was younger and i couldnt celebrate halloween i'd be PISSED.

Chris Christie said that if conditions weren't such that he'd sign an executive order rescheduling Halloween. Lookin out for the kiddies.

 

[jhawk826]

Over 250k people in Manhattan without power below 39th Street.

 

[whyhellothere]

Avenue U on the N line

 

[gridebounca11]

Tomorrow mornings damage control is gonna be insane. Hope theres no more casualties. These morning after pictures will be epic.

 

[b20 eg8]

all this from a tropical strom/category 1 Hurricane WINDS, barely any rain…Category 3 Manhattan woud have to be evacuated...
how is Far Rock looking?

I know this is a very serious matter but this is just toooooooooooo funny.

No Dambs GIven!

 

[nycposite]

Man now the cable and light are flickering on and off

 

[DCAllAfrican]

NE DC
Power stilll here

Anyone in the area seeing anything extraordinary?

The wind is the only thing that is doing something right now.