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************Hurricane Sandy Thread************ vol. BE SAFE!!!
makes me appreciate electricity
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makes me appreciate electricity
Jeez.
Makes you realize how many people abandoned their landline phone. I have one just in case of events like this where service gets knocked out.
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Today walking around the city, I realized what New York City would look like without a subway system, as everyone was above ground.
You don't realize how many people are actually here, but damn...
You don't realize how many people are actually here, but damn...
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Kids got the whole week off, but they don't they have to make it up in the end?
Sucks for them.
Sucks for them.
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Had to drive from apt (90th st west side) to check a job site in union nj this morning. Took me 3 hrs 
Hope all my east coast people are good.
How's everything Spec? Keep your head up
Hope all my east coast people are good.
How's everything Spec? Keep your head up
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I don't have Friday classes, so my school week is officially over. If anything else, this is giving me an opportunity to catch up on some sleep and catch up on school work.
However, because I go to school in the city, the whole mess with the subways is already annoying me until it is fully fixed. I need to take the B or Q, and they are suspended at the moment. Also, I'm missing out on work because my job is practically on the water (behind it is a big boatyard.
Even though I am fortunate to have had no damage/no power loss at all, I'm still feeling the affects of Sandy, as are many others out there.
Hurricanes suck .
However, because I go to school in the city, the whole mess with the subways is already annoying me until it is fully fixed. I need to take the B or Q, and they are suspended at the moment. Also, I'm missing out on work because my job is practically on the water (behind it is a big boatyard.
Even though I am fortunate to have had no damage/no power loss at all, I'm still feeling the affects of Sandy, as are many others out there.
Hurricanes suck
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social media really is a fascinating force itself. that picture above with the phones charging... just shows you where we're at in our history. even when basic necessities are in need, power is off, ...you gotta have your phone..
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20 billion dollars worth of damages.
Knicks/Nets game has been cancelled. No makeup date announced yet.
Knicks/Nets game has been cancelled. No makeup date announced yet.
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that whitehall station people were looking at before is now completely under water
looks like one of da tunnels underground gave out completely
View media item 123284
i love living uptown
looks like one of da tunnels underground gave out completely
View media item 123284
i love living uptown
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im considering going to work 2mrw via F train. i can't see this commute to manhattan (from queens) being fun. im def not driving or taking the bus, pics are confirming what im hearing that roads are OD. But you gotta do what you gotta do right? :\
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Seriously man, nothing short of a nuclear attack will stop this city.
i rode my bike at around 2:00 pm yesterday from brooklyn into the city, and there were hoards of people on the brooklyn bridge just checking stuff out, walking like we didnt just have a natural disaster. rode through midtown and folks were stopping by shops like it was nothing. times square? you couldnt even tell there was a hurricane 12 hours prior. just so much life.
was riding back down to the bridges when i realized i entered into the zone with no power. so for about two miles, i was ridin on 1st ave, no electricity. so goddamn surreal. mad people were still out just walking around.
love this city. love the fight. im proud to be born here man.
i rode my bike at around 2:00 pm yesterday from brooklyn into the city, and there were hoards of people on the brooklyn bridge just checking stuff out, walking like we didnt just have a natural disaster. rode through midtown and folks were stopping by shops like it was nothing. times square? you couldnt even tell there was a hurricane 12 hours prior. just so much life.
was riding back down to the bridges when i realized i entered into the zone with no power. so for about two miles, i was ridin on 1st ave, no electricity. so goddamn surreal. mad people were still out just walking around.
love this city. love the fight. im proud to be born here man.
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power finally back! thank god. for you guys without it still... hold tight yall!!
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I live in Westchester. Just got power back at around 6ish after losing it Sunday afternoon.
T'was terrible being in the dark, literally. No trains, No buses, nothing. I though we had it bad, but I am only now seeing the havoc Sandy wreaked in other parts of the city, New Jersey (mom told me Jersey got straight walloped), and elsewhere. Crazy stuff all around.
These last days made me realize just how dependent we are on technology and electricity. Due to the buses offering partial service, I decided to head into the city to charge up my phone and comp (this was before we regained power in my section of Westchester). Went to a couple of places to charge up with no luck and finally decided to head to Grand Central. I kid you not when I say that almost everyone there, that came down to the lower level--the cafe area--only came there to charge their electronics. It really was something worth seeing. All the black and white cords, charging up Iphones, Ipads, Macs, BBerry's, Kindles, Andriods, etc. Never seen anything like it.
I think above all else, I was just really unnerved by it. Technology really has become our sixth and dominant sense. Without it, we're clearly all lost, and in the dark.
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T'was terrible being in the dark, literally. No trains, No buses, nothing. I though we had it bad, but I am only now seeing the havoc Sandy wreaked in other parts of the city, New Jersey (mom told me Jersey got straight walloped), and elsewhere. Crazy stuff all around.
These last days made me realize just how dependent we are on technology and electricity. Due to the buses offering partial service, I decided to head into the city to charge up my phone and comp (this was before we regained power in my section of Westchester). Went to a couple of places to charge up with no luck and finally decided to head to Grand Central. I kid you not when I say that almost everyone there, that came down to the lower level--the cafe area--only came there to charge their electronics. It really was something worth seeing. All the black and white cords, charging up Iphones, Ipads, Macs, BBerry's, Kindles, Andriods, etc. Never seen anything like it.
I think above all else, I was just really unnerved by it. Technology really has become our sixth and dominant sense. Without it, we're clearly all lost, and in the dark.
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^yeah it really was crazy how out of touch I felt for the past few days. The only time I had service on my iphone is when I'd take a drive, other than that nothing. It wasn't too bad though. Just a different experience.
With that being said, I spent more on beer in these past few days than in the past month
With that being said, I spent more on beer in these past few days than in the past month
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im considering going to work 2mrw via F train. i can't see this commute to manhattan (from queens) being fun. im def not driving or taking the bus, pics are confirming what im hearing that roads are OD. But you gotta do what you gotta do right? :\
on the bright side you wouldn't have to pay since
@NYGovCuomo has declared a transportation state of emergency, directed MTA to waive fares on Subway, buses, Metro-North & LIRR thru Friday.
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So, will my monthly metro card be extended a week?
whyhellothere
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So, will my monthly metro card be extended a week?
The Gothamist is trying to find out. You could try asking @mtainsider on twitter :\
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This reminds me of that "earthquake" you guys had last year.
#%$^ is barely a category 1
You're a pathetic piece of work bro, really.
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whyhellothere
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Httb, you gotta remember that the MTA lost a lot of money too... Ideally, it would be nice of them to extend the metrocards. But I will not be surprised if they choose not too.
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why couldn't cuny shut down on Friday? Got a damn test scheduled this friday. Professor don't give a damn.
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Hope everyone is doing ok
