Hurricane Sandy - "Perfect Storm"

[Balbi]

it is indeed a shit pic but I think it's a sub escape tower (for training purposes). I too hail from those parts originally.

Yup, that's sort of what I meant. They used to do the helicopter escape stuff across the harbour at HMS Vernon, which they turned into the gunwharf shopping centre.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

BOSTON (CBS) – After a week of tracking Sandy’s every move, it is now finally coming ashore just south of Atlantic City, near Cape May New Jersey.

The maximum sustained winds at landfall are 90mph, just a few miles per hour shy of a category 2 hurricane…coming ashore and pounding the entire Northeast corridor from Boston to New York City to Philadelphia, to Washington D.C…clearly an unprecedented event.

We can now safely say the worst is over for inland locations in Southern New England…with the center now completely onshore, over land, Sandy will gradually and steadily weaken for the rest of this evening and overnight. This doesn’t mean that additional wind damage won’t happen, but the reports should start to diminish and perhaps the power outages are close to peaking out.

however

Unfortunately, Sandy is not done with our Coastline yet. Along the South Coast from New Bedford west to Rhode Island, the high tide tonight at 9pm is going to be brutal. Storm surge is expected to be 3-6 feet, waves will build to near 30 feet just offshore and another round of major coastal flooding is likely. The East Coast will also get another round of flooding, although not as severe. High tides over most of Cape Cod and the Massachusetts East Coast occur near midnight tonight and we are expecting minor to moderate flooding with more waves crashing over the sea walls.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/10/29/hurricane-sandy-makes-landfall-in-new-jersey/

 

[skyscraper101]

Are you sure there wasn't some other reason too?

This has happened to me many times over the years, and no airline ever paid for me. Yes if it's their fault, but not if it's down to the Almighty.

Nah.. it was the big snow that closed Heathrow Christmas 2010. She was en route from Brazil, plane got diverted, she got 2 days gratis in a hotel paid for by the airline. I'm sure there's an actual EU law about it which O'Leary was moaning about when Ryan Air had to cough up for stranded passangers. Probably doesn't apply in US airspace or summat.

 

[Callie]

easyjet did offer to cover costs when i got stuck in poland with the icelandic volcano disruption

 

[1927]

I wore a T-shirt, jeans and a light fleece jacket.

This is a joke. I'm spending over $100 per night until Wednesday for the crappiest sleaziest hotel in the world (the dreaded Hotel Carter on 43rd St., I'm sure some of you know it) because pussy United Air are afraid of getting their cockpits dented or something. A joke.

Get yeself to Virgils bbq just down the block. love that place.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Just heard from a friend of mine at Nebraska Educational Television that our little station is feeding the PBS signal to all public stations for the country. I'm picturing Scotty in the engine room screaming "the engines canna take no more, Captain!"

 

[twentythreedom]

it is indeed a shit pic but I think it's a sub escape tower (for training purposes). I too hail from those parts originally.

Yes. They fill the tower with water then do escape drills from bottom to the surface. Used to, anyway. An ex-navigator from a nuclear sub told me that when we sailed past 2 weeks ago

 

[friedaweed]

Yank death toll?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yank death toll?

Haven't seen any, but plenty in the countries hit before the US, although there was a British Banker

Let's hope there aren't any more

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Yank death toll?

Not likely to know until it clears a bit. It's sure to be a few.

 

[phildwyer]

Get yeself to Virgils bbq just down the block. love that place.

Will do if it's open. Hasd a few drinks at the Mean Fiddler last night, will go back there again if possible tonight.

I've got loads of mates in NYC but no way to reach them. Just walked around Times Square again, still nothing, a light shower at most.

 

[friedaweed]

Haven't seen any, but plenty in the countries hit before the US, although there was a British Banker

Let's hope there aren't any more

Nature's doing it's job so far then

 

[lizzieloo]

Bottle of coke just exploded in the storm chser's car cos of the storm's pressure They're in the eye.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Nature's doing it job so far then

 

[friedaweed]

Shit yeah sorry just seen that typo

 

[friedaweed]

What's the surf looking like? Any beach cams?

 

[Callie]

Bottle of coke just exploded in the storm chser's car cos of the storm's pressure They're in the eye.

theyre going beyond the eye northwards and trying to avoid seagulls kaa kaa!


and deer, mind the deer

 

[Callie]

What's the surf looking like? Any beach cams?

i think all the beach cams have had it i did try a few further back in the thread but it was all grey, with wind noise and no visibility.

 

[friedaweed]

i think all the beach cams have had it i did try a few further back in the thread but it was all grey, with wind noise and no visibility.

I hope they have some up by big Wednesday

 

[Greebo]

You out there in your t-shirt, shorts, sunglasses, sandals and white socks then?

Thank you so much for that lovely mental image.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

You out there in your t-shirt, shorts, sunglasses, sandals and white socks then?

White socks and sock suspenders.

 

[Greebo]

I hope they have some up by big Wednesday

Hope all you like, would you want to be the mug installing them right now?

 

[friedaweed]

http://video.foxnews.com/video-live-streaming.html?video_id=1155606216001

Not exactly Armageddon then?

 

[Greebo]

White socks and sock suspenders.

Does not compute.

 

[Greebo]

http://video.foxnews.com/video-live-streaming.html?video_id=1155606216001

Not exactly Armageddon then?

Yet. Given the amount of stick the authorities got during and after Katrina, can you blame them for not wanting to take any chances this time?

 

[friedaweed]

Hope all you like, would you want to be the mug installing them right now?

I hope when we have one my TV licence means i get fucking live coverage
Fucks sake Greebs they can get shock and awe coverage but they cant sacrifice some young girl in a bikini to bring us a bit of extreme weather?

 

[Stanley Edwards]

Will do if it's open. Hasd a few drinks at the Mean Fiddler last night, will go back there again if possible tonight.

I've got loads of mates in NYC but no way to reach them. Just walked around Times Square again, still nothing, a light shower at most.

All of Souther Manhattan is having power switched off about now. I'd hurry if you want some hot food.

 

[friedaweed]

Yet. Given the amount of stick the authorities got during and after Katrina, can you blame them for not wanting to take any chances this time?

One girl in swimwear?

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Does not compute.

 

[Greebo]

I hope when we have one my TV licence means i get fucking live coverage
Fucks sake Greebs they can get shock and awe coverage but they cant sacrifice some young girl in a bikini to bring us a bit of extreme weather?

Well when you put it like that... Dwyer, get your arse out there with at least a digital camera and keep walking until you reach some visually interesting weather!

And the same goes for Miss Caphat and anyone else over there!