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Sandy exposed the very real threat of hurricanes to NYC, its dated infrastructure, and how idiotic its citizens are.
I know a ton of people that put the storm off and stayed. It had gotten chaotic even after only a few days with the stories of people fighting, pulling guns, etc.
You just had a ****ing hurricane. Relax and realize its going to take time to fix.
Really opens your eyes to see how NY reacts to a crisis like this vs. places in the South and even in Japan that had it MUCH worse and acted much better.
Sandy exposed the very real threat of hurricanes to NYC, its dated infrastructure, and how idiotic its citizens are.
I know a ton of people that put the storm off and stayed. It had gotten chaotic even after only a few days with the stories of people fighting, pulling guns, etc.
You just had a ****ing hurricane. Relax and realize its going to take time to fix.
Really opens your eyes to see how NY reacts to a crisis like this vs. places in the South and even in Japan that had it MUCH worse and acted much better.
Agreed, if NYC got hit by a hurricane like the one that hit Long Island in 1938 it would have been MUCH worse than Sandy, possibly on the level of Katrina or even worse. There is definitely potential for a stronger storm to do far more damage than this one.
Agreed, if NYC got hit by a hurricane like the one that hit Long Island in 1938 it would have been MUCH worse than Sandy, possibly on the level of Katrina or even worse. There is definitely potential for a stronger storm to do far more damage than this one.
Exactly. This was only a Category 1 (based on wind).
What Katrina wouldve done wouldve been much much more catastrophic.
Still, perhaps this will wake the city up to its threats that need to be taken seriously. Theyll say they bounced back or whatever soon enough, but lets not forget how largely uncivilized its people acted.
NYers are tough? Seemed like entitled babies to me with the constant fighting going on.
Do you have any idea how HOT it is in the Gulf Coast in August/September? So you have people, thousands and thousands of people, living in an unventilated attic or on a roof without supplies because no one is coming to help and their entire neighborhood is underwater, bodies of people and animals literally rotting in the heat, floating down the streets, no food, people scared, shooting looters, etc. You need to get a grip. As many have said you are just trolling and being offensive. You have no clue. Where is the moderator to close down this assinine thread?
I am perhaps naive but I am not trolling and I am not trying to be offensive. I am simply trying to understand what people think about this as it was mentioned in the NYC area media a comparison between Sandy and Katrina.
BTW, I still think dangerously cold temperatures are worst than heat.
I am perhaps naive but I am not trolling and I am not trying to be offensive. I am simply trying to understand what people think about this as it was mentioned in the NYC area media a comparison between Sandy and Katrina.
BTW, I still think dangerously cold temperatures are worst than heat.
Have you ever been to New Orleans, or Louisiana for that matter?
I am perhaps naive but I am not trolling and I am not trying to be offensive. I am simply trying to understand what people think about this as it was mentioned in the NYC area media a comparison between Sandy and Katrina.
BTW, I still think dangerously cold temperatures are worst than heat.
Please you act like it's forecasted to be -9 degrees in NYC and the NE.
Heat creates dieases and illinesses. That's why in the tropics there is so much more bacteria, virsuses, etc. Katrina was worse because then with all the water that flooded the city and the heat, perfect for mass illiness. Hot weather + tons of water where it shouldn't be = A sure whole lot of trouble.
Cold (and come on we are not talking extremes here either) does not produce illiness or dieases. If you bundle up enough you actually will be okay. Not comfortable, but you will be fine. I mean for heaven sakes the Eskimos do just fine with a lot less.
Heat creates dieases and illinesses. That's why in the tropics there is so much more bacteria, virsuses, etc. Katrina was worse because then with all the water that flooded the city and the heat, perfect for mass illiness. Hot weather + tons of water where it shouldn't be = A sure whole lot of trouble.
Cold (and come on we are not talking extremes here either) does not produce illiness or dieases. If you bundle up enough you actually will be okay. Not comfortable, but you will be fine. I mean for heaven sakes the Eskimos do just fine with a lot less.
Katrina also had psychological costs that have not been mentioned. Suicides were and still are up, as is the overall death rate. the city was basically uninhabitable for months; I came home in October or November after the storm and there were still trees all over my street. Eerie to see your hometown nearly deserted and with National Guard humvees rolling down major streets.
The bottom line is that sandy has affected more people directly, but Katrina was a much, much longer time frame of suffering for quite a few people itself.
I just think it's unfair to compare because NYC didnt get head on like New Orleans did or as a strong as Katrina. But I will say if a KAtrina had hit New York then it'd be worse. Anyway They both suffered :/
Please you act like it's forecasted to be -9 degrees in NYC and the NE.
Heat creates dieases and illinesses. That's why in the tropics there is so much more bacteria, virsuses, etc. Katrina was worse because then with all the water that flooded the city and the heat, perfect for mass illiness. Hot weather + tons of water where it shouldn't be = A sure whole lot of trouble.
Cold (and come on we are not talking extremes here either) does not produce illiness or dieases. If you bundle up enough you actually will be okay. Not comfortable, but you will be fine. I mean for heaven sakes the Eskimos do just fine with a lot less.
People who have lost their homes and all of their clothing have a hard time bundling up. One can die when you have freezing temperatures. The authorities have been worried about mass illnesses due Sandy as people in the cold picking through their rotting belongs is not good.
As for heat I have lived (and visited) in several very hot climate areas. So I am aware of the fact that heat creates illnesses. I guess I have a higher tolerance to be without air-conditioning when it is extremely hot but being without heating when it is under the freezing mark is much more problematic to me personally.
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