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There is nothing wrong with going about (in a calm fashion) and making sure one is prepared in the event this storm is bad. If it is bad, you're covered as best as possible. If it's not bad you have extra bottled water to drink and non perishable food which could be donated to a soup kitchen.
The additional gas for my generator (not new, always had one) will be poured into the cars if we don't use it.
Im not sure why MTA is shutting down that early either. That in itself was one of the reasons for the evacuation orders. There is still almost 24 hours before the really bad stuff gets here.
Could be the MTA unions work slower or Bloomberg is trying to avoid over time pay.Good old unions bad news
Im not sure why MTA is shutting down that early either. That in itself was one of the reasons for the evacuation orders. There is still almost 24 hours before the really bad stuff gets here.
Because the storme surge will start well ahead of the eye of the storm's arrival. Surge started in NC at least 10 hours before the eye made landfall. They probably also need time to get the equipment to a safe location which will take time.
I agree, people shouldn't be out after noon on Saturday. My concern is that not everybody will be able to evacuate or move to safer locations with friends and family.
They are evacuating 300,000 ppl in NYC alone, and I think that service should be run abit later so these ppl can get out.
Same goes for Long Beach. Which is being completely evacuated. Anyone not out by noon Saturday will be left stranded as the LIRR and N15 buses shut down.
Alot of ppl in these areas dont have cars. Same thing happened with Katrina, transit shut down too soon and ppl couldn't get out.
Mass transit should be the LAST, not the FIRST thing, to shut down prior to a storm.
In Long Beach, the local busses will run til about 4pm to evacuate ppl to shelters. otherwise, you's better have a car or a boat!
I do not expect a full-fledged hurricane to hit LI. It will weaken over NC and will be a 60mph tropical storm when it gets here.
Alot of us will lose power, and those near the water, such as Long Beach, are doing the right thing by evacuating as I think the storm surge will be the worst since Gloria.
But the panic is just disgusting. I dont even remember this much panic before Gloria. WTF IS WITH EVERYBODY!
If you personally don't want to be prepared that is your choice. Just don't come on here and tell people what to expect when you know you we don't know what to expect.
The OP has a point....people are nuts out here. It's one thing to prepare for the storm...it's another to contribute to the panic and hysteria that is being generated. Relax, people. Prepare for the storm, help out your friends and neighbors if needed, be alert.
I honestly would hate to see what everyone would act like out here if a very serious disaster came our way (Cat. 3 storm....8.0 earthquake....etc...).
I went to 3 shell stations 2 on sunrise in oakdale and one off 111 heading towards CI all out of Gas!
I filled up wednesday but the commute back and forth to hempstead this week killed me on gas. I finally found a gulf station that had gas but I had to wait 15 minutes to fill up.
On shutting down public transportation - just a thought - wouldn't it be nice for those people who operate public transportation to be able to get home and evacuate their families, or board up and be prepared as well?
On the whole I pretty much despise unions, but they are made up of human beings, and should have the same rights as everyone else to seek shelter and safety.
The vast majority of our fellow LI'ers have forgotten that we live on an ISLAND. Being prepared for ANY kind of storm in our area - be it a blizzard, hurricane, tropical storm, or nor'easter - is just common sense. The problem is that most people are NOT prepared and this is compounded by the media whores whipping up a panic to increase their ratings.
MOST people KNOW we're on AN ISLAND. [I dont have tourettes]
How do you figure "most people are NOT prepared"?
I could probably use a couple more chainsaws, other than that I don't see how most people aren't prepared.
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John's right too, people are overreacting. I think if we can get a downgrade to Tropical Storm after this storm passes NC, that will put a lot of people at ease.
I read about another idea putting thousands of diesel-powered floating pumps in the gulf...which draw colder waters from underground and spray throughout the gulf. Even a 1-2 degree change in the Surface Temp could make a world of difference.
I doubt either of these will happen - but as high as damage costs could be [$100 Billion +], I think it makes sense to spend a few hundred million (1% of potential damage) to experiment with these tactics. We'll spend trillions of dollars on wars and blowing stuff up, but not this .
20-30 Years ago New Yorkers and Long Islanders would have given this thing the finger and proudly proclaim "bring it on"
This "event" highlights a few things:
society has been neutered of their individual liberties
IE: Everyone is following the media at the direction of the government.
It is the perfect storm for getting the pulse of where the populace stands in form of conformance.
It may sound silly but stand by and watch what happens to this thing as it trudges up the coast and falls apart.
of course once all is said and done and people say "that's it" like earl last year this hysteria will be forgotten until the next one.
We are a very Litigious society. It is better to scream that the sky is falling then risk getting blamed. That is understandable. But to whip the populace into a frenzy is too much.
As I said in another thread. The Liquor stores are full.
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