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Happens to ocean front property every now and then. Just when millions more live in the place to see it, suddenly its a big deal.
This storm wasn't that bad.
I get that people want to downplay the storm because there aren't bodies in the street and roofs ripped off buildings, and because there are other, smaller places that have been devastated by stronger weather.
However, it doesn't happen in lower Manhattan "every now and then". So whether the storm was that bad or not still remains to be seen. There's a different dynamic going on here, that is unprecedented - so we'll see.
I get that people want to downplay the storm because there aren't bodies in the street and roofs ripped off buildings, and because there are other, smaller places that have been devastated by stronger weather.
However, it doesn't happen in lower Manhattan "every now and then". So whether the storm was that bad or not still remains to be seen. There's a different dynamic going on here, that is unprecedented - so we'll see.
Ever hear of the Manhattan express?
Yeah, it happens every now and then.
Its not that big of a deal. Most people in Manhattan will be just fine, and most of not all the people will have power today, and the worst inconvenience most will have is the lack of the subway. Hell the tunnels didn't even flood.
And all of the disaster recovery folks I know, that I've worked with in disasters, haven't been called. They always get called before. Hell they were called before Irene.
Its not that big of a deal. Most people in Manhattan will be just fine, and most of not all the people will have power today, and the worst inconvenience most will have is the lack of the subway. Hell the tunnels didn't even flood.
New York's transit agency said water surged into two major commuter tunnels, the Queens Midtown and the Brooklyn-Battery, and it cut power to some subway tunnels in lower Manhattan after water flowed into the stations and onto the tracks.
And all of the disaster recovery folks I know, that I've worked with in disasters, haven't been called. They always get called before. Hell they were called before Irene.
Its not that bad.
You must know every disaster recovery person in the country...correct?
Irene didn't have the storm surge this storm had and where it made land fall. That is the key difference couple that with the High tide and you have a big giant mess that is going to cost billions. The destruction though is much different because this storm blew by so quickly and didn't have any where near the amount of rain Irene produced.
Its not that big of a deal. Most people in Manhattan will be just fine, and most of not all the people will have power today, and the worst inconvenience most will have is the lack of the subway. Hell the tunnels didn't even flood.
If they'd have been in the subways and tunnels like normal, it would have been bad. They're just fine because they heeded the warnings and shut all that down.
Its not that big of a deal. Most people in Manhattan will be just fine, and most of not all the people will have power today, and the worst inconvenience most will have is the lack of the subway. Hell the tunnels didn't even flood.
What are you talking about?
The tunnels did flood.
Not sure what you gain by attempting to minimize the damage, but your attitude is absolutely disgusting.
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