Dire situation (death, Canada, Somali, March)

[newtoli]

Originally Posted by Mac_Muz

I really like my eye in the sky thing with you...... You probably know i am no lefty, but that's ok.. i wish you could get up a map as i don't know these areas..

I do have google earth but it's not live.

You are ok right? water food and sheltered ok?

yes, thanks. I'm on the nj side about 30min from manhattan. some stores are open here as well so actually got some more groceries today. intermittent power but plenty of cell batteries

[newtoli]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

No, these are people living in the city, in apartments that lost electricity and I think water.

but they can walk or take a short bus ride a few blocks north and theres shelters and everything is open.

[cruxan]

don't forget we have the big 0 commander and chef still in office, every body will eat tonight..

just think 4 more years everybody will be eating chef boyardee..

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by Bulldogdad

Eat some frigging snickers and calm down. Jeez. As over weight as we are as a country we have at least 2-3 weeks before panic should set it. Hell New York is confident enough to have the Marathon on Sunday as scheduled.

What they did not tell you was the marathon on Sunday will be one way - out of town.

[elan]

Originally Posted by newtoli

The damage is very bad here in NJ but these people downtown can easily walk uptown (or take a bus) where there are services and shelter. They're not trapped. So I don't quite understand this desperation of theirs.

Thanks for explaining, leave it to the press to not show the entire situation.

[HappyTexan]

Here's something ironic. These are heavy den states and they want less government so they can get back to normal quicker.
How's that for a hoot.

Waive regulations, buy gas from out of state and bring it in, etc.

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by cruxan

don't fret!!! mayor bloom barf says "the new york marathon will be on though"!! all the runners can tour staten islands dead bodies and devastation while jogging through it.. americas priorities are so skewed.. what a great country!! and let the games begin...

The marathon starts in Staten Island - and almost immediately goes over the bridge to Brooklyn.

[newtoli]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Here's something ironic. These are heavy den states and they want less government so they can get back to normal quicker.
How's that for a hoot.

Waive regulations, buy gas from out of state and bring it in, etc.

they have been temporarily waived. the issue is no electricity to run pumps

[DoubleXAs]

Originally Posted by elan

As far as them not being prepared, I think a lot of them didn't think it was going to be that bad. I saw a clip on the local news of a lady packing up her kids to leave. But while watching the nyc webcams that afternoon/night you could clearly see people walking around like nothing was happening.

This is what I call the Irene effect. Tropical Storm Irene made DIRECT landfall in Brooklyn, and there was absolutely nothing tropical or storm about it in the city. It was just another drizzly, windy day. So most people, me included, thought Sandy was another hyped up storm.

[DoubleXAs]

Newtoli, it's not as easy as just getting on the bus. The buses are jam packed, and you have people shoving and pushing each other off the buses. It's savage. So imagine all the people from the LES/East Village boarding a pack bus filled with irate and angry passengers.