I guess New York finally gets to sleep for once.

babynoz said:

Timmy84 said:

Wow.

Maaan, Andrew was the "big one" before Katrina...category 5!

I remember the day before the storm my cat was walking around in circles all afternoon... that's when I took my ass to the store and stocked up on supplies. I called my friend and told her to get ready but she's one of them knee-grows who don't believe nothing. After the storm she called me every day whining on the phone,

Ottie is right, Andrew practically flattened nearly all of South Miami and damaged quite a bit of the rest of Dade county but Miami Beach made out pretty well. We had to evacuate where I lived at the time so we spent the night with friends in the inner city. It's bad when a hurricane hits at night 'cuz the howling wind is sooo spooky and a hurricane lasts for hours not minutes like a tornado or earthquake.

The next morning of course there was no power and the temperature rose quickly. My friends had a generator but they also had a squalling brat that they couldn't shut up so by noon I was ready to brave the streets and go home, plus I wanted to see if my place was damaged. Luckily, North Miami wasn't nearly as bad but it was an obstacle course trying to get home past all the debris and no traffic lights.

Good thing I had plenty of supplies because there was nothing to be had in the stores and the price gouging was crazy. I was able to stay home and avoid the soldiers and the nut cases on the street. At night it was pitch black outside and scary, especially when one of the light poles by our place started arcing and sending sparks all over. I kept my cool because I knew my neighbors were looking out for us but my mom really pissed me off complaining so much because she was scaring my kids...sheesh! When people say the wrong thing they always make bad situations worse.

Anyhoo, I spent the week cooking with sterno, listening to the radio, (to this day nobody remembers the report about the chimps with AIDS that escaped from the lab except me), and taking cold showers. Thank goodness the phones worked in our area so at least I was able to yak with my friends and cowokers...every night I got tipsy and stayed on the phone.

We got our power restored in a week but most residents were without power for nearly a month. Bottom line, hurricanes ain't no joke folks. Try to be with people you like and trust and be sure to have some drank handy,

GIRL, you ain't neva lied!

We evacuated north and inland to Broward county. I remember going outside the hours before it was due to hit when allllllll was quiet. It was sooooo spooky- the skies turned an intese reddish color, and the silent stillness in the air was deafening- I was thinking 'what kinda Blade Runner end of times looking mess is this??? ???' Talk about calm before the storm! In those moments I knew I was abot to get into something that was waaaaaaaaaaay bigger than myself: Mother Nature ain't nonthin' to play with

and yes, I remember the monkeys that escaped! I know it wasn't funny then but in retrospect- Oh my lord- crazy stories like that are what make me miss Miami- there was always something CRAZY popping off that left you with stories you could tell for YEARS, and have people's eyes pop out of their head from hearing them

So, how have you been guys?

Any orger got hurt?

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I was watching live footage of New York on the "Today" show this morning. It really is a beautiful city even with the flooding. I'm glad it didn't turn out to be as bad as everyone thought it might be. It's not over yet so y'all stay safe up there.

PDogz said:

paniuroczy said:

Charging all my shit, cus there might be power out for quite a while.

I just ran out a few moments ago to pick up a bunch of candles, assuming the power may very well go out. As far as music, I'm still kickin' it OLD SCHOOL: Made sure my CD walkman has a fresh set of Duracell Ultra's. Might even break the seal on some of these CD's that have been sitting on my shelf unopened for years, in case the power goes out. All 'n' all, I'm set. I'm feeling fairly certain that Irene will soon be just another memory, and that we'll all be okay.

You're smart getting batteries. I wasn't so smart when I went through Katrina and lost power. I haven't had a boom box or any type of portable radio in years so when the power went out for about two days, it was complete silence and boredom. I can't stand silence. I have to have some type of noise going on all the time even if it's nothing but the sound of a TV in the background.

The silence was driving me up the wall and I finally remembered that I had my uncle's old portable radio from the early 1980s at work so I drove up to my job and got it. At work, I played it through the power cord but I looked in the back and saw that it had "C" batteries still in it which were dead of course. It was hell finding "C" batteries or any other type of batteries in the stores but I shopped around until I found some. When I took the old batteries out and put the new ones in, the damn radio wouldn't play. I finally said "fuck it" and went to a friend's house who had power. Anything to get away from all that silence.

http://www.pseg.com/info/media/newsreleases/2011/2011-08-28.jsp

August 28, 2011

PSE&G Hurricane Irene Update: Aug. 28, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.

-- About 250,000 PSE&G customers are without power at this time statewide. An additional 70,000 customers have had their power restored. The number of outages continues to climb as Hurricane Irene moves north. The utility provides electric service to 2.2 million customers and is estimating that full restoration may take several days to a week.

-- The state’s largest electric and gas utility has extra personnel and supplies on hand to assure that storm-related emergencies are handled safely and promptly. Even so, customers should be prepared for potentially lengthy outages. Crews will begin to restore service once the heavy winds subside and it is safe to work on overhead electric lines.

-- Many of the outages are caused by falling trees and limbs, which bring down power lines. Downed wires should always be considered “live.” STAY AWAY FROM ALL DOWNED LINES. Do not approach or drive over a downed line and do not touch anything that it might be in contact with. To report a downed wire and other visible equipment damage, call 1-800-436-PSEG and tell PSE&G the nearest cross street.

-- To report a power outage, call PSE&G’s Customer Service line: 1-800-436-PSEG.

-- In addition to widespread electric outages, PSE&G expects the heavy rain and predicted storm surge to result in gas outages. Water could enter the utility’s gas distribution system, as well as flood customers’ basements and gas appliances. Customers are reminded to call PSE&G to report gas odors, and contact their local fire department and municipal construction office to receive assistance in pumping the water out of their basements.

-- Electric crews work to restore power to the largest numbers of customers first, taking into account “priority” customers, such as hospitals, police stations, fire stations, water and sewer facilities, communications facilities (TV, radio, and telephone), and customers on life-sustaining medical equipment. At the same time, the utility restores power to homes and businesses, starting with the circuits serving the largest number of customers.

-- Customers with a handheld device, or who are at an alternate location with power, can also report power outages and view the status of their outage by logging in to My Account at pseg.com. General outage activity throughout our service territory is available online at www.pseg.com/outagecenter and updates are posted on pseg.com during severe weather.

-- We have activated our Twitter page to keep the public informed about our restoration progress. Sign up as a follower at http://twitter.com/psegoutageinfo.

** The next update will be about 11:00 a.m.

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is New Jersey’s oldest and largest regulated gas and electric delivery utility, serving nearly three-quarters of the state’s population. PSE&G is the winner of the ReliabilityOne National Achievement Award for superior electric system reliability. PSE&G is a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG) (NYSE:PEG), a diversified energy company (www.pseg.com).

vainandy said:

I was watching live footage of New York on the "Today" show this morning. It really is a beautiful city even with the flooding. I'm glad it didn't turn out to be as bad as everyone thought it might be. It's not over yet so y'all stay safe up there.

Thanks buddy.

Yeah, it's not even 11 AM yet, and already it's starting to look like a pretty nice day. Even during all the rain overnight & early this morning, I actually had my window open. I love rainy days, and this storm wasn't nearly as bad as they were predicting. No power loss, no major wind damage... at least not in this part of the city. Just another rainy day, lol.

vainandy said:

I was watching live footage of New York on the "Today" show this morning. It really is a beautiful city even with the flooding. I'm glad it didn't turn out to be as bad as everyone thought it might be. It's not over yet so y'all stay safe up there.

Wasn't that bad - seen a lot worse storms than this. There are bits of sunshine here in the Bronx.

uPtoWnNY said:

vainandy said:

I was watching live footage of New York on the "Today" show this morning. It really is a beautiful city even with the flooding. I'm glad it didn't turn out to be as bad as everyone thought it might be. It's not over yet so y'all stay safe up there.

Wasn't that bad - seen a lot worse storms than this. There are bits of sunshine here in the Bronx.

Yep. That's on the news here. New York sun breaks through.

Well, it was fun while it lasted

uPtoWnNY said:

vainandy said:

I was watching live footage of New York on the "Today" show this morning. It really is a beautiful city even with the flooding. I'm glad it didn't turn out to be as bad as everyone thought it might be. It's not over yet so y'all stay safe up there.

Wasn't that bad - seen a lot worse storms than this. There are bits of sunshine here in the Bronx.

yep it wasnt really bad at all... I had some friends over who had to evacute from The Red Hook area in bk and we ourselves a Hurricane Party here in Harlem...

banks said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Wasn't that bad - seen a lot worse storms than this. There are bits of sunshine here in the Bronx.

yep it wasnt really bad at all... I had some friends over who had to evacute from The Red Hook area in bk and we ourselves a Hurricane Party here in Harlem...

Now I want to have a hurricane alert in Amsterdam too!!

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paniuroczy said:

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Look what happened to my dad's office building :

Was there a lot of damage inside? Any valuables that broke?

I've had a horrible flooding in my house. That was pretty traumatic. Everything washed away.

I don't know. I actually haven't talked to him since yesterday morning; he spent the night in his office.

But I sure hope not. He runs a tv channel so there is a lot of very expensive and valuable equipment. I really hope everything is okay.

paniuroczy said:

I don't know. I actually haven't talked to him since yesterday morning; he spent the night in his office.

But I sure hope not. He runs a tv channel so there is a lot of very expensive and valuable equipment. I really hope everything is okay.

I hope so too.

I'm glad nobody got hurt, though. Could have been worse. I really think that by taking the right preparation a lot of damage was prevented.

paniuroczy said:

I don't know. I actually haven't talked to him since yesterday morning; he spent the night in his office.

But I sure hope not. He runs a tv channel so there is a lot of very expensive and valuable equipment. I really hope everything is okay.

Does he have an insurance to cover any valuable?

paniuroczy said:

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OH NO! I'm very, very sorry for the damage you've endured. I hope that you're eventually able to recover everything that was lost.

PDogz said:

OH NO! I'm very, very sorry for the damage you've endured. I hope that you're eventually able to recover everything that was lost.

Thank you but that's not me. I appreciate your concern, though.

MarySharon said:

paniuroczy said:

I don't know. I actually haven't talked to him since yesterday morning; he spent the night in his office.

But I sure hope not. He runs a tv channel so there is a lot of very expensive and valuable equipment. I really hope everything is okay.

Does he have an insurance to cover any valuable?

I have no idea. I hope so.

dJJ said:

paniuroczy said:

I don't know. I actually haven't talked to him since yesterday morning; he spent the night in his office.

But I sure hope not. He runs a tv channel so there is a lot of very expensive and valuable equipment. I really hope everything is okay.

I hope so too.

I'm glad nobody got hurt, though. Could have been worse. I really think that by taking the right preparation a lot of damage was prevented.

Thank you , &you're right. Nobody's hurt, most importantly. Also our home is perfectly fine. So I'm just very thankful for that.

paniuroczy said:

PDogz said:

OH NO! I'm very, very sorry for the damage you've endured. I hope that you're eventually able to recover everything that was lost.

Thank you but that's not me. I appreciate your concern, though.

Oh, that's good. But then again, still bad for SOMEBODY, lol. I just saw the picture and reacted.

It didn't rurn out as bad as predicted.

got a little bit of water in my basement, but nothing major.

It's still windy as hell.

Glad it's over.

The power was out for about an hour and 30 minutes in my area of Jersey. We're good right now though.

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PoppyBros said:

I guess New York finally gets to sleep for once.

Okay so my dad finally came home. He said that the water is coming from the sewers and that the water got just below the windows, and he and his buddy had to jump out the windows and swim to a street so that they can get home. He said that if it got any higher then he would get electrocuted and die because of all the equipment. If the water goes higher, everything is screwed. But he does have insurance.

He has to go back soon to take care of everything.

He said, also, that the houses nearby are completely ruined; the water literally goes up to the second floor! It's terrible.

paniuroczy said:

Okay so my dad finally came home. He said that the water is coming from the sewers and that the water got just below the windows, and he and his buddy had to jump out the windows and swim to a street so that they can get home. He said that if it got any higher then he would get electrocuted and die because of all the equipment. If the water goes higher, everything is screwed. But he does have insurance.

He has to go back soon to take care of everything.

He said, also, that the houses nearby are completely ruined; the water literally goes up to the second floor! It's terrible.

Let's hope for the best and that the waterlevel doesn't elevate and his equipment survives this ordeal. That would be the best.

I'm happy to read he's insured, however is he also insured in case of terrorist attack or nature disaster? Oftentimes, these two cost a lot more to insure.

And good to know that he's doing allright

Slowly starting here in Quebec, Canada. Of course we always only get the tail of it, started raining this morning, now wind is blowing near 90km/h and I just lost electricity for 15 minutes, will probably get bigger by the hours...