Just lurking here. Wondered if anyone has had any damage from hurricane Sandy. New York and Newark really got hit hard. When y ou see the videos on the TV of the damage done. its very bad with so many people losing their homes and much worse than that, losing their lives. This group used to be so busy and people were so helpful about anxiety and related issues. I don't know where you all went. Does anybody still lurk here? Hope you are all doing well.
I just posted the message below in this group but meant to post it in another group which used to be busy but hardly any messages on it now. But when I read it again, to some extent, it could apply to soc.culture.scottish . I can't believe I did that. LOL.
>Just lurking here. Wondered if anyone has had any damage from hurricane >Sandy. New York and Newark really got hit hard. When y ou see the videos on >the TV of the damage done. its very bad with so many people losing their >homes and much worse than that, losing their lives. This group used to be >so busy and people were so helpful about anxiety and related issues. I >don't know where you all went. Does anybody still lurk here? Hope you are >all doing well.
> My ex lives in NY. All she got was a few panes of cracked glass and
> no electricity for a while. It really depends on just where you were
> located and what your elevation is.
We're in NJ at the moment. We lost electricity on Monday, got it back late Friday. This time we had no flooding. Bits and pieces of the siding and trim on the house disappeared, one of my favourite planters was smashed, and the garden is a mess. We had no landline, internet or TV, only intermittent mobile/cell phone service, and no central heating. I'm very glad that we have a bunch of hot-water bottles and a gas stove! Many streets are still blocked off, gasoline is still difficult to find. Odd-numbered cars can only buy fuel on odd-numbered days, even cars on even days. Milk is available again - fortunately I had stocked some of the long-life stuff, as I can't stand black coffee or tea.
> My ex lives in NY. All she got was a few panes of cracked glass and
> no electricity for a while. It really depends on just where you were
> located and what your elevation is.
We're in NJ at the moment. We lost electricity on Monday, got it back late Friday. This time we had no flooding. Bits and pieces of the siding and trim on the house disappeared, one of my favourite planters was smashed, and the garden is a mess. We had no landline, internet or TV, only intermittent mobile/cell phone service, and no central heating. I'm very glad that we have a bunch of hot-water bottles and a gas stove! Many streets are still blocked off, gasoline is still difficult to find. Odd-numbered cars can only buy fuel on odd-numbered days, even cars on even days. Milk is available again - fortunately I had stocked some of the long-life stuff, as I can't stand black coffee or tea.
****A real horror, that storm.
Our thoughts and prayers are with ye all.......
<gyansor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Monday, November 5, 2012 6:01:47 PM UTC+13, Mary wrote:
>> Just lurking here. Wondered if anyone has had any damage from hurricane
>> Sandy. New York and Newark really got hit hard. When y ou see the videos on
>> the TV of the damage done. its very bad with so many people losing their
>> homes and much worse than that, losing their lives. This group used to be so
>> busy and people were so helpful about anxiety and related issues. I don't
>> know where you all went. Does anybody still lurk here? Hope you are all
> On Monday, November 5, 2012 6:01:47 PM UTC+13, Mary wrote:
>> Just lurking here. Wondered if anyone has had any damage from hurricane
>> Sandy. New York and Newark really got hit hard. When y ou see the videos >> on
>> the TV of the damage done. its very bad with so many people losing their
>> homes and much worse than that, losing their lives. This group used to be >> so
>> busy and people were so helpful about anxiety and related issues. I don't
>> know where you all went. Does anybody still lurk here? Hope you are all
>> doing well.
>> Mary
> No damage here in NZ.
Consider yourself lucky. A friend and her husband went on holiday to Australia and NZ last week on the day when half the flights at Toronto airport were cancelled - mostly the ones to eastern U.S. but since she was going by plane to Vancouver first, then changing to another plane to somewhere in Australia, her flight was probably OK. She mentioned she was going to Sydney, Aus. and I said to the opera house? and she said they were going to a conference there. But NZ is well known too. The Lord of the Rings was filmed there and wasn't The Hobbit?
>>Just lurking here. Wondered if anyone has had any damage from hurricane
>>Sandy. New York and Newark really got hit hard. When y ou see the videos
>>on
>>the TV of the damage done. its very bad with so many people losing their
>>homes and much worse than that, losing their lives. This group used to be
>>so
>>busy and people were so helpful about anxiety and related issues. I don't
>>know where you all went. Does anybody still lurk here? Hope you are all
>>doing well.
> My ex lives in NY. All she got was a few panes of cracked glass and
> no electricity for a while. It really depends on just where you were
> located and what your elevation is.
There has been a lot of coverage on Toronto local TV and other TV stations
in southern Ontario of the damage done by hurricane Sandy since it first
happened last Monday. A local TV station here sent reporters to New York City especially lower
Manhattan and Newark, NJ shoreline and Washington at the time the hurricane
happened and sent back live video and later on the damage.
Flooding and trying to clean up and lack of fuel and thousands of people with no power is still a big problem in New York city and NJ shore and Staten Island and high winds did a lot of damage. I saw on local TV news here the a couple of days ago, there was a convoy of hydro trucks from Toronto area with work crews going to New York and NJ to help restore and repair electrical lines in these affected places. Your Ex may live in a higher elevation in NY and wouldn't be as affected but many areas have huge amount of destruction.
We got remnants of Sandy last Monday and Tuesday with high winds and heavy
rain. Winds caused most damage blowing down trees onto peoples houses and
parked cars.Two people died. All flights from Toronto airport to eastern
U.S. coast and vice versa, were cancelled last Monday and Tuesday.
Thousands had power outages, but have been fixed and nothing like the extent
they got in Eastern U.S.
>> My ex lives in NY. All she got was a few panes of cracked glass and
>> no electricity for a while. It really depends on just where you were
>> located and what your elevation is.
> We're in NJ at the moment. We lost electricity on Monday, got it back late
> Friday. This time we had no flooding. Bits and pieces of the siding and
> trim on the house disappeared, one of my favourite planters was smashed,
> and the garden is a mess. We had no landline, internet or TV, only
> intermittent mobile/cell phone service, and no central heating. I'm very
> glad that we have a bunch of hot-water bottles and a gas stove! Many
> streets are still blocked off, gasoline is still difficult to find.
> Odd-numbered cars can only buy fuel on odd-numbered days, even cars on
> even days. Milk is available again - fortunately I had stocked some of the
> long-life stuff, as I can't stand black coffee or tea.
NJ got a lot of damage. On TV, it showed the shoreline of Atlantic city and
the beach part is all destroyed. It showed a picture taken from the air
before the hurricane and one taken after, and you can see the destruction of
the shore. Flooding was a big problem in New york city and high winds. Good
you got your electricity back. You can do without internet or TV but no
heating or gas is a big problem. But you seem to be managing and Americans
are very resilient especially people who have been through hurricane damage
before, and they get moving as soon as they can to try to fix the damage. I
would miss milk too. I can't stand black coffeee or tea either. Hope you get
everything back to normal soon.
>>> My ex lives in NY. All she got was a few panes of cracked glass and
>>> no electricity for a while. It really depends on just where you were
>>> located and what your elevation is.
>>We're in NJ at the moment. We lost electricity on Monday, got it back
>>late Friday. This time we had no flooding. Bits and pieces of the siding
>>and trim on the house disappeared, one of my favourite planters was
>>smashed, and the garden is a mess. We had no landline, internet or TV,
>>only intermittent mobile/cell phone service, and no central heating. I'm
>>very glad that we have a bunch of hot-water bottles and a gas stove!
>>Many streets are still blocked off, gasoline is still difficult to find.
>>Odd-numbered cars can only buy fuel on odd-numbered days, even cars on
>>even days. Milk is available again - fortunately I had stocked some of
>>the long-life stuff, as I can't stand black coffee or tea.
> Has anyone else noticed how little this all seems to be in the news?
> After the massive publication of the storm itself, there seems very
> little about lingering aftermath.
> I guess the neighborhoods where the national press live must all be
> cleaned up and have power, food, and gasoline by now...
Lots of news about the hurricane and its effects and damages on TV news
every day and live coverage of Mayor Bloomberg keeping people up to date
about fuel shortage and when to expect power back. Where is your National
press? This hurricane is big news and did millions of dollars damage on the
eastern U.S. coast, especially New York city, Newark, NJ, and Staten Island.
90 people have died and hundreds of thousands left without electricity, many
peoples houses blown over and people with nowhere to live. Shortage of gas
with cars lined up to try to get some and can't get to work. I would call
that big news.
> Lots of news about the hurricane and its effects and damages on TV news
> every day and live coverage of Mayor Bloomberg keeping people up to date
> about fuel shortage and when to expect power back. Where is your National
> press? This hurricane is big news and did millions of dollars damage on the
> eastern U.S. coast, especially New York city, Newark, NJ, and Staten Island.
> 90 people have died and hundreds of thousands left without electricity, many
> peoples houses blown over and people with nowhere to live. Shortage of gas
> with cars lined up to try to get some and can't get to work. I would call
> that big news.
We managed to find an open gas station today. The wait wasn't too bad, around half an hour (other places reported waits of as long as two and a half hours) but I suspect that was due to the signs tied to the pumps, which appeared to say NO GAS, but actually said NO GAS CANS. Lots of people just drove past. Other stations had lines stretching farther than I could see.
> NJ got a lot of damage. On TV, it showed the shoreline of Atlantic city and
> the beach part is all destroyed. It showed a picture taken from the air
> before the hurricane and one taken after, and you can see the destruction of
> the shore. Flooding was a big problem in New york city and high winds. Good
> you got your electricity back. You can do without internet or TV but no
> heating or gas is a big problem. But you seem to be managing and Americans
> are very resilient especially people who have been through hurricane damage
> before, and they get moving as soon as they can to try to fix the damage. I
> would miss milk too. I can't stand black coffeee or tea either. Hope you get
> everything back to normal soon.
On Monday, November 5, 2012 12:01:47 AM UTC-5, Mary wrote:
> Just lurking here. Wondered if anyone has had any damage from hurricane Sandy. New York and Newark really got hit hard. When y ou see the videos on the TV of the damage done. its very bad with so many people losing their homes and much worse than that, losing their lives. This group used to be so busy and people were so helpful about anxiety and related issues. I don't know where you all went. Does anybody still lurk here? Hope you are all doing well. Mary
Hi Mary! Good to hear from you!
Although the weather is beginning to get cool in Delhi, we have had some really hard weather elsewhere in India; however, my eldest nephew, who is a graphic arts designer in Greenwich Village, got flooded out. He was lucky enough to get out with some clothing and important papers, but a number of projects he was working on were ruined. My next to youngest sister, who lives not far from Sheila when she is in Jersey, reports in that their house in Montclair was spared other than water in the basement and that a number of trees were down in the neighborhood; they are looking to sell the house anyway and move South as most of the kids are now out of the area. My nephew and some of his friends are holed up there until lower Manhattan dries out a bit more.
Fred J. McCall wrote:
> "Mary" <noth...@invalid.not> wrote:
>> Just lurking here. Wondered if anyone has had any damage from
>> hurricane Sandy. New York and Newark really got hit hard. When y ou
>> see the videos on the TV of the damage done. its very bad with so
>> many people losing their homes and much worse than that, losing
>> their lives. This group used to be so busy and people were so
>> helpful about anxiety and related issues. I don't know where you all
>> went. Does anybody still lurk here? Hope you are all doing well.
> My ex lives in NY. All she got was a few panes of cracked glass and
> no electricity for a while.
She probably suffered more damage, when YOU lived witrh her. :)
S Viemeister wrote:
> On 11/5/2012 3:25 AM, Fred J. McCall wrote:
>> My ex lives in NY. All she got was a few panes of cracked glass and
>> no electricity for a while. It really depends on just where you were
>> located and what your elevation is.
> We're in NJ at the moment. We lost electricity on Monday, got it back
> late Friday. This time we had no flooding. Bits and pieces of the
> siding and trim on the house disappeared, one of my favourite
> planters was smashed, and the garden is a mess. We had no landline,
> internet or TV, only intermittent mobile/cell phone service, and no
> central heating. I'm very glad that we have a bunch of hot-water
> bottles and a gas stove! Many streets are still blocked off, gasoline
> is still difficult to find. Odd-numbered cars can only buy fuel on
> odd-numbered days, even cars on even days. Milk is available again -
> fortunately I had stocked some of the long-life stuff, as I can't
> stand black coffee or tea.
How did you cope without electricity, Sheila, just did without ?
Did you did not have access to a gas powered generator?, that's a shame.
It's easy to do and it will give you the basics
Fred J. McCall wrote:
> S Viemeister <firstn...@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>> On 11/5/2012 3:25 AM, Fred J. McCall wrote:
>>> My ex lives in NY. All she got was a few panes of cracked glass and
>>> no electricity for a while. It really depends on just where you
>>> were located and what your elevation is.
>> We're in NJ at the moment. We lost electricity on Monday, got it back
>> late Friday. This time we had no flooding. Bits and pieces of the
>> siding and trim on the house disappeared, one of my favourite
>> planters was smashed, and the garden is a mess. We had no landline,
>> internet or TV, only intermittent mobile/cell phone service, and no
>> central heating. I'm very glad that we have a bunch of hot-water
>> bottles and a gas stove! Many streets are still blocked off,
>> gasoline is still difficult to find. Odd-numbered cars can only buy
>> fuel on odd-numbered days, even cars on even days. Milk is available
>> again - fortunately I had stocked some of the long-life stuff, as I
>> can't stand black coffee or tea.
> Has anyone else noticed how little this all seems to be in the news?
That's only on Faux News, Fredfeces.
> After the massive publication of the storm itself, there seems very
> little about lingering aftermath.
Check out CNN and grab some reality, for a pleasant change.
> I guess the neighborhoods where the national press live must all be
> cleaned up and have power, food, and gasoline by now...
You guess all kinds of weird things, Fredfeces, CNNs reporters have been stranded too !
>> Lots of news about the hurricane and its effects and damages on TV news
>> every day and live coverage of Mayor Bloomberg keeping people up to date
>> about fuel shortage and when to expect power back. Where is your National
>> press? This hurricane is big news and did millions of dollars damage on >> the
>> eastern U.S. coast, especially New York city, Newark, NJ, and Staten >> Island.
>> 90 people have died and hundreds of thousands left without electricity, >> many
>> peoples houses blown over and people with nowhere to live. Shortage of >> gas
>> with cars lined up to try to get some and can't get to work. I would call
>> that big news.
> We managed to find an open gas station today. The wait wasn't too bad, > around half an hour (other places reported waits of as long as two and a > half hours) but I suspect that was due to the signs tied to the pumps, > which appeared to say NO GAS, but actually said NO GAS CANS. Lots of > people just drove past. Other stations had lines stretching farther than I > could see.
You were lucky to get an open gas station and good the wait wasn't too bad. I guess the sign NO GAS CANS should have been more clear by the sounds of it. I saw on TV news some of these long lines for gas and they are really long. One gas station on the TV was where an EMS ambulance was the only one allowed to get gas at that time anyway. Another news video showed people in New York city with very long lineups to get gas trying to get gas in order to get to work, and they had to give up, as most gas stations didn't have gas or ran out of gas. You're getting there Sheila :)
>> NJ got a lot of damage. On TV, it showed the shoreline of Atlantic city >> and
>> the beach part is all destroyed. It showed a picture taken from the air
>> before the hurricane and one taken after, and you can see the destruction >> of
>> the shore. Flooding was a big problem in New york city and high winds. >> Good
>> you got your electricity back. You can do without internet or TV but no
>> heating or gas is a big problem. But you seem to be managing and >> Americans
>> are very resilient especially people who have been through hurricane >> damage
>> before, and they get moving as soon as they can to try to fix the damage. >> I
>> would miss milk too. I can't stand black coffeee or tea either. Hope you >> get
>> everything back to normal soon.
> There's a nor-easter on its way...
I know. I saw it on TV weather today but didn't mention it. It said it will bring high winds and rain on Wednesday this week. Nor-easters can be bad but not always. People have enough to do dealing with the present damage. Hope for the best.
