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Dallas
Oct 27, 2012, 12:34:39 PM10/27/12
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Stocked up on batteries, jugs of water, Coleman stove fuel??
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Dallas
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Dallas
Chris Curtis
Oct 27, 2012, 4:36:33 PM10/27/12
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On 27/10/2012 17:34, Dallas wrote:
> Stocked up on batteries, jugs of water, Coleman stove fuel??
>
Due to leave Heathrow for Miami in the morning so I'm feeling somewhat
> Stocked up on batteries, jugs of water, Coleman stove fuel??
>
relieved that Florida seems to have escaped!
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Chris
Milton Keynes, England
Gregory
Oct 27, 2012, 6:39:40 PM10/27/12
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:34:39 -0500, Dallas
<Cybnorm@spam_me_not.hotmail.com> brought the following:
>Stocked up on batteries, jugs of water, Coleman stove fuel??
Tweets is out doing what she does best... SHOPPING! Actually we're
going to celebrate and have Clarence Rutherford (lumpy) pancakes with
maple syrup for brunch tomorrow!!
I took a snapshot from Accuweather a bit ago.. and Norfolk is awash! By
tomorrow the area should be getting drenched. Not worried though..
we can always use a good rain shower now and then.
Radar.. http://home.comcast.net/~flightsim/hurricane.png
See the two RED dots on Fairfax and Loudoun Counties which are along
the Potomac. Speaking of that.. maybe we'll drive over to Great Falls
after the storm clears, do some hiking and take river photos:
http://home.comcast.net/~flightsim/Great_Falls_080.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~flightsim/Great_Falls_019.jpg
What a Roar!!
-G
<Cybnorm@spam_me_not.hotmail.com> brought the following:
>Stocked up on batteries, jugs of water, Coleman stove fuel??
going to celebrate and have Clarence Rutherford (lumpy) pancakes with
maple syrup for brunch tomorrow!!
I took a snapshot from Accuweather a bit ago.. and Norfolk is awash! By
tomorrow the area should be getting drenched. Not worried though..
we can always use a good rain shower now and then.
Radar.. http://home.comcast.net/~flightsim/hurricane.png
See the two RED dots on Fairfax and Loudoun Counties which are along
the Potomac. Speaking of that.. maybe we'll drive over to Great Falls
after the storm clears, do some hiking and take river photos:
http://home.comcast.net/~flightsim/Great_Falls_080.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~flightsim/Great_Falls_019.jpg
What a Roar!!
-G
Gregory
Oct 28, 2012, 9:03:41 PM10/28/12
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>Stocked up on batteries, jugs of water, Coleman stove fuel??
This thread is dead!? Well there's more to report and yes, we had
pancakes this morning. Hurricane Sandy (so we read) is supposedly
"the storm of the century?" Oh..? when are the wind and rain supposed
to start? Only a lite shower out there. BE AFRAID!!!
Here's a good one from a preparedness website... Lol
"Personally, I don't call 911.. Instead I call on Mr. Benelli. If you
don't know what "Mr. Benelli" means, here's an explanation why
Mr. Benelli instantly stops all looters:
http://www.benelliusa.com/shotguns/benelli-m4.php
That should get the anti-U.S. squawkers started. :))
-G
Gregory
Oct 29, 2012, 7:00:01 AM10/29/12
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>Stocked up on batteries, jugs of water, Coleman stove fuel??
I think it has been hyped-up many fold!! We are getting a steady rain
with no unusual winds. See motion radar below:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/virginia/weather-radar?play=1
Here's the National Weather Service alert verbatim:
THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN HISTORIC STORM, WITH WIDESPREAD WIND
DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES, INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING, AND MASSIVE
BEACH EROSION. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND PROLONGED WIND
WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LONG LASTING POWER OUTAGES AND SERIOUS
FLOODING.
IF YOU ARE RELUCTANT, THINK ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES, THINK ABOUT THE
EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WHO WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH YOU WHEN YOU
MAKE THE PANICKED PHONE CALL TO BE RESCUED, THINK ABOUT THE RESCUE/
RECOVERY TEAMS WHO WILL RESCUE YOU IF YOU ARE INJURED OR RECOVER
YOUR REMAINS IF YOU DO NOT SURVIVE.
Are these people at bunch of drug addicts? What kind of alert is that!
Or could they be agents of a foreign power or government?? hmmm?
-G
Walt_M
Oct 29, 2012, 8:31:24 AM10/29/12
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 07:00:01 -0400, Gregory
<flights...@bkwds.comcast.net> wrote:
>On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:34:39 -0500, Dallas
><Cybnorm@spam_me_not.hotmail.com> brought the following:
>>Stocked up on batteries, jugs of water, Coleman stove fuel??
>I think it has been hyped-up many fold!! We are getting a steady rain
>with no unusual winds.
D'oh, Sandy hasn't hit you yet !!!
<flights...@bkwds.comcast.net> wrote:
>On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:34:39 -0500, Dallas
><Cybnorm@spam_me_not.hotmail.com> brought the following:
>>Stocked up on batteries, jugs of water, Coleman stove fuel??
>I think it has been hyped-up many fold!! We are getting a steady rain
>with no unusual winds.
>See motion radar below:
> http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/virginia/weather-radar?play=1
>Here's the National Weather Service alert verbatim:
>THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN HISTORIC STORM, WITH WIDESPREAD WIND
>DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES, INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING, AND MASSIVE
>BEACH EROSION. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND PROLONGED WIND
>WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LONG LASTING POWER OUTAGES AND SERIOUS
>FLOODING.
>
>IF YOU ARE RELUCTANT, THINK ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES, THINK ABOUT THE
>EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WHO WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH YOU WHEN YOU
>MAKE THE PANICKED PHONE CALL TO BE RESCUED, THINK ABOUT THE RESCUE/
>RECOVERY TEAMS WHO WILL RESCUE YOU IF YOU ARE INJURED OR RECOVER
>YOUR REMAINS IF YOU DO NOT SURVIVE.
>Are these people at bunch of drug addicts? What kind of alert is that!
responsible warnings about a significant threat.
>Or could they be agents of a foreign power or government?? hmmm?
Bwahahahaha...
Mad Mike
Oct 29, 2012, 9:50:43 AM10/29/12
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MM
Gregory
Oct 29, 2012, 12:18:23 PM10/29/12
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 06:50:43 -0700 (PDT), Mad Mike <mco...@yahoo.com>
brought the following to our attention:
>> IF YOU ARE RELUCTANT, THINK ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES, THINK ABOUT THE
>> EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WHO WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH YOU WHEN YOU
>> MAKE THE PANICKED PHONE CALL TO BE RESCUED, THINK ABOUT THE RESCUE/
>> RECOVERY TEAMS WHO WILL RESCUE YOU IF YOU ARE INJURED OR RECOVER
>> YOUR REMAINS IF YOU DO NOT SURVIVE.
>>
>> AND IT'S OK TO START CRYING!!
a fall Nor'easter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter
However if temperatures were cold, there would be blizzard conditions
for sure. The warnings were so exaggerated that I wonder what else is
going on in the background that we're being distracted from?
Virginia motion radar link re-posted:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/virginia/weather-radar?play=1
-G
brought the following to our attention:
>> IF YOU ARE RELUCTANT, THINK ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES, THINK ABOUT THE
>> EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WHO WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH YOU WHEN YOU
>> MAKE THE PANICKED PHONE CALL TO BE RESCUED, THINK ABOUT THE RESCUE/
>> RECOVERY TEAMS WHO WILL RESCUE YOU IF YOU ARE INJURED OR RECOVER
>> YOUR REMAINS IF YOU DO NOT SURVIVE.
>>
>
>
>My daughter lives in Maine and they are used to weather that others might consider severe.
>
>MM
Agreed.. it is basically RAINING here and nothing more. At worse it's
>
>My daughter lives in Maine and they are used to weather that others might consider severe.
>
>MM
a fall Nor'easter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter
However if temperatures were cold, there would be blizzard conditions
for sure. The warnings were so exaggerated that I wonder what else is
going on in the background that we're being distracted from?
Virginia motion radar link re-posted:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/virginia/weather-radar?play=1
-G
Gregory
Oct 29, 2012, 4:57:09 PM10/29/12
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>Stocked up on batteries, jugs of water, Coleman stove fuel??
Weather update: it's raining here and the winds are stronger now...
temperature upper 40's °F. We went out in the weather around 3:30
PM with rain slickers and ski caps underneath the hoods.
Checked runoff into the pond (Ref: ducky buddies) but had to come
back because hands were wet and very cold. That was the main
difficulty.. should have had water-resis glovers.
Note: Accuweather says RealFeel is 29°F
-G
Nick O'Tyme at
Oct 29, 2012, 11:20:31 PM10/29/12
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"Walt_M" <walt...@live.com> wrote in message
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God must be SMERSCH. The waters have risen and flooded the evil empire,
striking at the centre's of Satan! :-)))
news:3dts88l307a3popdu...@4ax.com...
striking at the centre's of Satan! :-)))
Dallas
Oct 30, 2012, 2:25:19 AM10/30/12
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Gregory <flights...@bkwds.comcast.net> wrote:
> Weather update: it's raining here and the winds are stronger
> now...temperature upper 40's °F.
It looks like the path goes right over Gregory's condo. Wouldn't surprise
> Weather update: it's raining here and the winds are stronger
> now...temperature upper 40's °F.
me if G was offline tomorrow. Not so much for the wind or water (he's on
the second floor) but for the massive power outages expected.
Frankly I don't get it... I know, big size storm blah, blah. But it's a
CAT 1 storm!
Rita came through here as a Cat 2 storm and I went windsurfing.
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Dallas
Dallas
Oct 30, 2012, 2:25:19 AM10/30/12
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"Nick O'Tyme" <mellorc(at)msn.com> wrote:
> God must be SMERSCH. The waters have risen and flooded the evil empire,
> striking at the centre's of Satan! :-)))
Walt, is this you using Nick's moniker?
> God must be SMERSCH. The waters have risen and flooded the evil empire,
> striking at the centre's of Satan! :-)))
:-)))
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Dallas
WayPoint
Oct 30, 2012, 2:59:46 AM10/30/12
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(By my reckoning it's 2am when you posted - do you per chance have
family in the path of Sandy?? Hope all will be well for them.)
Walt_M
Oct 30, 2012, 4:16:26 AM10/30/12
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:-)))
Nick O'Tyme at
Oct 30, 2012, 4:35:31 AM10/30/12
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"Walt_M" <walt...@live.com> wrote in message
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:-)))
Gregory
Oct 30, 2012, 8:42:35 AM10/30/12
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On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:25:19 -0500, Dallas
<Cybnorm@spam_me_not.hotmail.com> brought the following:
>Gregory <flights...@bkwds.comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Weather update: it's raining here and the winds are stronger
>> now...temperature upper 40's °F.
>
>It looks like the path goes right over Gregory's condo. Wouldn't surprise
>me if G was offline tomorrow. Not so much for the wind or water (he's on
>the second floor) but for the massive power outages expected.
First off.. it's a three-story townhouse with garage on lower level..
http://home.comcast.net/~flightsim/snowfall_129.jpg (Dec 2009)
and there's no basement below grade.
Offline smoffline.. the power lines for the community are underground.
There are no street poles or overhead wires. Massive smassive.. so a
few trees were toppled and took down electric lines. Let's make it
really sensational !! The Internet stayed up ok which was good, the
cable feeds being underground right up to the electric meter.
My report is... there was no significant weather here until mid-to-late
morning yesterday.. then rain, then wind driven rain. We were outdoors
between 2 and 3 pm and it was COLD and you had to have the hood
strings of your slicker secured.
Tracking METARs for KIAD.. winds were typically 25 MPH gusts 40 MPH.
Some gusts were mid to upper 40's. The worst hours were 4 - 10 PM when
the "big arm" of the main bang swept over the Potomac rotating CCW.
That's when winds were the highest.
Gosh.. if the media hyped it up any more.. the gvmnt would have to step
in and take over everything!!
-G
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<Cybnorm@spam_me_not.hotmail.com> brought the following:
>Gregory <flights...@bkwds.comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Weather update: it's raining here and the winds are stronger
>> now...temperature upper 40's °F.
>
>It looks like the path goes right over Gregory's condo. Wouldn't surprise
>me if G was offline tomorrow. Not so much for the wind or water (he's on
>the second floor) but for the massive power outages expected.
http://home.comcast.net/~flightsim/snowfall_129.jpg (Dec 2009)
and there's no basement below grade.
Offline smoffline.. the power lines for the community are underground.
There are no street poles or overhead wires. Massive smassive.. so a
few trees were toppled and took down electric lines. Let's make it
really sensational !! The Internet stayed up ok which was good, the
cable feeds being underground right up to the electric meter.
My report is... there was no significant weather here until mid-to-late
morning yesterday.. then rain, then wind driven rain. We were outdoors
between 2 and 3 pm and it was COLD and you had to have the hood
strings of your slicker secured.
Tracking METARs for KIAD.. winds were typically 25 MPH gusts 40 MPH.
Some gusts were mid to upper 40's. The worst hours were 4 - 10 PM when
the "big arm" of the main bang swept over the Potomac rotating CCW.
That's when winds were the highest.
Gosh.. if the media hyped it up any more.. the gvmnt would have to step
in and take over everything!!
-G
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ManhattanMan
Oct 30, 2012, 1:31:39 PM10/30/12
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On 10/30/2012 7:42 AM, Gregory wrote:
> Gosh.. if the media hyped it up any more.. the gvmnt would have to step
> in and take over everything!!
>
Damn straight!!! All this BS about 29 dead, and counting, maybe 20
> Gosh.. if the media hyped it up any more.. the gvmnt would have to step
> in and take over everything!!
>
billion bucks in damage is obvious media hype, encouraged by the
gvmnt... :-/
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MnM
Dallas
Oct 30, 2012, 5:58:18 PM10/30/12
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Gregory wrote:
> Gosh.. if the media hyped it up any more.. the gvmnt would have to
> step in and take over everything!!
Well, I am pleased you're ok... it would be a shame to miss out on the
> Gosh.. if the media hyped it up any more.. the gvmnt would have to
> step in and take over everything!!
weekly conspiracy theory.
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Dallas
Dallas
Oct 30, 2012, 6:13:31 PM10/30/12
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WayPoint wrote:
> (By my reckoning it's 2am when you posted - do you per chance have
> family in the path of Sandy?? Hope all will be well for them.)
Good reckoning... it was 2 am.
> (By my reckoning it's 2am when you posted - do you per chance have
> family in the path of Sandy?? Hope all will be well for them.)
The wiff and I went to a concert last night and I was winding down with
a scotch.
And yes, Sandy affected me greatly. The lady that cuts my hair is
stuck in New York City after riding the Queen Mary. She won't be back
till Thursday.
Horribly inconvenienced I tell ya! I look like a shaggy barbarian...
It a disaster of biblical proportions!
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Dallas
WayPoint
Oct 30, 2012, 7:08:25 PM10/30/12
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ManhattanMan
Oct 30, 2012, 7:22:57 PM10/30/12
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On 10/30/2012 6:08 PM, WayPoint wrote:
> The wiff and I went to a concert last night and I was winding down with
> a scotch.
May I suggest you had a wiff of scotch before the concert? :))))
> The wiff and I went to a concert last night and I was winding down with
> a scotch.
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MnM
Slap
Oct 31, 2012, 3:33:41 AM10/31/12
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Gregory
Oct 31, 2012, 8:57:50 AM10/31/12
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On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:33:41 -0600, Slap <Sl...@g.com> brought the
following to our attention:
>>
the smaller one with pointed tips?
-G
following to our attention:
>>
>> Damn straight!!! All this BS about 29 dead, and counting, maybe 20
>> billion bucks in damage is obvious media hype, encouraged by the
>> gvmnt... :-/
>>
>He needs a TV... to get himself out of his own little world.
>
Which diagonal cutter would you prefer to use, the 10" blunt nose? or
>> billion bucks in damage is obvious media hype, encouraged by the
>> gvmnt... :-/
>>
>He needs a TV... to get himself out of his own little world.
>
the smaller one with pointed tips?
-G
Gregory
Oct 31, 2012, 9:31:50 AM10/31/12
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On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:31:39 -0500, ManhattanMan <fly...@usa.gov>
Here are some quotes...
"After making landfall in New Jersey and blowing through New York City,
Hurricane Sandy, now defined as a cyclone by the National Weather
Service, is moving inland - West - leaving behind death, destruction and
chaos in some parts of the country."
"Floods and fires, seawater surges and electrical outages, fierce rains
and lashing winds continued to pummel parts of the Northeast as Sandy
continued its destructive march." - Los Angeles Times
Death destruction and chaos... and it was marching!!! :-o
-G
brought the following to our attention:
"After making landfall in New Jersey and blowing through New York City,
Hurricane Sandy, now defined as a cyclone by the National Weather
Service, is moving inland - West - leaving behind death, destruction and
chaos in some parts of the country."
"Floods and fires, seawater surges and electrical outages, fierce rains
and lashing winds continued to pummel parts of the Northeast as Sandy
continued its destructive march." - Los Angeles Times
Death destruction and chaos... and it was marching!!! :-o
-G
Gregory
Oct 31, 2012, 10:27:44 AM10/31/12
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:34:39 -0500, Dallas
<Cybnorm@spam_me_not.hotmail.com> brought the following:
>Stocked up on batteries, jugs of water....
Catch the tail end of it here:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/northeast-region/weather-radar?play=1
Some day we'll have to go into the water filter and cooler system that
we devised. So... the water mains will be knocked out too? Anything
else?
Have entertainment media interests not merged with news and information
services? Is the news not theater in part? Hope you're not shocked in
hearing this.
-G
<Cybnorm@spam_me_not.hotmail.com> brought the following:
>Stocked up on batteries, jugs of water....
Catch the tail end of it here:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/northeast-region/weather-radar?play=1
Some day we'll have to go into the water filter and cooler system that
we devised. So... the water mains will be knocked out too? Anything
else?
Have entertainment media interests not merged with news and information
services? Is the news not theater in part? Hope you're not shocked in
hearing this.
-G
Ray
Oct 31, 2012, 7:44:38 PM10/31/12
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No hype here, Gregory.
Many people killed by this storm. I heard 65 and count expected to rise.
Total devastation of shore communities in NJ, NY, CT.
NYC totally shut down. No electricity, no trains or buses. Subways and
tunnels flooded.
Billions of dollars damages.
Link below is to pictures of our family yacht club in Perth Amboy, NJ.
First few pics are just before worst part of the storm, with boats lined up
in the yard.
The later ones show the aftermath.
Fortunately our two family sailboats were elsewhere, so sustained only minor
damage.
We live just far enough inland to escape the worst.
Our family dodged a bullet. Many others didn't.
Strong language was intended to try to get people to evacuate from danger
areas.
Evidently it wasn't strong enough because many stayed put, then had to be
rescued.
Ray
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"Gregory" <flights...@bkwds.comcast.net> wrote in message
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Many people killed by this storm. I heard 65 and count expected to rise.
Total devastation of shore communities in NJ, NY, CT.
NYC totally shut down. No electricity, no trains or buses. Subways and
tunnels flooded.
Billions of dollars damages.
Link below is to pictures of our family yacht club in Perth Amboy, NJ.
First few pics are just before worst part of the storm, with boats lined up
in the yard.
The later ones show the aftermath.
Fortunately our two family sailboats were elsewhere, so sustained only minor
damage.
We live just far enough inland to escape the worst.
Our family dodged a bullet. Many others didn't.
Strong language was intended to try to get people to evacuate from danger
areas.
Evidently it wasn't strong enough because many stayed put, then had to be
rescued.
Ray
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Ray
Oct 31, 2012, 7:51:04 PM10/31/12
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Aaargh. The link in my prior post doesn't work. Sorry!
Try this one instead (copy and paste into your browser).
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Ray
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Gregory
Nov 1, 2012, 2:32:36 PM11/1/12
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On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:31:39 -0500, ManhattanMan <fly...@usa.gov>
brought the following to our attention:
brought the following to our attention:
more interested in how severe the storm damage was. I described the same
story as posted here, quoting winds and rain, etc. He says others in
the northeast have told him it was NOT AS SEVERE as the media is
portraying.
He changed the subject to Sandy twice, and the second time I went into
even more detail. Who, if anyone would benefit or profit from an uber-
storm? Are there any derivatives contracts on storms?
-G
ManhattanMan
Nov 1, 2012, 3:20:00 PM11/1/12
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On 11/1/2012 1:32 PM, Gregory wrote:
> He says others in
> the northeast have told him it was NOT AS SEVERE as the media is
> portraying.
Lets see now, as of an hour ago the Chicago Tribune is reporting the US
> He says others in
> the northeast have told him it was NOT AS SEVERE as the media is
> portraying.
death toll as passed 80 (can't believe those leftie rags no how).
Damage estimates have surpassed 50 Billion. Around 7 Million families no
power (which would be maybe 20 million individuals), including lower
Manhattan. Thousands of vacant lots, or scrap piles, where there used
to be houses, of course the house may have only moved down several
blocks - BFD... 2-3' of snow in West Virginia, also no power. Yep,
without doubt media fabrications, and LOTS of 'photoshopping'.
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MnM
Slap
Nov 1, 2012, 5:04:34 PM11/1/12
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in real time.
I flew around in a helicopter today (not sure if the President was in it
but might have been).
The damage is real. Canada has offered to send down some electric people.
A mom lost her two babies as she was trying to exit the floods and she
lost them in the water.
Get yourself a TV. Watch current events.
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Gregory
Nov 2, 2012, 7:46:38 AM11/2/12
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On Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:04:34 -0600, Slap <Sl...@g.com> brought the
following to our attention:
<You really need to educate yourself in real time. >
Hey listen.. don't make me slap you!! :-/\
-G
following to our attention:
<You really need to educate yourself in real time. >
Hey listen.. don't make me slap you!! :-/\
-G
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