OMG part of the pier in OCMD is wiped out!

[LynneSin]

http://www.wboc.com/story/19942184/sandy-damages-pier-in-downtown-ocean-city-md

Sandy Damages Pier in Downtown Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP/WBOC)- Hurricane Sandy has done significant damage to a large fishing pier in the beach resort of Ocean City.

Town officials confirmed the damage, which occurred early Monday as heavy surf pounded at the pilings.

Gov. Martin O'Malley says the fishing pier is now "half-gone."

The pier extends from the southern end of the Boardwalk in an area that has been under a mandatory evacuation order.

[Berlum]

1. Bummer. That was a landmark.

Republicans, of course, continue to lie about global climate change -- even if the face of this Huge Disaster. I blame Republicans for making the whole situation worse by systematically lying about it.

[lapislzi]

2. Oh, noes. We love OCMD.

Stay safe, LynneSin

[grasswire]

5. I love OCMD but I don't love that bridge to and from.

I recall when staying in OCMD that the hotels have no first floor -- just for water to wash through.

Mother Nature is showing us the insignificance of our structures, eh.

[lapislzi]

7. Oh, we never go down that way.

We go through the back roads of Delaware and come in at Fenwick. Much more pleasant, less traffic. Always make time for a stop at a farm stand.

We were very sad this year (after a hiatus of a couple years) that the Happy Harry's chain is gone.

[LiberalEsto]

3. And all of Chincoteague Island is under water, according to AP/WashPost

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/liveblog/wp/2012/10/29/live-blog-hurricane-sandy-news/?hpid=z2#liveblog-entry-3082

I wonder what the wild ponies will do.

[LynneSin]

4. I hope those ponies are ok

[grasswire]

6. that makes me wonder about Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg.

Will there likely be any flooding?

[marions ghost]

9. Williamsburg

is usually OK. It's higher than Jamestown. Likely there will be flooding --Jamestown is a low marshy island. Yorktown is on a high bluff. There will be flooding on the Peninsula (as they call the strip between the James and the York) but the Norfolk area is usually much worse.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. I hope the ponies are OK too...

I grew up on those stories......

[marions ghost]

11. OMG

I know Chincoteague well. There are lots of houses and shops there. They are used to hurricanes but I'm not sure I've ever heard of the island being covered over with water. I'm afraid the east coasts barrier islands will not do well with climate change....

The wild ponies will hunker down in a sheltered spot. They swim y'know...

[HopeHoops]

8. Shit. I know that pier well, or did at least. Fuck, damn, piss, shit, and fuck again.