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Weather Channel reporting that floodwaters are building up in the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel AND..... (Original Post) marmar Oct 2012 OP
My God! I hope this is over soon. Sandy is doing a number on our city. Good luck to us all. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #1
spoke to my friend in staten island. DesertFlower Oct 2012 #2
Man. This is like a horror movie. Chorophyll Oct 2012 #3
The only good thing? There is no lack of people to volunteer for community cleanup and kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #4
here is Louisiana drthais Oct 2012 #5
The aftermath is the absolute worst. pacalo Oct 2012 #6
Hopefully those that lose power from Sandy . . . fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #7
No, but I think it's supposed to get pretty chilly. marmar Oct 2012 #8
So will all the bodies go floating by? undeterred Oct 2012 #9
 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
4. The only good thing? There is no lack of people to volunteer for community cleanup and
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 08:48 PM
Oct 2012

helping each other out. I hope NYC pulls together like after 9-11, and like Los Angeles did after the Northridge quake.

drthais

(870 posts)
5. here is Louisiana
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 08:49 PM
Oct 2012

we feel SO bad for the folks up there
you never get used to it, but
it's a nightmare every time.
I don't wish it on anyone,.
going through the storm is bad enough
but the aftermath is even worse.
no electricity - your food is going bad
no ice anywhere, no gas...
if you're prepared, you can handle it
if you've never been through it, it's not likely you are prepared.

i have a cousin in Philadelphia...
she said the store shelves were bare yesterday
she has ONE candle, and a Eucalyptus one at THAT
i told her we have DRAWERS full of candles
because we keep preparing over and over.

pacalo

(24,721 posts)
6. The aftermath is the absolute worst.
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 09:03 PM
Oct 2012

The empty, closed stores seem to take forever to get back to normal.

I feel for your cousin with that one candle, & eucalyptus is the absolute worst scent ever.

I wish everyone the absolute best in dealing with the storm. I know how depressing a situation it is all too well.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,615 posts)
7. Hopefully those that lose power from Sandy . . .
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 09:19 PM
Oct 2012

will not experience the blistering heat and humidity we usually have post-storm in Louisiana! That is the worst, choosing between opening the windows and being eaten alive by mosquitoes, or leaving them closed and slowly roasting while watching the mold accumulate inside your house. Ugghhh!

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