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On behalf of all the members on the UK side of the pond, we send our thoughts and best wishes for safekeeping to all our friends suffrering in the path of the hurricane. May the calm come soon.
This is no hurricane! This was nothing but media hype and sensationalism. Utter nonsense and as usual our left winged politicians in New York fail!
Fail to do what? Stop a tropical storm? Can right wing politicians do that?
I have to disagree. There are a number of people dead, a number
of injuries, and lots of damage from fallen trees, flooding,
wind damage, etc.
As someone who is old enough to remember alot of past storms it
is important to note that while this storm wasn't as severe as
it could have been it's important to look at past hurricanes that
have hit the east coast as an indicator of what can happen.
The big danger in hurricanes is you could have a category 5 storm
churn up the east coast and still be a category 3 by the time
it reaches the colder waters off the coast of New York/New England.
Before you dismiss this storm look at all the people whose
houses were damaged by floods, falling trees, storm surges,
etc. It's also critical to remember that there were people who died in this storm or were injured.
^^ I agree. And that's just the damage/loss of life that we know of so far. There are usually numerous injuries/deaths AFTER a storm of this magnitude as well ~ frequently from electrocution (downed power lines), fires (burning candles when the power is out), and drowning (people underestimate the depth, speed, and/or strength of moving water).
I've seen the after effects of two hurricanes (Georges and Katrina), and it is nothing to scoff at. The effects last for years, even decades. It affects the people, the wildlife, the land/trees/agriculture, and the economies of the storm-damaged region, as well as the people and economies of the surrounding areas.
It might not be a hurricane but I had to leave my home yesterday afternoon because of flooding and I don't know yet when the roads will reopen so that I can go back. I left a server running and so far I can still access it from where I am now, but the Raritan river, which is about 500 ft away, is still rising.
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A Linux Longhair
LL, my prayers are with you & your family, as well as all others affected. I hope you & yours are safe, and that there is minimal damage to your home and community.
Totally agree Ian
We in the uk are praying for good luck and calmer weather soon for you guys, and that you all stay safe and well
scott from nottingham
Thank you kindly, Ian. Although I do not presently live on the East Coast, I have lived there twice before and have several friends who do still live there. Thank you for your thoughtfulness, and my prayers are with all affected as well.
Irene was a very serious storm for a large number of people, even if in some locations it didn't turn out as bad as expected. For example, CNN says there are 4 million people without power, and the electric companies are saying restoration could take up to a week. As expected the winds caused trees, weakened by all the rain, to fall on power lines.
I'm including a link to my favorite picture from the storm, courtesy of user "bluesy" on wunderground.com.
tree puzzle
Thanks. I just got power back. A lot of traffic lights are still out though. Every time I go out somewhere it feels like a bit of a risk.
My household got extremely lucky. Our power flickered a few times, but never went out for more than a few moments. Our only significant problem was some leaking around one of the basement windows, because the ground was so saturated that the window well kept filling up. My sons were out in the yard every 15-20 minutes bailing water out of the window well from 10:30 Saturday nite til abouot 4am Sunday.
Our house came through with no damage. A small tree in our front yard is leaning a bit, so I need to get some stakes and rope to pull it back into position.
Thanks for the good thoughts,
Frodo
I am back online after reinstalling my servers in the basement. The internet service was down for almost 2 days, but I had power all the time - it's good to live only two blocks away from a transformer station...
The Raritan river got to my doorstep and deposited so much trash that my front yard looked like a landfill. I managed to prevent the basement from flooding by plugging all the drains connected to the sewer system. I had only water from infiltration, about 1 inch - instead of 7 ft as it happened in 1999 during hurricane Floyd. The top level of this flood was only a couple of inches below the record set by Floyd.
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A Linux Longhair
Frodo and Linux Longhair,
Glad to hear you guys & your families made it through OK, and that there is not more damage to your homes.
My first stop today was at an office building in Fairfield,NJ and I couldn't help but noticed that the Passaic River was making its presents known.Even though the storm ended two days ago the river continues to crest.Here is a rooftop view of the side parking lot.Notice the oil slick from the cars left behind.
Mark
Another rooftop view of some nearby homes.Have to feel for these people.
Mark
A ground level shot of the same homes.
Mark