Hurricane Sandy, the Epic Superstorm!

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  1. mobes23

    mobes23 Well-Known Member

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    From what I've read, it's not the wind speed that's making things tough. It's a combination of the large size of the storm (meaning lots of square miles that are pushing a lot of water towards land), very high tides, a cold front that's moving down from Canada and a snow storm that's coming in from the west.

    Edit: this article seems pretty decent in explaining the storm: http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/29/14779057-how-sandy-turned-into-a-superstorm?lite
     
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  2. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Ya, it's a storm. Not a big deal. If they tell you to leave, leave. If not, hunker down with water and deal with it.
     
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  3. mobes23

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    Seems like it's a pretty big deal to me -- some of those pictures from NJ look bad. Lives will be lost.
     
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  4. The_Lillard_King

    The_Lillard_King Westside

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    Kind of a big deal.

    -Stock market closed due to weather for first time in over 25 years

    -Multiple states declare state of emergency

    -Governors acknowledging that deaths are probable


    This is a big deal on the east coast.
     
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  5. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Deaths because people won't leave

    Not nearly as devastating as Katrina Probably the same as slow moving storm Alyson
     
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  6. The_Lillard_King

    The_Lillard_King Westside

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    Yes Katrina was a big deal. But so is Sandy.


    -wall street closed down again tomorrow

    -NY just called in the national guards

    -More than 765,000 in seven states have no electricity, with New York and New Jersey being the most affected states with more than 220,000 outages each.
     
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  7. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    Update from NYC:

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  8. maxiep

    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    I just hopped on to post the same photo. And people in another thread wonder if these people deserve admiration? Breathtaking.
     
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  9. Coast541

    Coast541 It's better at the beach!

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    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    Here's another.....

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    Big deal, the guard has to be there. Plus the storm isn't even hitting D.C.
     
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    Half the people in the company I work for are in D.C. It is being hit really hard. Pouring rain and 60 MPG wind gusts. They closed the office today and tomorrow.
     
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  13. Coast541

    Coast541 It's better at the beach!

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    When HCP says big deal, it makes me wonder if he has read 75% of his own posts. :lol:
     
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    Is it somehow important to pretend to guard the unknown soldier's bones during a hurricane? I guess it is impressive that they are doing their job, but their job today is really pretty stupid.

    barfo
     
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  15. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Would love to give you props on this post, but I don't quite understand it.
     
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    Coast541 It's better at the beach!

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    "big deal" is what I say to myself after most of your posts :stirthepot:
     
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    I agree. I know it won't come across politically correct enough to many, and get yelled at for it, but seems to me there's a line somewhere between honorable and foolishness. Risking your lives for our country.Admirable. Guarding that tomb in a terrible storm?
     
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  18. SlyPokerDog

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    10/29/2012, A day that will live in apathy.
     
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  19. Denny Crane

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    My understanding is that the post is one of highest honor. And that the photos we're seeing today were taken in September.
     
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