Yes, wouldn't want to put you off corgis now.
Northeast Frankenstorm, hurricane Sandy.
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[facepalms] Fine, let me put it this way:By "that bad" I was referring to how everyone else was commenting on how "bad"/'old"/whatever she looked. She didn't look as bad as everyone else was saying she looked. The conditions or not. When I saw the interview how she looked didn't even enter my mind. She looked like someone who had just been up all night during a major storm.
I wasn't commenting on her looks I was commenting on everyone else's comments on her looks!
MANT! said:
Gary7 said:
That is what I was commenting on, not Visitor.
She didn't look THAT ^^^^ bad.
She looked fine. She looked normal. She looked like exactly what she was: a middle-aged woman who had just been through a horrible storm that had probably been up most of the night and was stopped in the street to do an impromptu camera interview.
The tides come in, the tides come out. You can't explain that!
I finally heard from my friend, and she's fine. I think all my friends around here are accounted for now.
By "that bad" I was referring to how everyone else was commenting on how "bad"/'old"/whatever she looked. She didn't look as bad as everyone else was saying she looked. The conditions or not. When I saw the interview how she looked didn't even enter my mind. She looked like someone who had just been up all night during a major storm.
I wasn't commenting on her looks I was commenting on everyone else's comments on her looks!
MANT! said:
Gary7 said:
That is what I was commenting on, not Visitor.
She didn't look THAT ^^^^ bad.
She looked fine. She looked normal. She looked like exactly what she was: a middle-aged woman who had just been through a horrible storm that had probably been up most of the night and was stopped in the street to do an impromptu camera interview.
I reread the thread, and, yeah, it looks like I had a few of the posts tangled in my mind. Sorry.
So, we are now facing gasoline shortages in New Jersey. I have about 80 miles (~3-4 gallons) left in my tank and I need to top up. Unfortunately, only a handful of stations are open. The ones that are open have lines of 100+ cars. They also keep running out, because the delivery schedule is all out of whack. I'm hearing a lot of stations won't get any more fuel until sometime next week. Others have a full stock of gas but no power, so it's useless until they are turned back on.
I'm probably going to be stuck at home tomorrow, and possibly all weekend, for lack of gas.
On top of everything else, this is another huge disruption crippling a return to normality in NJ.
I'm probably going to be stuck at home tomorrow, and possibly all weekend, for lack of gas.
On top of everything else, this is another huge disruption crippling a return to normality in NJ.
We just had our first staff meeting at work since Sandy passed through and not only do we have a lot of people who live below 39th street living without power or water, we have another colleague who's house was completely destroyed. It's very sad. We're going to see if we can make some space at our place to take people in.
Jeez, that's awful. 
I spoke with my mom this morning. Apparently the mayor and the electric company are in a pissing contest about restoring service. The mayor is pushing for them to turn on individual neighborhoods as things are repaired. The utility wants to clear all trees off the lines before turning everything on.
Now I didn't fare too well in the one electrical engineering class I took in school, but it seems to me if you can safely turn on an area, why not? Why should the rest of town have to be cold and dark.
She's pretty lucky though. Work has power, so she can charge her phone and heat up lunch, since she is on town water she still has running water it's just not hot, and there's a strip mall down the street that somehow kept their power with a mean hot buffet so there's dinner right there.
Now I didn't fare too well in the one electrical engineering class I took in school, but it seems to me if you can safely turn on an area, why not? Why should the rest of town have to be cold and dark.
She's pretty lucky though. Work has power, so she can charge her phone and heat up lunch, since she is on town water she still has running water it's just not hot, and there's a strip mall down the street that somehow kept their power with a mean hot buffet so there's dinner right there.
Hmm, all things considered I'll usually trust the judgement of the ones doing the repairs over the judgement of a politician.
Over near where I live, there is a pissing match between the fire department and the electric company. The utility pole hanging over the street (which I posted in an earlier picture) is a fire risk. The electric company wants the fire department to secure it first, putting out whatever fires may be going on in or around it. The fire department says it is an electrical problem so it's the electric company's responsibility to handle. Hard telling when it will actually be fixed.
My cousin in Bergen County found a station that was open and had virtually no line... at 1:30 this morning. Whatever it takes.
My heart goes out to all of you. I grew up in New Jersey.
Re: Lindley
I'm an engineer myself, so I'll admit I have a bias. But, I agree with you.
I think the mayor would be better served seen handing out dry ice than mucking with the electric company.
What I am trying to say is that if it is safe to turn on the lights, why not do so?
I'm an engineer myself, so I'll admit I have a bias. But, I agree with you.
I think the mayor would be better served seen handing out dry ice than mucking with the electric company.
What I am trying to say is that if it is safe to turn on the lights, why not do so?
If Election Day wasn't next Tuesday, do you think there would be less pissing?
Yeah, we live in Westbury currently.
I think the local governments would feel less urgency to give the impression that they are "doing something," but other than that, I don't think there would be much difference.
Really, the scale of this is too big for local governments to manage on their own, anyway. The electric companies have their jobs to do, and so do the cleanup crews. But there are only so many people on hand to do this, and I suspect it will take several days for people to stream in from other states and ramp up the effort. I'm not sure when the FEMA funds start rolling in, but I would expect cleanup to accelerate once they do.
doubleohfive
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Finally heard back from my two other friends in New York; both are alive and well.
One of them, my buddy Will (the same guy who did that amazing timelapse of New York last year) lives in Manhattan and posted some photos of the aftermath on his Facebook page:
One of them, my buddy Will (the same guy who did that amazing timelapse of New York last year) lives in Manhattan and posted some photos of the aftermath on his Facebook page:
I have heard from sidious816 (I think that's the number), he is ok, but without power, but I haven't heard from JonathanWally or his new bride yet, hoping for the best.
doubleohfive
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^ I heard from JonathonWally and Mrs. Wally the other day via text. I posted the message a page or two ago. 
EDIT: Here's the post.
Glad to hear sideous is ok.
EDIT: Here's the post.
Glad to hear sideous is ok.
Awesome, thanks 005 must've gotten mixed in with corgi talk. 
Glad they're ok.
Glad they're ok. 
