I'm just relaying what my daughters told me from their perspective just off the upper bay. They called it a summer storm. But by definition, I think it was a summer storm by the time it left New Jersey, as the eye had largely dissipated and the winds were down to about 45 mph in most places. To put it in perspective, folks in Florida or the gulf coast don't get very excited by hurricanes that are less than stage 3, but they don't have subways or skyscrapers. In any case, I'm happy that all are well. There are a lot of people in Brooklyn and Queens who won't get paid if they can't get to work, but I think the authorities are now saying that the subways will be running by mid morning or thereabouts.
On Aug 28, 2011, at 2:09 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Paul it was much more than a "summer storm" - even if it were not the > Hurricane we prepared for with great caution - I was also out for walk but > I"ve had NEw YOrk 1 on non stop since last night... people were sending in > amature vids of their neighborhoods and certainly the shots of lower > Manhattan showed pretty serious flooding. > > The subway system will be examined today - . It isn't only this storm > that is/was the problem, but the over saturated earth from recent storms > as well -- it rained steadily all night. > > What impressed me how everyone behaved so well and followed instructions... > not only that, not one person I've encountered > had anything but praise for the administartion.. > > MEtro NOrth has major problems and we still don't know how much salt water > got into the subway and Path tunnels though it was good news > that the Holland tunnel survived. > > ann > > On 8/28/2011 11:28, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> On Aug 28, 2011, at 11:21 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> >>> Boy, Paul ... >>> If you were watching our local news (or if she were) that isn't what you >>> would be saying. NY 1 has excellent coverage... better than the networks. >> >> My daughters, who live on the first floor, were out and about this morning. >> Couldn't find any damage or flooding. I think the news stations were so into >> their "disaster coverage," they went out of their way to find the singular >> toppled tree or flooded street. All the data says it turned out to be not >> much more than a summer storm. Yes, Bloomberg blew it on the snowstorm and >> apparently overcompensated here. But you're right, overkill beats the >> alternative every time. >> >> Paul >> >> >> >>> >>> Also, after the lack of cuation this winter was not appreciated and >>> as it turned out to be, perhaps, a bit of overkill from the point of view >>> of the citizens, much better to get that ire along with relief >>> than what went on last winter... >>> >>> The news coverage may get redundant and boring but shutting down the subway >>> system was just right... there have been problems constantly with normal >>> rainstorms of shortages and interupted service - the weekends have been >>> devoted to limited service recently for repairs as it is but there would be >>> any number of jerks non-chalanting the whole thing and getting themselves >>> hurt or worse. >>> >>> There could have been very serious problems underground - and probably are >>> a ton of them. >>> >>> The skies are clearing but the winds are high -- maybe not high by >>> hurricane standards but not anything you would want to walk around in. >>> >>> I'm in a good spot - on the 3rd floor, actually - Mark is so spry he thinks >>> it is only on the second floor. >>> >>> Sun just came out... I may venture out with camera.. but not far. >>> Not much open around here. >>> >>> What I'm impressed with is how well behaved everyone has been - actually >>> heeding warnings and staying out of the way of possible harm. HOpe >>> that continues. >>> >>> ann >>> >>> >>> >>> On 8/28/2011 10:48, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> Saw that about Tom's tree. Unfortunate. I hate to see old trees come down, >>>> particularly when they fall on houses. >>>> >>>> But Irene is pretty much history. My daughters, who live in Brooklyn's Bay >>>> Ridge neighborhood, not far from the point where the South Bay and East >>>> River meet, report that it's all much ado about nothing. A few leaves fell >>>> from trees and the streets are wet and slippery. That's the extent of the >>>> devastation. Unfortunately, they don't know how they're going to get to >>>> work tomorrow, since Mayor Bloomberg jumped the shark and shut down the >>>> subways until Monday night. >>>> >>>> Boston will see nothing more than a wet and windy afternoon. >>>> >>>> A good thing that, based on past hurricane behavior, was entirely >>>> predictable. >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> On Aug 28, 2011, at 8:59 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just learned via Facebook the former PDML-member Tom Van Veen had a >>>>> 15-foot tree come down on his house and another tree uproot and take >>>>> out a transformer. No one hurt (his wife& kid are out of town). >>>>> >>>>> A lot of NYC is without power and the East River is starting to >>>>> overflow its banks. Annsan's not too far from there but her apartment >>>>> is on the second floor ;-) >>>>> >>>>> Still just a bad rain storm here in Boston... >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mark Roberts - Photography& Multimedia >>>>> www.robertstech.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
