For those of you calling Sandy not a big deal...

Originally posted by GaiusMarius
I am not paying any attention to American Media in relation to natural events from this point on. I think the media have been hysterical about this.

And the politicians just love this stuff dont they? Makes it seem like they are actually doing something. You get off the damn beach Chris Christie!

WTF are you talking about sir, he IS the beach..

I kid leave em alone

Originally posted by SuperTripps
ALL I know...my power is back on within 18 hours....hurricane irene i was out 2 days

dam right its been overhyped / this was supposed to wipe ius into the stone age

So you're judging the effects of one storm against another based on how long it took to get power back?

Please tell me you're too young to vote.

"WHY is everyone in SUCH a panic about hurricane (i'm calling it Sally)..? Stop projecting negativity! Think positive and pray for peace," she posted on her Twitter page. Read more: www.foxnews.com...

www.foxnews.com...

I agree with Lindsay Lohan.

reply to post by khimbar

thank you for donating such intense and informational feedback, I am simply relaying the info I have received, it was intended to mean that if my Aunt in Ohio is having part of her house blow away I can only imagine what it was like in NJ.

Originally posted by JeZeus
LIVE REPORT ON SKY NEWS (uk)

They`re using "FEMA FOOD" , i dont like where this is going ..... why mention FEMA so soon ?

FEMA Food AND the Red Cross is setting up Soup Kitchens....

This storm has come inland over Pennsylvania...has stalled over PA

Tracking states motion is WNW at 14mph...

Originally posted by Starwise

Originally posted by JeZeus
LIVE REPORT ON SKY NEWS (uk)

They`re using "FEMA FOOD" , i dont like where this is going ..... why mention FEMA so soon ?

FEMA Food AND the Red Cross is setting up Soup Kitchens....

Surely this is a good thing? Are they not there for disaster relief?

more FYI, this the first time since I believe 1880 that the NYSE has been closed for 2 straight days...no biggy

Originally posted by SuperTripps
ALL I know...my power is back on within 18 hours....hurricane irene i was out 2 days

dam right its been overhyped / this was supposed to wipe ius into the stone age

Yes, because a sample size of you deems it no biggy based on the length of your power outage, it was overhyped. Never mind the thousands who are either dying, getting injured, losing their homes, getting flooded, losing their businesses - yes, let's ignore them. The ignorance astounds...

reply to post by Wheelindiehl

Thats cool mate times like this should bring us closer

reply to post by Wheelindiehl


You're very welcome.

Originally posted by khimbar

Originally posted by Wheelindiehl


and she told me her siding is blowing off and rain is blowing in around her patio door and windows...

The horror! The horror!

If the siding was ripping off from your home you would be praying that the storm would stop and leave you alone.
I'm sure you're comfortable somewhere well outside the damage zone of the storm-
Lucky you.
Others are not so fortunate and have lost everything.
Are we so self-centered that we cannot feel for the suffering of others anymore?
Or maybe your have suffered great loss before and no one cared to help you.
Either way I feel sorry for you as one of the most important aspects of your humanity is in danger of disappearing.

Originally posted by Pervius
Don't know if it is related but NASA's SOHO Satellite website is down.

Are they hiding something like the sun just threw a solar flare at us.....or did this little storm take out the SOHO website??

It did. I guess before it went down a big filament broke off. What I didn't notice is what direction this was pointed. So maybe those 2 are related.

I found a link for it.

sdodata.oma.be...

Don't know how that would affect the weather at this point if it was pointed at us. we've gotten alot of flares and cme's and no storm like Sandy.

Originally posted by Asktheanimals

If the siding was ripping off from your home you would be praying that the storm would stop and leave you alone.

No, I wouldn't. I'm not sure what siding is but I know praying to a made up Sky Pixie wouldn't fix it. I'd be more inclined to be outside fixing it. Or wondering what the hell it is and who put it there.

Originally posted by Asktheanimals

I'm sure you're comfortable somewhere well outside the damage zone of the storm-
Lucky you.

My geographical placement has nothing at all to do with luck. It's a combination of accident of birth and choice.

Originally posted by Asktheanimals

Others are not so fortunate and have lost everything.

Yes. 52 people in Hiati for example. Oh I think someone died in Jamaica? But still, they weren't American so they don't count according to the news. Nowhere near as dramatic as this aunt that had some siding (whatever the hell it is) come off and some water come through a window.

Originally posted by Asktheanimals

Are we so self-centered that we cannot feel for the suffering of others anymore?e
If true then I feel sorry for you as one of the most important aspects of your humanity is missing.

You can keep your fake pity, I neither need, nor want it.

Too bad the welfare of others is more often only a concern during disasters and special occasions.

Sandy was a pretty big event,but much bigger is how poorly we treat each other the rest of the time.

The Sandy event will just be another event to capitalise on,like any other.

Looters capitalised in their way,politicians will,crooked contractors will,the media is having a great time with it...

I work for a non-profit organisation,I have a different viewpoint and perspective of these events.

Absolutely everything is a scam to get more than one deserves,even most charities.

This storm will be capitalised upon.

It was hyped a wee bit and I'm afraid to say had you been in Queensland Australia early 2011, you'll see "Hurricane" Sandy is a walk in the park.

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I agree with you, those crooked contractors will be out in full force over the coming days

reply to post by khimbar


I amended the last part of my post and I apologize if I sounded insulting.
Dead people in Haiti and Jamaica count as far as I'm concerned.
Elderly people can't afford to replace things on their home which often aren't covered by insurance or denied by them. That's a big deal if you happen to have part of your house ruined.

Still, many have lost their homes, their cars, jobs, even whole communities are wiped out.
The forecaster had never seen such a combination of weather and to be on the safe side issued alerts representative of the worst that could happen.
That's not hype, that's just precaution.

To be clear I don't pity you, I feel badly that you don't feel a connection to the rest of humanity.
You're really missing out on something good if you don't.
I save my pity for those who cannot help themselves, you obviously can take of yours just fine.
Peace

Originally posted by khimbar

Originally posted by Wheelindiehl


and she told me her siding is blowing off and rain is blowing in around her patio door and windows...

The horror! The horror!

All morning I watched a news caster yelling "Another rescue going on!" get the camera on that!

They were walking boats out with people in them in one to two feet of water! it is not freezing cold either for those that talk hypothermia.

The sand fence is still up on the beach, the beach front houses are intact in NJ, they kept up a headline...BOARDWALK DAMAGED! Our walks disappear every year, we have to put them back after each winter pretty much.

They made a big deal of the trees downed, every winter we have hundreds of trees fall, everyone keeps a chainsaw and ready to cut a tree to get to work.

Yes it is hyped, the docks are intact the main damage was to little islands and only people doing dumb stuff were hurt.

The main tragic part of the storm is damage to sewer and water utilities as far as what i have seen. Hoping Nuke plants are all ok.

Big storm yes, not fun being without water and electric but it is not as bad as they are saying in terms of damage. It could have been way worse.

reply to post by bluemirage5
So will those crooked "Non-Profits",and the looters with blue lights on the roof of their cars.

In a capitalist society,nothing is done without a fee being attached somehow.

I understand reimbursement for ones time and energy being invested in something,but this is getting rediculous in the past couple decades.