# Hurricane Sandy: Potential Catastrophic NorEaster Brewing in the Carribean \[edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 24, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766 "2012-10-24T22:11:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/541 "2012-11-01T14:13:37Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I’m just leaving to try to make my way to my office, I’ll get a train to 34th St and then walk 2-3miles. I could prpobably take a bus from 34th but I think they will be crowded and super-slow. > > I really have not been able to have a meaningful conversation with anyone at work, the folks that have been making it in have no electric, cell phone or internet so I can never contact them although I’ve been getting brief e-mail updates at night. > > And I’ve been packing my handbag like I’m evacuating, taking cash, medication, dry socks, flashlight and hand tools…I guess I’m nervous that something will happen and I won’t be able to get back home. Please be careful! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/542 "2012-11-01T16:31:08Z")
The Boy did not stay in Pittsburgh. He hopped a flight to Philly with a vow that he would walk home from there if he had to. He arrived in Manhattan at about 9:30 this morning by bus. I suspect he’s at home now, asleep. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/543 "2012-11-01T16:37:25Z")
Back online. No damage or flooding to my property…just a shitload of leaves to vaccuum-up with my lawnmower. A storm grate in front of my house on the street popped out due to storm surge hydraulic pressure…and dropped back down the hole. A public works truck has parked over the hole since landfall. Briefly has power (15-20 minutes) before a dead branch dropped on the transformer, blowing it out. All these seaside resorts losing their boardwalks? Us, too. Normally: [![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-waymarking-images/62b97f90-94f6-45c7-93b8-2257ef10838a_d.JPG) ](https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-waymarking-images/62b97f90-94f6-45c7-93b8-2257ef10838a_d.JPG) Now; [http://blogs.atlanticcityweekly.com/ac-central/2012/10/30/sandy-the-day-after-in-southern-new-jersey-some-photos/](http://blogs.atlanticcityweekly.com/ac-central/2012/10/30/sandy-the-day-after-in-southern-new-jersey-some-photos/) ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/544 "2012-11-01T17:37:07Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > The Boy did not stay in Pittsburgh. He hopped a flight to Philly with a vow that he would walk home from there if he had to. He arrived in Manhattan at about 9:30 this morning by bus. > > I suspect he’s at home now, asleep. Hooray. I’m glad for you. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/545 "2012-11-01T18:32:43Z")
A friend of mine has family on the NJ shore, and he hasn’t heard from them since Saturday. At what point do I suggest he call somebody, and who might he call? ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/546 "2012-11-01T21:53:11Z")
in blacked out areas of NY city there is likely no cellular phone coverage and/or people’s phones have run down. people are resorting to pay phones which are operating. some young adults needed instructions in how to use them. good for POTS. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/547 "2012-11-01T23:16:36Z")
Does anyone know anything about the status of Bound Brook, NJ? I have friends there who I have not heard from since Monday. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/548 "2012-11-01T23:22:18Z")
You might try asking here: [Jersey Shore Hurricane News](https://www.facebook.com/JerseyShoreHurricaneNews) It seems to be a good clearinghouse of information. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/549 "2012-11-01T23:41:23Z")
My friend just posted on FB that his relatives are fine. Whew! ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/550 "2012-11-02T00:10:22Z")
Thanks, **MsWhatsit** … ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/551 "2012-11-02T01:48:28Z")
Power tanked shortly after 5 pm, the wind started fairly early in the day, no real massive amount of rain. We just got power and internet back about an hour ago. Much of CT is still blacked out from what it sounds like. No idea why our little podunk town and our little normally last plowed/electricity restored in the entire state actually seems to be hooked back up. Maybe our first selectman blackmailed someone at cl&p … ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/552 "2012-11-02T02:53:40Z")
Some post hurricane pics of Staten Island: > **[26 Photos Showing Hurricane Sandy's Destruction Of Staten Island](https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/photos-of-hurricane-sandys-destruction-of-staten)** > > As BuzzFeed reported earlier, the borough president of Staten Island is criticizing the Red Cross for their lack of assistance after Sandy. Here's a collection of 26 photos that demonstrate why he's so mad. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/553 "2012-11-02T02:55:50Z")
Now that the main danger has passed and it looks like everyone here is accounted for (I hope), here’s an interesting article: [5 Ideas That Could Have Prevented Flooding in New York](http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2012/10/5-ideas-could-have-prevented-flooding-new-york/3754/). The photo in #2 is of a Bangkok subway entrance. The inner city did not flood last year, but it did around the outer reaches of the subway line, and the subway came though unscathed. (Sandbags helped too, I think.) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/554 "2012-11-02T02:56:21Z")
I spoke to my brother this afternoon and he told me my parents weren’t expecting to get their electricity back for another 7 to 10 days. My father called me about two hours later and said the power was back on. So there’s a nice surprise, at least. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/555 "2012-11-02T03:09:30Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > Some post hurricane pics of Staten Island: > > [26 Photos Showing Hurricane Sandy's Destruction Of Staten Island](http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/photos-of-hurricane-sandys-destruction-of-staten) > > ☹ I just saw a report on MSNBC about the situation on Staten Island. I thought I had already seen some serious destruction but from what they showed it looks like Staten Island was annihilated. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/556 "2012-11-02T03:14:40Z")
Saw a link to [food and water distribution sites](http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/foodandwater.html) for NYC. They open tomorrow at 1 pm, and have locations in Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, and Manhattan. I saw footage on the news of pissed-off people in Staten Island yelling about how they were being ignored, so if you can get a message to anyone in need there, please forward them the relevant info. Also, for people with flood damage, be very careful when going back to your house or car. I swiped some links from elsewhere describing the dangers and how to deal with the situation: Flooded house, from NOLA residents: [The Advocate](http://www.nola.com/homegarden/index.ssf/2012/10/for_hurricane_sandy_flood_vict.html#incart_m-rpt-2) Flooded car (do NOT start it!): [What to do if Superstorm Sandy flooded your car](http://autos.yahoo.com/news/what-to-do-if-superstorm-sandy-flooded-your-car.html) ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/557 "2012-11-02T03:23:45Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > I just saw a report on MSNBC about the situation on Staten Island. I thought I had already seen some serious destruction but from what they showed it looks like Staten Island was annihilated. I used to live in Staten Island. Local news is reporting the body count on the island is 20 so far. ☹ It’s much more low lying than people think, even Staten Islanders. The New York Times had a detailed list of mandatory evacuation areas. I looked up my old address. It was up a hill yet it was still in the mandatory zone. So I’m not surprised at the extent of the damage. Unfortunately some people refused to leave and then paid the ultimate price. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/558 "2012-11-02T03:30:30Z")
> [@lisacurl](#): > > Does anyone know anything about the status of Bound Brook, NJ? I have friends there who I have not heard from since Monday. I have a friend in Somerset county, he lost both power and phone for a couple of days, but he’s back posting on Facebook now, says there was a lot of wind, a lot of trees down, but not much water. No flooding. Your friends may simply be incommunicado like a whole bunch of people in that area. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/559 "2012-11-02T03:37:46Z")
Missed edit…here’s a news article on [Bound Brook](http://www.mycentraljersey.com/viewart/20121030/NJNEWS/310300016/Manville-Bound-Brook-no-flooding-no-power-following-Sandy). Looks like they’ve got a lot of work to do, but not the devastation like some areas. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766/560 "2012-11-02T03:42:08Z")
The New York Aquarium was flooded. The aquarium is directly adjacent to the beach at the foot of Brooklyn. They have a widely respected marine biology research program. I grew up across the street from the place and had my first job there. At night you could sometimes hear the seals barking from my apartment. > **[Photos: NY Aquarium's Damage After Being Flooded By Hurricane Sandy](https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/photos-ny-aquariums-damage-after-being-flooded-by-hurricane-sandy)** > > Mitik was "amused by all the activity around him"...he's such a hipster baby walrus! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-potential-catastrophic-noreaster-brewing-in-the-carribean-edited-title/638766.md?page=29)