Nobody has said anything?
Well, why don't YOU say something?
You wondered the same thing a few years ago when I just said "Thoughts, anyone?" when I created a few comic book threads, remember?
Here in Maine, it's just wind, rain, thunder and lightning. So far!
OK.
Pretty darned amazing. Letterman is either has giant brass ones, or is stupid as all heck. He did his show yesterday, in possibly the most impressive instance of "The Show Must Go On."
PS Hoping Luigi is OK, and any other east coast NitC'ers.
Anyone else when they hear the name of this hurricane think of the scene from Grease? "Sandy!?!" "You're the one that I want! Ooh, ooh, ooh!"
I had to giggle when I saw someone on Tumblr post a photo of New York all in darkness apart from the top of the Empire State Building, and commenting that the Statue of Liberty was now free to move and nobody better blink (Doctor Who reference).
KAM: https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/14407_10151223087249368_2141882326_n.png
Cute! :-)
A radio DJ made an interesting comment. He stated that the monetary damage to New York and Cuba by Sandy was the same. Which is interesting since Sandy was weaker when it hit Cuba, not the "Frankenstorm" that hit New York.
On Halloween the webcomic The Whiteboard had one of it's characters, Sandy, dressed up as Superstorm Sandy.
I live on Staten Island, the coastline of which was decimated by Sandy. The yacht club that was supposed to hold my high school class reunion (and where my dad worked for years) was heavily damaged. So much so that the organizers had to find a new venue. My area suffered minimal damage. However, a tree in the yard next door to my dad fall down, taking out power for 11 days. So, my dad moved in with me for that time. I took off from work, as my dad, who's in is late 80's, can't be left alone for too long. The aforementioned tree did some damage to the houses across the street, but it damaged three cars, one beyond repair. Gasoline was hard to come by; I'm sure you've all seen clips of the gas lines (shades of the 1970s, for those who remember). So to fill up my brother's SUV, we drove to New Jersey. They had instituted odd-even license plate rationing a few days prior, and the gas lines had disappeared. Even still, it was tight, as he was practically on fumes. I filled up before Sandy hit, so I waited until I was in New Jersey again to get gas. Yet, with all the devastation caused by the storm, Mayor Bloomberg insisted on running the New York Marathon, saying it would not take resources away from the recovery efforts. My brother, a retired NYPD detective, called Bloomberg a liar, as there is no way the marathon could be run without diverting resources. Bloomberg announced cancellation of the marathon on the Friday before it was scheduled to be run. Afterward, while touring the wrecked areas like Far Rockaway and Breezy Point (two areas especially hard hit) Mayor Mike behaved like a spoiled child, who had his candy taken away from him. Bloomberg eventually instituted odd-even rationing, which made the gas lines in NYC go away. For me, however, he was a day late and a dollar short.
Downtown Manhattan, where I work, is hard to navigate around, with all the recovery trucks parked; there are three Serv-Pro trucks parked across the street from the Staten Island Ferry and One New York Plaza. Most of the phones are still out at the building I work at, 80 Maiden Lane. The Statue of Liberty is closed until next year, to repair damage. It will probably be months; maybe years, before things are back to normal.
The Jersey Shore was hard hit as well, towns such as Seaside Heights were hit hard, and may never be the same. Just think - the tacky MTV series Jersey Shore is now a relic of what may be a bygone era.
Glad to hear that you came through OK, Adam. Didn't realize quite where you were.