Winter Storm Threatens East Coast? Batten Down the Hatches

[mabar]

I could be wrong, but it seems to me that real estate on Staten Island would be soft right now, and that if you wait, you might get a better price in the future.

More like it, the real stat on Staten Island is wrecked. Yesterday, at the local news (mexican) the reports given are really bad, the people are the one helping each other, churches and non government organizations are helping people giving food, water, clothes etc... there are the police, the firefighters etc., but non are helping people with their wrecked houses, cars … one of the guys helping there was yelling at the camera: “where is CNN, where is Fox news, where is channel 7????”, “how come no one is here???”, “they send Anderson Coopper to Afganistan!!!??, “why are they not here???”. Frustration from this guy was beyond evident. The reporter had heard american officials saying that State Island is recovering (???!!!), well … those images aren't related to the concept/meaning of “recovering” I am use to it.

Even in this third world country, military helps people with getting water, gravel, useless furniture, wrecked cars out of the way, etc. They send big kitchen trucks to feed people. As the reporter and the frustrated guy, I was/am dumbstruck too.

Obama should apply with example his winning speech from last night.

 

[webglider]

Mabar: I was responding to the emotionality in Supriyanoel's post especially this part:

Because I am getting out of Dodge, and my house is for sale the house had to be in a certaincondition.

I think that a major life decision such as this one warrants a certain degree of planning. It's not clear if Supriyanoel has
found a place in her price range to which she can move into right away. Since I assumed that her home is in good condition based on what she wrote here:

while my realtor conducts open houses

it just seems more in her best interest to take some time to plan the next steps instead of rushing into a situation which may be worse than the one she is in now.

I was totally taken aback that she is already in the process of selling her house as Staten Island is a total wreck right now as your description reveals:

quote from mabar:

More like it, the real stat on Staten Island is wrecked. Yesterday, at the local news (mexican) the reports given are really bad, the people are the one helping each other, churches and non government organizations are helping people giving food, water, clothes etc... there are the police, the firefighters etc., but non are helping people with their wrecked houses, cars … one of the guys helping there was yelling at the camera: “where is CNN, where is Fox news, where is channel 7????”, “how come no one is here???”, “they send Anderson Coopper to Afganistan!!!??, “why are they not here???”. Frustration from this guy was beyond evident. The reporter had heard american officials saying that State Island is recovering (???!!!), well … those images aren't related to the concept/meaning of “recovering” I am use to it.

Even in this third world country, military helps people with getting water, gravel, useless furniture, wrecked cars out of the way, etc. They send big kitchen trucks to feed people. As the reporter and the frustrated guy, I was/am dumbstruck too.

New York City is pretty big with millions of people. A number of areas were hit hard and a lot of people were displaced throughout all the boroughs. There was a certain amount of hubris, I think, among elected officials to ignore warnings that have been given to them by experts over the course of many years that a crisis on the the level of this magnitude of could happen. It seems evident to me that they did not plan for such a situation and were unprepared to respond effectively everywhere that needed it.

And so this brings me back to the point I am making about planning. It is really important to gather information from credible sources WHEN THERE IS NO CRISIS and then come up with both a strategic and economic plan which can be
implemented when there is one.

NYC didn't do that, and I hope that Supriyanoel isn't rushing into something without researching and devising a plan of action first.

 

[supriyanoel]

I have been researching and looking at all the possible choices for I year and a half now. And there are lots of possibilities. The house has been up now for a few months and was up for a short time before that. I get opinions and ideas from many because I am always asking, which I appreciate. My idea was to, after the sale, rent a nearby place and actually visit the few places I had chosen. One of those places is Charlotte or Raleigh N.C. For various reasons it seems to make better sense than some others. I really wanted to be able to leave the country, however I don't know if that's particularly wise unless I have some human connection there. As resilient as I think myself to be I also want to be careful not to make choices too abruptly, which can happen if you don't have some sort of plan. I will have enough funding to live reasonably well. But well to me means downsizing to basics, not too many frills. I want to be able to weather any storm that may come up and my physical and mental well being are the most important. I honestly feel I'd be OK anywhere as long as that is in working order. I don't know if you are familiar with astrology, but I am a Libra, Gemini rising and Aquarius moon. Some things are difficult and others... well if your familiar at all maybe you're laughing and shaking your head. Its just a good thing I work with the body and get outdoors a lot. When its necessary. If ANYBODY, has any input based on some understanding of this, no matter how rudimentary, PLEASE comment,lol. I have to deal with the here and now , and now people are dealing with a lot of loss,so maybe I'm needed here. It is really necessary to get right rest and not overthink it for me. Which is why I ask a lot. And you are thanked a lot.

 

[angelburst29]

I have family in the Pocono's, near the tri-state area (NY-NJ-PA) who spent five days without power and cable, three days without phone service. Cell phones were no use, for it's considered a "dead-zone" unless they get near the Interstate and the towers.

Although, they had some rain, it wasn't enough to flood small streams. The main problem, was heavy gusts of wind, that sounded like a train coming through. The general area is mostly country rural with mature forest trees. The wind tossed the trees around, snapping and up rooting many, bringing power and utility lines down with them. The roads were a mess with debris. Neighbors took to clearing and cutting up the down trees for additional firewood, for emergency services or even local traffic couldn't navigate around the hugh trees that fell on the road. After spending several days, clearing the road about a mile in both directions, the guys decided to take some down time and hit the stream to do alittle fishing. One thing in their favor, they only had to deal with some heavy rain. If there had been snow and ice, recovery would have taken alot longer.

Not sure what they might be dealing with in the near future. Another Nor'eastern is expected to hit this area tonight and tomorrow, possibly with some wet heavy snow. New York and New Jersey are in it's path.

http://news.yahoo.com/noreaster-causes-power-outages-slows-sandy-effort-175046861--finance.html

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. power companies expect the nor'easter whipping across the Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday to create additional outages and possibly slow their efforts to restore service to customers left in the dark by Hurricane Sandy nine days ago.

Utilities from the Carolinas to New York reported on their websites that the nor'easter has already knocked out service to over 3,000 customers by Wednesday afternoon.

More than 650,000 homes and businesses were still without power due to Sandy in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, the U.S. Department of Energy said in a report on Wednesday.

"The new storm could delay customer restorations.

There have been reports of wind gusts from the nor'easter at over 50 miles per hours, according to weather forecaster AccuWeather.com.

 

[Foxx]

I have been researching and looking at all the possible choices for I year and a half now. And there are lots of possibilities. The house has been up now for a few months and was up for a short time before that. I get opinions and ideas from many because I am always asking, which I appreciate. My idea was to, after the sale, rent a nearby place and actually visit the few places I had chosen. One of those places is Charlotte or Raleigh N.C. For various reasons it seems to make better sense than some others. I really wanted to be able to leave the country, however I don't know if that's particularly wise unless I have some human connection there. As resilient as I think myself to be I also want to be careful not to make choices too abruptly, which can happen if you don't have some sort of plan. I will have enough funding to live reasonably well. But well to me means downsizing to basics, not too many frills.

I personally think that it sounds like you've put some thought into this and have a reasonable plan of action, so I don't see anything off with your plan at this moment. I also definitely think it makes sense to leave that region for a variety of reasons, so I'd say go for it.

But that's just my subjective take and I could be off, so FWIW.

 

[mabar]

webglider: I understand. Thanks for make it clearer.

Still, in my dreaming world, government should help its citizens prepared or not.

 

[anothermagyar]

Heavy snow here in Brooklyn.

 

[webglider]

quote from Supri yanoel:

I have been researching and looking at all the possible choices for I year and a half now. And there are lots of possibilities. The house has been up now for a few months and was up for a short time before that. I get opinions and ideas from many because I am always asking, which I appreciate. My idea was to, after the sale, rent a nearby place and actually visit the few places I had chosen. One of those places is Charlotte or Raleigh N.C. For various reasons it seems to make better sense than some others.

You may want to look into this before you buy property or move to North or South Carolina:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/02/2878205/nc-gov-perdue-vetoes-fracking.html

which sounds promising until you read this:

http://www.southernstudies.org/2012/07/the-crazy-late-night-vote-that-legalized-fracking-in-north-carolina.html

If you do choose to move to North or South Carolina, you may want to factor in this information before you do move
so you're fully cognizant of and prepared for what you might be getting yourself into.

 

[zim]

Heavy snow here in Brooklyn.

sorry for all you that are dealing with such problem, the media news said today in my country that NY Area have another Winter Storm with 80ph winds!!!!

Hope all of you can make in a better way!!!!

 

[loreta]

Me too I am very sorry with all this tempest and for all you had to live under Sandy. I am sorry to have believed that Sandy was not so terrible. I thought that Sandy was exaggerated, hipped. I can see, thanks to the members here that suffered this hurricane, that I was wrong. And now with this tempest... You are in my thoughts.

 

[Laura]

How about a series of photos with dated images for a sott article? Interview some people and get their names and stuff.

 

[anart]

Just saw part of the news conference announcing that the city of New York is now rationing gasoline. Bloomberg said, "we have to do something and this is something. Doing something is better than doing nothing." Fascinating.

 

[Gawan]

Heavy snow here in Brooklyn.

Just wondering cause some news site reported that it is normal that it snows around this time of the year, would this be the truth or just a rationalization?

 

[Cyre2067]

Heavy snow here in Brooklyn.

Just wondering cause some news site reported that it is normal that it snows around this time of the year, would this be the truth or just a rationalization?

Last year we had a heavy snowstorm around Halloween, so it's become the 'new normal'. The year before, 2010, there was a serious snowstorm on Christmas that crippled the city for a few days. Prior to that I don't recall there being substantial snowfall before the new year (I've lived in the city since Nov 2008).

 

[Joe]

Heavy snow here in Brooklyn.

Just wondering cause some news site reported that it is normal that it snows around this time of the year, would this be the truth or just a rationalization?

Last year we had a heavy snowstorm around Halloween, so it's become the 'new normal'. The year before, 2010, there was a serious snowstorm on Christmas that crippled the city for a few days. Prior to that I don't recall there being substantial snowfall before the new year (I've lived in the city since Nov 2008).

Actually, a few records were broken by this storm. Central Park reported 4.4 inches of snowfall yesterday, shattering the 1878 record of 0.1 inches. Not only setting a record for a Nov. 7, it was the earliest 4-inch snowfall total in the park’s history, according to NBCNewYork.com.

Snow storms are definitely unusual at this time of year in the New York City area. In fact, it’s the first time in recorded history that snowfall has ever been recorded at Islip, N.Y., Kennedy and LaGuardia airports.

I think it should be taken as a sign of things, worse things, to come in the very near future.