tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post6416456776332367253..comments2024-03-19T19:48:17.585-04:00Comments on New York Daily Photo: OverblownBrian Dubéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579167361224067819noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-30930242595657339732011-08-30T07:51:26.087-04:002011-08-30T07:51:26.087-04:00Better to be safe than sorry!Better to be safe than sorry!Rosileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760434329619028776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-4080920158883258012011-08-29T23:15:22.067-04:002011-08-29T23:15:22.067-04:00Well, it is 11:00pm Monday night and we just got o...Well, it is 11:00pm Monday night and we just got our electric back on 2 hours ago. Here in Long Island we were not so lucky. Though my house was spared, the damage in my neighborhood was pretty bad. My parents, who are just shy of 90 years old are still without lights. I don't think it was overblown at all and the damage I've seen on our streets shows what could have happened in NYC. You were just lucky. We only suffered living in the dark without hot water and the luxuries that electricity provides us. Our phones were down and our cell phones exhausted. We couldn't even get our cars out of our garages. We've learned how incredibly dependent we are on electric. Not being able to make or receive phone calls or get any news is frustrating. At least we had an old boom box with radio. But all this was nothing compared to what I've seen happen to the homes here. The damage is way worse than what we suffered. I wouldn't wish it on anyone, and I think NYC did well to take the precautions they did. It could have been so much worse, but at least you were prepared for it. You came out ahead!Kendigramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793690118308907817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-15283415566188747602011-08-29T22:21:42.932-04:002011-08-29T22:21:42.932-04:00There are always people who will carp. Many of the...There are always people who will carp. Many of them are a certain political type who are blessed with exceedingly acute retrovision. I don't LIKE finding out they spent millions and didn't have to, but I like it a lot less when they don't, and should have -- ie, Katrina.Cerulean Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212953653794261332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-34357562004596552062011-08-29T22:14:51.483-04:002011-08-29T22:14:51.483-04:00"Over Blown" or "Over Slowm" t..."Over Blown" or "Over Slowm" the precautions were needed, and the <br />decisions to over blow the magnitude<br />of "Irene" was correct!!!!lois eisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790044333880746282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-5611053351040989852011-08-29T16:40:04.640-04:002011-08-29T16:40:04.640-04:00I really don't think it was overblown.
The su...I really don't think it was overblown.<br /><br />The subways and buses shut down because they had to protect the infrastructure. Many of the subway rail yards are in flood zones and needed to be evacuated to tracks on high ground. The buses needed to not be on the streets when trees were coming down. Not to mention the broad side of a bus is a big windcatcher.<br /><br />Employees cannot get to work when the MTA is shut down, so stores were closed.<br /><br />How is this overblown?Tracihttp://www.tentoed.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-15481949752590669962011-08-29T15:26:12.127-04:002011-08-29T15:26:12.127-04:00Still as you say it's better to be prepared.Still as you say it's better to be prepared.Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.com