Uh. That makes my stomach churn and I'm so far removed from it all.   


And where is He Man? 

I thought He Man left NYC for a while. Glad to hear that you guys are fine. If you go by the pictures from NYC it seems that half the place is under water right now. I hope that is not the case.

He was here in Colorado this summer but that was for a project that was only for a few months.  I think he went back to NYC in August-ish.  Unless there was another location he was sent to for work after that...?

I pmed He Man and howie. Nothing yet.

Good to know. Howie is in the Bronx, right?   

Quote from: Stella on October 30, 2012, 10:59:01 AM
Good to know. Howie is in the Bronx, right?   

yes but the Bronx is really hilly so he should be fine unless he is near the water

I'm in Manhattan now and it's a bit crazy but calm.  I think some folks (myself included) were expecting more of a dud, like Irene---all media talk, no punch.  Clearly, we were wrong.  Probably y'all have seen lots of pics online, but for those that haven't this is what lower Manhattan and Brooklyn looked like at the height.  Most of the water has receded now but the flooding destroyed a lot of cars, shops, etc.

14th Street:


Ground Zero:


The PATH subway (from MTA surveillance cam):

I hope my sister is ok. She lives on Point Lookout, NY. Last contact she said "Not going to evacuate. I'll be fine. Don't worry."  I think she's ok.

All of lower Manhattan's without power.. just came back from picking up my stepson.  I'm in bk so were are good.. few trees down but didn't affect me..  hope my car in LI is safe   , I'm scared to go check lol.. batter tunnel had like 12ft of water...   si out of power where my sister is..  AC is done, glade my family down there left.. 

Howie probably has no power.  2001cromo and  I are in The Bronx as well, running on our  (track) generator.  Some of the buses are starting to run, we don't know how long until subway service is restored with train tunnels underwater.   

Quote from: Grrrly on October 30, 2012, 04:55:12 PM
Howie probably has no power.  2001cromo and  I are in The Bronx as well, running on our  (track) generator.  Some of the buses are starting to run, we don't know how long until subway service is restored with train tunnels underwater.   

Great to hear from you.

Any word on the usual suspects?

north jersey's a mess too - lots of trees down - we've got next to no power here maybe 25 mins outside of manhattan, and as far as I can tell, most of the surrounding area is dealing with the same issues.  for the most part, everyones safe, but there's plenty of damage.  nothing like what we're dealing with down the shore though...and those pics of manhattan are out of control.  I heard the battery area storm surge peaked at ~14'...

Howie's doing fine, got power and water (the right kind of water, in the pipes).

Some trees/branches down, but not so bad.

Great to hear.

Quote from: Speeddog on October 30, 2012, 05:14:32 PM
Howie's doing fine, got power and water (the right kind of water, in the pipes).

Some trees/branches down, but not so bad.

Good, thanks for sharing!