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I wouldnt be in the east right now... Im just saying

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9A2jqxcP1E

is it bad that my primary concern will be my mining rigs won't have power to continue mining due to electrical outages?  ??? :'(

My only concern is Rassah's coffee table.

Who assembled the official list of hurricane names? Does anyone else find the name "Sandy" a bit weak for what is also being referred to as "Frankenstorm"?

Their saying it's supose to hit PA by Monday or Tuesday. I think all we'll get out of it is flash flooding, and power outages.
It'll be 2010 all over again since last year it was a snow storm people were worried about.

Lol, I was like when is Sandy coming...? It already passed. Wasn't that bad.

Where are you? NJ?

Sandy has the potential of effecting the presidential election only a week-plus away. http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/February-2011/Snowpocalypse-Then-How-the-Blizzard-of-1979-Cost-the-Election-for-Michael-Bilandic/

 U.S. stock exchanges to close Monday  (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hurricane-october-jobs-data-in-spotlight-2012-10-27?dist=beforebell)

Yep, silly traditional markets and their business hours.... Not like bitcoin which is open 24/7!

most of the upper east coast has been put on lockdown or evac.
I feel for those in DC and PA that're going to get this head on.

I am pretty close to Detroit and we're getting some rain and CRAZY winds so far... Little snow seemed to fall last night.

My house is about 20 miles south of the tracked eye of the storm.  So far we are getting some steady high winds, tons of rain but no power outages.

I stocked up on milk, bread, toilet paper, Ding Dongs, Mountain Dew, beer, vodka, rum, Doritos, steaks, and more beer.  We ate the steaks last night and now I am running low on beer.  :-)

I have about 6 inches of water standing in the back yard.  The sump pump is cycling every 30 seconds.  The mining rigs are still purring for now.

-BrimStone

I predict a temporary network difficulty drop caused by power outages due to hurricane Sandy.

I doubt it...

I'd hate to be out on the boardwalk

I guess we made this into a hurricane update thread, so here we go...

As of 7:32pm...
Total of 2.2 million people are without power
Staten Island has been evacuated and all bridges closed
NY City shuts down all underground utilities including the subway system
Lower Manhattan under 4' of water
Atlantic City on lock down
National Weather Service calling Sandy a super storm now, despite it still being a Category 1 hurricane


I use to be a weather nut in a previous life.

Wow crazy.... It's a little rainy here and very windy....

Hurricanes are manifested by ego.

oh... well now I know.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pele5vptVgc

Yeah same, the neighbors next to us packed up and left. I laughed.
Syracuse shut the buses down a few hours ago and there's barely anyone on the road.

As of 8pm...
3.1 million without power now
Sandy has made landfall in Southern New Jersey
2 deaths reported: one in md, one in nyc
East River flooding into East Village
ConEd shuts off power to parts of lower Manhattan to keep vital systems going


I'll keep posting until enough tell me to stop.

All calm and sunny here in Sandy, Utah 84092.

I wonder what people will think of in a few years when they hear the name Sandy.

I doubt it'll be a hurricane. It'll come and go, give it a month and people will forget about it till it comes up in conversation.

As of 8:30pm...
The FDR is complely under water
Carey Tunnel flooded(Brooklyn/Battery Park tunnel)
official death toll is 5 in NYC
superstorm has officialy been reclassified as a tropical cyclone
Sandy wind damage felt as far away as Lorraine, OH


As long as nothing happens with Lake Ontario, we're good here in Syracuse.

Not sure how many others are going to say it, but I'll go on record in thanking you for keeping us up to date. Keep it up, bud.

~Bruno K~

Very welcome. Winds picked up here and it's started to rain again.

As of 9pm...
6' of water outside 4 NY Plaza, 3' inside(former chase building in lower Manhattan)
Virginia DOT is reporting problems with ice and snow
RI Police reporting several large chunks of sea wall in Narragansett were blown apart and tossed into the road.
Half of upper Manhattan without power after substation blows, raising power outtage to 3.8 million people.
LaGuardia Airport reporting 3" of water on the runways.
Engine house firefighters rescued from NY Sound by boat due to flood waters.
East River subway system under water.

Updates in 1/2 hour increments unless my net is being stupid(un-weather related)

As of 10pm...

4.2 million people without power
President Obama calls for State of Emergency for New York and Mass.
Stock Exchange trading floor under 3' of water
Record high water level at Battery Park, NY of 13.88'
Death toll for NJ is 4 bringing overall toll to 10.

NYC Mayor Christie closes Newark and Teterboro airports until further notice.
Water rescues reported in Sayreville, NJ due to coastal flooding.
FDNY requesting everyone who has a non-emergency to dial 311 instead of 911 and to NOT tweet them in.
All of NYC in complete blackout except Empire State Building.




Images(updated as I get em)
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v151/logansrun/Hurricane%20Sandy/

Video(updated as I get em)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZAqYZ433TeQ# ConEd plant exlodes causing NYC blackout

As of 10:30pm...

Official fatalitys: 1 in PA, 2 in NJ, 1 in CN, 1 in WV, 1 in NC, and 5 in NY making 11 in total
Kennedy and LaGuardia airports are closed
Twin Towers site becomes a mud hole with waterfalls
NYC Mayor says 911 is receiving 10,000+ calls every half hour
NYC still without power

Updated the photobucket page with a bunch of images

Ok folks there isn't anything new to report and I'm off for the night.
I'll pick up with more reporting tomorrow morning.

Stay safe,
Matt

Great! I'll assume the nuclear power plants in Sandy's path are fine.

Stay safe Logan, looks pretty hairy on the tellybox, so goodness knows what it must be like to be there.

Morning everyone, as of 6am...

Flood waters reside in Ocean City, NJ but the damage has been done.
Total people without power is currently sitting at 8.9 million
Davis, WV gets 18" of snow
USCG crew member pulled from the water after abandoning ship has died
80% of Westport, CT without power
98% of NYC still without power


Updated the photobucket site with more pictures as I get ahold of em






I haven't hear anything on the plants either by TV or the feeds I'm getting from TWC and the hurricane center so I'm guessing their ok, except for that one substation I video linked that exloded, causing NYC to go completely without power. I think the ES has their own back up supply as it was the only one lit.


Oh yeah I know, I'd be down there reporting it live but no truck. There's an amount of adrenalin that comes with this kind of stuff. Just
wanting to go down to NYC in complete darkness reminds me something out of I Am Legend. I woulda loved to have grabbed some pictures myself instead of relying on routers for em.

I bet!

In regards to Nuclear sites, the BBC reported this morning that there is a site on the coast (one of the oldest sites?) that had gone to alert due to rising waters.

Edit - The Oyster Creek site http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-storm-sandy-exelon-oystercreek-idUSBRE89T08F20121030 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-storm-sandy-exelon-oystercreek-idUSBRE89T08F20121030)

I can see why they'd want to keep that out of the feeds. I was also hearing last night of yes/no reports that the nyse had water on the trading floor.

As of 6:30am...

Total without power is officialy at 8.9 million across 13 states.
Parts of NYC have power while other areas do not.
Manhattan is still without power.
Latest radar puts Sandy at 40.5n, 77w(somewhere in the middle of PA)
Sandy's been downgraded to a tropical storm but still carry 65mph winds

Yeah I had heard that, but its not up on the BBC and would be for certain if it were true.

As of 7am...

Total death toll stands at 85 from Caribbean and US
Boston Transit gets subway system rolling again
Buy in Lake Michigan reports 20' waves
President Obama declares New York a major disaster area
Reports hitting the feeds that sharks are being found swimming about in yards and streets of NYC
3 towns in NJ are being reported to be under water from a levey break, no casualties or injuries reported


More images to the photobucket page as I continue to cover this storm in raw uncut detail!

As of 7:30am...

Death toll break down: 5 in NY, 2 in MD, 2 in CT, 3 in NJ, 2 in PA, 1 in WV, 1 from the HMS Bounty, 1 in Canada, 68 in the Caribbean
NYC Mayor Christie says Coney Island, Queens and Manhattan are a mess
Lower Manhattan still without power, half of NYC without power
Atlantic City casino's remain open and with power despite hurricane destroying most of the boardwalk
Reports of transformers and substations exploding in Brooklyn
Detroit without power from 140mph winds
Correction to previous posts, Mayor Christie is NJ Governor Christie(my bad >.<)

As of 8am...

Reports of fake images going around internet and media sites(one of them being the tomb of the unknown soldier, another being sharks reported in nyc/nj)
National Weather Service saying winds will impact the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley as TS Sandy makes its way across PA.
Atlantic City mayor calling out gov Christie over evacuation time span
Red Cross has set up a donation hotline. Text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate.
NYC mayor Bloomburg says all 600mi of subway will have to be inspected before reopened
Keyser, WV is reporting snow
Total of 50 houses have burnt to the ground in Queens as flood waters extinguished them
All airflights in and out of New York are still canceled, JFK and LaGuardia reporting alot of water on the runways
Gov Christie tells Obama FEMA did their jobs right for once
Gov Christie reports that storm surge was so bad, Transit found rail cars on the turnpike
First time hearing reports that nucular plants in and around the Hudson were put on alert/shut down

thank you for keeping us up to date

Very welcome

8:30 update...

Experts pin Sandy's impact could weigh in at $100 billion
Predictions were that up to 10 million would be without power, recent reports are now at 6 million without power across 13 states
Miami Dade Fire Rescue and FLP crews dispatched to NE to help with Sandy
Officials urging residents to stay away from Lake Michigan due to dangerous waves
Schools closed for 2nd day in effected areas
FDR still under water
"experts" say Sandy was experiment gone wry and our government planed it all
Gov Christie says Obama called him last night and said he has his back
Reports coming in from Staten Island that a large tanker was pushed on shore
Obama asks that the debates and elections be put on hold so Sandy can be taken care of; Congress suspends the election

8 inches of snow here in WV.

Yeah this is crazy.. My Barbeque "Grill" blew away last night.. I lost power a few times..  My neighbor has one of those plastic tarp garage things to store some stuff.. It was gone this morning....

9am update...

Gov Christie reopens Garden State Parkway but 200+ other roads remain closed
Residents in Cornwall were expecting a monster storm and got a rainbow this morning instead
Lake Michigan's waves are being predicted to hit 40', currently 25'
DC Metro still closed as commuters slowly get back into routine
Obama extends disaster area into NJ, MD and DE.
Sandy is being called the historical storm that almost took the east with 'er.
Parts of Michigan and WV reporting snow.
Red Cross in desperate need of blood donations, saying supplies are emptying.
Salvation Army taking donations for disaster victims
Instagram reporting at 10 pictures a second are being posted to it's site for TS Sandy
Reports that Mitt Romney is in Ohio trying to rally for the presidency(one more reason why I won't be voting for him this year)
Jon Kerry reported to be asking people to help donate to the Red Cross
NY subway system still shut down as flood waters reported in tunnels
Power outages reported as far west as northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan. Winds gusting to 40+ mph there now.
Twitter reports up to 40 posts a second to their site for Sandy
Long Island reports lots of debris, slow moving traffic


Currently no new images but I put together a photobucket gallery http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v151/logansrun/Hurricane%20Sandy/

Yeah I'm expecting the like come tomorrow when it's supose to be pounding Rochester/Syracuse from Lake Ontario. Last major wind storm we had blew everything off the front porch including a steel door we had.


Yep, be glad it's snow and not rain. At least snow is somewhat managable.

9:30am update...

Huffington Post reporting MTA flooding was worse than redicted
Tappan Zee bridge now open
diy retailers gearing up for repairs
NY tv stations thanked for staying on the air as long as possible durring hurricane
Cincinnati reporting snow
Current location of Sandy os 39.80N,-75.40W(just past Philadelphia) with winds of 74mph.
TS Sandy becomes Tropical Cyclone Sandy in matter of hours.
Western East Coast gears up for another pounding from TC Sandy.
The Romneys ditch elections to help with disaster relief

10am update...

Atlantic City's mayor accuses Gov Christie with playing politics with Sandy
DC to restore metro lines around 2pm
Chicago reporting 60mph winds that could cause waves to crash into shoreline
All flights in and out of NY canceled with all airports reported to be closed till Wednesday
Alton Brown reported seeing a boat in mid air from his apartment in NYC
54th street Hudson river still flooded
FEMA says their still in response mode

10:30am update...

Despite warnings, people continue to surf Lake Michigan
The Romneys still trying to interject politics while giving disaster aid
Routers report power to take up to a week to be restored in NJ.
Davis, WV without power due to snow
Perry County reporting snow


The feeds are starting to repeat what they said earlier, going to watch and report if anything new.

I have to admit that logansryche's doing a fine job here and may have a new calling; namely, providing 30 minute updates of world news that effect bitcoiners. There's a US presidential election currently slated for next Tuesday. I hope logansryche is able to provide the same service starting when the first polls open to the last one closes, including Obama's concession speech.

~Bruno K~

12PM update, logansryche's smart phone battery finally runs out of juice...

I appreciate it. Reporting on world events here would be good I think, to keep everyone informed.



Noon update...

Mayor of Atlantic City retracts acusations against NJ Govorner Christie
ConEd reports that 3/4 of NY is still without power and that it can take up to a week to fix
JFK to open, LaGuardia still closed
NYC subways still flooded, expected time of opening unknown
Davis, WV reporting heavy snowfall
Charleston, WV reporting 8" on the ground, 2" per hour
Kentucky governor declares state of emergency
Lake Huron starting to show 25' waves, Lake Michigan showing 25' waves
NJ leevy breech reports no fatalities, floods 5 towns with 6' of water
WV, TN, and the Carlina's expected to receive up to 3' of snow

12:30pm update...

90% of Long Island still without power
Parts of PA seeing a foot of snow, forecasted for up to 3'
TS Sandy is currently located 40.2N, 78.4W and is moving at 10mph.
Okland, MD reporting a foot of snow

Crazy stuff...

To confirm, elections are suspended?  Any new election date decided?

Elections are currently suspended due to the storm. I haven't heard when they'll resume, but stay tuned here as I'll post it when I hear it.


1pm update...

Sandy has been officialy classified as a superstorm
Sandy is expected to die off completly by the weekend, leaving behind wind, rain, and snow
Gov Christie says it'll take 8 days to get all power going in NJ, and another to get trains running
NYC subways still flooded, estimated time hasn't been set to get running
LaGuardia has a mix of rain/ice on runways that's 5" thick, making it slippery and dangerous
Gov Christie proposes Haloween be moved in the effected areas so children aren't out wondering in the dark
NYSE to open on Wednesday

Everything I see says that the no states have delayed elections yet and that it is up to individual states to make the call.

No new weather news, but from what I'm seeing on the feeds, elections will still go off when their suppose to. It's quite possible they stopped them for the day for the effected states although from what I was reading this morning, when Romney was out in Ohio campaigning, people were voicing that he should be in NY helping and not in Ohio campaigning. I'll stay on the feeds and post any new news.

Sandy's pretty much done, it's left rain and snow and nothing else.
Thanks for joining me as I covered Hurricane Sandy

Good coverage, I will take this over channel 5 any day.

Glad to have done it

Does this look legit?

http://bitcoins4sandy.com/

I've read all of your updates, that was so crazy. Thx for telling the progress.


I was just thinking about what if we could donate in bitcoins, their sponsor site seems to be down.

I dun get it.

How can they claim to send "100% of donations to the Red Cross" when they'll have to exchange it for USD with a fee in order for Red Cross to accept the donation?

Yea. Great info. Thanx Logan.

They mentioned that they will cover transactions fees, so I am assuming that is either bitcoin transaction fee or exchange fees.

Yep, fun to do. That was a close one. Whole thing has me thinking though. What if there was a Bitcoin Disaster Relief Fund set up specificaly to help organizations such as the Red Cross and help these towns rebuild. Not just for Sandy, but future disasters. It would put Bitcoin on the map. Just thoughts on the matter.

I can't believe it was snowing in Virginia.  It's 70 degrees (21C) in Montreal right now. Usually it's the opposite.

Oh I know, I'm use to seeing snow here in NY - not in TN or WV.

You obviously haven't spent much time in WV ;).

no, no I haven't lol. I've only lived in Florida, California, Maine, Iowa, and now New York.

I'd like to thank the unanimous person who donated 0.1 btc to me - appreciate it

I used to live in Brevard County, FL.  I sometimes miss the ocean, but now I'd also miss the snow if I left.  Hurricanes are different here for sure, but they still can be a big deal.  Hopefully this one being frozen will slow the flow to the streams.  These hills funnel a lot of water up to Pittsburgh then back down the Ohio river.  It wasn't that long ago Katrina flooded my high school's football field with 6 feet of water. Oh, and it was 19 feet above flood the flood plain.  If it warms up too quick we could be in for trouble.

Same - Titusville for 8 years before moving to Iowa, then NY. I think I'd like to say I've seen my share of hurricanes and storms, but none ever dumped snow. I was talking with a guy I use to work with and he said it hadn't snowed in that part of FL since like the 50s.

I suppose it really shouldn't surprise me since I come from the Upper Hi-Desert of Southern California where it's snowed the past five winters, but not before that since the 80s.

Intel was too early with "Sandy Bridge" chips. Just like Porsche with 911 model.

That's no worse then a nyc-based clothing company coming up with a "Sandy Sale". I was reading that many boycotted the store.

Good thing they've already moved on to Ivy Bridge then.  Porsche, on the other hand...