Hurricane Sandy

[logansryche]

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

[notme]

8 inches of snow here in WV.

[AndrewBUD]

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....

[logansryche]

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 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....

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.

8 inches of snow here in WV.

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

[logansryche]

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

[logansryche]

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

[logansryche]

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.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

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~

[SysRun]

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

[logansryche]

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~

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

[logansryche]

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

[SgtSpike]

Crazy stuff...

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

[logansryche]

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

[notme]

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

[logansryche]

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.

[logansryche]

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

[tgmarks]

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

[logansryche]

Glad to have done it

[symbot]

Does this look legit?

http://bitcoins4sandy.com/

[SaintDevil]

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

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

Does this look legit?
http://bitcoins4sandy.com/

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