There was a lot of speculation about the hype of this hurricane. I live
in downstate NY thirty miles from the long Island sound, so I had no
concern about storm surges. It was windy the night before the storm hit
my area, and it was windy after the storm left. The storm itself, in my
area seemed a non event. I lost power, phone, internet, and useable cell
service the morning the storm hit and just got them back two hours ago.
I have never seen so much tree damage and flooded basements in my life.
Even now, some areas of southern Connecticut have huge outages. All in
all, I think we were very lucky that this storm was only a weak cat1.

In article , RBM
wrote:

There was a lot of speculation about the hype of this hurricane. I live
in downstate NY thirty miles from the long Island sound, so I had no
concern about storm surges. It was windy the night before the storm hit
my area, and it was windy after the storm left. The storm itself, in my
area seemed a non event. I lost power, phone, internet, and useable cell
service the morning the storm hit and just got them back two hours ago.
I have never seen so much tree damage and flooded basements in my life.
Even now, some areas of southern Connecticut have huge outages. All in
all, I think we were very lucky that this storm was only a weak cat1.

The error of your assessment is obvious, I am surprised you overlooked
it. If it did not happen in NYC and DC, it did not happen.

--
People thought cybersex was a safe alternative,
until patients started presenting with sexually
acquired carpal tunnel syndrome.-Howard Berkowitz

On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:54:05 -0400, Kurt Ullman wrote:

In article , RBM
wrote:

There was a lot of speculation about the hype of this hurricane. I live
in downstate NY thirty miles from the long Island sound, so I had no
concern about storm surges. It was windy the night before the storm hit
my area, and it was windy after the storm left. The storm itself, in my
area seemed a non event. I lost power, phone, internet, and useable cell
service the morning the storm hit and just got them back two hours ago.
I have never seen so much tree damage and flooded basements in my life.
Even now, some areas of southern Connecticut have huge outages. All in
all, I think we were very lucky that this storm was only a weak cat1.

The error of your assessment is obvious, I am surprised you overlooked
it. If it did not happen in NYC and DC, it did not happen.

We're supposed to get Lee tomorrow and Monday. It's moving so slow that those
closer to the gulf may see 20" of rain. It'll be a soggy one, Monday!

In article om,
Earl wrote:


Would it have made you happy if it did?

Irrelvant, and no.

--
People thought cybersex was a safe alternative,
until patients started presenting with sexually
acquired carpal tunnel syndrome.-Howard Berkowitz

In article ,
Kurt Ullman wrote:

In article om,
Earl wrote:


Would it have made you happy if it did?

Irrelvant, and no.

BTW; This was a dig on the media and others who tend think if
something doesn't happen in NYC or DC, it isn't worth their time.

--
People thought cybersex was a safe alternative,
until patients started presenting with sexually
acquired carpal tunnel syndrome.-Howard Berkowitz

On Sep 3, 1:16*am, RBM wrote:
There was a lot of speculation about the hype of this hurricane. I live
in downstate NY thirty miles from the long Island sound, so I had no
concern about storm surges. It was windy the night before the storm hit
my area, and it was windy after the storm left. The storm itself, in my
area seemed a non event. I lost power, phone, internet, and useable cell
service the morning the storm hit and just got them back two hours ago.
I have never seen so much tree damage and flooded basements in my life.
Even now, some areas of southern Connecticut have huge outages. All in
all, I think we were very lucky that this storm was only a weak cat1.

Well now perhaps you will see the "benifits"of global warming.
Most Yanks keep their heads up their arses and are in denial.


This is set to become acommon event.

On 9/3/2011 2:27 AM, harry wrote:
On Sep 3, 1:16 am, wrote:
There was a lot of speculation about the hype of this hurricane. I live
in downstate NY thirty miles from the long Island sound, so I had no
concern about storm surges. It was windy the night before the storm hit
my area, and it was windy after the storm left. The storm itself, in my
area seemed a non event. I lost power, phone, internet, and useable cell
service the morning the storm hit and just got them back two hours ago.
I have never seen so much tree damage and flooded basements in my life.
Even now, some areas of southern Connecticut have huge outages. All in
all, I think we were very lucky that this storm was only a weak cat1.

Well now perhaps you will see the "benifits"of global warming.
Most Yanks keep their heads up their arses and are in denial.


This is set to become acommon event.

Damn, don't tell me that. I was sure it was George Bush's fault

"RBM" wrote in message
...
There was a lot of speculation about the hype of this hurricane. I live
in downstate NY thirty miles from the long Island sound, so I had no
concern about storm surges. It was windy the night before the storm hit
my area, and it was windy after the storm left. The storm itself, in my
area seemed a non event. I lost power, phone, internet, and useable cell
service the morning the storm hit and just got them back two hours ago. I
have never seen so much tree damage and flooded basements in my life.
Even now, some areas of southern Connecticut have huge outages. All in
all, I think we were very lucky that this storm was only a weak cat1.

You think you've got problems, the Earthquake did us in.
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RBM wrote the following:
There was a lot of speculation about the hype of this hurricane. I live
in downstate NY thirty miles from the long Island sound, so I had no
concern about storm surges. It was windy the night before the storm hit
my area, and it was windy after the storm left. The storm itself, in my
area seemed a non event. I lost power, phone, internet, and useable cell
service the morning the storm hit and just got them back two hours ago.
I have never seen so much tree damage and flooded basements in my life.
Even now, some areas of southern Connecticut have huge outages. All in
all, I think we were very lucky that this storm was only a weak cat1.


On the NY side of the Hudson, there was a lot of outages and flooding.
Not from the Hudson River, but by all the streams and rivers that came
down from the Catskill Mtns. that were overwhelmed by the amount of
rain. Roads and Bridges flooded, and in some cases, destroyed.
Two towns were almost wiped out. Prattsville and Margaretville.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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willshak wrote:

RBM wrote the following:
There was a lot of speculation about the hype of this hurricane. I live
in downstate NY thirty miles from the long Island sound, so I had no
concern about storm surges. It was windy the night before the storm hit
my area, and it was windy after the storm left. The storm itself, in my
area seemed a non event. I lost power, phone, internet, and useable cell
service the morning the storm hit and just got them back two hours ago.
I have never seen so much tree damage and flooded basements in my life.
Even now, some areas of southern Connecticut have huge outages. All in
all, I think we were very lucky that this storm was only a weak cat1.


On the NY side of the Hudson, there was a lot of outages and flooding.
Not from the Hudson River, but by all the streams and rivers that came
down from the Catskill Mtns. that were overwhelmed by the amount of
rain. Roads and Bridges flooded, and in some cases, destroyed.
Two towns were almost wiped out. Prattsville and Margaretville.

I thought you meant Prattsville & Windham, because our newsfolks
haven't made it to Margaretville. I just looked at some news on
them.

Prattsville is effectively gone. The lower end of Windham was also
washed away. And on down below them the Schoharie flooded several
more, but with less force-- so the majority of folks kept their
houses- and were gifted a few feet of mud to shovel out. Middleburg &
Schoharie had 6 feet of water in their Main Streets. Further down,
Central Bridge, Esperance, and ???? [can't ever remember the next
hamlet's name] sustained some pretty severe damage.

And the Schoharie dumps into the Mohawk- where it registered record
highwater, flooded parts of a couple of cities and threatened a dam
below. Power is still out for a few folks.

Houses that had survived over 200 years were destroyed in this one.

Oh yeah-- and the first town to get flooded seems to have been
forgotten by our locals who are all covering Schoharie & Greene
county-- Fleishmann's in Delaware county got *no* warning and a couple
folks died.

That said-- RBM's remark that we were lucky, still applies. When I
look at where the Mohawk River was, and imagine what a few more inches
of rain might have done. . . Phew-

Jim

There was a lot of speculation about the hype of this hurricane. I live
in downstate NY thirty miles from the long Island sound, so I had no
concern about storm surges. It was windy the night before the storm hit my
area, and it was windy after the storm left. The storm itself, in my area
seemed a non event. I lost power, phone, internet, and useable cell
service the morning the storm hit and just got them back two hours ago. I
have never seen so much tree damage and flooded basements in my life. Even
now, some areas of southern Connecticut have huge outages. All in all, I
think we were very lucky that this storm was only a weak cat1.


*I also consider myself lucky to have gone through the storm with no damage,
flooding, or loss of power. I was very worried about my roof after hearing
the possible wind speeds to be expected. It was much less than predicted.
Unfortunately the usual areas in NJ that get flooding got hit very hard this
time. Some people in the Bergen/Passaic County area keep a small boat in
their backyard even though they are inland because they need it
occasionally.

I get annoyed at politicians and newscasters who question and threaten the
power companies. The utilities have a vested interest in getting power
restored ASAP. 500,000 homes and businesses without power means an equal
number of electric meters are not spinning and generating revenue.

Welcome back to civilization Roy.

"John Grabowski" wrote

I get annoyed at politicians and newscasters who question and threaten the
power companies. The utilities have a vested interest in getting power
restored ASAP. 500,000 homes and businesses without power means an equal
number of electric meters are not spinning and generating revenue.

Welcome back to civilization Roy.

One town selectman was complaining that the utility crews were not working
around the clock. They guys are working 16 hour shifts. What more can they
do? People were complaining that the Woodstock Fair Grounds got power
before they did so it must have been preferential treatment. The grounds or
on a main road along a main feeder line. The people complaining are a
couple mils up the secondary roads covered with downed trees. Duh!

CT went from 800,000 without power to 4142 this morning. I think that is
amazing. I don't know if better tree trimming or such would have helped,
but they did a great job of getting people back quickly, IMO.