American storm

mawk

surprised no one here its mentioning it, but there is a comically huge storm coming in america. might cover 1/3rd of the country. people are pretty much being told to hoard supplies.
bet there are a lot of people wishing they had bought some duct tape and bottled water at some point

ShadowFox

mawk wrote: »

surprised no one here its mentioning it, but there is a comically huge storm coming in america. might cover 1/3rd of the country. people are pretty much being told to hoard supplies.
bet there are a lot of people wishing they had bought some duct tape and bottled water at some point

Also worth keeping an eye on it as its on the east coast of America when that happens our west coast sometimes gets the tail end of it

ShadowFox

Parts of New York under evacuation order
http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/evacuation-order-as-sandy-powers-in-572169.html

http://offgridsurvival.com/superstormsandy/

ShadowFox

An up date on how the storm is effecting people and shops are nearly empty of food and water
http://offgridsurvival.com/hurricanesuperstormsandy/

Tallon

How is it comical OP?

RobbingBandit

Something often happens in the October of an election year that can tip the balance either way, if FEMA,Local Government etc screw up the post storm clean up operation it will tip in favour of Romney and that will be funny to watch.

ShadowFox

Just got an email from a friend in America police have arrested 10 people for looting in Queens in the last few hours
Just found this not much details yet http://offgridsurvival.com/lootingstartsnewyorknewjerseystorm/

KrustyBurger

grapeape wrote: »

Just got an email from a friend in America police have arrested 10 people for looting in Queens in the last few hours
Just found this not much details yet http://offgridsurvival.com/lootingstartsnewyorknewjerseystorm/

I see from that link that people are using social media to request items from looting.

mawk

KrustyBurger wrote: »

I see from that link that people are using social media to request items from looting.

more like anti-social media

amiright?

eirator

mawk wrote: »

more like anti-social media

amiright?

Sounds like they are lucky to have any media?

Just wait till the batteries run out?

ShadowFox

More about looters from the New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/looters_swipe_up_the_mess_in_chaos_D9SbBRGiVvEVZzEI4AIxaN

Tabnabs

Here's an interesting tweet regarding the Sandy situation:

Roving reporter: a lot of NE USA gas stations running out of petrol, can't keep up with all the generators people are running post #Sandy

Too many survivalists spoil the plan?

A very interesting first hand account of the post event area.

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showpost.php?p=4807978&postcount=1227

waterfordham

Its interesting alright in various ways. My sister, her husband and my niece are in Hoboken, still doesn't have power (since last Sunday), probably won't until Wednesday if they are lucky. From when the riverbank was overtopped they had contaminated water around their building initially at about 8 feet above street level.

They were able to get the car and leave the apartment last Thursday and made a run for more supplies. Since Friday (maybe yesterday), cops are stopping everyone going into the areas with no power to prevent looting.

She surprised me last week by thanking me for giving her a "stupid" present of a Led Lenser P3 last year. She said it was invaluable as it was so small and light, easy to keep on you at all times.

I did ask her a few days ago if she could keep track of what decisions they made, why, what items they purchased in advance were of any use, what wasn't etc. While not a 'prepper', she was in Bermuda for at least one Hurricane, so she would have made reasonably sensible choices in how to prepare. Hopefully she was bored enough to record as it would be useful to read I think.

Cheers

ShadowFox

It seems to be getting worse instead of better
http://offgridsurvival.com/hellinnewyork/

Tabnabs

But I thought all right thinking American's hated the Federal Government and any attempts at intervention on their part? Damned if they do and damned if they don't...

Also, it's worth noting that Romney had earlier in this presidential race declared he was going to privatise FEMA!

What has the federal government been doing before during and after this disaster?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leo-w-gerard/obama-hurricane-sandy_b_2072535.html

ShadowFox

Tabnabs wrote: »

But I thought all right thinking American's hated the Federal Government and any attempts at intervention on their part? Damned if they do and damned if they don't...

The same problem would be here people will moan about the government but as soon as something happens they call them for help and like whats happening in America at the moment our government will do a lot of talking about it but that will be it . Remember the flooding in Galway and Cork a few years ago :rolleyes:

jugger

there saying its going to snow over new york nowjust saw it on fox sorry i have no link

ShadowFox

jugger wrote: »

there saying its going to snow over new york nowjust saw it on fox sorry i have no link

Here is the breaking news link
http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/parts-of-new-york-to-be-evacuated-again-573230.html

wolfeye

New York will begin rationing fuel today for the first time since the 1970s, in response to a persistent petrol crisis that has closed hundreds of petrol stations and forced desperate drivers to queue for hours to fill their tanks.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/1109/breaking3.html

http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2012b/pr406-12-static.html

ShadowFox

Things seem to be getting worse instead of better
http://www.app.com/viewart/20121109/NJNEWS/311090027/Oceanport-sandy-shelter
http://offgridsurvival.com/nynycitylootingchaos/

wolfeye

A bit more about tent city at Monmouth Park here.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324439804578109322341364676.html