this hurricane passed over millions and millions of people. 24 deaths has to be less than would have died in normal car accidents and whatever.
One guy died of a heart attack while nailing plywood to his house. They went ahead and counted that one.
martin I was serioulsy wondering about YOU while watcing the hurricane news. Hope you're out of harm's way. I was telling a friend how a power outage for several days, there, is a lot worse than one here. People here can cook in their yards. People there don't have yards and don't have bottles, burners, and barnyard game, and freezers full of wildlife. For someone in a high-rise apartment complex, where the hell do you seek comfort??
i live in northwest queens, near the east river just a bit north of the united nations. my neighborhood, and all of manhattan, never loses power because the lines are underground. i wont lose power. in theory my street could flood pretty bad if the east river goes nuts, but it wont. ad i wouldnt care anyways, i live on the 3rd floor. however, only 5% of people i know have a car, so when the trains shut down we are fucked. we cant go anywhere without walking or taking a cab. so businesses dont open because employees cant make it to work. the mexicans that work at every bodega and restaurant cant afford a $30 cab ride from the bronx to my neighborhood to earn $50, so most things are closed. but since there are literally thousands of places to buy food (including the pizza place directly downstairs from my apt) within a 10 minutes walk, even if only a few are open, i will still have a hundred options. plus i can go on my roof and grill if i want. but i wont lose power, i never do. like in every situation, there is no real problem that the government has not caused. in this case closing the subway basically stops new york from operating. its like going to baton rouge and taking the cars keys from 90% of the people. we are totally immobilized. lucky for me i have literally everything i could ever want within 200 yards.
Forecasters are putting this one into "worst case scenario" category, as far as projected storm surge. Even have it coming ashore during a full moon, just to kick the tide up a little higher. Good luck, everyone.
Unless the conduits fill with water. New York has never experienced a storm surge, but it ain't out of the question.
The situation in NYC will be interesting to watch. My sister lives 10 minutes outside of Atlantic City. I am concerned for her.
