Where are you Dazz? We are expecting 70+ winds later today.
Yeah, us too Wind-wise!
omg>> they i think were not going to close a very few bridges (most have either been closed around 4P, others at 7P) like the RFK-Triborough Bride - but the Governer just closed this bridge because they got reports of a few 100 mph wind gusts.
I know you further south and in or near Tornadio Alley have dealt with is more than we. (high winds & /rain)
Grace, I'm in the western Bronx. I'm in a Apt building 6 stories / 2nd flr me. My windows face south, and east. But we are at the top of a moderate-medium hill aand the buildings south of us are smallish to small private houses. So on that side we are in a U-shape. aand there nothing to our south after that for several blocks.
My first concern is below us down the hill is a
car window and hub cap repair/replacement service place. A Lot of stuff sits around out side. Of course they should have put stuff away but who knows how well taat's been done. My bedroom windows and bathroom ones face towards it.
So I got up on a chair and taped the the window closest to the more exposed part of the "U" upper rightside "pillar/arm". The othe window is closer to the gully of the "U", and it's ot the firescape window /window gate in place. I didn't do that one. Taped the bottom hslf of bathroom winow too hard to etn up to top as it overlooks my bathtub.
The I dceobated about the other windows . One I've just pulled the blinds down. There's also a locked window gate on that one because the width-end of trhe firescape is there.
THEN way in the wee hrs of last night Ii was reading on line about wind speeds ...so somewhere 100?mph oe 120mph or maybe somewhat below 100mph Roof Tiles can come off.
Well guess what the smallish building south of me has........ a tiled roof!
So I taped up the bottoms of the kitchen and other living room window. Did not do the tops so hope for the best all around. I pulled the shades down.
If i look like an idiot to a few oif my neighbors oh well....
Be careful there guys!
Thank's GG
Wow, really? That's...incredibly stupid. Hope he doesn't come to regret that decision in a big way.
Stay safe, everyone
thanks ML
Sometimes Mayor Bloomie is very good, but
other times..... he can be extremely arrogant...and sometimes have a tin ear for working class & poor people as well.
He said something like "we have everything we need.." blah, blah
anyway, live tv casts look just awfull, j
ust hoping all tube lines dont get flooded in NY and people get the F*** inside, that goes out to you too weather channel + all other reporters, if you stay out there reporting, so will people go out and film it
thanks JJ.
Here's the Big Problem w The Subway in Lower Manhattan. The whole southern end of Manhattan is basically a few feet above sea/river level.
Our subways some stations here and there have gotten flooded with RAIN Water over the decades.
But as far as I know NEVER Sait Water! THAT's the danger!
There are 2 stations quite near the bay of the Hudson River Manhattan's southermost tip is and right by where The Staten Island Ferry docks. The river opens up into Upper & Lower Hudson Bay Statue of Liberty Island and Governor's Island are in it. Across the way (bay) is part of Northern New Jersey- Hoboken, Jersys City etc .
The Hudson River (Bay area) is techinically a Fjord ! The actually southern part of the river is sort of submerged and the Seawater from the Atlantic Ocean comes in. There are Tides practically up to Albany NYS!
I was thinking about 2 hours ago --
couldn't they at least have sand-baged THAT area??? Having seen enough TV footage over the years of people near the Missouri & Mississippi Rivers and local Rivers here in Northern Jersey who do that!
My favourite geek is on CNN atm talking bout Sandy reject:
"The hurricane from hell, Katrina is a pea shooter in comparison" - Professor Michio Kaku
I love Dr Michio! He's a Professor here at City College (big breliever in String Theroy as well.
). I've known of him for dcecades since he's been an anti-nuclear weapons, maybe also nuclear power speaker esp in the 1980's.
Saw him talking to us at some proest I was at from a flart bed truck.
He also has done a science radioo series i hear off & on in the past several years!
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. Glad to hear all seemed to go well-sorry Obama couldn't be there, but certainly understandable, and Biden and Clinton are worth seeing in their own right, so hey. Looking forward to reading about the full thing when you get the chance.
ooo CK I see you've posted about the rally? gonna look now! 
way to go, CK!!
fuck
Gene Wilder version, not Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp is NOT Willy Wonka 
