Posted on 11/07/2012 12:22:18 PM PST by Kartographer
A nor'easter blustered into New York and Jersey on Wednesday, threatening to swamp homes all over again, plunge neighborhoods back into darkness and inflict more misery on tens of thousands of people still reeling from Superstorm Sandy.
Under ordinary circumstances, a storm of this sort wouldn't be a big deal, but large swaths of the landscape were still an open wound, with many of Sandy's victims still mucking out their homes and cars.
Thousands of people in low-lying neighborhoods staggered by the superstorm just over a week ago were warned to clear out, with authorities saying rain, wet snow and 60 mph gusts in the evening could set back the cleanup, topple trees wrenched loose by Sandy, and erase some of the hard-won progress made in restoring electricity to millions of customers.
"I am waiting for the locusts and pestilence next," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said. "We may take a setback in the next 24 hours."
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Every time I see those people going bonkers about 0 bummer, I want to barf.
Knid, I applaud you. You done good on many levels, with your firm decision on house needs, and your can-do spirit.
You’re on Lon Gisland with 5” on the ground already!? I don’t remember seeing that kind of snowfall in years. I deal with tropical storms these days...
Why, thank you, Sarge!
Yeah, we’ve got about 5 inches on the ground. I know it’s not much, but coming so hard on the heels of Sandy, it’s a bit of a pain in the butt.
Last year we lucked out big time: NO SNOW at ALL.
The year before....we got slammed. 2 blizzards in one year. It was a mess.
Well! I just looked out the window and the snow seems to have stopped. I’m still a little worried about these trees, though. Their branches are hanging way low.
Keeping my fingers crossed,
Regards,
Go away troll.
He doesn't need to look "presidential" anymore. He won.
Glad you made through and I believe your kids will be better off for it. They made it through a big ordeal.
A friend of mine from ND, now lives somewhere in NYC kept his hip waders even though he no longer hunts and his New Yorker wife made fun of them. He has been using them for the last few days while helping in his neighborhood.
You didn't hear North Dakota bitching when they got 37 FEET of snow in 2010. And there are so many similar stories. NY and NJ...don't care anymore....and they don't care when "flyover country" gets hit.
I do hope your friend is holding up safe and sound now, Doc.
Regards,
PS: Yup, I agree that my boys will be better off for it. Just the other day my oldest said, “I have a new respect for Laura Ingalls.” I bet he does.
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