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And Sandy wasn't even at hurricane force when it made landfall.

There were plenty of hurricanes that hit the Northeast in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and earlier decades -- the difference is that the coastal areas weren't as built up or heavily populated back then. People were lulled into a false sense of security by the fewer major hurricanes that made landfall in the decades that followed. There is a reason that "hurricane lamps" and "hurricane shutters" were invented. In the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, being without electric power for a time wasn't as painful as it is today.


33 posted on 05/22/2015 4:59:53 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve." - Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821)
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36 posted on 05/22/2015 5:05:23 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve." - Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821)
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