"Monster" Storm hitting the U.S. North East late monday evening

El Kabong · 10-30-2012 09:04 PM

33 is not many considering how many people are all clustered up in that area. The power outage could have happened at a worse time. I think it's easier to get & keep warm even without power than it is to stay cool without power. In the dead of summer if you had no power in one of those high rise buildings you'd be a goner especially if you're an elderly person. Hopefully with enough blankets and space heaters everyone should be ok from here on out.

**Master** · 10-30-2012 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by El Kabong

33 is not many considering how many people are all clustered up in that area. The power outage could have happened at a worse time. I think it's easier to get & keep warm even without power than it is to stay cool without power. In the dead of summer if you had no power in one of those high rise buildings you'd be a goner especially if you're an elderly person. Hopefully with enough blankets and space heaters everyone should be ok from here on out.

Really? I would prefer the heat the cold kills.

El Kabong · 11-01-2012 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by Master

Really? I would prefer the heat the cold kills.

Heat would have meant a stronger storm, but you also have to realize that the places Sandy hit are densely populated areas where people live on top of each other. If it's 100 degrees outside or even 90 it would be oppressively hot in any kind of high rise building. If you're cold you can bring out blankets and have little gas space heaters and huddle up close with whomever you're with, but in the heat you just can't escape it.

**C-Lo** · 11-02-2012 02:52 AM

This storm/hurricane was so much worse than anyone had expected. It began around 8pm on Monday, 10/29. Unfortunately, I've been hiding out at my inlaws on the other side of New Jersey cause we won't be getting electricity until November 9th.

Personally, the morning after, my home and the surrounding houses were filled with branches. My neighborhood is filled with HUGE oak trees that TOWERED over all our houses so we were all expecting the worst. God must have been looking over my street. Being the corner lot in my neighborhood, I walked over the other way and it was CATASTROPHIC! The huge oak trees were EVERYWHERE smashing through peoples cars and homes. Powerlines were everywhere and also LIVE! It's an eerie site to drive around cause it looks like a ghost town during the day and darkness at night. Thank God none of my family were hurt or harmed. Unfortunately, most of New Jersey is still all messed up. No food in the supermarkets, no gas anywhere, and MILLIONS still without power. I live in North Jersey, 20 minutes from New York City and it's really scary. Central and South Jersey (Towards Philly) doesn't look so bad. South Jersey (Towards the shore points) is just DESTROYED. Sharks are swimming in the streets of Atlantic City.

Here are some photos of the aftermath:

Superstorm Sandy | Photo Gallery - Yahoo! News

Sandy from above | Photo Gallery - Yahoo! News