Sandy-battered East Coast braces for cold, new storm
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Source: [url]http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/04/14920100-sandy-battered-east-coast-braces-for-cold-new-storm?lite[/url]
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Sandy confronted new challenges Sunday: plummeting temperatures and the looming threat of another significant storm.
With the mercury dipping into the 30s overnight and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in New York City, its northern suburbs and Long Island still without electricity six days after the storm, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said "it's going to become increasingly clear" that homes without heat will be uninhabitable as temperatures drop.
That means that residents who have been reluctant to leave their homes will have to, and that they'll need housing.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city expects that it will have to find housing for 30,000 to 40,000 people.
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Again??!!
I was fortunate we only got a lot of rain and wind, nothing too severe. I'm in Maryland though, but still it wasn't too far. The hurricane could have hit us instead of them easily.
[QUOTE=redBadger;38319151]I was fortunate we only got a lot of rain and wind, nothing too severe. I'm in Maryland though, but still it wasn't too far. The hurricane could have hit us instead of them easily.[/QUOTE]
I'm in Maryland as well.
I know, you told me :p
Why does it keep implying that all of the east coast was affected by Sandy? Us in the southeast had clear skies while the whole fiasco went on.
[QUOTE=Aspen;38319188][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFNK9lgc0iQ[/media][/QUOTE]
Goddamnit, I wanted to say that one...
Ninja'd before I even hit the reply box...
-1C
"cold"
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319285]-1C
"cold"
:usa:[/QUOTE]
What a stupid fucking comment.
"Cold" is an observation. 40F would be cold as fuck to those in Aruba. Nothing to do with "'Merica."
[QUOTE=faze;38319313]What a stupid fucking comment[/QUOTE]
The stupid comment is -1C being cold and makes homes without heating uninhabitable. Uncomfortable yes, but not uninhabitable.
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319340]The stupid comment is -1C being cold.[/QUOTE]
It's cold if your body is used to 70F+ weather. Just shut up. -1C to me is not cold here in the mid-Atlantic region (where NJ/DC is). Just stop with that shit.
[QUOTE=faze;38319351]It's cold if your body is used to 70F+ weather. Just shut up. -1C to me is not cold here in the mid-Atlantic region (where NJ/DC is). Just stop with that shit.[/QUOTE]
The whole article is an exaggerated joke and you're just too embarrassed to admit it.
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[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319357]The whole article is an exaggerated joke and you're just too embarrassed to admit it.[/QUOTE]
Do elaborate.
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319340]The stupid comment is -1C being cold and makes homes without heating uninhabitable. Uncomfortable yes, but not uninhabitable.[/QUOTE]
If you are a baby, elderly, infirm, or otherwise not in great shape, than yes, -1C is very fucking uninhabitable.
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319340]The stupid comment is -1C being cold and makes homes without heating uninhabitable. Uncomfortable yes, but not uninhabitable.[/QUOTE]
I don't know about you but I wouldn't want to spend god knows how long in a shell of a house in sub-zero temperatures.
[QUOTE=faze;38319373]Do elaborate.[/QUOTE]
[quote]Sandy confronted new challenges Sunday: [/quote]
Ok so far.
[quote]plummeting temperatures and the looming threat of another significant storm.[/quote]
Plummeting would be below -10C at the very least. Significant storms isn't 80mph - that isn't actually that strong and is easy to walk in and does minimal damage to decent structures.
[quote]With the mercury dipping into the 30s overnight[/quote]
Woop de fucking do. It was in the 20's (F) here last night.
[quote]and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in New York City, its northern suburbs and Long
Island still without electricity six days after the storm, [/quote]
One of the few sections that isn't exaggeration or scaremongering.
[quote]New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said "it's going to become increasingly clear" that homes without heat will be uninhabitable as temperatures drop.[/quote]
Now that's utter bullshit. Those temperatures would be uncomfortable but definitely not uninhabitable.
[quote]That means that residents who have been reluctant to leave their homes will have to, and that they'll need housing.[/quote]
Again bullshit.
[quote]New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city expects that it will have to find housing for 30,000 to 40,000 people.[/quote]
A waste of time unless their house is flooded.
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319420]Ok so far.
Plummeting would be below -10C at the very least. Significant storms isn't 80mph - that isn't actually that strong and is easy to walk in and does minimal damage to decent structures.
Woop de fucking do. It was in the 20's here last night.
One of the few sections that isn't exaggeration or scaremongering.
Now that's utter bullshit. Those temperatures would be uncomfortable but definitely not uninhabitable.
Again bullshit.
A waste of time unless their house is flooded.[/QUOTE]
Whatever, Russia. Go back to your perogies and snow. Don't force it on the rest of us.
[QUOTE=faze;38319453]Whatever, Russia. Go back to your perogies and snow. Don't force it on the rest of us.[/QUOTE]
Nice stereotyping.
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319464]Nice stereotyping.[/QUOTE]
You're the one talking about -1C being nothing to bitch about.
[QUOTE=faze;38319484]You're the one talking about -1C being nothing to bitch about.[/QUOTE]
You're generalising any country colder than the USA as Russia. Go figure.
(And -1C is nothing to bitch about. Come back when you hit -23.)
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319489]You're generalising any country colder than the USA as Russia. Go figure.[/QUOTE]
It's the furthest north.
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319489]You're generalising any country colder than the USA as Russia. Go figure.
(And -1C is nothing to bitch about. Come back when you hit -23.)[/QUOTE]
This isn't a "who lives in the coldest country" competition.
Whoever is saying 30 degree weather is fine and dandy is being oblivious. My friends have been without power for a few weeks a few years ago due to the ice storm. His younger brother got hypothermia, and would have died if he stayed in the house and didn't go the hospital. It is easy to say "Psh that is nothing" when you probably are living off of your parents' heating bills and haven't had this situation occur to them.
[QUOTE=redBadger;38319151]I was fortunate we only got a lot of rain and wind, nothing too severe. I'm in Maryland though, but still it wasn't too far. The hurricane could have hit us instead of them easily.[/QUOTE]
I lost power for seven days and several of my friends lost their homes, shit's bad here in New Jersey. I'm not excited for this storm.
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319420]Ok so far.
Plummeting would be below -10C at the very least. Significant storms isn't 80mph - that isn't actually that strong and is easy to walk in and does minimal damage to decent structures.
Woop de fucking do. It was in the 20's (F) here last night.
One of the few sections that isn't exaggeration or scaremongering.
Now that's utter bullshit. Those temperatures would be uncomfortable but definitely not uninhabitable.
Again bullshit.
A waste of time unless their house is flooded.[/QUOTE]
really
what are you trying to prove
just stop
[QUOTE=PyroCraz3d;38319696]really
what are you trying to prove
just stop[/QUOTE]
He's trying to prove that he's a "badass" because he's from northern Europe and he basks in mommy/daddy's heat when it's cold as fuck outside.
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319420]Ok so far.
Plummeting would be below -10C at the very least. Significant storms isn't 80mph - that isn't actually that strong and is easy to walk in and does minimal damage to decent structures.
Woop de fucking do. It was in the 20's (F) here last night.
One of the few sections that isn't exaggeration or scaremongering.
Now that's utter bullshit. Those temperatures would be uncomfortable but definitely not uninhabitable.
Again bullshit.
A waste of time unless their house is flooded.[/QUOTE]
oh my god hahahaha
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319340]The stupid comment is -1C being cold and makes homes without heating uninhabitable. Uncomfortable yes, but not uninhabitable.[/QUOTE]
It's the -1C on top of flooding, no electricity, no fuel, no nothing
If you think most people could survive in that situation, I don't know what to tell you
Motherfucker. I hope this storm doesn't cause more power outages.
[QUOTE=rilez;38319805]It's the -1C on top of flooding, no electricity, no fuel, no nothing
If you think most people could survive in that situation, I don't know what to tell you[/QUOTE]
Wrap up well and you'll definitely not die..
Flooding's the only real issue there, the temperature isn't really a problem. Students in most of the north of the world deal with that on a daily basis (Poorly insulated and poorly/not heated flats in subzero temperatures), it's not really news worthy.
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