Sandy-battered East Coast braces for cold, new storm
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[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319889]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.[/QUOTE]
Thank you for the thread derailment, Frosty the Snowman.
Just because you claim to be able to withstand subzero temperatures, doesn't mean the rest of humankind can.
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319889]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.[/QUOTE]
Really? When's the last time you saw a family huddling for warmth in a house that is practically non-existent while water seeps up from the ground where you live?
Keep acting that living in northern europe makes you some fucking superman. Nobody can deal with this, it's seriously dangerous.
[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]
I know!
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319889]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.[/QUOTE]
Shut up.
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319889]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.[/QUOTE]
I'm so impressed you'll have no trouble getting into my panties now
shit i feel bad for those with no homes though, seriously. i thought it was pretty damn bad up here but it was a shitload worse down there. i'd help if i could but i wouldn't know where to begin.
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319889]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.[/QUOTE]
People are dying. This isn't some stupid competition to see who has it the worst.
That nigga can come at me and the rest of us over in Jersey. Our [I]fabulous[/I] bods and tans will just remind us it's summer constantly.
People really need to learn how to handle cold temperatures.
[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]
My god you're an idiot.
This is an modern city where the inhabitants are not used to conditions like you're used to. They don't know how to survive in a half flooded city without power and heat.
Combine the fact that they just got through a storm that destroyed many homes and did a lot of damage with cold temperatures for that region and lack of shelter PEOPLE WILL FUCKING DIE.
No one cares if you think they're being wusses or not, the fact is that in that area people are already in trouble.
[editline]4th November 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319889]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.[/QUOTE]
The temperature is the problem when EVERYTHING IS FUCKING WET AND CAN'T BE WARMED UP.
oh god it really is the day after tomorrow
also hi GyroburnerV2
[QUOTE=DELL;38320667]People really need to learn how to handle cold temperatures.[/QUOTE]
People can handle cold just fine...for a little while. People in the northeast are used to temperatures like this in the winter, but most people only experience those temperatures for a few hours at a time, maybe a day at most. Extended exposure to cold temperatures causes all sorts of health problems, including the possible onset of hypothermia, which can be fatal.
[QUOTE=DELL;38320667]People really need to learn how to handle cold temperatures.[/QUOTE]
are you goddamn serious? are you going to really be bagging on homeless people? we just got hit by a hurricane nigga, they ain't gonna nut up cause they're homeless, and now a freezing storm is gonna come and finish the deal. why is it that hard to understand?
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319420]Woop de fucking do. It was in the 20's (F) here last night.[/QUOTE]
Woop de fucking do. In Northern Ontario we have to get used to -20 to -30 Celsius winters for months at a time. That doesn't mean -1C is any less of a fucking problem you fool.
[editline]November 4, 2012[/editline]
Have any of these people saying -1C is not a big deal even left their house?
All of you saying cold isn't unbearable because it's colder elsewhere : they don't have any heat anymore. Russians can bear -20°C temperatures because they warm themselves up at home with a radiator, a fire or warm clothing.
The areas are flooded, their stuff soaked if not lost, no power and no possibility to make a fire (this is new york)
[QUOTE=-Get_A_Life-;38320761]All of you saying cold isn't unbearable because it's colder elsewhere : they don't have any heat anymore. Russians can bear -20°C temperatures because they warm themselves up at home with a radiator, a fire or warm clothing.
The areas are flooded, their stuff soaked if not lost, no power and no possibility to make a fire (this is new york)[/QUOTE]
Whats that? all of my winter clothing that I store in the basement has been flooded and is now ruined/sopping wet and unreachable? My house has no power and its -1c outside?
I'll be fine in my fall jacket and sweaters, yeah it will be a breeze.
[QUOTE=Andokool12;38320759]Have any of these people saying -1C is not a big deal even left their house?[/QUOTE]
I don't find -1C a big of a deal when I head for work (walk for about 15-20 minutes then take a bus)... It's just a matter of getting used to it, really. Doesn't mean everyone is used to it though, I'd think a lot of americans (no offense intended) are uncomfortable when it reaches 0 celsius. I hope most people will be alright, though! I wish them luck and hope they will be able to cope given the flood and the temperatures...
Again, no offense intended.
I hope everyone will be okay!
Fuck off, cold. I have enough people to worry about over there.
[QUOTE=Knallex;38321276]I don't find -1C a big of a deal when I head for work (walk for about 15-20 minutes then take a bus)... It's just a matter of getting used to it, really. Doesn't mean everyone is used to it though, I'd think a lot of americans (no offense intended) are uncomfortable when it reaches 0 celsius. I hope most people will be alright, though! I wish them luck and hope they will be able to cope given the flood and the temperatures...
Again, no offense intended.[/QUOTE]
Probably because you're walking for shorter than 30 minutes outside, otherwise probably mostly in a heated building. These people just got hit by a hurricane, so just waltzing inside isn't really an option for them. Any temperature is bearable for a short time, doesn't mean you can take it for days on end.
I live in a town where we can hit 40ºC on any fine day. I can't imagine what it would be like to withstand temperatures of -1ºC, let alone without heat and electricity.
Wait, was this article talking about a rhetorical storm or..what?
[editline]4th November 2012[/editline]
Nevermind, I'm an idiot. There's a nor'easter heading for the east coast again. Lovely!
My house was a few inches from flooding and we got through Sandy fine enough, some people we know lost almost everything and still have no heat or power. I'm incredibly lucky right now. I'm in NJ.
I don't think some people can survive another storm, no matter how small.
[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]
Actually I've lived in -35C without power, and my sister had to go to the doc with temperature injuries. This is low wind, no house/structure damage, and no water. Come on bud.
I live in South East CT on the coast of Long Island Sound and there are parts of my town that have huge amounts of blown over trees and on the river and waterfront areas, there are shipwrecks and giant chunks of docks and piers everywhere. Some of the waterfront homes were flooded and apparently a few even were destroyed by waves. Also most of the businesses down in our lower areas were flooded. It's going to take us a bit of time but we'll recover from it though.
Winter in NY is no fucking joke, we get an average of 4-5 feet of snow every year.
To everyone talking about "dealing with cold temperatures", spend a day living in a cardboard box in the midst of winter.
[QUOTE=BorisJ;38319285]-1C
"cold"[/QUOTE]
Have you ever been in the middle of winter with no electricity and no heating? Get stuffed
At 30 (F), a human can only last a few hours or so before hypothermia kills them. And if they are wet, that number drops to around an hour and a half.
So to put it simply, prolonged exposure to even a little below freezing equals dead.
[QUOTE=Rebi;38321905]Probably because you're walking for shorter than 30 minutes outside, otherwise probably mostly in a heated building. These people just got hit by a hurricane, so just waltzing inside isn't really an option for them. Any temperature is bearable for a short time, doesn't mean you can take it for days on end.[/QUOTE]
I've been out for 8 hours in -20 celsius, but like I said, it takes getting used to. It used to be horrible for me too.
It was a high of 82F here in Texas today. I'd fucking die if it went below 45F for more than 24 hours.
I have no idea how I didn't lose power. I've lost power in every minuscule storm but when a fucking hurricane happens and every tree is down I somehow make through it fine. I'm in Virginia but only 100 ft from the Maryland border.
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