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Bane Necran

Appono Astos

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#1 - 2012-10-29 21:50:03 UTC | Edited by: Bane Necran

Seeing as this monster is about to land and begin wrecking our stuff i thought someone should make a thread to consolidate all the news. Should be an interesting next couple days.

What we know so far:

It's big, and coming for New York.

Frankie has also issued a warning for the New Jersey Area.

And i'd like to get in early saying there's some highly suspicious things about the path it's taking. Could it be manipulated somehow? A reptilian shapeshifter plot to stall the elections for some terrible reason?

Will update with news of destruction when i can. Hopefully there won't be much.

Stay safe any EVE players in affected areas.

Live Stream from New York.

Live Updates from NYtimes.

"In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness." ~Miyamoto Musashi

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Alara IonStorm Likes received: 5,477	#2 - 2012-10-30 00:07:23 UTC \| Edited by: Alara IonStorm Up in Toronto I have never seen winds like this. I hope power doesn't go out but I bet it will. It hasn't even hit yet.

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Caleidascope Republic Military School Minmatar Republic Likes received: 606	#3 - 2012-10-30 01:32:56 UTC Around 4th of July this year we had a bit of weather. The power was gone for nearly a week. I was nearly bored to tears. My advice: get some batteries and radio, put some talk radio on. Life is short and dinner time is chancy Eat dessert first!

Bane Necran

Appono Astos

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#4 - 2012-10-30 01:56:43 UTC | Edited by: Bane Necran

I'm a little further up the east coast so i'm not really feeling it yet, but should be soon.

Just crazy watching what's going on in NY. CNN is saying 2.8 million without power. Guy in the live stream says he can smell burned rubber strongly everywhere, from the exploding transformers. Could take a long time to get power back.

"In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness." ~Miyamoto Musashi

Touval Lysander

Zero Wine

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#5 - 2012-10-30 02:12:18 UTC | Edited by: Touval Lysander

I just checked all this out in Australia.

I saw 3 photos.

2 of cars driving - 1 on the shoreline and 1 on a flooded street.
1 of people standing near a beach "playing".

I watched a video of a crane boom falling with hundreds of people on the street.

And I asked wtf were you thinking??!?!?!

People cannot be THAT stupid, surely? And yet..... Shocked

>> For those that got/going through it and did the sensible things - heartfelts from Aus. Hope all is well.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-30/residents-ignore-warnings-to-watch-storm/4340520

^^ what these morons CAN'T FIGURE OUT is SOMEONE ELSE has to rescue them if things go pear-shaped.

"I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."

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Azumi Zimu Likes received: 160	#6 - 2012-10-30 02:20:39 UTC Explosion in NY

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Surfin's PlunderBunny Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic Likes received: 29,245	#7 - 2012-10-30 02:30:04 UTC I stay off the east coast for this exact reason. Too bad though, I'd love to move to New Orleans "Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff Want to see what Surf is training or how little isk Surf has? http://eveboard.com/pilot/Surfin%27s_PlunderBunny


Bane Necran Appono Astos Likes received: 1,793	#8 - 2012-10-30 03:03:17 UTC Think the worst of it is over now. Tide has peaked and the eye passed. Doesn't seem like it was extremely devastating, but we've yet to see just how much damage it did. "In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness." ~Miyamoto Musashi


Caleidascope Republic Military School Minmatar Republic Likes received: 606	#9 - 2012-10-30 03:31:33 UTC Bane Necran wrote: Think the worst of it is over now. Tide has peaked and the eye passed. Doesn't seem like it was extremely devastating, but we've yet to see just how much damage it did. It was Category 1, the devastating part was just hype by MSM. Life is short and dinner time is chancy Eat dessert first!

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MinefieldS 1 Sick Duck Standss on something Likes received: 209	#10 - 2012-10-30 03:36:20 UTC The lights flickered about 30 times in 5 hours and that was it.

Bane Necran

Appono Astos

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#11 - 2012-10-30 03:45:49 UTC | Edited by: Bane Necran

Caleidascope wrote:

It was Category 1, the devastating part was just hype by MSM.

Category is mainly about wind speed, and if we learned anything from New Orleans it's that the storm surge is what you need to watch out for. It still brought a lot of water inland, but with the massive size i was expecting even more. I think it claimed the record for having the lowest barometric pressure.

"In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness." ~Miyamoto Musashi

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rodyas Tie Fighters Inc Likes received: 1,329	#12 - 2012-10-30 05:25:09 UTC Bout time a jersey shore appreciation thread got made here for us to discuss the "Situation" Signature removed for inappropriate language - CCP Eterne

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baltec1 Bat Country Pandemic Horde Likes received: 19,001	#13 - 2012-10-30 05:29:54 UTC 1 Radio over here hooked up with an abc report. They made it sound like the day after tomorrow... It wasnt even a hurricane when it hit so makes you wonder what sort of damage a cat 5 would manage. Also yes, people are dumb.

Webvan

All Kill No Skill

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#14 - 2012-10-30 06:21:37 UTC | Edited by: Webvan

Six more inches of water and they are going to start cooling the NJ nuclear power plant with fire hoses as the pumps fail...
http://news.yahoo.com/u-nuclear-plant-declares-alert-sandy-storm-surge-045428689.html

Then next high tide comes at 10am, could be worse...
http://pelham.patch.com/articles/high-tide-precarious-time-during-the-storm

Caleidascope wrote:

It was Category 1, the devastating part was just hype by MSM.

It may not have been strong, but it was big, came in on high tide and on the full moon. Buoys were moving some 35 ft high.

edit: Suffolk county emergency management saying the coming 10am tide may not be as high. I suppose if this had been a cat 2, NJ could be glowing right now?

I'm in it for the money

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12

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Borascus Likes received: 654	#15 - 2012-10-30 10:31:53 UTC If you've got mountains to the west and a river running through NY it might be worse. good luck!

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Jno Aubrey Galactic Patrol Likes received: 64	#16 - 2012-10-30 12:23:13 UTC Well, here in the DC area we seem to have dodged the bullet - mostly some flooded roads and some power outages in treed areas. NY and NJ not looking so good this morning though. Also, Federal Government has been shut down for two days, causing the deficit to recede slightly... Name a shrub after me. Something prickly and hard to eradicate.


Webvan All Kill No Skill Likes received: 14,071	#17 - 2012-10-30 15:45:24 UTC Jno Aubrey wrote: Also, Federal Government has been shut down for two days, causing the deficit to recede slightly... Well if we can convince them to to extend that to four days, that would cover the estimated $20 billion in damages from the hurricane. I'm in it for the money Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12

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Micheal Dietrich Kings Gambit Black Likes received: 2,444	#18 - 2012-10-30 16:27:07 UTC rodyas wrote: Bout time a jersey shore appreciation thread got made here for us to discuss the "Situation" I heard Hurricane Sandy was blowing the more of the east coast than Snookie. Out of Pod is getting In the Pod - Join in game channel IG OOPE

Bane Necran

Appono Astos

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#19 - 2012-10-30 17:52:46 UTC | Edited by: Bane Necran

Some vids from Liveleak:

Hurricane Sandy hitting East 8th street and Avenue C.

Guy Jetskiing around New Jersey.

Shark swimming around New York.

The crane breaking.

Alternate angle of the Con Edison substation explosion.

Aerial View of New Jersey aftermath.

"In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness." ~Miyamoto Musashi

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Hrothgar Nilsson Likes received: 498	#20 - 2012-10-30 23:23:01 UTC I'm sure if New York were still Nieuw Amsterdam, the Dutch would have seen fit to avoid all this damage with dikes and seawalls and such. I've... seen things you people wouldn't believe... Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion...

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