Hurricane Sandy = non event

[Capt Caveman]

fixed that for you!

Yep, the flooding of NYC is only inconvenient. Idiot troll.

 

[moonbogg]

Yep, the flooding of NYC is only inconvenient. Idiot troll.

You just don't get it do you? Water evaporates. Water gives life and you consider it your enemy? If you hate water so much, why don't you just go ahead and hitch a ride on the next rocket to Mars?

In the very serious situation that NYC is facing, I find your trolling to be very distasteful. -Admin DrPizza

 

[Capt Caveman]

You just don't get it do you? Water evaporates. Water gives life and you consider it your enemy? If you hate water so much, why don't you just go ahead and hitch a ride on the next rocket to Mars?

You do know that Atlantic City has already received $ billions in damage.

Yeah, the NYC subway system(the largest in the country) will easily be able to remove the water and get all of the ruined electrical systems up and running b/c it's just water.

In OT, we have posters that are having their basements flooded where their furnaces are.

If there are widespread power outages, based on the large area, it may take a long time for power to be restored which puts elderly and those needing electricity to power life-saving medical devices in jeopardy.

Stop posting idiot. Reported for trolling b/c you can't be this stupid.

 

[EagleKeeper]

What nor easter, The jet stream carrying a high pressure cold air truff from NW colliding with a a warmer weather low pressure . The only nor easter involved here is people comparring this hurricane to that of a nor easter, Than the other front that ran inland along the eastern and southeastern states . Its not a perfect storm as perfection is hard to obtain . That and the timing . A perfect storm on eastern states would effect me in MN . Thats not happening for a year or there abouts

Take a look at the sat photos now with the storm 200 miles off shore.

See how far the storm reaches.

Now this storm is going to come inland for another 200+ miles.
That means shifting the photo's 400-500 miles toward you.

Now it is going to have impact on you.

 

[kage69]

10 whole feet? I've seen bigger waves at raging waters. So, we got a forecast of cloudy with a chance of heavy rain? As a california resident, I do have experience with heavy storms, so i'd expect Sandy to follow inline with those.

Maritime knowledge fail. Surge != waves.

I think your indignation would be more appropriate if we were talking earth quakes. As someone who has spent a lot of time on Florida's Left coast and The Keys, your heavy California storms mention has me mystified.
Did I miss some huge disasters out there that weren't earth quakes? I've been through dozens of hurricanes, some lame, some down right terrifying, but have never heard of anything like that from my friends in San Diego.

A large, somewhat unique storm is heading towards a heavily developed and populated area, only fools would stick their hands in the sand and dismiss it outright.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Hurricane Sandy: Economic Impact Could Exceed $10 Billion a Day

Hurricane Sandy moved closer to the New Jersey coastline Monday morning and was expected to pummel shore communities with 85 miles per hour wind, extreme tides and severe flooding later this afternoon.

The National Hurricane Center has warned nearly half a dozen states including New York, Virginia, Connecticut and Pennsylvania to prepare for what many are calling a "Frankenstorm" — a frightening mix of rain, snow and wind that's part hurricane, part nor'easter.

More than 60 million Americans are likely to be impacted by Sandy and experts are already forecasting damages in the range of $2 billion to $100 billion.

Hundreds of schools, offices, shopping malls and restaurants have closed their doors in anticipation of the hurricane. Broadway theaters canceled their shows. Atlantic City casinos sent gamblers home.

New York City suspended all subway and bus service and New Jersey shut down its public transportation. U.S. stock markets also halted both floor and electronic trading on Monday. The last time the New York Stock Exchange closed because of a weather-related event was on Sept. 27, 1985, when Hurricane Gloria pounded the East Coast.

Airlines have grounded thousands of flights in the Northeast; according to the flight-tracking service FlightAware, nearly 7,500 flights had been canceled for Monday and Tuesday. President Obama declared New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia as state of emergencies.

Ryan Sweet, a senior economist at Moody's Analytics, says Sandy would be a costly storm but one that would have little impact on fourth quarter gross domestic product.

"It's much more a regional story…[Sandy] will not have significant U.S. macro economic implications," he says in a phone interview. Sweet estimates the lost economic output between Washington, D.C. and New York City would equal at least $10 billion a day.

Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial, says Sandy could boost spending "fairly dramatically" as people stock up on food, water, batteries and other essentials before the storm hits landfall.

"This will show up in increased spending at hardware and home stores," she writes in a recent note. "There should also be an increase in spending, once damages from the storm are assessed and repairs get underway. That spending could borrow a bit from traditional holiday sales, depending on how much insurance is paid on those claims."

The closure of supermarkets, retail stores and restaurants could "negatively impact retail sales by half a percent," according to Lance Roberts, CEO of Streettalk Advisors. Sandy's damage may result in lost wages and a rise in unemployment claims in the short term, he says, but hurricanes can also boost GDP depending on the severity of the damage and cost to homeowners and local businesses.

Sandy's wrath could push up gasoline prices if oil refineries and oil ports in Philadelphia, Northern New Jersey and Delaware go offline, notes LPL Financial economist John Canally. Power outages are the most serious threat to businesses and consumers, he adds, but Sandy could have the same effect on retail spending as last October's abnormal East Coast winter storm: not much.

"People are sitting in their homes and not spending," Canally says. But "it's not like a week before Christmas" or another major holiday, he adds.

Hurricane Irene in 2011 cost an estimated $15 billion to $20 billion in damages.

 

[SheHateMe]

Everyone listen to MoonBogg, he is a meteorologist and probably successfully predicted the "overhype" that would come with Katrina.

Hence, why he is now on an online forum, predicted the severity of storms.

 

[moonbogg]

You do know that Atlantic City has already received $ billions in damage.

Yeah, the NYC subway system(the largest in the country) will easily be able to remove the water and get all of the ruined electrical systems up and running b/c it's just water.

In OT, we have posters that are having their basements flooded where their furnaces are.

If there are widespread power outages, based on the large area, it may take a long time for power to be restored which puts elderly and those needing electricity to power life-saving medical devices in jeopardy.

Stop posting idiot. Reported for trolling b/c you can't be this stupid.

Why the vitriol? If the media cries wolf in epic fashion time and time again, why should I be blamed for remaining skeptical of this "uber storm"?

 

[Capt Caveman]

More than 50,000 without power in MA. My guess the numbers are much greater elsewhere. And it's only getting to get worse.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Why the vitriol? If the media cries wolf in epic fashion time and time again, why should I be blamed for remaining skeptical of this "uber storm"?

B/c instead of reading and being able to comprehend other's trying to educate you, you continue to act like an ignorant troll.

The fact you think flooding and loss of power is just an inconvenience is idiotic.

 

[TheVrolok]

Trolls be trollin'

 

[Jaskalas]

Landfall around 6pm eastern. It sped up, so less storm surge?

People are going to feel mislead if it doesn't topple the 8ft mark in lower New York.

 

[Charles Kozierok]

You just don't get it do you? Water evaporates. Water gives life and you consider it your enemy? If you hate water so much, why don't you just go ahead and hitch a ride on the next rocket to Mars?

This is just trolling. I don't know why it is tolerated.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Hey MoonBogg do everyone a favor and go stand on the beach in Atlantic City for a couple of hours and then get back to us on how "non-event" this storm is.

 

[Perknose]

Go fuck yourself.

You should have posted that attack here.
Countdown to Weather/Political Opportunism
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2279618

You are neither a mod or a sex therapist, so take your advice and shove it.

What you are is a mediocre, overly angry, little partisan putz enraged by a factual link that makes your Magic Mormon presidential candidate look like the "say anything" opportunistic ass that he is.

You are also a poster boy for a drastic change in our posting rules. Watch out, Bub, that time may be coming.

 

[moonbogg]

B/c instead of reading and being able to comprehend other's trying to educate you, you continue to act like an ignorant troll.

The fact you think flooding and loss of power is just an inconvenience is idiotic.

Alright alright, I get it. I will withhold judgement until the storm unfolds and proves to be more than a typical storm. Its not that the storm can't cause damage, but they are making it sound like it could be the end of the entire east coast. I call BS on the extreme nature of what is predicted. I can already see its a storm, but I am doubting that it will be a MEGA STORM!

 

[kage69]

Hurricane Sandy: Economic Impact Could Exceed $10 Billion a Day

Ouch!




Clearly this storm shares Obama's Marxist plot to bankrupt this nation! Wait, how do we even know this is a hurricane anyway? I want to see official papers proving it's not really a wealth transferring typhoon from the Indian Ocean!

 

[Nemesis 1]

Moonbog quote Alright alright, I get it. I will withhold judgement until the storm unfolds and proves to be more than a typical storm. Its not that the storm can't cause damage, but they are making it sound like it could be the end of the entire east coast. I call BS on the extreme nature of what is predicted. I can already see its a storm, but I am doubting that it will be a MEGA STORM!
Nemesis

We could never get that lucky from a storm. Other means must be used to accomplish the feat you speak of . Wait for it . Wait for it

 

[Charles Kozierok]

You are also a poster boy for a drastic change in our posting rules. Watch out, Bub, that time may be coming.

That's the most encouraging thing I've read on this board in weeks.

I'm sure the people in NJ getting flooded will be happy to know this was a "non-event".

 

[Londo_Jowo]

I suspect the east coast will experience another major black out due to this storm. All it's going to take is 3 or 4 main power stations to shut down and the rest will fall like dominoes. The states that are capable of sustaining their power demand will separate from the adjacent states and this will exacerbate the problem for the northern states power grid.

 

[Nemesis 1]

Take a look at the sat photos now with the storm 200 miles off shore.

See how far the storm reaches.

Now this storm is going to come inland for another 200+ miles.
That means shifting the photo's 400-500 miles toward you.

Now it is going to have impact on you.

No its not . I don't have to look at the pics . I already know. Other than warmer weather over the next to weeks. Thats all the suffering we shall see . A proud new RED STATE we are. I not proud of the switch but my state is at least tring to overcome the mistake that lead to the up and coming tribulation . This isn't part of it.. You can elect Christ himself now and it won't change one thing. Whats done was done in 08 no second chances.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Landfall around 6pm eastern. It sped up, so less storm surge?

People are going to feel mislead if it doesn't topple the 8ft mark in lower New York.

Surge is determined by wind speeds of the hurricane and local tides. If I'm not mistaken this may be worse as high tide is around 8pm so it will be closer to high tide when the storm begins to come ashore.

 

[Steeplerot]

You are also a poster boy for a drastic change in our posting rules. Watch out, Bub, that time may be coming.

About time...take the trash out already, it stinks to high hell in here.

 

[jpeyton]

Epic hype.

Better hype than the alternative: a NFL stadium full of people pissing and shitting on themselves waiting 5 days for supplies.

 

[Nemesis 1]

Trolls be trollin'

Tis true , But many elements here . Fear confusion indecision ect. ect. That may come across as trolling . Me I not trolling even tho it might seem so . No friend I am the real deal . Live with it.