Sandy

Don't lite that candle !

SMITTY wrote:

Richard S. wrote:We lose power when someone farts ......

Same here!

SE PA just above Philly:

Rain wasn't terribly bad, I didn't take any into the basement. I had to hand pump the well head (fills with water, flows into basement) a few times during the night, but it stopped filling up around 9:pm.

Lots of big trees down across roads, meaning lots of big trees taking out power lines. Power went off for good around 9:00pm last nite and still not on for ~80% of the area I've been through.

Looks like the shore and NYC really got pounded, 600k in NYC without power atm. Also, we kept seeing what we thought was lightning last night, turns out they were transformers blowing up. A lot of transformers blowing up.....

http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/n ... icut-31941

Notice anything unsafe?


http://www.ameren.com/_layouts/CTP.Flow ... -3.1.5.swf

My homepage is Fox news, they are showing a picture of what was a waterfront street. I grew up on the waterfront and my opinion is this, that area should never be rebuilt at taxpayer expense because no matter what you spend, the ocean will tear it out eventually. Give to the ocean what it has claimed. IT is as bad as building in a flood zone or below sea level and expecting nothing to happen. But there are no consequences as long as the taxpayer bails them out. Probably a seawall could be built to resist this event. But at what cost and how scenic would it be?

KEvin

cArNaGe wrote:http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/live-sandy-in-connecticut-31941

Notice anything unsafe?


http://www.ameren.com/_layouts/CTP.Flow ... -3.1.5.swf

If you are worried about the wires, I had the camera man touch them earlier to be sure the power was out. WE are professionals, we get paid to do this.

I'd be concerned about the tree, the limb on the wire is split at the trunk. If that things lets loose and goes towards him he'll be dead before he can blink.

KLook wrote:My homepage is Fox news, they are showing a picture of what was a waterfront street. I grew up on the waterfront and my opinion is this, that area should never be rebuilt at taxpayer expense because no matter what you spend, the ocean will tear it out eventually.

KEvin

My opinion on the federally subsidized flood insurance is that each property should be given a one shot deal. Once flooded they get the option of receiving the check for the damages or getting a check for the cost of the house and that property is never eligible for federally subsidized flood insurance again.

I could go along with that Richard. Something has to change as nature will continue to happen.

Kevin

Richard S. wrote:

KLook wrote:My homepage is Fox news, they are showing a picture of what was a waterfront street. I grew up on the waterfront and my opinion is this, that area should never be rebuilt at taxpayer expense because no matter what you spend, the ocean will tear it out eventually.

KEvin

My opinion on the federally subsidized flood insurance is that each property should be given a one shot deal. Once flooded they get the option of receiving the check for the damages or getting a check for the cost of the house and that property is never eligible for federally subsidized flood insurance again.

That is how the federally subsidized is in flood prone areas. Once they offer a buyout and you refuse you are on your own. Then you can buy private flood insurance at very high rates.

Flyer5 wrote: That is how the federally subsidized is in flood prone areas. Once they offer a buyout and you refuse you are on your own. Then you can buy private flood insurance at very high rates.

Only for the most flooded properties. I know they did that for a lot of properties in Shickshinny and Plymouth Township.

I own a house in a flood zone. We've lived here
for 43 years and have been flooded many times.
Don't mind the flooding, but when I go to sell this house,
I'll probably just have to donate it to Amity Township to use
as a park. No one will ever get a mortgage for such a house.
Maybe a cash deal, but not much chance of that.

http://nepacrossroads.com/post79496.htm ... cks#p79496

The house we still have on the lot where the other burned is in the same situation. We had a lot of offers after the fire, it wasn't even on the market but we were using it for storage. In hindsight we should of sold it because the last time it would have been flooded was '72 but it was just a garage then. Not sure what is going to happen there, we were hoping they would put a dike in but that's looking unlikely.

I lost electic for 18 hrs. heavy winds and rain,but no damage.Down at the beach the trailer survived with wet carpet and everybody elses stuff in my lot.