Judith, you’ve probably read my previous post on this subject by the time you read this one and going to be hitting the ceiling. Before you bang your head on it, please realize that I was NOT complaining about those who decided to stick it out rather than evacuate…. I was complaining about those who made that decision but did NOT take the necessary precautions. I just find it difficult to excuse the actions, or inactions, of those who knowingly place themselves in jeopardy without at least taking suitable precautions.
Am I asking too much, or expecting too much of people to do this? I know there’s a Bell curve, but I thought the majority of people had enough sense to know what their essential needs are when power, water, and communications are not available. … maybe I’m wrong?
Ed in Oregon
From: iPad@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iPad@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Judith
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 7:52 AM
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iPad] OT Hurricane Sandy
Can we have a little sympathy and not go back to another 3 days of bickering about people deserving what they got for not evacuating! There are some people on this list that just have to take the opposite of whatever subject comes up just for the sake of an argument.
It is not fair at all for all of you to judge why someone did not evacuate if you are not in their shoes. There are people in the same situation as Eden that were NOT in an area to be evacuated and they are in the same dire situation. How about a little empathy and a helping hand instead of all these "told ya so".
Judith Barnett
Pooh4jvn@pacbell.net
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On Nov 2, 2012, at 11:52 PM, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:
>> I am here in NY & the situation is desperate. We are down to less than a 1/2 tank of gas.
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> I am very sorry for your situation.
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> I am astounded that, given days of warning, people who chose to stay chose to stay with anything less than full tanks in all vehicles. And less than 3 days of non-refrigerated food on the shelves.
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>> The lines for gas are more than 2 hours long & that's if they don't run out of gas. Sandy was the East Coast equivalent of Katrina.
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> Except Sandy gave a LOT more warning.
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>> ... lower Manhattan still has no power...
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> Just last year we were without power for 6 days with Irene.
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>> The amount of devastation & loss here & in New Jersey looks like the pictures you see in history books when talking about World Wars or even the Atomic Bomb.
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> Been there. Lived thorough storms like that.
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>> There was much controversy in NY today when the Mayor decided to go ahead with marathon on Sunday.
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> The Mayor cancelled the marathon.
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>> We here in NY & NJ were not prepared for the magnitude of this storm. Many took this storm lightly. I will tell you that those that did will never underestimate a warning again.
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> Some in NY and NJ actually *listened* to the predictions and warnings and got the hell out of there. As I would have had I not lived inland and at 400' above sea level.
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>> Oh by the way, the temperature is in the low 40s & has been very windy tonight. We are also expecting a nor'easter to hit us either Wednesday or Thursday.
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> The current forecast for Staten Island does NOT include a nor'easter:
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>> Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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>> Wednesday Night
>> Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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>> Thursday
>> Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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