Firefighters have to take a special course in dealing with irony.

You're so wound up about the news coverage, you dismiss all the people who suffered losses from this storm that don't live on the Jersey coast.:rolleyes:

Speaking of which, is this whole thing just God's wrath about Jersey Shore?

Yes, god finally got a chance to watch "Jersey Shore" on TV.;)

Sandy is payback for Snooki.

Fair enough.

I read a little snippet in the commuter paper on the Metro about another Nor'easter that's forming and is supposed to hit the mid Atlantic in the middle of next week.

Can't seem to find anything about it online right now, but boy, that would suck. That region doesn't really need any more wind and rain right now.

But all the science isn't it, glatt! It will take YEARS for all the science to be in and THEN we'll know if global warming is real.

Take care now.

By then, there won't be anyone left in the US who knows science. Kids today...

I was reading that Hurricane Sandy could cost the US $50b. I'm wondering if it might be cheaper to outsource our hurricanes to China or India.

Romney will stand up to China. Don't you know that?

Sandy, and for that matter ALL extreme weather, is all the fault of GLBTQ.

And now you know why.

That's true, Brian, that's true. :haha:

From the NY Times...
HA ha, karma's a bitch. This isn't stealing food for survival, no excuse for stealing a safe (probably a strongbox). She's going to find out the punishment for weapons charges in NYC, are a minimum of 3.5 years in jail.

Yeah, he'll work them to death.

Oh thanks Griff, now I'm so fucking angry I'll never get to sleep.:mad2:

Try one of the new "Hurricane Sandy" cocktails.

It's really just a watery Manhattan.


:bolt:

:facepalm:

that right there is funneh.

Plus, I swiped it.

:lol: I'm swiping this, too.

Yeah, that is some evil shit, but we'll never get Romney's full financials so...

Was Hurricane Sandy a message from God for liberals to mend their wicked ways??

:D

Gee, why didn't I think of that when Katrina hit ?
I could have had a V8.

bwaaahahahahahahahaha!!!

and I fucking stole it too!

That's true. Katrina did most of its damage in Democtrat pockets such as Ward 9.

Truthfully, I was just spoofing the Islamic Clerics who are claiming Sandy was sent by Allah to punish America

Muslims tried to build a mosque in lower Manhattan. So god washed Manhattan clean. God promised Lower Manhattan to his people. (Is that why Manhattan has so many Jews?)

so, *so* funny!

That is our second "Promised Land". Now that it has been cleansed, we will begin building settlements

I should probably fess up to stealing that cocktail joke in the first place. :D

We may be too late. Rats have already occupied the Promise Land. So who are god's favorite creatures?

Absolutely not, jokes are made to be told and retold. How often has anyone, other than a pro, ever told you a joke you though they made up? Not many, I'll bet.
No, if you hear a good joke, it's your moral obligation to pass it on to as many as possible. :thumb:

It seems that the Philly area is reaping economic benefits from Sandy. Hardware stores and car dealerships are doing loads of business.

Cleaning up a week later...

http://cellar.org/2012/cleanup1.jpg

http://cellar.org/2012/cleanup2.jpg

Something about this picture of crap being thrown away that puzzles me. I've seen it in pictures from other floods, large and small, also. I see things that could be easily cleaned and sterilized, and wonder if they just want new stuff, or it was in the cellar/garage and decided to finally let it go, or something else?

Maybe the smell just never goes away (like with cat urine).

Its probably a question of insurance. I helped a friend hit all her washable furniture with bleach, since she had no insurance. Others who were well covered just curbed it all.

Hurricane Sandy, foolishly called a 'superstorm', was a Category 'near zero' hurricane. But it did much damage in some tiny areas.

FEMA has now revised their maps on what was damaged and what is necessary to build safely. Those inspired by hype saw pictures of houses in Mantoloking washed from their foundations. Having visited the devastated areas, I could easily provide pictures showing massive damage. But that was isolated and in places where no homes should have existed.

For example, many of those towns are so improperly constructed that roads literally climb up on the dunes to access homes on the ocean. In responsible towns, homes are built back from the dunes. But since homes were built foolishly, then we should call the 'near zero' hurricane a superstorm?

Well, FEMA has just come forth with maps. For example, Seaside Heights suffered near zero damage. But Ortley Beach, the next town north, had some small areas devastated. New FEMA standards apply to many New Jersey towns.

The town of Highlands was foolishly constructed. Its entire business district will be buried in yards (implies at least six feet or 2 meters) of sand for $25million. And then new buildings will be constructed where no buildings should have existed.

All homes in Mantoloking must be raised nine feet (3 meters) higher. Homes in the inland parts of Point Pleasant must be raised 6 to 8 feet. Otherwise insurance rates increase by an average $20,000 annually.

As reported earlier, little damage occurred where the strongest parts of Sandy made landfall. View the weather radar as Sandy made landfall. An arrow points to Avalon and Stone Harbor. (Eye traveled just below MIV and ILG). Go north towards LGA (LaGuardia Airport). Where clear skies get close to rainfall (green) is where Mantoloking is located. They suffered less hurricane force. And most damage. Why? FEMA is now saying with numbers that Mantoloking - a tribute to people with contempt for science - must raise their buildings … by nine feet.

I visited the Mantoloking Post Office. Located along the back bay where wind and resulting waves were trivial. It suffered normal flooding damage. Water was up to building’s ceiling. Even a Post Office was constructed where buildings must be disposable.

View above numbers. A building not properly raised means an insurance bill increases another $20,000. Sanity thanks to Sandy.