Hurricane Sandy

I saw a comparison of Sandy and Irene... Sandy is a LOT bigger!

 

The wife is excited about the prospect of 12 inches........... of snow.

 

Lake Michigan? That's not normally a lake you can surf on is it?

 

Where in Vermont are you coming to visit?

I live near the Burlington airport, where I suspect you are flying in.

A lot of places to the south of me have lost power, but I don't know if it is for the long term, and the certain areas being referred to are remote parts of the state. Right now where we are, all is calm- for the moment.

Vermont is a very tough state, especially when it comes to the weather. You will be fine when you come here, I'll bet.

 

Yep, snowing hard as we speak here in SWVA. I pray we keep power. raying:

 

No work tomorrow! I feel like I'm 8 years old again!

 

Good to hear that you're okay though. I need someone to fight with about Ben. I've been watching the board closely seeing if any of the regular names I know have been inactive since the storm. It would be horrible to have someone on this site suddenly stop posting forever after that storm.

 

Yes it was a massive storm. We left pittsburgh Monday am after the skins game and we drove in a steady 30 mph wind until we were an hour west of Chicago. Unreal how big that was. Chicago was going to shut down Lake Shore drive due to the wind and waves. Hope everyone made it through this one safely!

 

There are so many people that lost everything they own that it's tragic to think of how comfortable I still am and others who feel as though we can't help directly. I've lost all trust in government to do what it needs to do to help these people that if I donate clothes, food, money or anything else that it will help directly. If FEMA can't find it's way there then how can anything I send make any difference? There is so much red tape and BS union thugging going on that there are more people that will be hampered rather than helped.
Its funny (not really) but I said to my wife that when Haiti got crushed by an earthquake that Americans had concert benefit after concert benefit for however long it took to try and help that nation. Tonight they had a 1 hr special that nobody really paid attention to. The media just doesn't care.

 

It is very sad, but your government really has not shown interest in helping those who truly are in need. I mean, if the 1st responders at the WTC disaster haven't been cared for, what chance does anyone else have? That really isn't meant to be political banter either, it applies to all politicians of all parties. After hurricane Katrina, I figured the government learned their lesson. This time around, Obama promised there would be immediate help to all those in need, and so far, many have been ignored. It's just inexcusable.

I have no idea if the Canadian government would be any better in time of crisis, I hope so, but it hasn't been put to the test as we generally don't get hit with the same type of disastrous weather you guys do.