elsiegee40 Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) Having seen the news this morning my thoughts are definitely with everyone out there. The clear up operation is going to take some time. I hope Matt is able to get back on air soon. Heaven only knows what his family have been going through back home. Edited October 30, 2012 by elsiegee40
localzuk Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 The difficulty, as the bloke on the news explained, is that usually when a storm hits, its small enough just to affect a single state or area. So when it comes to clean-up, the nearby areas/states send help to clean up as quick as possible. With it hitting such a large area, that's not going to happen this time, as those people are busy in their own areas. Like the Subway - something like 7 tunnels flooded and they reckon it'll take at least 4 days to drain them before they can even assess the damage!
Domino Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Well, two of the POPs connecting to our Waltham datacentre are currently underwater...and our Boston office appears to have disappeared. I'm sure I'll hear some horror stories as the yanks wake up...
Geoff Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Like the Subway - something like 7 tunnels flooded and they reckon it'll take at least 4 days to drain them before they can even assess the damage! Pictures of the subway, 86th street station.
mattx Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 Having seen the news this morning my thoughts are definitely with everyone out there. The clear up operation is going to take some time. I hope Matt is able to get back on air soon. Heaven only knows what his family have been going through back home. They are ok - I spoke to them this morning. My youngest quite excited by it all. Problem now is power - 80% of long island is without it. This is where I am. No internet but the MPLS circuit is up so I am RDPing back into our London office and using that connection. Did not get much sleep last night - too windy on the 8th floor. Loads of people sleeping in the lobby of the hotel. Trees this morning blocking roads but as hotel is a 10 min walk from office I got in. 1
Dos_Box Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Nice to hear you are safe and sound Matt Nice vid from yesterday BTW! I just hope they get the airports sorted out for your return. 1
elsiegee40 Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Glad to hear all is well (or at least as good as can be expected) Matt. Hopefully the airport, and transport to it, will be back in business by your return date! 1
mattx Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 Nice to hear you are safe and sound Matt Nice vid from yesterday BTW! I just hope they get the airports sorted out for your return. I don't mind staying a few more days..... I'm into my second week now. By boss flew back last weekend as he needs to get to Seoul. And everyone has been really nice, making sure I'm ok etc etc - I've loads of friends here and just before the storm hit I was helping someone pack up the garden chairs etc and making sure windows were boarded. The Americans really know how to deal with this and are really well prepared - the UK could learn a thing or two.
elsiegee40 Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 It's a huge change from your school days and the height of excitement being gerbil cam or a great tit raiding a nest box! 1
mattx Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 It's a huge change from your school days and the height of excitement being gerbil cam or a great tit raiding a nest box! True !! I suppose I'm lucky that I have now worked in some of the most interesting of positions. Give this one 8 more years and then will see what I end up doing next.....[ If I last that long....some of the work can really test your stamina... ]
Domino Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 [ If I last that long....some of the work can really test your stamina... ] ooh-err http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120709172449/meme/es/images/7/71/If-you-know-what-I-mean-mr-bean-meme.jpg
mattx Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 ooh-err http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120709172449/meme/es/images/7/71/If-you-know-what-I-mean-mr-bean-meme.jpg Dirty boy....... ;-)
DT2 Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Only on a Friday that mate Oh Danny boooooyyyyyy! :sings: I could blooming murder a tolly's fish n chips Howzit? Bit wet and windy here, well I suppose the ground is pretty much dry, as the wind is coming in sideways right about now. And the river level is up, but no wet feet just yet. Glad to see you're out the other side of it Mattx. We were out in it yesterday and it was pretty rough, blowing the car all ways. Had to get the eldest daughter to hospital as she broke her arm..... Fine time to do it. DT
Andrew_C Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Not a big hurricane in the scheme of things; however, the big problem could have been when it merged with one of the two cold systems coming in from Canada. I've not followed the news in detail, so I've missed exactly where and when they met.
localzuk Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Not a big hurricane in the scheme of things; however, the big problem could have been when it merged with one of the two cold systems coming in from Canada. I've not followed the news in detail, so I've missed exactly where and when they met. Careful with your terminology. Sandy was *huge* - some reports putting it at 500 miles across, but not as strong as others have been.
Andrew_C Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Careful with your terminology. OK, I'll give you that, but it was still only a Cat 1 hurricane. As I said, the real damage comes from the merging with the other systems. You have to be careful, given that a Category 1 hurricane in October is not itself unusual—and what's really unique about Sandy is its collision with another, extratropical or winter storm system. Still, there is much that can be said here, even though scientists are careful to emphasize the remaining uncertainties:
localzuk Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 OK, I'll give you that, but it was still only a Cat 1 hurricane. As I said, the real damage comes from the merging with the other systems. When it hit land, it wasn't even a hurricane any more. You're right, some of the issues were caused by the other winter storm it collided with - hence the heavy snowfall in the Appalachian Mountains. However, the problem was mainly down to the sheer size of it and its accompanying surge (13ft of water), and the fact it was so slow moving - 15mph! Our storms over here move a heck of a lot faster, so they don't hang in one place hammering it for a long while.
mattx Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 Been a bit hetic over the last few days in the office. Yesterday after the storm we had no internet and only one of the MPLS circuits up. So I managed to get people working by re-routing some of the traffic so it used the MPLS - good old HOSTS files..... Last night the final circuit [ which was the backup MPLS ] went so no comms at all in the office. I have managed to setup a 2 phone hotspots and have the office working off those. Outlook Web Access for E-mail and a slow but stable connection to the company's main web service site. So people are working but only just. Could be a few days before circuits are back up. I'm due to fly back Saturday but have a feeling I may be here a bit longer.
6Foot2 Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 I suppose it could be a big storm, or it could just be England in early June. Hurricane Sandy: Time lapse: New York City, from Sunday 1:00 PM to Tuesday 2:30 PM
6Foot2 Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 Link: Hurricane Sandy: The Superstorm - The Big Picture - Boston.com A total of 57 photographs.
6Foot2 Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 At around 23 minutes 40 seconds in the video below Professor Iain Stewart makes a statement that would appear to be an accurate forecast of Hurricane Sandy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=P-D0VEN4ZGo#! However he was talking in general terms and sot saying that such a storm was imminent. I do think, though, that it lends weight to the point he was making at that stage in the documentary.
mattx Posted November 2, 2012 Author Posted November 2, 2012 All being well I am due to fly to Washington tomorrow morning [ 6am ] and then get a connecting flight back to Heathrow. Just heard I may be needed in Mexico the first week of Dec so fingers crossed that trip will be less eventful than this one. Looks like I may crack the 30,000 miles this year which is not bad going.
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