Posted on 11/02/2012 7:13:59 AM PDT by pabianice
Traditionally the reddest borough. They have a history of electing republican borough presidents.
The military can get stuff in and out fast and it will save massive amounts of travel time for the repair crews.
Well done whoever got that initiative underway!
I love Star Trek!!
I almost never watch TV, so I missed all of this.
8 days ahead of time seems like plenty of warning time......
“Why not knock off some marathoners and Barbeque them up.”
Very little meat there.
Staten Isle is white.
Obama hates whites.
I realize the airlift idea is very colorful and dramatic, but what’s the matter with just driving the stuff in?
Yes but Mayor Bammyberg endorsed big O and the NYC marathon is still on. Rejoice comrades—the workers paradise moves ‘FORWARD’. Bear your trifle inconveniences for the motherland—Manhattan, that is.
I’m a Staten Island resident.
There are basically two separate scenes going on here.
First, the interior portion of the island has a very high elevation above sea level. Electric lines down in the street,flooding and fallen trees slammed into houses. This has caused many to be without power but the comraderie among neighbors is very high. Those with power are running extensions to a neighbors house helping with cleanup
and basically being productive.
The second part is the coastal area. Those sections that are at or slightly above sea level have catastrophic losses. Homes are wiped out or uninhabitable. The water has yet to recede in all places and they are still finding bodies. With no power and government help that has been slow or non-existent most of the information residents receive are from the few reporters that ventured there a few days later or other residents that arrived to help. Sadly there are many sites are already stockpiled with various donations of clothing and food but word has been slow to trickle to those areas on where they can go.
The anger about the marathon is palpable here as police resources will be diverted to the marathon route while many are still looking for loved ones.
Clogged roads, flooded streets, fallen trees.
Take yer pick.
There's 40 gallons of water in your water heater. Do you know how to get it out? There's another five in your toilet tank that can be scooped out. Use a gallon paint can for a toilet instead of wasting water flushing it. Steam cook your food when you sterilize the water for drinking, that way you only need one fire.
These are common sense things to many who understand the meaning of self reliance. If you can't take care of yourself for a week, you need to die and get out of the way so productive people can use your house. Yes, I mean it. If you are so old and decrepit AND have never made friends who value your life experiences and skills so much they will assist you, then you need to go too.
Anyone waiting for someone to come and help them because they are out of gas, water, propane, or food after two days is IMO one of the stupid ones. Yes, being stupid should hurt. You are requiring the assistance of people who could be doing productive things like rebuilding storm damaged roads and power lines.
The storm surge was talked about on TV weather channels for four days before the storm hit land. It wasn't a surprise to anyone who took it upon themselves to read a disaster preparation book before the storm. Now, if watching the weather channel before the storm arrives would have interfered with you watching your daily sports of entertainment shows, too bad. Suffer it out.
If you didn't suffer because of the storm, did you go down to the local hospital, school, food bank, police or rescue station and offer your services. Why not. These people are your neighbors for chrissakes! Neighbors helping neighbors in time of need is that so difficult to understand?
I would have broken this man's face had he said that to me. The sorry sonofabitch never thought to help the old lady
Awful. Best of luck to you.
Not sure if the situation is similar but East Rockaway is back up in the area where my brother is.
SI voted for McCain in 2008.
Yes it does seem to explain a lot.
Anyone who condemns "gouging" generally fails to understand that free-market pricing works to efficiently and effectively ration scarce resources and increase the available supplies.
No one can argue that this nation's eventual downfall will be largely attributable to widespread, willful IGNORANCE of basic economics and civics as well as the triumph of emotion over reason.
Staten Island isn’t blue. Nor are parts of South Brooklyn and South Queens.
Those who evacuated before the storm are now back to ruined homes and neighborhoods
They need blankets, water, and food
Your argument is specious
Must be why they aren't getting any help, not that the dims would play favorites. /s
I heard that Bloomie did not take this seriously before it hit.
You know fully well that power utilities are not 'private' in any meaningful sense as, say, Macy's is private. Does Macy's get its income from taxes and fees government levies on the public? Regardless, all utility-owned generators in the area would normally be put to use helping residents during a disaster. Requisitioning them for the mayor's preening display is not acceptable.
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