11-05-2012, 04:06 PM
I do hope that the relief efforts have been helping. I know that in the face of what was going on, a local Ambulance Company sent 5 crews to New York (before the storm), and that our local Electric Provider sent about 60 men to New Jersey ahead of time to be ready. One of them, I know. He's the father of my Son's Girlfriend.
For us, the storm was crazy, we got drenched, the river across from where I worked tested the limits of the new flooding precautions that the city had implemented (oh god if they hadn't I would still not be able to get to work).
We were lucky. By those who live around here, we call Mansfield "Little San Fran" because of the hills. I swear, I don't think there is a completely flat street in this town. That helped.
But even the low lying areas around here, where there was rampant flooding, and power loss, suffered oh so very little as compared to the coast. Stay Safe people of the lounge.
For us, the storm was crazy, we got drenched, the river across from where I worked tested the limits of the new flooding precautions that the city had implemented (oh god if they hadn't I would still not be able to get to work).
We were lucky. By those who live around here, we call Mansfield "Little San Fran" because of the hills. I swear, I don't think there is a completely flat street in this town. That helped.
But even the low lying areas around here, where there was rampant flooding, and power loss, suffered oh so very little as compared to the coast. Stay Safe people of the lounge.
nobody ever slaughtered an entire school with a smart phone and a twitter account – they have, however, toppled governments. - Jim Wright