[update] Super-storm Sandy devastates US East Coast

Originally Posted by Will21st

Troll much?

Actually no.Caff is not a troll.They are a regular CF member who has a right to their opinion.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

As I understand it this was the main reason for the power going off in the flooded districts. The electric utilities have been trying to preserve equipment by removing the electrical power that combined with the salt would have caused much more extensive damage.

Thanks for that explanation.

[Will21st]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

Actually no.Caff is not a troll.They are a regular CF member who has a right to their opinion.

Fair enough.... on this occasion it's still trolling.

Aaaand we're back on the topic.

[Hom3r]

Originally Posted by Caff

"squid" or "squib" - I've been getting the term wrong for years!

Anyhow - it still doesn't seem to me to be of the rank of 'super-storm'.

I'll await updates.

I thought a squib was a type of explosive.

This goes to prove how powerful mother nature is.

I have removed several off-topic posts. Stay on topic and refrain from personal attacks or infractions will be issued.

[Pierre]

I know that this storm was terribly inconvenient for the US.

However, does anyone remember that before it hit the good old US of A that it has actually killed 60 odd people and damaged at least 17,000 homes In Cuba and Haiti ?

I know they're poor and insignificant, so who cares ?

Originally Posted by Pierre

I know that this storm was terribly inconvenient for the US.

However, does anyone remember that before it hit the good old US of A that it has actually killed 60 odd people and damaged at least 17,000 homes In Cuba and Haiti ?

I know they're poor and insignificant, so who cares ?

Also they are not American and thus it's less likely to be a story. People relate to people from similar cultures and experiences, it's just the way it is. It's also not new, death occurs on a massive scale daily in Africa and beyond and we don't cover that too much either.

[thenry]

Originally Posted by Pierre

I know that this storm was terribly inconvenient for the US.

However, does anyone remember that before it hit the good old US of A that it has actually killed 60 odd people and damaged at least 17,000 homes In Cuba and Haiti ?

I know they're poor and insignificant, so who cares ?

didnt you post its an non event?

Originally Posted by Pierre

I know that this storm was terribly inconvenient for the US.

However, does anyone remember that before it hit the good old US of A that it has actually killed 60 odd people and damaged at least 17,000 homes In Cuba and Haiti ?

I know they're poor and insignificant, so who cares ?

I'm sure we are all suitably chastened but lets not start another flame war.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by thenry

didnt you post its an non event?

No, I predicted a non- event, which so often happens.

I also posted that I had got it wrong, I take it you didn't see that one.

[thenry]

ah and no. i tuned out after reading the off topic crap.

It seems even a lot of Republicans are talking in hushed tones of global warming now and that these freak weather patterns are becoming more common place.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Damien

It seems even a lot of Republicans are talking in hushed tones of global warming now and that these freak weather patterns are becoming more common place.

Link please.

On the personal side, family in upstate New York are all fine - thankfully, have some damage to properties but we are sending crews up to sort that out. No tenants injured,which is the main thing. Was going to post in happy thread but saw this, so linked two together .

Originally Posted by Itshim

Link please.

http://www.examiner.com/article/bloo...climate-change