Frankenstorm Set to Hit the East Coast Next Week
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Chad Feldheimer
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Shaggy
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Shaggy
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This boat sank earlier this morning. They reported a crew of 16. 14 were pulled out of the water and a few hours later they reportedly found one more alive. one still missing. People are wondering why it was out in the storm anyways. I guess it's usually a touring ship that cruises from port to port.
You posters in the storm area, keep posting from time to time so we know you're safe. Because the peace of mind of the rest of us should be first and foremost on your minds.
jazz_fanatic
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This photo was taken in September..
You'd think that by now there has been an opportunity to take a picture there today.
Here's an article about the ship.This boat sank earlier this morning. They reported a crew of 16. 14 were pulled out of the water and a few hours later they reportedly found one more alive. one still missing. People are wondering why it was out in the storm anyways. I guess it's usually a touring ship that cruises from port to port.
www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/10/hurricane_sandy_claims_tall_sh.html#incart_m-rpt-2
I know that hindsight is 20/20, but whoever decided it was acceptable for that ship to be out today was overconfident. Unfortunately, if the captain made the decision, he is missing and likely paid for his mistake with his life.
Gyp Rosetti
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I'm fine. Storm seems done though wind gusts may still be around 40-45 at times. No rain currently but I think there are supposed to be some showers later. Power is out here like it is in a lot of Jersey. I'm currently running my big screen tv and staggering my fridges on my generator. I think I should have enough gas to last me through tomorrow, perhaps even a day or two beyond by which point I'll be able to go out and get more gas even if the power is out which it may be as they're saying 7-10 days possibly. The only negative aspects for me so far are that my sump pump is backed up (clogged?) and not working. It's just about to start to very slowly spill over. That's annoying and shouldn't be that bad I hope. There's also about 30 or so shingles in my front yard but the roof doesn't look too bad.
In everyone's opinion, are these something even claim-worthy with my insurance company? I mean, I feel like my insurance will just go up if I file a claim and that it will cost me more in the long run.
JGolds
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Wes, i actually work in a state farm in idaho. i can understand that there is a lot of stuff going on over there on the east coast right now and it might be difficult to get a midigation crew out there, but alot of midigation crews will ofer free est. i would start there. Then from that point you can decide if it is worth filing a claim. depending on who you are with and how long you have been with them you could potentially loose a "claim free discount" and that will increase your over all premium.
I'd keep a close eye on that water level with your clogged pump. Water can do alot more damage then you can see with your eye.
Very solid advice.
JGolds
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Getting stuff dry should def be a priority.
candrew
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Dodged another bullet - no power outages, no flooding, no wind damage. I called a couple of my friends and they're without power. A couple of others I can't get through to - cell phones are iffy.
My office buidling has no almost no power so I got the day off work - which makes me feel even more lucky because my job is only a couple miles from my house.
I don't want to drive around yet because about 20 roads are closed in just my town.
Had one tense moment. Around 6pm I got tired of all the news so I just shut of the TV and took a nap with my wife. My wife got up and saw some young guy on a cell phone walking up to my front door and trying to look in my windows. We watched him go back and forth 3 times near the front of my house - all the time it's raining with 50 mile an hour winds. Definitely got a bad vibe with this guy, so I took a metal pipe and put it in a trash bag pretending I was taking out the garbage. I walked outside and asked him if there was something I could do for him and he did an about face and walked halfway down the block where his car was parked. Didn't say a word to me. My wife tried to make out his license plate but couldn't. With all my lights out I definitely think this guy was casing my house thinking it was evacuated.
My office buidling has no almost no power so I got the day off work - which makes me feel even more lucky because my job is only a couple miles from my house.
I don't want to drive around yet because about 20 roads are closed in just my town.
Had one tense moment. Around 6pm I got tired of all the news so I just shut of the TV and took a nap with my wife. My wife got up and saw some young guy on a cell phone walking up to my front door and trying to look in my windows. We watched him go back and forth 3 times near the front of my house - all the time it's raining with 50 mile an hour winds. Definitely got a bad vibe with this guy, so I took a metal pipe and put it in a trash bag pretending I was taking out the garbage. I walked outside and asked him if there was something I could do for him and he did an about face and walked halfway down the block where his car was parked. Didn't say a word to me. My wife tried to make out his license plate but couldn't. With all my lights out I definitely think this guy was casing my house thinking it was evacuated.
DutchJazzer
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candrew
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How did you know I have a gas powered computer?
My power's good. Wes is down - Not me.