Hurricane 'Sandy' in USA


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Take care Singh890 and happy to hear that you are safe. Thanks for the updates. My cousin is in NJ and am trying to reach him to know his status.
 
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Re: Hurricane in USA?

@Appu

What is the situation in Chennai/TN at present with the expected cyclone ??

Gurrala, From last night there was a continuous rain in Chennai & I called to my grandma's home at Cuddalore, there also heavy rain from last night.

But in Vellore(Phone Update from my Dad)there was a continuous drizzling from today morning.

At present(7:00pm) there is no rain in Chennai, but we are Expecting heavy rain from tonight to Tomorrow night due to cyclone.
 
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Ah !! Appu

Such kind of rains really irritates me !! I am glad that I am not living by any coastal place[frustration] I really hate such situations, I wish it goes off soon !!
 
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Ah !! Appu

Such kind of rains really irritates me !! I am glad that I am not living by any coastal place[frustration] I really hate such situations, I wish it goes off soon !!

Even I too don't like rain, but I like the Pleasant Climate, breeze & mild drizzling.

We Chennai guys mostly facing Humid & heat here. Atleast the chill climate for few days makes the Chennaito be Pleasant[:D].
 
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Take Care singh890. And happy to know you are in a safe zone.
Thanks for your concern buddy.

Hello Singh890,

Happy to Hear that you are Safe. Take care
Thank you.

Take care Singh890 and happy to hear that you are safe. Thanks for the updates. My cousin is in NJ and am trying to reach him to know his status.
Thanks rnharish and as of now Sandy has passed NJ and NY area but they are still getting winds and rains from the storm. As it is only 70-100 miles away from NY-NJ as of now.


The link below shows the current location of Sandy and the path it is going to follow.
Hurricane Tracker: View the 2012 storms - Weather | NBC News
 
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Good to know you're safe Singh.

And when man destructs nature, this way nature kicks man's a$$.
Never under-estimate power of nature, even world's most powerful country looks like duck when nature strikes it. Always have harmony with nature.
 
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Even more images of the airport full of 15,000 flood-damaged Sandy cars

The damage from a major natural disaster can be harrowing – loss to life and limb combined with property damage, environmental, economic and psychological impact make picking up the pieces difficult. But long after the crisis ebbs, the damage lingers, becoming ever more pernicious and difficult to discern. Mold inside walls, unseen weakened structures... they all get covered up with fresh coats of paint. So, too, it is with the automobiles affected.

We first told you about these cars yesterday, but now professional photographer Doug Kuntz has agreed to share his incredible aerial images with Autoblog so we can pass them on to you, the reader. Going one better, Kuntz has given us more than twice as many images than what you saw on the Weather.com link yesterday.

The runways full of cars seen above are the four-wheeled remnants of Hurricane Sandy – but they aren't all headed to the scrap heap. These vehicles are but part of the over $63 billion in damage brought by the late October storm, but insurers are hoping to recover some of their own damages by auctioning some of them off, parting others out, and scrapping the rest. The runways of Calverton Executive Airport on Long Island shown above are now home to 15,000 such vehicles – a sliver of an estimated 230,000 cars and trucks damaged or written-off by Sandy.

Some of the cars shown in these images will join thousands of others that will filter their way back into the used car market in some form or another. New York law dictates that complete vehicles must have their titles stamped as "flood" to alert buyers, but it's not uncommon for that to not happen, whether born of intent to deceive or simple neglect.

Snapper Kuntz urged Autoblog to warn you, the reader, of the danger of purchasing flood-damaged cars like these, including damaged electrical and safety systems. In Sandy's case, he didn't just see these vehicles from the air:
"I saw some of these cars parked on the streets of Rockaway with the bags deployed. I talked with tow truck drivers and mechanics who moved these cars, and have worked on Katrina wrecked cars. The tow truck drivers confirmed the airbag deployments, and the mechanics agreed about the problems taking time to show, and be very expensive to fix, and in some cases, not worth the cost."

Kuntz, who referred to such vehicles as "ticking time bombs," believes strongly that all the affected vehicles should be scrapped, and he agreed to share these images with us as long as we relayed his valuable warning. We join him in urging caution when wading into the used car market at all times, but particularly following major disasters like Sandy. It can take weeks, months or even years for flood-damaged cars to reveal themselves, so get your prospective buys properly inspected. And if there's any doubt in your mind, well, just check out the gallery above for 15,000 good reasons why walking away is usually the smart move.

Even more images of the airport full of 15,000 flood-damaged Sandy cars
 

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