Hurricane Sandy

And Haiti. Let us not forget.
But i agree NY a mess and it will disrupt city living for weeks or even months.
DH just pointed out that infrastructure over there, like the electrity grid, is not good in the states because it is not regulated and the companies tend to do the minimum.

Poor USA, we were there earlier this year, spent some time in New York and then went down to South Carolina. When they get bad weather they really suffer, looking at the news now, hope they get back to normal before too long same for Haiti and all the other places affected.

scuba diving in the subway! sad that people have died .

Yes. It's bad. Every sympathy to those concerned.

But enough is enough!!! They are milking it.

Milking it??? The pictures from NY are horrific. Just imagine having to leave your home , at night, with the roads blocked and no public transport running. It is a horrendous situation and I feel so sorry for them all.

Well said Greatnan

I wonder why it was not prioritised on the news when it was going through the Carribean, and many more people were being killed.

I can't believe what I've just seen on the news. It's like that film [the one I've never seen with Tom Cruise ]. I like the way that guy wouldn't let the tv reporters interview the people he was taking care of, saying'how''y'thinktheyfeel'!

Millions of people with no power, and such devastation along the coastline. I just saw Washington on the news and so much of it is flooded. New Jersey/Cape May all looking terrible. I hope it calms and people can get heir lives back into some semblance of normality soon.

Nobody wishes to underestimate the suffering in the Caribbean, but I don't see why our compassion should not extend to people in the USA. It is not an either/or situation.

Geraldine - Pleased to hear your son is doing ok! I heard from my son today (NJ/CapeMay) and he and family are fine. Phew.

That's good news Butty.

Good news indeed, Geraldine. I expect it was harder for the British media to get news from Vietnam.
I am a bit of a jinx - earthquake in Christchurch last time I was in NZ, and bombs in Sharm and Taba soon after I had been.

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latest authentic photo from NY

Thank you for bringing that 'joke' to our attention JO5 - Isn't it awful how some people are so quick to laugh at the misfortunes of others.

What on earth is the point of posting 'No comment?' Is it intended to imply that you don't agree with another poster? If so, why not just come out and say why you don't agree. Or perhaps it is intended to be amusing?
48 people have died so far and many more have lost their homes and businesses. I have seen the damage and loss caused by a small flood in Yorkshire a couple of years ago but at least there was no loss of power. For anybody who is not able-bodied, it must be hell on earth to try to rip up sodden carpets and if sewage has been spilled the smell is awful.

It must have been a shocking and terrifying experience for everyone involved.
One of my friends is in the middle of it and I haven't heard from her since Monday afternoon. I do so hope she is ok.

My cousin in Long Island emailed the amusing picture of the Statue of Liberty hiding from the hurricane to me. They are hysterical with relief that it has passed further along, and wanted to reassure us they were safe. They are going out in a few hours to help with cleaning up, and they report that they and their neighbours were lucky to only lose a few roof tiles. The stress are a mess, though.

I hope this dreadful hurricane loses strength now. It's bad enough having blizzard conditions without people's lives being endangered.

Should says 'streets are a mess' although stress does apply! iPad tut!