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Gerritsen Beach, the little peninsula community in Brooklyn, was designateded as Zone B, so residents weren't worried when Mayor Bloomberg ordered a mandatory evacuation of Zone A as Hurricane Sandy barreled our way. But when the intense storm hit, homes were ravaged, with the surge brining 5-8 feet of water to flood houses. Daniel Cavanagh, lieutenant with the volunteer Gerritsen Beach Fire Department, tells us, "No one was ready, no one had medications," as he and other "vollies" rescued frantic residents from their homes all night.
Cavanagh, who also runs GerritsenBeach.net, and his colleagues had been steadily fielding calls on Monday. and as the storm got stronger they kept coming. By the 6:30-8:30 p.m. period when high tide was hitting the flooding was steady. Besides worrying about getting residents (including an elderly woman in a wheelchair) to safety, firefighters had to worry about protecting the fire engine from the rising water!
They nearly lost the fire engine twice as the surge powered down Gerritsen Avenue, which is the only way in and out of Gerritsen Beach. Cavanagh says the surge went from the water's end of the avenue all the way to the school, nearly a mile away!
I don't 'blame' the victims. I blame their elected officials.
I've already donated to help those who need it.... I tend to put my money where my mouth is... being a conservative. I don't need some half assed lefty deciding what I should support.
Thanks for posting this Jillian. From the map picture, it does look like they would have be in a relatively protected area. I guess the full moon really did affect flooding.
How is it getting into the city and out for out of towners. I know of a couple that plans on taking up supplies from the Boston area and I will tell them about this community.
I don't 'blame' the victims. I blame their elected officials.
I've already donated to help those who need it.... I tend to put my money where my mouth is... being a conservative. I don't need some half assed lefty deciding what I should support.
wtf is your problem? It's comments like these that keep me from voting for "conservatives."
Hmm, they weren't ready. This after almost a week's worth of warnings that the largest storm in memory was heading their way? This is typical liberal thinking at it's best. EVERY weather expert in the nation tells you this will be a storm like no other this generation has ever seen. EVERY expert tells you that you can expect storm surges maybe as high as 20'. EVERY expert tells you to prepare for maybe up to a week without power. EVERY expert tells you to evacuate if you live in flood prone areas or near the ocean. Common sense tells you to either evacuate or at least stock pile the neccessities that you need to survive yet you ignore all these experts because you think the govt is all knowing and will and should take care of you. This community is in Sheepshead Bay, on a pennisula. It is almost completely surrounded by water. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to KNOW this area would be in danger.
None of the subways into Brooklyn are running? That really makes it tough. I hope someone in that neighborhood contacted FEMA. Are hotels helping with people that are suddenly homeless?Thanks for posting this Jillian. From the map picture, it does look like they would have be in a relatively protected area. I guess the full moon really did affect flooding.
How is it getting into the city and out for out of towners. I know of a couple that plans on taking up supplies from the Boston area and I will tell them about this community.
they never saw it coming. the whole area is a mess.
that seems to be what happened... the moon plus the surges just wiped them out.
getting into the city is ok today. tomorrow they may go back to the requirement that you have 3 or more people in the car to go into manhattan. i'm told metro north is running some lines and the LIRR is running on all lines except for long beach. we have no subway system at my end of the world... but bus travel has been ok.
None of the subways into Brooklyn are running? That really makes it tough. I hope someone in that neighborhood contacted FEMA. Are hotels helping with people that are suddenly homeless?Thanks for posting this Jillian. From the map picture, it does look like they would have be in a relatively protected area. I guess the full moon really did affect flooding.
How is it getting into the city and out for out of towners. I know of a couple that plans on taking up supplies from the Boston area and I will tell them about this community.
they never saw it coming. the whole area is a mess.
that seems to be what happened... the moon plus the surges just wiped them out.
getting into the city is ok today. tomorrow they may go back to the requirement that you have 3 or more people in the car to go into manhattan. i'm told metro north is running some lines and the LIRR is running on all lines except for long beach. we have no subway system at my end of the world... but bus travel has been ok.
Hmm, they weren't ready. This after almost a week's worth of warnings that the largest storm in memory was heading their way? This is typical liberal thinking at it's best. EVERY weather expert in the nation tells you this will be a storm like no other this generation has ever seen. EVERY expert tells you that you can expect storm surges maybe as high as 20'. EVERY expert tells you to prepare for maybe up to a week without power. EVERY expert tells you to evacuate if you live in flood prone areas or near the ocean. Common sense tells you to either evacuate or at least stock pile the neccessities that you need to survive yet you ignore all these experts because you think the govt is all knowing and will and should take care of you. This community is in Sheepshead Bay, on a pennisula. It is almost completely surrounded by water. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to KNOW this area would be in danger.
again...another person who doesn't read. they were told they were in a safe area and were told they didn't have to evacuate.
you do realize that if people don't have to evacuate they don't leave their homes, right?
what else would you have had them do? they'd still need help getting the area cleaned up?
i just love compassionate conservatives.
Hmm, they weren't ready. This after almost a week's worth of warnings that the largest storm in memory was heading their way? This is typical liberal thinking at it's best. EVERY weather expert in the nation tells you this will be a storm like no other this generation has ever seen. EVERY expert tells you that you can expect storm surges maybe as high as 20'. EVERY expert tells you to prepare for maybe up to a week without power. EVERY expert tells you to evacuate if you live in flood prone areas or near the ocean. Common sense tells you to either evacuate or at least stock pile the neccessities that you need to survive yet you ignore all these experts because you think the govt is all knowing and will and should take care of you. This community is in Sheepshead Bay, on a pennisula. It is almost completely surrounded by water. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to KNOW this area would be in danger.
You made it partisan. Why don't you go pee on someone else's thread?Hmm, they weren't ready. This after almost a week's worth of warnings that the largest storm in memory was heading their way? This is typical liberal thinking at it's best. EVERY weather expert in the nation tells you this will be a storm like no other this generation has ever seen. EVERY expert tells you that you can expect storm surges maybe as high as 20'. EVERY expert tells you to prepare for maybe up to a week without power. EVERY expert tells you to evacuate if you live in flood prone areas or near the ocean. Common sense tells you to either evacuate or at least stock pile the neccessities that you need to survive yet you ignore all these experts because you think the govt is all knowing and will and should take care of you. This community is in Sheepshead Bay, on a pennisula. It is almost completely surrounded by water. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to KNOW this area would be in danger.
again...another person who doesn't read. they were told they were in a safe area and were told they didn't have to evacuate.
you do realize that if people don't have to evacuate they don't leave their homes, right?
what else would you have had them do? they'd still need help getting the area cleaned up?
i just love compassionate conservatives.
This compassionate conservative has already donated. And I'll donate again if necessary. What this compassionate conservative doesn't do is make it a partisan issue. I leave that to you - you are so much better at it than I am.
Hmm, they weren't ready. This after almost a week's worth of warnings that the largest storm in memory was heading their way? This is typical liberal thinking at it's best. EVERY weather expert in the nation tells you this will be a storm like no other this generation has ever seen. EVERY expert tells you that you can expect storm surges maybe as high as 20'. EVERY expert tells you to prepare for maybe up to a week without power. EVERY expert tells you to evacuate if you live in flood prone areas or near the ocean. Common sense tells you to either evacuate or at least stock pile the neccessities that you need to survive yet you ignore all these experts because you think the govt is all knowing and will and should take care of you. This community is in Sheepshead Bay, on a pennisula. It is almost completely surrounded by water. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to KNOW this area would be in danger.
They said the same thing last year and the storm pettered out....shrug..
So all people who live there are Dems?
Hmm, they weren't ready. This after almost a week's worth of warnings that the largest storm in memory was heading their way? This is typical liberal thinking at it's best. EVERY weather expert in the nation tells you this will be a storm like no other this generation has ever seen. EVERY expert tells you that you can expect storm surges maybe as high as 20'. EVERY expert tells you to prepare for maybe up to a week without power. EVERY expert tells you to evacuate if you live in flood prone areas or near the ocean. Common sense tells you to either evacuate or at least stock pile the neccessities that you need to survive yet you ignore all these experts because you think the govt is all knowing and will and should take care of you. This community is in Sheepshead Bay, on a pennisula. It is almost completely surrounded by water. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to KNOW this area would be in danger.
again...another person who doesn't read. they were told they were in a safe area and were told they didn't have to evacuate.
you do realize that if people don't have to evacuate they don't leave their homes, right?
what else would you have had them do? they'd still need help getting the area cleaned up?
i just love compassionate conservatives.
You made it partisan. Why don't you go pee on someone else's thread?again...another person who doesn't read. they were told they were in a safe area and were told they didn't have to evacuate.
you do realize that if people don't have to evacuate they don't leave their homes, right?
what else would you have had them do? they'd still need help getting the area cleaned up?
i just love compassionate conservatives.
This compassionate conservative has already donated. And I'll donate again if necessary. What this compassionate conservative doesn't do is make it a partisan issue. I leave that to you - you are so much better at it than I am.
Hmm, they weren't ready. This after almost a week's worth of warnings that the largest storm in memory was heading their way? This is typical liberal thinking at it's best. EVERY weather expert in the nation tells you this will be a storm like no other this generation has ever seen. EVERY expert tells you that you can expect storm surges maybe as high as 20'. EVERY expert tells you to prepare for maybe up to a week without power. EVERY expert tells you to evacuate if you live in flood prone areas or near the ocean. Common sense tells you to either evacuate or at least stock pile the neccessities that you need to survive yet you ignore all these experts because you think the govt is all knowing and will and should take care of you. This community is in Sheepshead Bay, on a pennisula. It is almost completely surrounded by water. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to KNOW this area would be in danger.
I have little compassion for dumbasses.
