CT Rain Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I missed out on Irene...but the people I've talked to all agree that Sandy was not nearly as bad here on the coast with respect to tree damage. I just don't know if you can make an apples to apples comparison with outage numbers with this event to Irene or the October snow. And I certainly wouldn't credit any improvement to tree trimming...at least not in my town. All that said...I think the crews are doing a good job all things considered, and I don't doubt there's been some improvement since last years storms. I just think its hard to assess simply by playing a numbers game with outage figures. We're still out FWIW. Down to just 7% in town...starting to think our street may be the last ones. I can see a working streetlight just two houses down and seems most of the main road to which our street connects is restored. Bit of a bummer, but reminding myself it could be way worse. What I've noticed is that the tree damage within a mile or two of the Sound is on par with Irene but once you get a bit inland from there Irene was more impressive. For example the Guilford Green looks much worse now than it did after Irene with 6 huge and healthy trees uprooted. But at my parents house... about 3 or 4 miles inland the damage during Irene was worse. Also with Sandy I noticed some structural damage that I didn't see after Irene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Leaves vs no leaves . If trees had been in full leaf we would have been looking at what Long Island had for tree damage. The trees were fully leaved there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Leaves vs no leaves . If trees had been in full leaf we would have been looking at what Long Island had for tree damage. The trees were fully leaved there No doubt. Winds were also 10-15 m.p.h. stronger than during Irene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 No doubt. Winds were also 10-15 m.p.h. stronger than during Irene. You can tell by the amount of pines and firs that came down. Anything with weight at the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 You can tell by the amount of pines and firs that came down. Anything with weight at the top Along the shoreline there were a lot more leaves of trees too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metagraphica Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 You can tell by the amount of pines and firs that came down. Anything with weight at the top Along the shoreline there were a lot more leaves of trees too. So surprised I didn't lose any of my 80' Spruce trees. I've never seen them bend so much in the gusts. Way more than in Irene. One of my Norway maples that was still 60% green lost a few big limbs. Glad the oaks changed early this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 still no power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 still no power How's the temp in your place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 still no power sucks, 3.5 million meters still out, roughly 10mil folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 How's the temp in your place? we use pots of boiling water to keep it in the upper 50s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 we use pots of boiling water to keep it in the upper 50s Yeah at least the moisture will allow it to feel warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 we use pots of boiling water to keep it in the upper 50s you have Gas? Lucky, hope you get power soon. Was there a lot of damage in your hood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 still no power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Tree damage is beyond awful down here houses totaled just like this one next to my sister in Wilton. At wedding in Greenwich yesterday state troopers at every gas station all ny plates its depressing down here really weird feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Yea sorry that was Irene after 6 day's 41000 meters are still out, roughly 125000 folks. Falling behind Irene restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 after 6 day's 41000 meters are still out, roughly 125000 folks. Falling behind Irene restoration I think 1 customer = 1 meter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I think 1 customer = 1 meter... Ginx has a "meter" fetish. It's his new term lol. But a family of 4 is one "customer" so the number of people impacted is higher lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CT Rain Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 after 6 day's 41000 meters are still out, roughly 125000 folks. Falling behind Irene restoration Looks to me like ~80,000 were without power after Irene on day 6 while Sandy is ~40,000. How is that falling behind? Not to mention the fact the worst of Irene was over early on "day 0" while Sandy wasn't until the end of "day 0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 According to the Witt report 6 day's after Irene 37000 customers remained out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 WTNH) --A Middlebury man fell to his death Sunday morning while cutting a pine tree that had fallen in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Michael Pranulis, 53, was cutting a tree in his yard on Charcoal Avenue when he became entangled in it and fell over forty feet to the ground. He died this morning at St. Mary's Hospital after suffering head trauma and multiple fractures. The tree was being cut as a result of clean up efforts after Hurricane Sandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-01/news/sns-rt-us-storm-sandy-forecastsbre8a101k-20121101_1_hurricane-warnings-issue-hurricane-hurricane-center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 this is just an example!!!! lets just say that each street had two lines down for Irene and one line down with Sandy they would have 2x more work to do with irene so with sandy they should be way ahead of irene.. Looks to me like ~80,000 were without power after Irene on day 6 while Sandy is ~40,000. How is that falling behind? Not to mention the fact the worst of Irene was over early on "day 0" while Sandy wasn't until the end of "day 0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Wow on the Long Island LIPA LIPA also currently estimates that there are up to 100,000 customers from the most severely flooded areas on Long Island whose homes and businesses currently may be unable to receive power. Just wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Major infrastructure work ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Major infrastructure work ahead Dude it's winter, where do we put these people, seems undereported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Dude it's winter, where do we put these people, seems undereported. Well, it might be 60s and 70s there next weekend. But yeah, big problems for a lot of suffering people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 2200 homes still without power here in Fairfield according to the first selectmen's update this morning. Gas crisis in western part of county continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Still no power here at my work in Nyack, NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 still no power UGH...Jesus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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