Some folks on Long Beach Island, New Jersey are being told they can come back to their houses, but, because all the gas mains were cut when the island was split, they are going to have to "temporarily" convert to propane.
Okay, A2Kers, who has done such a thing and how complicated is it?
Joe(It's all in the family)Nation
@Joe Nation,
youll have to change the orifices (orificae?) of your burners and stoves to handle propane.
@farmerman,
Good to know, F-Man, that doesn't seem such a burden.
Water heater, too.
Joe(thanks)Nation
@Thomas,
I would be honored to meet your parents, Thomas. However, given my family situation, they may not approve of me.
Come to think of it, I'm not sure I approve of me.
@Joe Nation,
If its a tankless ater heater, the orifices can be changed fairly easily. Dont know bout the tanky kind
@Eva,
You have an unusual family situation? I guess I missed it.
I don't have any kind of family situation, but I doubt they would approve of me, just on general principle.
@Roberta,
Roberta wrote:
I don't have any kind of family situation, but I doubt they would approve of me, just on general principle.
Whoever doesn't approve of you Lady Roberta should just jump into an active volcano ... on general principle. Just sayin....
@tsarstepan,
Aw shucks.
Because of your kind tribute, tsar, if I meet Thomas's parents, I promise not to use an X rated words. R, maybe. X, no.
@Joe Nation,
Meanwhile a fresh round of evacuations is starting in advance of the nor'easter.
http://www.wbur.org/npr/164396639/evacuation-ordered-in-brick-new-jersey-ahead-of-intense-noreaster
Quote: There is no good news for New Jersey this morning. Already struggling to clean up from the mess left behind by Superstorm Sandy, an intense winter storm is on its way.
In fact, officials have already ordered a mandatory evacuation for residents living in the low-lying areas of Brick, New Jersey.
"Brick lists a number of areas from which residents must evacuate, while 'strongly' encouraging some whose homes were damaged or otherwise affected by Sandy to leave the area as well," CNN reports.
The Newark Star-Ledger reports that forecasters are now expecting this nor'easter to be stronger than they originally thought. The Star-Ledger reports:
"In a briefing by the National Weather Service's Mount Holly office, the coastal nor'easter already predicted to hit New Jersey ... will be more intense and move more slowly through the region than had first been thought, carrying the potential of even more damage to a state still struggling to recover from the pummeling it took from Sandy.
"Higher wind gusts are now expected, as well as more significant coastal flooding to a shoreline with few natural defenses left.
"The nor'easter, expected to hit early Wednesday and strengthen as the day goes on, has 'the potential for a high-impact event, and unfortunately the storm may fall over places affected by Sandy,' said meteorologist Mitchell Gaines with the National Weather Service. 'Whenever you get storm-force wind gusts, there is always the chance of power outages.'"
Remember, there are still many people without power. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, 1.35 million homes and businesses were still dark yesterday afternoon.
The Weather Channel reports that by Wednesday "wind gusts over 60 mph seem most likely from Cape Cod into Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and eastern Long Island. Occasional gusts over 50 mph are possible in New York City and Boston. Gusts along the Jersey shore should primarily be in the 40-50 mph range."
Copyright 2012 National Public Radio (Source).
@Sturgis,
Interesting on the forecast strength. I was just going to post this on the 2012 hurricane thread...
Quote:An early-season Nor'easter is taking shape along the coast of South Carolina today, but
is now forecast to be weaker and move farther offshore than originally forecast, resulting in lower impacts to the New Jersey and New York coasts than originally feared.
...
The Nor'easter's strongest winds will likely affect eastern Long Island and coastal Massachusetts, where wind gusts up to 60 mph will be possible Wednesday evening and Thursday. The storm's heaviest rains will stay offshore, and only Eastern Massachusetts can expect to see more than 1" of rain. The storm isn't going to tap into a large reservoir of cold, Arctic air, which will limit snowfall amounts to perhaps 1 - 2" along a swath from Northern New Jersey northeastwards, across Western Massachusetts and into Maine. While the storm will slow down recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy, this is a pretty ordinary Nor'easter of the type the Northeast sees several times per year, and will not cause major damage.
Weather Underground
@JPB,
I figure the basics of the storm no matter what they are will wreak havoc for those in the areas which were hit last week. The usual barriers are already demolished so there's nothing to protect the areas.
Places such as the Jersey shore, the Rockaways, Staten and Long Island are still in many cases covered in sand and debris. This will essentially be an example of ripping the bandage off a just starting to heal wound, leaving it exposed.
Strong or weak, it's not something which is wanted right now.
FYI, there is a Frank Apisa sighting... (kicky too, a few posts up from Frank's.)
Frank Apisa wrote:
Ya mean there were places where pot was illegal???
I didn't know that.
Hey Kick. Just got power back at 11:00 am today. Over a week without power, lights, Internet, land line phone...and my cell would not work because the towers were compromised until yesterday or the day before.
Whatta bunch of ****.
http://able2know.org/topic/183615-30#post-5159874
Almost two weeks post Sandy, and one week after the landfall of Hurricane Judy in Jackson Heights. Judy is my sister who had to evacuate from Belmar,NJ. She arrived at my door last Sunday, and we've spent a pretty good week of sisterly togetherness. A highpoint was lunch yesterday at Katz"s deli on E.Houston St. in Manhattan. We learned today that her house has electricity, and was not severely damaged. Loss of shingles and trees, and more damages may be discovered. She plans to return home Thurs.
Many hundreds, perhaps thousands of people in NYC are still displaced. The lucky ones have friends or relatives, friendly relatives, relative friends, to give them shelter. People with money can go to hotels or second homes. It's the poor people who are suffering, those poor before Sandy, those who've lost everything as a result of storm devestation. Shelters are filled with families and the elderly evacuees from nursing homes in Zone A. Prospects for return to their old homes are not bright...severely damaged or destroyed completely in many cases. People living in Public Housing, high rise projects are still without electricity, heat, water.
Many shelters are in NYC schools, affecting students' ability to return to their schools. There is already talk of Fema trailers being brought into the city. From what I've been hearing and reading and seeing in the papers, on line, on the radio Sandy was in many ways as bad as Katrina,with one happy exception, fewer people died.
@nextone,
Oh dear. That's very hard for people.
Glad that, at least, you got to enjoy Hurricane Judy!
@nextone,
My cousin is cooking for displaced people in Brooklyn, and has been for days. She's paying for this all out of her own pocket (I wish I could give her some cash to help). I saw an FB update from a guy I went to HS with (on LI; he still lives there) and as of last night he was still without power. The house 2 doors' down from my folks (also LI) is still damaged although the tree that went through its roof made dandy firewood.
There are people who are still affected. Just because the news cycle has moved on doesn't mean the disaster is done.
Friend in Long Beach got power back on Saturday. Still can't move home because the basement & first floor need to be gutted.
@jespah,
Re: News cycle. NYC papers definitely not moving on from continuing problems in NYC. Coverage of New Jersey's problems has diminished.
In Sunday NY Times style section was a lengthy article about clients of a downtown hairstylist, having to endure the hardship of travelling uptown to be groomed in his apartment. One client did express concern that she would look like a "shallow person", but went on to explain that a haircut really raised her spirits in such a sad time. I snorted when I read this, but also admit that tomorrow I'll be heading into Manhattan for a haircut, originally scheduled for Tues., 11/30, postponed when Sandy hit late Monday ,11/29.
