Tuesday, October 30, 2012

THE REVENGE OF HURRICANE SANDY

Nobody thought it was possible.  But the entire east coast of the United States of America in general and New York City in particular has been trashed by Hurricane Sandy.  The City that Never Sleeps went to sleep when a blackout paralized the city.  Underground subways were turned into rivers.  Entire sections of New York City has been submerged underwater.  It wasn't total armegeddon, but it was close to it as Hurricane Sandy wrecked havoc with normalicy in New York City.  It wasn't nearly armegeddon by fire, but rather it was nearly armegeddon with water---Lots and lots of water as Hurricane Sandy created a gigantic flood that destroyed areas of New York City that wasn't already trashed by seventy miles per hour wind storms.
Lower Manhatten, New York City
The blackout submerged New York City at night into total darkness for the first time ever.  Blackouts wasn't supposed to happen at all in New York City, New York.










The Freedom Tower contruction sight nearby the World Trade Center memorial
Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park before Hurricane Sandy
 
Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park after Hurricane Sandy
Atlantic City, New Jersey
 Port Authority Trans-Hudson's (PATH) underground subway in Hoboken, New Jersey has elevators turned into deathtraps filled with flood water.
Upper Manhatten at 145th Street underground subway station turned into an underground river.

Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey.
 People living in an apartment complex in Waltham, Massachusetts didn't need a roof over their building anyway.

And morning comes to New York City, New York

Hurricane Sandy did something that Occupy Wall Street failed to do---It shut down the New York Stock Exchange for the first time in three decades.  There will be no trading being done today on the New York Stock Exchange.
Manhatten plaza shops in New York City, New York
Riding a bike through the Red Hook Section of Brooklyn, New York City, New York
A parking lot in the financial district of New York City has been flooded so badly, that cars are floating to the surface.
The line for gasoline at the nearby gas station is two miles long in New York City.  I'm serious about this.  All these people are merely waiting in line for the past two miles to use the same six gas station pumps.  A word of warning for those living in New York City, New York---Don't drive a car.  Walk, ride a bike or use public transportation instead.
An oil tanker got dragged a full mile from where it was docked onto the edge of a road in Staten Island portion of New York City, New York.  Good luck trying to drag this oil tanker back to the Atlantic Ocean.  I'm sure you can find a tug boat that can handle the extra weight that a stranded oil tanker will require.  Right?  Where are the tug boat sailers going?  Why are the tug boat sailers running away?  Come back!  My oil tanker is still stranded in Staten Island.
From JWoww's (A cast member of the MTV series Jersey Shore.  Her real name is Jenni Farley) Internet Twitter feed.  I'm guessing this photo was taken somewhere in New Jersey.
Atlatic City, New Jersey's famous boardwalk has been destroyed beyond recognition.  A famous landmark has been reduced to ruins.
Avalon, New Jersey is missing a few street lights.  Can you find where the missing street lights are hiding?
 I hope you don't need a taxi cab in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Little Ferry, New Jersey
 Somebody in Milford, Connecticut lost their trampoline.
 I don't know where in the East Coast this photo was taken, but this photo regarding Hurricane Sandy is from Reuters.
A boat docking pier at Hyannisport, Massachusetts

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