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leveymg

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12. The storm surge is nowhere near as extreme. Snow, now turning to dirty NYC street slush.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 01:27 PM

Jan 2015

Snow in January in New York - same as it ever was.

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A storm tracks 50 miles more to the east than expected and some folks get angry at the warnings and [View all] stevenleser Jan 2015 OP

I think the most melodramatic, hair-on-fire reactions on DU are by individuals alleging LanternWaste Jan 2015 #1

Some people just aren't happy unless they are "justifiably" miserable. kentauros Jan 2015 #2

There was no reason to shut down the subway other than to lock-down NYC leveymg Jan 2015 #3

Puh-leeeeze. Agschmid Jan 2015 #5

Scoff if you like, but this is what many New Yorkers have concluded leveymg Jan 2015 #8

So politics is a better filter than safety? Agschmid Jan 2015 #27

Yes there is reason to do so. Knowledge gained from past snowstorms. stevenleser Jan 2015 #6

The system never stopped running, Steven. leveymg Jan 2015 #9

Yes, they ran them only in the underground areas. You understand that, right? nt stevenleser Jan 2015 #15

Yes, Steven, but they also shut down the underground, most of the system. Understand that? leveymg Jan 2015 #16

Pretty easy to Monday morning quarterback now. HappyMe Jan 2015 #17

Actually, it was easy to see why shutting down the subway was a really bad idea, even if forecasts leveymg Jan 2015 #20

I would rather have him err on HappyMe Jan 2015 #21

The fact is, he erred because he could. leveymg Jan 2015 #23

What? HappyMe Jan 2015 #24

Has to do with social control, and its acceptance. leveymg Jan 2015 #26

Your observation is off. Agschmid Jan 2015 #29

You are reading way, way too much into this. HappyMe Jan 2015 #32

I don't like this aspect of the new normal - municipal lockdowns - do you? leveymg Jan 2015 #34

Yup. Agschmid Jan 2015 #28

The subway took a pounding in Sandy KamaAina Jan 2015 #10

The storm surge is nowhere near as extreme. Snow, now turning to dirty NYC street slush. leveymg Jan 2015 #12

Well, of course not, because the storm tracked farther east than forecast. KamaAina Jan 2015 #13

Even the worst forecast called for a storm surge less than a quarter that during Sandy leveymg Jan 2015 #14

The subway closure had nothing to do with the storm surge IMO. Agschmid Jan 2015 #30

That's exactly my point. Track flooding would be a legitimate reason to shut down the system leveymg Jan 2015 #33

No I think it had to do with the fact that it's not safe to ask MTA workers... Agschmid Jan 2015 #35

Reason to shut down the A to GWB/Wash Hgts, perhaps, but not the entire system leveymg Jan 2015 #37

Oh, I dunno ... how about not having people stranded walking to and from subway stations ? Myrina Jan 2015 #18

I Get RobinA Jan 2015 #19

+1000. "Dept. of Homeland Security (GAH, I HATE that name) mentality at work" kath Jan 2015 #22

Why do they lock-down cities? Because they can, so they do. leveymg Jan 2015 #25

Things like that happen here in Minnesota all the time. MineralMan Jan 2015 #4

OK to make some happy lets go back to the old way with nothing but total gridlock on the east coast ChosenUnWisely Jan 2015 #7

Some people are never happy. HappyMe Jan 2015 #11

You know who to thank... zappaman Jan 2015 #31

I am overjoyed. Shoveling was so much eaxier than I expected this morning. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #36