NJ Governor Christie announces plan to buyout Sandy-damaged homes in flood-prone areas

Which is better than his original plan of eating the properties.

6 months after Sandy, thousands homeless in NY, NJ

MANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP) — The 9-year-old girl who got New Jersey’s tough-guy governor to shed a tear as he comforted her after her home was destroyed is bummed because she now lives far from her best friend and has nowhere to hang her One Direction posters.

This is a must read.. we stopped attention too soon (like we do every time a disaster hits this planet..)

6 months after Sandy, thousands homeless in NY, NJ

The RED CROSS is doing some damage control.. but calling their response to SUPERSTORM SANDY 'flawless' is an incredibly huge leap

Nothing is flawless.

And certainly the response had mistakes.

Did they do an impressive job given the circumstances? I suppose so. But it would depend on your ask, wouldn’t it..

The RED CROSS is doing some damage control.. but calling their response to SUPERSTORM SANDY 'flawless' is an incredibly huge leap

The Worst Case Scenario

PPL Electric here in Pennsylvania is warning customers of a week-long outage from Sandy

Rumor has it from someone close to me that a restaurant was filled with workers from various states here today.. the person told the waitress they will be here for two weeks.

Could the power outages be THAT bad??

Something else to consider: New Jersey nuclear plants are bracing for the storm, too

The STAR LEDGER reports:

New Jersey’s nuclear plants are bracing for Sandy today, federal regulators and officials for PSEG Nuclear and Exelon said.

"We’ll have to see where it goes, but it looks like it’s going to have a pretty good hit on New Jersey," Sheehan said today.

Sheehan said that federal inspectors with satellite phones will be stationed at the plants through the storm.

Something else to consider: New Jersey nuclear plants are bracing for the storm, too

This is how the Outer Banks in North Carolina have been looking as ocean water pours in..

(Photo: Steve Earley / The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Accuweather’s final forecast on rain totals from Sandy. Up to 8 inches likely in lots of places—and even up to 20 inches in some localized areas. 20 inches. OF RAIN. 

Hurricane Sandy’s latest track, or several tracks, as projected by various computer models. Pick your favorite… My favorite would be a going out to sea, obviously that won’t happen. A weekend to prepare for weather hell next week.

Hurricane Sandy’s latest track, or several tracks, as projected by various computer models. Pick your favorite… My favorite would be a going out to sea, obviously that won’t happen. A weekend to prepare for weather hell next week.

Ok I’m a little scared now