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Some rattling of the A/C units in the window frames, lots of rain then … no rain. Keep in mind that I am two alleys off the main street and face the back of another building, as you will see:
Will do my best to report again in 2 hours or so ….
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blogenfreude
9:22 pm • Monday • October 29, 2012
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@mellbell: you are in DC right? what neighborhood?
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mellbell
9:26 pm • Monday • October 29, 2012
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@blogenfreude: South end of Adams Morgan, close to Dupont.
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blogenfreude
9:32 pm • Monday • October 29, 2012
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@mellbell: Had apartment @ 17th and P for the duration of law school and 2 years after … here? Still no real issues at my location.
And that location? You are close to one of my favorite restaurants … Meskerem. Tried it?
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blogenfreude
9:52 pm • Monday • October 29, 2012
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And 4 important Sandy questions answered here.
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mellbell
10:08 pm • Monday • October 29, 2012
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@blogenfreude: Yes, and it’s very good, but their injera just isn’t as sour as I like. My favorite is Habesha Market on 9th, but there are so many I haven’t tried yet.
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blogenfreude
11:17 pm • Monday • October 29, 2012
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@mellbell: the spongy bread is important … educate me if you find something better …
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JNOV
11:20 pm • Monday • October 29, 2012
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@blogenfreude: Well…
Sandy has made landfall this evening and continues to push a huge storm surge onshore in New Jersey and New York. The MTA has reported that the East River subway has flooded with 4 feet of sea water.
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ManchuCandidate
11:59 pm • Monday • October 29, 2012
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Lots of websites originating in NYC seem to be down.
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JNOV
12:10 am • Tuesday • October 30, 2012
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@ManchuCandidate: They shut down part of the power grid, and then other parts of the grid lost power.
@nojo: Ahem.
In Manhattan a few hours earlier, a construction crane atop one of the tallest buildings in the city came loose and dangled 80 stories over West 57th Street, across the street from Carnegie Hall.
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JNOV
12:11 am • Tuesday • October 30, 2012
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And that Mutiny on the Bounty ship sank. I blame Johnny Depp.
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ManchuCandidate
12:13 am • Tuesday • October 30, 2012
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@JNOV:
Probably does a lot to explain the uneven internet.
Hope every one is safe.
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blogenfreude
1:38 am • Tuesday • October 30, 2012
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YouTube not letting me upload latest video – all it says is nothing to say … winds at the back of my building not anything to speak about, reports elsewhere tell me the city is hurting. My power is still on … impact here is negligible if even that. More as I learn about it …
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nojo
1:41 am • Tuesday • October 30, 2012
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@JNOV: Everybody’s got a livecam on it, so they don’t miss the crane de-dangling.
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Mistress Cynica
3:18 am • Tuesday • October 30, 2012
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Friend in the Village without power. Radio silence from Brooklyn. NYT reports “no timeline” for getting subways up and running. Major flooding. Last I saw on FB, Prommie had not left his waterfront house.
I’m in Germany, thinking of all my east coast stinquers and feeling very grateful I fly home through Chicago.
Fun note: iPad autocorrect wanted to change stinquers to “satin queers.” I like it.
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All the rain has opened up leaks in our roof that were “fixed” months ago, but we’re in no danger of water coming up from below, so it could be much worse.