Comments on: Massive Storm in the U.S. Northeast…

By: Natie

Natie — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:27:48 +0000

still no Power…am in Starbucks where there’s wi-fi

Disasters bring the best and worst in people, obviously.. Love to all of us. We’re still here posting.

By: Vicky

Vicky — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:54:39 +0000

Marketman, because of these disasters here and around the world, I am thinking of storing canned food for emergencies that could last for two weeks or more. Since replenishing them every month can be costly and it’s possible you can lose track of time, I am wondering if our locally canned and glass contained food like sardines, corned beef, etc… would be still be edible beyond its expiration date and how long. I have read that the US canned meat like Hormel and Spam can last for 3 years or more beyond their expiration date. This assuming the items have been kept in cool and dry storage.

By: Nina

Nina — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:25:59 +0000

Exactly! A disaster is a disaster, no need to compare nor to have a pissing contest. A couple in our town who have 4 young kids died when a tree fell down their car (they were on their way out!). My brother-in-law’s oceanfront house was uprooted, all the contents of the house gone including their 3 cars.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 23:57:02 +0000

Tony Boy, that was a truly unkind comment. Just because we get bad storms doesn’t mean we should belittle others tragedies. Any time there is tremendous loss of life, property and disruption to daily routine, that is bad. Period. I presume you don’t live in the affected areas. Frankly, this is a situation where it would have been best if you kept your thoughts to yourself.

By: j

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:44:33 +0000

I’m an avid reader of yours (left a comment here only once or twice) from Brooklyn New York and I thank you for the prayers. we live in a high rise – a stone’s throw away from the ocean and our area looks like a war zone after the storm. we lost our car, our condo is not livable for a long time as there is an extensive gas leak, and a transformer was damaged too in the property’s private power plant. thank God for relatives, we are now on a safe ground on Long Island.

again, thank you MM for thinking about us.

By: Tony Boy

Tony Boy — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:49:55 +0000

Sus, wala yan kung icocompare sa typhoons that hit philippines every year. Arte ng mga taga-US

By: Sister

Sister — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:54:22 +0000

I thank you for your good wishes. Only the lower end of Manhattan was affected by the 14 ft. surge and the loss of power below 34th St. The other boros had major damage as well not only from the hurricane but from fire. We only had a little rain and wind in the upper half of Manhattan.

There is limited subway service and bus service has resumed. Stores are open and we were very lucky not to have been directly hit by the hurricane. Having “trained” in Manila with typhoons and earthquakes does come in handy.

I heard from many friends and family and am grateful for being in their thoughts, some of whom called previously only on 9/11. I hope you do not wait until the next catastrophe to keep in touch.

By: natie

natie — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:31:07 +0000

Back to work! Have been staying in friend’s house on “higher grounds” in Bergenfield, NJ, for 4 days!! No power but they have generator. Cable’s out so no wi-fi and TV. I had to get the local news (NJ) from my brother in San Fran. My street is still knee deep in water. A dam busted in a nearby town making situation worse. When my husband and I tried to go back home to check on things, we were met with kayaks, canoes, rubber dinghys,and many road blocks, so we turned back.

It will get better. This is spit compared to what the Philippines goes through..

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:58:04 +0000

Just arrived here in NJ last night and saw that most of the towns have no electricity yet. Luckily, in my sister’s area, there’s water & electric power, that’s why their house is like a day care now, because kids have no classes for a week. At super haba ng pila (takes them 2 hours) sa mga gas stations.

By: Mari of NY

Mari of NY — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:05:03 +0000

Thanks MM and everyone who reads Marketmanila. We have survived the wrath of Sandy altho
it’s been 3days now without power. Huge trees were uprooted and downed by Sandy around my neighborhood. Luckily, I hope no one was hurt. Now we try to recover and try to get back to work as all public transportations have been suspended since Sunday night. Hopefully by next week we would be a little more normal than what we went through. Thanks again.