"Hurricane Sandy trudged northeast along North Carolina's coast Sunday, battering the Outer Banks with wind and rain and causing widespread flooding at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Conditions were expected to continue deteriorating on the Outer Banks Sunday night into Monday morning, as rotating winds push water from the sound onto the islands, said WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner"
Submitted by Martha Brock on Sun, 10/28/2012 - 5:27pm.
Steve Dorsey @steve_dorsey
All AA flights to/from DCA, IAD, BWI, BDL, PHL, EWR, JFK, ORF and LGA cancelled through Tuesday. @RDUAirport @ABC11_WTVD
------------------------------
Airlines waive change fees as Sandy moves north
Customers whose flights are canceled -- more than 4,700 have been cumulatively canceled by several airlines -- are automatically entitled to a refund.
For passengers looking to change their plans to avoid Sandy, however, most airlines are allowing affected customers to make one ticket change without the usual change fees.
Submitted by Martha Brock on Sun, 10/28/2012 - 5:44pm.
In Virginia, the effects of a major storm could linger until Election Day. Hundreds of thousands of customers in Northern Virginia lost power for more than week after Hurricane Irene in August 2011 and again in June after a powerful complex of thunderstorms called a derecho moved through. Residents' priorities might still be dealing with the storm's aftermath rather than a trip to the polls.
With electricity likely to be out in large areas along the East Coast, both parties are trying to strategize on how to still get votes counted in the states hit hardest by Sandy.
Submitted by Martha Brock on Mon, 10/29/2012 - 5:50pm.
Sandy is about to blow away – literally – everything we think we know about this presidential election. Soon it will all be up in the air – or under water.
There is no way to exaggerate the impact of a storm that covers 500 miles, hits 50 million people and lasts for days.
Slate.com's Matt Yglesias recalls that back during the Republican primaries,
Mitt Romney supported shifting FEMA's duties to the states (or even private industry) and characterized the very idea of spending federal money on disaster relief as "immoral," because we'll incur "larger and larger debts and pass them on to our kids." As Yglesias notes, the federal government is better situated to fund and implement disaster relief than individual states, which would find their budgets squeezed by the cost. Also, Romney's spending proposals call for sharp cuts across the board (along with increases in defense spending), which presumably includes FEMA's budget.
BlueNC is dedicated to making North Carolina a more progressive and prosperous state. If your intention is to disrupt this effort, please find somewhere else to express your opinions.
Comments
Cape Hatteras seashore flooded
the latest from WRAL.com:
"Hurricane Sandy trudged northeast along North Carolina's coast Sunday, battering the Outer Banks with wind and rain and causing widespread flooding at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Conditions were expected to continue deteriorating on the Outer Banks Sunday night into Monday morning, as rotating winds push water from the sound onto the islands, said WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner"
Sandy is an unwelcome Halloween guest.
Martha Brock
I hope everybody on the OBX is okay
Every time I go out there I can't help but think about storm surges rolling across. Hopefully this season will be better than the last one.
'This is a serious and big storm,' president says: CNN
President Obama took a break from campaigning to address the impact of Sandy on the East Coast. This is the report from CNN.
Martha Brock
Thousands of airline flights cancelled
Steve Dorsey @steve_dorsey
All AA flights to/from DCA, IAD, BWI, BDL, PHL, EWR, JFK, ORF and LGA cancelled through Tuesday. @RDUAirport @ABC11_WTVD
------------------------------
Read more from USA Today.
Martha Brock
CNN: Sandy's impact on election--too early to tell
With electricity likely to be out in large areas along the East Coast, both parties are trying to strategize on how to still get votes counted in the states hit hardest by Sandy.
Martha Brock
I'm in central north NJ now
Sandy is just now starting to blow. Tonight will be fun.
I'll keep you posted if the power stays on.
Progressives are the true conservatives.
Gary Pearce: 'The Ultimate X Factor'--Sandy
read more at Pearce's blog here.
Martha Brock
Donna Brazile on Twitter: Romnesia about FEMA
Selective Memory: Right-wing media erase Republican threats to FEMA budget http://mm4a.org/WVuhzV ” #Romnesia #tellthetruth.
Media Matters
Slate.com's Matt Yglesias recalls that back during the Republican primaries,
Martha Brock
Chris Christie praises FEMA
and Obama today. Wow.
Lights still on in the house but the next door neighbors lost theirs. Cable out.
and the wind is still roaring at 10pm.
Progressives are the true conservatives.
Take care, sweetie
There could be more than just answers blowin' in the wind. ;)
I just gave away my age...