Nor'easter Update

[Fat_Sunny]

It's Sunday Afternoon At About 5:00 PM. In The Northern Part Of Hunterdon County, NJ, So Far We Have Gotten Alot Of Rain, But Not A Hint Of The "High Winds" We Were Told To Expect.

What Is Happening Where You Are?

[Imwithstupid]

Virginia Beach is just getting a bunch of rain. No short heavy pours, but no wind to speak of.

[BoondockSaint]

Right now it's sleeting. We're supposed to get 10 to 15 inches of snow tonight.

[lleeder]

Right now it's sleeting. We're supposed to get 10 to 15 inches of snow tonight.

you lie

[drusilla]

this blows. the one day my boyfriend could come home from school & the stupid bronx river, hutch & saw mill are closed. so he's stuck up there. stupid westchester.

[BoondockSaint]

you lie


I live upstate.

[sailor]

a bunch of subway lines are getting shut down. but, this seems to be happening whenever there's a lot of rain, at least for the past 2-3 years.

[crb1]

Here in Bergen County, it's still raining but the heavy downpour seems to have subsided slightly (for now). We haven't gotten any high winds, but they keep saying we'll see them tonight.

There's a drainage stream right by our house that I've been watching. It went from a normal/slightly high level, to almost over its banks within an hour. Hopefully, it won't crest and turn the basement into a swimming pool.

[Fat_Sunny]

Hopefully, it won't crest and turn the basement into a swimming pool.

Uh-Oh, That Would Be Bad!

Fat's Trying To See If There Are Any News Clips On Manville, NJ; That Poor Town Always Gets About 6 Feet Of Standing Water When There Is Alot Of Rain.

[choke_on_this]

I'm sure the winds are stronger near the water. I'm in Clinton & have seen a boatload of rain... some gusts.

[reeshy]

LI here...alot of rain and a shit load of wind!!!!!! I'm watching this one tree in my backyard sway back and forth.....back and forth!!!!!!

[Clutch]

Bergen County here too ... lots of flooding, and it's getting cold and windy. Can we hope for a state of emergency ... since this is gonna be lasting a couple of days?

[spot]

Ct. here..lots of rain and wind, but not bad yet..

[Gvac]

Well, I guess this is it.

The End Of Days.

I just want to say it's been wonderful getting to know all of you over the years, and I love the entire RonFez.Net community.

See you in the next life.

[Fat_Sunny]

Not To Change The Subject, But Reeshy, Who The Hell Made That Picture For You With Fat's Girlfriend Michela Romanina Reflected In The Sun Glasses? Awesome! Did JZ Make That??

Here She Is In All Her Glory:

http://www.celebrities-suck.com/photos/michela-romanini3.jpg

[oh_kee_pa]

im in the middle/north long island, and i have to be honest... im very dissapointed by this storm... didnt seem to be anything special

[furie]

why wasn't this just put into the other nor'easter thread?
do we honestly need two?

[lleeder]

im in the middle/north long island, and i have to be honest... im very dissapointed by this storm... didnt seem to be anything special

I'm disappointed too. I smashed all my lawn furniture with a sledgehammer just so I can feel like this storm did some damage.

[sailor]

im in the middle/north long island, and i have to be honest... im very dissapointed by this storm... didnt seem to be anything special

do you live in the heart of huntington village?

[lleeder]

do you live in the heart of huntington village?

Yes, 400 New York Avenue too be specific about it

[DonInNC]

It's been raining hard off and on since last night. Lots of wind when it's raining. Earlier in the day, I was working in the yard between storms, and the temp went from 58 to 71 back to 60 in less than an hour. It was weird as hell.

[Heather 8]

Here at coastal Monmouth, we're getting a lot of street flooding. Winds are picking up now and then, but not near the 50mph they've been forecasting.

[cougarjake13]

we got our asses kicked yesterday into this morning

a few tornado watches, very high winds, shitloads of rain

[crb1]

The rain here in Bergen County eased up for maybe 20 minutes, and now it's raining hard again. The came and pumped out the storms sewers here because they started to back up.

It won't stop POURING!

If we make it through this storm without a few feet of water in the basement, I'll be shocked.

[LOAF]

ITS RAINING SIDEWAYS!!!!!!

http://familyguy.wikia.com/images/thumb/f/f3/Olliewilliams.gif/300px-Olliewilliams.gif

[angrymissy]

I'm right on the water in LI and its ridiculously windy. It will flood... high tide is around 9pm and the water is already to the top of the docks on the canal

[Bossanova]

Also in Hunterdon County, just pooring, no insane winds

[Bellyfullasnot]

Long Island Also: Lots of rain but wind seems to settled down. Heard an announcement
that the Wantagh parkway is closed from the beach to Merrick rd (27A)
because of impending high tides.

[Don Stugots]

lite drizzle no wind and it is warm out.

[furie]

im in the middle/north long island, and i have to be honest... im very dissapointed by this storm... didnt seem to be anything special

yeah, i'm over here in smithtown. it's been a light rian, constant, but nothing worth of all the fuss on the news.

[sr71blackbird]

im in the middle/north long island, and i have to be honest... im very dissapointed by this storm... didnt seem to be anything special

I agree. This was not a major storm as far as I am concerned. The powers on, roads are fine, just some wind driven rain. It didnt even slow me down.

[undressa]

It is still comeing down in cats and dogs here ( queens ( and I know I screwed up that phrase))

I think I saw lightening before, anyone else?

V

[Don Stugots]

thunder, lighting and heavy rain here too.

[angrymissy]

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I'm debating whether or not I need to move my car. I really don't want to walk all the way back in the rain, but the water is rising pretty fast here.

[JPMNICK]

missy i would def move it, as long as you do not have to drive into water any deeper than you are already in

[reeshy]

still raining like crazy in Massapequa....it stopped for a few hours this afternoon but started again after 6pm!!!!!

[angrymissy]

missy i would def move it, as long as you do not have to drive into water any deeper than you are already in

Well, the middle of the street is much much deeper than where I am now. Would I be risking flooding out my engine?

[Gvac]

If water gets in your tailpipe, you'll flood it out. If you have to drive through deep water, keep your foot on the gas people. Even if you're just crawling through at 10 mph, make sure you've got air blowing out the exhaust when you're driving through puddles.

I can't tell you how many times I've seen people get stuck because they panic and start to coast.

[crb1]

It's a losing battle here in Bergen County. We have a sump pump in the basement, which is just postponing the inevitable. I don't think anyone expected NJ to get hammered like this. We could lose everything in the basement (washer, dryer, furnace, water heater).

My girlfriend and I spent the last two hours taking everything out of the basement we wanted to save. I'm not sure what is going to happen, but from the looks of the weather reports we're going to get more flooding.

The FD stopped and had us shut off the gas and furnace. If it gets to the breaker box, we have to call and shut off the electric. At that point, the house is uninhabitable. My chick is a mess, and I'm numb from fighting a losing battle since this morning.

[JPMNICK]

Well, the middle of the street is much much deeper than where I am now. Would I be risking flooding out my engine?

how much deeper? you risk flooding the engine, as well as water coming into your car thorugh the doors. did high tide pass already?

[Tenbatsuzen]

Missy, you can always dry off. A damaged engine on a brand new car especially if you don't have flood insurance - not so much.

[reeshy]

It's a losing battle here in Bergen County. We have a sump pump in the basement, which is just postponing the inevitable. I don't think anyone expected NJ to get hammered like this. We could lose everything in the basement (washer, dryer, furnace, water heater).

My girlfriend and I spent the last two hours taking everything out of the basement we wanted to save. I'm not sure what is going to happen, but from the looks of the weather reports we're going to get more flooding.

The FD stopped and had us shut off the gas and furnace. If it gets to the breaker box, we have to call and shut off the electric. At that point, the house is uninhabitable. My chick is a mess, and I'm numb from fighting a losing battle since this morning.

Shit, CRB, you got a way out of town if that happens....are the roads drivable???

[Don Stugots]

missy, i agree with everything that was said here. please move the car and be careful.

[angrymissy]

High tide was at 9pm but the water seemed to rise more AFTER high tide. I think the wind may be blowing water into the street from the bay? I'm concerned about moving it because the last time I did, the middle of the street was twice as deep as where my house is and I almost thought I wouldn't make it.

I just spoke with my insurance company and my car is covered for flooding. So I guess either way I should be fine.

[Tazz]

Looking off my deck towards the neighbor's house around 3 P.M.:

http://tazz1376.homestead.com/files/Birdbath.jpg


Yes, it was coming through the door into the basement. The sump pump has caught most of it to this point. Have to see if it makes it through the night....:

http://tazz1376.homestead.com/files/House.jpg

[JPMNICK]

if the street is going to be much higher, then do not move it. backing up into the street and then pulling forward to move it somewhere else might be a problem. I am sure it will be fine where it is. you should look into buying blocks to pull the car up onto for the future, esp. if you plan of living there for a while.

[reeshy]

The winds here have gotten much higher and the rain is really coming down......my whole back yard is flooded!!!!! I just came back from walking my dog and there were spots in the street where the water was up to her belly....she loved it....she's a beagle!!!!

[crb1]

Shit, CRB, you got a way out of town if that happens....are the roads drivable???

So far, I think we can jump on 80 and head west to my parent's place. Either that or a hotel. We're hoping this will start to let up, since the weather reports say it's going to start letting up a little in the next hour or so. We'll see.

[Tenbatsuzen]

CRB, do you have flood insurance?

And BTW, in central jersey, we're getting no wind at all. It's really weird. Lots of rain, no wind.

[crb1]

CRB, do you have flood insurance?

And BTW, in central jersey, we're getting no wind at all. It's really weird. Lots of rain, no wind.

No. It's my gf's house, and apparently they don't, or don't like too, include flood insurance for any home not in a flood plain or 100-year flood plain (she's not). She said to get it by itself was very expensive (not certain of what that actual cost was). When she told me that, it didn't exactly help calm my already stressed nerves.

[reeshy]

The wind and rain are still banging against my windows.....it's coming down worse........I think it's the Day After!!!!!!!!

[JPMNICK]

not a lot of wind here, but a lot of rain

seems like stuff is really starting to flood

[Tenbatsuzen]

The wind and rain are still banging against my windows.....it's coming down worse........I think it's the Day After!!!!!!!!

That was a nuclear bomb.

I think you're looking for "The Perfect Storm!!!!"

[reeshy]

Sorry, Matty...I forgot you're smarter than me!!!!!!

[Fat_Sunny]

12:50 A.M. Monday. North West NJ (Upper Hunterdon) And The Wind Just Kicked Up And Is Howling And The Rain Seems To Have Let Up. Feels Like A Cold Front Is Now Passing Over. It Has Rained Here All Day, And Fat Just Checked His Basement, Which Never Floods, And There Are About 2 Inches Of Water! Still Trying To Figure Out Exactly Where It Came In. Not Enough To Do Any Damage, But Enough That Fat Will Be Down There With The Wet Vac For 4 Hours Monday Morning!!

[reeshy]

This crap reminds me when I was in SE Asia......it would rain for six months.....just has heavy as this...at least it wasn't cold over there.....in fact......I used to sweat in the rain!!!!!

[EffMeBoobs]

We just had thunder and lightening. Now I'm awake and can't sleep. Fuck Mother Nature.

[Don Stugots]

i just seen bound brook NJ on the news. E Main street is completely flooded under what looks like 4-6 inches of water. Saturday night i drove on that street going to see Glennwood. unreal how the rain is flooding up everywhere. please be safe today people.

[angrymissy]

We are fucked. Last night the water was receding out of the street, I woke up and it's deeper and running down the street like a river. I'm stuck in the house today. I'm trying to find my batter charger to upload pictures

[Bob Impact]

Just found out the road my job is on is floooded out. Should be a great day at work sitting around doing nothing.

[Don Stugots]

why does Pronto looked so pissed?

The ride from Brooklyn to Trenton was horrid. people do not need to drive 80 miles per hour in weather like this. There is now sleet falling and sticking to the ground here which will make for a fun ride home this afternoon. i was going to stay with some friends in East Brunswick but since i am the driver of the car pool for the Jamaican electrical team that is not going to happen.

please be careful. if you can stay home please do. i work for a slave driver and i am not allowed to take snow days and such, even in a state of Emergency which NJ is in.

[angrymissy]

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[Fat_Sunny]

Oh, Ick. Good Luck Dealing With All That, AngryMissy! We'll Pray That The Water Recedes With No Permanent Damage!

[angrymissy]

I didn't realize how deep it was until I decided to try and get to the car to get beloved coffee I have in the front seat. It's almost knee deep and freezing. And I realized it would be a bad idea to try and open my car door, because the water is about an inch above the bottom of the door and would probably pour in. I'm just hoping no water gets inside my car

[LordJezo]

Work closed for anyone else today?

Both myself and the girlfriend got calls early this morning that our offices have been shut down today.

Woo!! Snow day in mid April!

[Don Stugots]

Work closed for anyone else today?

Both myself and the girlfriend got calls early this morning that our offices have been shut down today.

Woo!! Snow day in mid April!

BULLSHIT! i am reporting this post to Mikeyboy due to gloating.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I also got the call that the office was closed while I was on the way in. However, I'm working from home tomorrow and I didn't have my work computer. So I had to make it anyway, get the laptop, and come home.

It was ridiculous. Not a lot of flooding I saw, but a whole lot of traffic trying to utilize the backroads that weren't flooded.

But yeah, I have a day off. Go me.

[Tenbatsuzen]

...and Liz hates me right now because she didn't get a day off.

[Thebazile78]

i just seen bound brook NJ on the news. E Main street is completely flooded under what looks like 4-6 inches of water. Saturday night i drove on that street going to see Glennwood. unreal how the rain is flooding up everywhere. please be safe today people.
When Hurricane Floyd hit back in '99, Bound Brook was under a lot more flood water than that. . .the entire town ended up being classified as a disaster zone.

The Canal was flooded from the flooded Raritan River. It split RU-New Brunswick in half for almost two full days because both George Street AND Route 18 flooded. . .to give you a sense of how severe it was, they cancelled classes both days and the NJ National Guard had to dispatch water trucks because the water supply on the Piscataway campuses was polluted from the River bacteria (ewww) . . . the water was running brown.

That only happened on the College Avenue Campus the first day and took them an extra couple of days to clear up on the other 2 campuses.

Today, Acting-Governor Codey declared a second day of "State of Emergency."

There's a ton of flooding in the area I need to go home to.

There's one train line down (Montclair-Boonton). Route 23 is flooded, Route 18 is flooded (and closed and backed up all the way to the NJ Turnpike), Route 46 is flooded, there are power outages in Westchester NY (and CT and on LI), the Ramapo River is supposed to crest today up near Mahwah, two subway lines are experiencing delays and yet. . .












. . .the bastards who make the call to close the office decided that flooding, accidents and a state of emergency advising people to stay off the roads unless it was "absolutely necessary" weren't reason enough to close for the day.





As a result, I am an hour away from home, in an area that's prone to flooding (Newark - the Passaic River is maybe 2 or 3 blocks away and the commute to the Turnpike is paved-over recovered swampland) and the office is not closed.





I wanted to strangle everyone this morning.

[Tenbatsuzen]

When Hurricane Floyd hit back in '99, Bound Brook was under a lot more flood water than that. . .the entire town ended up being classified as a disaster zone.

The Canal was flooded from the flooded Raritan River. It split RU-New Brunswick in half for almost two full days because both George Street AND Route 18 flooded. . .to give you a sense of how severe it was, they cancelled classes both days and the NJ National Guard had to dispatch water trucks because the water supply on the Piscataway campuses was polluted from the River bacteria (ewww) . . . the water was running brown.

That only happened on the College Avenue Campus the first day and took them an extra couple of days to clear up on the other 2 campuses.

Today, Acting-Governor Codey declared a second day of "State of Emergency."

There's a ton of flooding in the area I need to go home to.

There's one train line down (Montclair-Boonton). Route 23 is flooded, Route 18 is flooded (and closed and backed up all the way to the NJ Turnpike), Route 46 is flooded, there are power outages in Westchester NY (and CT and on LI), the Ramapo River is supposed to crest today up near Mahwah, two subway lines are experiencing delays and yet. . .












. . .the bastards who make the call to close the office decided that flooding, accidents and a state of emergency advising people to stay off the roads unless it was "absolutely necessary" weren't reason enough to close for the day.





As a result, I am an hour away from home, in an area that's prone to flooding (Newark - the Passaic River is maybe 2 or 3 blocks away and the commute to the Turnpike is paved-over recovered swampland) and the office is not closed.





I wanted to strangle everyone this morning.


No, you submit, do you hear? You be strong, you survive... You stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you.

[Thebazile78]

The ride from Brooklyn to Trenton was horrid. people do not need to drive 80 miles per hour in weather like this. There is now sleet falling and sticking to the ground here which will make for a fun ride home this afternoon. i was going to stay with some friends in East Brunswick but since i am the driver of the car pool for the Jamaican electrical team that is not going to happen.

please be careful. if you can stay home please do. i work for a slave driver and i am not allowed to take snow days and such, even in a state of Emergency which NJ is in.

Dude, trust me, you do NOT want to be anywhere near East Brunswick - it FLOODS!

Route 1 was OK earlier today, but Route 18 (North) was backed up all the way to the Turnpike Toll Plaza.

I am NOT looking forward to my commute home today.

FYI - If anyone, like me & Stu, is stuck at the office, please check both of these sites before you go home to see if your usual route is flooded, ESPECIALLY if you are in an areal prone to flooding.

NJ DOT: Reat-Time Traffic Map & "Incidents" (http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/trafficinfo/)

NJ DOT: Road Closures for 4/16/2007 (http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/closures.shtm)

[Thebazile78]

No, you submit, do you hear? You be strong, you survive... You stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you.

I am already in a foul mood.


You having the day off doesn't help it any.

And you better have dinner on the fucking table for me when I get home or else.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I am already in a foul mood.


You having the day off doesn't help it any.

And you better have dinner on the fucking table for me when I get home or else.

I try to be all romantic and stuff for you because I know you're in a bad mood, and you get all snappish at me?

bleah.

Fine, I'll get you potato soup or something.

[Tenbatsuzen]

i was going to stay with some friends in East Brunswick but since i am the driver of the car pool for the Jamaican electrical team that is not going to happen.

Is that like being the driver for the Jamaican bobsled team?

http://www.scottchernis.com/images/peop/JamaicaBobsledTeam.jpg

[angrymissy]

The entire inside of my brand new car is filled with 2 inches of water. I'm really upset.

I'm going to try to get it to the car wash/detail place and hope they can salvage it.

[JPMNICK]

The entire inside of my brand new car is filled with 2 inches of water. I'm really upset.

I'm going to try to get it to the car wash/detail place and hope they can salvage it.

as soon as the water is low enough, you need to drive it for a while and get it hot enough that any internal water sitting on wires or anything evaporates. even if you just start it and let it run and pump the gas for a while.

and this is from experience, make sure you have fire insurance on your car. if not get it. my friends car was in a flood (higher than yours so do not panic to much) and his wiring got wet. 5 months later driving down rt. 78 it caught on fire. the cause was from the flood. it was all covered under insurance.

[Fat_Sunny]

Wow, April 16 And Now It's Snowing In N. Hunterdon Cty, NJ! The Snow Is Alot Less Damaging Than The Rain, So This Is One Day Snow Is Welcome!

[JustJon]

Driving in this morning, part of the NYS Thruway was flooded around exit 12 (Palisades Center Mall), making it take forever for me to get onto the Tappan Zee Bridge. I'm sure it'll be a joy driving home, too.

1:30 to 2 hours driving in this morning. I don't want to take as long going home too.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Exit 9 on the NJ Turnpike has been closed all Day

Please take Rt 1 to get to the Brunswicks

[angrymissy]

as soon as the water is low enough, you need to drive it for a while and get it hot enough that any internal water sitting on wires or anything evaporates. even if you just start it and let it run and pump the gas for a while.

and this is from experience, make sure you have fire insurance on your car. if not get it. my friends car was in a flood (higher than yours so do not panic to much) and his wiring got wet. 5 months later driving down rt. 78 it caught on fire. the cause was from the flood. it was all covered under insurance.

I took it to a local shop to see if they could get the water out. The guy told me he sees this all the time, and because it's salt water, the insurance company is most likely going to total out my car. He said the car could run fine for a few months, but the salt corrodes out everything and the car will be really problematic down the line.

I just bought the car a month and a half ago.

[Sarge]

I had the pleasure of working the night shift last night. Between the people who drove into flooded roads and got stuck, and pumping out basements I was soaked for 12 hours.

[Death Metal Moe]

The river behind my house is almost completely over it's banks now. Luckily our house is up on a hill away from the river so we won't have any problems, but it means people down the street from us on the same level as the river are flooded or are about to be flooded.

Last time I even saw the river close to flooding was over 10 years ago. Last full on flood I remember was in the mid 80's. This was a pretty bad storm.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Exit 9 on the NJ Turnpike has been closed all Day

Please take Rt 1 to get to the Brunswicks

Translation:

Take Exit 10 to Route 1 or take 8A to 130.

[MHasegawa]

thats the only good thing about living in clifton, nothing floods over where i live.


have fun all

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Translation:

Take Exit 10 to Route 1 or take 8A to 130.


Thanks I live in Staten island, work in East Brunwick

I took 8a to Cranbury Rd to get to rt 18

[JPMNICK]

I took it to a local shop to see if they could get the water out. The guy told me he sees this all the time, and because it's salt water, the insurance company is most likely going to total out my car. He said the car could run fine for a few months, but the salt corrodes out everything and the car will be really problematic down the line.

I just bought the car a month and a half ago.

that sucks so bad, sorry to hear it

[Snacks]

I took it to a local shop to see if they could get the water out. The guy told me he sees this all the time, and because it's salt water, the insurance company is most likely going to total out my car. He said the car could run fine for a few months, but the salt corrodes out everything and the car will be really problematic down the line.

I just bought the car a month and a half ago.

that sucks b/c it so new and your insurance company will only give you what the car is worth. You should look to see how much its worth on kbb.com or edmunds etc and see the differnce of what you paid compared to what you will get. Good luck.

[angrymissy]

that sucks b/c it so new and your insurance company will only give you what the car is worth. You should look to see how much its worth on kbb.com or edmunds etc and see the differnce of what you paid compared to what you will get. Good luck.

Luckily I have gap insurance that covers the difference between what the insurance pays me and what I owe on my loan.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Luckily I have gap insurance that covers the difference between what the insurance pays me and what I owe on my loan.

Does that insurance also cover bad overproduced B-Movies?

[drusilla]

sorry about your car missy. i hope everything works out for you.

[AngelAmy]

It's drizzling now

[ChimneyFish]

Hasn't stopped raining since yesterday morning. It must have snowed at some point last night.
The wind has been raging all day.


My condolences on your car, missy.
That's a very shitty situation.

[JPMNICK]

i am grilling tonight regardless. i need steak

[AngelAmy]

i am grilling tonight regardless. i need steak

see....i knew i wasnt the only one who craves meat.

[drusilla]

it was snowing in queens around noon. it was mixed flurries with rain outside my kitchen window when i was eating breakfast.

[Fallon]

Ugh, coming back home to reality sucked this morning. It was fucking freezing out.

[angrymissy]

Insurance adjuster just came out. Said it's better for the insurance company to total out the car than fix the inevitable problems it will have down the line.

I'm looking into getting a car thats higher off the ground this time.

[BoondockSaint]

Insurance adjuster just came out. Said it's better for the insurance company to total out the car than fix the inevitable problems it will have down the line.

I'm looking into getting a car thats higher off the ground this time.

http://www.neatorama.com/images/2006-07/bigfoot-5.jpg

[Don Stugots]

Insurance adjuster just came out. Said it's better for the insurance company to total out the car than fix the inevitable problems it will have down the line.

I'm looking into getting a car thats higher off the ground this time.

the jeep liberty is really nice. my mom and sister both have and they love. plus, there will be more room for Pronto to run around.

[drusilla]

i have a volvo suv that's very car like in the ride. higher off the ground, but not as high as my old durango was. i dunno why but i think the hyndai santa fe suv's are really cute. probably not too bad on gas mileage either.

[JPMNICK]

missy after they total it, you can buy it back from them for like 500 bucks, maybe 1000. then you can sell it for prolly like 6k with a flood title. esp with the pics you have, someone will realize it is prolly a good deal.

[angrymissy]

missy after they total it, you can buy it back from them for like 500 bucks, maybe 1000. then you can sell it for prolly like 6k with a flood title. esp with the pics you have, someone will realize it is prolly a good deal.

I've heard this before... my uncle is a Honda mechanic... I'm going to ask him about it

[JPMNICK]

I've heard this before... my uncle is a Honda mechanic... I'm going to ask him about it

yea my friend bought an acura TL or TSX for like 5500 with a flood on the title. he is now at 185k miles (he drives liek 2000 a week or something crazy) and has had no problems.

you could even get a free car this way, let them total it and then buy it back and how ever long it makes it you can use it for.

[Tenbatsuzen]

missy after they total it, you can buy it back from them for like 500 bucks, maybe 1000. then you can sell it for prolly like 6k with a flood title. esp with the pics you have, someone will realize it is prolly a good deal.

I wish I had known this. There were a lot of parts in my old explorer I could have salvaged for my new truck.

[Furtherman]

I was working on Sunday and just as a break from the rain started, so did a thick black smoke that covered the sky. HUGE fire in Hoboken.
Here are some of the pictures. (http://hoboken411.com/archives/6530#more-6530) Notice the streets too.... almost the entire town was flooded.

http://athena.divshare.com/athena2/files/2007/04/16/406900/HobokenStreetPics_008.jpg

[Snacks]

Insurance adjuster just came out. Said it's better for the insurance company to total out the car than fix the inevitable problems it will have down the line.

I'm looking into getting a car thats higher off the ground this time.

Thats a good idea. Looking at your pictures it looks like you live in a beach/shore area (the house and your street looked like house I see down the jersey shore) I could be wrong but if you do live in a beach area and it floods often you should buy a truck. Jeep does have a lot of new trucks. The compass and the patriot look nice for the price and I like the body better then the liberty. The dodge Nitro also looks like a pretty cool truck.

If your looking to spend a lot of money then Land Rover has some nice trucks LR3 LR2 and the range rover.

Good luck.

[angrymissy]

NOR'EASTER '09 AND ANOTHER CAR DOWN AT MY HOUSE

I can't wait to move the fuck outta here. Jeff's car flooded out this time.

[GregoryJoseph]

Sorry to hear about the car total, but you can indeed buy it back from the insurance company.

They merely take it to auctions where auto body shops buy them for parts or fix them up and resell them.

[angrymissy]

They wouldn't tell me where the auction was last time... that was a brand new car too. This one is about 4 years old. Chevy HHR. The CRV I bought after the last flood fiasco survived this flood.

[epo]

*sigh*

I Thought For A Brief Moment That It Was Fat_Sunny.

*sigh*

[DiabloSammich]

Just got back from the beach property. What a mess.


Somebody's boat is in our screenhouse. I'll post pics later.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Just got back from the beach property. What a mess.


Somebody's boat is in our screenhouse. I'll post pics later.

well, someone's making lots of dough off the backs of mexicans.

[DiabloSammich]

well, someone's making lots of dough off the backs of mexicans.



It's harder than it looks.


Not really.

[angrymissy]

Well, it's official, car #2 is totaled. We're thinking of just sticking with 1 car until we move away from this godforsaken flooding place... otherwise we'd both have to have SUV's.

[KatPw]

Well, it's official, car #2 is totaled. We're thinking of just sticking with 1 car until we move away from this godforsaken flooding place... otherwise we'd both have to have SUV's.

Holy shit Missy, I had no idea the flooding was so bad in your area. That really fucking sucks.

[topless_mike]

i didnt even know a n'oreaster hit. and i live in jersey.
missy, where on the oiland do you live? do you live on the water?

[angrymissy]

I live on the South Shore, on the Bay, with a canal in my backyard... so I guess I'm kind of asking for it. I don't have a driveway so we have to park our cars in the street, where the water is the deepest.

[Don Stugots]

jeff drives a chevy HHR? ewww

[Dell]

NOR'EASTER '09 AND ANOTHER CAR DOWN AT MY HOUSE

I can't wait to move the fuck outta here. Jeff's car flooded out this time.

didn't know NY was hammered...we took 48 hours of that storm down on the Virginia peninsula...

http://www.ronfez.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=123&pictureid=2015

[topless_mike]

I live on the South Shore, on the Bay, with a canal in my backyard...

gotcha.