tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17566167.post8402646074879812134..comments2023-05-07T09:46:05.693-04:00Comments on Long Island Blog - Long Island, New York: Our First Storm Scare of the SeasonLong Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10649455419834732635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17566167.post-12220789585326455842007-04-22T20:03:00.000-04:002007-04-22T20:03:00.000-04:00What is amazing was the impact to the Long Island ...What is amazing was the impact to the Long Island Rail Road. I needed to be in the City that Sunday in the morning, left that afternoon - no delays.<BR/><BR/>Well, the commute on Monday was HORRIBLE. Delays of over an hour and no commuication on what was happening. Just the omminous threat of "Once we get to Jamica, we may go onto Penn, Maybe we'll be sent to Brooklyn or.... maybe they just won't let us go anywhere."<BR/><BR/>Is this the way most commuter rail roads work? Is this what we paid such HUGE increases for over the last few years?<BR/><BR/>Do you want to share your stories of horrible LIRR or LIE commutes? Join us at the Long Island Bulletin Board!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17566167.post-89855726937145366972007-04-19T07:36:00.000-04:002007-04-19T07:36:00.000-04:00Well, TECHNICALLY it's not hurricane season until ...Well, TECHNICALLY it's not hurricane season until May 1, but who's counting.<BR/><BR/>Most Long Islanders DON'T appreciate what can happen on LI if a big one hits - and folks, Gloria and Bob were babies.<BR/><BR/>In a BIG storm, the barrier beaches (aka Fire Island, The Rockaways, etc) WILL be under water. Ther have, historically, storms where the ocean surge was NORTH of Sunrise Highway.<BR/><BR/>Learn - Prepare, Plan and Practice - when the storm is here, it's too lateKG2Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13350584786062942799noreply@blogger.com