Hurricane Sandy: A Message to the Northeast from Miami

The storm was bad. This blog is insensitive.  It was a hurricane and a snowstorn as well and shut down the largest city in America NYC. Stop making light of it. SMH

omg! exactly what i've been thinking! yes, there was a lot of trauma and such but back in 2005, there were so many storms that we started using the greek alphabet and people were without power for months. people were without roofs and homes for years. driving through central florida and counting the blue rooftops became a driving game. the amount of damage here doesn't match florida with andrew or nola with katrina. if it was this amount of damage in south florida, it'd be on for like a day and then move on when the death toll didnt go above 200

Ugh... I don't really even know what to say about this. Being from Miami and surviving all the scarier hurricanes, I was still scared for Sandy. Why? Oh well because I actually LEFT Miami (yes, Miami kids, you too can leave Miami!) and now live in a city that doesn't normally get hurricanes. I would even say people in the NE were more prepped for the storm because they actually went out and got supplies. The lines at the grocery store across the street from me rivaled that of Disney's Splash Mountain during peak season. When a city doesn't normally get hurricanes gets a hurricane, yes, people will freak out. And sorry Kyle Munzenrieder, sorry that being stuck in your house for extended periods of time causes you to be bored.  You're tasteless and insensitive. 

Danny Diaz, I am also a hurricane Andrew survivor and when Andrew was on its way to South Florida they did not predict it was a cat 5 but a cat 3. When you see your roof crumble above your head and then see the sky during a hurricane, you dont become desensitized by any hurricane! My motto is that it's better to be safe & ready than sorry. As for this article; ignorance, absolute ignorance on the writer's behalf! I wonder if he thinks it's "cute" now when he sees the images of flooded homes and businesses, the crumbling of historical building facades and, sadly, deaths. NYC and the northeast is resilient, we're already getting creative on how to fix and rebuild. & thank you, thank you so much to all who cared. Sincerely, Andrew survivor and Sandy survivor.

you've gone through some pretty catastrophic storms in the past, and nobody is going to deny it.  but you're taking a hard experience you've gone through and instead of seeing this as an opportunity to help people with advice, you spew out a smug article that reeks of jealousy and is desperate for attention.  don't worry, we'll pay attention to florida in a few days.

I hope you retract this article after seeing all the damage a category one can do here in the North East- cute, right?!

Geez, northeasterners get worked up over cat 1 hurricanes AND tongue in cheek articles.   "Calm the fuck down" indeed.

Oh Please.  I'd like to see Florida try a Nor'easter.  You'd all freeze to death and we'd all be spared this kind of condescending garbage every time a storm rolls through the northeast and kills 40 or 50 people.  I'll say hi to my mother-in-law, who is taking care of patients at Atlantic City Medical Center and stuck in a hotel there indefinably.

Um there are no subways in Miami.

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This is stupid. The Northeast doesn't have the infrastructure or experience to handle a hurricane. If South Florida got 3 feet of snow, you'd be freaking out too.

Florida is irrelevant. No one cares what happens there. In contrast, the Northeast is important.

To The people who commented... I grew up in Florida so I now all about hurricanes. Most people in Miami talk a hell of a lot more than think or open a newspaper or book. Hurricane damage wherever it is, is bad...sea level, no sea level etc. And a lot more damage is done in a place like NY, DC, etc rather than getting the brunt of the damage in a place like Homestead during Hurricane Andrew. AND, this is 3 storm systems colliding.....dont speak until you know what you are talking about...Most Miamians I know and have come in contact with think they are clever but others think are just plain stupid

Psst... you only get a 30 second mention on CNN because your state doesn't matter (unless there is a rigged election at stake).

hey northeast get over it ...it's only a cat 1

message to the writer of the blog: DO YOUR DAMN RESEARCH! This isn't a major concern solely because of the hurricane. It's a major concern because the hurricane will be colliding with one if not TWO winter storms that will add energy and make it a superstorm. So quit trying to sound all cool and clever because of a category one. it's much more than that.

Is this your stupid attempt at humor?!!?? If it is, then it's a big fat FAIL!!!! Seriously, grow the fuck up!!! Miami is built differently than the NE, comparing how a storm would affect us is not same to how it will affect the people up North.

It's because nobody cares if Miami gets wiped away by a hurricane

That's great. Except:

- It's not just the wind. It's the ridiculous surge this brings with it and its 400+ miles of width.

- There's a giant cold front colliding with it, so when 50-60 million people lose power for days, they won't have heat. Don't think it'll be 50-60 million people? Cut that by 75% and it's still devastating.

- This storm will kill people and it will destroy homes and businesses people spend their whole lives to build. And you're taking it lightly and even mocking those who will suffer as a result of it. Completely classless.

Terrible journalism as usual, you guys are a bunch of insensitive haters! Have you seen the pictures of flooding through out? The severe damage that will happen to a lot of families homes and community is really not something to joke about. Do you realize that its not only a category 1 but that its high tide and a blizzard? People are scared and a lot of these areas are not built like South Florida to withstand this sort of weather. I hope you eat your words and perhaps next time be a bit more sensitive when it comes to some peoples lives at stake, but of course you won't your the shitty Miami New Times, the least trusted paper in Miami journalism.

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Nope

Is it bad that part of me wants to tell some of these folks to grow a pair? Geez, at least the whole place isn't at sea level, like our entire state.

Katrina was a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Stay safe during and afterwards!

How selfish and inconsiderate of you to post this

the posters of this page are the biggest morons s usual...fitting of miami..This is 3 monsterous weather fronts colliding...The commenter "Miami New Times' should go back to community college

I worry when it's a Category 5, otherwise...meh. Sincerely, Hurricane Andrew Survivor