I live in the affected area and the preparation seems to be for the worst possible scenario. Every year there are few over hyped expected weather events which end up not being as bad as expected.

It seems like it's one of those so far. Let's hope it ends up being one of those.

If this hype wasnt there, hundreds of ppl would have been dead. Subways emptied, coastal cleared, lowland evacuated, and then low casualties, preparedness saved lives. Preparedness is hype for some ignorant ones. But watever, hurricanes dissipates as soon as it hits inland, sandy did faster than expected. Good for ppl out there and happy bout it.

It is more hyped because it is coming in the world's #1 financial district New York. The countries capital Washington dc. It has a wierd path and it came at the odd time of the year. Next coming is Snow.

One more time...NOT A HYPE!!! DON'T USE THAT WORD!!! NOT A HYPE!!!

((gives up))

राजनीतिको लागि राजनीति गरे झैँ गंरे हो भने केहि भन्नु छैन | कमसेकम उद्दार कार्य गर्न सजिलो भयो | मानिस भेडा बनिदिए भने ति भेडाको पछाडी दौडनु पर्थ्यो , कमसेकम त्यो त परेंन अनि मर्नेको संख्या कम भयो !

 इटालीको कथा येही साझामा पढियो : भूकम्प र बैज्ञानिक हरुको जेल यात्रा !

kiddo, we can't win over fools. I had to use word 'hype' to defend it wasn't hype.

I hear you, Bitter.

In the Mayor's own tweet: "This was a devastating storm, maybe the worst #NYC has ever experienced. The impacts will be felt for some time"


Total deaths: 94
In the U.S.: 26
– 15 in New York
– 2 in Maryland
– 2 in Connecticut
– 3 in New Jersey
– 2 in Pennsylvania
– 1 West Virginia
– 1 HMS Bounty replica deckhand who was found unresponsive and later declared dead at hospital
Outside the U.S.:
– 1 in Canada.
Earlier: 67 in the Caribbean, including 51 in Haiti.

I read somewhere in twits for those who said it's over-hyped being called as 'fckuing insensitive bastards' by those who sufferred most of this storm

कालिया९९ : ब्रो लाइ मुभी हेरेको झैँ एक तल्ला पानि ले पुरिनु पर्ने ?
मानब हौ कि अरुनै केहि जीव ?

@wonton and terimatoknee (jasto naam testai kaam)

Grow up dude!!

You still think Sandy is over hyped. What world are you all living? How long have you been in the US?

Even it were to be a tropical storm or whatever the media are doing a great job creating awareness among the public. You can't take any chances. Nepal ma Sandy aako jasto kura na gara na keta ho. Kathmandu ma euta sano earthquake jaaos na sab jana marchan ani purai ktm sakhab huncha. This is US dude that too NY, of course the government will create overpreparedness situation. Better safe than sorry!!

**NY ma jhundi raako crane terimatoknee m*ji ko tauko ma khasnu parne ho ani taha huncha overhype ho ki k ho**

All they needed to see is this -->> http://on.cnn.com/PjS2i8
Sitting in your comfy chair somewhere uptown in Newyork can't get you what a terrible mess people living by the ocean had to go through,
please go through the link above, and reconsider what were you thinking.
It wasn't "overhype" for those who lost their houses, apartments and their family members lives.

Namaste Kathmanu 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

My apology to sajha friends , when there was no rain sunday night I thought ots over hyped but after its mess I am sure its a disaster.
I saw tree falling just behind car I was. Me and my 3 friends just saved by few seconds . Manhattan was standardized with all entry point sealed. My all friends who used to work in Manhattan are staying home since monday and its goona last till subway opens which is less than a week.
Lower Manhattan has no lights. All school and coll are closed. Its real horrible here.

Just came from out . There is miles of traffic on road. Mta started some bus services but all are packed and long line onbus stand.
New york is in real panic :(

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/10/hurricane_sandy_the_superstorm.html

take a deeper look at these pictures.

Everyone seems to be in a rush to put the blame here. My post did not imply it was a hype. It asked a question if it was only hype? And the weather has already responded a negative on that.

If you look closely I wrote that I wished it was a hype only.

your subject line is very misleading.

Yeah, I don't think you guys deserved that much of criticism. Nobody blatantly called it a hype (maybe except terimatokne)...point we are trying to make is preparedness is not hype. You never prepare for just the right amount, you have to always over prepare.


In any case, here's wishing that the aftermath doesn't get prolonged for too long.

Lot of people thought it was a hype before Monday, because it was in the news since friday or thursday.
While the news said that hurrican will be inland around 2pm Monday - 2pm tuesday, people were impatiently waiting on saturday and sunday to hit.

जब कि news भनेको छ hurricane 2pm Monday - 2pm tuesday हित गर्छ भनेर मान्छेहरु Saturday Sunday  नै खै त आएको भनेर पर्खेर हुन्छ ?
News मा भन्ने बितिकै अहिले नै आउनु पर्ने जस्तो गर्छ मान्छेहरु |

Mno, not only us there were too many people who thought its overhyped till it make such disaster.
I talked to few khaires and they were saying its just government trying to show they are prepared! But nothing will happen.