# OCTOBER SNOW STORM OF 06 ALL SNOW RELATED POSTS GO HERE and ONLY here **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 12, 2006, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828 "2006-10-12T10:22:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 36
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/701 "2006-10-18T07:54:27Z")
The local politicians have managed to turn this into a political circus. Although not surprising it is disappointing. The first thing FEMA asked Higgins was, “Is Buffalo in Erie County”? It sounds like Giambra got to FEMA first and told them to help Erie County first. The news coverage totally missed this and thought Higgins was pissed because FEMA didn’t know what county Buffalo was in. The Mayor is pissed because FEMA didn’t contact him first. Everyone is pissed at FEMA because of the lack of results so far. ---
**Author:** ![RedConquestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redconquesttsi/32/7326_2.png) [@RedConquestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedConquestTSi)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/702 "2006-10-18T08:00:02Z")
Well, FEMA’s response to New Orleans was below satasfactory as well. FEMA has gone to shit in the last few years… ---
**Author:** ![j\_espo1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/j_espo1/32/7291_2.png) [@j\_espo1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/j_espo1)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/703 "2006-10-18T08:01:20Z")
still no power at my house. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/704 "2006-10-18T08:10:14Z")
:wstupid: I’m guessing it’ll be the weekend before they clear out my neighbor’s backyard to get access to my block’s downed line. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/705 "2006-10-18T08:16:03Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > The local politicians have managed to turn this into a political circus. > Although not surprising it is disappointing. > The first thing FEMA asked Higgins was, “Is Buffalo in Erie County”? > It sounds like Giambra got to FEMA first and told them to help Erie County first. > The news coverage totally missed this and thought Higgins was pissed because FEMA didn’t know what county Buffalo was in. > The Mayor is pissed because FEMA didn’t contact him first. > Everyone is pissed at FEMA because of the lack of results so far. no shit… that press conference pissed me off to no end. I’m sitting there thinking “there are hundreds of thousands of people in need, and that dousch uses it for political gain”… un-fing-believeible. Higgans “FEMA should of been here on Thursday… there is no excuse for this blah blah blah” yeah, becuase bufflo getting a snow storm requires FEMA to step in? :wtf: I’m supprised he didn’t mentoin that brown/giambra turning down HELP from the national guard 😉 fucking self-righteous see thru politicians for ya i’m supprised he had time to actually address any real issues with all that self-patting on the back he was doing ---
**Author:** ![Sc1chik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sc1chik/32/7243_2.png) [@Sc1chik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sc1chik)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/706 "2006-10-18T08:46:36Z")
ecc north still has no school. bah. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/707 "2006-10-18T08:48:46Z")
> [@j\_espo1](#): > > still no power at my house. :wstupid: ---
**Author:** ![Juan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@Juan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Juan)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/708 "2006-10-18T09:05:42Z")
got my power back last night ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/709 "2006-10-18T10:05:04Z")
Where abouts in Tonawanda are you, just trying to get an idea for a few people that live on the tonawanda/amherst border ---
**Author:** ![RedConquestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redconquesttsi/32/7326_2.png) [@RedConquestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedConquestTSi)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/710 "2006-10-18T10:06:35Z")
my new place of employment still has no electricity…Northtown Lexus. The detail shop is running on generators, and its not easy. I was supposed to have started on Saturday, but now I won’t be able to try and start again til tomorrow. The past week I’ve literally been unemployed because of this storm. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/711 "2006-10-18T10:09:38Z")
I’m on the circle on Parkhurst. At noon the hwy department was cleaning up the circle with a couple of front bucket loader things and a couple of big trucks. So maybe over the next day or so nat’l grid will be able to follow and start hooking power back up in the town. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Smaefer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Smaefer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smaefer)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/712 "2006-10-18T11:01:32Z")
I got power back last night at 8:30 PM… So searously if anyone needs a place to crash do to having no power… Your more then welcome to crash at my pad… ---
**Author:** ![JDMR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmr2/32/7587_2.png) [@JDMR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMR2)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/713 "2006-10-18T11:58:38Z")
still no power in town of tonawanda by ellicott creek… ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/714 "2006-10-18T12:26:01Z")
supposingly my landlord says there is power back at my west seneca apt… I’ve been staying at my gf’s moms house in lockport since friday night. Can’t wait to get back to semi normal life. I had to bring in my bills into work to pay them on the internet since its the only place that has power and net access. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/715 "2006-10-18T12:49:45Z")
> [@JDMR2](#): > > still no power in town of tonawanda by ellicott creek… that sucks man… where abouts? thats right near my apt. ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/716 "2006-10-18T16:39:35Z")
> [@RedConquestTSi](#): > > The past week I’ve literally been unemployed because of this storm. me too. i was supposed to work friday and saturday, but clearly we were closed… then i went in today and my boss was kinda like 'uhh, well im not too sure whats going on now…we lost a lot of bussiness so i cant really afford to pay anyone to work this week. i might need you on saturday so i ‘ll give you a call if i do’ typical of my work… o and thanks to those who offered thier sympathy, im sure i’ll get through it. i hope no1 thinks that i look at getting the car as a positive thing, because trust me, id rather not have it for that reason. thats about the ONLY positive thing i can get out of this whole thing right now. o and im posting from UB again…still no power at home. tomorrow it will be ONE WEEK. im starting to get used to this. ---
**Author:** ![Sc1chik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sc1chik/32/7243_2.png) [@Sc1chik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sc1chik)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/717 "2006-10-18T16:43:26Z")
i haven’t worked since last tuesday. \<3 delta sonic, i’m real glad i went back there. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/718 "2006-10-18T16:45:21Z")
> [@BikerFry](#): > > And the people in NO could watch a special about famine and disease in Africa where there’s no hope, there was no isolated incident to run from, there was no warning, and the people had did not choose to live in a ticking time bomb and then they’d be pussies. There’s always someone who has it worse. That doesn’t mean that what we’re not in a bad situation. Just because you were in Buffalo when the snow started to fall doesn’t mean you have a clue. Obviously. > > Yeah, it was snow in upstate NY. That’s not the problem. It’s the large amount of freakishly early snow that tore down trees that had been standing for 100+ years. It’s the inability to heat our homes. It’s the sewage pumps that stopped working and are under water. It’s the lack of potable water. It’s the ambulance I watched get stuck in the street in front of my house while transporting an old woman on oxygen. Its the people bailing water out of their basements for days straight trying to save the things they’ve worked hard for. > > Sorry if your tax dollar goes to helping those in need for once rather than helping people abuse the welfare system and avoid contributing to society as usual. A lot of us cannot afford to have a $500 dollar generator just in case a once in a lifetime disaster happens with NO WARNING. You see, it wasn’t a lack of preparation. Saying that anyone who lives where it snows should have a generator is like saying everyone in NO should have had their own life boat. Don’t worry about your tax money. You’re demonstrating exactly why you’re not allowed to decide where it goes. Just because you’ll never have a time of need where the government will help you out doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t have government help. You’ll be fine. So will we. > > Here’s the other thing. We’re not just up here sitting on our thumbs waiting to be saved. It’s neighbors helping each other clear the rubble. It’s the community members bringing hot coffee to those standing in line for a generator to give their families heat. It’s the neighborhood cheering for and sincerely appreciating the hard work of the electricians going above and beyond to restore their power. It’s the electricians working 24/7 through snow, wind, and rain to restore the Buffalo electrical infastructure. It’s all of us doing what we can to help each other get through this. > > So on behalf of all of us in Buffalo who are banding together to get through what is more than a little snow and a couple of tree limbs and need a little government help, how about you STFU? Huge :tup: Very well put. ---
**Author:** ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/719 "2006-10-18T17:50:09Z")
just got my power back 30 min ago in lancaster. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/720 "2006-10-19T05:04:17Z")
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