tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2702678135791113890..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Hurricane Sandy vs. Hurricane IreneRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32533593482714514342012-10-29T12:11:22.095-04:002012-10-29T12:11:22.095-04:00The HMS Bounty replica, built in 1960 for the 1962...The HMS Bounty replica, built in 1960 for the 1962 film, put out to sea to try to go around the storm. It then lost a generator and much of the capacity of its bilge pumps to the point where the crew abandoned ship and most were rescued by Coast Guard helicopters after having been tracked by HC-130s. Just heard the ship herself was lost and that two crew may still be missing.<br /><br />There Robert P. Churchillhttp://www.supplysideforum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32767515704198819562012-10-29T09:42:29.230-04:002012-10-29T09:42:29.230-04:00... waiting for Krugman to say it is a good thing ...... waiting for Krugman to say it is a good thing for the storm to cause damage because it will stimulate the economy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6775642735516754542012-10-29T08:48:20.664-04:002012-10-29T08:48:20.664-04:00And that is why this is a non-event.
You have a l...And that is why this is a non-event.<br /><br />You have a less powerful storm spread over a wider area. Yes it will merge with another storm, but nothing compared to Hazel in the 1950s which was actually 3 or 4 storms merging and even that was brutal for Toronto and other cities, but not that big of a deal and it turned into a Cat 4 or 5 storm. This one won't go beyond tropical storm James Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691491559386497208noreply@blogger.com