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My rate lock just expired. Anyone know of a supplier who is offering a fixed rate under $0.11 per kWh for 6 months or longer?
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Who is running to replace Yun in Ward D?
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I see a few signs around for someone on Fulop's slate. Anyone else running.
Going to miss Yun. He was the smartest, most level headed of the councilpersons.
Posted on: 9/12 21:25
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Most models show the storm remnants passing south of us, then strengthening back to a tropical storm once it gets off shore. So so far, just some rain and clouds. Weatherbell thinks there might be something threatening us around Labor Day though. No details yet.
Posted on: 8/26 21:18
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A system came off of Africa that might track to the East coast late next week.
Just FYI
Posted on: 8/17 16:59
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If you click the link within that message to the original bulletin, it says you have to boil if 'hand washing dishes'. The post above, given the comma placement, says your don't.
Posted on: 8/15 13:14
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Got a robocall from Suez. We are under a boil advisory due to E-coli bacteria being found in the water. This includes any water used to make ice cubes.
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Anyone here recommend a place that has classes for very young kids on this side of the Hudson river? Looking for something for my son.
Practicing Judo as a kid was beneficial for me... want to expose my kid at some point. Doesn't have to be Judo though.
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Yup.. except for scattered showers and some wind. Storm center is now just South of Albany.
Posted on: 8/4 20:21
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At the time of this post, the storm center is just north of Philly and the major rain bands have moved away from us. It appears the storm is moving a bit faster than forecast.
Other than my lights flickering once and a couple drops of water through two skylights, this hasn't been so bad so far.
Posted on: 8/4 17:51
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Max wind gusts per NAM. I left out the Euro because I found out its wind gust predictions chronically over-estimate:
Posted on: 8/4 10:35
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Euro and NAM models shifted the storm West again... which is good for us. If this holds true, we have a wind event with not a whole lot of rain.
Euro Rain totals:  Euro Sustained Winds (peak). Looks like about 65 to 70 MPH (tan area in center).  NAM rain totals:  NAM sustained winds (at peak). Looks like about 60 MPH: 
Posted on: 8/4 10:21
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I imagine not as bad. Sandy had a number of factors that came together to make a super storm surge: Big (wide) storm with a low pressure. The storm took a 'hard left turn' coming up the coast, which drove surge towards the shore. It came in during a king high tide. If Sandy came in at low tide, it would have been nothing special for a Nor'Easter. A real disaster would be a repeat of the 1821 hurricane which is estimated to have been a strong Cat 3 when it hit NYC. The storm surge flooded Manhattan past Canal St. That storm came in at low tide!
Posted on: 8/3 18:37
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Euro model lunchtime update:
Storm track shifted East. More wind less rain for us... Rain Totals:  Max Sustained surface winds for us:  Looks like near 70 MPH for Long Island. 60+ MPH hits the Jersey Shore as the storm move up the coast. Wind Gust Swath:  Gusts up to 90 MPH
Posted on: 8/3 18:29
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High Tide August 4th: 9:50 PM. Eye-wall arrives around 8:00 PM.
Posted on: 8/3 14:52
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Weatherbell has their track farther East, with a Cat 1 hitting middle of Long Island. Their track follows the HMON hurricane model. GIF of the HMON storm track with sustained surface winds:
Posted on: 8/3 13:51
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I am trying to read NOAA's storm surge estimates. Best I can tell, it looks like +5 to 7 ft for us.
Posted on: 8/3 13:38
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Latest from the Euro model:
Storm shifted West a bit. Speed of travel increased. Now the eye is passing just West of us. Estimate Rain Totals:  Peak Sustained Surface Winds:  Wind gust swath:  The model has a choice for "Wind Gusts" and "Wind Gust Swath". Can't find anything that tells me exactly what the difference is. Though 'Wind Swath' shows higher numbers.
Posted on: 8/3 13:20
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Updated Euro model shifted the storm East. Eye landfall on Long Island. Below is estimated sustained surface winds:
Posted on: 8/2 23:51
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Weatherbell thinks the track will be more East with a Cat1 making landfall on Long Island:
 Some of the models that just updated show the eye passing right over NYC. Euro model show a more westerly track. A near bullseye hit on NYC put the heaviest rain bands inland: 
Posted on: 8/2 15:17
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Morning update:
Models have the storm tracking farther West after making landfall in South Carolina. Far enough now that the major rains are West of JC also. 
Posted on: 8/2 12:21
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The models at the moment are tracking the storm farther West. If this hold true and you are in the downtown, I hope your sump pumps are in good working order (sorry Brewster)..
Updated Euro Model Rain Totals: 
Posted on: 8/1 23:21
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Estimated rain totals:
Posted on: 8/1 10:59
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As of this morning, every single model I checked shows the storm coming up the coast. The cone centers are about+- 50 miles East / West of each other, which will make a big difference on what we get.
Moves West: Less wind, storm surge, but a lot more rain (like Irene or Floyd). Moves East: More wind, more of a threat to Long Island and the coast in general from waves and storm surge.. So far the storm hasn't strengthened as some of the more dire forecasts predicted. As of now, it comes up in our area as a tropical storm and not a full blown hurricane.
Posted on: 8/1 10:47
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Based on the early models, the storm will be here around August 5th. Weatherbell has it making landfall in the US as a Cat 2 and coming up the coast fast as a Cat 1.
Most of the models show a similar track at this time. Again.. this is days out and the models will likely change some. 
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To me it looked like he was having arguments with multiple imaginary people. He is looking past her in multiple directions and yelling and pointing.
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Anyone get flooded out? I was mightily impressed with the downpour. Tenant texted me a pic of some minor damage done. The water pressure was so great is blew out the elbow on a roof downspout.
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If someone here has lots of free time, you could breakout payrolls by zip code:
https://www.census.gov/data/developers ... p-nonemp-zbp/zbp-api.html Doing so, you could estimate total state income and payroll taxes vs. total state aid / spending. I am sure there is a record for sales taxes as well.
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The "electrified economy" is what the "hydrogen economy" was about 10 years ago... Unicorns & rainbows.
NY is riding this unicorn to a future of rolling blackouts and crushing power bills. NJ seems to want to get on board as well. I wish the people making these decisions would hire an engineering consultant group, that has no financial interest in battery storage, wind, and solar to introduce said people to the concept of "theoretical limits". tl:dr version: There is no battery technology in existence or in development that can make a fully electric economy (especially without nuclear or fossil fuels) possible without creating a energy poverty and an environmental nightmare.
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A side note: There were a lot of short term rentals for Jersey City on the website. I doubt many of them were owner-occupied.
Seeing the day rates I can see people were / are pulling in some serious $$$. The guy who owned the dump of a building next to me told me he cleared $178k in a single year doing AirB&B.
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I am sending the city a certified letter with the proof I have that this is a fraudulent post. Not sure if it will work. Years back I had a more of a incompetence than faud issue involving the city of Newark. Letters didn't help until I ended up in front of a judge to explain that I didn't own a particular property. What annoys me is the fraudulent account was closed back in 2018, but the ad still appears on searches. I have been on the phone with someone in some Indian call center twice before I found someone who at least asked higher ups what to do. I was supposed to get an email that I would reply to with proof of ownership so I could get the ad pulled... but that email never came through. I guess I will be back on the phone with Mumbai today or tomorrow..
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