[QuadList] OT: We hope our Eastern members are weathering Sandy OK

[Tim Stoffel]

Most of the problems in NYC were in lower Manhattan, I think?

Tim Stoffel

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On Sat, 2012-11-03 at 11:32 -0500, dennyd1 at verizon.net wrote:
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>  Ted,
>  
> If there were any power outages in Midtown, I wasn't aware of it.  NBC
> may have preemptively switched to generator power before the storm,
> but the Rock Center area never lost power, so I'm just guessing.  Even
> the Fox News Building down the street from us seemed to be fine.  If
> they lost studio lights, there may have been something else that
> caused it.
> Of course, if I were cynical, it's possible that FOX faked the lights'
> going out!    ;)
>  
> Dennis Degan, Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank 
> NBC Today Show, New York 
> 
>  
> 
> On 11/03/12, Ted Langdell<ted at quadvideotapegroup.com> wrote:
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> ______________________________________________________________________
> 
> Dennis, 
> 
> 
> Thanks much for the word pictures.
> 
> 
> Glad you were able to get home safely to find no major damage.  I hope
> you're able to stay warm as things get colder, and that you can find
> gasoline without too much trouble, since your drive to and from home
> is taking longer.
> 
> 
> Sounds like 30 Rock's tech facilities have stayed on whether or not
> there were any power outages.  That's not far from Fox News Channel's
> facility, where Shep Smith had no grid lights the night of the storm.
> 
> 
> Having been from Newark to the Lower East Side and Midtown and back in
> May and from LaGuardia to West 57th and to MetroPark in NJ on Oct.
> 18th and 19th, I have a sense of "where" some of the remarkable images
> we're seeing are coming from and what places looked like "before."
> 
> 
> I am glad they shut down the subways before the storm hit... and that
> most broadcast facilities were able to stay up to keep people
> informed.
> 
> 
> Hope you can get some rest over the weekend, and it doesn't take too
> long for power to be restored.
> 
> 
> Ted
> 
> 
> On Nov 3, 2012, at 8:34 AM, dennyd1 at verizon.net wrote:
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> >  Ted,
> >  
> > NBC put a lot of us in hotel rooms.  I was in my room during the
> > storm, not knowing what was happening at home.  I returned home on
> > Tuesday, the day after.  The drive home to NJ was an 'adventure',
> > for sure.  So many downed trees and flooding along the way, police
> > redirecting traffic at every route.  It took some creative thinking
> > to get through.  I finally made it home after a mere 2 1/2 hours.
> > This trip normally takes about 45 minutes.
> > NBC has been wonderful.  They've provided free food and lodging for
> > everyone in our editing group.  The fitness center was open for all
> > to use; those that could not get hotel rooms.  There were hot
> > showers and sleeping accomodations there.  Many who work here have
> > lost their homes or their homes are damaged and cannot be used.  The
> > company is really taking care of its own.  I know they are doing it
> > for many reasons including of course keeping the operation running.
> > But that doesn't lessen the appreciation from those in need.
> >  
> > Dennis Degan, Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank 
> > NBC Today Show, New York 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > On 11/02/12, Ted Langdell<ted at quadvideotapegroup.com> wrote:
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ____________________________________________________________________
> > 
> > Hi, Dennis,
> > 
> > 
> > Glad to hear you and family are safe, and the house is intact.  I
> > know you just redid the roof.
> > 
> > 
> > Have you been in to work?  Were you at work when the storm hit or
> > after?
> > 
> > 
> > What can you tell us?
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > 
> > Ted
> > 
> > On Nov 2, 2012, at 12:36 PM, dennyd1 at verizon.net wrote:
> > > Ted:
> > > 
> > > We were lucky.  Our house suffered no damage and no fooding, but
> > > we have no electric power or heat and we've been told not expect
> > > electricity to come back for another 6-7 days.
> > > 
> > >  
> > >  
> > > Dennis Degan, Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
> > > NBC Today Show, New York
> > > 
> > >  
> > 
> > 
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