My 2010 Liftback; Feels like I just gave birth!

[enviri]

i just think the engine hasnt 'broken in' to get better mileage. my friend's yaris complained about the mileage until he hit about 20k miles, when he finally hit consistant high 30s-low 40s on highway. maybe he just got used to cruising, or it truly has broken in. something to consider. or not.

[enviri]

my yaris got some bruises from the storm. got more than a few dents on the roof, and one next to the filler cap.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by enviri

my yaris got some bruises from the storm. got more than a few dents on the roof, and one next to the filler cap.

Sorry to hear about the damage to your Yaris. I assume you, family, and friends are okay? (since you didn't mention otherwise)

[enviri]

yeah we're ok. loss of power going on 3days now.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by enviri

yeah we're ok. loss of power going on 3days now.

(hope you get your power back soon )

[bewley]

Hey Nook, Thanks for thinking about all of us. Things are pretty crazy here. Lots of friends with no electric still. No heat and sometimes no working toilet, now for weeks. It's pretty crazy. The gas shortage is pretty crazy, I'm sure it's just as bad in CT and probably even worse in Jersey. And now many places aren't allowing people to fill containers. My friends in Red Hook all offered up their drowned cars to the people who needed gas for generators and we went around siphoning last week. Enviri, I'm really sorry about the damage to your car. Hope you guys who lost power finally got it back.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bewley

Hey Nook, Thanks for thinking about all of us. Things are pretty crazy here. Lots of friends with no electric still. No heat and sometimes no working toilet, now for weeks. It's pretty crazy. The gas shortage is pretty crazy, I'm sure it's just as bad in CT and probably even worse in Jersey. And now many places aren't allowing people to fill containers. My friends in Red Hook all offered up their drowned cars to the people who needed gas for generators and we went around siphoning last week. Enviri, I'm really sorry about the damage to your car. Hope you guys who lost power finally got it back.

Thanks. I feel for those suffering even more with the Nor'easter hitting all of you. I've heard good things about people in CT seeking customer service re their utilities (phone numbers being manned by actual people 24/7) and the opposite about LIPA. I've heard some LIPA representatives have been rude and that the phone number listed on the notices they leave when people aren't home is not manned by a person at any time. I've heard that some people in Nassau and Suffolk Counties are so frustrated with the Long Island Power Authority that they want the military to come in and be in charge of the power until all power is restored. I also heard about the tent city on the grounds of a racetrack in New Jersey that can serve 4,000 people. It sounds as though local law enforcement and the USMC and other emergency personnel are doing a great job serving at that site. So much need. So much will need to be done for so long. Hopefully at least some of the rebuilds will incorporate some building strategies from hurricane prone areas.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Thanks. I feel for those suffering even more with the Nor'easter hitting all of you. I've heard good things about people in CT seeking customer service re their utilities (phone numbers being manned by actual people 24/7) and the opposite about LIPA. I've heard some LIPA representatives have been rude and that the phone number listed on the notices they leave when people aren't home is not manned by a person at any time. I've heard that some people in Nassau and Suffolk Counties are so frustrated with the Long Island Power Authority that they want the military to come in and be in charge of the power until all power is restored. I also heard about the tent city on the grounds of a racetrack in New Jersey that can serve 4,000 people. It sounds as though local law enforcement and the USMC and other emergency personnel are doing a great job serving at that site. So much need. So much will need to be done for so long. Hopefully at least some of the rebuilds will incorporate some building strategies from hurricane prone areas.

At some point yesterday (before I wrote this....but I didn't hear about these particular details until today) Reps Peter King and Steve Israel sent a letter to Obama requesting that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers come in and assume the work of LIPA stating "It was the USACE that went into Baghdad and Kabul to turn the lights back on".....probably all over your local media by now, but adding newer, better information to a previous post never hurts .

[enviri]

in the beach areas in CT, everyone's in a shelter waiting for the insurance to deem the houses to be condemned or not. everyone about 1.5mile away from shore, life is normal. Gas is like normal, or near normal. The damages are small dents. nothing big. It's one of those things that irk you for the first few days then it's like..."eh, not worth the 300$ per dent fix"

[bewley]

i know what you mean. it's so weird to go inland in Brooklyn where life is virtually normal (except the gas lines) and then go to Red Hook, or worse, the Rockaways, where everything is still so, so bad. My family at least has power (except my sister) now because of course the priority was getting Manhattan sorted (downtown was dark for almost a week and driving down there was eery if awesome). I have about twelve friends, all in Red Hook, who had to move permanently and lost almost everything. And our friends who own businesses there are screwed. People have been amazing though. My husband was on BBC World News (he's English) and after his friends saw it, manyl donated money (and because of the exchange rate, they donated quite a bit) So many volunteers and donations in Red Hook, it does warm my heart. I'm just sad for all of the people who are trapped on the higher floors of the projects (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.1197748), that sounds like total hell. switching castes, I was in Southport last week. I helped my aunt and visited a friend who moved up there recently. The fire fighters are awesome up there and they drove over a truck to power her sump pump. The gas situation was not great then so I thought it would be worse by now. i had to drive north on Post Road to find a station both with power and fuel but not too much of a wait once I found one. Glad the dents aren't too bad.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bewley

i know what you mean. it's so weird to go inland in Brooklyn where life is virtually normal (except the gas lines) and then go to Red Hook, or worse, the Rockaways, where everything is still so, so bad. My family at least has power (except my sister) now because of course the priority was getting Manhattan sorted (downtown was dark for almost a week and driving down there was eery if awesome). I have about twelve friends, all in Red Hook, who had to move permanently and lost almost everything. And our friends who own businesses there are screwed. People have been amazing though. My husband was on BBC World News (he's English) and after his friends saw it, manyl donated money (and because of the exchange rate, they donated quite a bit) So many volunteers and donations in Red Hook, it does warm my heart. I'm just sad for all of the people who are trapped on the higher floors of the projects (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.1197748), that sounds like total hell. switching castes, I was in Southport last week. I helped my aunt and visited a friend who moved up there recently. The fire fighters are awesome up there and they drove over a truck to power her sump pump. The gas situation was not great then so I thought it would be worse by now. i had to drive north on Post Road to find a station both with power and fuel but not too much of a wait once I found one. Glad the dents aren't too bad.

I heard a phone recording (either on the radio or TV news....can't remember which) of a woman stuck in a situation like the one you describe. Harrowing.