No Public transport in New York City/Ferry to Roosevelt Island/

My last post was about Hurricane Sandy's destruction, which is compounded by the politicians' lack of preparedness; what comes to mind right away is the lack of transportation, the lack of pumps in the subways which are now flooded, and the lack of any alternate transportation; such as ferries.

NY has a history of these, so there is precedent - and no excuse not to have them. One does run from the tip of Manhattan to Staten Island, which has no subway - and for what it's worth, one to Governor's Island, which was closed earlier this year when I went with a friend to take a ride - but other ferries are not to be found. One in particular, or the lack of one, hits home, as I visit a friend who is housed in a hospital on Roosevelt Island. It has only one vehicular access bridge, from Queens; a tram, and a subway. All of which are out of order now, and the hospital being surrounded by water and on low ground, I am worried about my friend and cannot get him on the phone.

So it brings to mind a conversation I had with residents of the island and 12th Congressional District candidate-to-be Wade Emory Johnson, when he asked about a ferry, which could run to Queens, Manhattan and other parts. It was said that the MTA opposed the idea as it would compete with the train

America is about competition. Competition would have created a way to get to work for the hundreds of workers in the hospital, some of whom ended up trapped at the hospital. Ferries do not need expensive tunnels and are not confined to fixed routes. They serve a need and can be rerouted as needed in emergencies. And they are fun to ride.

So why no ferry? Ask the mayor, the borough president, the congressman, and everyone else involved in this rotten thieving administration. Maybe the answer is that they stole so much money there was none left for this.

And ask them what they are doing about hemp, which could provide jobs for Americans, and from which ferries can be powered.

But don't expect an answer. They have hijacked this country and will not give it back.

Hurricane Sandy hits New York

I'm here in New York, watching stunned as the unpreparedness for the storm has left people wounded, hungry, or dead. In Kinsgsbridge, there is a large armory, which you would expect to be open at a time like this, but no; it houses a few national guardsmen, and to hell with the taxpayer. 10 acres of land put to no use in the middle of a great metropolis.Where was the mayor or Rubin Diaz, the borough president?

Power is out in areas of Kingsbridge, with fallen trees straddling what was once cars, fences and houses. But this is a haven compared to Manhattan and Brooklyn, where whole neighbourhoods are flooded, power is out, Con Ed exploded, buildings caved in, and there is no transportation; not that there is any here in the Bronx, which is connected to three other boroughs by the subway; this has ground to a halt with entire stations under water. Buses do not run. Bridges and tunnels are closed.

It is like the Joker in a Batman movie is having fun with us all, while the politicians, secretly his friends, do nothing; why was not more money spent on flood protection, why are armories sitting closed and idle, why did the backup generator at NYU hospital fail, why, why, why?

Because the public does not watch these people as they steal our money. Bloomberg's administration pilfered $80million in one campaign alone, which was ironically supposed to stop theft. It was theft. That money could have protected NY but it did not.

So I sit here wondering if I will get food to buy, or if ATMs will work, or if I can get to work

with no public transport. There were no pumps at the subway stations, just lots of CCTVs to watch your every move, like the Harvey Dent Act, again, in a Batman movie.  At least I have a pound of hemp, which is high in nutrition, so I'll be eating an old fav, brocoli with hemp sauce, hemp seeds, garlic, peppers and cheddar. Hemp sauce is like soy sauce but does not use soy so is environmentally friendly.

And it makes me wonder if the destruction of the Amazon by soy loving jerks is not a factor it these storms. Katrina, Sandy, you name them, but you can't tame them.\Fast and furious they come, and man is reaping what he sowed.

It is time we changed our politicians and sowed hemp - which they refuse to let us do in the US.

Until we do we'll just have to endure more storms.

So make sure you have batteries, water, and a box of hemp seeds, you may be without power for a long time.