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WHILE WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS WAS
SPARED SANDY'S WORST, WE'RE
STILL SEEING THE EFFECTS OF THE
SUPERSTORM. 22NEWS REPORTER
SHANNON HALLIGAN EXPLAINS HOW
BUSINESSES HERE ARE BEING
WE MAY NOT HAVE FELT THE OCEAN'S
WAVES CAUSED BY SANDY BUT WE ARE
FEELING THE ECONOMIC WAVES.
THE CLEAN UP FROM HURRICANE
SANDY WILL TAKE MONTHS... AND
MAYBE YEARS. THE ECONOMIC
EFFECTS MAY LAST EVEN LONGER.
140 MILES AWAY FROM WESTERN MASS
HAS LOST A LOT OF ECONOMIC
HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD.
32:58 THE METROPOLITAN AREA
WHICH IS 25% OF THE POPULATION
IT HAS A MAJOR EFFECT ON
SO IT'S GOING TO SLOW EVERYTHING
SKEWED NUMBERS THAT ARE GOING TO
BE SORT OF WEAK IN THE NEXT
COUPLE WEEKS. THE DISTRUPTION OF
MANY COASTAL CITIES AND TOWNS
HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON OTHER THINGS
AS WELL. SOME SALMON, FOR
EXAMPLE, IS FLOWN INTO NEW YORK
CITY AND THAT HAD TO BE DIVERTED
CAUSING BACKUPS. AND FISHING
BE DOCKED.
43:36 ANTICIPATING A STORM THIS
SIZE MOST OF YOUR BOATS WILL
WHEN THAT HAPPENS IT'S GOING TO
BECAUSE THE BOATS WON'T BE OUT
THERE FISHING SO NEEDLESS TO SAY
THERE WON'T BE ANY PRODUCT
COMING IN. BUT THERE IS A SILVER
LINING... THE MASSIVE CLEANUP
IN THE US. 32:25 THIS MIGHT BE
THE CATALYST THAT THIS ECONOMY
A LOT OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE
GOING TO SEE THE PRIVATE SECTOR
RELALY BE THE CATALYST THAT
REALLY MAKES THIS ECONOMY START
NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER.
ALSO, IF YOU'VE HAD CELL PHONE
PROBLEMS RECENTLY YOU'RE NOT
ALONE. THE STORM FORCED THE
SHUTDOWN OF CELL PHONE TOWERS
CAUSING MILLIONS OF LOST CALLS.