Aftermath of Superstorm "Sandy"
I know it probably seems like I dropped off the face of this earth and with the horrific weather we have been experiencing here on the East Coast, I won't be surprised if my fellow bloggers thought this. I am alive and well and so thankful, but it has been one "hell" of a ride these last couple of weeks.
Never in my weirdest dreams did I ever think we could have two storms (in late October) two years in a row. I know a lot of us thought last year's snowstorm in late Oct. was pretty much a "fluke" and there was a part of me that thought that too...what are the chances? But I am thankful that E and I at least thought more seriously that it could happen again and we were prepared as much as we could be. We were so thankful that we had purchased the generator because it provide us with some "critter comforts". It prevented our food from spoiling and afford us the ability to shop for food after the storm - we had no electricity for 7 days. We were also able to cook during this time as we had our grill and also the ability to plug in our toaster and microwave oven. We were still unable to have water so showers were taken at our local retirement community (who so generously open their facility to residents of our town with the addition of hot coffee/tea and access to their Wifi). Heat, we got from our fireplace - thank god we had a wood delivery at the beginning of October. Thankfully, we had no damage to the house from falling trees. The night of the storm, I could hear the cracking of trees and branches outside and I just sat and prayed that we would be ok. It took me hours before I could fall asleep that night and was up at first light to survey any damage.
To add "insult to injury" the following week after Superstorm Sandy, we then experienced a snow storm with 10 inches of snow. Luckily, the winds that they predicted weren't that strong so we didn't lose our power, but again it felt like a wild dream seeing all that snow in November!
My heart goes out to all those people who lost so much during Superstorm Sandy. Houses along the shoreline are so severly damaged or completely gone. It is nothing like I have ever seen in my entire life here on the East Coast. I haven't had the ability to see this damage in person, but watching it on the news...just breaks my heart. I knew the moment I heard that our local firehouse was taking donations to the people in Breezy Point this Tuesday, that on Saturday I would be gathering up anything I could think of to donate to these people. I was so thrilled when I arrived at the firehouse that I was told the bay was almost full of donations.
The weather is an every changing thing in our lives that can severly impact our lives and I have learned in the last few weeks that I don't take any nice day for granted anymore and I savor what I can from it because it could change in a matter of hours.
Yesterday and today, the temps here - in the low 60's. All the snow has melted and we have had the windows open...go figure?
Never in my weirdest dreams did I ever think we could have two storms (in late October) two years in a row. I know a lot of us thought last year's snowstorm in late Oct. was pretty much a "fluke" and there was a part of me that thought that too...what are the chances? But I am thankful that E and I at least thought more seriously that it could happen again and we were prepared as much as we could be. We were so thankful that we had purchased the generator because it provide us with some "critter comforts". It prevented our food from spoiling and afford us the ability to shop for food after the storm - we had no electricity for 7 days. We were also able to cook during this time as we had our grill and also the ability to plug in our toaster and microwave oven. We were still unable to have water so showers were taken at our local retirement community (who so generously open their facility to residents of our town with the addition of hot coffee/tea and access to their Wifi). Heat, we got from our fireplace - thank god we had a wood delivery at the beginning of October. Thankfully, we had no damage to the house from falling trees. The night of the storm, I could hear the cracking of trees and branches outside and I just sat and prayed that we would be ok. It took me hours before I could fall asleep that night and was up at first light to survey any damage.
To add "insult to injury" the following week after Superstorm Sandy, we then experienced a snow storm with 10 inches of snow. Luckily, the winds that they predicted weren't that strong so we didn't lose our power, but again it felt like a wild dream seeing all that snow in November!
My heart goes out to all those people who lost so much during Superstorm Sandy. Houses along the shoreline are so severly damaged or completely gone. It is nothing like I have ever seen in my entire life here on the East Coast. I haven't had the ability to see this damage in person, but watching it on the news...just breaks my heart. I knew the moment I heard that our local firehouse was taking donations to the people in Breezy Point this Tuesday, that on Saturday I would be gathering up anything I could think of to donate to these people. I was so thrilled when I arrived at the firehouse that I was told the bay was almost full of donations.
The weather is an every changing thing in our lives that can severly impact our lives and I have learned in the last few weeks that I don't take any nice day for granted anymore and I savor what I can from it because it could change in a matter of hours.
Yesterday and today, the temps here - in the low 60's. All the snow has melted and we have had the windows open...go figure?
Glad to hear you are OK! The photos from the east coast are absolutely heartbreaking. :(
ReplyDeleteI was on holiday with a couple from the Bahamas, and another couple from New Jersey. The couple from the Bahamas watched Sandy go over their island, and knew that they came through unscathed. The honeymoon couple from New Jersey went home, and would have got there just before Sandy hit. They would not have expected it at all. I feel for them and wonder whether they got through unscathed or not. Glad you are OK.
ReplyDeleteSeriously can not imagine all that you guys have been through on the East Coast. I'm so glad to hear though that you survived and are making it through. Looking forward to many more posts :-)
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