Sandy Aftermath

Well, Hurricane Sandy definitely made a mess of New York.  The pictures and videos on the news of areas where there was flooding are ridiculous!  Waves were out of control.  They weren't kidding when they said it's the worst storm NY has seen in like 100 years.  Millions of people have lost power, and it may take a week or so to get it all completely back.  Obviously businesses were all closed yesterday, and they are closed today as well.  Marcus' building seems to have lost power-- it's in Manhattan in an area called Murray Hill-- so he's home with us again today.  The mayor declared that all schools will be closed tomorrow as well, but public transit has goals to be up and running tomorrow with some buses going later today.  The buses and subways themselves are all okay-- it's the tracks that have issues.  A couple train tunnels were flooded, so it may take awhile to get back to normal service.  Bridges are reopening this afternoon, so most people are able to drive again.  Airports are flooded right now too, but the last I heard was they want to be reopen tomorrow.  The governor said they want to improve on some of these systems as they work to open since these storms are becoming more regular in this area.  

Sunnyside doesn't seem to have had much damage.  It's a little wet outside, but no flooding.  We're farther from the ocean, so we didn't expect anything compared to lower Manhattan.  Last night we had a lot of wind, but minimal rain.  The sun has come out, and it looks like a really nice day.  We can see some furniture in the courtyard in the back has been tossed around a bit, but nothing has been destroyed.  It's definitely a safer area than what's shown on the news in Manhattan, Long Island, and New Jersey.

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So we're really doing okay.  We never lost water or power in our building, so we didn't have to get into our flashlights or emergency water.  I'm pretty sure Chase will never believe he lived through Hurricane Sandy :)