Most liked posts in thread: What is it really like in the aftermath of Sandy?

I'm very glad you & your family are OK Jim.

 

Responding to superstorm Sandy, two men drove 12 hours from Michigan to deliver 20,000 pounds of hummus, salsa and chips to New Jersey.

NJ.com : Hurricane Sandy: Superheroes of the superstorm

 

My boss decided to get a couple of trucks, let folks donate supplies this weekend at 2 locations, then send them to victims of the storm.

 

+1 Jim

 

We were in the path and got very little. The Weather Channel was only interested in talking about the coming destruction, rather then actually showing where the storm was, what it was doing and any changes it was making. WC has, basically, turned into a reality show. Not really good for much.

Jim

 

We bunkered down and got very little... just a tree down in the backyard.

My sister and some friends were without power until last night.

 

Personally I'd think the local people would like to not have news crews pointing cameras at them & their destroyed homes. These poor folks will fare better than those who were all but abandoned after Katrina. Many folks there still are trying to rebuild.

One thing that we can do is donate to our favorite relief organization. Every little bit helps.

Off my soapbox, motor on.

 

Still no power at home, have a genny, got 20 gallons of gas yesterday. Work has power only because jcp&l is in my building and their radio dispatch center is located within. Gas lines are long, store are starting to get product.

In south jersey shore it's a disaster!

You want pictures, google " New Jersey pictures Sandy"

 

http://mobile.nj.com/advnj/pm_29221/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=60vQDAvG

 

Look how that second house down on Bay Ave got relocated...

Sobering pics.

 

So sad. :frown2:

 

49 Hi Res photos of the aftermath

Hurricane Sandy: The Aftermath - In Focus - The Atlantic

 

Wow what powerful images.:frown5: Makes you wonder why folks would want to live so close to the ocean. Maybe they never thought this could never happen to them in their lifetime. Attitudes about what mother nature can do have been changed in many minds I'm sure.

 

We just got our power back tonight and finally can watch the local news to see what's going on. A town not 2 miles from our home was destroyed from Sandy. It is very sad to see the devastation and the people it has effected.

 

Got this from my Collector Car Insurance Company....

http://www.americancollectors.com/Collector-Chronicles/E-Newsletter/812/

 

Photos of the Calverton Executive Airpark in Riverhead, NY, where there are 15,000 Sandy ravaged vehicles getting ready for auction.

Thousands of Cars Ravaged by Sandy Up for Auction - weather.com

 

Not sure if this link will work, but here is a shot of a friend's beetle, midway through a resto, that got submerged at the Jersey Shore. Car: done.