Hurricane Sandy was much more than we anticipated
We were/are amongst the very lucky in my little town as we have heat, hot water, and electricity. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the rest of the city; a number of my friends have lost electricity.
We’re on a subway line that has some of the more extensive flooding so we’re stuck here for a while; moreover HG’s office is completely without power so there’s no real sense in her getting to work even if she could.
Also, my family is (very thankfully) fine but her parents had a tree fall on their house and no electricity.
A few friends of mine have to still go to work because the city workers want them to go so that means multiple bus transfers.
Lived here in NYC my entire life and I’ve never seen anything quite like this. Irene last year was a whole lotta nuthin. This is a whole lotta something.
It’s interesting but it’s the immigrants that are keeping this city humming. The Southeast Asian cabbies, the East African Domino pizza guys, the Korean deli owners, the Chinese restaurant owners, etc.
From what my friends told me, some of them were working the entire time the hurricane hit. Crazy.
Would write more but I’m off to my physical therapist who somehow made it into work and is ready to work on my knee.
I’ll be back.
Oh, I’m finally on Twitter if anyone cares: @Logan607
Location: getting dressed
Mood: thankful
Music: We’re as safe as houses, as safe as mother’s milk
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