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Baroana -> RE: Hurricane Sandy/Frankenstorm (11/5/2012 5:29:43 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Baroana
Anyone else still waiting to get power and heat back?
My town in Northwest NJ (Sussex County) is still mostly without power. Many of us have landlines that are with our cable systems, so no phones. That includes cell phones unless you are with one of the big two. As of now, it is one full week without power, and from what I understand, there are only a couple areas of the town that have electricity back.
My house survived the storm fine, although the cheap, plastic, corrogated roof on my patio is gone. Well, not gone, just pieces all over the neighbors' yards.
That being said, I was told on Halloween night that we should expect to continue to be without power for at least two weeks. Of course, we are now expecting a No'easter to hit on Wednesday which will bring the really cold weather with it.
The only reason that I am even able to communicate with the world is because I left for vacation on November 1st, and that was up in the air until I actually left my house, not knowing if my flight out of the US would have been cancelled. I have been trying to call my friend via Skype since I left (he's watching my cats), and his phone is still out. I sent some emails to people from our church asking them to check on him and remind him to toss everything in my fridge/freezer that still has no power.
At least half a dozen houses on my street were damaged from fallen trees, one of them having had the entire front torn off. Same house had the same problem in last year's "freak" Halloween snow storm, the construction permit is still on the door from continuing repairs from that (I think I would have sold and moved). I live on the lake and there are some people who didn't properly tie up their boats, which are now sitting on the beach.
Guess I picked a good time to go on vacation. I was going nuts after a couple of days without power, running water and heat. I lived on the Gulf Coast of Florida from Charlie through Katrina, and the damage from this storm is so much worse than the area I lived then.
The Jersey Shore basically doesn't exist anymore. The boardwalks, piers and rides are all in the ocean from Point Pleasant all the way to Cape May. I don't see how they will be able to repair that damage before Memorial Day, which means a huge loss of income for many people in the area who rely on summer tourists for the majority of their income. I have family in Brick who I only was finally able to reach by phone today and they are also still without power.
If that No'easter hits on Wednesday like predicted, this is going to get so much worse. When the storm hit, we were having unseasonably warm weather. The new storm will freeze a lot of the water that has flooded homes.
Me and my family were very lucky to have avoided major damage and are grateful. My thoughts and prayers are with those who didn't have our luck.
Hi LL,
I know where you are. I've been to Lafayette. I used to live south of you, in Morris County.
I finally got my power back late last night, thank goodness. I'm so sorry to hear about what's going on in your area!
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