tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641115861689097655.post415286494001996233..comments2023-10-31T05:19:26.102-07:00Comments on Bob's Gournel: A Sandy BlastRossmoorxword@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14393465961018314070noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641115861689097655.post-62610604340936867602012-11-04T18:20:33.452-08:002012-11-04T18:20:33.452-08:00Hang in there, Dad. I really hope you have power r...Hang in there, Dad. I really hope you have power restored before next weekend, and please keep an eye out for hanging branches around or near the house. <br /><br />We were "lucky" that we only lost power for 4 days up here, but on night 3, it dipped down to 40°F outside, and it wasn't much warmer in the house with no electric to power the furnace. Power went out at 4:15pm Monday as I was taking the last hot shower before the lights and cable were restored on Thursday - we had started considering going to the shelter in town just before the electric was restored.<br /><br />Plenty of downed trees in the neighborhood, one on a house around the corner from us, and 2 across the road next to each other on Boretz (opposite end of street); the whole 5-6 block radius became a maze for navigating around, and cell phone signal was poor at best on those first 2 days.<br /><br />Friends down on Long Island, in NYC, along the CT shore and in the northwest corner of CT, and over in NJ on the shore - and in parts of PA too - have also reported in that they are all safe, but one pair of friends lost a house in NJ, another SCAdian in NYC said his basement was flooded to the rafters, and others in NJ are not leaving their houses because generators are being stolen out of peoples yards. Likewise, I heard gas rationing is going on in Long Island, not just in NJ.<br /><br />If the situation hasn't improved by next weekend, and if we can get across on the ferry, please let us know what we can bring over for you on Saturday night. Meanwhile, I'll keep my fingers crossed that eventually the lights come back on for you and the rest of the neighborhood as the disaster zones are cleared up along the shoreline. Bad time of year for storms, and as you said - this is only the start.<br /><br />I think the next step on our end is to start looking into the cost of solar batteries, until we're able to afford a generator. And please thank your neighbors for us, for helping keep you warm and powered up when you're not out and about.<br /><br />Be safe, everyone.Beth Regnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120894192257675076noreply@blogger.com