Nice to see you, Becky!

Glad to hear everyone is safe. I lost power early Monday but got it back Tuesday night. We had 2 trees snap in the storm - one just missed hitting the house! We were one of the lucky ones.

Prayers for strength for those that were in the path of this hurricane. Watching the news and unbelievable amount of sand that was washed in, not to mention the flooding.
May the clean up go smoothly and quickly.

Darleen's area was spared from flooding according to their village headquarters. They only had a couple inches of rain.

Good to hear... thanks BET

Good to see you here Becky!

Thank you so much smitty145 for letting me know about some of the area where my friend lives. I have heard from all of my friends and family now and happily all are intact with no major damage. I am also very glad that all or most of our Boomers are okay also. What a horrible mess that storm has left. So, Darlene's home is probably okay but has anyone heard from her???

She hasn't called me Lotus, and I do not want to call her if they have limited power. If she doesn't check in soon, I will call her.

Ana

I've heard 1/4 of the cell towers were damaged, so it's virtually impossible to get through. I know I still can't call Lady Kestrel either.

My family in Jersey all have had cell service, so I guess they have been fortunate. One just got power back an hour ago. Still waiting for daughters fiance's relatives on Cape May. They lived right on the ocean.

Let us know if you hear from LadyK, drac!

Ana

I definitely will. Where she lives is just 10 miles from where Sandy made landfall, so I hope they are all OK there.

Thankful to read that all who have reported in here and their families are safe.

BET, so happy to read the good news about Darleen03's area. Thank you.

I pray that LadyK and everyone else who hasn't been heard from yet are also safe.

The destruction from this storm is almost too much to take in.

Drac, there is power outage checker here. YOu may be able to see if her area is still without power.

Darleen's area does seem to still be out.

Ana

Thinking of all of you over there, I have been reading some dreadfull reports about the divide of rich and poor.Residents of a place called the Rockaways are begging for help and yet they are shopping as normal in Manhatten, seems crazy to me, Brooklyn is is dire strates too, how is no help getting there? This is what is being reported in the tabloids.
Good luck to you all
Maggsie

Thanks you so much, Ana. I've found several Youtube videos of damage in her city (Bayville, NJ) and know her home is only blocks from the coast.

THat is my familes area Drac. They got power the other day. If you want to PM me her address I can see if they will take a ride to check. It's not far at all.

Maggsie, that is not the case at all. Upper manhattan never lost power, and lower did. It is not a rich and poor divide at all. I am sorry your news media is twisting the facts, but the truth is some areas were hit harder and it takes more to get it back to normal. Everyone affected is losing patience but the widespread damage is not something that can be fixed immediately for all.