Frankenstorm Sandy

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If anyone with driving distance of me needs anything.. Please give a shout.. I will do what I can..

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If anyone with driving distance of me needs anything.. Please give a shout.. I will do what I can..

Nomad, you so funny .. No I wont bring you a cup of sugar for your pie..

[Chancie]

Originally Posted by Jess

HAs anyone heard from CherylNYC or maryoosa?

Originally Posted by Kobi

Has anyone heard from Semantics?

Or Turino?

[Sparkle]

Originally Posted by Chancie

Or Turino?

I've seen him on facebook, he's home and it seems he and his family are safe and well (or as well as one can be if you're there right now).

[MissItalianDiva]

Really hope everyone is ok. My hometown did not fair well and there was a couple folks who lost their lives. Looking at these pictures being sent to my cell and I am completely in awe. Luckily my mother and family are fine just upset and tired. Hope everyone is able to stay warm and safe

[MsMerrick]

I am fine, have power even

[MsMerrick]

Following people that I know about are good
Turino, KnightAngel, Heart, ..
Although I haven't spoken to BB and NYCFemBBW, but since they are only blocks from me I am sure are fine..
Jarmitz is good..in Connecticut . I am on Facebook more than the planet tis true Ask and if I know, will tell you what I know about people in thgis area...
Upper part of Manhattan did not lose power, nor were. at least nor was I, in a flood zone, so the flooding you all saw, was lower Manhattan..but also some parts of Queens and Brooklyn
Anyone who lives below 35th street in Manhattan, is without power
The eastern part of Manhattan sustained the most flooding, far as I can tell.
I would worry about Maryoosa.. ;( hope she checks in soon.. They live in Staten Island and that was hard hit. Cheryl, I sent a text.. no idea if she is ok or not
Do check this link for photos that are photoshopped...
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/sandy.asp


Ok, just heard from Cheryl, she is without power, 6 " water in house..cats and cycle ok.. but she is ok, otherwise

[Glenn]

Well Folks, I am here in my shack, on a dune, near the beach, at the tip of Lake Michigan. The northwest wind just clocked in at 45 mi.per hr., and wave height is currently pushing in here at 25 ft. My goofy cat daughter Baby is swaying about twenty five feet in the air, in the crook of a tree. If these waves get any higher here, I will be joining her.

[chai~]

hoping everyone is safe and sound~

[Ginger]

I feel so lucky to have been spared the power outage and flooding and destruction of the storm.

Last night my next-door neighbors and their English Bull Terrier came to visit and watch cable. The wind was so loud we couldn't hear the TV. I feel like I'm repeating myself. If I am, I apologize.

Tomorrow I'm venturing out. No real plans. Thursday and Friday I might try to get to work, if it's expected of me—the busses will be sort of running, and I went online to see how I could patch together a bus ride to work. It would take about an hour and fifteen minutes, including a 22-minute walk between busses.

Of course, every day more bus lines go back up and in a few days the subway might be running.

This is boring, so I'll stop.

I'm watching Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. The lights in the windows of the building across the street are sort of comforting, they're already familiar.

[Bard]

we are all good here in Syracuse we had a day of rain and some pretty good winds never lost power and I did not get called into work Desd and I spent the evening with our pups by the fire a good cuddle night with the sound of the rain. our thoughts and prayers are with htos who are and were effected by the storm

[Girl_On_Fire]

Here in Connecticut, we never lost power or Internet in the area where my family and I live. We're lucky the only thing that happened was a tree fell down in our backyard. Other parts of the Northeast are faring much worse.

[aishah]

i'm really grateful folks are checking in. thinking of you all. <3

i have some friends who are trapped in lower manhattan without power, water, and with intermittent cell service. one of them is on a ventilator and can't be moved, and people are taking shifts to try and charge his ventilator battery across the street at the fire department. but it's a pretty scary situation and they could use your prayers. their names are nick and alejandra.

[pynkkameleon]

I am so in awe of the incredible force of nature. I feel so far away and helpless here in Alaska and am quickly reminded that we are all subject to facing our own disasters at any time.

I am beyond thankful to hear word that all of you who have checked in and our own families and friends have come through this and are at least safe. The destruction will take so long to rebuild. Many years in some places but seeing so many people come forth to render aid to strangers, some of whom have have faced their own tremendous property loss yet are setting aside their own personal grief at those losses, is a reminder of how we can all come together in times of need. Aid is coming from all parts of the world, caravans of helping hands and supplies are making their way there to you all, even from here in Alaska.

I have been sitting here all night and day, as I also awaited word from loved ones, wondering what I can do to help. It's a helpless feeling.Giving blood if needed and donating money, clothes and goods are the most obvious things but I also realized that being there to lend an ear and reach out to give emotional support is so important as well. In the days to come, the shock of what has happened will hit many. Within our community, I see you all coming together together to give this support and love to one another and it reminds me of how blessed we all are to have the Planet to bring us together. It's a beautiful thing to me and makes me so proud to be a part of such an incredible community that is filled with so very many amazing people.

I appreciate you all so much. I am thankful to know that you are each okay and safe. My heart goes out to you.

I am here should any of you need anything that I am able to give.

Love, hugs and many good thoughts,

Vonni

[Martina]

Like everyone, I am concerned about folks left stranded, especially in places like Hoboken.

Scary thought -- all the people whose cell phones have no charge who might need to call 911.

Not scary -- wonder what all those formerly plugged in people are doing? Playing cards, talking to each other, partying in stairwells? I bet there will be a bunch of babies born 9 months from now.

Edited to add -- Oops -- can't remove the don't flame me -- I was gonna post a few more suppositions about what people might be up to and thought better of it.

[Martina]