[Patty55]

Here's a bit of upbeat news, Power is back in Manorville.

[Rbgold]

Originally Posted by lovsthosebigdogs

Glad to hear so many are ok. Still waiting to hear from my sister, cousins, 91 year old aunt and dear friends in NJ. I am sure they are out of power and that's why I haven't heard from them. I heard from my sister early last night but not since. I am assuming her cell phone is out of power but I will feel better when she calls me. Being a former Jersey Shore girl means so many of my friends are still there but they are yet unaccounted for. Keep them in your prayers please, as well as others.

Thank you for your good wishes and prayers. Not sure if this will ease your mind at all but there are widespread power outages all over. Cell phone is spotty to non-existent at best. It comes in & out. Not knowing is the hardest part. Hope you will hear from them very soon!

[janmcn]

Finally heard that my niece, her two precious boys, and husband, who live in the lower east side of NYC are okay and have gone to the upper east side to stay at a friend's brownstone. There's no way they could stay in their co-op with two boys, ages six and nine, and no power or heat for a week or more.

She said the power went off about 9:00pm last night, but it really didn't get that cold with no heat. Also, their car was fine. However the spot they usually park in had a big tree on it. She said they saw lots of damage driving up town.

I'm so relieved to hear that they're all okay. My sister in central PA said they had no damage at all, just windy during the night and showers.

Where is njbchbum? I am so worried about her.

[ugotme]

Always a relief.
heard from my son who is in Massapequa Park, NY (LI). No power and as he said "a real mess." he had to drive a while to get service on his cell, but basically all is well. Just waiting for the power to come back!

[aabuono]

Jimbo - Glad that you are all safe - my guys are fine in CT, but it will be a long time before they get power. Stay safe everyone ...

Anne

[ssmith]

Still waiting to hear how my Nephew and wife and baby are in Chinatown on Manhattan.
They did not evacuate and they are young. Sure hope they have water and food. They do not have cell service.
Like the rest of you glad to hear Jimbo and others are doing ok.

[jimbo2012]

yesterday was a good day, we had our home power back on yesterday at 3PM, moved out of our RV back into the house. (it was cold last night so it was nice to get back inside)

What you folks don't see is our local TV news station, there R areas on Long Island that are really bad,
our family real was lucky, my son on his bayfront home took a really costly uninsured hit, but he lined up trucks to backfill his washed out bulkhead starting today, lined up a bulkhead repair company to start in few days.

Two of my sons homes are running on generators so they will be fine.

Two of our three business are back up and running on the main grid last nite, we are so surprised the power was flipped on in those locations.
Last nite we shifted the big generator to the third business and now is off the little generators now on a big generator, big enough to run a whole village, maybe it can run Brownwood.



It holds 80 gallons of fuel, enough for two days.
Our perishable inventory was all saved.

Cell phones are still spotty, AT&T in bad shape Verizon much better, towers may be down.

All the restaurants are backed up with long lines, many can't cook at home.
Gas stations are open, some have long lines others do not, strange.

Again thanks for your prayers and well wishes.

We can now start to think again about our new home and friends at TV.

.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

yesterday was a good day, we had our home power back on yesterday at 3PM, moved out of our RV back into the house. (it was cold last night so it was nice to get back inside)

What you folks don't see is our local TV news station, there R areas on Long Island that are really bad,
our family real was lucky, my son on his bayfront home took a really costly uninsured hit, but he lined up trucks to backfill his washed out bulkhead starting today, lined up a bulkhead repair company to start in few days.

Two of my sons homes are running on generators so they will be fine.

Two of our three business are back up and running on the main grid last nite, we are so surprised the power was flipped on in those locations.
Last nite we shifted the big generator to the third business and now is off the little generators now on a big generator, big enough to run a whole village, maybe it can run Brownwood.



It holds 80 gallons of fuel, enough for two days.
Our perishable inventory was all saved.

Cell phones are still spotty, AT&T in bad shape Verizon much better, towers may be down.

All the restaurants are backed up with long lines, many can't cook at home.
Gas stations are open, some have long lines others do not, strange.

Again thanks for your prayers and well wishes.

We can now start to think again about our new home and friends at TV.

.

Glad to hear that your losses weren't extensive, I can see you prepared well for such a time.

I do wonder about njbchbum.

BKCunningham? Have you heard from her?

[2BNTV]

Glad to hear jimbo made out ok. njbeachbum is probably without power, I would think.

NJ was really hit hard as 2 million wthout power and now it's starting to get really cold at night.

[Rbgold]

Hubby made it to our house yesterday. Entire first floor was destroyed by storm surge in addition to garage. Power is still out and cell signal is still spotty. As Jimbo mentioned Verizon seems to be better than AT&T. Many areas around us are decimated. There are a couple of new inlets where the ocean now meets the bay where the water broke thru the barrier island. It is heartbreaking. We have suffered a great loss, but others have suffered so much more that it is incomprehensible to me. We are thankful to be safe and for all our other blessings.

At this point, we are still planning to fly down to TV on 11/15 for our design appt. At least we have something to look forward to.

I was in touch with njbeachbum right before the storm. She was located north of me and about a mile inland. Power outages, cable outages, etc. are more than likely the reason for her absence from ToTV.

[shalomuall]

Originally Posted by Rbgold

Hubby made it to our house yesterday. Entire first floor was destroyed by storm surge in addition to garage. Power is still out and cell signal is still spotty. As Jimbo mentioned Verizon seems to be better than AT&T. Many areas around us are decimated. There are a couple of new inlets where the ocean now meets the bay where the water broke thru the barrier island. It is heartbreaking. We have suffered a great loss, but others have suffered so much more that it is incomprehensible to me. We are thankful to be safe and for all our other blessings.

At this point, we are still planning to fly down to TV on 11/15 for our design appt. At least we have something to look forward to.

I was in touch with njbeachbum right before the storm. She was located north of me and about a mile inland. Power outages, cable outages, etc. are more than likely the reason for her absence from ToTV.

Glad you guys are ok. I was heartbroken to see pictures of the damage. Its been a few years since I've been back to visit my neighborhood in Toms River and Seaside but some of my friends are still there and have suffered great loses. Sending hugs and prayers to everyone out there.

[hotrodgirl]

It seems out TV friends are safe, wish we would hear from NJbchbum, but I am hoping for the very best. Rona, again I am so sorry you lost anything at all, but the whole of your first floor... Devastating. But you and your family are safe and warm and have each other. plus something to look forward to in your new home. Jimbp, glad you were prepared and didn't suffer too much damage! Sorry for your son though. Was his home OK at least?

[jimbo2012]

Not sure about his house because waves may have gone underneath, but it looks ok, he can get Fema assistance upto $31 K for his uninsured portion.

But the bad news is a big nor easter is forecast to hit us in 6 days with temps in the low 30's

[MSG@TV]

Originally Posted by Hopeful2

We're in suburban Philadelphia. All public transportantion will be shut down. All schools closed. Mandatory evacuations in designated areas. It's supposed to be a storm of monumental proportions around here...and to think I was worried about moving to "hurricane alley" ...in Florida.

We're also from PA; we just got our power restored after four days. I'm grateful cause we were the lucky ones. We found a place for our food and didn't have to discard much. It was cold in our house, but we managed with lots of blankets. What I missed the most was my connection to TV, this bulletin board. Glad to be back.

[aabuono]

Glad to hear that most seem OK - NJBCHBUM - please know that all our thoughts and prayers are with you and your neighbors...

Anne