Northeast coast better keep an eye out.

[thunderbolt]

having been there done that three times in 2004, I hope all are well.

[Nostalgiabuff]

we made it through without losing power for a change. many were not so lucky. also had no damage done to the house. a few branches down but nothig i could not lift or drag off the lawn myself. again, many were not so fortunate. my heart broke when i heard about 2 little boys killed in Westchester county when a tree fell through the house. 11 and 13 years old,. 2 friends having a sleepover during the storm. there were many other deaths that have been reported but that one really sticks with me.

[mishu2nite]

My heart goes out to all of you guys that have experienced the storm.

[VintageMike]

Power still on but cable & internet are down. Biggest issue for many is the power outages are so widespread very few gas stations are open. The ones that are havr crazy lines because people are fillong up gas cans for their generators.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

My heart goes out to all of those who lost during this storm. Washington/Baltimore area was very lucky during this. Wish this thing had just gone out to sea.

[kingdom warrior]

POWER BACK ON WOOOOHOOOO!!! Don't have to report back to work till Monday. No water damage lot's of Trees down but all good. Hope everyone is OK.....

[supes]

All's well here in Pennsville NJ. Power stayed on, few big limbs fell down but not near anything. Very thankful! Hope every one else is safe.

[Blue Meanie]

Finally got power back at 1:50 AM Friday morning. I'm exhausted. It's been so frustrating not having power...but it could have been worse. At least I still have a home left. The devastation on the South Shore of Long Island is just ridiculous. Lindenhurst, from what I hear, is like a war zone. I haven't seen anything as far as footage from the news goes. It's real late and I have to wake up in 4 1/2 hours for work.

[MIB41]

So glad most of our Mego family are reporting in. Haven't heard from Spacecaps yet. Can anyone confirm if he and his family are okay?

[spacecaps]

I'm here. Thanks for the concern. We lost power from Monday to thursday and there was a lot of wind by me but no water. My parents lost the roof to their house and they're pretty lucky all things considered. They found my brothers friend dead in his house yesterday...the guy had a generator in his garage to keep the lights and tv going and the storm blew his garage door shut without him knowing it and all the carbon monoxide kicked back into his house and put him to sleep while he was watching the tube on his couch. I went out for the first time last night to see Wreck It Ralf (great movie) but it's surreal to still see huge strip malls and traffic lights down after all this time. Not having power was terrible for the few days we didn't have it and after sunset it was like living in the stone age. The worst part was the temperature drop with no heat to be had. I can't even imagine what others are going through without having a home. A friend of mine in Keansburg lost everything Monday so I really can't complain.

[Mikey]

still out of power, water and heat here in the poconos

devistation here.

writing this from the local library

on the run doing a bunch of stuff

hope to talk to you all someday soon

so far it looks like we're not getting resored any time soon

sux,

take care

mike

[VintageMike]

Cable and Internet back up. Work connection was down as well and just came back up last night. Everything's fine here, like everyone else just worried about gas. Unfortunately just going back and forth to work, I use a decent amount. Still have 3/4 of a tank and hoping the odd/even thing works out and the gas situation calms down before I need more. I've been lucky so far as I filled up before the storm and was able to top off Wednesday night with only a minor wait.

[MIB41]

I'm here. Thanks for the concern. We lost power from Monday to thursday and there was a lot of wind by me but no water. My parents lost the roof to their house and they're pretty lucky all things considered. They found my brothers friend dead in his house yesterday...the guy had a generator in his garage to keep the lights and tv going and the storm blew his garage door shut without him knowing it and all the carbon monoxide kicked back into his house and put him to sleep while he was watching the tube on his couch. I went out for the first time last night to see Wreck It Ralf (great movie) but it's surreal to still see huge strip malls and traffic lights down after all this time. Not having power was terrible for the few days we didn't have it and after sunset it was like living in the stone age. The worst part was the temperature drop with no heat to be had. I can't even imagine what others are going through without having a home. A friend of mine in Keansburg lost everything Monday so I really can't complain.

So glad your okay! Thanks for checking in. So sorry though for all the losses you and your family are seeing from those close to you. I can't fathom what you all must be going through. The destruction is so sad it takes my breath away. I don't think I fully realized the damage a title surge could do until I saw this. Of course New Orleans was so impossibly tragic. But in my mind, I thought it was apples and oranges as far as how a storm could hit the east coast without the benefit of the gulf waters feeding it. So to see similar destruction in New York and New Jersey? It just never fully registered. Now it does and I'll never think the same way about any hurricane at any scale from this point forward. You have my deepest sympathies. I hope everyone impacted by this will find some way to rebuild and recover from this unbelievable disaster. My heart goes out to all of you.

[Mikey]

FINALLY got power and water ......

uhg, man, you don't miss it until it's been gone for 6 days

Special kudo's to the Pennsylvania National Guard

They gave us bottled water and hot meals everyday

Super-Cool good guys

[WannabeMego]

12 Days, 20 hrs, 40 mins...Just got my power back TODAY!!!

I HATE PSE&G...love the frontline grunts...these guys are relentless heroes in my book...but the company can go to hell.