Right now, there are still over one third of the customers in my town without any power. For most, that means no heat and the temperatures are going to freezing tonight.
Even so, things here in Connecticut are not as bad as they are in New Jersey. My wife's 96 year old aunt lives in Maplewood, a suburban area outside of Newark. They were told that there would be no power until next week at the earliest. The problem is that substations were flooded and are being dewatered and repaired. As a result, our aunt is now staying with us.
On top of this there is a major shortage of gasoline. Everywhere in my town where there is gas available there are lines of 100 or more cars waiting to fill up. Many are not even from town or even from Connecticut. Things are much worse south of here in New York and worse still in New Jersey.
I have to wonder why FEMA and the states did not plan ahead better for the storm. Certainly, we knew over a week ahead of time that the storm was coming. Couldn't relief supplies have been prepositioned so that they would be available now?
I guess that is too much to expect from the government. Some things never change.
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Jeff,The storm had an original track taking it out to sea.
The change of the track only happened less than 3 days from it making landfall.
It was not possible for anyone to predict the effect the storm would have on the coastal communities.
I live in Florida where the govenment has dealt with this situation many times. The logistics are seemingly not probable for the aftermaths.
Want to really vent!!! Get ready to bend the ear of the Insurance Companies. This is a terrible situation, it is sad, however, the amount of devastation takes a long time to reverse. What is the RED CROSS doing that you know of? They are the 1st line of immediate response! Good luck, Be thankful, This could have been worse like Hurricane Andrew.
You have all of our prayers for quick assistance where needed.
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