Well I'm in bergen county, NJ and power went out on Monday, yet to come back. Staying at my workplace which has power and heat. Multiple trees down, power lines down and road closures also, tons of traffic lights out.
Plenty of food and water to be had, gas is the hard commodity to find. With the power out no gas. Any place that has electric, lines are over an hour long. And traffic is horrendous anywhere near NYC.
Have friends in Hoboken and that place is a literal disaster area. They lived in a high rise that was deemed unsafe. They are crashing with a mutual friend. Another friend had a house in Long Beach Island NJ. Emphasis on had. It's basically just gone. A friendly competitor to my company had five feet of water in it's shop and 18 trucks wiped out when a levee broke. I can only imagine what it's like closer to where the storm made landfall or where the storm surge really hit, like lower manhattan, the jersey shore or long Island.
So I was not dramatically impacted, but some friends are in a bit of a bind. So far everyone's been pretty patient and civil, but I can see the gas situation getting out of hand if it goes on much longer. I don't know why they haven't initiated an even\odd license plate rationing thing like they did in the 70's. Or why the national guard doesn't set up some gas pumps at their armories to ease the lines. But what do I know...
Matt
