Hurricane Sandy

[Dermeister3]

Im posting here because of the anonymity this forum can provide. I feel I can't show this weakness anywhere else as everyone is so fragile and hurt in my area.

I live in a shore town that is considered to be part of the epicenter of all of the damage in NJ. Even though its small in comparison to any of the other heavily poulated areas, I speak only of the damage that has been done.

I type this in tears, I type this in complete and utter depression and sadness. Through out the storm I was awake for most of it and finally fell asleep around 3am and awoke at 7:30. I left my girlfriends house, which happens to be a bit inland compared to the shore area of my town, to try and get to my house which is closer to the water.. We didn't suffer any damage, but as soon as I left the neighborhood. I realized, this storm really did a number on the area and I could not believe my eyes. I expect some broken trees and signs, no power and what not. But I did not expect to see flooding so far inland on a few highways and roads.

I visited a few friends that day in emergency panic mode to see if they were ok. Turns out most of my friends and family are only without power, except for my gf's grandfathers house being destroyed by a tree. But to see my community almost completely destroyed and the beaches I grew up on demolished it really hits me hard.

The beach I learned to surf at, age 11, was pretty much wiped. Almost all of the sand is down to the packed sediment. Sand lines the roads from the ongoing plowing. Almost 15ft high on both sides of the roads. Not to mention the sand is mixed with sewage, debris, and garbage. Every plank of boardwalk the eye can see is gone. I saw large pieces almost two miles in land when I visited.

My cousin took a ride in his boat down one of my major inlets and told me he didnt go above a few knots the whole time to avoid hitting any sunken boats. The inlet I'm talking about is the Manasquan inlet. He drove through a few places to see the extent of the damage. Famous patches of lands or mini islands are now garbage dumps, oil/gas sheens are all along the docks and marinas.

Dead bodies are found in the sand when they plow the streets. Houses are completely gone. Entire neighborhoods are completely gone.



I don't know if I can ever visit my beloved beaches ever again without noting the damage from Sandy simply because every building has to be rebuilt. Some barrier islands may have to be permanently evacuated, this is something they haven't announced yet. But it doesnt take a genious to understand this once they lay their own eyes on the extent of the damage themselves.

Millions are still in the dark and cold, hundreds of thousands are without a home. Most likely for atleast a year.

I spoke to a few people who are doing repair work for various utilities, and all of them said expect two years minimum. Every electric line, every water and gas pipe, ever road, sidewalk and house has to rebuilt.


How the fuck am I supposed to deal with this? I work with the general public and have already witnessed a few of my customers break down and cry. I normally don't pray or even rely on god to help me with things, but right now it would be a blessing to find some strength and direction.


That is all since I cant type anymore without losing it.

I feel pretty much the exact same way. i went with my father in our boat and we rode by the bridge and along the shore. Its devastating to look at. My brother inlaw's parents house is most likely flat, but they still dont know (in seaside park).

Its tough right now, but we'll get through it. Katrina was basically similar but down south, and they have rebuilt even stronger. So think of it as a time to be back better than ever.

The new inlet is the most interesting. I heard from a few old timers that it used to be an inlet in the 60's and we covered it with sand and closed it. Well now its open again. Moral of the story: dont fuck with mother nature.

[homegrone30]

and prepers are openly mocked not so funny now

This is all I could think when watching all this unfold from Texas. On a completely cereal note my heart is with all of those affected by the storm. Its gonna take awhile but just like Katrina, America will rebuilt and move on. Plain and simple its what we do! Stay strong guys!



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[diegom6]

Just saw these images, pretty catasthropic (sp?) after the math....so many to post here, the link.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225865/Hurricane-Sandy-2012-Shocked-Obama-flies-Atlantic-City-disaster-zone.html