Without Electric for Two Weeks!
October 29, 2012
The Night Hurricane Sandy Hit New York City. October 29, 2012, started ominously in New York City. President Obama had issued an emergency declaration for the state of New York late the night before.
Oct 28, 2013 (Update: Video Below 1-22/16)
Hurricane Sandy hit us on the East Coast like something you only see in movies. On Staten Island, people are still picking up the pieces of their shattered lives. Some people were able to rebuild while others could do nothing but wait for emergency help which didn't come as fast as they thought it would. Scattered pieces of people's lives were strewn far and wide. All they could do was evacuate but, it came on so quick that over two hundred people died! Many other people were not prepared with a go bag. Many people have no idea what a go bag is?
After Superstorm Sandy struck people were in shock! All they could do was to stand with tears in their eyes as their homes and lives were being demolished along with their hearts.
In hindsight luckily for me the woman who owned the house on Yetman Ave. had to sell it as she was elderly. So we bought a bungalow in New Dorp Beach on Cedargrove and Maple terrace. After ten years of do-it-yourself renovation's, we sold it.
Then it happened.
I knew one day something would happen like it did on Yetman Ave. sooner than later. The house on Yetman got seven feet of water during Sandy. I had warned the people who bought the house not to put down wood floors and told them what happened during hurricane Floyd. It was so sad to see what happened to them on Yetman after Sandy struck. The couple that bought the newly renovated house were newlyweds and had their first child there. After Sandy hit I stopped by to find the woman holding her head in her hands while trying to sell some things. I bought a set of dishes from her. She was sorry she moved there! Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
We started planning yet another move. We put the now beautifully renovated bungalow up for sale. It sold in two months!
This is what it looked like afterward!
After we moved to an apt. Sandy hit! We lost electric for weeks which is nothing compared to what happend later and now Sept 10, 2018.
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Commercial zones are on a different grid than residential homes. The man who owns the Deli told me that so now I tell you. That's how I was able to charge my Cell phone. He said I could use it again when I asked him? That's when he told me about the separate line for commercial zones. Good to know!
You never know what will happen next so being prepared is major. Start buying stuff now!
Here is a list.
Water if it's clean or, get a water filter below.
Get lotion to wash your body with so you won't have to use too much water to rinse off.
Dry shampoo.
Powder.
Get the juice in the Goya section where they are sealed in cartons like
Parmalat
Dry milk
Coffee Creamer
Instant Coffee
Tea
Sugar
Salt
First-aid kit
Batteries
Flashlights
Transistor radio's
I had a crank radio my son had bought me as a gift
and it still works, with batteries that
I only needed to change once! It has a flashlight, an emergency red flashing lights
in case you are in a car, AM, FM, and weather stations.
I would suggest a CB or, police scanner.
I have a small Solar panel keychain and it does work for a quick charge.
Baking soda and Vinegar have many medicinal properties and is also used for cleaning.
You can make a toothpaste from baking soda and a capful of Peroxide.
Bleach for disinfectant, and water purification. Please do a search on the correct way to do this.
Batteries of all different sizes.
Get a small flashlight also to put on your keychain. That came in very handy for me during Sandy.
Basic camping gear like sleeping bags, survival knives. etc.
Plenty of canned food.
Beef jerky will stave off hunger. It stays in your fat cells for a long time.
Medications Next time you go to the doctor ask for a prescription of Cipro and keep it in your first-aid kit.
Fire extinguisher Never throw water on a stove fire. You can use baking soda to put it out or, spray it with a mist by putting water in your mouth and spraying it out. I used that technique when my father put his stovetop on fire, it worked immediately.
They do sell solar-powered gadgets for your cell phone.
I already asked my town's Deli owner if I could charge my cell phone in his store again. He said yes.
Keep a full tank of gas in your car.
You can do a search for other things to get if the grid goes down.
