My future daughter-in-law called from Brick, NJ and they finally got power. She is a nurse and

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7. Good to hear that things have improved slightly for some.

The devastation stretches so far inland, the breadth of this storm was unimaginable! I just hope that those homes which weren't actually flooded or totally destroyed will all be seeing the lights come back on very soon.

The cold front that is barreling down on the East right now has the potential of delivering even more tragedy to so many who only had their power knocked out...the number of trees down from Sandy is an astronomical number, and now even the Forest Service has been called to aid in removing them, so power companies can get the lines back up. That Nor'easter is only going to compound the misery for too many.

I hope that your family remains safe and sound thru all of this!