From Sandy

With Love

Philadelphia, PA

TO: Congressman Robert Brady

417 Avenue of the States

Chester, pa 19013

Because it’s so much, like three-quarters into the street I am waiting for the city to come and dispose of some of it. And then I’ll have to deal with the rest of it myself. Homeowners Insurance isn’t going to cover it. It’s going to be a struggle financially, but what can I do?

Sincerely,

Carol Mehler

Atlantic City, NJ before the storm Atlantic City, NJ after the storm

“Do AC”

To me, one of the most striking pictures

is of the Seaside Heights roller coaster in

the ocean. What’s weird is that it seems

to be intact, but it’s sticking up out of

the Atlantic right by the coast. There’s

talk of leaving it that way as a tourist

attraction.

Love,Joe Fortunato

Lorenzo T. Langford

1301 Bacharach Blvd.

Atlantic City, NJ 08401

New York City

I was stuck in New York for several days and trying to find a taxi to Manhattan from Brooklyn was a nightmare. No one wanted to take me. When I finally got picked up my taxi drive told me that he’s never seen traffic like that before. Not even after 9/11. There were no traffic lights or street lights. He said driving at night was like Russian roulette. It was so scary.

Sincerely,Kristen Johnson

Michael R. Bloomberg

City Hall

New York, New York

10007

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The Jersey Shore

Bradshaw’s Beach,New Jersey

Sadly you can see the first floor of Kent’s house took a beating at Bradshaw’s Beach. We all suffered power outages...at the least...and some of us really suffered the wrath of the storm. Hope everyone is good now and those affected the worst make it through this ordeal. Take Care.

Sincerely,Bob

Carol Mehler

3911 Warren St.

Philadelphia, PA

19104

New York

like a scene from all those movies

Toms River, New Jersey

Long Island, NY

PLLFD

Point Lookout Lido Fire Department

As my community was evacuated during the storm I was asked to

stay and respond to emergencies as I am a member of the fire

department. It was about 11:30 pm, one hour before high tide

when my crew and I stood at the highest point in town in the

middle of the street. Water was up to my waist and continuing

to rise. The street was black, empyy, eerie and the wind was rar-

ing. In the distance we saw an orange glow, well into the sky and

bright, intense flashing of all colors. The flashes were a power

plant that was exploding and had cut power to the enture is-

land, a population of over 50,000. The orange was the glow of

fire. An entire block of homes the next town over was burning

out of control. At this point the water was too deep for us to

respond. We wouldn;t even be able to make it out of town by

this point. It was surreal and devastating. The fact that we were

so close, less than five miles, but were completely helpless.

Love,

Josh Littlefield

Delaware County, Pennsylvania