Hurricane Sandy

It's best to be over-prepared than under-prepped. Thankfully my family and I were ready for just about anything. But I guess because of the meek destruction we had from hurricane Irene, everyone I knew wasn't expecting hurricane Sandy to be the same. This is NYC after all, and we never get destructive weather. But we were in for a surprise. We're lucky to have lived in an area that didn't require evacuation

Let me recall what I remember:

• We didn't have a full blackout, but the lights in the neighborhood kept flickering throughout the night and finally the lights went out for about 10-20 minutes. 

• I lost $20 going to the store (only store open in my area) trying to make a last minute shopping. I was so upset! And I was nearly blown away by the wind.

• The house shook ALL day.

• My mother was stranded at her job, and unfortunately had to work 3 shifts straight. Her job was located in a Zone A area which should have been evacuated.

• Her car was submerged in high waters. She nearly lost everything in that car, including the car.

• My brother and I had to get her car towed and out of her jobs parking lot, which took about 4 hours to do.

• We toured areas of south Brooklyn and we were stunned! We'd never seen so much disaster.

• Basketball hoop in my background was completely destroyed and was blown by the high winds; our grill almost saw the same fate even though it was held down.

• Thankfully all the sandbags we had from the previous Hurricane Irene were used, but weren't needed. 

• Tree branches galore! They were all over the street. My father moved his car because the branch in front of my home looked shaky.

I can than my lucky stars that my family and I didn't that lose much (my mother lost her car, but she would still be able to get to work with ease). Praying and wishing luck for those who lost their homes or valuable items.