Monday, October 29, 2012

Sandy has arrived

High winds have taken out the power at my house and my sister's apartment. Since we were both with out power I decided to go to her place. As I turned onto her block, the wind picked up,and this happened. I saw it fall in my rear view mirror. I had driven under it 5-10 seconds before hand.





















After the near miss, we stayed at her place for awhile. Well, after a few hours of sitting in the dark we decided to roam around and see what was open / had power. Hopefully we could find a hotel with working amenities to take refuge. At first this was a big mistake. We saw power lines and other trees fall right in front of us. Route 25 from Smithtown to Coram was pretty much blacked out. Then, just as we were about to give up, we saw the big yellow sign with red letters casting a luminescent glow that made us cheer. See guys and gals, if you put in the effort then you can find a party anywhere:













No. The guy on the right is not wearing a wig. That's his real hair. I asked the hostess ;)