Hurricane Sandy

[Henley Honey]

Here's a few pictures I took when I was in Breezy Point.


I took these two from my cousin Maggie's back deck. Her house was spared by the fire but was damaged by flood water.


This is the area where the 110 houses burned to the ground. FDNY trucks could not get through the massive flooding. I think it's a miracle no one died.


This is looking in the back door of my mother's house. Her tile is light beige under all that muck. Main floor is a total loss. Still waiting on verdict of structural viability. We found her bedroom furniture in the living room.


The house is still standing so we feel very fortunate. It'll be a long time until the communitity is habitable again.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Wow... I helped clean houses after the last flood in Johnstown, PA and thought that was bad. I guess it's the difference between rising water and storm surge. Things weren't really out of place, just muddy and oily. The pictures of the fire area are very sobering...

[zeldabjr]

WOW...I can't imagine where you even begin at your mom's house Joanie...How is your mom doing?...please tell your whole family I am thinking of them and praying for them in their recovery...so glad no one was physically hurt...

[Henley Honey]

WOW...I can't imagine where you even begin at your mom's house Joanie...How is your mom doing?...please tell your whole family I am thinking of them and praying for them in their recovery...so glad no one was physically hurt...

You start with a haz-mat suit, a sledgehammer and a great big dumpster. Anything that was in contact with the flood water has to go. Wood and tile floors, kitchen cabinets, doors, windows, appliances, heating and cooling system, etc. We'll have to take the main floor down to the studs and work our way out. Singularly, it's very doable. But when you look at the community as a whole it seems insurmountable right now. 2,800 homes and lives changed in a day -- and that's only this small community. It's the same story all along the Jersey coast, Staten Island, Long Island, etc. It's a freakin mess.

[Tiffanny Twisted]

OMG JOanie,
I am so sorry for all you are dealing with at this time.
The pictures are very sobering as VA said and when you think about that this is times thousands in just a small area is is just numbing.
Prayers still for you and your family. Please keep us posted.
tt

[Freypower]

Good grief Joanie. I sympathise with your family & everyone else affected by this.

[Topkat]

Wow. That area was hit the hardest, & mostly by that fire. It looks like a war zone. Joanie, I'm so sorry for your mom & the condition of the house. How is she holding up? We are all thinking of you & your family at this time.

[sodascouts]

Oh man. How terrible!

[Prettymaid]

And I complain when I have to do regular house cleaning!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

OMG Joanie - I literally had tears running down my face as I looked at the devastation in those pictures. It will undoubably take a long time to rebuild, but I know the human spirit will prevail and all will eventually be well again. My thoughts are with you and everyone affected by this awful storm.