Thanks for the prayers and well wishes, brethren...I am much obliged. If I can, I'll see if I can share some of the images with you (they're on my phone and I never really learned how to get them off of there, I've muddled through it a time or two). Martial law is still in effect, still no power but they have running water now and all of the neighbors have pooled resources so everyone's linked to a genny somehow and they've been making regular supply runs further inland; they've still got about 2 feet of sand to get rid of that's taken up residence wherever the wind blew it (don't know if I mentioned the dunes got destroyed, long story that). The water's been removed, now it'll be time to remove all of the carpeting and dry wall on the lower levels of most of the houses on the block. Gas seems to be in shortage as well, despite Bloomberg allowing tankers into the bay.
I am hoping they'll lift the restrictions and let out of towners back in- only residents are allowed in and out of that area for the moment.
Ulrich, nice catch- my Mom did the same thing too. Fuel had spilled in the garage, she could smell it but couldn't reach the breaker box so one of the neighbors was able to do it for her.
