The first thing my husband and I wanted to see when the power came back 11 days after we lost it when Hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey were images of the aftermath. We couldn't believe what we were hearing on our old battery operated transistor radio that kept us informed during those long days.
Now that almost a year has passed, and the shore season has been active, there are many improvements, and many improvements still to be made.
We were more fortunate than so many in New Jersey. During Hurricane Irene the year before, and Hurricane Floyd 11 years previous, we experienced some flooding. We were prepared for Sandy, and though it could have been much worse, for us it was more a very BIG inconvenience than anything.
All around us there were trees down across roadways. Whole sections of evergreen forests were flattened. Trees crashed through roofs, crushed cars, took down wires, and blocked most of our local roads.
We went out on a cold March day, almost 5 months after Hurricane Sandy, and took some pictures of the aftermath that still remains. And on a beautiful day in April we ventured down to the Jersey Shore and though the beaches are beautiful and boardwalks are being repaired, there are many damaged and destroyed homes, some are pictured here.
Because we have been experiencing flooding from poor drainage more frequently in recent years, my husband and son spent a day setting up sandbags before Hurricane Sandy. What you see was to divert the water from coming at our front door, and more were set up along the front of the house.
As you can also see, this was the time of year when the trees were dropping all of their leaves at once. This is a good thing, as even more trees would have fallen if the trees had been full of leaves.
We did a LOT of preparation, and though we didn't flood, the winds howled. Being prepared gave us less to worry about, though there was a lot of stress building up to the storm. To be honest, I slept through the night of the storm. I say that humbly, as so many were experiencing unimaginable things while I was able to sleep. I fell asleep watching pine bows blowing wildly out our bedroom window, there was nothing more to be done and we were exhausted from preparation and stress. This time, we were fortunate.
When we woke and walked the streets looking for damage, at least one home on our street had a tree fall through the roof. The construction to repair the damage is almost done.
Now that almost a year has passed, and the shore season has been active, there are many improvements, and many improvements still to be made.
We were more fortunate than so many in New Jersey. During Hurricane Irene the year before, and Hurricane Floyd 11 years previous, we experienced some flooding. We were prepared for Sandy, and though it could have been much worse, for us it was more a very BIG inconvenience than anything.
All around us there were trees down across roadways. Whole sections of evergreen forests were flattened. Trees crashed through roofs, crushed cars, took down wires, and blocked most of our local roads.
We went out on a cold March day, almost 5 months after Hurricane Sandy, and took some pictures of the aftermath that still remains. And on a beautiful day in April we ventured down to the Jersey Shore and though the beaches are beautiful and boardwalks are being repaired, there are many damaged and destroyed homes, some are pictured here.
Because we have been experiencing flooding from poor drainage more frequently in recent years, my husband and son spent a day setting up sandbags before Hurricane Sandy. What you see was to divert the water from coming at our front door, and more were set up along the front of the house.
As you can also see, this was the time of year when the trees were dropping all of their leaves at once. This is a good thing, as even more trees would have fallen if the trees had been full of leaves.
We did a LOT of preparation, and though we didn't flood, the winds howled. Being prepared gave us less to worry about, though there was a lot of stress building up to the storm. To be honest, I slept through the night of the storm. I say that humbly, as so many were experiencing unimaginable things while I was able to sleep. I fell asleep watching pine bows blowing wildly out our bedroom window, there was nothing more to be done and we were exhausted from preparation and stress. This time, we were fortunate.
When we woke and walked the streets looking for damage, at least one home on our street had a tree fall through the roof. The construction to repair the damage is almost done.