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Advice and Opinions Please
Posted by
Simbi Laveau
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07 November 2012
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A friend of mine ,lives on the Sandy devastated Rockaway,N.Y.C.
She texted me for the first time since the storm,yesterday . I had gotten word she was ok . I had wanted to drive out there,but they won't let you .
So,she told me her basement windows literally blew in ,and water poured in all of them like something out of a movie . The water rose up to the first floor ,one foot deep.
All power etc was turned off. She said houses by the dozen ,around her,have burned down .
Her mailman lived near her. He went to turn off his power ,stepped into water in the basement ,and was electrocuted.
She said what they are showing on the news ,of rockaway,is not the worst of it. She said its being watered down in the media ,given its actually part of NYC ,and they don't want it to seem like part of the city is that decimated .
Or at least that's what she thinks.
Her sister lived very close to her,and her house suffered worse.
She lost her brand new boiler ,as well as most of what was in the basement .
With Thanksgiving coming ,I would like to do ...something ,but I'm at a loss as to what .
I have limited money ,so I cannot buy her anything right now ,but if the bridges open ,I want to bring her something .
Should I bring food ? Take her out to dinner ?
I don't know ......what to do .
She has access to a charging station for her phone ,so we will be in contact ,but she's told me not to come to the Island for my own safety . I'm thinking thanksgiving should be ok.
Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be good to bring her ?
I assume there will be thanksgiving dinners brought to them ,by various agencies. She also may be with her sisters family .
I could bring it for all of them.
Suggestions ?
She texted me for the first time since the storm,yesterday . I had gotten word she was ok . I had wanted to drive out there,but they won't let you .
So,she told me her basement windows literally blew in ,and water poured in all of them like something out of a movie . The water rose up to the first floor ,one foot deep.
All power etc was turned off. She said houses by the dozen ,around her,have burned down .
Her mailman lived near her. He went to turn off his power ,stepped into water in the basement ,and was electrocuted.
She said what they are showing on the news ,of rockaway,is not the worst of it. She said its being watered down in the media ,given its actually part of NYC ,and they don't want it to seem like part of the city is that decimated .
Or at least that's what she thinks.
Her sister lived very close to her,and her house suffered worse.
She lost her brand new boiler ,as well as most of what was in the basement .
With Thanksgiving coming ,I would like to do ...something ,but I'm at a loss as to what .
I have limited money ,so I cannot buy her anything right now ,but if the bridges open ,I want to bring her something .
Should I bring food ? Take her out to dinner ?
I don't know ......what to do .
She has access to a charging station for her phone ,so we will be in contact ,but she's told me not to come to the Island for my own safety . I'm thinking thanksgiving should be ok.
Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be good to bring her ?
I assume there will be thanksgiving dinners brought to them ,by various agencies. She also may be with her sisters family .
I could bring it for all of them.
Suggestions ?
