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One Year Later...
12 years ago
It's been a year since Sandy came and went. A long, frustrating year. But things are almost back to normal.
Oh sure... there's still points where I look around and have clear reminders that the hurricane happened... the trim isn't done, the dining room still only has boards and a tool cabinet in it, and a lot of our stuff is still in the attic... but for the most part, things are about back to normal. I have a dresser, my bed (A loft) is up, TF working, kitchen, bathrooms, everything functional... everything's just about back to normal. It's nice.
With today though, I've found myself occasionally thinking back to when the hurricane hit. Wondering if I could have done anything to save what was lost if I stayed. Wondering if I could have done more to help those affected elsewhere in the city. Wondering if I should have prepared more. Remembering seeing the damage when it hit... the plunger in my parent's room, the rubber ducks together in my sister's room, the water dripping out of my XBox's power cable when I picked it up, having thought it was high enough, going through everything and trying to figure out... was it ruined by the water? Was it just high enough?
Sometimes I think of the days around it as well. Sitting in my uncle's house, watching the news with bit lip. Going through the city and seeing all the cars, stranded and ruined. Fallen trees cutting off power. A lack of heat or running water or anything back home while I was with my family. I can only imagine what it was like for those who stayed, living there must have been like living in a post apocalypse, though without the zombies.
Things are back to normal in the city by now though, too. Everyone goes about their lives, everything is fine, though not without reminders of the hurricane. The boardwalk is still being rebuilt (Although much of it is complete), and a few businesses still haven't re-opened... the theatre hasn't had any work done in months.
But a year later... things are close to normal. It's not perfect, the wounds will remain, but we're back to normal.
At least there's that.
Oh sure... there's still points where I look around and have clear reminders that the hurricane happened... the trim isn't done, the dining room still only has boards and a tool cabinet in it, and a lot of our stuff is still in the attic... but for the most part, things are about back to normal. I have a dresser, my bed (A loft) is up, TF working, kitchen, bathrooms, everything functional... everything's just about back to normal. It's nice.
With today though, I've found myself occasionally thinking back to when the hurricane hit. Wondering if I could have done anything to save what was lost if I stayed. Wondering if I could have done more to help those affected elsewhere in the city. Wondering if I should have prepared more. Remembering seeing the damage when it hit... the plunger in my parent's room, the rubber ducks together in my sister's room, the water dripping out of my XBox's power cable when I picked it up, having thought it was high enough, going through everything and trying to figure out... was it ruined by the water? Was it just high enough?
Sometimes I think of the days around it as well. Sitting in my uncle's house, watching the news with bit lip. Going through the city and seeing all the cars, stranded and ruined. Fallen trees cutting off power. A lack of heat or running water or anything back home while I was with my family. I can only imagine what it was like for those who stayed, living there must have been like living in a post apocalypse, though without the zombies.
Things are back to normal in the city by now though, too. Everyone goes about their lives, everything is fine, though not without reminders of the hurricane. The boardwalk is still being rebuilt (Although much of it is complete), and a few businesses still haven't re-opened... the theatre hasn't had any work done in months.
But a year later... things are close to normal. It's not perfect, the wounds will remain, but we're back to normal.
At least there's that.
Misty_Crom
~mistycrom
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