People who live near the coast, should obviously be well educated that when a storm approaches, you go and fill up the gas tank, run water into the bath tub, and stock up on batteries, drinking water and food. They are a bunch of welfare junkies, and I bet many of them are finding it hard to get their cocaine dose, and they are getting like animals caged in the same cage with the tigers, the bears and the monkeys.
(2) Everyone I know stocked up on water, food, batteries, prescriptions, sterno, and gasoline ahead of Sandy.
(3) The first day of the storm was Monday. It is now the sixth day. Most people in the Northeast commute close to an hour for work and their gas tank holds about three days' worth of gas. Most people have made it through their gas tanks and through half or more of their stores.
(4) I am more of a prepper than most, but my power will not be back before Wednesday. By that time I will be through more than 50% of the stores I was able to bring with me when I evacuated. I will likely be out of gas around then as well.
(5) Like most of the people hardest-hit by this, I am a taxpayer and I make my own way in the world without handouts. The monopolists of local infrastructure - i.e. the government - should have been able to restore power in less than 10 days. That is their obligation to me and I feel no shame in demanding that they honor it. I pay good money in utility bills and good money in taxes for these services.
(6) think before you post.