As a former Girl Scouts, the motto, “be prepared,” is engraved into my brain. With both parents as scout leaders, we were prepared. We took out the candles, changed the batteries on the flashlights and set the hot pot stove (aka butane stove), therefore, in case a black out occurred, we would still have light and a way of cooking food.
Fortunately, the worst didn’t happen to us. The worst we experienced during Hurricane Sandy was the loss of internet connection. It took Time Warner Cable two weeks after the storm to return the service to my house. The commute to do homework at school made my parents uneasy, especially after the hurricane. But nonetheless, compared to others, I’m thankful that I still have a home and a family.
3 responses so far ↓
eb078466 // Dec 18th 2012 at 11:16 pm
Having no internet in this time is so hard – the news updates are all online – I’m glad you had nothing else wrong, but two weeks with no service is hard!
yl146984 // Dec 18th 2012 at 11:18 pm
It was. Especially in this century where everything and everyone is connected. I was set back a couple of days. Luckily, I had professors who were understanding enough to give me extensions
ra125058 // Dec 19th 2012 at 1:28 am
While people lost everything in the hurricane, living without the internet connection would not be quite devastating, I guess. However, I am glad you and your family are ok, which is more important.
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