I'm fine. Power was restored to my block on Thurs. although parts of Bayonne are still without power. I went down to my father's house in central NJ on Wed. hoping they might have power. They didn't (it was finally restored yesterday). I came back to Bayonne (with a full tank of gas--getting gas in Bayonne is completely nuts at this point) on Sat. and was immediately summoned to Massa's where I worked without power (we're using chunks of ice from the high school hockey rink to keep the beer cold!). Joe Puppy's trailer got flooded by Newark Bay. Instead of taking my advice (or anyone else's, for that matter) to go to the shelter across from Massa's or to a friend's place, he spent the night standing in the dark in water, as he put it: "up to my balls," while his furniture and belongings floated around him. He's already contacted FEMA and is waiting to see if he'll have electricity when it's finally restored (I don't think this is likely). Meanwhile, good neighbors are helping him out.
