oh sandy ...
a once in a lifetime event
surging walls of water
full moon
coverging forces
said crack meterologist
Sam Champion
Super Storm
Halloween Super Storm
Stormageddon
Storm of the Century
Surge is the word
the local station weather team
are offering
the Sandy Survival Guide
with a special segment:
what to tell your children about the storm
predictions say
Atlantic City is 'ground zero'
it will hit the casinos and beach
full force
sometime
around midnight
which means
the news people
the weather people
will be on air
constantly
churning
the little news there is
bolstering it
with
threats
Sandy might be the greatest threat to human life
comparing it to the movie
The Perfect Storm
to Katrina
to that movie
with Morgan Freeman
where that giant wave wiped out the country
with potential power outages numbers
letting everyone know
the officials
are prepared
but
in the next breath
they're saying
what they feel
might
still go wrong
offering tips
like
if your power goes out
dont open your fridge
food will stay edible longer
(because you wont be eating it?)
yesterday at the nail salon
what?
of course
I got my nails done
a girl has to look good
even, no, especially
if Stormaggedon is coming
a woman wondered if the restaurants would be open and delivering
hello
the NYC subways shut down last night
NJ transit shut down yesterday afternoon
people are being encouraged to stay home
my office is closed
even
Columbia University is closed
a teacher
having her nails done
said
this is the first time that's ever happened
After
Fresh Direct
cancelled my Sunday food/grocery delivery
I decided
I had
to go get some food
all
the grocery and specialty food stores
here
are small
no
major supermarkets
on the
Upper Westside
Citarella
had a long line outside from the time they opened
letting only a few customers in at a time
Westside Market
was total insanity
shelves were empty early in the day
Fairway
also was monitoring
the number of people permitted to shop
Zabars
well
it was a free for all
the crowds were crazy
I know
because
I braved it
with a friend
we tag teamed
the counters
she got a number for the prepared foods
while
I waited on the bread/bakery line
amazingly
the check out was easy
I scored enough to keep us from starving during the next few days
but
of more concern
is
my flight
Wednesday morning
to
Cincinnati
so far its not been cancelled
it looks like Cincinnati
isnt in the strike zone
so
I am going
to insist
that
Sandy
hit and run
get outta here
by
early enough on Tuesday
so the airports will reopen
and
I get out of town
after all
its always about me!
