Sandy Humbled
Everyone
A week has passed since New York and the Northeast were
blasted by Superstorm Sandy.
The storm showed many things about New York. It exposed the
city's vulnerabilities .....it also displayed its strengths.
There is no doubt Sandy humbled everyone.
On Wednesday last week it was very clear that restoring the
region to a regular pace would take several days....rebuilding the hardest-hit
areas and transportation networks will take considerably longer. Some without
electricity could take weeks before power is restored.
It was rewarding to see folks standing together, shoulder to
shoulder, ready to help a neighbor, comforting a stranger and doing the best one
could do to get so many folks back on their feet.
The damage and pain inflicted by Sandy still is unfolding
even this week and new challenges keep popping up.
Both federal, states and local community budgets, all
suffering as a result of a weak economy will be hit up hard to cover the cost.
New York is already facing a $1 billion deficit and local governments are so
strapped that some mayors fear bankruptcy in coming years.
Sandy has dealt a severe blow to the U.S. Economy that will
reverberate for weeks and months ahead.
Mother nature has given us a firm reminder of who's the
boss but we also have received firm reminders that we have many who were out
there before the storm, during the storm and after the storm keeping us safe and
trying their best to get us all back up and running.
Kudos go out to all police agencies, fire departments,
ambulance corps, highway departments, utility workers and thousands upon
thousands of volunteers who helped in relief and recovery efforts.
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