Hurricane Sandy

Last year we had a hurricane threat - Irene - although there was some damage and flooding, it definitely did not hit as bad as expected.  We had some downed branches in the hood especially in Prospect Park but that was pretty much it.  Today it's Hurricane Sandy - I've never in my life experienced all the MTA not running and bridges (including the Throgs Neck, Tappan Zee, Whitestone, Verazano and Hudson River) and tunnels being closed due to a Hurricane.  We'll pretty much be stranded here since there's no way to get out of NYC.  That's pretty crazy.  We're far from the water, so we should be safe from any flooding that Zone A is experiencing...perhaps we'll get some flying tree branches and power outages...but so far all is ok.  There has already been flooding in Red Hook, Green Point and Battery Park before the center of the hurricane has even reached us.  The FDR is flooded and closed.  There's going to be major water damage.  I saw pictures of NJ and cities near the water, and it looked pretty bad.  Hope everyone survives Sandy unscathed.  I figured I should try and blog before the power goes out.  Most people did not go to work today since the subways were shut down last night.  The ills of working from home is that no inclement weather can stop you from working unless of course the power goes out or there's no internet.  Most people will not be working tomorrow either because the trains are still not in service.  Some people have lost power already...not sure if we have enough provisions/candles to survive without power.  I'm charging up my laptop now for entertainment purposes...This definitely should be interesting. I received an interesting message from our Pediatrician's office which I thought was pretty funny:

Dear Families,

This will be the first time Tribeca Pediatrics has ever closed due to weather conditions. I want to let you know that we are monitoring the situation and will try to re-open our offices as soon as transportation will allow.

In the meantime, our phone lines are open and staffed by receptionists and providers (working remotely from home). We are also planning to extend hours in the coming weeks so that all appointments can be rescheduled conveniently.

Stay safe and be assured that we will do our best to be available to you. On the upside, I look forward to seeing lots of new babies nine months from now!

Cheers,

Michel

Haha -  And on a lighter note, my son has perfected blowing kisses complete with sound effect, "MWAH!"  It's very cute.  He's also perfecting screaming at a very high pitch when he doesn't get what he wants...hmmm not sure how to curve that behavior and encourage the cute ones.