Just a more recent update regarding the situation here. My office opened up for the first time all week but I'm still working from home, it is too hectic to try to attempt to go to Manhattan right now. My boss seems to be pissed that I did not treck into the office, since I live so close but hey, I can enter numbers into my little spreadsheet from here. Seriously, he is a great guy but sometimes he is waaay too disconnected from reality. Subway service is very limited and the lines are not running fully. There is a carpooling mandate, so no cars are allowed into Manhattan without 3 passengers or more. It is chaos.
Social media has been a godsend, to at least be able to check how everyone is doing. I still have many friends and colleagues without power, especially those in sections of Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. Schools are still closed and will be closed until Monday. Two of my friends, who are NYC teachers, told me there has never been a school closure this long, since the city is keeping school records. Just to give you some perspective on how bad things are here. New Yorkers are doing what we do when things get tough, you might have seen the images of people getting extension cords out for people to plug in devices etc. I am quite proud of how everyone is dealing with this.
The devastation we have all seen, it is very upsetting and emotional for me. I am pretty heartbroken about it. I am glad to see so many of you checking in.
Una, how is your sister?
