Hurricane Sandy came and kicked our butts in Long Island. Nassau county was hit on both shores- we’ve been without power since- I think you know the deal…
And My family is LUCKY!
Gorgeous majestic giant old trees are gone- pulled from their roots. The house I grew up in has a lot of damage…
But my dog is ok! My husband, my kids and I are safe, warm and too well fed at my sister’s house (she has a generator and an over the top generous nature!).
And yet I feel displaced, out of my routine, agitated and bored.
I am spoiled.
People have it so much worse than we do just 30 minutes away- on the other shore – in a lesser equipped community.
How dare I feel anything but grateful and thankful.
People lost their homes, their lives, their families, their livelihoods. I lost convenience and routine, temporarily.
I missed soul cycle 3 days.
I am spoiled.
Twitter is a remarkable medium for finding out what’s going on- especially without much Internet available right now- getting quick bits of information is essential.
It is also a fantastic medium for learning quickly who needs help: where and how we can give to others who need more. There is always someone who needs more!
And reading tweets from people like Mayor Cory Booker, Elvis Duran, Jill Martin, Caroline Manzo and many others working to give back and help those less fortunate who have been hit by Sandy way worse than we were hit is a NECESSARY example of how we all SHOULD be taking care of each other.
My sister and I took our girls in a heated gassed up car (the fuel shortage here is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced) to Far Rockaway Long Island- where my dad grew up many years ago-
We had the joy of bringing hot food, boots and warm clothing to crying babies, mothers and fathers.
And WE had the ability to leave this town with unbelievable destruction and not enough aid.
Trees and power lines down all over.
Very little support it seemed.
Gas lines with police presence lasting for more than a mile.
People who need help. Everyone’s help.
Hurricane Sandy brought real devastation to Staten Island, Long Island, Manhattan, the Jersey shore and various other parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.
Please find out how and where you can help. If you’re far away, start with the Red Cross. If you’re nearby, go to some places who are forever changed and help them rebuild.
We are one community of people. Or at least we should be.
I am so relieved that you’ve had a reality check. I love you but the first storm day you were live & pretty much just complained about your inconveniences made me see you differently. I told myself you were in shock and displaced. I live in Seattle and have asked folks to send their collection of Hotel soap/shampoo/lotion to an East Coast relief center. I donated money. YOU are there,with boots on the ground able to help. Make the most of it, I know that is truly in your heart
Awesome what you’re doing!!! And yeah, I’m human. We all have moments or days of ridiculously inappropriate self pity. Xo
Don’t beat yourself up too much. We each have our own reality, my community is inconvenienced without power also and 30 min away we too have catastrophe. donations, food, clothes, shelter, showers…etc. We can help, like that fellow above. We are inconvenienced but I’m sure realize, it could’ve been worse. Let’s dust ourselves off and do what we are capable of to help. Good luck! (and after being at Soul Cycle, it would bum me out too not to be able to go..just sayin)
Hi Jenny, I hope you remember me, I’m Andy’s Mom he was one of the singing contestants from last October. Andy and Matt(my other son) have been helping out since last Friday in the Rockaways and Breezy. I know people want to give to the Red Cross but that takes a really long time to get exactly what is needed. I went to Amazon Saturday and ordered hand warmers and eight cases of paper towels sending them to the address below. They will have them by Thursday and hopefully sooner. Bozo’s is a place the people in the Breezy/Rockaway area are familiar with and go to regularly and they will be taking items for the foreseeable future.
Thanks for letting me post this and get the word out. It’s the little things we do that make the biggest impact. You as always are the best. Thank you. OXOX.
Anyone wishing to help out the people in Breezy Point/Roxbury who’ve lost so much, you can go on line to you choice of sites (Amazon, Target, Walmart etc)
They need cleaning supplies and things to keep them warm (hand and feet warmers) The address to send to is. Roxbury Relief c/o Bozos 181-16 Rockaway Point Blvd. Breezy Point, NY 11697 Thank you.
Here is a list of items needed:
Baby bottles, formula, pens, can openers, sponges, batteries, D batteries, latex gloves, work gloves, lysol wipes, flashlights, deodorant, socks, bleach, paper towels, deodorant, Adult diapers
These items were posted on a utility pole in the Rockways
I want to find a charity or group that I can donate to for December toys I have a gut feeling a lot of kids are going to miss Santa this year thanks to Sandy
I enjoy your show but at times find it very frustrating – I understand the self pity regarding the hurricaine (that could happen to the best of us) but the item that really bothered me was the nanny that murdered those 2 precious children in New York. One woman called in to say that anyone would go crazy cooped up with kids all day and that a nanny was a must have in that circumstance – my god she needs a reality check! I have 4 children and have been a stay ay home mom for 14 years and believe me I remember those days of a newborn, a 2 year old, 4 year old and 6 year old home all day because some or all were sick at the same time – my husband travels so I had no one to really pass the children off to very often but I never saw it as some sort of penance or prosecution – I love being a mom and yes there were days when you wanted to run out of the house and not come back for a few hours but looking back – those were really the best years of my life. My kids are now 8,10,12,and 14 but I miss those baby years and to say that one could not survive without a nanny is very shortsighted and somewhat of a slight to stay at home moms who actually enjoy staying at home! For anyone to say that the Krim family deserved this because they had a nanny is simply evil but do not look upon those of us who dont have a nanny as chumps and please dont feel sorry for us. Children always have to come first and when you become a mother that is the day you must put yourself second and it is important to remember that empathy is much more effective than sympathy – that will spur most of us on to act in kindness towards others.
Too bad you weren’t washed away, then we’d FINALLY be free of you and your zero-talent career….
My family always plan to leave town for hurricanes. For the last storm we called our extended family to offer a ride and they wanted to stay. My neighborhood was without power for 10 days. We came home after power was restored. There was extensive damage to homes in our area and many stories of how scary it is to be in your home and have the roof blow off. For the next potential storm everyone was packed and ready to evacuate. Please take mother nature seriously.