Sandy

Life around here has been upset lately by the SUPER STORM known as Sandy. My house received no damage but the surrounding area has been slightly upset to complete devastation. I think I want to write about this because I don't want to forget the sequence of events the took place. Hell if I don't write it down in 10 years the story will get so exaggerated there's no telling the crap that will be coming out of my forgetful mouth. :)  The morning of the 28th of October 2012 we know the storm if coming and Dan is bothering me to go out to the ocean. So around Noonish we head on out to seaside. I had no idea that seaside heights, NJ would be one of the hardest hit towns on the NJ coast. We took a couple video's and a few pictures got in trouble for trying to fly a kite then we soon left. As I look back I feel sad about the destruction one of my favorite towns took. Maybe I would of looked a little harder took more pictures I don't know It just bothers me that I just didn't know how bad it was going to get hit. They where making everyone get off the island by 4 pm so we left minutes after arriving.

   Look at the video that's the roller coaster that is sitting in the ocean. Was this the last video of the famous roller coaster?
So we went home got Jessica and went out to again to watch Dan try to fly a kite. It started to rain and I think the beginning of Sandy was just starting to arrive.
    The night passed and I don't think there was much bother. In the morning it was coming but we where still just checking things out. Me and Sherrie woke up fairly early and went for a ride to see what the Toms River looked like. ( I'm continuing to write this I can't remember when I first started this post post since then Thanksgiving, Xmas and the passing of my best friend and truely loved  Brother took place. It's now   1/14/2013 and I have to continue with my life so I'm back to writing again which is something that I find enjoyment in.So back to my original Storm Story)  Me and Sherrie took some pictures and the rain which was off and on but pretty much just a windy raining morning. Then me and Dan went and got my Brother Joe and his Son Patrick to go play around in the windy rainy conditions. (See the pictures and the end of the post) We dropped off Joe and Patrick and

went home to sit out the Storm. Them Jessica woke up and I felt like I should of took her with us because we had so much fun with Joe and Patrick. So off me and Jessica went. All I can say is wow did things deteriorate in a couple of ours. We went over to the water and it was scary *( We almost locked the keys in the car and that area was under water shortly after we were there. Trees and branches were down on houses. I remember speeding past a section or road because it looked like these 3 trees were leaning in such a way that  you knew they were going to fall on the street.
     After I look back I think as a father I took my daughter out in a very dangerous time when I should of been home. Some hurricane pictures.