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Originally Posted by 86 ssinit
Going to try to get into city tomorrow. All tunnels closed should be interesting getting in.
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FYI: Bloomberg announced a carpool rule for tomorrow and Friday between 6am to Midnight. On most crossings, only cars with 3 or more people will be allowed into the city. With everyone trying to drive in, parking is a real issue.
Power restored to my home in Jersey City today. Now the work of cleaning up my garage can begin. I will post photos of that mess, but its dark now and I still have no power on the ground floor (separate meters, and that one was underwater). Still, I was lucky because the living areas of my home start at the first floor above street level. Many ground level and even below ground apartment dwellings in my neighborhood, and these people have been completely wiped out. Its pretty unbelievable. Curfew in effect at 6pm. It seems that looting and such are relatively controlled. I did see a flooded out Honda Accord that had its wheels stolen around the corner from my house today, so there are some shennanigans are going on.
My boat still floating at the Marina...floating docks are destroyed. The powerboat that was my neighbor didn't fare so well.
My home 2nd one from the corner. This photo taken Tuesday AM, when water had receded quite a bit. For perspective, if you look at my front door, the water came up 14" above the bottom of that door at the highest point over Monday night.
Street scene the morning after (Grove St. - Downtown Jersey City)
The water was deep enough here to pick up cars and float them, but somehow this Royal Enfield stayed put throughout the entire thing and was right where the owner left it. Its probably one of the few vehicles that has a chance of running again given how simple it is:
More photos I took from Monday, and Tuesday here:
Hurricane Sandy Photos