Hurricane Sandy Disapointment-Liesl

It’s all over the news. “Hurricane Sandy pounds east coast”, “Thousands out of power” “Floodwaters at record high”, and yet, I am seeing none of that. There was all this buildup for this huge hurricane that was going to wipe out trees, kill communication and make power a non-existent reality. Frankenstorm. That’s what the meteorologists were calling it. It was supposed to be this huge thrilling storm with all this wind and snow and rain but what do I get? A little rain and some wind. Irene was bigger and stronger by far. Okay, maybe it is just where we are, and maybe we got lucky, but I was sure expecting much more. When I came home from school on that unexpected half day, I filled the tub, brought in wood, filled all the pots and charged all the flashlights in preparation to hunker down for a long stay in front of the fire. Yet we barely loose power, lost maybe two trees (both of which were rotten to the core, I checked), and missed school for a breeze and a drizzle. So not worth it. Even though I am disappointed, I am beginning to think I should count my lucky stars.

Although many people weren’t killed, the NYC subways are totally flooded, the city itself is in chaos and many people are without power or heat, and the many homeless veterans and others without shelter. My father’s office in Baltimore is without power, so they have no way to contact their customers and many of the streets are completely flooded. Disappointed though I am, I realize that there are so many people out there who are much less fortunate than we were, and my heart goes out to them to hope that they find what they need soon.