Sandy from the South Shore Long Island - Just got power & Internet back. Here's the REAL DEAL

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New Yorkers can vote by email or fax now.

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guess you should have just prepared even slightly.

It is really not bad. At all.

You're going to the wrong areas for food and supplies.

I just came back from Commack, Deer Park and Northport which is just a 20-30 minute drive from the South Shore. Plenty of supermarkets open and packed with produce. Trader Joe's in Commack all stocked. The big shopping mall in Deer Park open, including the NY Sports Club. People were jogging on the treadmills and swimming in the pool.

Also got a full tank of gas two nights ago in Northport. Only two cars in front of me.

Thank you all for the kind words and wishes. I want to clarify my family and I are in a good place, warm and safe. I have plenty of bottled water, however we are bathing in the chlorine water.

I think everyone's main concern is gas and food. Even if they prepped, there is probably a lot of flooded pantries.

thanks for understanding.

I'm pretty sure OP was saying the DISASTER could have been prevented if more people were prepped.

Thank you all for the kind words and wishes. I want to clarify my family and I are in a good place, warm and safe. I have plenty of bottled water, however we are bathing in the chlorine water.

My situation is mild compared to most just a tad bit south and west of me. Some more strange things I have observed:

National Guard troops at a gas station just north of me.

Military Humvee Vehicles escorting a 500 gallon fuel oil tanker.

Cash Only everywhere! Even if they have power the cashiers are being told to only accept cash. Others have said you must pay cash at gas stations. No Credit/ATM accepted.

Here are some local news sites, but most of them require you to sign up to read. You should be able to see headlines though.

http:\\www.newsday.com
http:\\www.news12.com

south shore nassau county here, still no power

drove my car today for the first time since Monday, to get new tires... to prepare for a possible getaway in the next day or two. Avoided burning any gas but there are nuts out there going stir-crazy and driving around for no good reason.

Have been avoiding the insane gas lines. The people standing in line are friendly, but the lines with cars are super tense.

I'm a prepper, survivalist so I'm dealing with the no power situation better than most who are cut off without their creature comforts.

Have only been traveling around by bicycle so haven't seen too much. So can't say how it is in all areas. I do hear sirens here and there and the constant hum of generators. I haven't seen any violence or craziness but I'm in a fairly peaceful town.

I will pray for guidance in the next few days as to whether I should get away from here, possibly to NEVER RETURN. Seriously.

The cash thing is good to know, I think stashing cash is a good prep.

In the future, precious metals is even better.

Good thing those scab rat bastards were told to leave or they would still be working on the power lines.

Fill up. Drive West.

National guard is on the streets here too. They locked down entire towns. It's a quiet martial law. 7pm curfew. Things are orderly here. One lesson I learned from this disaster is never live on an island. Hundred were trapped by bridge closures and rising water. If you can go west in jersey you are fine. Some towns completely unaffected. Thanks to glp it's lonely here and the only people I can chat with

Bloomberg already said europe is moving away from precious metals and so for them to remain afloat you need almost 600% more product in the USA.

So, bye-bye PM's.

You're going to the wrong areas for food and supplies.

I just came back from Commack, Deer Park and Northport which is just a 20-30 minute drive from the South Shore. Plenty of supermarkets open and packed with produce. Trader Joe's in Commack all stocked. The big shopping mall in Deer Park open, including the NY Sports Club. People were jogging on the treadmills and swimming in the pool.

Also got a full tank of gas two nights ago in Northport. Only two cars in front of me.

We have been cut off, out of the loop for days not knowing anything but what the local media on the radio had reported. Even getting power back we still have no TV. I just got Internet.

The damage in my town and the towns surrounding me is moderate to severe. Flooding is horrible and no one had power. But we survived and lucky to have more than most elsewhere.

Water is unusable and sewage treatment plants are down left and right. THE WATER SMELLS OF CHLORINE - SUPER STRONG!

Gas/food/supplies:
it is near impossible to get. On a normal day I travel 70 miles a day into Nassau County and points in between. I quickly ran out of fuel and still find it impossible to get gas. I refuse to play into this panic and wait online 3-4-5-6++ hours just to get $40 of $4.89 gas.

Everyone wants a generator. All over the radio talk about them here or there. No gas but run out and buy that generator.

Food stores are hit or miss. I really feel this is the next big crisis. No deliveries are getting in. Twice now I have gone out to restock the fridge with new food and found foul milk being sold at King Kullen and Stop & Shop!

Controlled Chaos:
The politicians are making things worse. Media is hand in hand creating panic. All day long on local stations all they have is folks calling in reporting who has and who has no gas. I'm sure you hear the stories. People lines up hours waiting at a closed station for some delivery that may or may not arrive.

For example, Governor Cuomo in all his infinite wisdom announces 10 gallons of free fuel in mobile stations parked in western regions of the affected area. Lines form and quickly they tell everyone its for EMS vehicles only. Mayor Bloomberg holds a news conference an hour later telling people to go get the free gas if they need it.

Employment:
Most everyone I know couldn't get to work on Friday. No gas. My job laid everyone off on Friday afternoon for all of next week. Calling it a work furlow just so you can't claim unemployment! So now people need to worry how the hell they are supposed to feed their family losing close to 2 weeks pay.

Look it's bad. Worst I've ever seen. Worse than Gloria back in the 80's and much much worse than the 70's gas crisis. Back then it wasn't chaos. IT IS COMPLETE CHAOS.

I have seen fights in the streets. Accidents and cars broken down on the side of the road no gas. Flooding came far inland, trees and power lines down all over. LIPA can not tell us when the power will be restored fully and the whole situation is about to boil over into a full scale breakdown of society.

I can see how they control the chaos. Slowly ratcheting it up and now whipping it up into a full scale frenzy.

I know this is normal for a crisis such as this but hold on folks. I see it getting much worse yet! This was more than a "Hybrid Storm". It was the start of it all! I am sure of it.

Just needed to vent and let you guys know what I see.

We have been cut off, out of the loop for days not knowing anything but what the local media on the radio had reported. Even getting power back we still have no TV. I just got Internet.

The damage in my town and the towns surrounding me is moderate to severe. Flooding is horrible and no one had power. But we survived and lucky to have more than most elsewhere.

Water is unusable and sewage treatment plants are down left and right. THE WATER SMELLS OF CHLORINE - SUPER STRONG!

Gas/food/supplies:
it is near impossible to get. On a normal day I travel 70 miles a day into Nassau County and points in between. I quickly ran out of fuel and still find it impossible to get gas. I refuse to play into this panic and wait online 3-4-5-6++ hours just to get $40 of $4.89 gas.

Everyone wants a generator. All over the radio talk about them here or there. No gas but run out and buy that generator.

Food stores are hit or miss. I really feel this is the next big crisis. No deliveries are getting in. Twice now I have gone out to restock the fridge with new food and found foul milk being sold at King Kullen and Stop & Shop!

Controlled Chaos:
The politicians are making things worse. Media is hand in hand creating panic. All day long on local stations all they have is folks calling in reporting who has and who has no gas. I'm sure you hear the stories. People lines up hours waiting at a closed station for some delivery that may or may not arrive.

For example, Governor Cuomo in all his infinite wisdom announces 10 gallons of free fuel in mobile stations parked in western regions of the affected area. Lines form and quickly they tell everyone its for EMS vehicles only. Mayor Bloomberg holds a news conference an hour later telling people to go get the free gas if they need it.

Employment:
Most everyone I know couldn't get to work on Friday. No gas. My job laid everyone off on Friday afternoon for all of next week. Calling it a work furlow just so you can't claim unemployment! So now people need to worry how the hell they are supposed to feed their family losing close to 2 weeks pay.

Look it's bad. Worst I've ever seen. Worse than Gloria back in the 80's and much much worse than the 70's gas crisis. Back then it wasn't chaos. IT IS COMPLETE CHAOS.

I have seen fights in the streets. Accidents and cars broken down on the side of the road no gas. Flooding came far inland, trees and power lines down all over. LIPA can not tell us when the power will be restored fully and the whole situation is about to boil over into a full scale breakdown of society.

I can see how they control the chaos. Slowly ratcheting it up and now whipping it up into a full scale frenzy.

I know this is normal for a crisis such as this but hold on folks. I see it getting much worse yet! This was more than a "Hybrid Storm". It was the start of it all! I am sure of it.

Just needed to vent and let you guys know what I see.

We have been cut off, out of the loop for days not knowing anything but what the local media on the radio had reported. Even getting power back we still have no TV. I just got Internet.

The damage in my town and the towns surrounding me is moderate to severe. Flooding is horrible and no one had power. But we survived and lucky to have more than most elsewhere.

Water is unusable and sewage treatment plants are down left and right. THE WATER SMELLS OF CHLORINE - SUPER STRONG!

Gas/food/supplies:
it is near impossible to get. On a normal day I travel 70 miles a day into Nassau County and points in between. I quickly ran out of fuel and still find it impossible to get gas. I refuse to play into this panic and wait online 3-4-5-6++ hours just to get $40 of $4.89 gas.

Everyone wants a generator. All over the radio talk about them here or there. No gas but run out and buy that generator.

Food stores are hit or miss. I really feel this is the next big crisis. No deliveries are getting in. Twice now I have gone out to restock the fridge with new food and found foul milk being sold at King Kullen and Stop & Shop!

Controlled Chaos:
The politicians are making things worse. Media is hand in hand creating panic. All day long on local stations all they have is folks calling in reporting who has and who has no gas. I'm sure you hear the stories. People lines up hours waiting at a closed station for some delivery that may or may not arrive.

For example, Governor Cuomo in all his infinite wisdom announces 10 gallons of free fuel in mobile stations parked in western regions of the affected area. Lines form and quickly they tell everyone its for EMS vehicles only. Mayor Bloomberg holds a news conference an hour later telling people to go get the free gas if they need it.

Employment:
Most everyone I know couldn't get to work on Friday. No gas. My job laid everyone off on Friday afternoon for all of next week. Calling it a work furlow just so you can't claim unemployment! So now people need to worry how the hell they are supposed to feed their family losing close to 2 weeks pay.

Look it's bad. Worst I've ever seen. Worse than Gloria back in the 80's and much much worse than the 70's gas crisis. Back then it wasn't chaos. IT IS COMPLETE CHAOS.

I have seen fights in the streets. Accidents and cars broken down on the side of the road no gas. Flooding came far inland, trees and power lines down all over. LIPA can not tell us when the power will be restored fully and the whole situation is about to boil over into a full scale breakdown of society.

I can see how they control the chaos. Slowly ratcheting it up and now whipping it up into a full scale frenzy.

I know this is normal for a crisis such as this but hold on folks. I see it getting much worse yet! This was more than a "Hybrid Storm". It was the start of it all! I am sure of it.

Just needed to vent and let you guys know what I see.

National guard is on the streets here too. They locked down entire towns. It's a quiet martial law. 7pm curfew. Things are orderly here. One lesson I learned from this disaster is never live on an island. Hundred were trapped by bridge closures and rising water. If you can go west in jersey you are fine. Some towns completely unaffected. Thanks to glp it's lonely here and the only people I can chat with

I hear you. It's block to block good and bad in some cases. I am so close to utter devastation areas yet life goes on elsewhere.

FEMA announcing these creepy "Feeding Stations" situated nowhere close to where they are needed. All over the radio telling people to drive to them. I tend to believe FEMA is aware there is a gas shortage.

My wife spent the day out looking for gas. She gave up. It's just not that important right now.

I think the local government officials are focused on reelection and are over promising. And the Fed's are pushing misinformation left and right.

Someone asked about elections. I don't think anyone in NY, NJ, CT are focused on the elections at the moment. Obama made his appearance for the press in NJ and really left us New Yorker's feeling left out. Not a surprise from the president.