After a full week without power here in the Financial District of Manhattan, we are finally back in business, after Sandy switched off the lights and caused some very serious damage in New York. I have to admit that I was one of the people, who never took Sandy seriously, since her predecessor Irene, kinda failed to show up, a year ago…and I was not alone in this thought process. With not many people taking Sandy seriously and with a full moon on the rise, Sandy turned out to be the perfect storm -.one of the worst storms in US history in fact. State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli projects, the economic damage from Hurricane Sandy could exceed $18 billion for New York State. Downtown Manhattan is not the only part of Manhattan that suffered.Upper East Side on 96th street between second and 1st was flooded by the East Side River, and many buildings in that area were left without power and water for 4 days, including mine. That first hot shower and seeing light come back on, felt like a piece of unknown paradise.
Fuel shortages and power outages remained almost a week after Sandy left, and according to Mayor Bloomberg 30,000 to 40,000 people in New York City alone would need shelter. The highly popular New York City Marathon was called off, instead, hundreds of runners participated in informal runs to deliver food and clothes to people in need. Fuel shortage left many frustrated drivers waiting for hours at gas stations, but what is much worse, is that some people are still left without power and hot water, while winter is slowly setting in, in New York. But guess who never went out of power, not even downtown? Goldman Sachs the bloodsucking Vampire Squid, was shining bright and light, while the rest of the financial district was left in the dark. Interesting. According to one of our insider sources, Credit Suisse was serviced by multiple massive fuel trucks to keep their generators running and keep business running as usual the day after the storm. The things money can buy. Anyways, if you want to help people in need here in NYC, do get some old clothes and blankets together and help out.
To Julie Cervera, her California lottery jackpot win of $23 million dollars, definitely came as a very unexpected surprise, as she had totally forgotten about the ticket and had to be flushed out by the lottery authorities, via surveillance cameras, to bring her the good news. She intends to share the money with her children, two of whom are adopted boys with special needs. It’s good to know that the Happy End and Silver Lining does still exist for good people!
And don’t forget it is election day tomorrow! Vote and make yourselves be heard. The future lies in your hands people!
After a full week without power here in the Financial District of Manhattan, we are finally back in business, after Sandy switched off the lights and caused some very serious damage in New York. I have to admit that I was one of the people, who never took Sandy seriously, since her predecessor Irene, kinda failed to show up, a year ago…and I was not alone in this thought process. With not many people taking Sandy seriously and with a full moon on the rise, Sandy turned out to be the perfect storm -.one of the worst storms in US history in fact. State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli projects, the economic damage from Hurricane Sandy could exceed $18 billion for New York State. Downtown Manhattan is not the only part of Manhattan that suffered.Upper East Side on 96th street between second and 1st was flooded by the East Side River, and many buildings in that area were left without power and water for 4 days, including mine. That first hot shower and seeing light come back on, felt like a piece of unknown paradise.
Fuel shortages and power outages remained almost a week after Sandy left, and according to Mayor Bloomberg 30,000 to 40,000 people in New York City alone would need shelter. The highly popular New York City Marathon was called off, instead, hundreds of runners participated in informal runs to deliver food and clothes to people in need. Fuel shortage left many frustrated drivers waiting for hours at gas stations, but what is much worse, is that some people are still left without power and hot water, while winter is slowly setting in, in New York. But guess who never went out of power, not even downtown? Goldman Sachs the bloodsucking Vampire Squid, was shining bright and light, while the rest of the financial district was left in the dark. Interesting. According to one of our insider sources, Credit Suisse was serviced by multiple massive fuel trucks to keep their generators running and keep business running as usual the day after the storm. The things money can buy. Anyways, if you want to help people in need here in NYC, do get some old clothes and blankets together and help out.
To Julie Cervera, her California lottery jackpot win of $23 million dollars, definitely came as a very unexpected surprise, as she had totally forgotten about the ticket and had to be flushed out by the lottery authorities, via surveillance cameras, to bring her the good news. She intends to share the money with her children, two of whom are adopted boys with special needs. It’s good to know that the Happy End and Silver Lining does still exist for good people!
And don’t forget it is election day tomorrow! Vote and make yourselves be heard. The future lies in your hands people!