Down but not out!

At 5 pm Sunday October 28th I recall sipping memosas with close friends and family while rumors of hurricane Sandy were met with a smirk. An immediate comparison to hurricane Irene was almost inevitable, Hurricane Irene could be described as a barrage of scattered showers, it was nothing more than  slight annoyance to the average New Yorker. Sandy had already ravished a few Caribbean countries but somehow the news got lost between our political debates policies and proposals.Today (November 3rd) i'm riding the train for the first time since the Super storm and I flashback to when we all played with the idea of not heading to work that Monday and how happy it made us,little did we know the irony was about to be lost on us. Sandy's morning started off cloudy with loud winds that were growing increasingly violent. the windows struggled under the pressure and trees fought the breeze with all they had.The storm was a moving force of destruction with winds at 80 miles per hour , it hit land around 6:30 pm wreaking havoc on New York city, flooding homes,subways, almost 100 thousand without power not to mention the precious lives lost. Sadness and an immediate sense of helplessness was now upon us. New York - A city so Vibrant and feisty was now heartbroken,humble,and for the first time in a long time- quiet.Efforts for relief was instant but hardly sufficient , the storm was underestimated and this came at a devastating cost. 

   
Express additional patience and humility while commuting my people, remember - we may be wounded but we made it, and we may  have been in different locations when the storm hit, but we all still faced it together.
SSP.