central new jersey here. we’re seniors without power since monday evening and we just got it back about an hour ago. i’m checking email right now. our wonderful neighbor has been kind enough to share his generator with us and we’ve been doing the gasoline runs. every time we leave home we carry cans just in case we pass a station that still has gas. when we do see one the line is hours long. the last line we waited on was 2 hours and 15 minutes. we filled the van and the cans for the generator. we have both only been using the generator enough to keep the fridge and the freezer going. nothing else. we’re freezing. we can’t wash our clothes or take warm showers. i’m heating water on the gas stovetop for spongebaths and we’re only using candles. we’re getting lots of sleep. the frustrating thing is that there is gas,but the stations don’t have the power to pump it. tomorrow we’ll be visiting our son and bringing gas to him in new york. he’s totally out of gas. he’s also affected by the lack of public transportation. it’s been taking him 3 hours and 20 minutes to get to work. this is not a happy time for any of us.
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