Five-Years Ago (02-November-2012) — New Jersey

Hurricane Sandy Aftermath: Day 4.

Still no power to the house, but PSE&G were in the neighborhood working on downed trees and power lines.


Five-Years Ago (01-November-2012) — New Jersey.

Hurricane Sandy Aftermath:  Day 3.

Many trees and wires were down. The power had been out for several days. Those with gasoline emergency generators were out of luck when they ran out of gas — the gas stations if you could get to them didn’t have emergency generators to run the pumps. One of the lessons learned. Now many gas stations have auxiliary power. I still had a bit of propane in my RV to run the generator, however food in the fridge and freezer in the house was going bad. I was cooking outside on a charcoal grill. Images from that day taken with a Leica V-Lux 30 camera.


Four-Years Ago (09-November-2012) — New Jersey

Eleven days post Hurricane Sandy. Electricity had been restored and I was finally able to cook a meal in the house again. Ramen Noodle Soup with Beef and Red Onion. Prior to this I had been cooking by propane in my RV (which was running low because I had been running the generator to charge neighbors cell phones). Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 30 camera (ISO 320, 4.3 mm, f/3.3, 1/60 sec).

Ramen Noodle Soup with Beef and Red Onion. Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 30 camera. (David J Mathre)
Ramen Noodle Soup with Beef and Red Onion. Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 30 camera. (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (08-November-2012) — New Jersey

Sunrise ten days post Hurricane Sandy. Power was on and off during the night, so I could start heating the house. Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 30 camera (ISO 160, 4.3 mm, f/3.3, 1/60 sec).

Sunrise ten days post Hurricane Sandy. Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 30 camera (ISO 160, 4.3 mm, f/3.3, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Sunrise ten days post Hurricane Sandy. Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 30 camera (ISO 160, 4.3 mm, f/3.3, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (07-November-2012) — New Jersey

The power company (PSE&G) and tree service folks starting to repair the downed power lines. Nine days post Hurricane Sandy and there was still no power at my house. By mid-afternoon it started snowing making the repair job even harder. Images taken with a Leica V-Lux 30 camera