the power shut off at the office in saddle brook around ten after 4.... i announced "screw it! i'm going home to work"
as i headed out on route 80, i saw a billowing cloud of black smoke next to the empire state building in the distance... what the?
turned on AM radio - power outages - as i am sure you've all heard by now - in NY, detroit, toronto, ottawa, CT and other places... well, it hit north jersey as well
power's not supposed to be back for another few hours at least...
HOW am i writing? i called an audible as i got onto the turnpike and headed in my t-shirt and skirt (the only clothes i have right now) down to my mom's house
i hit a little traffic - mainly rubberneckers gawking at the refineries whose stacks were spewing fire and thick black smoke more than normal....
i called everyone i knew that lived in the city or who worked in the city - was only abe to reach cathy (she's fine...) and the voicemail of someone else... otherwise - cell phones are shot, my cell barely worked
calling hoboken, it was nothing but busy signals...
my landlord had written in his latest note last week that i owed $600 by august 14th or i would have to leave by sept. 6th - i had planned on handing him a check tonight - not so now... will have to wait til tomorrow - hopefully, this won't affect my staying til sept 15 - seeing as there was a state of emergency called
so i am down the shore tonight - have to drive back to JC in the morning to work from home and grab stuff for storage, ABV's and drive back home - to the shore - tomorrow night
just letting y'all know what's the what.
stay safe and cool.
