My thoughts and prayers go out to all of those on the East Coast as they suffer from Sandy. Speaking as one who has been through many hurricanes, things will get better.
The east coast got hit pretty hard. Folks up there are not prepared for hurricanes since they rarely make it up there in the cold Atlantic waters. Even though I'm from the east coast originally, I've been in the south long enough to know how scary hurricanes can be. From Andrew to Katrina and Isaac. My prayers go out to the folks up there.
I heard on the radio that Line Men from Mississippi Power headed up several days ago to help them to return the favor when they came down after Katrina to help us. Hopefully they can get back to normal. Hurricanes suck. :-(