I Survived The Storm Of The Century & Would Like To Personally Thank...

[JaneyVee]

First & foremost our incredibly brave public sector union workers who not only did an amazing job pre-crisis with evacuation, shelter preparations, and literally shutting down the city that never sleeps, but also post-crisis of search & rescue, and putting themselves in harm's way to save lives. From nurses transferring patients & newborns, the sick & the elderly, to police & firefighters, & first responders. It breaks my heart to see these people get villainized by the right-wing. These people ARE the middle class. There is no cash bonus for putting yourself in harm's way but they do it day in and day out, and make on average in 1 year what Mitt Romney makes per day ($56,000). And how do they get re-paid? By being demonized and told their pensions and health benefits are too much. I can't believe I live in a country where billionaires are jealous of the middle class.

Second, I would like to thank Gov. Cuomo & Pres. Obama. The response has been amazing. The red tape has been cut and every sector from state to federal has the tools and equipment needed to aid & rebuild. I would also like to thank my community who as always came together like one big family. We all came together today and helped one another. It's really my favorite part about my neighborhood, the overwhelming sense of community. As I write this the hurricane will still cause damage to other states, but I am so grateful to have Pres.Obama in command and hearing our voices and our needs.

And third, but certainly not last, everyone here at DU for your tips & advice. I anticipated losing power so I charged my laptop and opened numerous DU tips & advice pages to read. It REALLY came in handy. From preparation for the storm and what to expect, to even one persons post about brewing coffee for everyone the night before, which I did, and when I was able to offer delicious iced coffee to my neighbors at 6am they looked at me like I was the messiah. I had about 25 pages opened, prepared for a long night of reading on my laptop, about 15 of them were DU pages. Power back on now. Just wanted to give a quick shout-out before going back out and helping neighbors. Thank You everyone at DU. Now we have an election to win.

☮ ❤ Solidarity,
Janey Vee

[morningglory]

1. Yaaayyyy! Welcome back. nt

[gkhouston]

2. Glad you're back, and okay.

[Lucinda]

3. Loved your post.

? Forward!

[HeeBGBz]

4. I'm glad you made it through okay

I hope everything gets back to normal soon.

[Squinch]

5. Yesyesyesyesyes!! I totally agree! DU helped me to get through a tough night.

There were great tips beforehand. There was great information during the storm which I passed along to all my family members to keep them abreast (and to frighten some of the more rash ones away from the idea of going outside).

But most of all, DU was something to do to hold my attention while bricks flew off my building and the wind howled and I listened to trees falling in the park across the street. It made me feel connected to the outside world and in a little bit of control of the situation.

I can't tell you how much it helped me. Thank you thank you thank you all!!!

NOW: has anyone seen any posts from the poster named Annabanana? She had posted before the storm that she was on the south shore of Long Island. I am wondering if we have heard from her.

[freshwest]

6. +1,000. And so well said, Janey Vee. Glad you made it through and are here with us.

[onecent]

7. Ohhhh such a cool story. I'm so glad you are okay....and what a nice note you wrote

thanking everyone from the top to the bottom....that was nice!

So glad you are doing well. Hang in there....you are all in many many hearts and thoughts.

[Harry_Scrote]

8. Good on you, Janey

Does me proud to see your spirit strong.

[ohheckyeah]

9. Glad you are okay!

I used the brew the coffee and put it in the fridge tip, too. Didn't need it, but better to be prepared.

[K8-EEE]

10. thanks for this Janey

Made my day!

[OneGrassRoot]

11. Glad you're okay! Would you and others please help the disaster relief workers?

Don't want to hijack your thread, but it's so hard for OP's to stay visible during this time. Yet this is precisely the time for a petition to help FEMA workers get health benefits to gain traction.

Thanks.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021669323

[malaise]

12. Glad you made it

Now stay safe

[Cha]

13. Inspiring Thank You, JaneyVee Thank you so much

for writing it! Making coffee the night before for everyone is brilliant. Glad your Power is back on and hoping for a steady recovery for everyone affected by Hurricane Sandy.

[kayakjohnny]

14. Awesome post!

Loved the coffee messiah part.

Good luck with the recovery.

And thanks for taking the time to post.

[mahina]

15. Wonderful post . Thank you! Might you put the page links here

for future reference?

[Uncle Joe]

16. Thanks for sharing, JaneyVee

and I'm happy you and yours made through in good health.

Peace to you.