User blog:Pikapi/How It's Going on the East Coast

For those of you who like to keep informed on current events (not just those political) in the United States, you may have heard of a certain "Hurricane Sandy". A native New Yorker myself, I can tell you that it was, indeed, a force to be reckoned with. Yachts sailed sluggishly up the major roads, taking the places of cars that had, in their place, been swallowed up by the ocean. There were some unfortunate deaths, and the grief caused by this massive storm hit close to home when I learned that my best friend's basement and some of his most prized material possessions were destroyed. Yes, this is Matt that I am talking about. Thankfully, him, his family and his pets escaped the damage caused by this storm unscathed. God bless them all, and I hope that they recover from their losses quickly.