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ตัวผมเองคงยังอยู่ในอาการมึนๆงงๆ เพราะที่นิวยอร์กทางส่วนล่างของ Manhattan แถวๆบ้านที่ผมอยู่ ไฟดับกันไปหมด แต่ยังโชคดีกว่าที่อื่นๆ ที่เรายังมีน้ำใช้ แต่โชคดีอย่างไรก็ไม่มีเครื่องทำความร้อน ทำให้ในห้องหนาวมากๆ
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In New York City the lights were out. I had to stay in the dark. I only had candles and a flashlight to see with. The water was so cold. I decided not to stay at home because of the miserable conditions. I went to a club house uptown where they had power. There we had lights and all the other amenities of modern life. I stayed there all day long until the evening. Then I had to come back home.
There were no trains running, only the bus. Even with the bus I had to walk a long way in complete darkness. I never had an experience like that before. I couldnt see if there was anyone following me or nearby. It was very scary, almost like an apocalyptic scenario.
When the bus finally came the driver said that it was going to be the last bus and I realized that it wouldnt take me all the way home. The scariest part was seeing the people walking about in the darkness, like zombies. No one spoke to anyone else and I felt totally alone and isolated.
I got off the bus at its last stop since it wasnt going to go any further. I was very scared to be walking alone in the dark. It was a huge challenge just to keep walking. I saw a man running in the cold without a shirt. He had a good build, but I thought he must be crazy to be out in the cold without a shirt so I left him alone. Maybe he was a ghost! The water had overflowed near the banks of the river. Leaves and dirt were all over. When I finally got back to my apartment I couldnt see a thing. I didnt know which key was which. I had to ask strangers for a flashlight to see.
I wanted to get coffee, but only a few restaurants were open and each one had a very long line. I tried the disaster relief services, but they had a long line too. We had only been without power for a day, but already what little services were available were swamped.
This is the story of my Halloween nightmare. No lights, no heat, no hot water, and very little transportation. There was such a strange feeling in the air. Like people had turned into zombies, darkened creatures inhabiting a post-apocalyptic world. Now that everything has been restored it is almost humorous to look back on, but I certainly wouldn't want it to happen again. At least not any time soon!
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Once in a while... in New York PART1 (after Hurricane Sandy passed) [CR]
