By Jeremy Lewis ‘13
EE Staff Writer
On Monday October 29, Hurricane Sandy struck the town of Trumbull and many other neighboring communities like Long Island. Unfortunately, homes were damaged along the coast of the Atlantic and New York City train and subway stations flooded. Although the power was lost for many, people might say the storm could be viewed in a more positive perspective.
People, during the last week of October and part of November, came together in neighborhoods and helped one another. People gave their time and resources to fellow neighbors and friends. Those fortunate enough to have generators invited others over to share a warm house and supplies. Those without learned how to cope creatively by grilling meals, playing board games by candle light, and finding other things to do that normally they would not.
Eating out was another possible solution, although many restaurants were also closed. Franco Gianni’s, an Italian restaurant off Trumbull’s Main Street, was booming with costumers the whole week, being one of the few open restaurants in Trumbull. Tyler Gil an employee at Franco Gianni’s said, “It was so busy, so busy that we ran out of dough and we had to stop taking orders for our pizza.”
People realized how easy their life is when there is technology to help them and began to appreciate this fact, but also found there were other things to do. Instead of watching television or skimming Facebook, many people spent their time reading, talking, or going outside to play a sport with friends.
With all the trees and power lines that came down, many people had to somehow deal with the problems without the use of power supplies. Many people had to work manually and much harder in order to get the job done. Those who didn’t have the time to deal with these issues themselves had to call tree companies and landscaping companies. Whatever the problem, people learned to rely on themselves and their family and friends. While Hurricane Sandy benefited few people, the storm may have just helped our community come together a little more.
I find this article interesting, I enjoyed the spin off on the “different perspective” of the employee during the hurricane rush at the restaurant.
This is a good article. Everyone was so caught up in their own personal struggles, you don’t take time to think about how it effected other bigger things, like buisnesses.