Report from my cousin in Brooklyn:

[kestrel91316]

Internet is still down. She lives on base at Fort Hamilton. Gas shortages in the area, but they have it on base (for now). Says people are trying to force their way onto the base to get gas?? Fist fights have broken out over this just outside the base.

People need to CARPOOL, walk, ride bicycles, ride motorcycles and scooters, or just plain stay home through the weekend. This is crazy.

[hrmjustin]

1. I live next door to her in Bay Ridge. I saw those fights today. We got through it ok.

I love that base, and I hope she stays safe.

[jody]

2. Apparently military commanders are doing their duty and planning for contingencies. Wish mayors and

governors were so conscientious.

[The empressof all]

3. I heard there were guns pulled today in NJ

Someone tried to jump the gas line. Oy

[progressivebydesign]

5. well where I live in the PNW, people were robbing trick or treaters, using weapons...

so apparently Americans have little restraint anymore, regardless of the situation. Someone cut someone off the other day near here, so they took a gun and a baseball bat to the car.

It's not the gas or the lines, it's people being total assholes who think only of themselves.

[progressivebydesign]

4. Sigh. Wish Americans had actually paid attention to the Japanese after their disaster.

No fights, no scamming, no looting. No one screaming on tv that things weren't back to normal in 3 days. And remember how many people posted everywhere about how inspiring that was???

[jody]

6. Agree! nt

[newfie11]

8. I agree

I live a different life from most of the folks back in the NY area so I shouldn't judge.
We are very rural and depend on ourselves and neighbors but we don't live in 6 floor walk ups. Here if the power goes out we have wood stoves. We still have windmills we can use for water if needed. It is a different world but the same country.

[OKNancy]

7. I've been keeping track on Twitter for my sister ( West Village)

People in lower Manhattan are cheering, honking horns and dancing in the streets as each neighborhood comes on.
Her street still doesn't have power but the East Village and Chelsea are now powered.

[kestrel91316]

9. She says the MPs are patrolling the base housing this evening.

I told her to stay inside after dark unless she had her decent-sized dog with her.

ETA: And her only internet still is the smart phone.