We were lucky in my town on Long Island - we only lost power for a few minutes. Just to the east of us they had no power for about 24 hours. More concerning to me was that one of the only three bridges off my barrier island was closed for a while due to flooding of the approaches.

Wind was the major problem - a gust was clocked at 75 MPH at JFK Airport not far from me. Trees and branches were down all over, and a few of my neighbors lost parts of their roofs. Not fun.

The tides have been quite high (easterly wind pushed water up against the coast) and the ocean surf REALLY impressive. Luckily, the water is still cold enough that I didn't see any crazy surfers out trying to get a ride.

I was listening to the county police scanner feed Saturday night (hoping to get a heads-up if anything got really bad - it's how I learned of the bridge closing), and they were very busy.

My biggest challenge was figuring out how to entertain two under-four-year-olds for two days while stuck in the house!