Thanks all for the positive comments. I think this storm did a lot of good in terms of awareness! Yeah, it was bad - but not near as bad as it could have been Someone pointed out that this wasn't even a hurricane! Imagine a Cat 4!!

I was pretty surprised to Mayor Bloomberg and Gov Cristy talk about "Go bags". A term previously reserved for military personnel and these forums. I've now heard co-workers on Wall St. talk about having their "Go bags" packed! This is a HUGE improvement over 9/11! Granted their bags likely consisted of a flashlight, beef jerky and bottle of vodka but at least they're thinking of it. I've also brought up the "Prius inverter" idea after reading about them here (different thread) to several car-owning friends who are going to invest in these.

Good stuff! Thanks for spreading the word and helping people prepare!