We made it!
A little before lunchtime we made it to Jersey City after stopping for breakfast and a couple of wrong turns. The apartment, for me at least, was unscathed - though the basement had flooded about a foot, meaning it had to be pumped out before we could have power and such. But when we arrived our landlord and 6 different PS&G (Power Company) vehicles had our street blocked and were at work.
After only an hour, and help from neighbours, the truck was unloaded and by that point, the awesome power guys had electricity running again - and as a bonus our Internet kicked back in immediately Score! Running water isn't a problem either, though we will boil it before drinking it.
The guys are still outside trying to do whatever needs to be done to get gas back online - meaning we can cook. We have a microwave in the meantime, so that's a plus. They don't reckon we'll have heating for a couple of days though as the basement needs to dry out before they can provide power to the boiler that gives us hot water and heat. So cold showers until then, and Laura is off with her parents looking for a space heater in whatever stores are open around here. I'm catching up with work a bit before we start trying to make home more like home, and huddle up for the night!
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