Drivers and homeowners scrambled to secure fuel for their cars and generators in the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday as storm-hit gasoline stations started to run dry.
Reuters reports that over half of all gasoline service stations in the New York City area and New Jersey were shut because of depleted fuel supplies and power outages, frustrating attempts to restore normal life, industry officials said.
Reports of long lines, dark stations and empty tanks circulated across the region. Some station owners were unable to pump fuel due to a lack of power, while others quickly ran their tanks dry because of increased demand and logistical problems in delivering fresh supplies.
The lack of working gasoline stations is likely to compound travel problems in the region, with the New York City subway system down until at least Thursday and overland rail and bus services severely disrupted. Homeowners and businesses relying on back-up generators during the power cuts, including many Wall Street banks in lower Manhattan, may also run short of fuel. Read more from Reuters here.
{Andy Heller-Matzav.com Newscenter}
Now what? It’s amazing how reliant we’ve become on things we take for granted: gas, phones etc. I’m taking a step back and beginning to realize how much we do have always and how thankful we ought. ALWAYS be.
Dear Brothers and Sisters of Lakewood
With much of Lakewood still without power for days, I humbly feel that Hashem is trying to send us a message that “we” are putting out the light of the beauty of Lakewood, the largest town in the US of Torah learning. The light of the Kedusha the light of thousands of Torah learners right here in our town of Lakewood is being distinguished by us with our actions
We have more Yeshivas and Mesiftas than in any other town or city in America BY”H so we have more responsibility to keep Hashem happy with our way of life
It’s time for all of us to make a Cheshbon Hanefesh and see what could be corrected to bring back the light of the Schinah to Lakewood the town of Torah and Chessed
If we don’t take this storm seriously who knows what other difficult message Hashem might have to send us in order to wake up and do Teshuva?
Take a moment and think…are we living a spiritual life at least similar to our great grand parents, the way they lived when they arrived in America some 70 years ago? or are we indulged in our clothing, i.e. shoes, jewelry, belt, coat, & mink coats, handbags, boots, shopping, hunting for bargains, living in restaurants, redoing our kitchens every so often, always planning our next vacations, now Leshem Mitzvah we are busy planning our winter vacation, and of course don’t forget Motzai Shabbos hot Pizza & fries, eating it in the pizza shops in mixed company, we have turned into a major planning board not leaving enough time to see and plan our lives as “how to serve Hashem better
Lets be honest it’s almost impossible to walk the streets and keep our eyes clean, and yes, I am referring to neighborhoods of Bnai Torah and Chasidim, not in Harlem, Miami Beach or Las Vegas
This “FrankenStorm” has been felt by many of us we are all suffering because of it in one way or another, but….. The million dollar question is: are we waking up to Hashems cry?
Now lets be strong and say to Hashem: OK we are ready to change our ways of life, our materialism life style that we have lived up to now will change!!! Well start getting ourselves ready for the coming of Moshiach by living a true Torah life. BTW When Moshiach arrives there will be nothing left of all our Gasmius, so get a head start…and get rid of it now lets be more careful with all of the Halocos and Mitzovos of our special sweet Torah
s.p. It would be nice if everyone takes the Frankenstorm warning from Hashem very seriously