First night home at a reasonable hour since the storm hit...I've been dragging a crew of contractors (JM - Gaston's Tree Service from Florida...Gainesville, I think) with a bucket, Prentice log loader, and one of only two cranes (100' Terex) all over Queens removing trees from houses, clearing roads, etc. I've been working for the Forestry Division of NYC Parks and Rec since 1984, Hurricanes Gloria, Hugo, blah, blah, a couple of tornadoes (F1s but still) and I think this is the worst I've ever seen. 12 and 16 hour days for the last nine...never got home Wed. night cause of the snow...Slept (but not died ) with my boots on, LOL. Slow going, and a little stressful telling people they ain't next. Still at the "Thank god you've come" stage, 2 weeks and it'll be "Where the f**k have you been"! The Rockaways look like the pictures Fubar posted, the guy I'm usually on a bucket truck with lives down there, he's O.K. but hasn't been back to work yet. We sent him a care package, tho. Just a little update from the front, I'm glad you guys who got hit are O.K. Oh, by the way, I heard Con-Ed's new slogan is- Con-Ed-We're better than LIPA! Long Island still has 220,000 people with no power and no heat, including some of the guys I work with.