Three years ago today, I was sitting at home on a very windy,very rainy day. The former National Underwriter office inHoboken, N.J. — a short 15-minute drive from my house (withouttraffic) — was closed because of the predicted impact of theapproaching Hurricane Sandy.

Working remotely, I kept refreshing news sites and AP Images,and saw that water was already rising from the Hudson River andgushing onto the streets of Hoboken. Eventually the power went out,and after watching a bootlegged musical by using what was left ofmy laptop battery, I went to bed.

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