As a student of Frostburg State
University, I was affected by Hurricane Sandy just as much as the
next student. On October 29th, 2012, winds of a high speed
accompanied by rain came down on Western Maryland and wiped out half
the power sources in Frostburg. Did we expect this to happen? Yes.
Were we any less upset (or excited) when it happened? No. One
student, Victoria Foster, says, “It disrupted my ability to go
about my everyday life. And for what? Nothing even happened.”
As a junior who lives in Edgewood
Commons, it was difficult for her and others to get from one place to
another. “As a student with ADHD, being contained in a small area
(like Edgewood) made me very uncomfortable and I had a ridiculous
case of cabin fever,” Foster says. “The worst thing about it was,
while everyone else was drinking it up in celebration of no classes,
I was alone in sobriety. Being underage definitely sucks when it
comes to natural disasters.”
Cabin fever is definitely something
everyone can relate to, especially in Frostburg. There doesn't even
need to be a hurricane to keep us inside; the normal weather itself
keeps us indoors as it is!It was a little bit funny to see everyone
go a little stir crazy those three days; what else is there to do but
watch?
Kai White, a theater major in her
senior year, says, “It
was kind of annoying because we were in tech week for a show and
missed a day of rehearsals that would have been beneficial to our
performances last weekend.” Not only did this unfortunate weather
cause trouble for people without extra things to do, but also
affected people with serious opportunities. “I also lost power at
my house so it was hard to read over my lines or rehearse my music
without a power source.”
However,
on some ends, people enjoy the weather because of the business
it brings their establishments. One person in particular, actually.
Sebastian Goldstein, owner of Absalom's Emporium on Main Street, says
that “a lot of people came in on Monday, to my surprise. Yeah,
sure, they came in to buy stuff and then leave instead of staying
here and hanging out, but hey, business is business.” I guess some
people didn't mind trudging out in the snow and rain to get what they
wanted.
According to www.times-news.com,
during the hurricane, I-68 speeds went down from 65 miles per hour to
45 miles per hour due to the storm. Was this due to people being
overly cautious or were they just in slowing down? Better safe than
sorry, people always say.
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