our beautiful house is gone but 4 dogs, three cats, my wife and I and what we could fit in our car and van, are safe and sound. my wife and I are in a hotel in the middle of the working side of the city. The friend we were staying with has graciously offered their home to our pets for as long as needed, so we wont have to worry about them, they wont have to be cooped up in a kennel. So my wife and I are off apartment hunting. I will take some time for the insurance agent to assess the damage so that we can move on to finding another house along the shore...that is if one still exists. the shore is...words just dont fit the destruction, havoc the storm left behind.