'3 Weeks in the Dark': How Hauppauge Coped With Sandy Power Outages

More than 80 percent of LIPA customers lost power in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and many remained in the dark for several days, with a few waiting well more than a week for power to be restored. 

On the one year anniversary of Sandy, we asked readers on our Facebook page how long they were without power and how they coped. Here's a few of the responses:

Mike Kontos: 9 days, but I didn't mind it

DeniseAnn Cole-Passarelli: 11 days...had to stay with family and friends, my house was too cold.

Li Vadmer: Was out for almost 3 weeks. Went to live with family. Moved 2x, first to my brothers, then to my moms. Then she lost power in the noreaster, and she moved here!

Laura Mead Rosenberg: 10 days... Too long...

Nina Lafemina: 8 days but had a generator

We'd love to hear your Sandy story. Here’s how you can share.

Visit the My Sandy Story blog here and click on the open text box under the heading to create a post.

Or, from the homepage, follow these steps:

• Sign in to your Patch. (Click “Join” if you don’t have an account yet.)
• Click the "Blogs" tab, near the top of the homepage and then locate the My Sandy Story blog in the left-hand column. Click on it.
• Click in the box that says, “Write a new post” and then click on “Article” at the top.
• Give your post a headline, enter the body of the story and upload your photos.
• Click “Post now.”