it's not so bad, but that said, you know, different places will be a little bit different. when i was getting ready yesterday for nbc nightly news, that red stick over there, that's a pit right there. i didn't realize it, i walked into that to get ready, and fell into the pit up to about my waist. so the thing is, water covers a lot of hazards you may not know, so be very, very careful. the topography of your local areas, especially beaches may have changed during this storm. just be very, very careful. >> that's a very good point. the storm surge and erosion will make very different from what people experienced a day or so good. al, many thanks for that. from al in long beach, we're going to head to the new york