for a long time spent the day washing and drying their clothes outside. i wanted to go. she said she wanted to stay. and i said well if my wife stays, i have to stay because she s my wife. reporter: but there are bright spots to be seen like the one we witnessed when we passed by bill mullens who was having his own flag raising ceremony in his front yard. blocks away, he feels lucky to be able to live here. i always try to express that. it s hard to express what is it about the jersey shore? i don t think you can quantify it unless you live here or live on a coastal state. we re blessed to be this close to the ocean. it s a double edge sword, of course, but for all the good, absolutely worth the bad. double-edged sword, indeed. people love going there. they re going to rebuild. people are going to go there again. it s just such you know when the beach season opens, memorial day, fourth of july, it s a big event and people flock there to help the jersey shore. absolutely