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People not to use water so the water is available in case of emergencies like fires which we ve seen on long island. a number of them caused by transformers. in one case a 90-year-old man had to be rescued from his home by an off duty new york city fireman after a transformer fire lit his home ablaze. so a lot of work to be done here on the island. a lot of cleanup still to come. it s going to take a while to deal with what sandy dealt us. how much have you been able to move around, greg, and can you give us a sense of what, if anything, you re able to see? reporter: we ve been out here in riverhead for much of the day today. i have to tell you with all the parkways being closed, moving around has been very difficult. we tried to stay in this area to see the damage here, but for folks, i mean, the elected officials here on long island are telling people not to travel. the quote was, if you go out on the roadways, you re putting ....

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