Port Richmond Residents Prepare for Hurricane Sandy

Residents of Port Richmond, a neighborhood in Philadelphia, rushed to gather essential groceries on Sunday before Hurricane Sandy was expected to make landfall on Monday. The local ShopRite was extremely crowded with nervous customers, all in a rush to insure they were fully stocked and ready when the storm hit.

I had a chance to interview a number of employees and patrons about what the most in demand items were and why. Bread, water, batteries, and milk were among the most coveted groceries, and by the time I arrived around noon, their shelves were nearly empty.

The check out lines were extremely congested as annoyed customers rushed to get out of the store and back home to continue preparations for the "frankenstorm."

As stressful as the situation may have been for everyone involved, I'm sure the owners of ShopRite weren't disappointed with the pre-hurricane turn out.