George Barats, of Levittown, Pa., and Michele Scheid, of Bristol, Pa., sit on the edge of a churning Atlantic Ocean Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in North Wildwood, N.J., as Hurricane Sandy begins to show its effects. From the lowest lying areas of the Jersey shore, where residents were already being encouraged to leave, to the state’s northern highlands, where sandbags were being filled and cars moved into parking lots on high ground, New Jersey began preparing in earnest for Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)