(CNN) -- "You're disconnected from the whole entire world," says Gerri Holterhoff, after her mobile phone drops another call. After Superstorm Sandy walloped the East Coast on Monday night, more than 2 million New Jersey residents, such as 62-year-old Holterhoff of Ocean Township, were left without electricity, heat or cell phone service. Power has been restored to some households, but nearly 1.5 million customers are still in the dark statewide, and many neighborhoods have been left in disarray. The New Jersey coast saw the worst of the storm. In the town of Toms River and surrounding barrier islands, 200 people had to be pulled to safety from encroaching flood waters. Gov. Chris Christie said the damage along the Jersey Shore was "unthinkable."
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Nearly 1.5 million people in New Jersey remain without power
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Power companies estimate full coverage will be restored by next week
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Residents are grilling outdoors and relying on friends for electricity and hot water
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Lines for gasoline are miles long, and the waits are endless
Though she hasn't had to contend with flooding, @placeholder's neighborhood is a graveyard of broken tree branches, and no one has power for miles around.