Oyster Bay town officials and workers spent a lot of yesterday getting ready for the potential onslaught of Hurricane Sandy.
The entire fleet of special equipment, including bucket trucks, lifts, wood chippers and a variety of other vehicles are standing at the ready at the town's DWP complex in Syosset.
These photos capture the calm before the storm. They also provide an ominous reminder: The wood pile in some of the attached photos represents some of the remnants of which wreaked havoc on Long Island in 2011.