Displaced by Sandy, victims plan subdued Thanksgiving

By Meghan Barr Associated Press Comments Marge Gatti’s home was destroyed, but she’s thankful for what was spared. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press) New York — The things that Marge Gatti once cherished are lying on what's left of her deck, spattered in mud. The white fur coat she bought for $80 at an auction. Family videos. A peach-colored glass creamer from England. Books she never got a chance to read. The stuff is ruined, just like her sodden Staten Island home, which was ravaged by Superstorm Sandy's floodwaters and will be demolished in the coming weeks. And yet, on Thanksgiving Day, she will be counting her blessings. "My sons are alive. They were trapped here," said Gatti, 67. "I'm...