Irene
Aug 28th 2011, 7:44 pm
#137
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Location: Manhattan
Posts: 2,913
Re: Irene
Not much happend by me. Other areas of NYC were pretty bad. Lots of flooding and trees down. It's windy and raining right now.
Aug 28th 2011, 7:46 pm
#138
Yeah that guy.
Joined: Dec 2008
Location: Arizona
Posts: 6,922
Re: Irene
Oh God no here comes Irene!!!
Aug 28th 2011, 8:41 pm
#140
Sursum corda
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Richmond Hill, GA USA
Posts: 38,860
Re: Irene
My BFF in Richmond said they have lost power and trees down. She's out checking on neighors, lots of older folks around her.
Aug 28th 2011, 11:36 pm
#143
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Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 928
Re: Irene
So glad to hear they allow companion animals in the shelters now 
Aug 28th 2011, 11:40 pm
#144
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Joined: Aug 2004
Location: MA, USA
Posts: 92,170
Re: Irene
lot of our old neighbourhoods have flooded, lot of friends have lost trees and had flooded basements and garages.
We just got rain and a little wind, lost power for 6 hours, which is better than some friends.
Not to bad....though annoyingly enough this morning, we had to go to where the missus works to put up a sign saying the place will be closed due to Irene :/
We just got rain and a little wind, lost power for 6 hours, which is better than some friends.
Not to bad....though annoyingly enough this morning, we had to go to where the missus works to put up a sign saying the place will be closed due to Irene :/
Aug 29th 2011, 12:05 am
#145
lush
Joined: Dec 2007
Location: Maine - the "Deep South" of the Northeast
Posts: 5,004
Re: Irene
Power was out at the hotel for 2 hours.
Tons of trees down on this road
A couple came in to see if we had a room after their car hydroplaned off the interstate.
Joy.
However I dont think the power went out at my house which is only 15 mins away.
Tons of trees down on this road
A couple came in to see if we had a room after their car hydroplaned off the interstate.
Joy.
However I dont think the power went out at my house which is only 15 mins away.
Aug 29th 2011, 12:08 am
#146
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Joined: Aug 2003
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,272
Re: Irene
No power still, local utility co say it will be back on before sept 4. After going a walk earlier today the damage/flooding is worse than I thought.
Aug 29th 2011, 7:44 am
#147
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Joined: Apr 2004
Location: CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire, England
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Re: Irene
I've heard of the expression "the female is deadlier than the male" - pretty much spot on in my, admittedely fairly limited, experience, so I reckon it's no co-incidence that the most destructive of hurricanes are those bearing female names. The last such was Katrina, was it not? 
Aug 29th 2011, 11:14 am
#148
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Re: Irene
I've heard of the expression "the female is deadlier than the male" - pretty much spot on in my, admittedely fairly limited, experience, so I reckon it's no co-incidence that the most destructive of hurricanes are those bearing female names. The last such was Katrina, was it not?
Aug 29th 2011, 11:43 am
#149
Septic Sprout
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: Shanghai
Posts: 7,993
Re: Irene
Despite power outages and flash flooding in nearby towns we woke up this morning thankful that we have no flooding, damage and we retained our power throughout.
Time to cook some sprouts to celebrate
