Sun 28 Aug 2011
Hurricane Irene is all but over where we are, and we made it through OK. The predictions had the storm aimed straight toward Connecticut all week long, and they were right. But hitting land a couple times along the way took its toll on Irene, and by the time it got here it had been downgraded to “only” a tropical storm.
The rain has stopped and there’s a hint of sun shining through the clouds, but with the center of the storm going north, the winds coming around the southern side are starting to blow, with some strong gusts making the house shake every so often.
We didn’t lose power, as I was sure we would, but with the ground soft and the wind still strong, there’s a chance that some falling trees will take some power lines with them. There are some 800,000 people without power, just here in Connecticut. The state is pretty much a mess. What it’s like lower down the Atlantic coast, I hate to think.
August 28th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Glad to hear it, Steve.
August 28th, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Steve,
This is good news!
Mike
August 28th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
In looking over the news footage at weather.com I saw a video of a fire caused by a downed powerline in the vicinity of Hartford. Glad you escaped the wrath of the storm. North Carolina and Virginia are in pretty bad shape.
August 29th, 2011 at 3:55 am
Glad you’re well, but watch out for those trees!
August 29th, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Steve, I don’ t know whether you know already that Enid Schantz has passed away.
The Doc
August 29th, 2011 at 8:03 pm
Doc
Yes, this was sad news. I hope Tom will continue publishing. (I have a feeling that he will.) He has a long loving tribute to Enid here on the Rue Morgue website:
http://www.ruemorguepress.com/enid/
— Steve