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merimask ([personal profile] merimask) wrote2006-10-15 06:12 pm
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truly screwed.

This is going to be short because I'm on Char's laptop and she only has about 2 hours of power left on it. We still have no electric, though the phones are working.

That storm turned out to be a disastrous event. About an hour after I posted on Thursday, there was a terriffic crash and flash, and all the power went out. It's still out and we might get back online on Tuesday...or it could be next week. No telling.

We got 2 feet of heavy wet snow which started when I posted on Thursday and continued through Friday morning. The trees had all their leaves so all that snow utterly destroyed them, it just weighed down the branches til they snapped. Some trees split right down the middle..it's heartbreaking. The younger and healthier they were, the more they ripped apart.

We have live lines in the driveway. The sump is being pumped out with an aquarium pump and a couple of D batteries (hilarious story...I'll expound later),so we have a dry basement still. Some people on the street have a few feet of water though.


Char and I took pictures of some of the damage in our neighborhood. Our area was the hardest hit (the snow started here first)
. I'll post them when our power's back. In the meantime we're freezing but otherwise fine.

[identity profile] ramblinsuze.livejournal.com 2006-10-15 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh wow. I didn't know you were in this area. I can't believe some of the photos I've seen! It's crazy! Even crazier than it didn't happen here in New England (where you expect weird weather like this). I'm glad you all are okay!

[identity profile] pzb.livejournal.com 2006-10-15 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh man, hon. *hugs* Hope you guys are able to stay warm enough. Let us know how you're doing when you get back on.

(Anonymous) 2006-10-16 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Just got through my work pile to check in. Good work with the aquarium pump. Keep warm, keep sane, check in when you can.

We're moved in to the new house - remind me to tell you about Bob and his All-Girl-Mattress-Moving-Extravaganza. None of the guys were available last weekend, so it was my husband and the girls.

I assume that closing didn't happen?

[identity profile] shvetufae.livejournal.com 2006-10-16 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Sending you love and wishing you electricity! How awful.