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Hurricane Sandy
KayZee:
Hooray! Internet and electricity back after two days of cold darkness! Cell phones are still out, but I kind of like that. It's sort of peaceful to be off the grid.
Glad everyone is okay. I'm off to put on a pot of hot tea (finally!) and let the kids watch Disney movies to their hearts content.
Kay x
Twoapenny:
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--- Quote from: Twoapenny on October 31, 2012, 10:37:40 AM ---Glad to hear from you! Pics and info coming to the UK are just awful. We always moan about the weather here but we're very lucky not to get the extreme storms that hit the States. Glad you're okay :)
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Thanks, Tupp!
Between the earthquake of August 23, 2011, the Derecho that came through June 29, 2012, and now the Frankenstorm.....makes me wonder, what's next?!?
Bones
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I know, Mother Nature likes to show she's boss at times. The devastation is huge. Glad you're okay xx
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: KayZee on October 31, 2012, 01:52:41 PM ---Hooray! Internet and electricity back after two days of cold darkness! Cell phones are still out, but I kind of like that. It's sort of peaceful to be off the grid.
Glad everyone is okay. I'm off to put on a pot of hot tea (finally!) and let the kids watch Disney movies to their hearts content.
Kay x
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Aargh, cold and dark is horrible! Glad it's all back on now. Makes you realise how reliant we are on other things now :) Hope the kids enjoyed their films xx
sKePTiKal:
Penny - it is bad. People have lost their homes, in more cases than normal -- because the storm still isn't over. Cleveland Ohio had to shut down a highway because of 20 ft wave in Lake Erie; folks were surfing on Lake Michigan in Chicago. It might even still be snowing in West Virginia - ski resorts are opening a month early! What so unusual about this storm is how large it is - that's the reason tt & I had 4-5 days of going through the storm. When it made landfall, it moved like an express high speed train, comparatively. Even with effects from the storm, 1000 miles away, we're still getting showers and it's still breezier than normal. The sun is out tho.
The hardest part for me, is realizing that the folks in the big cities haven't dealt with something like this within living memory. Because it's a "new" situation to them, it's going to be difficult especially as the weather gets colder this winter. Many won't realize that it will take a year or so, to get to "normal". Some, it won't take so long.
This is the reason why people have emergency kits: flashlights and fresh batteries, lanterns, camp stoves/grills, first aid kits, a week's worth of canned food, 3 gals/water per person per day. No matter where one lives, it's "better safe than sorry" to take care of yourself and plan for things like this, because help might not get to you right away.
Dr. Richard Grossman:
Thanks, Twoapenny. Feeling our house shake from the 70 mph gusts when the storm center was 300 miles away was an awe inspiring experience. How small we sometimes are! My heart goes out to those who lost loved ones and property.
Richard
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