stormy weather
Jul. 19th, 2006 04:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rkoldI ought to be counting my blessings, no one was injured, no homes were destroyed, heck not even any cars looked smashed.
Last night between 10:20 and 10:30 p.m. enormous thunderstorms passed directly over my house. Rain came down in sheets, and came in through a side door into my basement. Thunder sounded noisily and lightening illuminated the yard like Akihabara at night. I was IMing to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
muscatlove that our lights were flickering when a horrible rending sound was heard and the house went dark.
At the end of my block 3 trees and 1 utility pole are currently still down. I've lost phone and electricity, with no idea when either will return. I took some pictures, but forgot my camera cable, but if my laptop has enough power, I will edit them tonight to share from work tomorrow. I have my doubts we are getting power back anytime soon. I want my internet damnit! I want lights! I really hope they can get something up soon. It's a bad sign that when I call my phone number all I get is a busy signal. I forgot my cell phone plug at home, so I have to hope my phone doesn't run out of power or I have no alarm to wake me in the morning.
Last night between 10:20 and 10:30 p.m. enormous thunderstorms passed directly over my house. Rain came down in sheets, and came in through a side door into my basement. Thunder sounded noisily and lightening illuminated the yard like Akihabara at night. I was IMing to
muscatlove that our lights were flickering when a horrible rending sound was heard and the house went dark.At the end of my block 3 trees and 1 utility pole are currently still down. I've lost phone and electricity, with no idea when either will return. I took some pictures, but forgot my camera cable, but if my laptop has enough power, I will edit them tonight to share from work tomorrow. I have my doubts we are getting power back anytime soon. I want my internet damnit! I want lights! I really hope they can get something up soon. It's a bad sign that when I call my phone number all I get is a busy signal. I forgot my cell phone plug at home, so I have to hope my phone doesn't run out of power or I have no alarm to wake me in the morning.
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Good Luck!
Date: 2006-07-19 09:27 pm (UTC)Re: Good Luck!
Date: 2006-07-19 09:38 pm (UTC)I wasn't sure if Rye Brook got hit, but W.P. got hit badly, though I just read a report that they're supposedly hard at work getting our lines back.
Rye brook got hit bad.
Date: 2006-07-19 10:09 pm (UTC)White Plains got hit bad too. Yes, they are hard at work trying to get power back. But so many lines are knocked out...may take a while.
Re: Rye brook got hit bad.
Date: 2006-07-20 01:14 pm (UTC)The crews came to start work at 8:00 pm last night and then left some time before I left for work this morning.
the roads are still closed, and it was amusing watching the camp buses that take short cuts through our street have to turn around. :P