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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Date: 2006-07-19 08:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-07-19 09:09 pm (UTC)(I panic when my power goes, but I think it's a bad sign of computer addiction when the power goes and my first thought is not how long the fridge/freezer will hold out for but how much charge the laptop has!)
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Date: 2006-07-19 09:22 pm (UTC)Near where I work, one wouldn't have known there was a storm even. As of right now, I have no power though and I doubt it is coming on this evening. ;;_;;
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Date: 2006-07-19 09:26 pm (UTC)we have electric hot water (so cold showers ;;_;;) and no internet even if my laptop has a couple of hours of battery. i am also really worried about my fridge and the mess things melting is going to make. o_O
i have told kennis if we have no power tomorrow i am going out for dinner and if on friday we have no power.. i might be going to starbucks in another town XD;;;
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.
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Date: 2006-07-19 09:41 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-07-19 09:59 pm (UTC)PS: Loved the doll pics yesterday, especially Yuzuriha-chan!
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.
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Date: 2006-07-19 10:12 pm (UTC)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
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Date: 2006-07-20 01:15 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-07-20 01:16 pm (UTC)I hope to add some pictures of the damage in a bit.
We have not ETA for the power, last night we got to do the sad task of empyting the fridge and cleaning the water it had leaked off the floor.
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Date: 2006-07-20 01:19 pm (UTC)we have not eta though.
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Date: 2006-07-20 01:22 pm (UTC)we have no eta on the power. i had to empty the fridge last night and toss most things and try to clean it while we still had some daylight.
it's all rather depressing.
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Date: 2006-07-20 01:30 pm (UTC)