Still here
We're still here, as are our house and our new bridge. We lost a chunk of the lower garden to stream erosion and I'm running a dehumidifier in the living room to dry out a corner of a rug that the skylight dripped on. We lost power for about an hour last night. For us, that's it.
Not all of our neighbors were so fortunate. Several of them down the brook from us had their houses flooded, and one house was destroyed. Both of our local historic covered bridges seem to are confirmed to have survived the night, albeit with some damage. As far as I know, no one died locally, but two deaths in the state have been confirmed so far.
Beautiful weather today, perfect for surveying the damage and starting to pick up the pieces in the areas that aren't still underwater. Anyone who thinks Hurricane Irene was "overhyped" needs to grow some empathy and take look at the news coming out of Vermont and the other places that were inundated yesterday (or heavily damaged on Saturday). I'm very happy that, for example, New York City didn't experience the worst-case scenario, but for us Irene was a major disaster, one that is still happening.
Thanks for all the good wishes yesterday. For those also in areas affected by Irene, I hope you and yours made it safely through the night.
ETA: I had an appointment today that I had to cancel because currently there is no way to get there from my house without a helicopter. Was also supposed to take my car in for an oil change this morning, but I think the independent garage/used car dealer I take it to got flooded last night. They're good people and I hope they have good insurance. My in-laws were stranded at their house last night, but were able to get down the mountain this morning via a circuitous route.
(This entry was originally posted at my dreamwidth.)
Not all of our neighbors were so fortunate. Several of them down the brook from us had their houses flooded, and one house was destroyed. Both of our local historic covered bridges seem to are confirmed to have survived the night, albeit with some damage. As far as I know, no one died locally, but two deaths in the state have been confirmed so far.
Beautiful weather today, perfect for surveying the damage and starting to pick up the pieces in the areas that aren't still underwater. Anyone who thinks Hurricane Irene was "overhyped" needs to grow some empathy and take look at the news coming out of Vermont and the other places that were inundated yesterday (or heavily damaged on Saturday). I'm very happy that, for example, New York City didn't experience the worst-case scenario, but for us Irene was a major disaster, one that is still happening.
Thanks for all the good wishes yesterday. For those also in areas affected by Irene, I hope you and yours made it safely through the night.
ETA: I had an appointment today that I had to cancel because currently there is no way to get there from my house without a helicopter. Was also supposed to take my car in for an oil change this morning, but I think the independent garage/used car dealer I take it to got flooded last night. They're good people and I hope they have good insurance. My in-laws were stranded at their house last night, but were able to get down the mountain this morning via a circuitous route.
(This entry was originally posted at my dreamwidth.)