We're all OK here.
First stationed at home, power went. Not a problem, except EVERYTHING runs on electric. That meant no lights, no cooking, no heat, no hot water..
Went to a friends house during the eye of the storm, and everything was OK... Then the wind and rain started again, and a tree fell in the yard just barely missing the house. Didn't miss the power lines though.
Well at least we were warm.
The lights didn't come back on at home until today. The generator for the complex actually blew. I mean BOOM!!! Orange green and white lights in the sky like fireworks blew.
We headed to my mother's in Philly. Nothing much happened there, she didn't even lose power. 250 trees went down in the city proper, only one minor injury, only 65,000 units lost power and the flooding while extensive, was only in the areas that always flood.
I should have headed there in the first place, since Philly never really gets hit hard.
Dogs rode out the storm like champions. The only hairy moment was when the tree fell. I think we all freaked for a few minutes.
I hope that everyone is OK. I hope the damage turns out to be minimal for everyone. |