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Right now all the birds have fled to the relative safety of the hedges, when the winds die down a bit they come back for the seed I threw out. The wind had been gusting so hard at times, the little squirrel I can Nathaniel was blow a couple inches sideway in his foraging efforts. It is pouring rain as well, the gutter looks like a faucet some set to be wide open!
We're still hangin in with no real damage as yet, but the worst is still not going to get here till tonight. We are very windblown and rain soaked. The front yard next door is under water and is spilling over into our side yard, and the landscaping timbers that edged his driveway are floating all around his yard - the drainage ditch by the road is overflowing into our front yard - but all petty compared to what's going on right along the shore. Fortunately no trees down right here yet, just some branches - and we still have power.
Poor little Myndi was really agitated and antsy this morning - it's so strange how animals can sense events like this without even going out of the house. She wouldn't even eat her breakfast, but finally settled down around lunchtime. I held her on my lap most of the morning, so I think that calmed her. Of course she doesn't appreciate having to go outside in this storm to go potty - just as I don't think too fondly of the thought of going out in this mess either. Grandson has been appointed Chief of Myndi Potty Patrol! I ain't no dummy.....:p:D
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Same here in Butler, Pa. too, Chocolatepuppy. A lot of rain so far, but the winds haven't really picked up yet. However they should be picking a little later tonight.Quote:
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Is that in your neighborhood??Quote:
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No, that was in Milford CT. We have a tree branch from the yard behind us in our yard. Our neighbors fence is all collapsed and mangled. We have a huge tree branch on our pool cover to. We still have power though that in itself is a miracle!Quote:
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Wow. I can just see it. "power lines take down by trampoline"
A Boston weather forecaster said the worst of the winds were probably over a couple hours ago, but it is still very blustery here. Not much rain now, but earlier in the day it was alternately pouring, just raining, or just drizzling. Lots of folks in the area are without power, including other in our town, but we are okay so far.
Just lost power :( no clue how long it'll be out. I'll try to keep you updated!
I keep checking back to see how you all are doing. I KNOW what it's like to be without power--either from ice storms or hurricanes--not fun. You all hang in there and be careful.
Just wanted to say KEEP SAFE everyone, i have been watching the news, and it looks mighty scarey, i hope all my lovely PT friends and their families and furbabies will be safe and well, take care, thinking of you all.
Many across the region are without power tonight, we have had bouts of high winds, downpours and rain of every sort - from sideways wind-whipped rain to gentle misting drops ... but we have not lost power, for which we are thankful.
In Chicago ... Wind speeds 25-35mph with gusts 40mph and up. High waves off Lake Michigan affecting lakefront running/bicycling path as well as northwest Indiana and southwest lower Michigan. Temps in the high 40s all week. I have candles and a flashlight ready in case the power goes out from the wind.
Here in CLE. Power went out and we don't have a generator. Basement is starting to flood because of our sump pump. At least it is unfinished and we have nothing important and we moved our stuff we wanted out upstairs. Wind is very very loud! Unbelievable. I am definitely nervous.
I cannot believe that I have relatives in three states that are impacted by this same hurricane and storm.
My brother who is near you Karen, said all has been fine - some mild wind and rain - and then it was
quiet about a couple of hours ago.
Two nieces in New York City - one is just fine - the younger niece is in college and they are closer to some of the flooding but safe and haven't had to evacuate.
My nephew is in New Haven and all is well for him too.
Thank you God!!!
I pray all of our Pet Talk family is fine as well.
Oh no, this is what I'm worried about, no power, no sump pump! I have my basement as flood ready as it can be. Most likely wouldn't flood bad as my house sits up high, but I can't bail if I'm at work!Quote:
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I was born in NE Pennsylvania, and I am worried about a few friends that still live there.
My thoughts & prayers are with everyone who has been affected by this storm.
Stay safe everyone.
Still watching the news over here, there's so much destruction left in Sandy's path, it's horrible! They say at least 16 people have lost their lives, and I wonder how many animals died in the floods last night. :(
Hope all Pet Talkers in these areas are safe, and so are their pets!
Just checking in to let you know that we are okay and dodged the worst of the bullet. Amazingly, we never even lost power. It got pretty wild around 5 yesterday afternoon and for several hours after that. It was just plain scary for a while. The rain was so heavy and blowing that it looked like a winter blizzard. The sun's not up enough yet to see if there's any wind damage, but we get a lot of protection from the woods on 3 sides of us. Go a half mile down the road, it could be an entirely different story. Most of everything is still closed down in the whole state again today to allow for cleanup. It's just breezy out now, and very little rain.
Maggie and Eileen - hoping you're okay and will check in soon.
To all of you to the north and west of us, please take care and be safe. Sandy's not done dishing it out yet.
Thank you all for your prayers and concern for us.
And this is so horrible, and doesn't seem real in light of all the flooding and rain, but 50 homes in Queens, NY were destroyed by fire early this a.m. and they were in a flood zone. All of those people really need all the prayers and support that they can get. That is so sad.........
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Glad to hear from you! Sounds to me you've been lucky that you didn't lost power; apparently, many homes did...
I've seen the fire in Queens on tv, it's just terrible!
Just saw some places on the news on tv....:eek: OMG, please stay safe everybody out there.......:love:!!!
I would be sooooooo scared.....:eek:
Praying everyone is alright this morning. Looks pretty bad on the news. :love::love::love:
Checking in; never did lose power, here. High winds, lots of rain, but all fine in my house!
RI currently has over 111,000 without power.
We are fine, never lost power, and know we are lucky. Still raining, of course, but hopefully the worst is past.
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Checking in from central NC. Even though the storm was far away we felt fringe winds last night and will today also. The power went off at 12:30am this morning and came back on at 5am and then off for 15mins and back on. I did not go out to start generator as it was pitch black and the wind was howling. I lit 3 oil lamps (cant stand the dark) and just hunkered down on the couch with the furbabies. All of this and we were not in the worst of it. All those who really got hit are in my thoughts and prayers. Hope everybody and their pets are ok.
The news here is saying that 17 people died in the storm; that includes one woman in Toronto who was hit by a sign the wind blew off a building. Major prayers for them and their families - and all who have lost homes and more. Many prayers also for the fur and feather babies out there.
My brother, in East Greenwich, RI, has power. My cousin, in Lakewood, NJ, never lost power and she is close to where it came on land. My son, in Virginia, just got wind and rain.
We've had lots of wind out here in SE Michigan - about 56,000 without power. We're fine, so far :)
I got a phone email from sandra, tatsxxx11, yesterday afternoon. They lost power but had their generator. She doesn't have Internet access though. I have not heard from her today. I tried calling but the call doesn't even ring through. Just a voice saying that number is temporarily unavailable. I imagine lots of phone lines and cell towers are damaged too. She lives in the Cape Cod area. I did see on the news that lots of big trees are down around there.
If I hear from her, I'll let you know.
Checking in - no power, I stopped in to my office to do a few things (the plant is closed) so I thought I'd let y'all know we're OK!
I'm glad to hear that you're all safe.:) Hopefully those of you without power will have it restored soon. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent to everyone in need.:love:
I see Sandra is on Pet Talk now so we know she is ok. What a relief!!! :love:
Just checkin' in from Central NJ if anyone wanted to know.
Power here's been out since 8:30 PM last night. The wind was horrible last night. NJ transit is down "indefinitely". I am pretty sure I can't even get off my block b/c of the downed trees, phones have ceased working whatsoever. Me and Mr. Mikey surveyed some damage this morning, I have never seen so many downed trees in my life. But all is well pretty much. My sister is fine up in North Jersey. Some of her campus got evacuated but she's okay! I am pretty sure school will be cancelled tomorrow too. Will try to keep you updated but I can only use the hotspot so much!
Glad you and Mikey are okay - I am sure he had plenty of amazing things to sniff today!
I just wanted to let everyone know that me and everyone in Concordia where I live are all O.K. There was some wind damage and a lot of rain, but there was very little property damage. We never lost power here, either.
Power's on!! :)
Whew! We had big winds here in Central Pennsylvania. The rain wasn't too bad but the wind was loud. I put my MP3 player headphones on for awhile and listened to some tunes to drown out the noise. My power went out about 10 p.m. The power came back on this morning about 9 a.m. Very thankful that we had no damage in my general area.
Just watching the Today Show. It is unbelievable the damage.:eek: Sending Hope, Good Thoughts & Prayers to the Easterners.
Now we're getting some wet snow here, but it's not expected to last.
Still no power as of this morning :( cell service is back up and working though!
As of this morning, still no power at home since Monday evening. Basement is flooding though, 6-8 inches. Ready for the rainy days to be over.