The town where I grew up is largely OK, but it'll take a while for it to get back to normal. There wasn't a ton of flooding, but a lot of wind, and so lots of trees are down, some of them crashing into houses. Latest word is that about half the town has power. It'll probably be sometime next week before they start getting it back -- the repairs that are getting priority are places where they can fix one line and get power back to 1,000 houses. In my town, most of the lines that are down are ones that just lead to one or a few houses, so those are pretty low priority.
No. And yes. It's always sudden.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Nov 02, 2012 3:43:43 pm PDT #28292 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Maria - Nov 02, 2012 3:50:23 pm PDT #28293 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Hil, I hope it progresses as quickly as possible. I'm glad your family is OK.
Ugh, now they're manipulating me with a photo montage set to "Fix You." That song is like kryptonite for me.
Hil R. - Nov 02, 2012 3:53:51 pm PDT #28294 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Ugh, now they're manipulating me with a photo montage set to "Fix You." That song is like kryptonite for me.
"I Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway" was the one that got me.
My mom's friend is head of Rotary for NJ, and my mom and dad are helping her tomorrow by driving around town to collect donations of blankets and stuff for the shelters. There are a bunch of people who have stuff to donate, but don't have enough gas in their cars. My parents have two cars, and filled the tanks in both before the storm, so they can spare some gas for collecting blankets.
Laura - Nov 02, 2012 4:05:44 pm PDT #28295 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
We just started watching because I had a big buffer in the dvr. Those living in swing states understand not watching live tv.
Consuela - Nov 02, 2012 4:06:48 pm PDT #28296 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
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Jessica - Nov 02, 2012 4:12:20 pm PDT #28297 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In good Sandy news, I just heard that the power in most of lower Manhattan came back on around 5:30! Dare I hope we might have subways from Brooklyn on Monday??
Consuela - Nov 02, 2012 4:20:34 pm PDT #28298 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Well, hope is good! Send good vibes to the Corps of Engineers guys working on it...
Hil R. - Nov 02, 2012 4:34:18 pm PDT #28299 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
A lot of New Jersey is going on even/odd days gas rationing.
Juliebird - Nov 02, 2012 4:34:30 pm PDT #28300 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I have a quilt and some old winter coats I could donate, Hil. (If I'm anywhere near your parents, that is).
Jesse - Nov 02, 2012 4:36:22 pm PDT #28301 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ugh, now they're manipulating me with a photo montage set to "Fix You." That song is like kryptonite for me.
Isn't it for everyone? I can't even describe the part that always makes me cry without tearing up.