MEGAN! So glad you weren't washed out to sea!
You can't open the book of my life and jump in the middle. Like woman, I'm a mystery.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Atlantic Canadian Monday Madness
[NAFDA] We used to get Buffy the day before everyone else, now we get Angel a week after everyone else. And Firefly every Monday!
Trudy Booth - Sep 30, 2003 4:39:13 am PDT #3901 of 6793
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
MechaKrelboyne - Sep 30, 2003 5:18:56 am PDT #3902 of 6793
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Hurricane 8, Halifax 10.
ted r - Sep 30, 2003 10:36:38 am PDT #3903 of 6793
"You got twelve, and they got twelve. The old ladies are just as good as you are." -Dr. Einstein
Glad to hear the Northern Buffistas are okay.
Megan E. - Oct 01, 2003 1:55:52 am PDT #3904 of 6793
Back to work today. I had Sue over for some hot meals yesterday and we went for a walk about downtown. It's amazing to see the devistation of the Public Gardens, buildings, homes, the historic cemetery, and there are wires down all over the place. I feel lucky just not having a phone or cable.
Thank goodness for the Y2K hysteria! Because of that, in 1999 Halifax purchased generators for the water supply. Most other Canadian cities (ie. Toronto) would have run out of water after 24 hours.
Sue - Oct 01, 2003 3:23:17 am PDT #3905 of 6793
hip deep in pie
Back at work too! No power at home still. (And I don't think for a while yet.)
The devastation, mostly caused by falling trees, is quite amazing. I've never heard wind like that, it was scary.
§ ita § - Oct 01, 2003 4:15:42 am PDT #3906 of 6793
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Glad you guys are okay -- none of you or yours suffered damage?
Sue - Oct 01, 2003 4:24:39 am PDT #3907 of 6793
hip deep in pie
Everybody I've spoken to seems fine. Most people I know are mostly worried about the loss of a freezer full of food. We lost part of our fence, and I think my upstairs neighbors had some leakage, but that was it. we're very lucky. As Megan said, we have water, which is a huge thing.
MechaKrelboyne - Oct 01, 2003 7:02:20 am PDT #3908 of 6793
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Cool Beans. As to losing food, my refrigerator woes have gained me great understanding in that area. Have you heard what the status is for electricity for the rest of town?
Sue - Oct 01, 2003 7:29:53 am PDT #3909 of 6793
hip deep in pie
Poeple in places like Bedford, parts of Clayton park seem to be getting power. Downtown has power. And random solated pockets elsewhere. (e.g. Maynard Street has power, but none of the surrounding streets do.) I wish they'd just let us know the priority list so we can know what to expect.
RahRah - Oct 01, 2003 7:46:48 am PDT #3910 of 6793
She used inductive reasoning and an Ad Hominem argument. And then she bit me!
Hi everyone! Glad to hear the rest of the haligonistas are alright.
'Ouise and I are fine. We've been over at our mother's helping with the clean-up. They didn't have any power until last night, and there were lots of big branches fallen on the property.
We don't have internet access, and probably won't for a while. Our server's chebucto, which is hosted at Dalhousie. Right now people are thinking that Dal won't be opening until monday, so chebucto probably won't be running until at least then.