Well the wind picked up a little but was really nothing serious at all. A few branches were knocked down around our home. We didn't lose power so we were lucky. Many of the folks that we're talking to in Simsbury and surrounding neighborhoods did lose their power. Here's what our yard looked like when it was all over. We're pumping the 6.5" of water out of the basement now. Will see how long that takes. Good thing most everything was up on pallets or shelves and off the floor.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Hurricane Irene Updates
So Hurricane Irene has been downgraded to a tropical storm. It's reported that the worst will have passed us by noon. One weatherman has even hinted that we could see some sun later this afternoon. Amazingly, we still have power. Three other families that we know in Simsbury are without power now. We have had about 7" of rain. Almost everyone of them has found their way to our basement. Here's a quick little video.
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Hurricane Irene Just Hitting Now
The center of Hurricane Irene is just passing through Northern New Jersey. The news media is reporting wide spread power outages in Southern Connecticut; almost 200,000 people without power. Storm surge is to hit soon. I made sure to make coffee immediately when I woke up so we could at least have one hot cup before we lose power.
The rain has picked up significantly and the wind is just starting to be an issue. We are still safe and dry. I will continue to post as the storm progresses
Check out these shots I took of the street in front of our house and our back yard. I'm really glad that I took the time to dig and brick that drainage trench earlier this summer
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Erick and Evangeline's Wedding
Unfortunately, it's been a little while since I posted something to the blog. I had imagined a more detailed post about Erick and Evangeline's big day including a video of the ceremony for those who couldn't be there and photos. (A number of the photos are already showing up on Facebook.) Hopefully, Susan and I can add a few more to those when we're done sorting and tagging.
So as not to delay too much, I thought I would post a video of the ceremony now and then follow up with other posts.
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