Gilbert Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Garymd, Thebes.....you guys soaked to the teeth? hope all is well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 hope you all are safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 28, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 28, 2011 hope you all are safe. Hope so [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 where are those homo's? hope they're okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I haven't heard from either, but Marty and I were at the eastern edge of the HurricaneTracker.com bands and I didn't see or feel much. Gary was closer to the track. I probably got 3-4" rain, but only 25 mph winds. Apparently some cooler, dryer air slipped in behind Irene as it went up the coast -- only Shep Smith (FNC) noted and predicted the effect. My power went out at 3 AM anyway, didn't come back on until 10:30, almost record speed for Pepco. Maybe they improved some things after all. The I-95 big cities weren't hit as hard as they feared, but New England sure didn't escape much. The prep, attention, and cooperation at the Fed, state, and city levels seemed to be great, no Katrina goofs this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Thanks Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Late to the party as usual. Not even a flicker at my house. As I said the day before Irene arrived, because I was prepared and had the generator ready to go, nothing would happen. Lots of debris but that's about it. Thanks for asking, Gilbert. I haven't been to my house on the DE shore yet. We're heading down tomorrow with our finger's crossed, hoping we don't need to use the cornwalls and a paddle to assess the damage. I wonder if cornwalls float? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Several non-storm related phone calls yesterday with some folks in DC, Arlington, etc. Very sober and conservative gentlemen they are. "We've had worse thunderstorms", was one comment. Then again, that was only that area. FEMA director Fugate has made a number of statements regarding the states further north. Appears that Vermont got slammed by the rain with a number of towns cut off by washed away bridges and roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Late to the party as usual. Not even a flicker at my house. As I said the day before Irene arrived, because I was prepared and had the generator ready to go, nothing would happen. Lots of debris but that's about it. Thanks for asking, Gilbert. I haven't been to my house on the DE shore yet. We're heading down tomorrow with our finger's crossed, hoping we don't need to use the cornwalls and a paddle to access the damage. I wonder if cornwalls float? Say hey nice to see you post Gary. Hope your Beach House survived unscathed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenM Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Several non-storm related phone calls yesterday with some folks in DC, Arlington, etc. Very sober and conservative gentlemen they are. "We've had worse thunderstorms", was one comment. True enough for our area. This tidbit from last year comes to mind: http://www.pepco.com/_res/documents/pepco%20md%20storm%20response.pdf I was without power for nearly a week that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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