Hurricane Irene (sale, coops, houses)

[American girl]

Originally Posted by American girl

Power has been out here for three hours. Generator is a god send in summer outages - freezers are full of summer's bounty

8 a.m., still no power.

[jzinckgra]

Still no power in standish. According to CMP, it could be several days. I really don't get why so long given the winds really weren't that bad. 45mph max at our house and although it seemed pretty windy, there were hardly any limbs and/or trees across power lines in the area. Driving into portland, you wouldn't even think we had a storm. Compared to hurricane Bob, this was nothing. I'd say the flooding up in the mountains was probably more destructive. I didn't even see one cmp truck out on the road this morning on my way into work.

[inthetrees]

We lost power yesterday afternoon for about 4 or 5 hours. Just long enough for me to get the generator up and going and go to the store for a few bags of ice. Then it came back on.

A few sunflowers didnt make it, pretty big branch fell in front yard but didnt land on anything, everything else seems to be good.

[Maine Writer]

My daughter's friend is a comedian in real life. I think he has a future in reporting if comedy doesn't work out long term.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LiB2ojZRO8&feature=player_embedded#!

[Evan_Lanctot]

Power went out about 10PM in my neighborhood, still wasn't back on at midnight so I went to bed.

Only thing I was worried about was my need-to-be-refrigerated insulin gong bad, but it seems to be okay.

Not nearly as bad as I thought it would be, but then Vermont got the brunt of the storm.

[Three Wolves In Snow]

Originally Posted by Maine Writer

My daughter's friend is a comedian in real life. I think he has a future in reporting if comedy doesn't work out long term.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LiB2ojZRO8&feature=player_embedded#!

This guy is hilarious! I love how he tied himself to the tree...LOLOLOL!!!!!!

"The media did not blow this out of proportion at all..."

"The flooding, I can't even begin to describe it really..." (point to small puddle), "that's not even usually there..."

"The rain is a sprinkle....uh, it's a hard sprinkle..." hahahahhaha!!!!

[GiJohnsGirl]

Originally Posted by Maine Writer

My daughter's friend is a comedian in real life. I think he has a future in reporting if comedy doesn't work out long term.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LiB2ojZRO8&feature=player_embedded#!

Your daughter's friend is one of my husband's friends!! Small world.

[Tarheel22]

So did you get any of that huge surge they were forecasting? any beach erosion or damage to buildings?
I live inland NC and got less than 2 inches of rain and only leaves and small debris down.

[AustinB]

Originally Posted by Tarheel22

So did you get any of that huge surge they were forecasting? any beach erosion or damage to buildings?
I live inland NC and got less than 2 inches of rain and only leaves and small debris down.

Only minor surge.

[kpav]

Very glad you all seem to have weathered the storm just fine!