[TheForge] OT -- East Coast correspondents -- how goes H. Irene?

[Albin Drzewianowski]

Westminster MD, about 35 mi WNW of Baltimore got about 3 1/2" of rain, wind in the 40's and wind gusts up to about 52 mph.   I lost my power 1:50am on Sunday and just got it back today.  111 hours without power.

God Bless   Alabama Power, because it looks like they are the crew that fixed the line.  We were in the last 15% in the state to get power restored.  Carroll County had about 13,000 without power and MD had over 800,000 that lost power.   

Had major computer/INTERNET  withdrawal.  Had not realized how much I relied on the computer.   Fortunately I had a small LED lamp that fastened to the brim of my ball cap and was able to read.   came to find out that the other thing that I really missed was ice from the icemaker in the fridge.  I drink a LOT of ice water and having to drink luke-warm water was  a pain. 

Of course, there are an awful lot of people up and down the eastern seaboard that had damage a lot worse than what I got, so in the end, only losing power for 4 1/2 days is not such a big deal compared to the disruption they suffered, and continue to suffer for a long time to come.

D-ski 
Westminster, MD     
The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.


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> We had Irene for about 36 hours, all day Saturday, Saturday night and Sunday
> morning. We got around 8" of rain with max wind gust of 62 mph and steady wind
> in the 50's. Only a few power flickers. Lotsa limbs and green pecans in the
> backyard. Some water in the basement but the sump pump work fine. The Lord
> was good to us. Others were not so blessed.
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Williams
> 
> Snow Hill, Maryland
> 
> 
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> From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 9:12:30 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] OT -- East Coast correspondents -- how goes H. Irene?
> 
> I'm wondering how folks up the East Coast are doing?  Just heard via
> TWC of tornadoes in Lewes, DE, flooding in NC and VA.  Loss of power,
> etc.
> 
> I live in NJ but am in Harrisburg, PA, where it's just raining so far.
>  I'm wondering what I'll find when I get back to NJ.
> 
> --
> Bruce
> NJ
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