To our members on the East coast...

boswellbaxter · Post by **boswellbaxter** » Sun August 28th, 2011, 5:22 pm

Our power flickered once, and that was about it--we were too far inland to get much more than wind gusts and rain, and we didn't get much rain at all.

A small tree near the community swimming pool broke in the storm. Boswell the dog added insult to injury by whizzing on the tree during his walk this morning.

Mythica · Post by **Mythica** » Sun August 28th, 2011, 5:31 pm

My parents are without power and they were up until 4am last night bailing out the backyard so the basement wouldn't flood.

LoveHistory · Post by **LoveHistory** » Mon August 29th, 2011, 3:18 am

My sister in Philadelphia made it through ok with her husband and daughter. They had a tornado warning at one point and went down to the building's basement, which was beginning to flood a bit. No word on specifics, but we're glad they're ok. Friend in NC is ok and her house escaped major damage.

Divia · Post by **Divia** » Mon August 29th, 2011, 3:31 am

My cousin in NYC is fine. Nothing happened, not even loss of power.
Another friend is in PA and she is fine. Just a little bit of water.

Telynor · Post by **Telynor** » Mon August 29th, 2011, 12:01 pm

Everything was pretty much ok until about 2pm -- heavy rain, road turning into a river, but then the power went out -- and stayed out, and we have some water in the basement, nothing dangerous or critical, but certainly a nuisance. Power was out until 2am or so; local town declared a state of emergency, J got home very very late, and our local road is washed out. Otherwise, things are peachy.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Mon August 29th, 2011, 12:24 pm

My house is fine. Some branches down and some flooding in the backyard. Didn't lose power. However, other people in my town did not fare as well. The river in New Brunswick, the county seat and 8 miles away is 13 feet above flood level and the city is virtually an island. The flooding in New Jersey was much worse inland than by the shore.

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Mon August 29th, 2011, 1:02 pm

Apparently Vermont took the brunt of it:

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/arti ... |FRONTPAGE

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Mon August 29th, 2011, 2:26 pm

This was the photo on Yahoo's main page. It is a main road in New Jersey. The photo was taken in New Brunswick, my county seat, 8 miles away.

Caption: A man walks on top of a wall next to a flooded highway in New Brunswick, N.J., Aug. 28, 2011, as heavy rains left by Hurricane Irene are causing inland flooding of rivers and streams. Flood waters rose all across New Jersey on Sunday, closing roads from side streets to major highways as Hurricane Irene weakened and moved on, leaving 600,000 homes and businesses without power.

Divia · Post by **Divia** » Mon August 29th, 2011, 2:48 pm

the media was hyping this I thought hundreds would be dead and you'd see bodies floating in th water like during Katrina.

Brenna · Post by **Brenna** » Mon August 29th, 2011, 3:36 pm

So my work got flooded and is without power. I guess I will just have to stay home and enjoy the 72 degree sunshiny weather. Poor me.