I know we have quite a few members who live in the northeastern US, and there were some pretty wild storms over the weekend, especially Saturday.
Did everyone come through okay?
My mother, stepfather, and half-brother were here for a visit. It was pissing down rain so going to the city was out of the question. We went to the Palisades Center up in New York instead. On the way back, I kept seeing these flashes. They didn't strobe like lightning, and they came in green, blue, and violet. Last time I saw those was during the ice storm in Indiana, in early 2005: it's a sign of transformers blowing up and power lines being brought down.
We headed back to my town, and found part of the road closed off. A utility pole was actually on fire. Surrounding blocks were without power, including several traffic lights. Many people are still without power this morning.
I drove in to work this morning and found the parking lot partially flooded. The Passaic River runs right beside the building. We're hoping it doesn't come up any farther, or this building is going to flood.
There are trees and limbs down everywhere. Saw lots of wrecked cars, too. No less than eight emergency vehicles drove past me this morning, lights flashing and sirens blaring.
And I thought winters here were bad!
Did everyone come through okay?
My mother, stepfather, and half-brother were here for a visit. It was pissing down rain so going to the city was out of the question. We went to the Palisades Center up in New York instead. On the way back, I kept seeing these flashes. They didn't strobe like lightning, and they came in green, blue, and violet. Last time I saw those was during the ice storm in Indiana, in early 2005: it's a sign of transformers blowing up and power lines being brought down.
We headed back to my town, and found part of the road closed off. A utility pole was actually on fire. Surrounding blocks were without power, including several traffic lights. Many people are still without power this morning.
I drove in to work this morning and found the parking lot partially flooded. The Passaic River runs right beside the building. We're hoping it doesn't come up any farther, or this building is going to flood.
There are trees and limbs down everywhere. Saw lots of wrecked cars, too. No less than eight emergency vehicles drove past me this morning, lights flashing and sirens blaring.
And I thought winters here were bad!
