We got through Irene pretty easily, all things being equal -- we were without power for a day, but the generator kept the sump pump running. We were luckier than folks along the coast, who were without power for nearly a week. And a lot luckier than folks in Vermont, which we had visited the week before.
And now, on Oct. 29th, it's snowing. Before the trees have had a chance to shed their leaves. It wasn't supposed to really start coming down until late tonight, but here we are in the afternoon and it's falling fast and thick and I can see some tree limbs out my window are already weighed down.
Think I'm glad to have cut down the oak that was hanging over the house?
Funny, Irene had days of advance warning and though it did a lot of damage, it came here as a tropical storm, not a hurricane. This storm comparatively came out of nowhere and the results could be as bad, if not worse (though the threat of flooding inland isn't quite as high).
The generator and snow thrower are both gassed and ready, the pantry is loaded up with food. And so we wait and see.
It could be a few cold, dark days to come in North Stepford Falls.
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