tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post4802033575028184142..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Goodnight Irene DiaryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-18051304920259907422011-08-30T19:25:50.612-04:002011-08-30T19:25:50.612-04:00Marilyn -- looking forward to hearing your hurrica...Marilyn -- looking forward to hearing your hurricane stories!<br /><br />Lil - thanks for the support. You're right about Mother Nature -- definitely can't take it for granted!<br /><br />Marian, who panicked when the lights flickered for a second about an hour agoEvelyn Davidhttp://www.evelyndavid.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-86794333563380671082011-08-30T19:21:35.449-04:002011-08-30T19:21:35.449-04:00thanks to the internet, I feel as though I am much...thanks to the internet, I feel as though I am much closer to you all. I hope you are okay, and all goes back to some kind of normal soon. I live on the California coast, and we get some pretty dicey storms in the winter. I hesitate to talk about earthquakes. the implacability of nature is pretty scary. P.S. I know Woodbridge, summer and winter. Lots of snow and co-o-o-ld!lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-89827012351671767802011-08-30T18:26:45.259-04:002011-08-30T18:26:45.259-04:00Wow, what exciting stories. I've experienced t...Wow, what exciting stories. I've experienced three hurricanes. Think I'll write about them in my next blog.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-10286033572895159812011-08-30T17:57:25.481-04:002011-08-30T17:57:25.481-04:00Joelle, I am so glad you figured out a way to get ...Joelle, I am so glad you figured out a way to get to the hospital. I can imagine how frantic you must have been -- bravo, for finding that out-of-the-way method.<br />Susan -- glad you have survived hurricanes and tornadoes! Yipes!! The Southern half of Evelyn David tells the story of her grandparents losing their home to a tornado -- and of rebuilding in the same spot.<br />Anjali - your snow story is similar to mine the first year we moved to Woodbridge, CT. I distinctly remember snow falling in May. OY!<br />Maggie -- thank goodness you were there to help your neighbors. We're thinking of getting a generator and you've given me a lot to think about!<br />Stay safe and dry everyone!<br />MarianEvelyn Davidhttp://www.evelyndavid.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-52098063221437928732011-08-30T17:22:07.159-04:002011-08-30T17:22:07.159-04:00I don't know if it was the worst storm, but th...I don't know if it was the worst storm, but there is one memory from about 3 years ago that tops them all. My dad was sick and hospitalized. Mom or I went to see him every day. And then it rained. And WOW did it rain. I think they estimated that over a foot of water fell in a matter of a couple hours and flooded basements and roads. It was almost impossible to get anywhere because of the flooding - but we had to try because Dad needed to see us. It took a lot of creative thinking, but I managed to figure out an out of the way method to getting to the hospital for both me and my mom. we never got to know whether Dad really knew we were there, but we knew. That was all that mattered.Joelle Charbonneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608552691748018256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-38136974465083832062011-08-30T17:18:23.963-04:002011-08-30T17:18:23.963-04:00Marian, I'm just glad you're okay (and Mag...Marian, I'm just glad you're okay (and Maggie...and Laura, even though she has no power either). Hurricanes are scary. We went through one in Houston, and I remember hunkering down with a tiny battery-operated TV to watch the weather while the rest of my family all went to bed. Lots of wind and rain, then the eye came overhead and all was calm. We went outside to blue skies, assessed the damage, and then scurried back inside as the tail-end hit. Been through a few tornadoes, too, but never a direct hit. Honestly, I try to avoid natural disasters if I can. ;-) I'm with Anjali...I hope people get their power restored quickly and life returns to normal soon (whatever normal is!). Hugs!Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-51947117260193242452011-08-30T14:16:16.519-04:002011-08-30T14:16:16.519-04:00Hi Marian, Wow, you are getting quite the experien...Hi Marian, Wow, you are getting quite the experience with this storm. I don't have a lot to compare to it other than the year I lived in Wyoming. My husband and I were newlyweds and we arrived around this time of year in Laramie. With the 2 car loads unpacked and my husband starting his 2nd year of graduate school I quickly went to work making the house a home. I was stunned when we got our 1st snow fall a mere 3 weeks into September, it had to be a fluke, right? Well that was the last I'd see of the ground until May. There was storm after storm feet of snow that I stopped measuring and a few power outages. The details are in the frozen recesses of my mind but I will share that locals said it was the worst winter they had experienced in more than 40 years! Lucky me I picked the right one. : ) <br /><br />Hang in there and I hope things return to normal soon!Anjalinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-1078305160861144862011-08-30T08:08:11.375-04:002011-08-30T08:08:11.375-04:00The great snowstorm of February 2010...that was th...The great snowstorm of February 2010...that was the worst for us. We lost power for 3 days and since everything in this house is electric (stove, water heater, furnace), we couldn't do anything. We were preparing to move to a friend's house across town when we spied black smoke billowing from the house across the street and ended up having to rescue a mom, her two kids, and her three dogs. Thank goodness, everyone was safe, but it was scary. The generator that the electric company was attempting to fix had blown up and started the house fire. That's one I'll never forget. MaggieThe Stiletto Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667670723330755598noreply@blogger.com