She wasn’t kidding

   Irene came and went… taking about 30 homes on the shoreline with her.  She also knocked down many powerlines and trees, washed out roads and left, I think,  half of Connecticut without power, water, groceries, gas.  There are crews from Michigan and Arizona on my sister’s street alone, trying to restore services.  This is where I sit now… at her computer.  She has a generator and internet when it’s running.

  This Old House lost four trees and alot of branches, but no major damage.  We also have a generator that was installed just two weeks ago (LUCK!).  So life for us is pretty OK compared to many others in our town.  There is a water truck that delivers to the town center every day, where people line up to fill their containers.  Groceries and gas are bought in the next town over.  Not all THEIR power is up yet either, but atleast some are selling provisions. The shoreline was hit the hardest along the coast.  I walked among the houses with my camera, and then realized how rude that probably was, as people were desperately trying to clean up the mess that was left. The expressions on faces down there were raw, shocked.

  They say we should have power, cable, internet back next Tuesday if all goes well. Let’s hope that storm brewing out in the Atlantic doesn’t decide to take up where Irene left off.   We’ve had enough.

  Until Tuesday, then –

23 thoughts on “She wasn’t kidding”

  1. Karen, we were hit hard too, trees down everywhere, flooding, and some people's homes completely destroyed! I felt the same way about taking pictures, it just didn't seem right with so much pain going on!

    We had trees down too, but thankfully nothing hit our house. One hit my parent's house, but it did minor damage, it goes to settlement on the 20th of this month!

    I'm glad you guys are ok, take care!

    Kat

  2. thinking of you and all of those who have been left with devastation…..

    so glad to hear that you and your family are fine…..

    xo

  3. Karen, I am so sorry. I was afraid you had to have damage as bad as Conn. got hit. We were in a similar situation in Texas when a hurricane caused extreme flooding in our neighborhood. I'll never forget the faces, so hard. Sending an internet hug and prayers up…

  8. We had mostly branches down and never lost out power. Vermont's flood photos are shocking. The town my daughter goes to college in NH was flooded so badly I couldn't take the exit to her school this past Monday. Sometimes mother nature is brutal.

  9. So glad to hear from you and know things are slowly being restored! Take care of yourselves and know we are all thinking of you!!

  10. I was going to call you, but I figured your phone was down with your power … so I would just nervously wait to you reappeared to tell us that you are okay. Whew! The pictures and accounts of the damage up your way are staggering … I'm really glad you and your house are okay.

  11. Be safe, and it's good to hear that you and your animals fared well. Now, try to enjoy the peace and quiet with no power.

  13. So sorry to hear about the damage in your neck of the woods. We lost trees, as well. Terribly upsetting and frightening as one fell very close to the house. We were lucky – we lost power for about 2 minutes. But we just spoke to a man who lives up the road about a mile and he has 3 feet of water in his home.

    Katia had better stay away.

    xo
    Claudia

  15. Thank God you are okay. I've spent hours searching the internet, looking for any information I could find, to see if you turned up. The images of the loss on the coast, are stomach turning. Don't you dare hesitate to use your camera, to chronicle the devastation. Believe me, it's already out there, everywhere and your photos would always be done with love, caring and compassion. After all, it's your people and your community and we know you have vested interest in it!

  18. Karen,
    She was a beaut! We got slammed with high winds and rain. The little cottage trembled. I did too. People here are still without power. Glad you had no major damage.

    Hope this Katia stays away.
    Have a safe weekend.

    Carol

  19. Karen- I am glad you came through relatively unscathed. She was a She-Devil and I am so sorry that so many people suffered so many losses.

    I am saying prayers for those that are still picking up the pieces of their lives~ xo Diana

  21. We were lucky to only get cool winds and a bit of cool rain that night. I've seen many of those raw faces on the news this week. Life is so hard for those who were hit. Let's hope this next hurricane on the horizon misses our coastal cities entirely.

    Di

  23. So glad to hear you and the old house are fine and survived the storm. There's nothing in the world better looking than those big powerful power trucks driving into your neighborhood when your power has been off. Amen and bless 'em from wherever they come from.

    Thanks for the updates Karen.
    Sam

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