Peeps in Ohio, KY, IN & PA: You OK after the hurricane force winds???

Check in, please!

As for me, yesterday was hell.  Those damn winds came out of NOWHERE about 2 pm ... and suddenly all hell broke loose!

Huge trees snapped in half like toothpicks.  Power out EVERYWHERE in our area ... and they're saying it likely won't be restored for the remainder of the week.  Have a boil and conservation advisory on water, Gas selling out, no ice to be found, no candles, either.  And wouldn't ya know it ... we had just gone to the store and stocked the fridge yesterday morning!  

Then I had to fly out at O'dark-thirty this morning (and, of course, I didn't sleep a wink, because I was worried my cell phone would go dead before my alarm went off), leaving poor DH to deal with both kids (all schools closed) and all the fallout.  Poor guy!

AND ... I've been without connection to most of the outside world since yesterday, too.  No TV, internet, etc.  At least I had my new iPhone, but because OH doesn't have a WAP version of the site, I was SOL and couldn't post.

Then I get to the hotel and can't get the ****ty hotel internet to work either!  Just  spent 2 hours with tech support to finally get it to work (can you say internet addict?)

Oh well ... guess I have to count my blessings.  No one was hurt and I'm in an Atlanta hotel room with power, air and internet now.  Damn I feel for my hubby!  I owe him big when I get back! 

I hear ya!!  The corn fields look horrible here in Northwest Ohio.  It looks like some huge chopping blade gouged out acres and acres of corn.  We finally got our internet back today.  Power was unaffected.  Everyone seems to be safe and sound, just wet.  But, my Lord did we need some rain!  Our yard is green again!!  Glad your safe and hopefully others are too!!

Sara
who's bicycle ended up across the field. 

I'm ok here in Kentucky....the area around us isn't so great.....lots of trees down and power out....we were lucky....

Trees down, branches, leaves everywhere.  Didn't suffer the power outages like some AND we didn't get a drop of rain.  We really need it.

good here in KY. alot of branches all over the place we didn't get rain either.

Hey, Tracy -
We drove back from a few days in Washington D.C.yesterday afternoon and evening.  Got home to no electricity and lots of branches down  I was lucky and have no real damage to any of my property, and my power came back on really early this morning., but the Fayette county wa**** pretty hard.  neither the county or city schools were in session today and tomorrow is questionable.  a big portion of Washington Court House is still without power tonight.  Have fun in Atlanta.
Dawn

About 45 minutes of power outage here in Erie.  Not so much rain, just a lot of howling wind.  The only annoying thing was missing the second quarter of the Steeler game.   Certainly nothing compared to what others have gone through.  I said to hubby, "We dealt with this for 45 minutes.  Can you imagine how horrible it must have been and still must be in Houston?"

To all of those without lights, I feel for you.  Had to live four days without power due to an electric company policy that was not my fault.  You never know how you take power for granted until you don't have it.

Lynda

HMMM!!!( clearing throat) What no INDIANA shout out? I had a stop sign fly out of the ground and almost hit my car yesterday....OUCH! That would of done some damage!
 
PS. By  the way Grew up In sidney, Ohio. Right up your way a bit....My BIL lives in Kettering! Go Buckeyes! O_H_-I_O!

***Edited to add my friends in the state to my left*** lol

Sorry!  Didn't mean to leave ya out! 

AHH Geesh thanks, you shouldn't have! ( wink, wink) Pss. By the way I had a SBD buffalo chicken pizza for lunch today, and thought of you!
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