by Sentinel 13 Replies latest jw friends
Wild Horses, you are really in a pickle. Try to hold onto good and positive thoughts, as these storms are so "irrational".
Keep us posted and take care of yourself!
It began raining here about an hour ago, and it has turned cold. The wind is picking up too. We live in Northern Virginia. If you look at the Weather Channel Map, that "dot" in VA is right where we are. You are VERY close!!
It began raining here about an hour ago, and it has turned cold.
Ok, is there any chance that the cold will help this storm die down sooner? As you can see, I am still alive. Have lost power three times for about a minute each. I'm glad it hasn't gone out for good though because being able to be online and reading post is a good distraction for me. I'd most likely be peeing my pants if not for being able to be online.
The wind here is anywhere from 40 to 60 mph with wind gust a bit higher. Just pray that my lights don't go out or they may have to commit me before this is over.
Weather forecast for this afternoon (right now) through tomorrow (with a tip of the hat to The Association):
Who's peekin' out from
Under a stairway
Callin' a name
That's lighter than air?
Who's bendin' down to
Give me a rainbow?
Everyone knows it's Windy.
Who's trippin' down the
Streets of the city
Smilin' at
Everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to
Capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy.
And Windy has stormy eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
And Windy has wings to fly
Above the clouds.
Above the clouds.
And Windy has stormy eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
And Windy has wings to fly
Above the clouds.
Above the clouds.
Who's trippin' down the
Streets of the city
Smilin' at
Everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to
Capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy.
Who's trippin' down the
Streets of the city
Smilin' at
Everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to
Capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy.
Who's trippin' down the
Streets of the city
Smilin' at
Everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to
Capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy.
Who's trippin' down the
Streets of the city
Smilin' at
Everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to
Capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy.
WildHorses, I've been wondering if you are all right. Keep us posted.
When the storm hit here, we lost power immediately, and it didn't come back until very late last night (some 48 hrs later). By that time, we had lost the food we tried to save by using coolers, as the ice didn't last in all this heat and humidity, and there was no ice to be found anywhere around here. There was no dry ice either.
The sustained winds were substantial and our house felt like it was twisting. The air pressure caused me to get vertigo (my ears are sensitive)...but it went away after a few hours. We didn't get much rain at all--just high winds. There are so many trees down around here and limbs everywhere, but we didn't lose any in our yard. We are counting our blessings. Our roof withstood the sustained 70 plus mph winds, but now we know, that they would not withstand too much more. Things were really cracking and creaking when the gusts hit us.
We were surprised when we ventured out, to find that by Friday afternoon, everyone had power again close by us, except for a few isolated areas (including our sub-division) We actually were getting used to things a bit. We have gas, so I was able to manually light the stove and fix food. We also had good water. Areas near here still have problems with contaminated water.
I hope you are doing all right, and that you didn't suffer too much loss. It was such a big storm, but basically, it broke up right as it hit our county line here. Then the bands began to disburse, and it just moved Northward and wore itself out of steam. I'd hate to think what would have happened if it had not weakened to a tropical storm.
