tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post8413946757801718490..comments2023-10-11T23:46:08.194-04:00Comments on West in New England: STORMPOCALYPSE IRENEBill Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-47014570829607887482011-08-31T07:24:47.670-04:002011-08-31T07:24:47.670-04:00Wonderful tale. Some people have complained that ...Wonderful tale. Some people have complained that the storm was over-hyped. That always happens, but I think you know that it is better to be prepared and have the storm not come (which was our situation here in North Florida) than to be unprepared and have the storm come!<br /><br />Kudos to the lady with the camp stove.<br /><br />On the Hounds of the Internet, a Sherlockian forum, one of the participants quipped that it was no surprise Irene lost steam down to a tropical storm when she got to New York -- everything that hits Wall Street gets downgraded!Karen Packard Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711434283636830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-59267461094374701952011-08-30T14:53:18.593-04:002011-08-30T14:53:18.593-04:00Glad to hear all is well with you.Glad to hear all is well with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-67220278493758086852011-08-30T12:11:48.862-04:002011-08-30T12:11:48.862-04:00Glad to hear you are okay!!Glad to hear you are okay!!Dorene from Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371522353987796175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-63832291139768361682011-08-30T09:18:24.099-04:002011-08-30T09:18:24.099-04:00Great story....About 15 years ago we had a bad sum...Great story....About 15 years ago we had a bad summer storm in Western PA and our power was our for three day and no ice to be had. <br /><br />Lost a freezer full of food, but at least I could cold initially because I have a gas stove. You can light the electronic ignition with a long lighter.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-24683624291699772152011-08-30T04:54:25.146-04:002011-08-30T04:54:25.146-04:00So glad that everything worked out as well as it d...So glad that everything worked out as well as it did, and that everybody back home is safe and dry (and didn't blow away in the storm)! Hurricanes are always an adventure - it sounds like Irene was no exception.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-77876863652876489652011-08-29T23:09:15.255-04:002011-08-29T23:09:15.255-04:00We lost our power here at 2:30 a.m., got it back a...We lost our power here at 2:30 a.m., got it back at 11:15. I think Snowmageddon was more fun than Stormpocalypse. And we didn't lose power then.<br /><br />Your post reminded me of my least favorite thing about Massachusetts - the way people drive there. Drivers in the Washington, D.C. area may be obnoxious in a lot of ways, but they will actually do that four-way stop thing when the lights are out.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-34939957797790466492011-08-29T23:00:29.862-04:002011-08-29T23:00:29.862-04:00Thanks for the great story, Bill. Glad it had a h...Thanks for the great story, Bill. Glad it had a happy ending!Donna Hague Wendthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369294999488094675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-68592524715484067352011-08-29T22:21:53.786-04:002011-08-29T22:21:53.786-04:00Great story, Bill! We lost our power at 11 AM, to...Great story, Bill! We lost our power at 11 AM, too, but got it back later the same day, but only because our neighbor chased a PSNH truck (on foot!) as it went down the street. We shared our leftover Bash food with some friends who had no power. Where would we be without good neighbors in these situations? (like your neighbor with the hot dogs) I'm glad you're back to civilization, and I hope everyone else is very soon.Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.com