Hurricane Irene has come and gone. The great hurricane disaster of 2011. They were anticipating damage similar to that of Hurricane Gloria from 1985, but I don't think it was as severe this time. Though NYC did close down all mass transit, which has never happened. Not only the MTA bus system, LIRR and ferry system, but also the subway system. Which has never happened since its inception. So they did expect some serious damage. They evacuated all low lieing areas like the south shore, the Rockaways, Long Beach and out east. Some areas have serious flooding, others look like they weathered a bad storm. We were very lucky and did not lose any power, no downed trees, no flooding. Some others on the Island were not so lucky, mostly those that live on the shores. Some lost homes, some have serious flooding, others have trees in their houses. As far as I have heard, no lives were lost on Long Island. I know that some people were killed in Hurricane related accidents before it his New York. My in-laws and their family own property upstate a bit. They received videos and photos of the area. The town in flooded by what looks like about 3 feet of water, at least. Main street turned into it's own river. One of the bridges looked like it had been swallowed by the river for a while. And they had gotten word that a couple of towns in that vicinity were pretty much gone. I feel very lucky that we did not deal with any level of devastation. My heart goes out to those who were not so lucky.
But I am grateful that we are not dealing with the same level of devastation as Hurricane Katrina, or the earthquakes in Haiti or Japan.
Well wishes to all.
Thanks for reading.
Peace & Love,
Emily
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