I've heard from Coconut, San, and Woodie...

annie1992

13 years ago

I checked in on Coconut, there's no propane yet and it might be a bit, but the whole "family" including Christy and Jessie, are safe and sound.

Woodie just got her power back and her house is fine too, although many of her neighbors weren't as lucky.

San said they had a big wind and it was kind of scary but she's also safe and her house is intact.

Carol/dishesdone still has no power, Long Island Power company sucks.

The other thread is full, so I thought I'd start a new one for updates.

Annie

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centralcacyclist
13 years ago
Thanks for the news, Annie. Long Island is a mess.

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rob333 (zone 7b)
13 years ago
Thank you Annie. Your note from Coconut answers the exact questions I wrote in an email. They'll get it when they're up and running again. It's so good to know they're all ok. I'll keep them in my thoughts and close.
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jessyf
13 years ago
Glad everyone is checking in. Another storm on the way....oh boy.

Tricia I am so sorry to hear what happened to you. Best wishes rebuilding.
sally2_gw
13 years ago
I'm glad you started this, Annie. I checked the other thread and it's full. I'm glad to hear from Tricia, and everyone else. I'm so happy that Tricia's house will be salvageable, but Tricia, I'm very sorry about your antiques.

All of you, I'm thinking of you today as you get slammed again. I just ain't fair!

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sally2_gw
13 years ago
Boy, I'm getting lazy. That was supposed to be it just ain't fair.

I posted that 24 hours ago, and it looks like no one's checked in. I hope y'all are okay. I'm worried.

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annie1992
Original Author
13 years ago
Sally, I got an email from coconut, who says that their power came back on, then they lost it again for 8 hours because of the new storm.

Carol never did get power back, she's running on a generator and said her hubs got gas for it, so hopefully she's warm and safe too.

There's some serious snow going on there now, though.

Annie
coconut_nj
13 years ago
Thanks for asking about us. Such devastation for so many. We are lucky. The snow was so wet yesterday that it brought down a lot of trees that were iffy, so lots of people have power out again. They haven't had heat at Christy's job all week. The transformer that controls that and most of their electric is burnt out. I heard today that the utility companies have run out of transformers, since so many blew and they're trying to get some from other places, making it even longer to get power back for many.
sally2_gw
13 years ago
It is so unbelievable just how much work there is to do to get the power back. I heard part of an interview yesterday with a bigwig with New Jersey's power company, and another partial interview with a man that was sent to help from another part of the country, I think California. I was in and out of my car, so I only heard snippets. Anyway, the California man was amazed at how wooded the northeast is. The Power Company guy talked about the tens of thousands of trees they have to take down, just to get the ones that are on the lines. Just amazing!

My heart goes out to all of you affected by this, and all the men and women working their tails off trying to fix everything.

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