@Robo, thinking of you

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Robo,

i know you are in Halifax and wanted to let you know I am thinking about you and hoping the hurricane/storm will not be too bad. prayers for all of Nova Scotia.

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robo (z6a)

last year

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for thinking of us way up here. We were lucky with the storm because it hit to the East of us so even though it was extremely windy, the damage was minimal here compared to Cape Breton, PEI and Newfoundland. They were calling for 100 to 150 mm of rain which would be a lot for us, but I really feel like we got more like 50 which is normal for us.

Our house is completely fine and we have had power for most of the day! Internet was spotty but is now great.

Emmett loved getting out of the house a little later on in the day and checking out all the downed trees in our immediate neighborhood. We sat down to watch some lineman working and one of them came over and gave Emmett a headlamp which he is extremely proud of and which now is in a place of honour on his bedside table.

Most of our neighborhood, friends, and family do not have power so we had a lot of visitors today looking for hot coffee and charging their devices! Emmett and Penny loved all the company!

If you want to see some serious devastation look up some of the pictures coming out of Port aux Basques Newfoundland, houses is being swept right into the ocean.

I’ll try to post some pics from my few blocks.

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last year
Be safe!!! Thinking of you all. We are watching FL where family is located.
Ida
last year
Hope you and yours stay safe!
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Don’t forget Penny, @mtnrdredux_gw! 😊 I just saw the news and thought of you, @robo. Stay safe!
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last year
Stay safe and dry, Robo Family.
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last year
Thinking of you, Robo. Hope you and your family stay safe.
blfenton
last year
I too have been thinking of robo and hope all will be well with them and their families. We have friends who live in Waverly, basically a suburb of Halifax and hope all will be well with them as well.

Meanwhile we are now in drought stage 4. That will hopefully last only a couple of weeks and then with any luck the fall rains will start. The weather patterns this year have been so weird.
maddielee
last year
Hunker down, hope its just a drill and all stay safe.
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Stay safe Robo and family.
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Stay safe.
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Stay safe, Robos.
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Hope you're hunkered down!
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Good thoughts woth fingers crossed!
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Hoping you will be safe.
Annie Deighnaugh
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Hope the storm will pass quickly and safely for you...
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last year
Hope you all are safe and sound.
DLM2000-GW
last year
Hoping you are all safe and out of harms way.

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#Fiona makes landfall between Canso and Guysborough, #NovaScotia, Canada 🇨🇦 With an unofficial recorded pressure at Hart Island of 931.6 mb, this makes Fiona the lowest-pressured landfalling storm on record in Canada.
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last year
Adding my wishes for you all to be safe and dry. ❤️
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Stay safe Robo and family.
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I hope all is well Robo! : )
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Batten down the hatches and stay safe!
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Some neighbourhood photos
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last year
Some more photos… this is all in a 2 block radius. One vehicle and two power masts taken our on our street (which makes it all the more mysterious that we have power).
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last year
Here is an article about Port-aux-Basques - it is a hard living place that regularly sees big storms and big waves but this was unlike anything they had seen before.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hurricane-fiona-nl-saturday-1.6594422
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last year
Penny didn’t mind the storm as much as the humans and was very happy to have a rainy, windy movie night with Emmett last night.
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last year
So glad you checked in and you’re all ok! Thank you for sharing the pictures and article … my heart hurts for those affected.

Emmett grew two feet taller than the last pics I remember seeing!
robo (z6a)
last year
Yes he is off the charts for height and weight for an almost-five year old. Growing like a weed! Finally acting less preschooler and more grade schooler….3.5 to 4.5 was a very challenging year.
Lyban zone 4
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last year
So glad that your home was not damaged. Emmett looks so proud of that headlamp.

i watched all the news coverage today and hope the people of Port Basques get all the help they need.

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DLM2000-GW
last year
Glad you were able to weather the storm unscathed. Penny and Emmett look so cute tucked in!
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last year
Thankful you were spared the brunt! Prayers for those who were less fortunate.
OutsidePlaying
last year
Love the photos of Emmett, especially with his new headlamp. He will likely sleep with it! Glad to hear you escaped damage. That is so devastating to see the destruction along the coast.

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last year
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last year
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Kswl
last year
Thanks for checking in and for the wonderful pictures, Robo. Emmett is older and taller but as enthusiastic as ever. That headlamp is cool!
gsciencechick
last year
Glad things were good at your home. He is so proud of the headlamp; love it!
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Emmett is so handsome! I love his expressions! Glad you are safe!
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So glad to hear you are all well.
lascatx
last year
Echoing all the others -- so glad you and your home are fine and you have power, but looking at all those downed trees hurts. So fortunate that they fell away from homes. Emmett has grown so much -- looks like a different kid! Glad he and Penny enjoyed snuggling. Love the headlamp story and know he will always remember this.

Our attention is turning to Ian. It is forecast to turn away from us in TX but I have cousins in FL. Every wobble makes a difference on where it lands -- and they are talking about a possible cat 5 last I heard. It was so quiet and then these monsters.

Glad you are safe.
just_terrilynn
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mtnrdredux_gw
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Um, how is Emmett like, 12 now???

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The photos out of Port Aux Basques are devastating, and the news of the elderly lady swept out to sea is tragic. It's hard to imagine how a community comes back from something like that. But this story this morning did make me smile, I think it says a lot about the NFLD spirit.
robo (z6a)
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That is SO Newfoundland 😆

One more pic - I call this one The Artist, The Arborist, and the Destruction Enthusiast
blfenton
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I see the Destruction Enthusiast has his construction safety "hat" on. So much of interest for a little boy.

@Robo, thinking of you

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