Comments on: Wow! http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2008/06/11/wow/ The View From Connecticut's Northwest Corner Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:23:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Amy http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2008/06/11/wow/#comment-337512 Amy Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:44:42 +0000 http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2008/06/11/wow/#comment-337512 I heard about your storm. We had quite a storm last night (Friday the 13th!) here in Rochester, NY. I was at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in my town when a huge thunderstorm rolled in. It lasted for a good two hours. They moved everyone from the track (at the high school where the event was held) to the fieldhouse. At about 10pm, they decided to cancel the event (which was supposed to last until 6 a.m.). When my team went out to pack in our tents, they were completely blown over, with one destroyed. At this point, there was no rain and it was really nice out (besides being totally dark), so we decided to stay until security kicked us out, which they finally did around 12:30 am. :-) I heard about your storm. We had quite a storm last night (Friday the 13th!) here in Rochester, NY. I was at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in my town when a huge thunderstorm rolled in. It lasted for a good two hours. They moved everyone from the track (at the high school where the event was held) to the fieldhouse. At about 10pm, they decided to cancel the event (which was supposed to last until 6 a.m.). When my team went out to pack in our tents, they were completely blown over, with one destroyed. At this point, there was no rain and it was really nice out (besides being totally dark), so we decided to stay until security kicked us out, which they finally did around 12:30 am. :-)

]]> By: Carolyn McDonough http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2008/06/11/wow/#comment-335899 Carolyn McDonough Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:00:51 +0000 http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2008/06/11/wow/#comment-335899 I went to bed Tuesday night thinking the weather guys were wrong again. Then around 10 PM I was awakened by lightning and thunder and a wind that was really scary! The wind worries me more as it usually means we will lose power. We did almost immediately. Didn't get it back until 5:30 yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. However, I can't really complain because like Marshall's mother I am prepared for emergencies. Had enough water and granola bars to keep me going. A Bay-Gen radio to listen to Marshall. The only thing I really wanted was some hot buttered toast! We are lucky when you think of it. My sister is in the Des Moines area, but not directly in danger of flooding. I think that flooding is much worse than our storm. I spent some time looking up information on the questions I missed on that government and civics test Terry posted the other day. I could have done some serious cleaning, but sweeping with a broom wears me out! I think the wonderful weather helped. I don't think I would have liked this power outage in the winter! I went to bed Tuesday night thinking the weather guys were wrong again. Then around 10 PM I was awakened by lightning and thunder and a wind that was really scary! The wind worries me more as it usually means we will lose power. We did almost immediately. Didn’t get it back until 5:30 yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.

However, I can’t really complain because like Marshall’s mother I am prepared for emergencies. Had enough water and granola bars to keep me going. A Bay-Gen radio to listen to Marshall. The only thing I really wanted was some hot buttered toast!

We are lucky when you think of it. My sister is in the Des Moines area, but not directly in danger of flooding. I think that flooding is much worse than our storm.

I spent some time looking up information on the questions I missed on that government and civics test Terry posted the other day. I could have done some serious cleaning, but sweeping with a broom wears me out! I think the wonderful weather helped. I don’t think I would have liked this power outage in the winter!

]]> By: Marshall http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2008/06/11/wow/#comment-334686 Marshall Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:22:06 +0000 http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2008/06/11/wow/#comment-334686 Terry, when the storm was jsust starting ( around 9:15 PM) I headed into work in Sharon just "in case" it was newsworthy! Well, after getting caught in the eye and having to change directions because of downed trees, poles, lines, etc..I arrived at tthe studio in Sharon at about 11 PM!!! It was truly an amazing storm, at once both beautiful and frightening. THe response from the electric companies, towns, and volunteers was superb. It reminded me of over 20 years ago with the tisters in Cornwall... Terry, when the storm was jsust starting ( around 9:15 PM) I headed into work in Sharon just “in case” it was newsworthy! Well, after getting caught in the eye and having to change directions because of downed trees, poles, lines, etc..I arrived at tthe studio in Sharon at about 11 PM!!!

It was truly an amazing storm, at once both beautiful and frightening. THe response from the electric companies, towns, and volunteers was superb.

It reminded me of over 20 years ago with the tisters in Cornwall…

]]> By: Terrence McCarthy http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2008/06/11/wow/#comment-333611 Terrence McCarthy Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:01:00 +0000 http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2008/06/11/wow/#comment-333611 We were up in western Mass. yesterday when we heard the tornedo watches announced on WFCR in Amherst. The air felt as thick as clam chowder and you just knew from the feel and look of things that all hell was going to break loose somewhere near there. Sounds like it did just that in your neck of the woods. We got out of Dodge soon after hearing the T Word on the radio. As often happens, nothing happened here on the coast. Knock on wood. We were up in western Mass. yesterday when we heard the tornedo watches announced on WFCR in Amherst. The air felt as thick as clam chowder and you just knew from the feel and look of things that all hell was going to break loose somewhere near there. Sounds like it did just that in your neck of the woods. We got out of Dodge soon after hearing the T Word on the radio. As often happens, nothing happened here on the coast. Knock on wood.

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