Dregs of Sandy

[chomiji]

The power, which had gone out again ~10:00 p.m., apparently came back on about 1:45 a.m., which is pretty damn good. The Mr. woke me up at that point and told me I could use my CPAP machine, which I did, and slept well into the morning.

It's gloomy and rainy outside, but nothing out of the ordinary for late October. There are a lot of people without power in Northern Virginia (Fairfax, Alexandria, etc.), but in general, the DC area really seems to have dodged the bullet on this one.

The pictures from New York City, on the other hand, are horrifying. How are you all faring up in the northeast?

Comments

[rroselavy]

My neighborhood is all right. The rest of the city and Long Island, not so much. Our families all live on Long Island and are without power.

I'm glad you and yours are okay too!

[chomiji]

Yeah, my cousin Debra in upstate NY is still without power, according to Facebook.

Hope everyone makes it through OK!

[theskywasblue]

Glad you made it through!

[chomiji]

Thanks! That was some scary wind, but the storm moved north more rapidly than expected.

[kis]

I'm glad it wasn't too terrible for you.

[chomiji]

Thanks. I was amazingly anxious ahead of time. I think the long run-up (compared with the derecho this summer) did me no favors, even if it did allow more preparation.

[amai_kaminari]

Hey! <3 Glad to hear that you're okay.

Sections of my city flooded and lost power. My office is closed because of flooding and the lack of power. I still need to do an inspection around the house, but so far so good in my immediate neighborhood.

[chomiji]

I'm glad to hear that!

[7veils]

Glad you made it through safe and sound.

[chomiji]

Thanks! I was awfully anxious about this one - not sure why. I think having the CPAP machine has made me more conscious of the things that can go wrong without power.