Hurricane Irene has been gone for 10 days, but there are still 90 homes and businesses in my area are without power, Luzerne County, PA .. 14 hour days by utility companies still haven’t led to these few places regaining power. I can’t imagine life without electricity.. without water.. heat.. power.. Amazing that I didn’t know this until now.. And one more example that all of those who said this past storm that slammed the East Coast was nothing much at all.. this storm hurt. Bad for some more than others.
Showing posts with label hurricane irene. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hurricane irene. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Trying to put perspective on a strange week
This week, after an earthquake shook parts of the world that don’t know what to do during them, it was one thing. Then after a hurricane slammed into that same part of the world, it was quite another. And even more, some forecasts project a hurricane potentially taking a silimar track to Irene… It has been a strange, odd, and particularly eerie week.
I’m not saying end times are upon us. I’m not quitting the day job and hopping in my car to proclaim armageddon .. But I can admit, I felt a lot closer to that this week than ever before.
I have never lived through an earthquake before. Sure, here in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania, I suppose I’m sheltered. Or thought I was. And hurricanes? We’ve had them… that one is an old one. But for in cities that never sleep, massive rains and winds can shake not only foundations of buildings but also the human psyche.
The only conclusion that one can derive from a week of natural disaster is this: The world, all over, is fragile. The ground isn’t certain. And the winds can blow.
That is a scary prospect, as well, isn’t it?
We are a society, a human race, that tries to get ahead of nature. We also have this notion that, since we made computers, we don’t have to worry about those old fashioned problems like disease and natural disasters. But we do.
I have often said, and still believe, that society as a whole is constantly on a hair trigger away from anarchy. Just one action, even if it’s small, can provoke insurrection. And in 2011, billions of dollars have been tallied in an expensive year for natural disasters.
The only stark and complete conclusion I can take from a shaky, windy week: We are at the mercy of this planet. We don’t run it, own it, or master it. We just inhabit it.
This too shall pass. Amazing shot.
Calm after the storm: sun’s about to come up on the Outer Banks. (New photo) (Taken with instagram)
HUDSON RIVER IS OVERFLOWING..
..portions of New York City beginning to get flooded..
As said: The storm surge was the true worry of this storm.. And now events are showing why it was a valid concern..
The hurricane, by the way, is right over New York City now .. it’s going to race as of now, though, caught up with the right steering currents..
Winds right now: 75 MPH according to the latest.. Gusts stronger
…I still think it’s lost the power it had. It started last night… And now we will just with for the latest from the hurricane hunters
This storm should be downgraded!!!
So when will the NHC do it?
I’m not saying winds and rains are over (believe it’s even coming down outside my window and I know Jersey and NYC are in for some tough hours) but the dry air last night really destroyed the power of Irene. And thankfully so..
Dodged a bullet perhaps? …we still got shot .. but maybe only with an air rifle..
Saturday, August 27, 2011
For those wondering about Long Beach Island..
I have received no responses from followers there on how things were.. And that troubles me greatly..
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