Irene has been and gone. Our drought is definitely over, and may have been before this latest deluge. This storm was forecast to be badder than it turned out. But of course the power is off for an indefinite period. It went off with a series of flash-bangs just after 12:30 and PEPCO isn't prepared to give any information about repair times. With 13 hours of daylight, and temperatures staying between 65 and 85, it's not that bad. Except I have an electric stove, and so that means no coffee making in the morning. I've got a thermos, and right it's full for tomorrow morning. I'll continue the pattern as long as it takes. Hauling out the propane stove is too much work for now.
Except for debris (including several silver maple branches down in my front yard) there isn't a lot of damage in the immediate block or so radius. The creek is swollen but not amazingly so.
There are big trees down everywhere and many of them took out wires. Routes through our neighborhood have to be adjusted.
Sherbert update
