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Comment by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on August 31, 2011 at 12:23pm

my dang computer won't let me post links or pictures at the moment either

 

... so Jim... I did not forget that I owe you a visit in the Spanking Line

Comment by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on August 31, 2011 at 12:22pm

good morning everyone !!! Wanted to drop in an give a little update on what I knoe about the wake of Irene.

 

my sister sent me a text msg - cell service is up in her area again in Vermont. Due to the mtns everywhere, Vermont regularly has poor cell service anyways - so cell service being up and running is pretty impressive at this stage of the game.

 

The National Guard has brought in food and drinking water and heavy machinery and they are working with local rescue workers to clear the mud off the roads and rebuild temporary bridges, which is good forward movement. A large number of roads across the State were re-opened, at least for emergency traffic, from the work in the last 24-hours.

 

Lots are still without electricity at their homes, and many many businesses are still closed. People are charging their cell phones in their cars - smart thinking : )

 

Interestingly, Vermont has the largest number of its population in the military services - per capita - of any of the US States. And many of those military service members happen to come from military families who happen to also live in Vermont. So many of the "average joes" in Vermont have military experience which is helping them organize and do crisis intervention measures.

 

that is all I know - if any of you have more details about that region, I would love to hear about it

 

YOU ALL BE SAFE !!!

Comment by Bill Carlisle on August 31, 2011 at 8:30am

Morning all coffee is on , hope you all have a safe day

Comment by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on August 30, 2011 at 11:30pm

So my sister lives in Waterbury, VT (which is in the central Vermont area) she reports her house on a hill is fine, but the entire town and surrounding towns are destroyed - with all of her neighbors losing everything they own.

 

With the electricty and phones out, I can not reach most of my friends and family across VT & NY, however, dozens of my friends have lost their entire homes and farms and businesses...  most of the the homes - tens of thousands+ of people are stranded surrounding by mud and water and debris

 

Luckily Vermont is use to losing its power and being stranded during winter storms - so typically Vermonters (and those in Upstate NY) have food, candles, and the such in their homes to last weeks cut off from other people.

 

There are issues with the water contamination - typical flooding and mudslide issues - gas lines broken, drinking water contamination, and emergency services overwhelmed. The national guard is helping and is air-dropping food onto mountain areas for the people cut off.

 

Quite a huge mess.,, and the news reports "Irene didn't really do too much damage"   apparently Vermont and the farmland of Upstate New York are not as important as New York City and the such....

 

This is easily the worst disaster in the last century for Vermont - and it encompasses the entire State - which becomes super complicated when finding safe havens, emergency services, and internal resources.

 

I saw a little news coverage from RI, CT, & NC - it looks like they also took a good beat-down

 

my brother is a fire chief in central vermont area, and my sister and her husband also run fire rescue in a neighboring town

 

Luckily Vermont is over-all highland in the way that the water is flowing out of the State, [unlike the Hurricane Katrina mess of dumping and settling water into Lousiana (below sea level)]; but where there are low lands in Vermont between the mountains, towns nestled in the valleys all across the State are devastated

 

Haven't seen Chief Mike on here of late - but his region is beat up pretty hard as well in Upstate New York.

 

Hope you all are safe and well. And so far all of my loved ones are accounted for and safe... and Thank God most of the damage was property and not deaths. But we will see what transpires over the next few weeks as they try to dig out & dry out.

 

So many people's homeowners insurance do not cover "Acts of God"  : (

Comment by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on August 30, 2011 at 4:18pm

Hey Jim - glad you are alive and well. How is your district & State?

 

Hey Bill !!!

Comment by Bill Carlisle on August 30, 2011 at 3:43pm

Kyle, sorry to hear about the fire truck , as long as no one got hurt and was not in the station all is good  , Everyone else have a safe night

Comment by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on August 30, 2011 at 3:19pm

sooo... my family is all safe...

 

but dozens of my friends lost everything they own... their entire homes... and all of their crops and herds... and their businesses under water and mud... or washed away altogether...

 

 

what to do when a fire truck is on fire... hmmm... put it out !!!

Comment by Ernie Scheinert on August 30, 2011 at 1:15pm

Oh no, that is not good!!  Have often wondered what we would do if that happens here.

Comment by Ernie Scheinert on August 30, 2011 at 10:15am

Morning all and thank you for the coffee and bagels, Bill.

 

Heather- Glad to hear that your family made it through without major impact.  Congratulations on the bug hunt!!

 

Stay safe everyone

Comment by Bill Carlisle on August 30, 2011 at 7:27am

morning all , coffee is on ,and bagels from the local bakery, Heather glad your family here in the east is safe and sound , and the bug battle is over :) All stay safe today

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