FYI ~ goodnight Irene
Monday, August 29, 2011 at 03:41PM Who would have thought that a storm which started in the southern hemisphere could have such devastating effects all the way up here in Au Sable Forks?
Who would have though that a very small brook, 2 blocks away from our house could turn our street into a raging river, leave 3 feet of water in our backyard, 8 feet of water in our basement, submerging the electric panel box and new furnace - meaning no electricity for us for 3-4 days, and turn our driveway into a river of mud?
Who would have thought the same storm could leave our entire village without water for an estimated 2-3 days, cause a host of Main Street businesses to shut down after sustaining 10s of thousands of $$$$ damages and inventory losses, and close bridges leaving our village virtually isolated?
And, who would have thought that acquaintances from New Jersey, upon hearing of our plight (via facebook?), would call first thing this AM and offer to let us use their cottage on Fern Lake - 8 miles out of town - until our house is functioning again?
Who would have thought?
Not me.
Reader Comments (5)
Oh man Mark, sorry to hear of your difficulties. I had been wondering how you were affected. I hope all of your extended family is safe and sound. Keep us posted when you can about how you are doing.
I, too, wondered about how this was affecting you. Watching all the radar images, you guys were clearly getting way too much water dumped on you. As you say, talking about tropical storm systems and the Adirondacks in the same sentence isn't a normal thing. It just doesn't happen very often.
And I don't suppose too many people in your town had flood insurance, right? Hope I'm wrong about that, though.
In any case, keep us posted. Hopefully, "normalcy" will return soon!
Very, very sorry Mark to hear about all of the damage to your home and town from Irene. But happy to hear you and your family are physically OK and have an alternative place to stay if you need it. I hope you (and everyone in your town) are able to repair and rebuild very soon....Craig
I was feeling bad about our 12 hour stuck-in-detour-hell when the thruway got closed... but with perspective that is a very minor problem compared to what you are dealing with. Hope things look better soon, but I know it will take time.
And hope the iPad charge holds out! I assume you have no internet?
My thoughts are with you and your family. Be well and my best.
Steve