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12. I have family in MA that has some considerable damage from falling trees.

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 03:14 PM

Aug 2020

A tree landed on my sisters car and took their power line down. The car was towed today, it is probably totaled, and they probably wont have their power line reconnected until Saturday

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I was reliably informed that folks in some parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut [View all] malaise Aug 2020 OP

Hi Mal... Zoonart Aug 2020 #1

Glad you can still charge the phone malaise Aug 2020 #4

A friend in Mt. Kisco says they're out till Tuesday too. Sister in lower CT also out. Squinch Aug 2020 #14

And fearless leader Andy823 Aug 2020 #2

All Democratic Governors malaise Aug 2020 #6

More here - including State of Emergency news malaise Aug 2020 #3

If you're not FL or TX you're probably out of luck. ananda Aug 2020 #39

A big oak tree fell on my brother-in-law's house. Destroyed the LAS14 Aug 2020 #5

Where is he? malaise Aug 2020 #7

Connecticut, on a steep sided like, which is why there's only one road out of town. nt LAS14 Aug 2020 #10

My son's in Connecticut Mossfern Aug 2020 #8

Geez - that's rough malaise Aug 2020 #11

I can confirm democrattotheend Aug 2020 #9

I guess Sandy was mild in Connecticut malaise Aug 2020 #20

Sandy was not mild in Connecticut! unblock Aug 2020 #25

Wow! malaise Aug 2020 #38

I have family in MA that has some considerable damage from falling trees. CentralMass Aug 2020 #12

Glad it hit the car and not the house malaise Aug 2020 #40

I drove up I95 from Jacksonville to Fayetteville NC this morning... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2020 #13

Amazing how little coverage this is getting malaise Aug 2020 #17

Neighboring towns and counties are out. Some won't be up 'till Sunday... northern N.J. 3Hotdogs Aug 2020 #15

K&R for visibility secondwind Aug 2020 #16

My folks are just glad that I gave them advanced notice malaise Aug 2020 #18

From NW CT, still have lots of friends in the area - it's really bad. sir pball Aug 2020 #19

That's what I'm hearing malaise Aug 2020 #21

Please insist on masks malaise Aug 2020 #22

I'm in NYC, masks are de rigueur here sir pball Aug 2020 #23

Good news malaise Aug 2020 #24

We ran the internet with an old fashioned jet pack. NNadir Aug 2020 #26

Isn't it delightful when power returns malaise Aug 2020 #28

Yeah, I described it in the lounge, describing a documentary on literal powerlessness around.. NNadir Aug 2020 #32

A week? malaise Aug 2020 #34

Well, like Ingemar says in "My Life as a Dog," "You have to compare." NNadir Aug 2020 #41

You raise a very good point malaise Aug 2020 #42

We are in southwest Connecticut, still running on portable generator power. unblock Aug 2020 #27

Damn! malaise Aug 2020 #29

Check out this house: unblock Aug 2020 #30

Wow! malaise Aug 2020 #35

We get them often enough that building codes should handle them unblock Aug 2020 #45

I just texted my sister. She lives is NE Connecticut. AmyStrange Aug 2020 #31

The CNN Report shows lots of power cuts malaise Aug 2020 #36

We have family in S Jersey mcar Aug 2020 #33

Some folks won't have power before Sunday malaise Aug 2020 #37

The biggest pisser is that we are in the middle of installing a home backup generator unblock Aug 2020 #46

That must hurt malaise Aug 2020 #47

Well we were expecting it. unblock Aug 2020 #48

you are correct musette_sf Aug 2020 #43

That's very cool malaise Aug 2020 #44

In my immediate neighborhood (Westside of Manhattan) Golden Raisin Aug 2020 #49