https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:19:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-413168 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:16:04 +0000 Louise 413168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad everyone made it through safe x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-413161 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:02:20 +0000 rute 413161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So scary! I'm glad you are all safe! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-413157 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:43:49 +0000 Aunty 413157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad that you are all safe. Please keep us posted xxx </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-413115 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:40:32 +0000 Lena 413115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eeep. I'm glad to see everyone checking in, and that things are more or less ok. I was thinking about all the East Coast YLFers over this weekend. </p> <p>Beth and GirlX, hang in there!</p> <p>I remember that Seattle storm. I have a friend who lost power for about a week, and they had to find a motel that accepted dogs. And down here we lost several wonderful trees, including one that fell on the house and barely missed the windows and somehow didn't break the roof. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-412928 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:20:52 +0000 Kari 412928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yikes. Glad to hear that all are well so far and that power is either back on or is being restored. GirlX, especially glad to hear that there isn't significant damage to the house and that the cars were moved in time! Beth, sorry to hear that things were worse than expected. Please check in and let us know how you are doing when you're able.</p> <p>During the windstorm in Seattle a few years ago that Angie mentioned, my apartment (up at college) flooded due to super heavy rain that overwhelmed the drainage system, and large trees were falling on houses in my parents' neighborhood. They didn't have a tree on their house, but had some pretty heavy roof and window damage from branches, and the power was out for quite a few days. My parents said that hearing the high wind, heavy trees falling, and the huge branches hitting the house was pretty terrifying. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-412868 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:17:42 +0000 Girl X 412868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My guy and I are in Paris but were told that two trees fell down at our house in CT. No real damage but only out of sheer luck. A tree fell right on the spot where we park - but one of our friends had the foresight to move the cars the night before! The power is still out and will probably be for the next few days - so we'll return to a freezer full of rotting meat </p> <p>On a funny note, I bought a pair of shoes that arrived a week earlier than expected, and would have been waiting for me at the doorstep upon our return. I imagine they have gone on a Dorothy Gale'esque adventure. Alas, that's what happens when you break SYC! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-412866 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:16:38 +0000 Debora 412866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad to hear everyone is reporting in with no major problems. Maya, I hope your apartment is okay when you return. DD just returned to NYC after spending the weekend with us, and I was happy to hear that she found everything just as she had left it.. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-412860 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:04:51 +0000 Elly 412860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm very glad to hear that everyone is safe!</p> <p>We have been keeping an eye on the east coast--- yesterday my father cracked me up with his comments. He said, "It is crazy, isn't it? All these people's houses coming apart in the wind? We have 50-75 mph winds all the time and don't think anything of it!" Then again, the man shoots bombs and causes avalanches for a living. </p> <p>Hope the damages are minimal! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-412856 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:55:06 +0000 Inge 412856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I kept checking the US newspapers online and this thread, and I'm very glad to hear everyone is doing alright! Thanks for letting us know!!</p> <p>Maya: I hope there weren't any problems with your apartment? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-412844 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:45:04 +0000 Aida 412844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad to hear everyone, their families, and animals are doing ok! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-412402 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:13:20 +0000 Laura 412402@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a relief to hear everyone has weathered the storm for now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-412372 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:26:09 +0000 nicoleb 412372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad to hear everyone and pets are ok!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in/page/2#post-412370 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:24:39 +0000 Mo 412370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So happy to hear everyone is okay! Animals included. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412367 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:23:30 +0000 AJ 412367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad to hear from those who reported in. Keeping you all in my prayers. *Hugs* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412346 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:50:10 +0000 Maya 412346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad everyone seems safe and sound, minus some minor losses.</p> <p>We had a power outage for almost the entire day, but nothing else to report.</p> <p>My biggest concern is how I'm going to get home. I'm in NJ right now and public transportation will not be fully functional for some time. I will most likely have to work from home tomorrow and anticipate a long and unpleasant commute back.</p> <p>I'm very anxious to get back to my apartment and see how it held up. I live on a hill in a very sequestered little space so I think it should be fine, but I'd still like to see it for myself ASAP. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412323 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:49:58 +0000 Angie 412323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a blessed relief! Hang in there Beth and family. Hope things normalize soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412322 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:49:33 +0000 Anonymous 412322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whew, great news! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412321 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:35:57 +0000 Beth 412321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi guys, we're fine and all of the animals are fine. Our neighborhood lost a ton of trees and we'll be out of power for an undetermined time. The area is alive with the sound of chainsaws and generators!</p> <p>I'm terrible at typing on smartphones so will sign off now:) Thanks so much for the kind thoughts! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412315 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:57:27 +0000 Katiepea 412315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth and everyone affected by the storm, I'm still thinking of you. </p> <p>I'm very relieved that my Dad has just sent an email saying that where he was in Manhattan escaped the wrath of Irene. </p> <p>He has been fortunate to get hold of a plane flight out to Europe on Monday night (US time). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412284 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:18:30 +0000 annagybe 412284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have this one, but I do a have a solar charger for my cell phone.</p> <p><a href="http://www.rei.com/product/814774/goal-zero-nomad-7-foldable-solar-panel" rel="nofollow">http://www.rei.com/product/814.....olar-panel</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412275 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:06:37 +0000 Marigold 412275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth, I hope you are ok and will check in soon. So sorry about the walnut tree, hope the animals are safe and sound. Here in Northern NJ a lot of flooding, we live halfway up the hill, in a way that houses behind us are higher up with a stone wall separating levels and three neighboring houses had the mud slide, literally their backyards collapsed, bringing broken wall pieces and all the soil and mud down to the lower level. Houses are not compromised though and the wall behind our house seems to be holding up (one crack). Feel so sorry for the neighbors, lifting the walls and fixing the yards will be a major construction work... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412271 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:59:02 +0000 April 412271@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Checking in from the Philadelphia area.</p> <p>We lost power for about 12 hours, but it's back now. No power, no pump, so there were a couple of inches of water in the basement that the pump has now gotten rid of -- I'm just using old towels to dry the floor and all will be well.</p> <p>SO is safe so far in CT, though the seawall at the beach closest to his house was destroyed. (It's a stone wall with a concrete top, so that should give you some idea of the violence of the sea.) He still has no power and is quickly running out of juice in the cell phones, but otherwise safe and sound. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412233 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:23:20 +0000 Anonymous 412233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope Beth posts again soon. I feel so worried for her and the animals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412205 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:26:33 +0000 morethanbeige 412205@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We lost power in the middle of the night, but now it is back on. Rain and wind, but we are safe. Scary. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412204 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:10:59 +0000 nicoleb 412204@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hang in there Beth! Hope to hear from you again soon. I went through a catagory 4 hurricane and FL. and they are no fun at all. I hope you guys get your power back soon and that you've got enough provisions to last you however long you need. Thinking of you and your family. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412193 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:47:24 +0000 Jjsloane 412193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We ended up being on the outskirts of the storm and it rained pretty hard all night, but no visible damage and much less flooding nearby than predicted. Power never lost - phew.<br /> Hope everyone else fares as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412192 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:44:49 +0000 Angie 412192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Debora, I'm relieved that things are fine on your side. </p> <p>I'm glad that it's not as bad as expected in other areas.</p> <p>Beth, please report back in when you can. We are concerned for you, hubby, and your entire furry family. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412182 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:39:17 +0000 adorkable 412182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My heart goes out to everyone who's suffering.</p> <p>Here in NYC, it's less than expected. There's a lot of flooding in some regions - I just stood in two feet of East River water on the street - but basically it's a best case scenario. No word yet on when we'll have public transit; power outages are less than predicted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412153 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 06:10:39 +0000 Kate 412153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fingers crossed for your animals, Beth.</p> <p>I'm here in D.C. too, Steph, and the wind is really kicking up now, but as long as the street trees out front and my neighbors big elm stay upright, we should be good to go. The storm should be out of here for District residents in the next couple of hours. Thank the Lord for those underground power lines in the city, because we didn't lose power either, like so many in the surrounding areas of Virginia and Maryland.</p> <p>My mother and sister got hammered by Irene in eastern North Carolina earlier today, but hurricanes are a way of life down there. You just wait for the waters to recede and then proceed on with the clean-up. We'll be going down to help with that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-hurricane-check-in#post-412131 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 03:52:37 +0000 Steph 412131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth, I'm so sorry about your tree. I hope that's the worst of it for you and that the storm has passed you by now. I'm in DC and the storm hasn't been much more than some rain and wind for me. I just stepped out onto the balcony and the rain is coming down steadily, but not in sheets, and the wind doesn't feel like more than a nice breeze. I'm hoping that means that it skipped us over. There are definitely people without power but luckily I am not (yet) one of them. I think my power lines are all underground, which helps in weather disasters. </p>