There have been some shocking reports of the devistation of places in it's path. Hoping everyone affected by it stays safe and things settle down sooner rather than later.

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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope. - HELEN KELLER

I've seen both Jublke and Becky online. Haven't seen Hino since she posted on facebook that her power went out. Hopefully she is safe too.

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Perspective Alters Reality

Today while I was on an outdoor field trip with all the rain and wind I was thinking about those of you on the East coast. Hope to hear from you soon.

I know we only had a minor brush with the storm here I am not sure about how I would feel suffering the main part of the storm.

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Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

Hi all -- We are good here in Maryland. Lots of rain, one night of howling winds where just about everyone I knew in town slept in their basements. Very minor damage where I live - a few roads closed due to flooding, some streetlights out. Last summer's derecho was far worse for us. This time, the power stayed on. Yay! Kids back off to school tomorrow and hubby back to work after two days off. Our littlest has strep though - found that out today - so I hope she can keep her medicine down. She's coughing a lot. Otherwise, all is well here. Hope everyone else is doing well too. K2, I saw some pics of blowing snow from this storm - was it blizzard-like by you?

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"The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing." -- Blaise Pascal

Hope everyone is okay, and my prayers go to all of those involved.

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To be or not to be a gatchamaniac - that's the dilemma!

My aunt lives in New Jersey, just about a half-hour's drive south of New York City. I haven't been able to contact her yet. I'm sure she's all right (she lives too far away from the coast to get any of the storm surge), but I have no idea what she's dealing with. I'm keeping my fingers crossed....

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“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them." --Ray Bradbury

EW ... it sounds like your aunt is within about an hour or so from me ... mostly, a lot of people here are still without power ... fortunately, for those of us not near the coastline, the biggest problem wasn't flooding, but the wind ... trees knocking down power lines and blocking roads ... hitting houses ...

At work, it's a crap shoot as to what offices are open, who answers a phone, and who has fax capabilities ... it just depends on where they are ... and it's the same for residential areas ... some people have cable, internet access and phone lines and some don't ...

There are still at least four or five major roads still closed off just in my little area alone. A co-worker of mine (who lives south of where we work, probably somewhere around where your aunt lives) said that she just got her power back on today.

The other problem we're facing is the lack of gasoline. Reports have it that there's an over two hour wait at gas pumps ... where you can find a station that's open, that is.

Hopefully, once everyone gets the electric back on, the need for gas for generators will drop, and things will get back to normal again ...

Hope your aunt is okay, EW, and that you hear from her soon!

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"It is a rare man that is taken for what he truly is...We are not always what we seem, and hardly ever what we dream...." Peter S. Beagle

Glad to hear that you are all ok...but so sorry to hear of all of the pain and suffering this storm has caused. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved!

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