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alantf · 10-30-2012, 11:12 AM

Dunno why, but we seem to have caught the tail end of the hurricane. Our little island is around 3000 miles in a direct line, across the Atlantic, from New York. Got up this morning, And all was fine. Suddenly the wind got up. Trees are flattened, Heavy pots on the patio (containing shrubs) that are too heavy for us to lift were sliding around like they were on ice (and the temperature's nearly 90º) Power went off for 6 hours, so it looks like the power lines were blown down. They've closed the schools. We got no prior warning, but now they're telling us that it's going to get worse, this evening & during the night. Can't understand it. I thought we were far enough away, but it seems bigger than anyone thought. :??:

10-30-2012, 11:12 AM	#7
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,715	Re: Hurricane Sandy Dunno why, but we seem to have caught the tail end of the hurricane. Our little island is around 3000 miles in a direct line, across the Atlantic, from New York. Got up this morning, And all was fine. Suddenly the wind got up. Trees are flattened, Heavy pots on the patio (containing shrubs) that are too heavy for us to lift were sliding around like they were on ice (and the temperature's nearly 90º) Power went off for 6 hours, so it looks like the power lines were blown down. They've closed the schools. We got no prior warning, but now they're telling us that it's going to get worse, this evening & during the night. Can't understand it. I thought we were far enough away, but it seems bigger than anyone thought. :??: __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman.
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