I SURVIVED! Power is back!

[Are_grits_groceries]

Last edited Wed Oct 12, 2016, 04:59 AM - Edit history (1)

My power has been out since 1pm Saturday.
We got whomped in this region of the state. I think every tree was blowed over.
Now comes the kicker for some people. The rivers are rising and they are getting flooding.

There was a loud noise during the storm. I had new decorative greenery. It came as close as you can get.

[Stuart G]

1. Power back on. great news..

[chillfactor]

2. Thank goodness....

you are safe! How are your neighbors doing?

[Are_grits_groceries]

29. Most are fine.

A LOT of trees are down and power is out.

[NightWatcher]

3. Glad everything's ok. I got power back at noon.

Did the contents of your fridge make it ok? Ours had turned.

[Are_grits_groceries]

6. Nope. Gone. nt

[Vinca]

4. Glad you're ok. Stuff can be replaced, people can't.

[salin]

5. Wow. So glad you are safe

thanks for posting (folks have been worried since your post on Saturday).

Until you can get it taken care of - just consider it a little Christmas Greenery that was delivered a bit too early this year.

[underpants]

7. Good to hear

Losing power sucks.

[mahina]

8. Oh Grits! So happy to see this post. I'd be right over w the sawzall,

Were there not an ocean and continent between. Good luck with all.

[Warpy]

9. Hey, Grits, glad you're back

You're a little ahead of my online buddy who had to chainsaw his way out of the house after Katrina, but not by much. You'll have plenty of wood for the fireplace this winter, but it sucks to lose such a big old tree.

[maryellen99]

10. Glad you are ok! How are Tater and Moonpie? Nt

[Are_grits_groceries]

30. They are fine.

The lights scared them when they came back on. lol

[maryellen99]

36. Aww!! Nt

[gademocrat7]

11. Good to know you are ok.

Thanks for the update.

[Pacifist Patriot]

12. Glad to hear it!

Brevard County, FL is well aware we got lucky!!!!

[cpwm17]

21. That was close for Brevard County.

I only lost power for over a day. The Cat 4 storm turned and weakened just in time.

Shepard Smith:

[trof]

13. WOOHOO! Turn that A/C on!

[GoCubsGo]

18. Don't need it today.

It's only in the low 70s here. It got down into the 40s last night.

[malaise]

14. We're all happy that you and the kitties made it

[rivegauche]

15. Holy CRAP. I'm glad you are safe! nt

[canetoad]

16. Good to hear

You made it through safely.

[AirmensMom]

17. Yay! Welcome back!

So glad to hear you're safe.

[GoCubsGo]

19. Good to hear you made it!

We got some wind and rain here, but nothing like that. I'll still be picking up twigs and branches for a while though. I'm sorry to hear about the contents of your refrigerator. Hope you and the kitties were able to eat up some of it before it spoiled.

[snooper2]

20. I guess there is one bit of good news-

You don't have to cut down a xmas tree this year

[Are_grits_groceries]

28. I thought about that. nt

[spanone]

22. Welcome back!!!!

[rurallib]

23. great news - we were a bit worried

looks like you came through mostly OK.

[AmericanActivist]

24. Yay! So grateful to hear this good news Grits.

I have been thinking about you and Moonpie and Tater. Glad you all survived Hurricane Matthew and really glad that your power is on now.

Welcome back!

[lillypaddle]

25. Glad to hear you are alive

and kicking!

[secondwind]

26. I hope there was minimal damage! We, too, survived. We live on a barrier island, Anastasia

Island, just off St. Augustine.. it is only 14 miles long and a mile wide.. we have approx. 2 billion in damages.

Luckily for us, our house suffered no water or other damages, no broken glass.. nothing! Just a tall pine tree in the back fell over..
We feel SO grateful and relieved!

The worst of this was the 4 days we spent in a motel in Tallahassee [they were okay with our dog].

[malaise]

37. Glad you & yours and your home are fine

[rppper]

42. glad you made it!

I'm south of Flagler beach...it was nasty here Saturday morning.

[malaise]

50. Glad DUers are checking in

[mountain grammy]

46. Glad you came through it, and your house too.

[CanonRay]

27. Glad to hear from you Grits!

[Sunlei]

32. wow that fallen tree was as close as it could get! Santa sent you a Christmas tree :P

[nolabear]

33. HEY! Glad to see you! Boy NC took a nasty hit.

[mercuryblues]

34. Glad to hear from you

[calimary]

35. THANK YOU for checking in, Are_grits_groceries!

That's a relief.

[Solly Mack]

38. Glad you're OK.

[rppper]

39. we lost ours saturday morning...

But everything was up and running by Sunday afternoon. Our location on a hills downside and a lot of tall, century old oaks saved us from the wind. The areas a few blocks either way of us got hit. A1A in Flagler beach just north of us was swept into the ocean. We dodged a bullet.

[OregonBlue]

41. OMG. Amazing that it fell next to the house, not on it. Glad you're ok.

[mnhtnbb]

43. Lucky you!

The flooding has been awful here in NC. Really bad.

We're 150 miles inland and we had power knocked out Saturday-- for 4 1/2 hours only when we expected it would at least be overnight--and it scared us, too when it came back on!

We're on a hill, though, no flooding for us, but we did see some tree damage.

[meow2u3]

44. Thank God you're OK

You can replace your stuff. You can't come back to life if you were killed by the storm.

[mountain grammy]

45. Thanks for letting us know..

Glad you're safe. Nasty storm.

[mcar]

47. Glad to hear you are ok

The Carolinas have really suffered.

[Gothmog]

48. Yeah

[Laffy Kat]

49. YAY!

[NNadir]

51. I know the feeling, after coming out of hurricane Sandy some years back. Glad you're OK. n/t

[left-of-center2012]

52. My brother is in S.C. too

Just got an email that his power is back on after 5 days.
He said he had to go out and buy a generator.
I'm surprised one was still available.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

53. Glad you're safe and back on the grid, grits!

[GreenPartyVoter]

54. *hugs*

[niyad]

55. thank goodness that you are safe, and have power.

[Sunny05]

56. Yea! Still thinking

of everyone in/near flooding or facing it soon.

[undergroundpanther]

57. Glad you are OK grits

That storm looked terrible. I had no idea you were located in the danger zone. Glad you're OK.

[Hekate]

58. Glad to see you checking in!

Scritch Tater and Moonpie for me.

[anniebelle]

59. So glad you made it through with your furbabies.

Being the animal lover that I am, my heart always goes first to those with animals they are responsible for during these tragic times, but also to the furbabies with no humans to get them out of harms way. I know you've got a lot of clean up, but glad to hear you and your babies are out of danger.