Hurricane Sandy

[The Warren]

I just left MDs a message. When I called it went straight to voice mail. I think everything is just down. I had just seen a report on the news that Sandy took out 25% of cell service in NY. They are inland and out of the mandatory evac zone, so my guess is they are without power but safe at home away from flooding.

We got a typical nor'easter but without the snow. A tree did fall on our power and cable lines, and tore the service conduit away from the house, but everything is actually still connected and working for now. The fat end of the tree is rather precariously hung up on the electric wiring between the poles, and the leafy end is on the ground with our pole to house connection underneath it. I'm hoping the wire holding the trunk up in the air doesn't give before we can get it taken care of. We have calls into NStar and Comcast, but one tree down effecting one house that still has power and cable is low on the priority list. So we're just being patient and careful. I think we also lost some shingles.

Our roof was cheaply installed by the previous owner, and shingles tend to go missing when we get a lot of wind. The big job for us will be fixing the 3 story high electric mast that is now broken in pieces on the deck.