Re: OT: Woo WHEE!

Looks like Wilma and Alpha didn't meet up, thank Heavens....but you're
in for some wind. I hope the rain stays minimal 'cuz it's that especially
you all don't need any more of up there. It's still moving really fast! One
of my Newfie friends is complaining I sent this. :-( Sowwy!

New England Hugs,
Rosie S.
Dame of Dementia

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"fran" <fmc116@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi Rosie, well apparently it's being called another perfect storm, with
> one difference that I can tell, we are not having astronimical tides.
> Even so we have a flood warning for this afternoons high tide around
> 6pm. That means any time from about 4pm on we could start to get waves
> coming over the sea wall. I'm sitting here listening to the wind howl,
> and watching the trees at the beach and wondering if the one that is
> getting so large it's blocking my view might just lose a few branches.
> There are huge combers just rolling in and it's really spectacular.
> The difference between this and the "perfect" storm of movie fame was
> in that storm there was no rain at all and the sun was out and shining
> on the waves and it was just spectacular, well it was until the ocean
> came around the house and killed all the gold fish in my little pond.
> My sister just called, she lives on Cape Cod and told me a huge tree
> had come down and taken the deck off her house, but no damage that
> would allow water in. So far, other than a lot of construction things
> blowing around from the sidewalk work, nothing is damaged here. But I
> think we will have this for hours longer than you had your hurricane.
> Winds are only around 50-60mph.nothing near what you folks had. The
> guys went out yesterday and put extra lines on the boats and hopefully
> all will stay put! --fran
>


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