# Hurricane Irene: how are you feeling? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 26, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179 "2011-08-26T13:48:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179/81 "2011-08-28T12:37:16Z")
good timing! ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179/82 "2011-08-28T14:45:35Z")
I’m in DC. I didn’t notice the winds until 11:00 or so last night. I was a bit worried about the peach tree in the back as I heard it’s branches scraping against the house. Otherwise, the storm was almost a non-event. We didn’t lose power, we didn’t lose our internet connection, and we didn’t really lose our DirecTV connection which is unusual because it usually goes out during a heavy rain. I turned it on last night specifically to check if it was working and it was. I’m glad to say it was such a non-event for us. I’m planning on going out for lunch later on and will see how the neighborhood is. I suspect that quite a few places in the suburbs served by Pepco will be without power. I’m lucky that our power lines are buried so we don’t lose power every thunderstorm we get like a lot of people in the area. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179/83 "2011-08-28T14:49:41Z")
> [@Caffeine.addict](#): > > I’m in DC. I didn’t notice the winds until 11:00 or so last night. I was a bit worried about the peach tree in the back as I heard it’s branches scraping against the house. Otherwise, the storm was almost a non-event. We didn’t lose power, we didn’t lose our internet connection, and we didn’t really lose our DirecTV connection which is unusual because it usually goes out during a heavy rain. I turned it on last night specifically to check if it was working and it was. I’m glad to say it was such a non-event for us. > > I’m planning on going out for lunch later on and will see how the neighborhood is. I suspect that quite a few places in the suburbs served by Pepco will be without power. I’m lucky that our power lines are buried so we don’t lose power every thunderstorm we get like a lot of people in the area. This. Total non-event in DC - we had a more impressive thunderstorm a week or so ago. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179/84 "2011-08-28T16:28:30Z")
OK, I voted late but I was only mildly concerned, really not to worried about it. The thing turned out to be a bust, where I live, except the winds were kind of cool. My best wishes to everyone who has to deal with power outages, downed trees, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Neptunian\_Slug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce7236/32.png) [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179/85 "2011-08-28T16:56:46Z")
Bit of a bust here, although most of Philly wasn’t as fortunate. There is a lot of flooding near the rivers. Last night got a bit hairy as the news warned us about tornadoes coming this way. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179/86 "2011-08-28T17:23:51Z")
The power never went out here. Lots of rain all yesterday and last night, and some high gusts of wind. I haven’t been out of the house yet, but I don’t see any trees or large branches down along the street or by the neighbors’ houses. My car remains uncrushed. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179/87 "2011-08-28T17:37:07Z")
I’m in southern NH (Manchester) and woke to rain hitting me while I slept on my couch (suffering TMD and can sleep better on my couch). I lost power for maybe an hour or so. Instead of sitting home, I decided to go for a ride and noted some streets really clean, while others were strewn with branches. It’s pretty much now just wind with no rain. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179/88 "2011-08-28T18:02:34Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > This. Total non-event in DC - we had a more impressive thunderstorm a week or so ago. Well, except for the half a million people without power, but yeah, I was expecting far worse. I think our lights flickered off for maybe a second. Of course, I haven’t looked outside my immediate neighborhood and I sure as heck haven’t tried driving. There are some roads closed for flooding and I assume a lot of traffic lights are dark, which tends to create chaos, since no one here can use a four-way stop under normal circumstances. Hopefully the cops will be out tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179/89 "2011-08-29T18:12:14Z")
I have no idea how badly our house/neighborhood in Queens got hit, but here at my bungalow in the Catskills, a tree fell down, missing the bungalow by inches. It took our power line down with it. (I’m back up with power now.) ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179/90 "2011-08-29T18:17:36Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > This. Total non-event in DC - we had a more impressive thunderstorm a week or so ago. Agreed. My Virginia Beach and eastern NC relatives were not impressed either. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179/91 "2011-08-29T18:50:46Z")
I felt good about being unscathed, and even annoyed at the hype; but now I feel bad for folks in VT and elsewhere experiencing major flooding. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-irene-how-are-you-feeling/594179.md?page=4)