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We just got power back, after 2 hrs in the dark with heavy rain and lightning all around. According to the news, we dodged a bullet. The center squall line of the storm went north and we got a just shred of the main body. Its in Maine now. Fast mover.

Thanks Dave.

Yes, its a tough time around here. Although we are VERY fortunate compared to others. The devastation from this flooding is simply incredible.

So no internet or low cell service is nothing compared to others.

Please us my email or PM here to contact me. I can check every hour or so. I have service at my 1:1 job, but also limited.

Thanks all.

Stay safe Harry hopefully the worst is over!

Work crews got the job done today. In very bad weather they repaired all 7 snapped poles near our bridge. Internet and electric back on thanks to the efforts by these professionals.


This was the scene I passed coming from work. It''s still raining quite hard and very cold (43). You need a certain kind of sand to hang these lines in this kind of weather, not to mention the guys on safety cables recovering lines from under the bridge.

So back online now. Smells funny in here. Shotgun? What the heck you been cookin' in here?

I remember surveying when it was 35 degrees out and sprinkling rain. A puff of wind now and then made everybody in the crew moan, especially the senior crew, the chief and the instrument man, 50, and 55, respectively. I was miserable, and I was 24! It was a huge farm property with woods at one end, and the wind would make the tree limbs rattle, then come across the field to where we were. We were always 100 ft apart all the time, and hearing a moan from that distance and knowing exactly why, is a memory of misery. Surveying is comparatively light work when looking at what the guys did for Harry and his neighbors, so they were damned miserable, indeed.

There's been a couple of guys dangling from beneath helicopters to work on lines over rivers & highways around here. :o

P.S. My sump pump failed Sunday overnight. Luckily I went into the basement early Monday A.M. & only stepped into about
an inch & a half of water......Had a spare & after splashing around a bit got it all installed & things cleaned up & ALMOST dried out.
Most stuff is stored on shelves or in plastic tubs. I have that same smell the Harry was talking about. :roll: