Some very strong winds there.
Crazy.
The federal government will match donations to the Canadian Red Cross for the next 30 days.
I have power back as of yesterday, but they have a lot of work in front of them. Town I went to university in, which is near where @OldCraig71 lives, Antigonish is still assessing damage before they can estimate restore times. Sister in law lives in eastern PEI looking at late week or next week sometime for power. Fishing boats smashed, schools missing roofs. Cell phone towers were barely getting texts through at first because everyone was trying to use them. It's a god damn mess, with solid 5 hours of thunder and lightning this morning. They can't catch a break.
I mean they seem very comparable but I dont think it is a pissing contest.
Thanks for your comments. We still don’t have power and although power crews are working around the clock, the damage to utility infrastructure is enormous.Several large structures came down during the storm as well as destruction to substations and other areas of the utility infrastructure. There are limited supplies of gasoline and only 2 stations that run on backup power. I drove 45 kms this morning to get gas and a coffee. The damage here is astronomical and to top it off, we had thunderstorms all day today which dumped 20-30 mms of additional rain and further hampered the efforts of power line crews. My grandma used to say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I am questioning that saying by the minute. Cheers to those of you enjoying restored power, it’s going to be a while for us.
Wind speed got up to 180 here and I can tell you it was certainly no light breeze.
Feel for you big guy. Antigonish was always so windy anyways it says a lot when something plows through and just destroys it like that. Update I saw said they were trying to get post rd and the hospital up. So people can get gas without such a hassle.
I realized my callousness and it was not meant to trivialize what The Maritimes went through. My apologies to you all.
Thank you for this, I appreciate you kind words. I have been through many of these storms but nothing like this. I have talked to people that are 80 years old and no one has seen anything like this. Hurricane Juan was devastating for Halifax but this storm carved out a much larger path. People in NB, NS, PEI and NFlD have all been hit hard by this storm. Our PM that easily throws hundreds of millions of dollars to foreign countries has said that he will only commit to matching donations made to the Red Cross, lol, I can’t even. We are hoping that we are going to catch a break in the coming hours and days and we can be restored to some form of normalcy.
Sorry to hear you and others still don't have your power back. Do you have a generator to provide some power?
We are getting by Sheed. I don’t own a generator but a good friend of mine does and my meats are stored in his freezer to keep them from spoiling. I have a woodstove and a barbecue and a small Coleman stove. I also have plenty of preservatives so we are getting by. It’s good to hear that your area was spared, nobody wants to go through these storms. Our gas stations and local Sobeys are cash only but luckily we withdrew enough cash to get us through a week or so. Hoping that things turn around soon.
Perfect.. Good to know you and your family are doing well and getting through this. Hopefully things will get back to somewhat normal for you and everyone else affected by this storm very soon and you all can get your power restored soon.
Yeah I did some looking. Seems like its a combination of storm surge and lower level lands. Concerns for Tampa over a steady push of the storm surge going there. Flooding is a high probability. Hopefully it works out better than expected but the dynamics change pretty fast. Even Fiona they were saying on Friday leading up that it was pushing east of its line of landing at Canso. Possibly Louisbourg in Cape Breton and it ended up southwest of Canso. Plan for the worst hope for the best.I realized my callousness and it was not meant to trivialize what The Maritimes went through. My apologies to you all.
I was reflecting on the comments I read on US news, like this,
Hurricane Ian strengthens again and could be 'something that we haven't seen in our lifetime,' Tampa forecaster says | CNN
Hurricane Ian keeps getting stronger as it barrels toward Florida, prompting urgent evacuations and threatening dangerous storm surges in places not used to getting hit directly by a hurricane.us.cnn.com
Hurricane Ian has officially undergone rapid intensification
Unpredictable Hurricane Ian strengthened overnight as it churned in the Caribbean, prompting urgent preparations in Florida, where the storm could deliver impacts later this week. Follow here for the latest news and forecasts.www.cnn.com
They seem overly concerned even though they get these every year.
