Not long after the last post Irene was about to hit where I’m at. I was prepared. There were no significant damages done on my side though I can’t say the same for everyone. Some fallen branches, lots of wind and rain pretty much sum up the hurricane’s blow for me. The only cleanup work for here is mostly from fallen leaves.

My power went out a few times, but quickly came back. There also was no flood damage on my part and the street looks clear too. It’s almost like there was an invisible barrier of protection.

Some individuals had more severe damage from both flooding and debris. One thing I did notice which I thought to be rather odd was that not many others from what I could see boarded up their house in preparation. Many around where I’m at were taking it easy the ‘day’ before the storm would hit. Not even doing so much as securing loose items on their lawn. Very few windows were boarded up or had any form of protection from the storm (for instance, storm shutters).

This of course could be because of several different factors, but I still found it odd. It felt a bit haphazard to my eyes.

All in all, Irene came and went with little to remember her with on my part. I, at least, have gone through worse hurricanes that’s for sure. 🙂

So folks, I live in an area that will be affected by the latest hurricane: Irene. There’s good news though in that I live in an area that’s not in the flood plain nor am I on beachfront property. Plus there was more than enough warning to board up the house and collect the necessary supplies to wait it out. Being that I’ve gone through around at least two other hurricanes in my lifetime (one of which knocked out the power for a day or so–the longest time) I should be able to weather through this one much the same.

Two of the hurricanes I’ve gone through are Claudette and Ike. I was also near the possible area that could have been affected by Katrina too. I recall that I received a ton of rain but I lucked out of the massive destruction that was caused by that hurricane.

We’ll see how it turns out. Above all else, I should be prepared for it. 🙂