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crystal
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Post subject: Irene  Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:17 am |
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Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:47 pm
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Hi guys! How y'all been? Pretty good here. Ravenous, actually! As luck would have it, I planned our summer vacation. Two weeks at the beach. Atlantic Beach NC.  Anyway, there is one of those long screw up stories but I'll spare Rod. Electricity is restored and curfew is lifted. I'll let you know if I trip over a good local restaurant. Suggestions welcome, we are still here thru Sunday.
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Da Bull Man
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Post subject: Re: Irene Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:29 am |
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Joined: Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:21 am
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Location: Six Shooter Junction, Texas
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I'm supposed to be in Newport News, VA. tomorrow...we shall see...
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Darcie
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Post subject: Re: Irene Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:58 am |
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Crystal, glad you are OK. At least the kids will have a good story to tell when they go back to school. Eat some fresh seafood for me; I sure can't find any here. Frank, didn't Irene do enough to Virginia? 
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Da Bull Man
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Post subject: Re: Irene Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:30 pm |
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Location: Six Shooter Junction, Texas
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Darcie wrote: Frank, didn't Irene do enough to Virginia? I will report back.... ...and goodnight...  Crystal, you just can't seem to get away from Morehead...
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jeanf
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Post subject: Re: Irene Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:06 pm |
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Joined: Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:41 pm
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Location: Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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We drove to Syracuse from Toronto on Sunday. Took 7 hours between line ups at the border, bathroom breaks, windshield wiper issues. Weather wasn't that bad. Then we left there at 9 am for a 4.5 hour drive to Norwich CT. We arrived here at 6:30. 4 hours of that spent waiting for roads to open.  Now we are here....but apparently there is not much to do since the beaches are for the most part closed and/or inaccessible and the holiday inn we booked (on points, so at least it's free) does not live up to the picture . Am trying to convince DH to just drive to NYC tomorrow and stay at my brothers for 2 days. We shall see. Oh, and we ate at the Olive Garden yesterday. What can I say, I'm a sucker for that salad! Stay safe everyone.
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Amy
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Post subject: Re: Irene Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:09 pm |
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Location: Telluride, CO
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Crystal, You know how to pick 'em girl. Amy
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Kathy's Pete
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Post subject: Re: Irene Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:24 pm |
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Location: PA
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I used to live in Norwich CT. 4.5 hours to Syracuse is somewhat optimistic in good weather. I did the drive to Ithaca a few times.
(And that Holiday Inn didn't look new in the early 80s...)
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BeckyH
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Post subject: Re: Irene Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:30 pm |
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Nothing of interest happened here in Oceanside. At least not to me and my family. The power was out at the warehouse when we got to it today, but just as we got the generator hooked up, it came back on!
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phoenix
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Post subject: Re: Irene Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 10:24 pm |
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Joined: Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:33 pm
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Location: Northern California
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Glad everyone is ok. Sorry, Jean that you had that awful wait 
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jeanf
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Post subject: Re: Irene Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:39 pm |
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Joined: Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:41 pm
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Location: Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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thanks Nancy....based on the destruction we were lucky. Took a lot of ribbing from my brother on why we left canada to drive into a hurricane.  spent today at the beach and tonight trying to donate to the local CT economy.
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