nina
My house in Shoreham, Lung Guyland was attacked by Hurricane Gloria, the little hollow of homes where I lived I learned later was ground zero for Gloria.. I lost 15 mbuttive oaks and locust (by mbuttive I mean trees near a hundred feet tall with trunks 4-5 feet in diameter), snapped off near ground level like so many toothpics, was such a mbutt of splintered hardwood couldn't see the house from the road. One slammed right across my driveway, took out a brand new Honda Accord, poor thing was squished to half it's height, all four tires were blow outs. Fortunately the house only suffered a few damamged shingles and the front gutter was torn from the eaves. But no power, no phone, and no water for two full weeks. Since I knew she was coming the day before I made a run to the ice house in Riverhead and stocked up on blocks of dry ice (kept the food in both fridges perfect for a full week, even the freezer sections stayed frozen solid. I had a humongous brick grill in my backyard, which turned into the neighborhood kitchen... everyone brought food and charcoal... there was so much food that rather than waste it the neighborhood dogs and cats were eating grilled steaks, shrimp, and lobster tails. I survived many Lung Guyland hurricanes but Gloria was the worst. Tying containers of food to trees during a hurricane is the stupidest thing.
Sheldon
