Yay!!! Services Are Restored

Our telephone, cable and internet services have been restored. Now is the time for me to get the rest of my photos and videos uploaded...so here they are:

This is a view from the front of our place and it was taken when the water had peaked to its highest level.

The next 2 photos are of what the flooded area looked like the very next afternoon. The photos are taken from the front of our place. Hard to believe that approximately 12 hours before this photo was taken, this area was completely flooded.

Veronica and I went out the day after the hurricane hit to see what damage it had left behind

This is the main road on the Outer Banks. This photo was taken in the late afternoon. It was very different not really seeing any vehicles on this road. This road is usually packed with tourists going here, there and everywhere.

Veronica's store sustained a bit of damage along the back side of the building

Here is the damage that one of the Food Lion stores sustained from the hurricane

A local trailer park

Damage sustained to Billys Seafood just up the street from us. They had all kinds of refrigeration units pulled out of the store and lined up in the parking lot

This is a view from the "point" You could see a built up line of debris and this picnic table was a new addition that had been washed ashore and landed where it is shown. If you didn't know any better, you would think that this table has been in this position and area for a long time.

This "point" is also an area where I walk on a daily basis. Now it is a place that I really have to keep a lookout for various types of snakes.

Still Awaiting The Return of Services

Our internet, phone and cable services are still down. Unfortunately we are dealing with Charter Communications to remedy the problem. Based on our previous dealings with them, it could be many moons until our service is restored. In the meantime Veronica and I decided to piggyback onto our local Staples internet hotspot.

So here I sit in our vehicle, with laptop on my lap...thus the name laptop and I will be trying to get this blog entry completed with the least amount of problems. Hopefully all will go well.
Below are some photos of what Veronica and I witnessed both during and after Hurricane Irene visited us.
The videos, which are really cool, will have to wait until our internet is back up and running at home.

I apologize for these photos not being in order. This is all I can get up tonight. I have more photos and videos that I will be posting, hopefully in the near future.

You can click on each image to get the larger version to show up.

All of these photos were taken from either our driveway, the front of our home or from our back deck.

Additional Hurricane Irene Videos

Here are a bunch of additional Hurricane Irene videos that were taken this morning.

Veronica and I decided to take a brief drive to see what Hurricane Irene has left behind

Colington Fire Department personal driving around to make sure everyone was safe and sound and to observe the any damage from Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene Update...Yes Again!!!

I am in the process of putting together quite a number of Hurricane Irene videos. I got a lot. It will take me a bit to get them uploaded and hopefully the electricity will stay on until I am finished.

I will get them uploaded as soon as possible.

Morning Hurricane Irene Update

Last night Veronica and I started to sleep downstairs in "Command Central" but due to how small the 1st floor interior bathroom is, we ended up moving ourselves just outside of the bathroom door. This area is a small hallway that leads to our computer room. We had put all kinds of comforters and blankets on top of the carpet in order to have some type of cushioning to make it more comfortable.

After sleeping there for a brief period of time, we woke up sore and stiff and moved up to our bedroom, which is on the 2nd floor.

We slept until about 7 this morning. The wind had picked up some and the rain was coming down pretty hard.

We emptied the tub, which we had filled with water. Took a quick shower and filled the tub back up.

Then it was coffee time.

The wind has really picked up.

Our electricity might go down. the lights have flickered off and on a couple of times and the electricity is out in other areas around us.

I will be trying to get some videos and photos this morning.

I wanted to get a quick blog entry before the electricity went out.

Landfall for Hurricane Irene was at 7:38AM at Cape lookout, NC.

Will be back in a while unless we lose our power.

More updates to follow.

Major Update To Hurricane Irene

The latest out of the weather channel is good news.
Before the hurricane was supposed to hit tomorrow afternoon and evening and Hurricane Irene was supposed to come in as a category 2 storm.
The latest news is that Hurricane Irene will hit later on tonight and be around through tomorrow but it will arrive ashore as a Category 1 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 100mph. That is a huge difference from the 115mph winds that we were going to get. Those measly 15 mph makes a big difference in the amount of damage that could have occurred.
We were planning on sleeping in our own bed tonight but with this latest breaking news, we might have to sleep "Command Central" tonight....1st floor interior bathroom which has a floor space of no more that maybe 3' wide by 6' long. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to get some video taken of the winds from the safety of our garage.
More updates to follow.

My American Cancer Society Relay For Life Personal Web Page And My Donation For The Raffle

I now have my own personal web page on the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of the Outer Banks, NC web site.
Below is the link to that American Cancer Society web page. If you would like to make a donation, which goes directly to the American Cancer Society, just click on the below link and then look for the "donate" button.
There are also other links for you to explore information about our team Maxxinistas For Life. It is not exactly the manly name for a team that I would have chosen but it is for a good cause and that is what is important.
Please feel free to donate using this online feature. You can make a donation using your PayPal account, credit cards or by check.
Any and all donations will make a difference in someones life. So please, won't you donate a dollar or two to this great cause.
On behalf of people all over the country, where this disease has had an impact on their lives...I would like to send you my sincerest appreciation and say "THANK YOU".

DONATE to 2011 RELAY FOR LIFE OUTER BANKS, NC

Below is the brand new Limited Edition 25th Anniversary Disney World Sorcerer Mickey Ladies watch that I have donated for one of the several raffles that we will be conducting. Only 5000 of these watches were made and this one is numbered 2543. I purchased this watch in 1997.