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Holy cow, Porch Peeps!
@MsStretch @DaveMcK @Frozenoem @RosemaryF433825 @LaDolceVita
My image above says it all!
What a wild ride that was last night. Sure glad they are retiring the name Ida and will never use it for another storm!
I’m very lucky and am thanking God. This whole Philly area is a total mess. Rivers are still rising on this sunny morning.
It was so scary last night. In total I received 17 alerts on my phone for tornado and flash flood warning. Go to your basements! Get to the lowest floor of your house. Get in the bathtub. YIKES! The worst part was when they reported a tornado seen in the town next to mine, heading our way. Then the news kept tracking all the places where at least 3 tornadoes were…so very close to me! One was a double tornado!
Tens of thousands lost power. Over 30,000 in my county still out. I didn’t lose power for one minute…miracle. Basement is dry…new sump pump working overtime, but it didn’t need to switch to the battery.
Phone lit up with texts from friends last night and this morning. Trees down, lost roofs, lost siding, porch pillars gone, power out...one friend not getting it back until Saturday. Train stopped on the way home from friend’s daughter’s commute home. Stepson’s nephew stuck at school because his parents had dropped him off that day…security guy kept telling him to leave, but where was he supposed to go? Parents live on other side of flooded river. So my stepson finally was able to go get him and he slept at their house last night.
Just a total destruction everywhere! Worst people have ever seen. They are telling people to stay out of Philly. Don’t even attempt to come into the city.
Other than my backyard being one big mud slick from the construction, the new addition is bone dry! Thank goodness those windows came in early. Otherwise stepson would have had to put plywood up and then take it down, and still who’s to say water wouldn’t have crept in anyway? The noise I heard last night was just a piece of downspout that was laying on the roof blowing to the ground. At least it didn’t become projectile! Being surrounded by tornado activity last night was just so unbelievable.
Just got a call from the friend who lost the siding. They are in Cape May (NJ) on vacation. Supposed to come home tomorrow, and were going to come home today, but roads around their house are closed with trees down everywhere.
I sure hope all of you had no damage and are safe and dry.
Good evening everyone on this Tuesday evening August 31, 2021.
Who Created Labor Day?
In the wake of this massive unrest and in an attempt to repair ties with American workers, Congress passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed it into law. More than a century later, the true founder of Labor Day has yet to be identified.
Many credit Peter J. McGuire, cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, while others have suggested that Matthew Maguire, a secretary of the Central Labor Union, first proposed the holiday.
Who Created Labor Day?
In the wake of this massive unrest and in an attempt to repair ties with American workers, Congress passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed it into law. More than a century later, the true founder of Labor Day has yet to be identified.
Many credit Peter J. McGuire, cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, while others have suggested that Matthew Maguire, a secretary of the Central Labor Union, first proposed the holiday.
Hello, Porch Peeps!
Yes, I’m assuming that that is the new code (for PA anyway) otherwise I’m pretty sure my stepson would have gotten windows to match the other one in the existing part of the bedroom instead of having to replace that one since it’s on the same wall as the new one and would look kind of odd if the windows were different sizes. Learning something new every day here! This "old house" really needs to be brought up to a lot of codes! Thank goodness I'll be getting more electrical outlets! This 2 outlet bedroom has been driving me nuts for years! 😾 And an exhaust fan in the bathroom will be wonderful. Have never had one of those! Oh, also...the existing bathroom electric outlet only works when the light is on...so old fashioned!
And, yes…the flooding is what they are worrying about the most here, too. Be safe!
Yep, full basement that I’ve hated since we moved here in ’83. Had a basement growing up, too, and never like to go down there either. We are not talking nice redone rec-room type basements… I call it a cellar although it does have a cement floor, not dirt! There are 4 windows in this basement.
Stepson arrived this AM in the rain, but it has stopped for now. He brought a battery back-up sump pump and installed it! YAY! They are saying we may have power outages today when the storms kick in. One of my fears has always been that if the power goes out, the sump pump stops. Then he was called away because his church has a leak in the roof. He should be back…I hope he’ll be back.
Ha! He just pulled in. YAY!
You all stay safe especially if you are in the path of these floods from Ida.
Hey all,
Yep…Ida’s rain and winds will be a-headin’ this way tomorrow into Thursday. Not looking forward to that. Yesterday my stepson got a new window cover for the basement window that has been taking on rainwater since the backyard has been disturbed. He also rigged a temporary downspout and secured it with rocks at the bottom, so the new construction should be fairly safe.
Windows for the addition came in yesterday and he was able to pick them up and put them in this AM, so at least it may stay dry in there. It’s been a long time since I had new windows put in anywhere. These are so big, but apparently the rules have changed, and the windows have to accommodate emergency personnel. They will open out rather than up and down like the old double hung windows.
Got a frosted one for the bathroom window thank goodness since the bathroom is now closer to the neighbor’s house. LOL 😳
@Frozenoem …my open windows didn’t last long…had to put the AC back on yesterday. Your temps sound refreshing! Yep…I’m in PA… Born and raised, and still here.
@LaDolceVita …loving those veggies. Save some for me!
Stay safe!
Good Morning Porchers,
I lasted almost a cup of coffee’s time on my porch this morning. It was 84 at 10 AM and felt like 91 . @Frozenoem …same heat wave here. Set to break this weekend hopefully.
Stepson is in the basement destroying what’s left of the basement bathroom after the company that installed the sump pump a billion years ago destroyed some of it and made it inoperable. So, that is one unnecessary eyesore that will be gone.
The addition is coming along. I’ll get 2 days reprieve this weekend with not having to set the alarm for 6 AM. He’s helping someone who has ALS tomorrow, and then Saturday they take their oldest back to college.
@RosemaryF433825 …maybe looking at all the Christmas artwork will help you think of cooler weather! ☃️
@MsStretch …Thanks…It’s good to know about all the eye experiences we’ve had…helps us know what may be coming for each of us.
Weird…my Philadelphia Inquirer didn’t arrive this AM…New York Times instead! Hope there’s a crossword puzzle in there other than the New York Times Crossword puzzle. I like to be able to complete the puzzle, not feel stupid. Are there comics? I’ll have to look.
Oh, speaking of feeling stupid/smart…have any of you been watching the College Bowl? They brought it back this summer with hosts Peyton Manning and his older brother, Cooper. I have been enjoying it and am realizing I really haven’t lost as much brain power as I thought!! LOL I actually feel pretty smart when I can answer a few question that these genius college kids can’t! Some of the answers that pop out of my mouth…yes I do answer out loud…I have no idea where they come from!
On that note, you all have a great weekend. Stay cool and dry, but hydrated!
Hi, All,
@MsStretch …If all goes as planned, I’ll get my flu shot at the doc in Oct, and that should be enough time lapsed for my COVID booster which I’ll be eligible for in early Dec. And, yes...hopefully we'll not have to hunt around for the shots this time.
The addition and all that goes along with it seems like it will take forever. I have to take one day at a time or I’ll go bonkers.
@Frozenoem... Sounds like you are prepared for the worst as always.
YES! Cheese, please…it’s on the top 5 foods I wouldn’t like to live without!
I think my car is safe in my crumpled and cracked driveway. The dumpsters and the truck that they come and go on have destroyed my already bad driveway and have taken out a couple of low branches. Today no extra water came in the basement window well like it did last week, so we didn’t get hit too badly with rain last night. We’ll have rain off and on through tomorrow. Need the AC because of the darn humidity.
Masks worn in most stores around here now. No requirement yet, but signs say masks are encouraged for all customers vaccinated or not.
@DaveMcK …your food pix make my mouth water. Out to breakfast yesterday and because I had a salad when I was out to lunch on Friday, I treated myself to BACON yesterday…so worth it! 🥓🥓
@LaDolceVita …so happy to hear your second surgery went so well! 👓
Everyone stay safe!
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