tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682135904327026449.post801658082117061845..comments2022-11-11T02:22:22.810-06:00Comments on PlainTalk: How's Everyone Doing Out There?Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10367919742703381442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682135904327026449.post-25975971483515150812007-08-26T17:58:00.000-05:002007-08-26T17:58:00.000-05:00A 15 minute car trip from Rolling Meadows to Des P...A 15 minute car trip from Rolling Meadows to Des Plaines took me an hour on Thursday. I drove through a massive flood to come home to no power. <BR/><BR/>A car ride to the Mount Prospect train station (which usually takes 10 minutes) took an entire hour. All street lights were out and streets were flooded horribly.<BR/><BR/>Our power was out from Thursday until Sunday afternoon. All of our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682135904327026449.post-11769672993111752522007-08-26T00:09:00.000-05:002007-08-26T00:09:00.000-05:00I'm stunned by the damage done in only four hours....I'm stunned by the damage done in only four hours. Everywhere I drive in DP, I see more and more damage. One thing that struck me is the number people that are running outdoor extension cords from one house into another....across the street! It's nice to see neighbors helping each other.<BR/><BR/>You can see my photos of the rain and damage at: http://flickr.com/photos/bloglass/tags/damage/Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03773883153280321561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682135904327026449.post-5722798412159911702007-08-24T21:27:00.000-05:002007-08-24T21:27:00.000-05:00"Surreal" is an excellent word for it - driving th..."Surreal" is an excellent word for it - driving through the city in the heart of the storm Thursday night felt like a very dark sci-fi movie to me. The extremely heavy rain and winds, water pouring off of roofs, bubbling up out of sewers, lightning streaking the sky - and here and there, a person, either running like mad or stuck under a roof, waiting for a break. Driving back into Des Plaines (Karen McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368534270447865598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682135904327026449.post-32745887464523346312007-08-24T20:15:00.000-05:002007-08-24T20:15:00.000-05:00I found the whole experience kind of surreal. I sa...I found the whole experience kind of surreal. I saw lots of people outside - in groups talking - walking - on cell phones - trees down everywhere ( why here and not there) the sound of generators - a group a women trying to move a large branch off a driveway saying "pull, pull , pull" - some houses dark and those across the street lit - emergency vehicles everywhere - So different from most Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com