It's starting to rain here in Schenectady NY. We are expecting heavy rain after midnight and tomorrow along with winds possibly gusting to 60 miles per hour. We took in all lawn furniture, bird-feeders, etc. I also brought in all my chids (in pots), man what a job, didn't realize how many I had! But it had to be done, can't take any chances. This is the first tropical storm for me. Can't say I am worried, we are not in a valley nor are we near a creek or river and I don't think we should be flooded. But I expect trees will be blown down and I have no doubt there will be a lot of power outages. I just hope the trees will avoid our house. I hope everyone in Irene's direct path and flood prone areas manages to be safe! If we are lucky, Irene will loose strength quickly.
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