Luckily our immediate area .. at least what I can see from my windows ... was spared, but, believe me, I was worried that at any moment some of the huge fir or spruce or even the gargantuan old poplar across the street would come down.
I thought about baking..but only for about an hour...then the power went out. I had already given up using the computer... it blew off earlier.... the surge protector puts it off even with a spike in power. The tv was next to go and then the whole house electricity. It came and went for hours.... my poor old chest freezer...I wondered if this might be the straw that would finish 'him' off. But, no.... after lots of chugging and lugging... later in the evening... back to normal.
When I checked the computer before going to bed....wow! The damage was unbelievable. Air traffic must have been totally backed up too... I knew no planes would chance it...well, actually one Lufthansa guy did and there is a video of him..... sideways just before landing... somehow the pilot pulled it off. Always somebody with a camera out and about ...even in gale force winds! Idiots really.... as there were trucks and cars flipping over on the roads, huge trees and power poles falling and trailing 'hot' wires .....
Not safe to be driving or walking.. and for sure not flying! In spite of the amount of time and speed of the winds...and the damage especially to the downtown area and huge building and large windows being shattered...there were only reports of a couple of injuries! Wow.... again.....
People waiting for extra buses this morning...no regular transit service... looks like hundreds if not thousands were late for work....
a lot of flying debris from buildings under construction....
just outside the city....
