Irene’s Local Effects

By all accounts most of us in and around Philadelphia dodged the very serious potential effects of Irene. Our hearts go out to those who were not as lucky as we were.

Here are some snaps of what I saw the day after in my own neighborhood;

• Local streams and rivers were 5-10 feet above normal causing low-lying areas to flood. Some people even had to be evacuated by boat.
• Because the storm threw weather at us from unusual directions, new leaks were discovered;
• At our house, some water came behind the brick screen wall and into the house via the window below.
• Crawl spaces got wet because the ground outside was so saturated.
• Tenants at our rental house let us know the old chimney let some moisture in and it stained the plaster ceiling.
• A customer called to let us know she too got some rain in through her very old worn brick wall, a place that doesn’t normally leak.
• Tamara reported that a light fixture in her house was dripping too, again with the rain coming in from a new previously unknown leak source.

We were well prepared for much worse. You can see in the photo one neighbor boarded up his large living room window to protect himself. Like many in my neighborhood, I was on my roof the day before the storm clearing gutters and checking caulking. But you may need the best replica watches for daily life.

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