My little city is a soggy mess, y'all!

I know that Irene seemed like a joke to those in FL and LA.  But let me assure you, she was a fierce lady who has taken New England by storm. 

To recap, in one tiny little week, quaint New England mountain towns experienced an earthquake, a hurricane, tornadoes and flooding and mud slides.  In the same blasted week!

The only conclusion is that snow storms are easier.  Less dramatic.  Quieter.

I live just a few blocks from the Hudson River and just before the first lock.  That means that the Hudson River flows freely from the ocean to my city.  With a regularly strong current.

Well that current is sort of a raging river tonight!  All bridges are closed still so it takes a stupendously long time to get anywhere.  The destruction is just unbelievable.  Oh and I drove by the mudslides today and it is just so sad.  I've never seen anything quite like that.


Warning...all photos were taken @8PM and on my Blackberry.  Just trying to set your expectations appropriately low. 

Holy understatement.

Ironically it was an incredibly beautiful evening.  You know, minus the floods.

The awning used to be a restaurant patio.  We have floating docks so you can see where the water line should be.

The awning photo is just to the left.  This is the front of the restaurant with flooding straight through to the parking lot.

See the boats in the distance and the floating docks?

This giant boat is practically inside the restaurant.

On a normal Monday night, this street would be empty.  But it turned into quite the tourist attraction.  Both sad and hilarious at the same time.