Even the papers were noticing that some people wondered what all the fuss was about when Irene finally passed through the New York Metro area. Bottom line is that you just can't win.
If you over-prepare and damage is limited, you were crying wolf. If you short-changed the preparedness and got Katrina-like results you were lambasted. All things considered, I think we did well.
This was a beautiful day to clean up. We moved the larger downed limbs to the curb and filled two large leaf bags with the rest of the debris.
Across the street the cleanup was a major job. A neighbor's large tree fell early Sunday morning diagonally across his back yard. It crushed a segment of fence next door and crashed into a corner of the home there. One window was broken and the siding was dented. Fortunately no one was hurt in either house. The downed tree is being cut up into firewood and offered to anyone interested.
Other neighbors reported lesser damage and one took off for a brief vacation in Montauk.
Speaking of travel, we ventured out for the first time since Friday to do some shopping. We had to detour several times around closed streets to get to the store. (Good thing we knew the back roads.) We picked up some necessities and will return later in the week to fill in on items that weren't available because of disrupted deliveries.
While our little neighborhood got off relatively easy we know very well others did not. We wish them all the best.
Let's talk about something else tomorrow.
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