Will you share with us what you are experiencing right now regarding Hurricane Irene?

Will you share with us what you are experiencing right now regarding Hurricane Irene?
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I’m in northern Delaware and there has been some significant, localized damage downstate. I’ve been posting my current circumstances on this thread but to be honest I don’t know what the heck is going on. Irene should have been here, in full force, by now, I think. Nothing would please me more than if she turned out to be not as bad as expected but I am going to check in with my local stations now and will update you. Either she has been merciful or has not yet arrived. Big storm, slow moving. And it will still take some time for people to assess the damages. Sometimes it doesn’t show up with individual property damage. In a state like Delaware damage to the beaches, beach erosion for example, from these storms, can go up into the tens of millions of dollars. Beach erosion damages both the environment and the tourist industry, which damages the economy.
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