{"id":97,"date":"2011-09-01T18:46:02","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T22:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=97"},"modified":"2014-09-03T22:44:27","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T02:44:27","slug":"miss-irene-loves-new-jersey-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=97","title":{"rendered":"Miss Irene Loves New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you may have heard, we have had a little storm in NJ.\u00a0 In fact almost a week after the storm a good amount of the state is still underwater.\u00a0 We lost power Saturday night and just got it back midday yesterday (Wednesday).<\/p>\n

It has been quite the adventure to be sure.\u00a0 I had prepared with batteries and food and flashlights and lots of beer.\u00a0 I knew we would be ok unless:<\/p>\n

a) a tree went through my house<\/p>\n

b) the roof I have been getting estimates to replace decided to die early<\/p>\n

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c) we lost power.<\/p>\n

Even though I live very close to both a bay and an ocean, I can’t remember the last time I have lost power.\u00a0 I guess Iwas in denial.\u00a0 Well, the trees stayed up.\u00a0 The roof is still on.\u00a0 But the power went out.\u00a0 And before the storm had really gotten going.<\/p>\n

At about midnight on Saturday everything shut off and it got very dark.\u00a0 I also started screaming some very nice little curse words so loudly my neighbors heard them.\u00a0 I don’t care about the dark or not having tv.\u00a0 I care that my two sump pumps would no longer pump out the 12 inches of rain we were about to get.<\/p>\n

Here is what happened.<\/p>\n

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These pictures were after we started to be pumped out.\u00a0 You\u00a0will see my little energy hog of a furnace from 1973 (in olive green of course) is getting wet.\u00a0 You will see my lovely miter saw on a small table hovering over a pond.\u00a0 My workshop is down her so there was so much that could get wet.\u00a0 At the height of it, there was probably 6-7 inches of water but I don’t have pictures of that.\u00a0 There was too much panic and exhaustion to take pictures at that point.\u00a0 My boyfriend and I were taking turns sleeping while the other carried buckets in the beginning.\u00a0 After a while we lost ground and just went to sleep.<\/p>\n

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My friend Greg arrived to pump us out with a generator at one point but he needed it at home so the dry floor was short lived.\u00a0 It all came racing back in.\u00a0 Then there was the search for\u00a0a generator.\u00a0 There were long lines with people in actual fist fights (insert something about goodwill toward man).\u00a0 The we finally got lucky.\u00a0 We were #29 in line and there was a shipment of 50.<\/p>\n

I have never seen something so beautiful before.\u00a0 My new generator!<\/p>\n

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We are now pumped out without too much damage.\u00a0 The upsides?\u00a0 My basement has been reorganized.\u00a0 The fridge kept the beer cold even without power (which helped keep me a bit calmer).\u00a0 The boyfriend and I did not kill each other.\u00a0 And I was reminded I have great neighbors who all look out for each.\u00a0 Life could be a lot worse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As you may have heard, we have had a little storm in NJ.\u00a0 In fact almost a week after the storm a good amount of the state is still underwater.\u00a0 We lost power Saturday night and just got it back…
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