So we finally got power back today after 6 days!

Storm damage

@minx267 (15527)

Hartford, Connecticut

August 10, 2020 3:30am CST

We had the storm Isiais hit us in Connecticut. I had trees and branches come down in my yard. On branch yanked the wire from electric pole to my house. It took the 6 days to repair it! This was what my backyard looked liked. Did anyone else have storm damage?

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@piyushbhatia1 (11698)

• India

10 Aug 20

that is something big.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

10 Aug 20

yes, the tree in the picture above uprooted and fell over on to one fence and the other fence that was attached to it just flew away from it and left that big hole in to the neighboring yard. It took us days to get to fix it and my dogs had to stay in the house the whole time. they were not happy.

@Overflowing (3710)

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10 Aug 20

Thats very nice,only six days to fix,here back home it takes months and months..

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

10 Aug 20

that sucks.. our governor is mad that it took them so long.. i have never been without power that long before.. on maybe a day or two at the most.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

10 Aug 20

@Overflowing Wow , that is sad.

@Overflowing (3710)

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10 Aug 20

@minx267 yes that what happens here everytine theres super typhoon..though the branches of power corp helps already,a month is early already and only the city,

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@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

14 Aug 20

we had, 4 years ago. today, the rains come intermittently and so far, there are no severe weather disturbances.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

14 Aug 20

i am glad you don't have them.. I do not like what they have done to my yard and all the work we must now do.

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@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

17 Aug 20

@minx267 yes and it will take a lot of muscles to fix your yard

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

17 Aug 20

@ridingbet yea, and I don't have nearly enough.. lol!!

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@Hannihar (129688)

• Israel

11 Aug 20

@minx267 I am so sorry you were without power for 6 days. I am far away from that storm.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

11 Aug 20

you are lucky. :)

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

11 Aug 20

@Hannihar Ugh... yea, luckily we don't get those.. if we do they are usually so small we do not feel them.

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@Hannihar (129688)

• Israel

11 Aug 20

@minx267 We have earthquakes here.

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@amitkokiladitya (171935)

• Agra, India

10 Aug 20

Omg..that appears to be very scary. I'm glad things are getting important

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

10 Aug 20

Thank you.. it was nice to finally have electric to turn on the fans it is too hot outside at this time of year.

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@amitkokiladitya (171935)

• Agra, India

10 Aug 20

@minx267 yes...6 days is a very long time

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@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

10 Aug 20

Quite a strong storm... I'm glad that your power is back... I hope your town will recover fast...

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

10 Aug 20

yea, the towns all around us seem even worse.

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@rsa101 (37969)

• Philippines

10 Aug 20

Wow looks like that you just had a strong storm hit your place. The damage must have been extensive that is why you have lasted 6 days with no power in your place. I am glad they had restored your power back and you enjoying it again. But I see you need a lot of tidying up your backyard for those fallen branches you have in there.

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@rsa101 (37969)

• Philippines

10 Aug 20

@minx267 Goodluck on that at least you got your power back as a consolation to the work at hand.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

11 Aug 20

@rsa101 yes. thank you.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

10 Aug 20

yes, many branches, a tree to cut up and a lot of Fences to be replaced!

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@May2k8 (18125)

• Indonesia

11 Aug 20

That's really big there, it's great to see you back online.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

11 Aug 20

Thank you.. :)

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@cherriefic (10400)

• Philippines

10 Aug 20

Thank goodness your safe! Having electricity is a good sign.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

11 Aug 20

thank you.. I love having electricity just for the Fan and Air Conditioner.. I was surprised by how well I managed without the Television.. I just read a couple of books instead.

@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

12 Aug 20

@cherriefic yea, we had to buy lots of flashlights and candles.

@cherriefic (10400)

• Philippines

11 Aug 20

@minx267 That's good to know. But it's hard to deal with darkness at night without electricity.

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@wolfgirl569 (96528)

• Marion, Ohio

10 Aug 20

Welcome back. I seen Dianne is back also. Glad the damage wasnt too serious.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

12 Aug 20

@wolfgirl569 when it uprooted we were actually surprised at how shallow the roots were rooted for such a large tree.. i am sure that is the reason it went over...

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

11 Aug 20

thank you.. we will manage.. i feel bad b=for my poor walnut tree. I liked that tree.

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@wolfgirl569 (96528)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Aug 20

@minx267 It seems that is the ones that get it. There was a huge pone at mom and dads old place that fell in a storm a few years ago.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

10 Aug 20

It is good to hear that you have power already. 6 days is quite too much

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

10 Aug 20

yes, it was a long time.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

11 Aug 20

@minx267 so true.

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@JudyEv (326823)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Aug 20

That's a long time to be without power!

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

11 Aug 20

yes, it sucked and it was so hot. but it is hotter now so we got it back just in time for a heat wave!

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@lovebuglena (43207)

• Staten Island, New York

10 Aug 20

We had a power outage but luckily it was restored the same day. Or technically next day as it was sometime after midnight. Many New Yorkers were without power for many days.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

11 Aug 20

yea, i don't think they were expecting it to hit us quite so hard.

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@CarolDM (203449)

• Nashville, Tennessee

10 Aug 20

Nothing here, glad you are safe.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

11 Aug 20

Thank you. glad you didn't get hit

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@dodo19 (47133)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

10 Aug 20

I'm glad to see that you're back and you have power again. 6 days is quite some time with no power.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

10 Aug 20

yes , it is.. I fell like it's Christmas!

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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)

• Pamplona, Spain

11 Aug 20

The other day there was a strong electrical storm with hurricane like winds that came from nowhere and the sky turned a bright orange mustard colour for a long while lots of tree branches down. Thank goodness you are all okay though. Sorry about you having to go through that such a long time with no power.

@marlina (154165)

• Canada

11 Aug 20

6 days to get your power back is an awful long time

@DianneN (247216)

• United States

12 Aug 20

Our front yard looked like that and also had no power for 6 days. Our road was covered in fallen trees, too, which trapped people from driving to get out for food and gasoline for their generators. What a mess and the cleanup has been outrageous.

@Miss_Leafy (4296)

• Colombia

10 Aug 20

I hope everyone is safe there. Storm is scary.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

10 Aug 20

yea, we are all fine. even my cats who sat on the porch or under the cars throughout most of it were fine.

@jayanth_77 (7180)

• India

10 Aug 20

storms don't occur in my country. But floods do cause power disruption.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

10 Aug 20

yea, we don't get too many storms.. not like this..

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