OCTOBER 15th<br />
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Good morning crazies.  Everyone must have been busy yesterday.  I noticed I was the last one that posted and that was from yesterday morning.  I have 2 &quot;best friends&quot; - one lives in Texas (our cruising buddies) and the other lives in Buffalo.  I finally got to talk to my NY friend and they are &quot;weathering&quot; the storm.  She said they have had no power since Thursday and that, as the snow is melting, they are having problems with the basement flooding because the sump pump is not working.  Her husband is a police officer there, and she said this evening, another officer finally brought a generator by, which they are sharing with 3 of their neighbors.  They have to conserve the power, so they only run the generator to keep the sump pumps going, as for the past 2 days, they have been taking turns bailing every 30 minutes.  Also using it to keep their refrigerators running.  The only heat they have is from the fireplace.  She said she was driving home from work the night it hit and was having to drive in people&#39;s yards to avoid the falling trees and power lines.  I do not drive at all in snow or ice, so I would have totally freaked.  Well, think I am going to have to call it a night and go up to bed.  By the time I get up, your day will probably be well under way, so make it a good one&#33;&#33;&#33;