Hurricane Irene

[southbymidwest]

Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX

I just got 3G on my phone, it looks like my house is the only one throughout the town with power. Cable and internet is still out. Everyone here is safe but the boats nearby, not so much.

I spent many an idyllic summer day on the shores of Buzzards Bay when I was a kid, and was worried about the little towns and inlets. I guess most came out of it fairly intact. From what I understand, a lot of boats rode Irene out with the fishing fleets in the New Bedford harbor, because it has a hurricane barrier with a gate that can be opened and closed.

[XAntoftheSkyX]

Originally Posted by southbymidwest

I spent many an idyllic summer day on the shores of Buzzards Bay when I was a kid, and was worried about the little towns and inlets. I guess most came out of it fairly intact. From what I understand, a lot of boats rode Irene out with the fishing fleets in the New Bedford harbor, because it has a hurricane barrier with a gate that can be opened and closed.

Some boats in my neck of the woods drifted off their moorings, but most of the area is full of sandbars so they didn't go far.