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[You Play to Win the Game]

BTW, there were about 968,000 power outages in MD/DC after the derecho in June of 2012, and about 350,000 so far in MD/DC for Sandy.

[JeremyStrain]

BTW, there were about 968,000 power outages in MD/DC after the derecho in June of 2012, and about 350,000 so far in MD/DC for Sandy.

I was expecting a lot more out your way, you know how those back roads go, I figured trees down and outages all over the place.

[You Play to Win the Game]

I was expecting a lot more out your way, you know how those back roads go, I figured trees down and outages all over the place.

Was down 355 and 27 to Damascus today and I didn't see any trees down... just some light brush. No power lines out either. Honestly, I expected disaster down here too... but so far so good.

[JeremyStrain]

Was down 355 and 27 to Damascus today and I didn't see any trees down... just some light brush. No power lines out either. Honestly, I expected disaster down here too... but so far so good.

My in-laws live in Boyds, so there was some flooding back down Bucklodge, but they never lost power either out in the sticks, so successful storm for MoCo all things considered.

[Oriole85]

It wasn't too bad for me in Northern Virginia, lights flickered a few times, TV came right back on. I didn't notice too much damage around, a few small tree branches seemed to be the extent of it. I feel very fortunate.

I don't mind overplanning, much rather be overprepared than underprepared.

[SportsGuy]

This was bad but not that bad. The storm in the summer was way worse IMO.

[BobPhelan]

This was bad but not that bad. The storm in the summer was way worse IMO.

Depends where you were it seems.

Oriole85 - I agree, better to be over prepared than overwhelmed.

[Oriole85]

In terms of the damage in the summer, there was a lot more of it. I was lucky then, my power went out for only 20 minutes. However, many others around me lost it for days, most business remained closed for atleast the following day and trees were down all over the place including in front of my building, possibly totaling a car. Worse to have a power outage then IMO because of how hot it was, it's always easier to dress in more layers in the event it happens in the winter.

[DJ MC]

Not too bad in Bel Air. Our power only flickered a bit but never went out completely--even though it apparently was out all around my neighborhood--we lost cable for the evening (came back on after midnight) and part of our fence (that was broken anyway) came down. Very fortunate.

I actually think the derecho helped prevent a lot of outages in this area during Sandy. That took out a lot of trees and branches that could have come down this time, allowed repairs to be made that likely strengthened the grid, and helped the local utilities organize themselves better for the next storm after the criticism of the last one.

[Mark Carver]

My power went off Monday around 5:00 PM and finally came back on today around 5:30 PM. I've got a generator that allows me to run my basic electric needs. I've used it twice since buying and worth it. I live in South-Central PA near I-83.

[Oriole85]

ESPN: NYC Marathon to go on as planned

http://espn.go.com/n...thon-go-planned

[Oriole85]

ESPN: Michael Bloomberg not budging

http://espn.go.com/n...elated-concerns

I see both sides of this one, but ultimately I think they should cancel it (or postpone it)


ESPN: NYC Marathon: Show mustn't go on

http://espn.go.com/s...thon-show-go-on

[Oriole85]

ESPN: NYC Marathon canceled

http://espn.go.com/n...elated-concerns

Can't say I'm that surprised, these events have a way of changing when public sentiment does. Probably the right call!

[MKlein76]

I'm finally finished working! I see most fared pretty well from the storm. For the power outages and damage I saw, central Maryland definitely dodged a bullet. Much worse with the derecho, but at least we were prepared for the worst with this storm.

[Chris B]

http://news.yahoo.co... ... 46433.html

What a story.